SAN ANTONIO – The UT Arlington baseball team played in their only doubleheader of the season against the Roadrunners of UTSA and couldn't quite get anything rolling offensively. A day full of gusty winds and chilly temperatures caused some struggles within the offense and defense as a whole, picking up just three runs and two errors on the day.
 
GAME 1 FLOW
In the first game of the day, UTA struggled to get any runs on the board. Aaron Calhoun had his first start of the season, tallying up three strikeouts and two walks in 4 innings pitched. However, he allowed five earned runs and six hits in , which ultimately caused the Oklahoma transfer to be tabbed with the loss. Ryan Ellis and Cade Sumbler drove in the only runs on the game. Joe Steeber and Harrison Hammond also made their season debuts in the loss.
 
GAME 2 FLOW
The Maverick offense struggled out the gate in the second game, with just one hit slashed by Tyson Pointer in the top of the 4th inning. Freshman Caylon Dygert was tasked as the starter, and he performed excellent, pitching 8 full innings, allowing just 8 hits and no earned runs. Heading into the bottom of 9th, Austin Wallace made his season debut and did well. Unfortunately, a ball carried by the gusty 30 mph winds dropped in right field to plate the winning run for UTSA.
  
STELLAR DEBUT
Caylon Dygert shined in his collegiate debut, pushing through a full 8 innings. The freshman couldn't quite ring in any K's, however, he tossed 59 strikes in just 84 pitches. In his 30 batters faced, he only walked one, and allowed just 8 hits.
 
ON DECK
The Mavs will conclude the series tomorrow at 1 pm. After the series concludes, UTA will return home to compete in the Kubota College Series against Texas Tech at Globe Life Field, Feb. 20 at 6 pm.
 
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