ARLINGTON, Texas - The UT Arlington baseball team will wrap up their non-conference slate on Tuesday, May 18 when they play their final home game of the season at Clay Gould Ballpark at 6:30 pm against Stephen F. Austin. This will be the fourth game between the two teams this season following a three-game series that was played in February.
 

PITCHING MATCHUP
First Pitch	UT Arlington (24-27, 12-9 SBC)	SFA (18-28, 16-22 SLC)
Tuesday, 6:30 pm CT	RHP Tristan Tom	TBA
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UTA NOTES

• In Tristan Tom's six seasons playing college baseball Tuesday night will be his first career start in his final home game.  He has mave 37 appearances for the Mavericks since 2018 with 35 strikeouts
• 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. Against McNeese State he broke the all-time games play record, appearing in his 231st career game. His mark of 243 games played is also the 3rd highest active mark in the country. Against McNeese State, he broke the at-bats record and now sits at 871. He has the 6th most base hits (238), 4th most total bases (357), and 5th most home runs (25). Minjarez is also tied for 9th place in career doubles (38).
• Phillip Childs enters the night with a squad-high 24 game reached base streak, dating back to Texas State on April 2.
• Over the past 30 games, Andrew Miller is leading the team with a .374 batting average, .593 slugging percentage and 31 RBI.  He is also second on the team in home runs and doubles over that span.
• Connor Aube entered the season know for his ability to get on-base. While his batting average has dipped this season, he has career highs in home runs (10), RBI (38), and walks (16). He is just 8 bases away from breaking his total bases mark.
• The 15 inning game against Louisiana on May 14 was the most innings played in a game at Clay Gould Ballpark. The total game time of 4:44 is also  the long game played at the Ballpark since it's inception in 1974.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | SFA

• The Lumberjack bullpen has hit the 21st most batters in the country this season with 31.
• Skylar Black leads all qualifying SFA batters with a .299 average on the season. He also leads in slugging percentage, hits, runs batted in and home runs.
• SFA has used three pitchers as their main starters this season.  Jacob Stobart, Joe Todd, Angelo Gennari and Joseph Sgambelluri ave all started at least 10 games this year.
• The Lumberjacks have relied heavily on Tod Gauthe out of the bullpen.  In 14 appearances, Gauthe has come away with six save on the year.
• Head Coach's Darin Thomas and Johnny Cardenas both played junior college ball at Seward County Community College, where they were both coached by current UTA volunteer assistant Galen McSpadden.

SERIES HISTORY
UTA owns the all-time series against the Lumberjacks 40-27.  The Mavericks took the series in Arlington in February two games to one after losing the Friday night contest.  In Arlington, the Mavericks lead 20-13.

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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