ARLINGTON, TEXAS - The UT Arlington baseball team return to Globe Life Field for the third-straight season to play in the midweek Amegy Bank College Baseball Series against the Oklahoma Sooners tomorrow at 7 p.m.
The Mavs hold an all-time record of 12-27 against the Sooners and have a record of 1-2 at neutral site games against the Sooners.
GAME NOTES
- UT Arlington comes into the 2025 season projected to finish seventh place in the Western Athletic Conference, according to the preseason coaches' poll.
- The last matchup between the Mavericks and Sooners occurred last season on Apr. 9, which resulted in a 9-11 loss for the Mavericks. The last time the Mavs and Sooners matched up at Globe Life Field was on Feb. 24, 2021, which saw the Sooners win 7-1.
- The Mavs feature five true freshman and 23 additional newcomers on the 2025 roster.
- The Mavs pitching staff held an ERA of 5.38 last season, which was the lowest ERA on the season since 2021 when the team held an ERA of 4.28. Currently, the Mavs hold and ERA of 2.67.
- The Mavs were 14-9 last season when they scored first and were 13-2 when out-hitting their opponent.
- Last season, UTA held a record of 11-13 at Clay Gould Ballpark and held a record of 5-6 in their final 11 home games of the season.
- Caylon Dygert, a sophomore from Magnolia, Texas, was named the opening day starter and ranked up three strikeouts and no runs allowed in 8.1 innings pitched. Last season, he made 14 starts as a pitcher, and appeared in 25 games as a DH/1B last season with the Mavs. He picked up 48 strikeouts and allowed just 16 walks while leading the team with a 3.79 ERA. The sophomore allowed just 38 earned runs across 90.1 innings pitched and picked up his first complete game in just his third-career start at Lamar (3/2/24) ... Offensively, Dygert slashed 11 hits in 33 at-bats with two doubles and slashed for 5 RBIs and a home run while holding an OPS of .921. He was named Second Team Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.com and won a conference player of the week award.
- During the 2024 regular season, the Mavericks boasted the second-best walks allowed per nine innings in the NCAA with a mark of 2.94. Caylon Dygert led the way on the team with a 1.59 mark on the season, walking just 13 batters in 90.1 innings pitched and ranked 21st in the entire NCAA.
- UT Arlington is scheduled to play nine games against ranked opponents this season. A three-game series with #18 Oklahoma State, a split series against #20 DBU, a split series versus #23 TCU and a matchup down in Austin against the #16 Texas Longhorns.
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ON DECK
The Mavs will play in its first road series of the season in a three-game matchup against the #17 Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater, Oklahoma, from Feb. 21-23.
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