EDINBURG, TEXAS – The UT Arlington Maverick baseball team will play the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros in a conference series at UTRGV Baseball Stadium from Apr. 5-7.
QUICK FACTS
- The Mavericks are coming off a 6-4 win against TCU on Tuesday Apr.2, making it the first midweek-game win for the Mavericks this season. The Mavs, as of Thursday April 4, have the hardest non-conference schedule in the entire NCAA.
- Ryan Black, who leads the team in doubles with 13, ranks T-10th in the NCAA in doubles.
- Zach Norris ranks 21st in the NCAA in walks allowed per nine innings with a 1.33 rate throughout 7 starts. Additionally, Caylon Dygert ranks 10th in the NCAA with a 1.07 mark and allowed 0 walks in his last three straight starts for the Mavs. UTA ranks 1st in the NCAA in walks allowed per nine innings with an astonishing 2.73 rate. Additionally, the Mavs pitching staff have only allowed 75 walks throughout 29 games, which also leads the NCAA (minimum 28 games played).
- The Mavs currently sit 3rd in the WAC standings with a conference record of 8-4, sitting behind Grand Canyon (9-3) and Abiliene Christian (8-4).
- Zach Norris currently ranks 25th in the NCAA in strikeout-to-walk ratio with a mark of 6.50.
- The Mavericks have scored 59% of its runs against conference opponents. The teams 92 runs against WAC opponents are the most throughout 12 games within the last two seasons.
- The Mavericks pitching staff have only allowed 2 triples the entire season, which ranks 1st in the conference.
OPPONENT HISTORY
This will be the 50th, 51st and 52nd time the Mavericks face off against the Vaqueros throughout the history of the program. Throughout the last 10 times the teams have squared off, UTA have gone 8-2 against UTRGV.
ON DECK
The Mavericks will head up to Norman, Oklahoma for a midweek game against the Oklahoma Sooners on Apr. 9 at 6:30 p.m.
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