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UTA (10-10, 3-1 Sun Belt) 1, Little Rock 5 (12-9, 3-1 Sun Belt)
Little Rock, Ark. - Gary Hogan Field
March 23, 2018

Team Records and Series Notes

• UTA is 10-10, 3-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. Little Rock is 12-9, 3-1 in the Sun Belt.
• The Mavs lead the all-time series with Little Rock, 14-6, with the series tied at 4-4 in Little Rock.
• The series will resume on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT at Gary Hogan Field. UTA will start senior righty Trae Patterson (0-1, 7.56 ERA) vs. Little Rock senior southpaw Cole Townsend (3-0, 1.80 ERA).

Team Notes

• UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 306-289 career record in his 11th year.
• • Thomas ranks second in UTA history in career wins.
• UTA is 1-4 in all gray uniforms.
• The Mavs are 1-4 on Fridays.
• UTA is 7-8 in March.
• UTA is 4-2 vs. a left-handed starting pitcher.
• UTA is 4-4 in night games.
• The Mavs are 7-4 when hitting at least one homer.
• UTA is 6-4 when scoring first.

Individual Notes

• Senior LHP Brad Vassar made his fourth start of the year in his seventh outing.
• • Vassar has appeared in 48 games with 25 career starts.
  • Vassar is 2-2 in 2018 and 8-13 in his career.
  • The Mavs are 2-2 in Vassar's starts.
• Junior CF Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 60th consecutive start.
• Senior 3B RJ Williams started his team-leading 169th career game.
• Senior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 65 of his 70 career starts.
• • Salinas has a eight-game hitting streak.
  • Salinas homered for the first time in 2018 and the 12th time in his career.
  • Of Salinas' 12 career homers, 11 have come on the road in Sun Belt Conference play.
• Junior RHP Tristan Tom worked in his sixth game of the year.
• • Tom has inherited six runners in relief, allowing one to score.
  • Tom worked a career-long 1.2 innings.
• Sophomore LF Zac Cook was hit by his second pitch of 2018 and the fifth of his career.
• Sophomore SS Josh Minjarez doubled for the third time in 2018 and the 11th time in his career.
• Junior RHP Dylan Schneider appeared in his seventh game of the year and the 51st of his career.
• • Schneider has inherited four runners, allowing one to score.
  • Schneider worked a season-long three innings.
  • • It was Schneider's longest outing since working 3.2 at Texas State in 2017.
• Senior DH Christian Hollie has an eight-game hitting streak.
• Junior LHP Drew Gooch worked in his sixth game of the year.