ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington softball team will welcome App State to Allan Saxe Field for their final home series beginning with a doubleheader at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday followed by one game on Sunday with the first pitch scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
The start time for Saturday's doubleheader was originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. but due to expected weather in the Arlington area, the start time has been pushed up to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday's doubleheader marks this year's Strike Out Cancer game as the program has elected to focus on breast cancer and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
The series will wrap up Sunday and will serve as Senior Day for
Emily Evans,
Aileen Garcia,
Amber Langston,
Madison Miller,
KJ Murphy,
Courtney Ogle,
RC Phillips and
JoJo Valencia.
OPPONENT: App State (24-13) (6-8) SBC
WHEN: May 1-2
WHERE: Arlington, Texas | Allan Saxe Field
Game 1: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. (DH) | Live Stats | Live Audio
Game 2: Saturday, 3:00 p.m. (DH) | Live Stats | Live Audio
Game 3: Sunday, 12:00 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Audio
UTA NOTES
- UTA leads the all-time 13-3 record between the Mountaineers as the Mavericks took all three games in the last series in 2019 at App State.
- Last weekend, the Mavericks dropped their series at Coastal Carolina which lowered their conference record to 7-10.
- Senior KJ Murphy leads the Sun Belt with a .481 batting average and a .533 on-base percentage in conference play alone.
- Starting in all 42 games this season, the third baseman leads UTA's offense with a .413 average, 52 hits, 27 RBI, 12 doubles, 19 walks, a .627 slugging percentage and a .486 on-base percentage.
- Freshman Jessica Carreon sits on a .330 batting average with the second-highest average in UTA's lineup.
- Senior JoJo Valencia leads the pitching staff with a 2.90 ERA across 60.1 innings pitched with 38 strike outs.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT- App State (24-13) SBC (6-8)
- Coming off a doubleheader sweep from Troy last weekend, the Mountaineers sit on a 6-8 record in the Sun Belt.
- Freshman Kayt Houston leads App State with a .367 average at the plate and an OPS of 1.022.
- Senior Baylee Morton has played in all 37 games for the Mountaineers leading the team in home runs (8), RBI (26), walks (34) and on-base percentage (.471).
- In the circle, senior Kenzie Longanecker leads the pitching rotation for App State with 112 innings pitched, 62 strike outs and a 2.19 ERA.
UP NEXT
The Mavericks will wrap up regular season play in San Marcos next weekend as they take on Texas State Thursday (May 6) through Saturday (May 8).
