STEPHENVILLE, Texas – The UT Arlington baseball team (5-7) looks to carry over their midweek momentum into the first WAC series of the year as they travel to Stephenville to take on the Tarleton Texans.
UTA NOTES
- UTA comes in with a 5-7 overall record, riding a 2-game winning streak and is coming off a huge midweek upset over the No. 10 ranked TCU Horned Frogs by a final score of 8-7.
- The Mavericks come in with a 4-4 record on the road, already doubling their road victories from a season ago.
- Senior Connery Peters has 4 saves on the year, which leads the team and is tied for fourth nationally.
- Freshman Ryan Black is making an immediate impact, leads the team with a .381 batting average, a .595 slugging percentage, and 16 hits. Tied for a team high 2 homeruns, second on the team with 11 RBIs and tied for second with 10 runs scored.
- Junior transfer Tyson Pointer is hitting .294 on the season with a .490 slugging percentage. Leads the team with 13 runs driven in and 5 doubles, also second on the team with 15 hits.
- Freshman Ben Lumsden is slugging.467 on the year while boasting a .267 average. Has scored a team high 11 runs. Has 12 hits and driven in 9 runs on the year. Tied for the top spot on the team with 2 homeruns.
- LHP Caden Noah boasts a 3.45 ERA and has a team high 2 victories in 3 starts on the season. Has pitched a team high 15.2 innings so far this season.
- In 3 starts, RHP Gabe Starks has a 1-0 record and has a team high 18 strikeouts on the year.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | TARLETON
- Comes into the game with a 10-3 overall record and a perfect 8-0 record at home. Currently riding a 4-game win streak.
- As a team, the Texans are hitting .331, have a .574 slugging percentage and a .453 on-base percentage.
- Mason Hammonds leads the way with a .457 batting average, .717 slugging percentage and a .537 on-base percentage. Has 21 hits in 46 at-bats including 5 doubles, 2 triples and 1 homerun. Driven in 11 runs and scored 15 runs.
- As a team, the Texans have a 3.82 earned run average in 108.1 innings pitched.
- Will Stevens has a 0.64 ERA in 3 starts on the year for the Texans. Is 1-0 in those 3 starts, having pitched 14 innings and striking out 22 batters.
SERIES HISTORY
UTA holds an 18-2 record over Tarleton, including a perfect 3-0 record since the Texans made the jump to Division 1. The Mavericks currently have a 7-game win streak over the Texans, with the last loss coming back in 1998. At Tarleton's home field, the Mavs hold a 1-1 record.
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