BSB: UTA 15, Little Rock 13 - Post-Game Notes
3/24/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
March 24, 2018
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UTA (11-10, 4-1 Sun Belt) 14, Little Rock (12-10, 3-2 Sun Belt) 12
Little Rock, Ark. - Gary Hogan Field
March 24, 2018
Team Records and Series Notes
- UTA is 11-10, 4-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. Little Rock is 12-10, 3-2 in the Sun Belt.
- The Mavs lead the all-time series with Little Rock, 15-6, including 5-4 in games played in Little Rock.
- The series will conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT at Gary Hogan Field. UTA will start junior righty Ka'ikpeono Anderson (0-1, 8.05 ERA) vs. Little Rock junior southpaw Ethan Dailly (0-0, 0.93 ERA).
Team Notes
- UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 307-289 career record in his 11th year.
- Thomas ranks second in UTA history in career wins.
- UTA is 8-8 in March.
- UTA is 5-2 vs. a left-handed starting pitcher.
- UTA rolled up their 27th, 28th and 29th double plays of the year.
- The Mavs are 7-4 when scoring first.
- UTA is 4-0 when hitting at least two homers and 8-4 when hitting at least one homer.
- The Mavs are 7-6 in day games and 4-1 on Saturdays.
- UTA is 2-0 in its blue and white uniform combination.
- UTA hit its first grand slam of the year.
- UTA hit a season-high four homers.
- The Mavs reached double-digit runs for the fifth time in 2018 and the third time in March.
- UTA had a season high 20 hits.
Individual Notes
- Senior RHP Trae Patterson made his sixth start of the year and the 21st of his career.
- Patterson is 1-1 in 2018 and 8-5 in his career.
- Junior CF Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 61st consecutive start.
- Vaughan hit his team-high sixth homer of the year and the 15th of his career.
- Vaughan was hit by his fourth pitch of the year and the 11th of his career.
- Senior 3B RJ Williams started his team-leading 170th career game.
- Williams stole his second base of the year and the 17th of his career.
- Williams doubled for the third time in 2018 and the 32nd time in his career.
- Williams laid down his 13th career sac bunt and his first of 2018.
- Senior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 66 of his 71 career starts.
- Salinas has a nine-game hitting streak.
- Salinas doubled for the fourth time in 2018 and the 15th time in his career.
- Senior LF Christian Hollie has a nine-game hitting streak.
- Hollie hit his second homer of the year and the seventh of his career.
- Hollie doubled for the fifth time in 2018 and the 22nd time in his career.
- Hollie had a season high three hits and four RBI, his best game since 2016.
- Freshman RF David Renning belted his first career homer, giving UTA the lead in the second inning.
- Renning collected his first career double.
- It was Renning's first career multi-hit game.
- Renning drew his first career walk.
- Sophomore 2B Zac Cook doubled for the second time in 2018 and the sixth time in his career.
- Cook was hit by his third pitch of the year and the sixth of his career.
- Cook homered for the first time in his career.
- Cook totaled a career high five RBI and tied his career high with four hits.
- Junior RHP Logan Austin appeared in his eighth game of the year and the 23rd of his career.
- Junior DH Aaron Funk stole his second base of the year and the fifth of his career.
- Junior RHP Andrew Gross worked in his eighth game of the year.
- Sophomore SS Josh Minjarez hung his second sac fly of the year and his third of his career.
- Senior RHP Daniel James worked in his sixth game of the year and the 70th of his career. James has two saves in 2018 and 18 in his career.
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