SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The UT Arlington baseball team will hit the road tomorrow for a four-game series against UTSA Friday through Sunday in San Antonio. Tickets are not available to the general public.
UT ARLINGTON (4-2, 0-0) at UTSA (2-1, 0-0)
March 5-7, 2021
Where: San Antonio, Texas (Roadrunner Field)
Time: Friday – 6 pm | Saturday – 1 pm (DH) | Sunday (1 pm)
Audio Stream: C-USA TV
Live stats: GoUTSA.com
All-time series: UTA Leads 46-30
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
Friday | UTA RHP
Carlos Tavera (0.00 ERA) vs UTSA RHP Luke Malone (7.36 ERA)
Saturday (GM 1) | LHP
Kody Bullard (1.29 ERA) vs UTSA RHP Shane Daughety (1.80 ERA)
Saturday (GM 2) | RHP
David Moffat (1.29 ERA) vs UTSA TBA
Sunday | RHP
Matt Novis (40.50 ERA) vs UTSA TBA
UTA NOTES
- Carlos Tavera is coming off a career-game that saw him strike out 12 batters in just 5.0 innings. Since coming back on campus last year, Tavera leads all Mavericks in strikeouts with 44 k's.
- Josh Minjarez is closing in on a couple records for UTA. He is just 4 games shy of 10th most games played in UTA history and 31 shy of the record held by Darrell Preston (230, 2001-2004). He also has the 7th most career at-bats in UTA history.
- The Maverick pitching staff continues to steal the show. With a 2.78 ERA, UTA is 31st in the NCAA and 2nd in the Sun Belt Conference.
- With two triples already on the year, Connor Aube is 4th in the NCAA in triples. He is just one shy of his single-season high.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | UTSA
- The Roadrunners put the ball in play during their opening weekend, finishing with a batting average of .321. That is good for 14th best in the NCAA.
- UTSA played a fairly clean series against Sam Houston to begin the 2021 season. Their .989 fielding percentage is 16th best in the NCAA.
- Nick Thornquist and Joshua Lamb lead the Roadrunners at the plate, batting .462 and .429 respectively. Lamb hit three doubles during opening weekend and four RBI.
- The Mavericks hold a 46-30 overall record against the Roadrunners, but UTSA leads 16-17 in San Antonio. UTA swept the Roadrunners in their series a season ago.
ON DECK
The Mavericks will travel to Norman, Oklahoma to take on the Sooners on Tuesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m.
