ARLINGTON, Texas – Tied at the top of the Sun Belt West Division standings, UTA and Arkansas State will battle it out in a 3-game set at ASU's Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field this weekend.

MATCHUP: UTA (21-13, 8-4 SBC) vs. Arkansas State (21-13, 8-4 SBC)
WHEN: April 12-14
Friday, April 12 – 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 14 – 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, April 14 – 2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Jonesboro, Ark. | Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field
LIVE STATS – GAME 1
LIVE STATS – GAME 2
LIVE STATS – GAME 3

PROJECTED STARTERS
Friday | UTA RHP Cade Winquest (4-1, 3.57 ERA) vs. ASU RHP Zach Jackson (5-1, 2.93 ERA)
Saturday | UTA LHP Drew Gooch (1-2, 4.34 ERA) vs. ASU LHP Chandler Coates (3-3, 5.80 ERA)
Sunday | UTA RHP David Moffat (3-2, 3.40 ERA) vs. ASU RHP Nate Alberius (4-2, 3.68 ERA)

UTA NOTES
• The Mavericks picked up the 1,400th win in program history on Saturday, March 30, defeating South Alabama 9-7 at Clay Gould Ballpark.
•The Mavs are 21-13 overall and have two in a row, including a 2-1 (13 inn.) win over No. 17 Baylor on Tuesday (April 9).
• UTA is currently third in the Sun Belt in batting average, hitting a combined .273 as a team.
• Connor Aube leads the Mavs in batting average (.357) slugging percentage (.538), runs scored (34), total bases (77), hits (51), doubles (17), stolen bases (11) and triples (3).
• Connor Aube leads the Sun Belt in hits and doubles, ranking 16th and 3rd nationally in those categories.
• Andrew Gross leads the Sun Belt and the nation in saves (12).
• Andrew Gross is closing in on the UTA and Sun Belt single-season records for saves. The UTA program record for saves in a season is 14 (Jason Watkins, 1992) and the SBC record is 18 (Hugh Adams - FAU, 2013).

UP NEXT
Following the weekend series at Arkansas State (April 12-14), the Mavs return to Clay Gould Ballpark to host TCU (April 16) and Louisiana (April 18-20).

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | ARKANSAS STATE
• Arkansas State is hitting .262 as a team.
• Sky-Lar Culver leads the squad with a .341 batting average.
• 6 ASU players have multiple HRs on the season (29 total), led by Justin Felix's 6 homers.
• The Red Wolves pitching staff currently owns a 4.65 ERA and has struck out 273 batters in 296.1 innings pitched.

LAST TIME OUT | Baseball Outlasts Nationally-Ranked Baylor In 13-Inning Marathon
It took 13 innings, but UTA eventually toppled No. 17 Baylor 2-1 in a marathon game Tuesday night at Clay Gould Ballpark.

After eight scoreless innings from both teams, Josh Minjarez started the bottom of the 13th inning with a double down the left field line. Dylan Paul singled and Boone Montgomery drew a walk to load the bases.
Tyler Rice sent everybody home with a bases-loaded walk to end the game.

The Mavericks (21-13) got 11.1 scoreless innings from seven relievers after Baylor (22-9) scored off Ka'ikepono Anderson in the second inning.

Davion Downey hit a home run to right center field in the second inning to give Baylor a 1-0 lead.

The Mavs broke through in the bottom of the fourth when Dylan Paul singled Will Olson home to tie the game (1-1). Olson reached base with a double two batters prior.

BARK IN THE PARK…ALL SEASON LONG…EXCEPT APRIL 16TH
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.'

Due to anticipated large crowds when the UT Arlington softball team hosts Texas and the baseball team welcomes TCU next Tuesday, Apr. 16, department officials deemed it in the best interest of not only the fans in attendance but also their furry canines to leave them at home on Apr. 16.
 
Fans can resume bringing their pets to the stadiums – and for the remainder of the season – again next Thursday, Apr. 18, when both teams are back at home for Sun Belt matchups.

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.

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