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1 UTA Communications Brent Ingram U T OKLAHOMA DATE OPPONENT RESULT TIME/SCORE Feb. 17 ^vs. SEMO L 3-4 Feb. 18 ^at Stephen F. Austin L 1-2 (10) ^vs. SEMO W 5-3 Feb. 19 ^at Stephen. F. Austin W 7-4 Feb. 21 #1 TCU L 2-7 Feb. 24 LOUISIANA TECH L 1-3 (10) Feb. 25 LOUISIANA TECH L 3-7 Feb. 26 LOUISIANA TECH L 4-6 (11) Feb. 28 #23 DALLAS BAPTIST L 7-9 March 3 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 7-3 March 4 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 8-6 March 5 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 4-2 March 8 at Abilene Christian University W 5-4 March 10 MILWAUKEE L 2-5 March 11 MILWAUKEE W 5-4 March 12 MILWAUKEE W 8-5 March #4 Texas Tech W 5-1 March 15 ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY L 1-9 March 17 *at Georgia State W 10-7 March 18 *at Georgia State L 1-2 March 19 *at Georgia State W 7-1 March 21 at Sam Houston State L 2-14 March 24 *GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 3-2 March 25 *GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 3-4 March 26 *GEORGIA SOUTHERN L 5-9 March 28 at Dallas Baptist L 7-12 March 31 *TROY W 9-6 *TROY W 5-2 April 1 *TROY L 5-13 April 4 #3 TCU L 4-5 April 7 *at Appalachian State W 18-1 April 8 *at Appalachian State W 5-2 April 9 *at Appalachian State W 6-5 April 13 *LITTLE ROCK W 2-0 April 14 *LTITLE ROCK L 4-9 April 15 *LITTLE ROCK W 10-5 April 18 #23 TEXAS A&M W 3-2 April 21 *at ULM W 6-4 April 22 *at ULM W 10-2 April 23 *at ULM W 10-3 April 25 at #19 Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. April 28 *LOUISIANA 6:30 p.m. April 29 *LOUISIANA 2:00 p.m. April 30 *LOUISIANA 1:00 p.m. May 2 at Texas 6:30 p.m. May 5 *at Arkansas State 6:30 p.m. May 6 *at Arkansas State 6:30 p.m. May 7 *at Arkansas State 1:00 p.m. May 12 *#26 COASTAL CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. May 13 *#26 COASTAL CAROLINA 2:00 p.m. May 14 *#26 COASTAL CAROLINA 1:00 p.m. May 16 at #3 TCU 6:30 p.m. May 18 *at Texas State 6:00 p.m. May 19 *at Texas State 3:00 p.m. May 20 *at Texas State 1:00 p.m. May Sun Belt Conference Championships TBD June 2-5 NCAA Regional TBD *: Denotes Sun Belt game ^: Denotes SFA Game played at Globe Life Ballpark in Arlington Rankings listed for future games are highest of four major polls released on Monday, April 3 (NCBWA, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1baseball.com) April 25 Norman, Okla. L. Dale Mitchell Park PROJECTED PITCHING MATCHUP UTAMavs.com 23-17, 13-5 SUN BELT BASEBALL MAVS TRAVEL TO FACE OKLAHOMA In the midst of a four-game road swing, UTA will put its five-game winning streak on the line with a Tuesday matchup at No. 19 Oklahoma, with first pitch slated for 6:30 p.m. CT at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The game will be televised on FOX College Sports-Central with Chad McKee and Mickey Tettleton calling the action, with the game available on FOXSportsGo.com and the FSGo app. UTA (22-17, 13-5 Sun Belt Conference) ranks sixth in college baseball with a 13-4 road record, with its 13 road wins ranking third in the NCAA. UTA has now won five consecutive games, are 9-1 in its last 10 games, and have won 11 of its last 14 outings. UTA is 15-5 away from the cavernous Clay Gould Ballpark. Last week, the Mavs went 4-0, including a 3-2 midweek win over No. 23 Texas A&M. The Mavs traveling to Norman will mark their fourth straight road contest before UTA returns home for a colossal conference clash with Louisiana in a three-game series at Clay Gould Ballpark. The weekend will pit the two top teams in the Sun Belt Conference standings, with the Mavs (13-5) trailing the Ragin Cajuns (13-4-1) by 0.5 game in the overall race. Oklahoma (28-15, 6-6 Big 12) entered last week ranked as high as No. 19 in the weekly polls. The Sooners have lost nine of their last 11 games after soaring into the top-25 rankings midway through the season with a strong start. OU opened the year with a series win vs. No. 17 Long Beach State and after a midweek win over Oral Roberts, OU climbed to No. 9 and sported a 26-6 record. Last weekend, OU took the series finale vs. Kansas to salvage the series, also suffering a loss at Dallas Baptist in midweek action. QUICK NOTES UTA ranks third in the Sun Belt Conference in ERA (3.93), while leading the circuit in saves (15) and fewest walks allowed. At the plate, UTA has struck out the fewest times in the league, ranking sixth in average (.274) and on-base percentage (.364) Junior Easton Johnson leads all Sun Belt Conference second baseman in defensive assists. Sophomore C Will Olson ranks seventh in the Sun Belt in average (.350) Junior 1B Omar Salinas has seven homers, fifth-best in the Sun Belt, while ranking 12th in on-base percentage (.424) and eighth in RBI (33). Senior OF/IF Quintin Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 32 straight games. UTA MAVERICKS GAMECENTER Record: 23-17, 13-5 Sun Belt Ranking: not ranked Last Game: W, 10-3 at ULM Head Coach: Darin Thomas (Oklahoma Christian, 1989) Overall Record: (10th year) at UTA: same OKLAHOMA SOONERS Record: 28-15, 6-6 Big 12 Ranking: receiving votes (NCBWA) Last Game: W, 7-6 vs. Kansas Head Coach: Pete Hughes (Davidson, 1996) Overall Record: (21st year) at OU: (5th year) TUESDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO UTA Jake Wilcox (Jr., LHP) / OU Dylan Grove (So., RHP) /

