Mavs Fall To Baylor In Final Big 12 Midweek Game Of The Season - University of Texas Arlington Athletics

Tuesday, April 30

Waco, TX

6:30 PM

University of Texas Arlington

18-27

Baylor

20-23

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UT Arlington	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	2
Baylor	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	X	5	11	0

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By: Marshall Wolfe

WACO, TEXAS – The UT Arlington Maverick baseball team concluded its 8-game road stretch with a 5-3 loss against the Baylor Bears in the final Big 12 midweek-game of the season at the Baylor Ballpark this Tuesday.

GAME FLOW
Baylor took control of the game early and opened up with a 2-run inning plating both runs in the bottom of the 1st. The Mavericks were able to plate a run in the top of the 3rd inning to cut the game to 2-1 after Tyson Pointer scored off a wild pitch. Pointer reached base after getting hit by his second pitch of the night and advanced to third with two steals.

The Bears struck back with a run of its own in the bottom of the 3rd to regain its 2-run lead, however, the Mavericks clawed back with a run when Jordan Medellin plated Tate Bethel with a SAC FLY to left field to cut the Baylor lead to 3-2.

In the bottom of the 6th inning, Baylor plated another run to take a 2-run lead once again at 4-2. The Mavs scored another run in the top of the 7th to bring it back to a 1-run game after Parker Airhart roped an RBI single which plated Ryan Black, who reached on a single of his own.

The Bears regained its 2-run lead in the bottom of the 7th after a fielding error from the Mavericks, which is where the game remained until the final out.

PITCHING PROFILE

The Mavs utilized 5 pitchers in the game with Aaron Calhoun getting the start for the 11th time this season. The native of Pearland, Texas pitched for 3.0 innings and picked up a strikeout and allowed 5 hits in the 15 batters he faced.

Cade McGlade came in for relief and performed well in his 2.0 innings pitched by allowing just 1 hit and picking up a strikeout in the 7 batters he faced.

Trevor Eby pitched for 1.0 innings and picked up his first strikeout of the season and allowed 2 hits in his lone inning.

BOX SCORE NUGGETS

Tate Bethel had himself a multi-hit game with a 2-for-4 performance with a triple, his second of the season, during the game.
The Mavericks pitching staff, who rank 2nd in the NCAA in walks allowed per nine innings with a 2.92 mark, allowed just 2 walks all game.

ON DECK
The Mavs return home to host the Sacramento State Hornets in a conference series from May 3-5 at Clay Gould Ballpark.

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