ARLINGTON, Texas – The UTA baseball team will look to knock off a nationally-ranked opponent when they host No. 17 Baylor Tuesday night at Clay Gould Ballpark.

MATCHUP: #17 Baylor (22-8) vs. UTA (20-13)
WHEN: April 9 | 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Arlington, Texas | Clay Gould Ballpark
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PROJECTED STARTERS
Baylor | RHP Jacob Ashkinos (0-2, 3.44 ERA)
vs.
UTA | RHP Pono Anderson (5-3, 6.14 ERA)

UTA NOTES
• UTA is tied for first place in the Sun Belt West Division standings with Arkansas State (8-4 SBC).
• The Mavericks picked up the 1,400th win in program history on Saturday, March 30, defeating South Alabama 9-7 at Clay Gould Ballpark.
• UTA is currently second in the Sun Belt in batting average, hitting a combined .275 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, doubles and total bases, ranking 9th, 1st and 49th 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 mid-week matchup with Baylor, the Mavs will hit the road for a three-game set at Arkansas State (April 12-14).

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | BAYLOR BEARS
• Baylor is hitting .316 as a team
• Davis Wendzel leads the squad with a .395 batting average.
• 6 Baylor players have multiple HRs on the season (29 total), led by Cole Haring's 6 homers.
• The BU pitching staff currently owns a 3.32 ERA and has struck out 279 batters in 268.0 innings pitched
• The Bears have won nine of their last 11 games.
• Since inserting Nick Loftin in the leadoff spot on March 10, the Bears have scored 123 runs on 192 hits in their last 17 games. Loftin is 29-for-72 with 5 HR, 18 RBI and 20 runs scored during the stretch. The Bears are 13-4 in such games.
• 111 of the Bears' 221 total runs this season have scored with two outs.

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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