2 baseball contact: Brent Ingram UTA BASEBALL SCHEDULE MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Off Day depart for Norman, Okla. UTA at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. depart for Arlington Practice Practice TBD UTA vs. Louisiana 6:30 p.m. UTA vs. Louisiana 2 p.m. UTA vs. Louisiana 1 p.m. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Off Day depart for Austin UTA at Texas 6:30 p.m. depart for Arlington Practice Depart for Jonesboro, Ark. Practice at AState TBD UTA at Arkansas State 6 p.m. UTA at Arkansas State 6 p.m. UTA at Arkansas State 1 p.m. depart for Arlington QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Name: The University of Texas at Arlington City/Zip: Arlington, Texas Founded: 1892 (Senior College 1959) Enrollment: 34,000 Nickname: Mavericks School Colors: Royal Blue, Orange and White Affiliations: NCAA Division I Conference: Sun Belt Conference President: Dr. Vistasp Karbhari Director of Athletics: Jim Baker Assoc. AD/SWA: Debbie Garcia Athletic Dept. Phone: MEDIA RELATIONS Baseball Contact: Brent Ingram Office Phone: (817) Cell Phone: (859) brent.ingram@uta.edu COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Darin Thomas Alma Mater: Oklahoma Christian, 1989 Record at UT Arlington (Yrs): (10) Overall Record (Yrs): Same Office Phone: (817) Assistant Coaches: Fuller Smith (Ole Miss, 2008) Jon Wente (Arizona State, 1998) Joel Bocchi (Arizona State, 2005) Graduate Manager: Eric Schenck-Joblinske (Iowa, 2016) Student Assistant: Jacob Moreland (UTA, 2017) FACILITY Home Stadium: Clay Gould Ballpark Surface Natural Grass All-Time Home Record: All-Time Clay Gould Ballpark Record: Capacity: 1,000 Attendance Record: 2,008 (vs. TCU, 2017) MEDIA INFORMATION CREDENTIALS All media credential requests should be submitted at least 24 hours prior to home games. Credentials can be picked up the day of a game at the ticket window at Clay Gould Ballpark. Requests should be made through the Communications Office by contacting Brent Ingram. PRESS BOX The Clay Gould Ballpark Press Box sits above the grandstand behind home plate. MEDIA SERVICES During games, media will be provided with a media guide as well as notes and updated statistics. Final box scores will be available shortly following each game. For FAX service, please contact a member of the UTA Communications staff for assistance. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Interviews with players and coaches are done in an informal manner on the field following each game. For assistance in locating any member of the UTA team, find Brent Ingram for help. For assistance with opposing players and coaches, please see the opposing SID. PRACTICE/INTERVIEWS Head coach Darin Thomas is available for interviews weekday mornings as well as immediately after practice. His office is located in the Gould Ballpark Clubhouse. Team practices take place each weekday afternoon. All practices are subject to change based on class schedules of the players and travel as well as game schedules. All practices are open to the media. Interviews with coaches and/or players are after practice and phone interviews may be arranged. Advance notice is requested for all interviews. Please arrange all interviews through the UTA Media Relations Office and baseball contact Brent Ingram. PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs are made available to the media for publication use. To obtain photos of any UTA player, please contact Brent Ingram in the UTA Media Relations Office. ON THE WEB Updated results, statistics and game notes are available 24 hours a day on the official website of UTA athletics, UTAMavs.com

3 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. B/T Hometown/Previous School 2 Christian Hollie IF Jr. 2L R/R Fort Worth, Texas / Fossil Ridge 3 Quintin Rohrbaugh IF/OF Sr. 1L R/R Grand Prairie, Texas / Arlington Bowie / Weatherford CC 4 RJ Williams IF Jr. 2L R/R Rockwall, Texas / Heath 5 Will Olson C/IF R-So. 1L L/R Sherman, Texas / Sherman 6 Noah Vaughan OF/1B So. 1L L/L Conroe, Texas / College Park 7 Brady Cox C/IF Sr. 3L R/R Fort Worth, Texas / Arlington Heights 9 Aaron Funk OF So. 1L L/R Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield 10 Jordon West RHP Jr. TR R/R Taylorsville, Utah / Taylorsville / Cochise CC 11 Jake Wilcox LHP Jr. 2L R/L Sunnyvale, Texas / Sunnyvale 12 Kadon Simmons RHP Sr. 1L R/R Cut & Shoot, Texas / Caney Creek / N. Central Texas CC 13 Josh Minjarez IF So. 1L R/R San Angelo, Texas / Central 15 Thomas Shroder RHP Jr. TR R/R Tucson, Ariz. / Cienega / Arizona Western *16 Ty Sawka OF Fr. TR S/R McKinney, Texas / McKinney North / Alabama 17 Cody Wernli RHP Fr. HS R/R Allen, Texas / Allen *18 Drew Gooch LHP Jr. TR L/L Argyle, Texas / Argyle / TCU 19 Matt Michalski RHP Sr. 1L R/R Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield / N. Central Texas CC 20 Phillip Childs OF Fr. HS R/R Euless, Texas / Trinity 21 Trae Patterson RHP R-Jr. TR R/R Haslet, Texas / Fort Worth Christian / N. Central Texas CC / Kansas State / Cisco CC 22 Adam Meyer LHP R-Jr. 1L L/L Fort Worth, Texas / Azle / Eastern Oklahoma CC 23 Jakob Nunez C Jr. TR R/R Odessa, Texas / Odessa / Odessa CC 24 Colton Turner IF Sr. 1L R/R Round Rock, Texas / Round Rock / TCU / Weatherford CC 25 Omar Salinas OF Jr. TR L/R Arlington, Texas / Arlington / Hill CC 26 Ryan Buss LHP Jr. TR L/L Dallas, Texas / Highland Park / Navarro CC 27 Jud Kinzy RHP R-Jr. TR R/R Denton, Texas / Guyer / Houston / Weatherford CC 28 Easton Johnson IF R-Jr. RS R/R Austin, Texas / Austin Anderson / North Lake CC 29 Zac Cook IF Fr. HS L/R Flower Mound, Texas / Marcus 32 Phil Berthiaume OF Jr. TR R/R Quebec City, Canada / Cardinal-Roy / Seminole State CC 33 Austin Gardner RHP Sr. 1L R/R Coppell, Texas / Coppell / Wichita State / Cisco CC 34 Daniel James RHP Jr. 2L R/R Lubbock, Texas / Lubbock 35 Brad Vassar LHP Jr. 2L L/L McKinney, Texas / McKinney 36 Dylan Easterling LHP Fr. HS L/L Murphy, Texas / Plano East 37 Reid Petty RHP Jr. 1L R/R Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield 41 Dylan Schneider RHP/C So. 1L R/R Cleburne, Texas / Cleburne 42 Parker Schkade RHP R-Fr. RS R/R Mansfield, Texas / Mansfield Lake Ridge 44 Logan Austin RHP So. 1L R/R Irving, Texas / MacArthur 47 Jakob Hernandez LHP Jr. TR L/L Parker, Colo. / Chaparral / Seward County CC *: Will redshirt the 2017 season. Alphabetical 44 Logan Austin RHP 32 Phil Berthiaume OF 26 Ryan Buss LHP 20 Phillip Childs OF 29 Zac Cook IF 7 Brady Cox C/IF 36 Dylan Easterling LHP 9 Aaron Funk OF 33 Austin Gardner RHP 18 Drew Gooch LHP 47 Jakob Hernandez LHP 2 Christian Hollie IF 34 Daniel James RHP 28 Easton Johnson IF 27 Jud Kinzy RHP 22 Adam Meyer LHP 19 Matt Michalski RHP 13 Josh Minjarez IF 23 Jakob Nunez C 5 Will Olson C/IF 21 Trae Patterson RHP 37 Reid Petty RHP 3 Quintin Rohrbaugh IF/OF 25 Omar Salinas OF 16 Ty Sawka OF 42 Parker Schkade RHP 41 Dylan Schneider RHP/C 15 Thomas Shroder RHP 12 Kadon Simmons RHP 24 Colton Turner IF 35 Brad Vassar LHP 6 Noah Vaughan OF/1B 17 Cody Wernli RHP 10 Jordon West RHP 11 Jake Wilcox LHP 4 RJ Williams IF Coaching Staff Head Coach, No. 14: Darin Thomas, 10th season (Oklahoma Christian, 1989) Assistant Coach, No. 16: Fuller Smith (Ole Miss, 2008) Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach, No. 31: Jon Wente (Arizona State, 1998) Volunteer Assistant Coach, No. 40: Joel Bocchi (Arizona State, 2005) Director of Operations: Eric Schenck-Joblinske (Iowa, 2016) Student Assistant Coach: Jacob Moreland Pronunciation Guide Berthiaume....Bur-thume; like perfume Bocchi...BAAH-kee Minjarez men-HAR-ezz Michalski...ma-HALL-ski Rohrbaugh...ROAR-bah Schkade...Like scotty

4 PITCHING MATCHUP Tuesday at Oklahoma Jr., LHP Jake Wilcox (2-1, 7.31 ERA) vs. So., RHP Dylan Grove (1-3, 4.15 ERA) Wilcox has worked in 13 games with two starts, tossing 16 innings, allowing 21 hits and seven walks, striking out 10. Wilcox has pitched well in two of his last three outings, including working two innings in a start vs. No. 23 Texas A&M last Tuesday. He tossed a season-high five innings in relief vs. No. 3 TCU on April 4, not allowing an earned run and striking out five as UTA attempted a comeback charge. LEADING THE MAVS UTA has hit.274 as a team in 2017, scoring 213 runs in 40 games, with 55 doubles, nine triples, 22 homers and a.364 on-base percentage. Defensively, the Mavs have fielded at a.970 clip, turning 40 double plays and allowing the fewest steals in the Sun Belt (21). On the bump, UTA has a 3.93 team ERA third-best in the Sun Belt in innings, leading the conference in saves (15), allowing 358 hits and 123 walks, striking out 293. Sophomore catcher Will Olson leads the team with a.350 average and a.458 on-base percentage, ripping four doubles and two homers, driving in 17 runs. Junior infielder Omar Salinas has hit.309 with eight doubles, seven homers and 33 RBI, sporting a.429 on-base percentage. Senior outfielder Quintin Rohrbaugh leads the club in hits (51) and doubles (nine), hitting.319 with two triples, three homers and 29 RBI, stealing five bases. Sophomore outfielder Aaron Funk has added a.313 mark with two doubles, two triples, one homer and 10 RBI, with junior outfielder Phil Berthiaume charting a.295 average with a double, triple, homer and 11 RBI. Junior infielder/outfielder Christian Hollie has hit.286 with a double, triple, two homers and 10 RBI, with freshman infielder Zac Cook hitting.281 with three doubles and five RBI. Junior infielder Easton Johnson has hit.278 with four doubles and 15 RBI. Sophomore outfielder Noah Vaughan has cranked six doubles, six homers, two triples and 26 RBI, hitting.252 and stealing a club-high eight bases. UTA has used the weekend rotation of senior righty Kadon Simmons (6-2, 3.18 ERA) on Fridays, junior right-hander Trae Patterson (4-3, 2.88 ERA) on Saturdays, and junior southpaw Jakob Hernandez (4-0, 3.28 ERA) to conclude the series. In relief, junior right-hander Daniel James (0-1, 2.29 ERA) leads the Sun Belt with 10 saves in 13 relief outings, despite missing the first four weeks of the season. Right-handers Austin Gardner (2-1, 3.20 ERA) and Dylan Schneider (1-2, 4.26 ERA) have each appeared in 19 games, with Gardner sporting two saves and Schneider one. Lefties Adam Meyer (0-3, 3.00 ERA), Jake Wilcox (2-1, 7.31 ERA) and Brad Vassar (2-1, 9.90 ERA) have each appeared in at least eight games in relief. SERIES HISTORY Oklahoma leads the all-time series with UTA, 20-12, including an 11-5 mark in games played in Norman. The Mavs won the last meeting in the series, 6-5 in Norman in 2014 and have won three of the last four meetings, including two straight in Norman. SCOUTING THE SOONERS Oklahoma (28-15, 6-6 Big 12) entered last week ranked as high as No. 19 in the weekly polls. The Sooners have lost nine of their