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Mavericks Welcome Tarleton For Midweek Clash

ARLINGTON - The UT Arlington baseball team returns to Clay Gould Ballpark this Tuesday (April 26) for a midweek game against Tarleton. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
 
 PITCHING MATCHUP
 First Pitch UT Arlington Coastal Carolina
 Tuesday, 6:30 pm TBA TBA
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UTA NOTES
  • UTA is the most hit team in the Sun Belt Conference this season, getting plunked 56 times. That number is also the 41st most in the NCAA. Zach Henry leads the team and has been hit 10 times this season. Last time the Mavs and Texans played, seven batters were hit.
  • Senior Boone Montgomery continues his hot streak as of late. Last week Montgomery led the Mavericks with a .462 batting average, finishing with six hits on the week.
  • Transfer Oscar Ponce has been a driving force for the offense this season, leading the Mavericks with 25 RBI, nine more than the next closes Mavericks. He is also tied for the lead with most multi-hit games (9) and multi-RBI games (5)
  • Over his last five games played, Zach Henry has been hitting .529 and has had three multi-hit performances. He has also hit two of his four home run on the season during that span.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | TARLETON
  • The Texans have a powerful offense, hitting 54 home runs this season. They are led by London Green who currently leads the Texans with 12 home runs.
  • Four Texans currently have over 20 RBI on the season - Green, Kemuel Thomas-Rivera, Alec Williams, and Dylan Kurahashi-Choy Foo.
  • The bullpen for Tarleton has seen its struggles this season with a combined ERA of 7.10 and opposing batters hitting .307 against them.
  • Tarleton enters this game with a 13-26 overall record and are coming off getting swept by Sam Houston in Stephenville.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the 20th meeting between the Texans and Mavericks, but just the third since Tarleton became a Division I school. This will be a preview against a future WAC opponent as the Mavericks will switch conferences in the 2022-23 academic year. UTA won the previous game earlier this year at Tarleton, 16-13, in what would be Coach Darin Thomas' 400th career win.

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Players Mentioned

Zach Henry

#4 Zach Henry

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Boone Montgomery

#6 Boone Montgomery

INF
6' 1"
Senior
Oscar Ponce

#50 Oscar Ponce

1B/OF
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Zach Henry

#4 Zach Henry

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
OF
Boone Montgomery

#6 Boone Montgomery

6' 1"
Senior
INF
Oscar Ponce

#50 Oscar Ponce

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
1B/OF