LAKE CHARLES, La. - Coming off an 8-1 win over Big 12 foe Kansas on Wednesday night, the UT Arlington baseball team will look to keep their momentum going as they head to McNeese State for a three-game series against the Cowboys beginning Saturday, April 24 with a double header. With rain expected on Friday, the series will now feature a doubleheader on Saturday and one game on Sunday. Due to damage done from Hurricane Laura, there will be no audio or video stream of the games, but live stats will be available.
 

PITCHING MATCHUP
First Pitch	UT Arlington (17-20, 7-5 SBC)	McNeese State (17-18, 12-11 SLC)
Saturday (Game one), 1 p.m. CT	RHP Carlos Tavera	RHP Bryson Hudgens
Saturday (Game two) TBD	LHP Kody Bullard	LHP Will Dion
Sunday, 1 p.m. CT	RHP David Moffat	LHP Jonathan Ellison
Live Stats

UTA NOTES

• Andrew Miller had a monster performance for the Mavericks in the win over Kansas.  The senior hit three home runs, becoming just the third Maverick to ever hit at least three homers and the first to hit three in a game since 1993. He also set a career-high with 6 RBI in the game.
• The Mavericks return 90 percent of their innings pitched and 95 percent of their strikeouts from a season ago.
• Josh Minjarez is closing in on a couple records for UTA. The sixth year senior will break the record for games played on Saturday when he takes the field for the 231st time.. His mark of 229 games played is also the 5th highest active mark in the country. He also has the 3rd most at-bats (818) and 7th most base hits (230), 5th most total bases (342), and 7th most home runs (23). Minjarez is now tied for 10th place in career doubles (37) after hitting one in Wednesday's win over Kansas.
• The long ball has been a friend for the Mavericks this season. When hitting at least one home the Mavs are 13-5.  When the Mavs fail to go deep, UTA has a 4-15 record.
• UTA is toward the end of a stretch where 16 of their 20 games are on the road. The Mavericks are currently 6-7 at visiting ballparks during the stretch. 
• The Mavericks record this year has been determined by the first three innings.  When leading after three, the Mavericks are 12-3.  However, when trailing after three, UTA is just 3-13.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | MCNEESE STATE

• The Cowboys are currently on a five-game skid and are coming off a 4-3 loss at Louisiana.  Their last win came against Incarnate Word on April 11.
• McNeese has thrived on extra base hits this season.  Their 14 triples are the seventh most in the nation. Their total hits mark of 347 comes in at 23rd in the country.
• Three Cowboys rank in the top 15 in the country in doubles.  Clayton Rasbeary is 2ndin the nation with 17, Nate Fisbeck is 4th with 15 and Jake Dickerson is 11th with 13 doubles. Rasbeary is also 7th in the country in total hits and total bases.
• Jonathan Ellison will replace Christian Vega as the normal Sunday starter.  Vega has the second most starts in the country this year with 10, but owns a 5.36 ERA compared to Ellison's 2.97 ERA.

SERIES HISTORY
This weekend will break the all-time tie between the two squads with both teams sitting with 63 wins. The Mavericks won the last game played in 2014 in a 19 inning affair in Lake Charles. The Cowboys own a 41-20 record in their home stadium over the Mavericks.

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