last 11 games after soaring into the top-25 rankings midway through the season with a strong start. OU opened the year with a series win vs. No. 17 Long Beach State and after a midweek win over Oral Roberts, OU climbed to No. 9 and sported a 26-6 record. Last weekend, OU took the series finale vs. Kansas to salvage the series, also suffering a loss at Dallas Baptist in midweek action. Oklahoma has hit.278 as a team in 2017, scoring 279 runs in 43 games, belting 56 doubles, 11 triples and 34 homers, reaching base at a.385 clip, stealing 29 bases but getting throw out 14 times. On the mound, OU has a 3.91 team ERA with nine saves in 375 innings, allowing only 320 hits and walking 184, striking out 406. Defensively, OU has fielded a strong.977, turning 35 double plays and throwing out 16 would-be basestealers. Steele Walker leads the team with a.358 average, ripping 11 doubles, three triples, six homers SUN BELT STANDINGS as of 4/24/16 School SBC Pct ALL Pct South Alabama Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Troy Appalachian State Georgia State School SBC Pct ALL Pct Louisiana UTA Texas State Arkansas State Little Rock ULM CURRENT UTA PLAYERS CONSECUTIVE START STREAKS Player Streak Pos. Quintin Rohrbaugh 98 LF/DH/2B Noah Vaughan 40 LF/1B/RF/CF Brady Cox 23 3B/C/1B RJ Williams 17 SS Omar Salinas 16 1B Christian Hollie 5 DH/2B Easton Johnson 3 2B Will Olson 3 C Aaron Funk 1 RF CURRENT HIT STREAKS Player 2017 Longest Current Noah Vaughan 5 5 Phil Berthiaume 5 5 Will Olson 6 4 Christian Hollie 6 3 Quintin Rohrbaugh 9 2 Brady Cox 5 2 Josh Minjarez 4 1 RJ Williams 6 1 Aaron Funk 4 1 Omar Salinas 10 - Zac Cook 2 - Easton Johnson 9 - Colton Turner 2 - SAVES Date Pitcher (#) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) 2.18 West (1) 2.0 (1, 0-0, 1, 2) 3.3 Meyer (1) 3.1 (1, 0-0, 0, 4) 3.8 Schneider (1) 1.0 (0, 0-0, 1, 0) 3.11 Gardner (1) 1.1 (1, 0-0, 0, 2) 3.12 Gardner (2) 0.1 (0, 0-0, 0, 0) 3.14 James (1) 4.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 6) 3.17 James (2) 1.2 (1, 0-0, 1, 1) 3.24 James (3) 1.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 1) 3.31 James (4) 1.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 0) 3.31 James (5) 1.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 0) 4.8 James (6) 1.1 (1, 0-0, 0, 1) 4.9 James (7) 1.0 (1, 1-1, 1, 1) 4.13 James (8) 1.0 (0, 0-0, 0, 1) 4.18 James (9) 2.0 (1, 0-0, 0, 2) 4.21 James (10) 1.1 (1, 0-0, 1, 2)

5 QUALITY STARTS Date Pitcher (#) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) 2.18 Patterson (1) 7.1 (7, 1-1, 0, 2) 2.24 Simmons (1) 8.0 (6, 1-1, 1, 7) 3.3 Simmons (2) 7.1 (8, 3-1, 0, 5) 3.5 Hernandez (1) 9.0 (6, 2-2, 1, 10) 3.10 Simmons (3) 7.0 (8, 4-3, 0, 6) 3.11 Patterson (2) 6.1 (8, 3-3, 1, 4) 3.18 Patterson (3) 7.1 (2, 2-1, 1, 5) 3.19 Hernandez (2) 6.1 (2, 1-0, 3, 8) 3.24 Simmons (4) 7.2 (5, 2-2, 4, 0) 3.25 Patterson (4) 6.2 (2, 3-3, 5, 5) 3.26 Hernandez (3) 6.0 (7, 5-0, 2, 7) 3.31 Patterson (5) 7.0 (7, 2-2, 0, 2) 4.1 Hernandez (4) 6.0 (5, 2-1, 3, 3) 4.7 Simmons (5) 7.0 (6, 1-1, 0, 4) 4.8 Patterson (6) 6.2 (7, 2-2, 2, 7) 4.9 Hernandez (5) 6.0 (3, 3-1, 3, 8) 4.13 Simmons (6) 8.0 (3, 0-0, 0, 5) 4.22 Patterson (7) 8.0 (4, 0-0, 2, 5) 4.23 Hernandez (6) 7.0 (5, 3-3, 2, 9) TWO-STRIKE HITS Player Hits Quintin Rohrbaugh 23 Omar Salinas 18 Brady Cox 17 RJ Williams 13 Noah Vaughan 12 Will Olson 11 Aaron Funk 8 Zac Cook 7 Easton Johnson 7 Phil Berthiaume 7 Christian Hollie 6 Josh Minjarez 5 Colton Turner 4 TWO-OUT HITTING Player Hits RBI Quntin Rohrbaugh Noah Vaughan Omar Salinas 14 9 RJ Williams Easton Johnson 12 7 Will Olson 10 4 Phil Berthiaume 7 4 Brady Cox 7 3 Aaron Funk 7 1 Christian Hollie 7 3 Zac Cook 3 2 Josh Minjarez 3 1 Colton Turner 2 2 and 41 RBI. Renae Martinez has hit.354 with eight doubles, five homers and 28 RBI, and Brylie Ware has hit.319 with five doubles and 20 RBI. Austin O Brien hit.304 with six doubles, three triples and four homers, driving in 25 runs. Ben Hollas sports a.296 average with eight doubles, two homers and 14 RBI, drawing 27 walks and striking out just 20 times. Kyle Mendenhall has hit.260 with two doubles, one triple, five homers and 20 RBI. Kyler Murray, a quarterback on the OU squad, leads the team with eight steals. In relief JB Olson (3-0, 1.20 ERA) leads the team with six saves, striking out 34 and allowing just six walks in 30 innings. Austin Kerns (2-3, 5.11 ERA) leads the team with 24 relief outings, with Braidyn Fink (1-1, 6.43 ERA) working in 19 games. UTA IN CLOSE ONES UTA s win on Friday at ULM was UTA s 18th game decided by two runs or less, with the Mavs sporting a 10-8 record in such contests. UTA has excelled in close games, with a season run scored/allowed total and a Sun Belt leading 15 saves in 23 wins. ROAD WARRIORS UTA ranks sixth in the nation in road winning percentage and with a 13-4 record, ranks third in overall road wins in the NCAA. UTA is 15-5 away from Clay Gould Ballpark, with a pair of neutral-site wins, including a 5-1 win over No. 4 Texas Tech at The Texas Rangers Globe Life Ballpark. UTA boasts a league-best 8-1 record on the road in Sun Belt Conference play. In SBC road games, UTA has hit.281, outscoring opponents 73-27, with seven homers, 14 steals and 29 extra-base hits in nine road games. The team ERA in road SBC games is 2.59, with a.241 opponent average and four saves. With 13 road wins, UTA has tied its school record for road wins in a season, also done in 2014 and UTA has hit.288/.384/.401 as a team in road games, fielded.966, turned 15 double plays and thrown out 6-of-12 runners on the road. As a team on the road on the bump, UTA has a 3.64 ERA with six saves, innings and 39 walks, striking out 126. YEAR: ROAD RECORD 2016: : : : : : : : : : : : : REACHED SAFELY-GAMES STARTED Player Career Phil Berthiaume Zac Cook Brady Cox Aaron Funk Christian Hollie Easton Johnson Josh Minajrez Will Olson Quintin Rohrbaugh Omar Salinas Colton Turner Noah Vaughan RJ Williams

