University of Texas Arlington
17-25
Houston
21-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Arlington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 17 | 20 | 1 |
4/26/2024 9:56:00 PM | Baseball
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GAME FLOW
The Cougars took control of the game early with 4-run first inning after the Mavs were unable to score in the top of the 1st inning after Ryan Black and Tyson Pointer got on base with a single and Parker Airhart loaded the bases with a base on balls.
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The Mavs got on the board after JD Moreno brought home Garrison Berkley with an RBI double to cut the Cougars lead to 4-1, however, Houston accumulated 4 more runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning to jump out to an 8-1 lead and increased its lead to 9-1 after scoring another run in the bottom of the 3rd inning.
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Houston plated its 10th run of the game in the bottom of the 4th to take a 9-run lead but was quickly cut down to 8 after Tyson Pointer plated Cason Gregory with an RBI double for his second hit of the night. The Cougars plated another 2 runs in the bottom of the 5th to increase its lead to 12-2.
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The Cougars increased its lead to 13-2 in the bottom of the 6th, but the Mavs answered back in the top of the 7th inning after Ryan Ellis roped an RBI double to left-center field to plate Moreno and Black to chip away at the Cougar lead. Ellis was able to advance home after a throwing error from Houston to cut the deficit to 13-5.
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The Mavs got the offense rolling in the top of the 8th inning after recording three-straight doubles to score 2 runs. Gregory started the streak off and was brought home by Moreno, who was then brought home by Black to decrease the Cougars lead to 13-7. The Cougars plated 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th to jump out to a 17-7 lead, which is where the game stayed until the final.
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PITCHING PROFILE
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Zach Norris got his 11th start of the season and rang up a batter on strikes throughout his 2.0 innings pitched.
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Collin Horton came is as relief to start the 3rd inning and was able to strike out 3 Cougars throughout his 3.0 innings of work. The transfer from New Orleans faced 15 batters and allowed no walks and 6 hits.
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Sam Collins came in for relief in the 6th inning and was able to strikeout 2 out of the 11 batters he faced in his 2.0 innings of work. The Azle, Texas native allowed no walks in his outing.
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BOX SCORE NUGGETS
- Four Mavericks had multi-hit games in the loss today, with Cason Gregory, Tyson Pointer, Ryan Black and JD Moreno all snagging at least 2 hits in the game. Moreno was able to go 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.
- The Mavs pumped three straight doubles to start off the top of the 8th inning and scored 2 runs in the frame.
- This was the 17th time the Mavs put up double-digit hits with 12 in the game. The Mavs are now 12-5 in games when the squad puts up 10 or more hits.
ON DECK
The Mavs will face off against Houston in the second game of the non-conference weekend series tomorrow, Apr. 27, at 6:30 pm at the Don Sanders Field.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Citelli, Cade (3-1)
L: Norris, Zach (4-0)
Batting:
2B: Moreno, JD 2 ; Black, Ryan 1 ; Pointer, Tyson 1 ; Ellis, Ryan 1 ; Gregory, Cason 1
RBI: Moreno, JD 2 ; Black, Ryan 1 ; Pointer, Tyson 1 ; Ellis, Ryan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Moreno, JD 2 ; Black, Ryan 1 ; Ellis, Ryan 1 ; Berkley, Garrison 1 ; Gregory, Cason 2
Batting:
2B: Coll, Harold 2 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Jones, Tre 1 ; French, Jonathan 1
HR: Coll, Harold 1 ; Arbolida, Cary 2 ; Jones, Tre 1 ; Jimenez, Kenneth 1
RBI: DeJesus, Coby 2 ; Murray, Justin 2 ; Tulimero, Anthony 2 ; Coll, Harold 2 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Arbolida, Cary 3 ; Jones, Tre 1 ; Jimenez, Kenneth 2
SH: DeJesus, Coby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeJesus, Coby 2 ; Murray, Justin 2 ; Avalos, Anthony 1 ; Coll, Harold 3 ; Reese, Ace 1 ; Arbolida, Cary 3 ; Jones, Tre 2 ; Jimenez, Kenneth 2 ; French, Jonathan 1
SB: Murray, Justin 1
CS: Tulimero, Anthony 1
HBP: Bennett, Conner 1
