ARLINGTON, Texas --UT Arlington had a hard time cashing in runs, leaving 10 Mavericks on base in a 12-6 loss at the hands of the Houston Cougars on Saturday.

Sophomore Caylon Dygert (1-2) got the ball to start for UT Arlington (3-4) and took the loss. Senior Rhys Stevens was a bright spot for the Mavericks, coming out of the bullpen and throwing 4.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits, with one walk and three strikeouts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Trailing 6-0, the Mavericks first put runs on the board in the third inning. Junior Jake Martinez's run-scoring single highlighted a two-run inning for UT Arlington.

The Mavericks kept the deficit at 6-2 before closing the gap further in the seventh. which tightened the Cougars lead to 6-5.

Houston expanded their lead to 12-5 before the Mavs put up a run on senior Tyce Armstrong's one-out solo home run off sophomore Richie Roman. The Mavericks were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.

GAME NOTES
» UT Arlington's highest scoring inning was the seventh, when it pushed three runs across.
» UT Arlington left 10 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» UT Arlington pitchers faced 44 Houston hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out five.
» The Mavericks drew four walks from Houston pitching.
» Armstrong led the Mavericks at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.

ON DECK
The Mavs will play in the series finale at Clay Gould Ballpark at 1 p.m. tomorrow, Mar. 2. 

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