6 LAST FIVE, LAST 10, LAST 15 GAMES Last 5 Games: 5-0,.299/.386/.429, 13 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 34 RBI 3.20 ERA, 2 SV Last 10 Games: /.372/.414, 20 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 6 RBI, ERA, 5 SV Last 15 Games: /.385/.416, 24 2B, 7 3B, 9 HR, 87 RBI 3.71 ERA, 7 SV RECORD-SETTING CROWDS UTA has boasted three of the top five crowds in program history during the 2017 season at Clay Gould Ballpark. In the season opener, the Mavs hosted unanimous No. 1 TCU in front of a program record 2,008 fans. UTA s second largest crowd is a 1,939 gate during a win over No. 23 Texas A&M and when the Mavs hosted No. 3 TCU on April 4, 1,187 attended the fifth-largest crowd in program annals. JAMES MOVING UP RECORD BOOKS Junior righty Daniel James has carved out a decorated career in three seasons in Arlington. The Lubbock, Texas, native has 10 saves a Sun Belt high in 2017, ranking third in UTA single-season history. James needs two saves to tie Mike Snapp (2004) for second and four to equal the program record, held by Jason Watkins (1992). His 13 career saves checks in fifth-best in UTA career history. He needs three more to tie David Sobczak ( ) for fourth. TAKING IT FOR THE TEAM A key to any successful college baseball lineup is an ability to own the inside part of the plate and take free passes whenever possible. UTA has been hit by 45 pitches to rank third in the Sun Belt Conference, with junior RJ Williams owning 23 career HBP, ranking in the UTA record book. ROHRBAUGH STREAKING UTA senior outfielder/infielder Quintin Rohrbaugh has reached base safely in 33 straight games, a careerlong and team-high streak for the 2016 All-Sun Belt Conference selection. WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS UTA has wins over ranked opponents in three consecutive seasons. The Mavs own a 2-3 record vs. ranked foes in 2017, including wins over No. 4 Texas Tech and No. 23 Texas A&M. The school record for wins over top-10 opponents in a single season is four in WEEKEND ROTATION SHINES The undisputed strength of the 2017 UTA club is the consistency of its weekend rotation. With senior righty Kadon Simmons on Friday, a year after leading the Sun Belt in wins, junior right-hander Trae Patterson on Saturday, and junior southpaw Jakob Hernandez on Sunday, UTA has a group of talented arms. Overall, UTA s weekend staff is 14-5 with a 3.14 ERA in 30 starts, working 192 innings combined, allowing only 56 walks and striking out 147. BALANCED BULLPEN UTA has built a deep, balanced bullpen during the 2017 season. The bullpen sports a Sun Belt leading 15 saves, with a 8-8 record and a 4.13 ERA. UTA s relief unit has inherited 96 runners, allowing only 31 to score. Adam Meyer, Jake Wilcox, Ryan Buss and Brad Vassar give UTA options from the left side. Daniel James, Austin Gardner and Dylan Schneider have been high-valued right-handed relievers. DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT UTA s defense started slowly, with a.959 fielding percentage through the first 20 games of the season, turning 20 double plays but committing 32 errors. Over the last 20 games, the Mavs have fielded.981, with 20 double plays and just 15 errors. MARCH, APRIL SEE MAVS SHINE The Mavs have rolled through its schedule in March and April, owning a record over the last two months. UTA s run has coincided with the return from injuries of UTA primary late-inning reliever Daniel James who leads the Sun Belt in saves and infield/outfield slugger Christian Hollie. EASTON JOHNSON FIGHTS WAY INTO THE LINEUP After a redshirt season in 2016 after transferring in from North Lake CC, infielder Easton Johnson wasn t someone outsiders expected to be a vital part of the 2017 lineup. During his redshirt season, Johnson did a little bit of everything defensively, including learning how to serve as an emergency catcher. Then 2017 happened and Johnson showed the kind of gamer mentality, with a hard-nosed quality of play, that forced 2017 RECORD WHEN... Playing at Clay Gould: Playing away: Playing at a neutral site: Vs. SBC overall: Vs. SBC opponents Vs. SBC at home: Vs. SBC away: Vs. Non-Conference: Vs. Non-Conference at home: Vs. Non-conference away: Playing a day game: Playing a night game: In one-run games: In two-run games: In five+-run games: In extra-inning games: In shutouts: When scoring first: When opponent scores first: When scoring 10 or more runs: When allowing 10 or more runs: When scoring five runs or less: When allowing five runs or less: When hitting at least one home run: When allowing at least one home run: When out-hitting an opponent: When out-hit by opponent: When matching opponents hits: When facing starting LHP: When facing starting RHP: When leading after the seventh inning: When trailing after the seventh inning: When tied after the seventh inning: Games decided in the last at bat: When not committing an error: When committing two or more errors: Vs. top-25 ranked opponents: Vs. teams ranked in the top 10: On Sunday: On Monday: On Tuesday: On Wednesday: On Thursday: On Friday: On Saturday: In February: In March: In April: In May:...0-0

