In case you missed it, take a look at the weekend recap here - Rounding the Bases
Mid-Week Preview
- Opponent: University of Texas – Arlington
- Date: Tues March 11th
- Time: 630pm
- Where: Disch-Falk Field
- TV: SEC Network+
University of Texas Longhorns host University of Texas Arlington Mavericks on Tuesday night in the final tune up before SEC conference play opens on Friday night against Mississippi State. UTA has certainly tested themselves so far this season with series against UTSA, Houston, and UL Monroe, in addition to mid-week matchups against Oklahoma State (x2) and Sam Houston.
Series History:
- First Met: 1981
- All-Time Record: 59-18 (58-17 at home)
- Last Meeting: 2024 – Texas won 11-0, a game in which the Horns homered 6 times
- UTA is picked to finish 7th out of 9 teams in the WAC
- Past weekend, UTA lost two of three to UL Monroe
Records:
Texas: 13-1 (0-0 SEC)
UTA: 4-8 (0-0 WAC)
Pitching Matchups:
- Texas Freshman RHP Drew Rerick (1-0, 6.75 ERA) v. UTA Redshirt Senior LHP Caden Noah (0-0, 1 save, 4.91 ERA)
- Rerick gets the start in lieu of Jason Flores as the staff wants to protect the pitch count and have Flores ready for a role this weekend out of the pen
- This will be Rerick's first career start. He has made 3 appearances on the year over 2.2 IP
- LHP Caden Noah of UT-Arlington was part of the University of Texas team back in 2021 and 2022, making only 3 apperances for the Horns, all of which happened in the 2021 season
- This will be Noah's 5 appearance this year with the first four coming in relief
- Noah has yet to appear against Texas during the 2023 or 2024 season matchups
Bullpen Leaders:
- Anthony Garcia (0-0, 1 save, 3.12 ERA)
- Rhys Stevens (0-1, 3.12 ERA)
- Jack Hagan (0-0, 5.68 ERA)
- Joe Steeber (1-1, 6.43 ERA)
Offense Leaders:
- Xavier Melendez (.333 BA, .874 OPS, 6 RBI, .436 SLG%, .438 OB%)
- Tyce Armstrong (.306 BA, .836 OPS, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .490 SLG%, .346 OB%)
- Cade Dodson (.295 BA, .740 OPS, 1 RBI, .386 SLG%, .354 OB%, 3-3 SB)
Prediction:
- Texas wins
- Horns are 13-1 on the season and I am also 13-1 on the season, my lone miss being that I predicted a 2-1 weekend in Vegas
STARTING LINEUP
UTA Lineup
| 1 | 2b | 15 Cade Dodson | L | .295 | |
| 2 | lf | 18 Maxwell Mims | R | .333 | |
| 3 | 1b | 5 Xavier Melendez | R | .333 | |
| 4 | rf | 11 Tyce Armstrong | R | .306 | |
| 5 | 3b | 2 Jake Martinez | R | .275 | |
| 6 | c | 20 Geoff Marlow | R | .333 | |
| 7 | dh | 0 Tate Bethel | R | .209 | |
| 8 | cf | 4 Jackson Hill | L | .333 | |
| 9 | ss | 12 Austin Phillips | R | .188 | |
| 10 | p | 38 Caden Noah | L |
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