ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington softball team will welcome No. 8 Texas to Allan Saxe Field Wednesday for a midweek matchup with the first pitch set to begin at 6:00 p.m.
The Mavericks will face the Longhorns for the third time this season after participating in the Bevo Classic (Mar. 26-28) where UTA nearly took one from Texas but came up short 2-1.
OPPONENT: No. 8 Texas (27-3)
WHEN: April 7 at 6:00 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Audio
WHERE: Arlington, Texas | Allan Saxe Field
UTA NOTES
- UTA is coming off a big Sun Belt Conference sweep over ULM where the Mavericks tallied 28 runs off 34 hits across the three-game series.
- Freshman Jessica Carreon paced UTA's offense last week finishing with a .600 average at the plate which raised her overall average to .352 on the season.
- The College Station native has 10 walks this year with a .439 on-base percentage.
- Senior KJ Murphy remained hot at the plate going 7-13 (.538) last week with 7 RBI, 4 walks, 1 home run and a .769 slugging percentage.
- The third baseman continues to lead UTA with a .387 batting average, 20 RBI, 8 doubles and 15 walks.
- In the circle, Laura Henriksen (1-2) paces the pitching staff with a 2.78 ERA on the season.
- The Mavericks improved their season record to 11-20 with a 4-5 record in Sun Belt play.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT- No. 8 Texas (27-3)
- Texas kicked off Big 12 action with a sweep over Texas Tech last weekend.
- Junior infielder Janae Jefferson leads the Longhorns with a .506 batting average with 4 doubles, 2 home runs, 12 RBI with a .548 on-base percentage.
- Redshirt junior Taylor Ellsworth follows Jefferson with a .414 average at the plate with 8 doubles, 3 home runs, 17 RBI and a .707 slugging percentage on the year.
- Sophomore ace Shea O'Leary (7-0) leads the pitching rotation for the Longhorns with 70.1 innings pitched, 69 strike outs with a 1.19 ERA.
UP NEXT
The Mavericks will welcome Georgia State to Allan Saxe Field this weekend (Apr. 10-11) beginning with a doubleheader Saturday and one game Sunday.