7 his way into the lineup. Defensively, Johnson leads all Sun Belt second baseman in assists, and has started 36 of UTA s 40 games. PATTERSON: FROM INFIELDER AT KANSAS STATE TO WEEKEND ACE AT UTA Junior Saturday starter Trae Patterson took a lengthy route to UTA. He started his career at North Central Texas CC as a two-way player, serving primary as an infielder. Kansas State signed Patterson to serve as a two-way talent for the Wildcats, before injury ended his career at KSU. He revitalized his career as a strictly pitcher at Cisco CC, starting out as a closer while he returned from injury, before serving as a starter, catching the eye of the UTA staff, which quickly added the talented righty to its weekend staff for Patterson has shined, including working nine consecutive shutout innings last week, allowing only four singles as the Mavs went 4-0. SALINAS PROVIDES MIDDLE OF THE ORDER PUNCH Junior slugger Omar Salinas, a lefty swinger, has provided some much-needed offensive punch in the 2017 lineup. The Arlington High School product who broke Hunter Pence s record at Arlington High leads the team in homers (seven) and RBI (33), also leading the club in walks (25). He has a pair of two-homer games in conference play. INJURY CHANGES INFIELD PLANS UTA s top draft prospect according to D1baseball in the 2017 preseason is sophomore shortstop Josh Minjarez. Minjarez opened the season strong after missing the fall due to a minor back injury. He hit.273 through his first 16 games with three doubles and seven RBI, before hitting the first-base bag wrong in UTA s win over No. 4 Texas Tech at Globe Life Ballpark, ending his season and putting him on the shelf for 4-6 months. WHAT S THE OFFENSE ABOUT? UTA s offense was built by coach Darin Thomas and recruiting coordinator Fuller Smith. The duo have helped the Mavs lead the Sun Belt Conference in fewest strikeouts with an emphasis in executing in key situations and two outs and hitting the ball in the gaps. Left-handed hitters Omar Salinas, Noah Vaughan and Will Olson provide some thump, with right-handed veteran bats Quintin Rohrbaugh, Christian Hollie, Easton Johnson, RJ Williams and Brady Cox balancing the lineup. VAUGHAN SHOWCASING SKILLS Sophomore outfielder Noah Vaughan has showcased glimpse of collegiate five-tool potential during his first two season. A 6-foot-3, 185-pound left-handed hitter, Vaughan has belted six homers in 2017 to show power, including six doubles and two triples. He leads the team with eight steals and defensively he s made starts at all three outfield posts and first base. Vaughan has three outfield assists and has hit.252, including a.286 mark in Sun Belt play after a sluggish start to the non-conference schedule. MIDWEEK STARTER INJURIED, MAVS MIX & MATCH ON TUESDAYS A big blow to the 2017 season was the injury to junior righty Reid Petty, who was carving out his role as UTA s Tuesday starter. Petty is out for the season after injury, forcing the Mavs to piece together midweek starters, with UTA struggling against a rugged midweek schedule. Adam Meyer, Austin Gardner, Jake Wilcox, Jordon West and Matt Michalski have each made midweek starts in his stead. OLSON, COX FORM QUALITY CATCHING DEPTH Last year, Will Olson missed the season due to injury. His injury forced UTA to catch Brady Cox in 57 of UTA s 58 games, a rugged toll on a hitter that earned first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors with a.365 average. Cox earned a spot as a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award in 2016, and is on the 2017 watch list for the award, but a big piece of UTA s success has been the return to health in 2017 for Olson. Olson has allowed Cox to slide to third base, strengthening the defense and allowing the Mavs to get both the veteran bats in the lineup. Date Player (#) RBI IN Play 2.18 Cox (1) 1 7 1B 3B 2.19 Johnson (1) 1 7 BB 3.2 Minjarez (1) 1 3 1B LS 3.2 Vaughan (1) 3 4 HR RF 3.5 Funk (1) 3 8 HR RF 3.8 Rohrbaugh (1) 1 9 2B RC 3.11 Turner (1) 1 7 HBP 3.12 Williams (1) 3 7 2B RC 3.14 Vaughan (2) 2 2 2B RF 3.17 Salinas (1) 2 6 2B CF 3.19 Salinas (2) 1 4 HBP 3.24 Olson (1) 1 6 1B CF 3.31 Olson (2) 1 4 1B MI 3.31 Salinas (3) 1 3 L7 SF 4.7 Olson (3) 1 1 1B MI 4.8 Holie (1) 1 6 F8 SF 4.13 Rohrbaugh (2) 1 6 3B RF 4.15 Rohrbaugh (3) 2 4 1B LF 4.18 Rohrbaugh (4) 1 3 1B LF 4.21 Salinas 2 7 HR RF 4.22 Vaughan (3) 2 1 3B RC 4.23 Vaughan (4) 2 3 2B RC * = denotes walk-off RBI GAME-WINNING RBI UNI WATCH White on White: 6-3 Gray on Gray: 5-3 Blue jersey top on white pinstripes: 6-5 Orange top on white pants: 4-1 OPS (ON-BASE + SLUGGING) Player OB% SLG OPS Berthiaume Cook Funk Hollie Johnson Minjarez Olson Rohrbaugh Salinas Turner Vaughan Williams

