AUSTIN – Coming off a 4-0 week, the UT Arlington softball team (15-14) looks to take on No. 19 Texas in Austin Wednesday, Apr. 6 for a midweek clash.
The contest is set to begin at 6 p.m. from Red & Charline McCombs Field.
OPPONENT: No. 19 Texas (29-10-1)
WHEN: April 6 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Austin, Texas | Red & Charline McCombs Field
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SERIES HISTORY
Heading into Wednesday, the Longhorns lead the overall record with the Mavericks 26-2 as the most recent matchup was back in April of 2021 where Texas defeated UTA 12-0. However, out of the three instances where the Mavs faced the Longhorns last year, UTA battled with Texas in a 2-1 ball game that came from the Bevo Classic (3/26/21-3/28/21).
UTA NOTES (15-14)
- The Mavericks are on a four-game winning streak as the squad picks up a midweek win over Sam Houston and a conference series sweep over ULM. UTA now sits on an overall record of 15-14 and a conference record of 6-6.
- Freshman Aaliyah White and catcher Morgan Rios share a team-high batting average of .333.
- Rios hit .417 over the week with 2 HR, 2 RBI and a .917 slugging percentage. Rios and the Mavericks are coming off a series sweep over ULM as she was responsible for the walk-off home run that led UTA to a 3-2 win in 10 innings in the series opener Friday, Apr. 1.
- With several impressive numbers, Jessica Adams posted a low 0.41 ERA over the course of the week as the freshman went 2-0 in the circle. She recorded 2 complete games - now 10 on the season so far - over 17.0 innings pitched. Adams had a stellar performance Friday, Apr. 1 as she threw the entire game against ULM while the contest went into extra innings (10) leading UTA to a 3-2 win.
- She walked just 1 batter across 41 total faced. The Mavericks relied on the righty once again Sunday, Apr. 3 in the final game of the series against the Warhawks as the Mavs completed their second conference series sweep of the season with a final score of 2-1. Across 17 innings pitched, Adams came away with 8 strike outs and just 1 earned run.
- Meagan Smith leads the Mavs with 6 home runs on the season and 19 RBI. The senior was responsible for putting UTA on top in a 5-4 victory over ULM last weekend.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT- No. 19 Texas (29-10-1)
- The Longhorns are coming off a weekend series sweep over Iowa State as the squad moved on to 6-0 in Big 12 play.
- Last week, Texas took a tough 5-6 loss to Louisiana in extra innings at Red & Charline McCombs Field (3/30/22).
- Senior Janae Jefferson leads with 12 doubles, 40 runs scored and 52 hits as she and sophomore Alyssa Popelka share a team-high batting average of .400.
- Senior catcher Mary Iakopo holds the most RBI with 34 on the season and 8 home runs.
- Pitcher, Hailey Dolcini, has spent the most time in the circle for the Longhorns with 101.0 innings pitched. The senior has a 13-4 record with 5 complete games so far this season. Dolcini has tabbed 128 strike outs with a 2.43 ERA.
ON DECK
UTA will hit the road to Atlanta as the squad looks to take on Georgia State for another conference series beginning Friday, April 8.
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