PHOENIX, Arizona - The UT Arlington baseball team (13-23, 5-7 WAC) will face the Grand Canyon Lopes (24-16, 10-5) in a conference series from Apr. 25-27.
 
The Mavs hold an all-time record of 2-2 over the Lopes and will be making their debut at the Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark. The Mavs hold a record of 1-0 over the Lopes in Arizona however, as the Mavs took down the Lopes in the WAC Tournament 6-5 to halt a 14-game winning streak, which at the time, was the longest in all of Division 1 baseball.
 
 
GAME NOTES

• According to D1Baseball.com, the Mavs currently have the toughest schedule within the Western Athletic Conference with the 16th hardest non-conference schedule in the country, and the 26th hardest in the country.
• Cade Dodson, a freshman from Gunter, Texas, has dominated his last 15 games going 26-for-59 at the plate (.441), seven doubles, a triple, a homerun and 10 RBIs.
• In conference play, Joe Steeber currently ranks fourth in ERA, and second among starters, with a mark of 3.04 over four appearances. The Southlake, Texas native has allowed just two walks over 23.2 innings played in conference play.
• Tyce Armstrong, a native of Conroe, Texas, leads the Mavs in homeruns (8), RBI (26), and total bases (70). 
• In the series against Tarleton, the Mavericks blasted nine homeruns over the weekend. The nine homeruns are the most in a series since the Mavs jacked nine in a two-game series against Houston in 2023. freshmen Austin Phillips and Cade Dodson put together an excellent week of hitting each averaging .500 over the four victories during the week.
• In conference play, the Mavs pitching staff ranks second in the WAC with an ERA of 4.32, allowing just 40 earned runs over a span of nine conference games. The staff also ranks first in runs allowed (50), home runs allowed (6) and third in hits allowed with (97). The Mavs have also only allowed only 16 walks in conference play, with the next closest team having 30 (Tarleton State)
• Individually in conference play, Austin Phillips currently sits 10th in the conference with a batting average of .387. The true freshman transfer has put together 12 hits, tone homer, two doubles and seven RBI in eight conference games played.
• Sophomore Nicholas Robb and senior Caden Noah pitched 10 innings of shutout ball against the Sacramento State Hornets on Saturday, Mar. 22. The duo allowed just four hits, a run while striking out ten batters.
• 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. This season, the Mavs have opened up 7-11 at home.

 
CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Apr. 23)
 
1.) Utah Valley                                   25-16 (10-5)
2.) Grand Canyon                            23-16 (10-5)
3.) Sacramento State                       23-16 (10-5)
4.) Abilene Christian                         24-15 (8-7)
5.) California Baptist                         22-19 (5-7)
6.) Tarleton State                              17-24 (5-7)
7.) UT Arlington                               13-23 (5-7)
8.) Seattle U                                      15-23 (4-8)
9.) Utah Tech                                     17-21 (3-9)
 
 
 
LIVE COVERAGE
 
Friday, 4/25
UTA at GCU (9:00 p.m. CT)
Brazzell Field at GCU Ballpark
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Live Stats
 
Saturday, 4/26
UTA at GCU (9:00 p.m. CT)
Brazzell Field at GCU Ballpark
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Live Stats


Sunday, 4/27
UTA at GCU (9:00 p.m. CT)
Brazzell Field at GCU Ballpark
Watch Live (ESPN+)
Live Stats


ON DECK
The Mavs will return to DFW for a five-game stretch starting with a visit to Lupton Field to play the TCU Horned Frogs on Tuesday, Apr. 29 at 6 pm. Then, the Mavs will host the Utah Valley Wolverines in a conference series from May 2-4 before hosting DBU in the next midweek matchup, on May 6.

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