ARLINGTON, Texas - Randi Phillips allowed just two runs in a complete-game effort as the UT Arlington softball team (16-14, 6-3 SBC) clinched a series win over Georgia Southern with a 4-2 win at Allan Saxe Field on Sunday afternoon.

The Mavs got on board early, taking a 1-0 lead when Reagan Wright took at walk with the bases loaded to score Whitney Walton.

Following a scoreless second inning, Wright knocked in her second RBI of the day with a single to centerfield, scoring Krista Rude who scored from second, beating the throw home to put UTA up two runs.

KJ Murphy blasted a two-run home run in the sixth inning, in what would end up being the deciding runs of the game as the Eagles started to rally in the seventh.

Phillips held a perfect game through the first 3.2 innings pitched, and only allowed one hit through the first six innings of play.

In the seventh inning, the first three batters reached safely for Georgia Southern, with the first two scoring to make it a 4-2 ball game. Following a wild pitch, there was a runner on third with no outs, but Phillips ended the threat by forcing two ground outs and striking out an Eagle to end the game, giving the Mavericks the 4-2 win.

The Mavericks outhit the Eagles seven to five, led by Wright's two-hit performance.  Walton, Rude, Laura Curry and Murphy each added a hit of their own in the win.

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UTA will host 15th ranked Arkansas on Tuesday for a doubleheader against the Razorbacks.  The first game is slated for 11:30 a.m. at Allan Saxe Field.  It will be Swift Elementary Day, as all Swift Elementary students will get in for free.