ARLINGTON – The UT Arlington softball team (11-14) will welcome Sam Houston to Allan Saxe Field for a midweek contest Wednesday, March 30 at 1 p.m.
OPPONENT: Sam Houston (10-23) (4-5, WAC)
WHEN: March 30 at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Arlington, Texas | Allan Saxe Field
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SERIES HISTORY
Heading into Wednesday, the Bearkats lead the overall series record with the Mavericks 55-46. The most recent matchup between the two team came back in late February of this season at McNeese's Evangeline Bank and Trust II Invitational where UTA defeated Sam Houston 8-5.
UTA NOTES (11-14) (3-6, SBC)
- UTA is coming off a tough conference series at Louisiana last weekend as the Mavs went 0-3, dropping their conference record to 3-6.
- Freshman outfielder Aaliyah White leads the Mavericks with a .385 batting average on the year. Across 21 games started this season White has knocked 20 hits - second highest on the team.
- Corner infielders Meagan Smith and KJ Murphy share a team-best 15 RBI and 23 hits apiece. Smith paces the squad with 5 home runs so far this year.
- Freshman Kaylee Cavazos holds a .364 batting average in conference play alone. She has started in four Sun Belt matches for UTA with two home runs and four RBI.
- The Mavs are ranked 6th in batting average (.266), slugging percentage (.374) and on base percentage (.354) in SBC play alone.
- On the mound, freshman pitcher Jessica Adams (7-9) has appeared in 22 games for the Mavericks with 97.2 innings pitched. The right-hander has recorded 49 strike outs, 8 complete games and 2 saves this season.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT- Sam Houston (10-23) (4-5, WAC)
- Sam Houston is coming off a WAC series loss against Abilene Christian last weekend as the Bearkats went 1-2. Sam Houston took two losses from the Wildcats 2-12 and 3-4.
- Across 18 games started this season, freshman Brailey Wasik leads the squad with a .310 batting average and has tabbed 17 RBI and 6 home runs.
- Freshman infielder Elia Hebel paces the Bearkat's offense with 19 RBI and 7 home runs so far this year.
- In the circle, sophomore Mika Vento (5-10) has thrown 85.1 innings for Sam Houston with 49 strike outs, 1 save, 5 complete games and a 3.69 ERA – second lowest on the staff.
ON DECK
UTA will welcome ULM to Allan Saxe Field for another Sun Belt series beginning Friday, April 1 with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m.
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