Comeback Falls Short As Mavs Lose To #10 DBU 5-3 - University of Texas Arlington Athletics

Tuesday, March 26

Arlington, TX

6 PM

University of Texas Arlington

10-15

#10 Dallas Baptist

20-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Dallas Baptist	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	5	7	0
UT Arlington	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	4	1

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By: Marshall Wolfe

ARLINGTON – The UT Arlington Maverick baseball team fell to the #10 Dallas Baptist Patriots this Tuesday, falling 5-3 at Clay Gould Ballpark.

GAME FLOW
The Patriots got its first run in the top of the 5th to take a 1-0 advantage after the Mavs pitching staff was able to hold DBU to just 2 hits in the first 5 innings of play.

It was a slow start for the Mavs as the squad did not record its first hit until the bottom of the 5th inning when Tate Bethel smoked a leadoff double to left field. Cade Sumbler was able to bring in Bethel with a SAC fly to left field to even up the ballgame to 1-1.

DBU jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the top of the 6th and increased its lead to 5-1 in the top of the 8th inning. The Mavs put a fight in the bottom of the 9th inning, scoring 2 runs thanks to a Kyzer Harrington pinch-hit single to cut the deficit to just two runs, however, the Mavs were unable to pull it out, ultimately losing 5-3.

PITCHING PROFILE
The Mavs rolled with 8 pitchers in the game, with Austin Wallace getting the start. Wallace was able to record 2 strikeouts and allowed just 1 hit in the 8 batters he faced.

Harrison Hammond was able to record 2 strikeouts in the 8 batters he faced during his lone inning.

Jacob Hasty pitched for 1 inning and also recorded 2 strikeouts. The Mizzou transfer faced 6 batters during his single inning of play.

The Mavs pitching staff only allowed 3 walks, 7 hits and 5 runs against DBU, who rank top 50 in the country in runs per game, averaging 8.47 runs per game.

ON DECK
The Mavericks will fly out to Riverside, California for a three-game conference showdown against the California Baptist Lancers from Mar. 28-30.

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