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BSB: UTA 5, Arkansas State 4 - Post-Game Notes

May 22, 2018

UTA (22-34) 5, Arkansas State (21-33) 4 [10 innings]
Lafayette, La. -- M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field
May 22, 2018

Team Records and Series Notes

UTA is 22-33, 11-19 in the Sun Belt. Arkansas State is 20-32, 11-19 in the Sun Belt Conference.
UTA leads the all-time series with Arkansas State, 47-39, with a 4-2 mark in neutral site meetings.

Team Notes

Individual Notes

Junior CF Noah Vaughan made his team-leading 95th consecutive start.
- Vaughan has reached base safely in 46 of 54 starts.
- Vaughan hit his 14th homer of the year and the 23rd of his career.
- Vaughan's 14 homers are the most for a UTA player since Preston Beck hit 14 in 2012.
- With 14 homers in 2018, Vaughan ranks tied with Beck and Daniel Ortmier (2002) for fifth in single-season history.
- Vaughan passes Jason Smith (1990-93) for seventh in UTA career history in homers.
Junior RHP Ka'ikepono Anderson made his 14th start of the year.
Senior 3B RJ Williams has played in 200 career games with 186 starts.
Senior 1B Omar Salinas has reached base safely in 38 of his 39 starts in 2018.
Sophomore RF Zac Cook has reached base safely in 43 of his 48 starts in 2018.
Senior LF Christian Hollie has reached base safely in 43 of his 54 starts in 2018.
Sophomore SS Josh Minjarez was hit by his fourth pitch of the year and the seventh of his career.
Junior RHP Logan Austin worked in his 25th game of the year and the 40th of his career.
Junior RHP Andrew Gross worked in his 21st game of the year.
Senior RHP Daniel James worked in his 20th game of the year and the 84th of his career, ranking eighth in program history.
Junior C Will Olson has thrown out 12 would-be basestealers.
- Olson has reached base safely in 48 of 54 starts in 2018.

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