ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington baseball team welcomes 2022 national runner-up Oklahoma to Clay Gould Ballpark tomorrow, March 1. Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm.
UTA NOTES
- Comes into the game 2-6 overall, winning their last game against McNeese by a final score of 12-6.
- UTA ranks 1st in the WAC & 17th nationally in doubles per game with 3.
- Tyson Pointer leads the Mavs offensively, with a team high.515 slugging percentage in 33 at-bats with a team high 9 RBIs and 5 doubles.
- Through the 1st month of the season, freshman Ryan Black leads the team in batting average, hitting .391 across 23 at-bats with 9 hits, 1 double, and 4 runs driven in. Also has a team high on base percentage of .500.
- Steven Saunders is hitting .333 on the year with 10 hits in 30 at bats, driving in 3 runs with 2 doubles and a .400 slugging percentage.
- Through 8 games, UTA still hasn't hit into a double play.
- Zach Henry & Garrison Berkley are ranked 2nd and 3rd in the WAC in walks and walks per game.
- Starter Brayden Brooks in his only appearance of the season went 3.2 innings at TCU, striking out 5 and walking 2. Has a 1.91 WHIP.
OKLAHOMA NOTES
- Comes into the game with a 4-4 record, currently riding a 2-game win streak.
- Anthony Mackenzie leads the Sooners with a .548 batting average, a .677 slugging percentage and a 1.256 OPS. Has 17 hits in 31 at bats.
- Hitting .275 as team, with a .409 on base percentage and a .815 OPS.
- Ranked 10th in the country in stolen bases per game with 3.
SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma leads the all-time series over UTA, 12-25, with Oklahoma winning the last 5 match ups. The last win for the Mavs came back in 2014 with a 6-5 win in Norman.
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