AUSTIN– The UT Arlington softball team looks to carry its momentum into Wednesday's matchup at No. 1/2 Texas after coming away with five wins at the Mavericks' very own Boerner Invitational.
 
Behind untouchable outings from UTA's pitching staff and powerful performances at the plate, UTA improved its overall record to 8-14 with three victories ending in run-rule fashion.
 
GAME INFO
OPPONENT: No. 1/2 Texas
WHEN: March 6 | 6 p.m.
WHERE: Austin, Texas | McCombs Field

SERIES HISTORY
Texas: UT leads, 28-2
Last 5 Meetings:
Mar. 8, 2023: L, 12-3 | Arlington, TX
Apr. 6, 2022: L, 14-4 (5) | Austin, TX
Apr. 7, 2021: L, 12-0 | Arlington, TX
Mar. 28, 2021: L, 9-1 | Austin, TX
Mar. 27, 2021L L ,2-1| Austin, TX

UTA NOTES (3-12)

• The Mavs are coming off a memorable yet historic 5-1 weekend with a no-hitter from Jade Moreno and a perfect game from Jessica Adams.
• Moreno tossed an unbelievable game against the Tigers of Grambling State (Mar. 1) in five innings as UTA went on to defeat GSU 8-0. The freshman allowed just one walk across 18 batters, coming away with a single-game high of seven strike outs.
• Adams was named WAC Pitcher of the Week on Monday, Mar. 4 after the junior recorded a perfect game – the second in program history and first in a full seven-inning game – in the Mavericks' 1-0 victory over Incarnate Word (Mar. 3). Against the Cardinals, Adams tabbed five strike outs with 16 total on the season while throwing just 54 pitches – 46 of them strikes.
• Not only did Adams tab a lights out performance on the mound, she also was incredible at the plate for the Mavs the junior came away with two home runs on the weekend against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi (Feb. 29) and Grambling State (Mar. 1).
• Texas transfer Camille Corona will return to McCombs Field as the fifth year made 29 starts for the Longhorns with a .375 career batting average. There, Corona saw 96 at-bats and tabbed 36 hits.
• Since being at UTA, Corona has become an everyday starter for head coach Kara Dill as the lefty leads the Mavs with a .429 batting average with 24 hits. In conference play, Corona ranks third in batting average.
• Over the last week of competition and playing in all seven games, Lindsey Franklin collected a .500 batting average, nine hits and five RBI.
• Freshman Kaitlyn Sailor had herself a stellar week at the plate with six hits, eight RBI and knocked her first home run of her career against UTSA (Mar. 2).
• As a team, UTA produced a whopping 43 runs off 58 hits over the last six games not to mention five home runs, 13 doubles and a .550 slugging percentage.

KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | No. 1/2 Texas (18-1)

• The ranked Longhorns of Texas are fresh off a 5-0 weekend on their home turf of McCombs Field with three of those contests ending in run-rules.
• UT's only loss of the season was a 4-3 extra-inning game against No. 8 Stanford.
• The Longhorns are currently on a seven-game winning streak as the team currently ranks #2 in batting average across the country (.408).
• Sophomore Reese Atwood leads Texas' offense with an impressive .508 batting average, 37 RBI and 10 home runs – two of those being multi-home run efforts (San Diego 2/9, Colorado State 2/23).
• Katie Stewart, Kayden Henry and Mia Scott all share the second-best number of hits with 22 as Stewart holds the second-best RBI (21) and runs scored (21).
• UT's pitching staff has been untouchable, holding a 0.72 ERA as a whole.
• Freshman Teagan Kavan has spent the most time in the circle for the Longhorns with 42.2 innings of work, sitting on a 1.15 ERA. The right-hander has thrown 48 strike outs with an 8-0 record. With three complete games thrown so far this year, Kavan has limited opponent's bats to a .122 average.
• Following Kavan closely is sophomore Citlaly Gutierrez with over 30 innings pitched. The fellow right-hander holds a low ERA of 0.46.

ON DECK
The Mavericks will take a weekend off from action and pick back up with a midweek contest at Houston Christian on Tuesday, Mar. 12 at 5 p.m.
   
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