CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The UTA baseball suffered a 5-1 loss at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi in the 2019 season opener at Chapman Field on Friday night.

The Mavs were led by redshirt senior Will Olson, who finished 2-for-4 with homer and an RBI. Zac Cook also had a multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-5.

Junior College transfer Kody Bullard got the start for the Mavericks and pitched 6.0 innings, giving up four hits and a run. He also racked up six Ks in his debut for the Mavs.

The Islanders got on the board first, after a sacrifice bunt followed by an error allowed the runner from second base.

The Mavs tied things at 1-1 in the sixth inning, thanks to a leadoff solo shot down the right field line from Olson.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi responded quickly, scoring four runs off a pair of singles and a double in the bottom of the seventh to clinch the eventual season-opening victory.

The two squads will return to the field to square off on three more occasions: Saturday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. and Monday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m.

SERIES SCHEDULE
Game One: Friday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeats UTA, 5-1

Game Two: Saturday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m.
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Game Three: Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.
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Game Four: Monday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m.
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UTA PROBABLE STARTERS
Sat. | 4 p.m. | RHP Ka'ikepono Anderson (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Sun. | 2 p.m. | TBA
Mon. | 1 p.m. | TBA

SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets are now on sale for the 2019 UT Arlington baseball season, beginning at just $75. All seating is general admission, and tickets can be secured by logging on to UTATickets.com.

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