ARLINGTON, Texas – The UT Arlington Mavericks dropped the middle game of their Western Athletic Conference series to Sacramento State 11-1 in seven innings on Saturday afternoon at Clay Gould Ballpark.
Sacramento State jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the second inning and added two more in the third on a two-run home run by Jakob Poturnak to build a 5-0 advantage. UTA broke through in the fourth when
Xander McAfee delivered a solo home run to deep left field to cut the deficit to 5-1.
The Hornets pulled away with four runs in the fifth inning and added single runs in both the sixth and seventh to invoke the run rule. Sacramento State finished with 12 hits on the afternoon, while the Mavericks were limited to five hits.
Xavier Melendez,
Preston Knott,
Xander McAfee and
Ethan Ho each recorded a hit for UTA.
Pitching Profile
Senior left-hander
Kyle Winkler took the loss after allowing five runs on five hits over 2.2 innings. The Mavericks used three relievers, with freshman
Landon Murphy working two innings and allowing three runs.
On Deck
UT Arlington and Sacramento State close out their series Sunday at noon at Clay Gould Ballpark.
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