Recap | Box Score

UTA (10-9) 3, Abilene Christian (13-6) 0
Arlington, Texas -- Clay Gould Ballpark
March 20, 2018

Team Records and Series Notes

• UTA is 10-9 and Abilene Christian is 13-6.
• The Mavs lead the all-time series with ACU, 18-8, including an 11-5 record in games played in Arlington.
• The Mavs return to action with their first road conference series of the year, traveling to face Little Rock in a series opener on Friday at 6 p.m. CT.

Team Notes

• UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 306-288 career record in his 11th year.
• • Thomas ranks second in UTA history in career wins.
• UTA is 9-4 at Clay Gould Ballpark in 2018 and 5-4 vs. non-conference foes at home.
• The Mavs are 895-538-1 all-time at home and 837-489-1 all-time at Clay Gould Ballpark.
• UTA is 7-7 in March.
• UTA is 4-1 vs. a left-handed starting pitcher.
• The Mavs are 2-1 on Tuesdays.
• UTA is 4-3 in night games.
• UTA turned its 25th double play of the year.
• This was UTA's first shutout of the year.

Individual Notes

• Junior CF Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 59th consecutive start.
• • Vaughan has reached base safely in 17 of 19 starts in 2018.
• Senior 3B RJ Williams started his team-leading 167th career game.
• • Williams hit his second homer of the year and the fifth of his career.
  • Williams has three two-out hits and three two-out RBI.
• Senior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 64 of his 69 career starts.
• • Salinas has a seven-game hitting streak.
• Freshman Cody Wernli made his second career start in his fifth appearance.
• • Wernli went a career-long 3.1 innings.
  • The Mavs are 2-0 in his starts.
• Senior DH Christian Hollie doubled for the fourth time in 2018 and the 21st time in his career.
• • Hollie has a seven-game hitting streak.
  • Hollie tripled for the second time in 2018 and the eighth time in his career.
• Sophomore 2B Zac Cook doubled for the first time in 2018 and the fifth time in his career.
• Freshman RF David Renning made his first start in the field.
• Junior RHP Logan Austin worked in his seventh game of the year and the 22nd of his career.
• • Austin inherited two runners, stranding both and has stranded eight of nine inherited runners in 2018.
• Sophomore SS Josh Minjarez recorded his fifth two-out hit nd third two-out RBI of the year.
• Junior RHP Tristan Tom pitched in his fifth game of the year.
• Senior LHP Ryan Buss appeared in his seventh game of the year and the 11th of his career.
• Senior RHP Daniel James worked in his fifth game of the year and the 69th of his career.
• • James saved his first game of 2018 and the 17th of his career.