ARLINGTON – The UT Arlington Maverick baseball fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders 13-1 in the Kubota College Series at Globe Life Field.
The Mavericks struggled to plate any runs on the day, with
Garrison Berkley driving in the lone run in the bottom of the 5th, bringing in
Jordan Medellin. UTA singled 5 out of their 7 hits and only strung together back-to-back hits twice against a tough Red Raider bullpen.
Jackson Hill, the freshman from Keller, Texas got to make his collegiate debut as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 9th inning for
Tyce Armstrong.
All 7 of the hits garnered from UTA were accounted by 7 different players. Along with Berkley's aforementioned-RBI hit,
Jordan Medellin,
Ryan Black,
Parker Airhart,
Ryan Ellis,
Tyce Armstrong and
Cason Gregory accounted for the other 6 hits.
PITCHING PROFILE
UTA rolled out 8 different pitchers throughout the game with trio of Mavericks making their season debut in the loss, with
Armani Knipper,
Sam Collins and
Cade McGlade debuting on the bump. McGlade and Collins performed well in their lone inning, with each of them allowing no hits in 9 combined batters faced.
Austin Wallace,
Jacob Hasty,
Collin Horton and
Joe Steeber also made their second appearance for the Mavericks in the midweek game.
Tate Bethel, who started as a third baseman during the series against UTSA, also made an appearance on the mound in the third inning. The two-way player from Sherman Texas pitched 1.1 innings, allowing two hits in six batters faced.
ON DECK
The Mavs will play in their first series at Clay Gould Ballpark, Feb. 23-25 against the Eagles of Boston College. This will be the first time The Mavericks and Eagles square off in program history.
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