8 BRADY COX CANDIDATE FOR THE SENIOR CLASS AWARD UTA catcher/infielder Brady Cox has been named one of 30 candidates for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Cox is a model student-athlete in the UTA program. He is on the preseason watch list for the Johnny Bench Award, given annually to the nation s top catcher, after he was a semifinalist for the honor in As a senior in 2017, Cox has hit.267 with four doubles, seven RBI and a.370 on-base percentage. During his junior season, Cox ranked third in the Sun Belt in average (.365) and hits (81), ranking fourth in on-base percentage (.427). Cox is one of two Sun Belt Conference student-athletes on the listing, joining Coastal Carolina hurler Andrew Beckwith. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C s of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2017 College World Series in June. THOMAS IN 10TH YEAR AT HELM UTA head coach Darin Thomas is in his 10th season at the helm of the Mavs. After a eason in 2016, Thomas led the Mavs to their fifth 30 win season in his previous nine years. Thomas has coached UTA to 13 wins over top-10 teams in his career, including wins over No. 7 Oklaoma State and No. 5 TCU in UTA has seen 10 players advance to the big leagues, including seven coached by Thomas. Overall, he has coached 56 all-conference performers, 27 all-tournament team selections and three conference players of the year. Off the field, Thomas has helped guide the program to unprecedented success in the classroom, including a program best 3.18 team GPA in the fall of ELITE COACHING STAFF In addition to veteran UTA skipper Darin Thomas, the Mavs boast a veteran, respected coaching staff. Pitching coach Jon Wente came to the Mavs after a career as one of the top junior college head coaches in Arizona, including serving as the longtime head coach at Central Arizona, a JUCO powerhouse, with his wife serving as the softball head coach. UTA recruiting coordinator and hitting coach Fuller Smith was a decorated slugger at Ole Miss during his playing career and has been a two-time member of the Thomas coaching staff, sandwiching a stop at his alma mater under legendary skipper Mike Bianco. Volunteer assistant coach Joel Bocchi is a former Arizona State standout, along with Wente, serving as a catcher with the Sun Devils. Graduate assistants Eric Schenck-Joblinske, who completed his playing career at Iowa in 2016, and former UTA star Jaob Moreland bolster the staff. INJURY REPORT The Mavs opened the season without their starting second baseman, Christian Hollie, who suffered an injury in preseason practice. Quintin Rohrbaugh, Easton Johnson and Zac Cook filled Hollie s role up the middle in the early schedule. Junior reliever Daniel James, penciled in to be UTA s closer in 2017, was also out after having surgery in the winter, and returned to earn Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honors in his debut week, allowing no runs over 7.2 innings in three outings. Shortstop starter Josh Minjarez suffered a season-ending injury in the win over No. 4 Texas Tech at Globe Life Ballpark, with Cook and RJ Williams starting each of the games in his stead. In addition, midweek starter, Reid Petty is out for the season after suffering an injury, with the Mavs using Jordon West, Matt Michalski and Austin Gardner in place of Petty in midweek starts. TOUGH SCHEDULE The Mavs play 16 opponents - of its 56 game schedule - that are ranked in the top-25. UTA will host preseason No. 1 TCU twice, while also hosting Louisiana and defending NCAA Champion Coastal Carolina in weekend tests. UTA will also travel to face Dallas Baptist, Texas and Oklahoma, and own a neutral-site win over No. 4 Texas Tech. COX BACK FOR SENIOR YEAR Catcher Brady Cox had a historic 2016 season as UTA s everyday backstop. Cox made 55 of UTA s 58 starts behind the plate, a challenging physical tole as the Mavs lacked a backup catcher, using reliever Dylan Schneider to spell Cox. Cox still hit good enough to lead the team and rank third in the confernece - while earning first-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Cox was also a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award, given annually to the nation s top catcher. OLSON RETURNS TO HEALTH A big addition to the UTA roster in 2017 came in the form of sophomore catcher/infielder Will Olson, who missed the 2016 season due to injury. Olson, who served as a back-up catcher in 2015 as a freshman, made UTA s opening-day start behind the plate, allowing Brady Cox to slide to first base. Olson, who also plays third base, will give UTA a left-handed bat in a right-handed dominant lineup and allos the Mavs to spell Cox behind the plate.

9 CANADIAN IMPORT One of the largest recruits for UTA in the offseason was junior outfielder Phil Berthiaume, a native of Quebec City, Canada. Berthiaume earned the opening-day start in rightfield and as the leadoff hitter for the Mavs. He is a member of the preseason All-Canadian College Team, announced by the Canadian Baseball Network. In 2016 at Seminole State CC, he hit.385 with 10 homers and 15 doubles. DEFENSIVE VERSATILITY A hallmark of UTA head coach Darin Thomas is to build a lineup of versatile defenders who can play all over the diamond. In the preseason, Thomas rotates the Mavs all over the field in an effor to produce well-rounded defenders who can help his lineup. UTA catcher Brady Cox and Will Olson each play third base, with infielders RJ Williams, Christian Hollie and Quintin Rohrbaugh also making starts in the outfield. MID-YEAR TRANSFERS UTA welcomed two mid-year transfers in 2017, including former TCU lefty Drew Gooch and Alabama switch-hitting outfielder Ty Sawka. OLSON RETURNS TO HEALTH A big addition to the UTA roster in 2017 came in the form of sophomore