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American college baseball season
The 2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Clay Gould Ballpark and were led by fourteenth-year head coach Darin Thomas. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Signing Day Recruits
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Source:[2]
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Mavericks were picked to finish second in the West Division.[3]
Coaches poll (West)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Texas State |
65 (6)
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2 |
UT Arlington |
58 (4)
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3 |
Louisiana |
52 (2)
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4 |
Little Rock |
33
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5 |
Louisiana–Monroe |
27
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6 |
Arkansas State |
13
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
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- Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
- Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
- Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
- Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
- Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
- Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
- William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
- Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
- Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
- Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
- Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
- Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
- Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
- Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
- Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)
Source:[4]
2021 UT Arlington Mavericks roster
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Pitchers
- 4 JD Wadleigh - Sophomore
- 5 Tanner King - Junior
- 12 Tristan Tom - Redshirt Senior
- 15 Wyatt Divis - Senior
- 18 Carlos Tavera - Junior
- 20 Zach Peters - Freshman
- 22 Michael Wong - Junior
- 24 David Moffat - Junior
- 25 Brayden Brooks - Sophomore
- 26 Kody Bullard - Redshirt Junior
- 29 Jarod Seals - Sophomore
- 31 Jack Hagan - Freshman
- 33 Brennan Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
- 34 Cade Winquest - Sophomore
- 35 Ryan Thomas - Junior
- 37 Cade Citelli - Freshman
- 40 Matt Novis - Sophomore
- 41 Zach Norris - Sophomore
- 44 Logan Austin - Redshirt Senior
- 45 Jackson Blue - Freshman
- 49 Riley Bost - Sophomore
- 50 Will Thomas - Freshman
- 54 Trevor Pruitt - Sophomore
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Catchers
- 10 Cole Solomon - Redshirt Junior
- 17 Sam Gotlieb - Junior
- 21 Andrew Miller - Senior'
- 32 Sam Crowell - Freshman
Infielders
- 3 Matthew Cavanagh - Sophomore
- 6 Boone Montgomery - Junior
- 7 Tyler Rice - Sophomore
- 11 Dylan Paul - Redshirt Senior
- 13 Josh Minjarez - Redshirt Senior
- 14 Tommy Williams - Junior
- 23 Steven Saunders - Sophomore
- 36 Justin Marino - Redshirt Sophomore
- 42 Cason Gregory - Freshman
Outfielders
- 2 Connor Aube - Senior
- 9 Tad Thompson - Redshirt Freshman
- 16 Anthony Dominguez - Senior
- 19 Zach Henry - Freshman
- 28 Phillip Childs - Redshirt Junior
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2021 UT Arlington Mavericks coaching staff
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- Darin Thomas – Head Coach – 14th year
- Taylor Dugas – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year
- Brady Cox – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
- Galen McSpadden – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
- Cameron Dobbs – Student Coach – 1st year
- Cody Wernli – Director of Baseball Operations
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Schedule and results
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Legend
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UT Arlington win
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UT Arlington loss
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Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
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Bold |
UT Arlington team member
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2021`UT Arlington Mavericks baseball game log
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Regular season (25-29)
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February (3-2)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SBC record
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Feb. 19 |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
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Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX |
Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
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Feb. 20 |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
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Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX |
Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
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Feb. 21 |
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
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Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX |
Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
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Feb. 23 |
vs. Tarleton State |
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Global Life Field • Arlington, TX |
W 14-1 |
Bullard (1-0) |
Waltmon (0-1) |
None |
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1-0 |
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Feb. 24 |
at Oklahoma |
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Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX |
L 1-7 |
Carmichael (1-0) |
Norris (0-1) |
None |
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1-1 |
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Feb. 26 |
Stephen F. Austin |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 2-5 |
Gennari (1-0) |
Novis (0-1) |
None |
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1-2 |
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Feb. 27 |
Stephen F. Austin |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 5-3 |
Bullard (2-0) |
Stobart (0-1) |
Wong (1) |
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314 |
2-2 |
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Feb. 27 |
Stephen F. Austin |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 2-1 |
Moffat (1-0) |
Todd (0-1) |
Norris (1) |
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314 |
3-2 |
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March (7-12)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SBC record
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Mar. 2 |
Abilene Christian |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 3-2 |
Norris (1-1) |
Sells (0-1) |
None |
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314 |
4-2 |
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Mar. 5 |
at UTSA |
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Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX |
L 1-13 |
Malone (1-0) |
Tavera (0-1) |
None |
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130 |
4-3 |
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Mar. 6 |
at UTSA |
