ARLINGTON, Texas – UT Arlington will host their second straight midweek game against a ranked opponent this week as No. 13 Oklahoma State comes to town on Wednesday, April 3.  The game is set to begin at 5 p.m. at Allan Saxe Field.

MATCHUP: UTA (17-18, 6-6 SBC) vs #13 Oklahoma State (26-10, 4-2 Big 12)
WHEN: Wednesday, April 3 | 5 p.m.
WHERE: Arlington, Texas | Allan Saxe Field
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SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 15-6.  This will be the third time the two teams have met in Arlington, with the Cowgirls taking the previous two in shutout wins in 1992 (8-0 - Feb. 2, 1992 / 1-0, March 1, 1992).

UTA NOTES
• Junior Reagan Wright has been known for her long ball since arriving at UTA in 2017. With her four home runs on the season, she now sits with 22 career bombs, tying her for the 5th most career home runs in UTA program history. She is just three away from being tied for second all-time, but still has 14 more to go to catch Rebecca Collom for the record.
• The single-game record for hits in a game for the Mavericks is four, happening 22 times in the history of the program.  This year alone there have been five instances of a player getting four hits in a game, including Laura Curry achieving the feat twice.
    1) Laura Curry vs Georgia State (2/9/19)
    2) Krista Rude vs North Texas (2/27/19)
    3) Reagan Wright vs North Texas (2/27/19)
    4) Whitney Walton vs North Texas (3/1/19)
    5) Laura Curry vs Georgia Southern (3/22/19)

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | OKLAHOMA STATE
• The Cowgirls are coming off a series win over No. 11 Texas, shutting out the Longhorns in the first two games, 1-0 and 8-0.
• OSU thrives on the long ball this season.  They have hit multiple home runs in 15 games this season. By contrast, UTA has one multi-home run game.
• The pitching staff has been tough to score against, allowing two or less runs 21 times this season, including nine shutouts.
• Utility player Samantha Show does it all for the Cowgirls.  She leads the offense with 10 jacks and is second in hits and RBI. Meanwhile in the circle, she has a team-high 11 wins with 10 complete games with a 2.20 ERA.

ON DECK
The Mavs will hit the road for a Sun Belt series in Lafayette, Louisiana to take on the 10^th-ranked Ragin' Cajuns beginning Friday, April 5.

LAST TIME OUT | Softball Swept At Troy (March 30)
The UT Arlington softball team couldn't get their offense going against the Troy Trojans on Saturday, losing both games of their double header.  The Mavericks fell in game one 7-4, despite a late-game rally, while losing game two 2-0.
 
Randi Phillips (9-10) and JoJo Valencia (3-4) picked up the starts in the doubleheaders.  Phillips lasted one inning in game one before being replaced by Allie Gardiner in game two, who pitched the final 5.0 innings. Valencia pitched all six innings in game two
 
The bats struggled for the Mavericks in the two games, combining for just 11 hits on the day. Laura Curry and Avery Grimes finished with a team-high three hits on the day, both getting two-hits in the second game of the day.
 
GAME ONE RECAP
 
The Trojans jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first.  After allowing just one Maverick baserunner in the top of the first, Troy had their first three batters reach base, with one crossing home plate to make it 1-0.
 
Following a sac bunt, Troy doubled down the right field line to take a two-run lead before hitting a three-run home run to left field to make it 5-0.
 
Troy got back to work in the second inning, loading the bases before using back-to-back sacrifice flies to make it a 7-0 ball game.
 
The Mavs picked up their first hit in the fourth inning, when Laura Curry singled to left field, but that would be all UTA could muster in the inning.
 
After Gardiner kept the Trojans off the board for a third straight inning, the Mavs took advantage of an error filled inning by Troy. Walton led off the top of the sixth with a triple, barely missing a home run as the ball hit the top of the wall, taking a friendly bounce to allow her to advance to third.
 
Krista Rude followed with a hard-hit ball to shortstop, creating an error on the play as Walton scored for the first run of the day for the Mavs, before a wild pitch an errant throw by the catcher allowed Curry to score, making it a 7-2 game.
 
The picked up two more run in the seventh inning, coming off a Shelbi Court ground out and a line drive up the middle by Walton.  The Mavs got runners on the corner, but were unable to score any more runs, falling 7-4.
 
GAME TWO RECAP
 
Troy got another early lead in game two, coming from a first inning RBI single to right center field.
 
The Trojans used a three-hit inning in the third to score one more run with a single to left field, pushing their lead to two runs.
 
Valencia forced two straight scoreless innings for the Trojan offense.  Troy threatened in the fifth with a runner on third, but Valencia forced back-to-back outs to shortstop to end the inning.
 
Laura Curry doubled in the top of the sixth inning, but with two outs on the board already, the Mavs were unable to bring her home.
 
Following a scoreless sixth inning by the Trojans, the Mavs went to the top of the seventh needing two runs to force extra innings.  Avery Grimes reached on a two-out single, but the next batter flew out to left field to end the game, 2-0.


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.

TICKET INFORMATION
Individual and season tickets are now on sale for the 2019 UT Arlington softball season. All seating is general admission, and tickets can be secured by logging on to UTATickets.com.

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