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UTA (16-16) 3, No. 23 Sam Houston State (23-10) 4
Arlington, Texas â€" Clay Gould Ballpark
April 11, 2018

Team Records and Series Notes

• UTA is 16-16 and Sam Houston State is 23-10.
• Sam Houston State leads the all-time series with UTA, 52-49, with UTA leading the series 30-22 in Arlington.
• The Mavs will return to action on Friday with a three-game series opener at 6:30 p.m. CT vs. Arkansas State. The game will be broadcast live on UTAMavs.com, with the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours, calling the action.

Team Notes

• UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 312-295 career record in his 11th year.
• • Thomas ranks second in UTA history in career wins.
• UTA is 5-4 in midweek games.
• The Mavs are 8-6 in night games.
• The Mavs are 3-4 in April.
• UTA turned its 32nd and 33rd double play of the year.
• UTA is 2-1 on Wednesday.
• The Mavs are 2-4 vs. top-25 ranked opponents in 2018.
• UTA is 11-6 when scoring first.

Individual Notes

• Junior 1B Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 72nd consecutive start.
• Junior RHP Reid Petty made his second start of the year in his 16th career appearance and ninth career start.
• • Petty worked a season long three innings.
  • It was Petty's longest outing since working three innings on April 8, 2017.
• Sophomore SS Josh Minjarez has reached base safely in 27 of his 33 starts in 2018.
• • Minjarez doubled for the sixth time in 2018 and the 14th time in his career.
  • Minjarez has eight two-strike hits.
• Freshman RF Boone Montgomery doubled for the third time.
• Senior 3B Easton Johnson laid down his fourth career sac bunt and his first of 2018.
• Sophomore 2B Zac Cook hung his third sac fly of the year.
• • Cook has reached base safely in 23 of his 27 starts.
• Junior LHP Drew Gooch has appeared in eight games in 2018.
• Freshman CF David Renning has reached base safely in 12 of his 13 starts.
• Junior RHP Dylan Schneider worked in his 10th game of the year and the 54th of his career.
• Junior C Jakob Nunez erased his seventh runner stealing in 2018.
• • Nunez was hit by his second pitch.
• Junior RHP Logan Austin pitched in his 12th game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Senior LF Christian Hollie has reached base safely in 28 of his 32 starts in 2018.
• Senior LHP Ryan Buss worked in his 12th game of the year and the 27th of his career.
• Junior RHP Andrew Gross worked in his 11th game of the year.
• Senior RHP Daniel James pitched in his 11th game of the year and the 75th of his career.
• Junior C Will Olson has a team-high five game hitting streak.
• • Olson had reached base safely in 28 of his 32 starts in 2018.