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Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX |
L 0-3 (7 inns) |
Daughety (2-0) |
Bullard (2-1) |
None |
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4-4 |
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Mar. 6 |
at UTSA |
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Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX |
W 2-1 |
King (1-0) |
Mason (1-1) |
Wong (2) |
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148 |
5-4 |
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Mar. 7 |
at UTSA |
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Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX |
L 1-16 |
Easterling (1-0) |
Novis (0-2) |
None |
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109 |
5-5 |
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Mar. 9 |
at Oklahoma |
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L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK |
L 5-15 |
Carmichael (2-0) |
Winquest (0-1) |
None |
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545 |
5-6 |
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Mar. 11 |
Lamar |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 0-3 |
Palmer (1-0) |
Tavera (0-2) |
Dallas (4) |
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314 |
5-7 |
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Mar. 12 |
Lamar |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 0-2 |
Bravo (2-0) |
Bullard (2-2) |
Dallas (5) |
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314 |
5-8 |
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Mar. 13 |
Lamar |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 11-3 |
Moffat (2-0) |
Mize (1-1) |
None |
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314 |
6-8 |
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Mar. 14 |
Lamar |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 0-4 |
Johnson (1-0) |
Winquest (0-2) |
Douthit (1) |
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314 |
6-9 |
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Mar. 19 |
South Alabama |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 3-2 |
Wong (1-0) |
Dalton (3-2) |
None |
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314 |
7-9 |
1-0
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Mar. 20 |
South Alabama |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 4-6 |
Smith (1-0) |
Norris (1-2) |
Samaniego (3) |
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314 |
7-10 |
1-1
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Mar. 21 |
South Alabama |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 3-6 |
Booker (1-0) |
Moffat (2-1) |
Dalton (1) |
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314 |
7-11 |
1-2
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Mar. 23 |
Baylor |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 4-3 |
Austin (1-0) |
Boyd (0-1) |
None |
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314 |
8-11 |
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Mar. 26 |
at Houston |
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Schroeder Park • Houston, TX |
L 1-4 |
Gasser (3-2) |
Tavera (0-3) |
Cherry (2) |
ESPN+ |
209 |
8-12 |
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Mar. 27 |
at Houston |
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Schroeder Park • Houston, TX |
W 12-7 |
Bullard (3-2) |
Schultz (2-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
214 |
9-12 |
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Mar. 28 |
at Houston |
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Schroeder Park • Houston, TX |
W 8-7 |
Norris (2-2) |
Prayer (0-3) |
Wong (3) |
ESPN+ |
214 |
10-12 |
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Mar. 28 |
at Houston |
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Schroeder Park • Houston, TX |
L 4-5 |
Huggins (1-0) |
Austin (1-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
145 |
10-13 |
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Mar. 30 |
No. 12 TCU |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 3-5 |
King (2-1) |
Winquest (0-3) |
Green (5) |
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314 |
10-14 |
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April (9-8)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SBC record
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Apr. 1 |
at Texas State |
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Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX |
L 0-2 |
Leigh (1-4) |
Tavera (0-4) |
None |
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681 |
10-15 |
1-3
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Apr. 2 |
at Texas State |
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Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX |
W 9-3 |
Bullard (4-2) |
Bush (1-3) |
None |
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700 |
11-15 |
2-3
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Apr. 3 |
at Texas State |
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Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX |
W 10-6 |
Norris (3-2) |
Stivors (1-2) |
None |
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700 |
12-15 |
3-3
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Apr. 6 |
at Baylor |
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Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |
L 6-7 |
Leckich (1-0) |
Norris (3-3) |
Boyd (5) |
ESPN+ |
1,027 |
12-16 |
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Apr. 9 |
Coastal Carolina |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 7-8 |
Sharkey (1-1) |
Wong (1-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
314 |
12-17 |
3-4
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Apr. 10 |
Coastal Carolina |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 7-3 |
Bullard (5-2) |
Parker (2-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
314 |
13-17 |
4-4
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Apr. 11 |
Coastal Carolina |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 5-1 |
Moffat (3-1) |
Maton (2-3) |
Wong (4) |
ESPN+ |
314 |
14-17 |
5-4
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Apr. 13 |
at Abilene Christian |
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Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX |
L 10-11 |
Huffing (4-0) |
Winquest (0-4) |
Riley (4) |
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204 |
14-18 |
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Apr. 16 |
at Arkansas State |
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Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR |
W 7-5 |
King (2-0) |
Algee (0-2) |
Wong (5) |
ESPN+ |
415 |
15-18 |
6-4
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Apr. 17 |
at Arkansas State |
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Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR |
W 9-2 |
Bullard (6-2) |
Nash (1-4) |
None |
ESPN+ |
356 |
16-18 |
7-4
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Apr. 18 |
at Arkansas State |
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Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR |
L 3-5 |
Holt (2-2) |
Moffat (3-2) |
Stone (4) |
ESPN+ |
307 |
16-19 |
7-5
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Apr. 20 |
at No. 5 TCU |
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Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
L 1-9 |
Savage (1-0) |
Bost (0-1) |
None |
