University of Texas Arlington
0-1
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Arlington | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 11 | 12 | 3 |
2/17/2023 11:10:00 PM | Baseball
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Four pitchers took the mound in the loss. Gabe Starks started for the Mavericks, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up five runs off 4 hits, striking out 4 and walking 3. Matt Novis tossed 2.2 innings, giving up 4 runs, 2 of them earned, off 6 hits, no walks and 2 strikeouts. Novis was tabbed with the loss. Colby Diduch went 1.2 innings, surrendering 2 runs, 1 earned, off 2 hits while walking 1 and punching out 2. Gray Bailey tossed the final inning, surrendering no runs and no hits.
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Offensively, the Mavericks scored 6 runs on 8 hits, led by senior Steven Saunders' 2 doubles and 2 RBIs. Tyson Pointer and Matt Cavanagh each chipped in with 2 hits, with Cavanagh driving in 1 run. Freshman Ben Lumsden started off his career with an RBI triple in his first collegiate plate appearance. Transfer Garrison Berkley scored twice for the Mavs.Â
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As a team, UTA drew 7 walks while only striking out 6 times. The Mavericks left 11 runners stranded on base compared to the Islanders 5, came back to haunt UTA in the end.
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The Mavericks jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the top of the 2nd, with Corpus following up with a 2-run bottom of the 2nd.Â
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The Islanders went on to plate 3 in the bottom of the 3rd to take a 5-4 lead. UTA answered back with a run in the top of the 4th to tie the game at 5 runs apiece.Â
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The Islanders would score 2 in the bottom of the 4th and subsequently take the lead for the remainder of the game, scoring a run in each inning besides the bottom of the 8th where they were held scoreless.
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Game two of the series and of the year will be tomorrow, February 18, at Chapman Field. First pitch is slated for 2 pm.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Purcell, Colin (1-0)
L: Novis, Matt (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Saunders, Steven 2 ; Pointer, Tyson 1 ; Cavanagh, Matt 1
3B: Lumsden, Ben 1
RBI: Saunders, Steven 2 ; Lumsden, Ben 1 ; Cavanagh, Matt 1
SH: Crowell, Sam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Berkley, Garrison 2 ; Henry, Zach 1 ; Pointer, Tyson 1 ; Lumsden, Ben 1 ; Cavanagh, Matt 1
CS: Berkley, Garrison 2
HBP: Galvan, Wilson 1 ; Crowell, Sam 1
Batting:
2B: Puls, Max 1 ; Caraway, Josh 2
3B: Ryan, Brendan 1
HR: Enriquez, Jose 1
RBI: Jones, Tre 3 ; Puls, Max 1 ; Caraway, Josh 3 ; Enriquez, Jose 3
SF: Jones, Tre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryan, Brendan 3 ; Jones, Tre 1 ; Puls, Max 2 ; Smith-Johnson, C. 1 ; Caraway, Josh 1 ; Johnson, Jake 1 ; Enriquez, Jose 1 ; Trinidad, Sebastian 1
SB: Ryan, Brendan 1 ; Puls, Max 1
