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
- UTA Coach Darin Thomas has a 318-313 career record in his 11th year.
- Thomas ranks second in UTA history in career wins.
- The Mavs are 16-22 vs. a right-handed starting pitcher.
- UTA is 6-6 all-time in the Sun Belt Championships.
- UTA is 10-15 in night games.
- UTA is 5-4 on Tuesdays.
- The Mavs are 1-1 in neutral-site games.
- UTA is 7-2 in extra-inning games.
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.