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2,145 |
16-20 |
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Apr. 21 |
Kansas |
|
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 8-1 |
Winquest (1-4) |
Hazelwood (2-2) |
None |
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314 |
17-20 |
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Apr. 23 |
at McNeese State |
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Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA |
W 8-1 |
Tavera (1-4) |
Dion (4-4) |
King (1) |
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412 |
18-20 |
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Apr. 24 |
at McNeese State |
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Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA |
W 6-5 |
Wong (2-1) |
Brady (1-1) |
Austin (1) |
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377 |
19-20 |
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Apr. 25 |
at McNeese State |
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Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA |
L 3-5 |
Ellison (3-2) |
Moffat (3-3) |
Foster (2) |
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439 |
19-21 |
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Apr. 27 |
No. 5 TCU |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 3-8 |
Savage (2-0) |
Winquest (1-5) |
None |
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314 |
19-22 |
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May (6–7)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SBC record
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May 1 |
Little Rock |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 1-0 |
King (3-0) |
Evans (1-2) |
None |
ESPN+ |
314 |
20-22 |
8-5
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May 2 |
Little Rock |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 5-4 |
Wong (3-1) |
Barkley (5-3) |
King (2) |
ESPN+ |
314 |
21-22 |
9-5
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May 2 |
Little Rock |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 3-0 |
Moffat (4-3) |
DeCooman (0-3) |
Austin (2) |
ESPN+ |
314 |
22-22 |
10-5
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May 4 |
vs. Texas A&M |
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Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX |
L 4-8 |
Menefee (3-2) |
Brooks (0-1) |
Jozwiak (7) |
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22-23 |
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May 7 |
at Louisiana–Monroe |
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Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA |
W 6-1 |
Tavera (2-4) |
Barnes (2-5) |
None |
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549 |
23-23 |
11-5
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May 8 |
at Louisiana–Monroe |
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Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA |
L 1-5 |
Barlow (6-4) |
Bullard (6-3) |
Orton (5) |
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23-24 |
11-6
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May 9 |
at Louisiana–Monroe |
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Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA |
L 8-10 |
Goleman (2-1) |
Moffat (4-4) |
Orton (6) |
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580 |
23-25 |
11-7
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May 14 |
Louisiana |
|
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 3-4 (15 inns) |
Marshall (1-0) |
Brooks (0-2) |
Dixon (1) |
ESPN+ |
314 |
23-26 |
11-8
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May 15 |
Louisiana |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
W 6-2 |
Bullard (7-3) |
Cooke (6-3) |
King (3) |
ESPN+ |
314 |
24-26 |
12-8
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May 15 |
Louisiana |
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Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
L 4-7 |
Marshall (2-0) |
Austin (1-2) |
Talley (7) |
ESPN+ |
314 |
24-27 |
12-9
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May 18 |
Stephen F. Austin |
|
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX |
Game cancelled
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May 20 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
W 5-3 |
Norris (4-3) |
Thompson (6-1) |
King (4) |
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457 |
25-27 |
13-9
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May 21 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
L 2-3 |
Jackson (4-6) |
Bullard (7-4) |
Jones (16) |
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487 |
25-28 |
13-10
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May 22 |
at Georgia Southern |
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J. Il. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
L 3-6 |
Davis (1-1) |
Moffat (4-5) |
Jones (17) |
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529 |
25-29 |
13-11
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Post-season (2–1)
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SBC Tournament (2–1)
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Date
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Opponent
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Seed/Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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Tournament record
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May 27 |
vs. (5W) Arkansas State |
(2W) |
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL |
W 8-3 |
Tavera (3-4) |
Hudson (5-3) |
None |
ESPN+ |
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26-29 |
1-0
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May 28 |
vs. (3E) Troy |
(2W) |
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL |
W 11-5 |
Seals (4-0) |
Gainous (9-5) |
None |
ESPN+ |
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27-29 |
2-0
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May 29 |
vs. (1E) South Alabama |
(2W) |
Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL |
L 4-5 |
Samaniego (2-2) |
Wong (3-2) |
Dalton (4) |
ESPN+ |
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27-30 |
2-1
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- Schedule Source:[5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Conference accolades
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- Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
- Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
- Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
- Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
- Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA
All Conference First Team
- Connor Cooke (LA)
- Hayden Arnold (LR)
- Carlos Tavera (UTA)
- Nick Jones (GASO)
- Drake Osborn (LA)
- Robbie Young (APP)
- Luke Drumheller (APP)
- Drew Frederic (TROY)
- Ben Klutts (ARST)
- Mason McWhorter (GASO)
- Logan Cerny (TROY)
- Ethan Wilson (USA)
- Cameron Jones (GSU)
- Ben Fitzgerald (LA)
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All Conference Second Team
- JoJo Booker (USA)
- Tyler Tuthill (APP)
- Jeremy Lee (USA)
- Aaron Barkley (LR)
- BT Riopelle (CCU)
- Dylan Paul (UTA)
- Travis Washburn (ULM)
- Eric Brown (CCU)
- Grant Schulz (ULM)
- Tyler Duncan (ARST)
- Parker Chavers (CCU)
- Josh Smith (GSU)
- Andrew Miller (UTA)
- Noah Ledford (GASO)
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References:[6]