Final Stats

CONWAY, S.C. - A third-inning grand slam lifted Coastal Carolina to an 8-6 win on Sunday to close a three-game series.

Coastal Carolina knocked four home runs to salvage the series finale after UTA swept the doubleheader on Saturday. The loss ended a four-game Sun Belt winning streak for the Mavericks (14-16, 4-4 SBC) as it looks to close a six-game road trip on Tuesday at Abilene Christian in nonconference play.

Krista Rude and Brittany Wyllie led the Mavs' offense with two-hit performances, Rude scoring twice, while Wyllie drove in a pair of RBI. Rude finished the weekend with seven hits, scoring five runs and driving in three runs.

JoJo Valencia was knocked with the loss after pitching 2.2 innings. Valencia gave up four hits and six runs, only one earned.

QUICK HITS

• Krista Rude knocked her team-best seventh two-hit game of the season.
• Rude and Sandra Mendoza end the weekend with a team-best four-game hitting streak. Rude, Mendoza and Whitney Walton have a four-game reach base streak.
• UTA hosts Appalachian State in a three-game series beginning on Friday at 4 p.m.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Continuing its momentum from Saturday, UTA opened scoring in the first, taking advantage of a Coastal error. Aileen Garcia took advantage with her single into left to bring in Rude.

Coastal Carolina tied the game in the second with the first of its home runs, a solo shot with two outs. Whitney Walton pushed UTA back into the lead with a leadoff home run in the third. Leaving two on in the third, the Chanticleers made UTA in the bottom half with a six-run outburst, four by the way of their grand slam.

UTA used a double steal to pull a run back in the fourth with Kayci Moore coming home and a three-run sixth brought the deficit back within two, however, the Mavs left two in scoring position in the sixth to drop the finale.