ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT Arlington baseball team will begin Sun Belt Conference play this weekend with a three-game series against South Alabama at Clay Gould Ballpark beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 19. It will be the first conference game the Mavericks have played since 2019.
 

PITCHING MATCHUP
First Pitch	UT Arlington	South Alabama
Friday, 6:30 p.m. CT	RHP Carlos Tavera	RHP Jeremy Lee
Saturday, 2 p.m. CT	LHP Kody Bullard	LHP Tyler Lehrmann
Sunday, 11 a.m. CT	RHP David Moffat	RHP JoJo Booker
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UTA NOTES

• Josh Minjarez is closing in on a couple records for UTA. He has played in the 8th most games in UTA history and is 23 shy of the record held by Darrell Preston (230, 2001-2004). He also has the 6th most career at-bats in UTA history with 732. He is one shy of 5th place (Ryan Walker) and four shy of 4th place (Darien McLemore).
• The Mavericks return 90 percent of their innings pitched and 95 percent of their strikeouts from a season ago.
• The starting rotation for the Mavericks has been able to keep UTA in ball games.  Last weekend, Carlos Tavera, Kody Bullard and David Moffat combined to walk just four batters in 17.0 innings pitched.
• The Mavericks have struggle to score runs after the 5th inning. From the 6th inning on, the Mavericks have been outscored 32-7.
• Catcher Sam Gotlieb has shown off his arm behind the plate as he has already thrown out three runners trying to take second and has picked off two additional baserunners at first.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | SOUTH ALABAMA

• South Alabama enters the week as the nation on's leader in sacrifice bunts with 16. Santi Montiel, Hunter Stokes and Reid Powers are tied for the SBC lead with three, which is tied for 23rd nationally.
• The Jaguars pitching staff currently boasts the second best ERA in the conference at 3.75.Jase Dalton has the second lowest ERA at 0.61 in 14.2 IP.
• Matt Boswell is second in the Sun Belt with 26 strikeouts in his 20.1 innings pitched.
• South Alabama has allowed 43 total runs in the final three innings of games this season, while allowing 39 total runs in the first six innings of games this year.

SERIES HISTORY
The Mavericks and Jaguars have played 18 times with the Mavericks holding a slim 10-8 lead.  The teams first met when UTA joined the SBC in 2014 with the Mavericks winning 8-3.  UTA took the last game on March 31, 2019 in an 11-5 victory at Clay Gould Ballpark and swept the Jaguars in the three game series.  UTA currently holds a three-game winning streak.

ON DECK
UTA will stay home for a midweek game against Big 12 foe, Baylor at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 23 at Clay Gould Ballpark.

2021 BASEBALL HOME GAME SPECTATOR POLICY
Due primarily to COVID-related space constraints, general-public spectators are not permitted at home UTA baseball games this season. UTA and the visiting team will be permitted a pass list – those individuals on the team-approved list will be allowed to attend. Those spectators will be seated in pods of four (4) socially-distanced seats, labeled for home or visiting team.
 
Guests are permitted to bring their own drinks and food as concessions will not be available. However, alcohol is not permitted. Tailgating is also prohibited.
 
The Mocek Patio down the left-field line will be closed to the public; this space will be allocated for expanded visiting dugout seating.
 
There will be no post-game guest interaction inside Clay Gould Ballpark. There will be a designated area outside the stadium for those on the pass list to meet with student-athletes.
Dogs are welcome, and a short online waiver – which is good for the entire season – can be completed upon arrival.
 
Mask wearing and social-distancing measures are in place whenever on campus, and Sun Belt Conference and university COVID protocols must be followed.
 
BASEBALL HOME GAME COVERAGE
For the first time in department history, UTA Athletics will broadcast nine (9) home baseball games exclusively on ESPN+ and the ESPN App. For all other home games not on ESPN+, there will be a live audio broadcast on UTAMavs.com. Live stats will be available for each game as well, in addition to social-media coverage and postgame content.
 
Due to contractual obligations between the Sun Belt Conference and ESPN, beginning in 2020-21 all live UTA Athletics game broadcasts must be shown on ESPN+ and adhere to minimum standards. Infrastructure is not in place to reach those standards; thus, there will be no live video broadcasts aside from the aforementioned nine (9) ESPN+ contests set forth in the Sun Belt-ESPN contract utilizing third-party equipment. UTA Athletics' goal is to have full ESPN+ capabilities beginning in the 2022 season.
 
ESPN+ SCHEDULE
Apr. 9 – vs. Coastal Carolina
Apr. 10 – vs. Coastal Carolina
Apr. 11 – vs. Coastal Carolina
Apr. 30 – vs. Little Rock
May 1 – vs. Little Rock
May 2 – vs. Little Rock
May 14 – vs. Louisiana
May 15 – vs. Louisiana
May 16 – vs. Louisiana

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