ARLINGTON, Texas – Coming off a tough week last week, the UTA baseball team will look to get back on the right track Tuesday night when they host Dallas Baptist in mid-week action at Clay Gould Ballpark.

MATCHUP: DBU (30-13, 20-7 MVC) vs. UTA (28-17, 14-7 SBC)
WHEN: Tuesday, April 30 | 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Arlington, Texas | Clay Gould Ballpark
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PROJECTED STARTERS
DBU Parker Towns (RHP, 1-1, 5.09 ERA) vs. UTA's Ni­­­ck Skeffington (LHP, 0-0, 2.45 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 28-17 overall and have dropped four in a row.
• Connor Aube (.353 batting avg.) and Josh Minjarez (.301 batting avg.) lead the Mavs at the dish.
• 128 of UTA's 428 hits are extra base hits.
• UTA is currently fourth in the Sun Belt in batting average, hitting a combined .275 as a team.
• Andrew Gross leads the Sun Belt and the nation in saves (16).
• Andrew Gross is closing in on Sun Belt single-season records for saves. Gross became UTA's leader in single-season saves with his save in UTA's 6-3 win over No. 19 TCU on April 16. The SBC record for saves in a season is 18 (Hugh Adams - FAU, 2013).

UP NEXT
Following the mid-week matchup with DBU, the Mavs head to Monroe, La. for a three-game SBC series at ULM.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | DALLAS BAPTIST
• DBU is hitting .287 as a team
• Luke Bandy leads the squad with a .352 batting average.
• 10 DBU players have multiple HRs on the season (50 total), led by Bryce Ball's 10 homers.
• The DBU pitching staff currently owns a 3.98 ERA and has struck out 426 batters in 378.0 innings pitched.
• Opposing hitters are hitting just .243 against DBU.
• The Patriots have won five of the last six games.

LAST TIME OUT | MAVS DROP THIRD STRAIGHT AT APP STATE
The UTA baseball team dropped its fourth consecutive game and third straight to App State (8-4) on Sunday afternoon at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.

With the loss, the Mavs fell to 28-17 (14-7 SBC) and dropped out of first place in the Sun Belt West Division, while Appalachian State improved to 19-22 on the season and 11-9 in conference play.

Anthony Dominguez had a very productive day at the plate, going 3-4 with a double, a triple, a run scored and an RBI. Josh Minjarez went 2-for-3 at the dish, while Will Olson finished 1-for-4 with a homer and a pair of RBI. In his second start since returning from injury, Connor Aube went 1-for-4 with an RBI.

The Mavs struck first in the top of the second when Aube singled up the middle, scoring Minjarez (1-0).

App State responded by scoring three in the bottom of the frame, thanks to a passed ball and a 2-run shot to right field (3-1).

UTA got within one run in the top of the fifth when Dominguez tripled to centerfield to score Zac Cook (3-2).

The Mountaineers scored two in the 6th and three in the bottom of the 7th to grab a comfortable 8-2 lead.

In the top of the 8th Olson helped UTA cut into the deficit with his 2-run HR (8-4). Olson's homer proved to be all offense the Mavs could manufacture over the final two innings as App State went on to secure the win.

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.'

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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