ARLINGTON, TEXAS – The UT Arlington Maverick baseball team will play the Grand Canyon Lopes in a conference series from April 12-14 at Clay Gould Ballpark.
QUICK FACTS
- Tyce Armstrong cracked the Mavs first grand slam of the season in the loss to Oklahoma. The Conroe, Texas native has slashed 3 home runs on the season, which ranks 2nd on the team.
- Ryan Black, who leads the team in doubles with 14, ranks T-14th in the NCAA in doubles and trails just 5 short of the leader.
- In the series against UTRGV, Parker Airhart went 5-for-12 with 3 homeruns. The Flower Mound, Texas native also recorded 5 RBIs and threw out two steal attempts.
- Ryan Ellis currently leads the team in batting average (.321) and has drawn 25 walks on the season, the most by any Maverick.
- The Mavs currently sit 5th in the WAC standings with a conference record of 8-4.
- Zach Norris currently ranks T-10th in the NCAA in strikeout-to-walk ratio with a mark of 7.33.
- Caylon Dygert has gone four straight starts without allowing a walk and ranks 5th in the NCAA for walks allowed per nine innings with a rate of .94.
- The Mavericks pitching staff have only allowed 86 walks on the year which not only leads the WAC by 20, but also ranks 4th in the entire NCAA.
OPPONENT HISTORY
The Mavericks and Lopes have only faced off one time in program history which occurred last season during the WAC Tournament. The Mavs were able to take down GCU 6-5 and ended the Lopes 12-game winning streak at the time.
ON DECK
The Mavericks will host the Baylor Bears in a midweek game next Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m.
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