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UTA (3-4) 6, Wright State (4-5) 8
Arlington, Texas - Clay Gould Ballpark
March 2, 2018

Team Records and Series Notes

• UTA is 3-4 and Wright State is 4-5.
• This is the first meeting between the two schools.
• The series will resume on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT at Clay Gould Ballpark. The game will be broadcast live on UTAMavs.com, with Samuel Hale voicing the action. UTA will start senior lefty Brad Vassar (1-0, 2.45 ERA) in his first start of the year.

Team Notes

• UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 299-284 career record in his 11th year.
• The Mavs are 889-538-1 all-time at home and 831-489-1 at Clay Gould Ballpark.
• UTA has turned 10 double plays in 2018.
• The Mavs had their first starting pitcher quality start of the year.

Individual Notes

• Junior CF Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 47th consecutive start.
• Junior RHP Ka'ikepono Anderson made his second start of the year.
• • UTA is 1-1 in Anderson's starts.
  • Anderson worked UTA's first quality start of the year.
• Senior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 53 of his 57 career starts.
• Junior C Will Olson belted his first homer of the year and the third of his career.
• Junior C Jakob Nunez nabbed his third runner in four attempts trying to steal.
• • Nunez picked off his first two career runners.
  • Nunez earned his first career two-out hit and two-out RBI.
• Senior 3B RJ Williams doubled for the second time in 2018 and the 31st time in his career.
• Senior 2B Christian Hollie doubled for the second time in 2018 and the 19th time in his career.
• • Hollie has three two-out hits and one two-out RBI in 2018.
• Sophomore SS Josh Minjarez doubled for the second time in 2018 and the 10th time in his career.
• • Minjarez has two two-out hits and two two-out RBI.
• Junior LHP Drew Gooch pitched in his third game of the year.
• • Gooch has pitched in 19 games in his career.
• Senior RHP Daniel James worked in his third game of 2018 and the 67th of his career.
• • James is 2-12 in his career and 0-2 in 2018.