ARLINGTON, Texas – Winners of four of their last last five games, the UTA baseball team will host South Alabama this weekend in a three-game series at Clay Gould Ballpark.

MATCHUP: South Alabama (12-11, 3-3 SBC) vs. UTA (16-10, 4-2 SBC)
WHEN: March 29 (6:30 p.m.), March 30 (2 p.m.), March 31 (1 p.m.)
WHERE: Arlington, Texas | Clay Gould Ballpark
GAME 1: LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE
GAME 2: LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE
GAME 3: LIVE STATS | WATCH LIVE

PROBABLE STARTERS
Fri., March 28
USA - RHP JoJo Booker (3-2, 3.45 ERA)
UTA - RHP Cade Winquest (3-0, 2.92 ERA)

Sat., March 29 
USA - RHP Drake Nightengale (2-1, 3.82 ERA)
UTA - RHP Ka'ikepono Anderson (4-2, 5.54 ERA)

Sun, March 30
USA - LHP Caleb Yarborough (2-2, 3.09 ERA)
UTA - RHP David Moffat (1-2, 4.24 ERA)

ALL-TIME SERIES
The Jags hold an 8-7 all-time lead over UT Arlington in a series that began in 2014. USA has won four straight in the series dating back to the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Tournament where the Jaguars shut out the Mavericks 3-0, and has won seven of the last matchups dating back to the 2016 series opener. USA is 1-5 all-time at UT Arlington. 

UTA NOTES
• The Mavs are 16-10 overall and have won four of their last five games.
• UTA is currently fourth in the Sun Belt in batting average, hitting a combined .273 as a team.
• Connor Aube leads the Mavs in slugging percentage (.530), runs scored (26), total bases (62), hits (40), doubles (13), stolen bases (8) and triples (3).
• Connor Aube leads the Sun Belt and ranks 3rd nationally in doubles.
• Andrew Gross leads the Sun Belt and the nation in saves (10).

UP NEXT
Following this weekend's three-game set vs. South Alabama, the Mavs will have a mid-week contest at TCU (April 2) before returning the Clay Gould Ballpark to host Little Rock (April 5-7) and Baylor (April 9).

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | SOUTH ALABAMA
• USA is hitting .249 as a team
• Carter Perkins leads the squad with a .316 batting average
• Ethan Wilson is second on the squad with a .314 average, but leads the team with six homers and 23 RBI
• The USA pitching staff currently owns a 4.28 ERA and has struck out 202 batters in 200.0 innings pitched
• The Jaguar pitching staff leads the Sun Belt Conference in fewest hits allowed (178) and runs allowed (109), tied for the fewest home runs allowed (11), and ranks second in opposing batting average (.243)
• South Alabama enters the weekend tied for second in the Sun Belt in fielding percentage (.975). After opening the year with just one error through its first five games, USA has committed at least one error in six of its last eight contests including back-to-back games entering the weekend series
• Freshman left fielder Ethan Wilson ranks tied for second in the Sun Belt in home runs (6), tied for sixth in RBIs (23), seventh in slugging percentage (.593) and tied for seventh in stolen bases (51)
• Second baseman Brandon Auerbach ranks tied for third in the league in sacrifice bunts (5), which ranks 19th nationally

BARK IN THE PARK…ALL SEASON LONG
UT Arlington Department of Athletics officials announced that all 2019 home baseball games at Clay Gould Ballpark and softball games at Allan Saxe Field will be dog-friendly, thanks to a generous partnership with upstart Lone Star Friends of Animals to create 'Casey's Corner.'

April 16th games (Softball vs. Texas, Baseball vs. TCU) no dogs will be allowed on that date only.

Dogs which are leashed, at least six months old and with the proper vaccinations will be permitted at all UTA baseball and softball games throughout the season.

Casey's Corner is a grassy area between the baseball and softball fields, along the 3rd-base line of the baseball stadium. Multiple pet waste stations have been set up, and the space provides fans and dog owners an opportunity to walk and sit with their canine companions while taking in all the Maverick action.

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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