catcher/infielder Will Olson, who missed the 2016 season due to injury. Olson, who served as a back-up catcher in 2015 as a freshman, made UTA s opening-day start behind the plate, allowing Brady Cox to slide to first base. Olson, who also plays third base, will give UTA a left-handed bat in a right-handed dominant lineup and allos the Mavs to spell Cox behind the plate. CANADIAN IMPORT One of the largest recruits for UTA in the offseason was junior outfielder Phil Berthiaume, a native of Quebec City, Canada. Berthiaume earned the opening-day start in rightfield and as the leadoff hitter for the Mavs. He is a member of the preseason All-Canadian College Team, announced by the Canadian Baseball Network. In 2016 at Seminole State CC, he hit.385 with 10 homers and 15 doubles. DEFENSIVE VERSATILITY A hallmark of UTA head coach Darin Thomas is to build a lineup of versatile defenders who can play all over the diamond. In the preseason, Thomas rotates the Mavs all over the field in an effor to produce well-rounded defenders who can help his lineup. UTA catcher Brady Cox and Will Olson each play third base, with infielders RJ Williams, Christian Hollie and Quintin Rohrbaugh also making starts in the outfield. UTA IN THE BIG LEAGUES UTA has had 11 big leaguers in its history, including notable standouts Hunter Pence and John Lackey. Michael Choice is UTA s most recent big leaguer after he earned conference player of the year honors in UTA has also produced current MLB righties Dillon Gee and Mark Lowe and former catchers Adam Moore and Dan Ortmeir. Former utility man Ryan Roberts also played with UTA, from , and former Kansas City Royals Manager Trey Hillman played with the Mavs from MID-YEAR TRANSFERS UTA welcomed two mid-year transfers in 2017, including former TCU lefty Drew Gooch and Alabama switch-hitting outfielder Ty Sawka PROFESSIONAL RECAP A total of 16 former UT Arlington baseball stars played affiliated professional baseball in 2016, including five in the big leagues, two playoff participants and one World Series Champion. Get all the details in the 2016 UTA professional baseball notebook. Jess Amedee, RHP (27th round, 2014; Pirates) 2016 (low a): 1-2, 3.76 ERA, 23 APP, 40.2 IP, 38 H, 16 BB, 53 SO UTA (2014): 1-4, 6.52 ERA, 19 APP, 8 GS, 4 SV, 48.1 IP, 50 H, 35 BB, 46 SO Logan Bawcom, RHP (17th round, 2010; Dodgers) 2016 (double a & triple a): 7-5, 1.93 ERA, 36 APP, 12 GS, 2 SV, 98 IP, 75 H, 33 BB, 80 SO UTA (2010): 5-4, 3.87 ERA, 20 APP, 11 GS, 5 SV, 90.2 IP, 102 H, 26 BB, 87 SO Preston Beck, OF (5th round, 2012; Rangers) 2016 (double a & triple a):.277 (99-for-357), 49 R, 22 2B, 7 3B, 8 HR, 42 RBI,.342 OBP,.445 SLG UTA ( ):.332 (222-for-669), 120 R, 30 2B, 10 3B, 21 HR, 150 RBI, SB Michael Choice, OF (1st round, 2010; Indians) 2016 (triple a):.246 (62-for-252), 33 R, 11 2B, 14 HR, 39 RBI,.304 OBP,.456 SLG UTA ( ):.392 (242-for-618), 170 R, 33 2B, 8 3B, 34 HR, 162 RBI,.505 OBP,.636 SLG Dillon Gee, RHP (21st round, 2007; Royals) 2016 (MLB): 8-9, 4.68 ERA, 33 APP, 14 GS, 125 IP, 146 H, 37 BB, 89 SO UTA ( ): 15-25, 5.16 ERA, 58 APP, 42 GS, 2 SV, IP, 367 H, 91 BB, 198 SO

10 Series-by-Series Breakdown Batting Breakdown W/L Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG% OB% BB HBP K SEMO 1/ SFA 1/ TCU 0/ Louisiana Tech 0/ Dallas Baptist 0/ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3/ Abilene Christian 1/ Milwaukee 2/ Texas Tech 1/ Georgia State 2/ Sam Houston State 0/ Georgia Southern 1/ Troy 2/ Appalachian State 3/ Little Rock 2/ Texas A&M 1/ ULM 3/ Pitching Breakdown W/L ERA SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/AVG SEMO SFA 1/ TCU 0/ Louisiana Tech 0/ Dallas Baptist 0/ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3/ Abilene Christian 1/ Milwaukee 2/ Texas Tech 1/ Georgia State 2/ Sam Houston State 0/ Georgia Southern 1/ Troy 2/ Appalachian State 3/ Little Rock 2/ Texas A&M 1/ ULM 3/

11 Joel Kuhnel, RHP (11th round, 2016; Reds) 2016 (rookie): 0-1, 3.43 ERA, 18 APP, 4 SV, 21 IP, 28 H, 1 BB, 14 SO UTA ( ): 10-8, 3.29 ERA, 28 APP, 24 GS, 156 IP, 164 H, 34 BB, 96 SO John Lackey, RHP (2nd round, 1999; Cubs) 2016 (MLB): 11-8, 3.35 ERA, 29 GS, IP, 146 H, 53 BB, 180 SO UTA (1998): 1-3, ERA, 11 APP, 4 GS, 21 IP, 31 H, 16 BB, 13 SO;.306 (30-for-98), 11 2B, 3 3B, HR, 14 RBI Mark Lowe, RHP (5th round, 2004; Tigers) 2016 (MLB): 1-3, 7.11 ERA, 54 APP, 49.1 IP, 57 H, 21 BB, 49 SO UTA (2002, 04): 2-6, 4.24 ERA, 33 APP, 6 GS, 4 SV, 70 IP, 83 H, 27 BB, 56 SO Matt McLean, OF (9th round, 2016; Red Sox) 2016 (short a):.255 (39-for-153), 2B, 4 3B, 6 RBI,.367 OBP,.314 SLG UTA ( ):.321 (134-for-418), 95 R, 20 2B, 5 3B, 45 RBI,.428 OBP,.392 SLG Darien McLemore, 2B (MiLB FA, 2016; Braves) 2016 (rookie & low a):.203 (30-for-148), 15 R, 6 2B, HR, 9 RBI,.272 OBP,.264 SLG UTA ( ):.281 (207-for-736), 109 R, 35 2B, 6 3B, 9 HR, 113 RBI,.357 OBP,.382 SLG Derek Miller, OF (23rd round, 2014; Red Sox) 2016 (low a & double a):.219 (42-for-192), 24 R, 9 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI,.335 OBP,.307 SLG UTA ( ):.277 (144-for-519), 104 R, 30 2B, 3B, 62 RBI Adam Moore, C (6th round, 2006; Indians) 2016 (triple a):.247 (74-for-299), 35 R, 14 2B, 7 HR, 31 RBI,.316 OBP,.365 SLG 2016 (MLB): 9 GP, 0-for-5 UTA (2006):.350 (89-for-254), 54 R, 22 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 50 RBI,.445 OBP,.563 SLG Hunter Pence, OF (2nd round, 2004; Giants) 2016 (MLB):.289 (114-for-395), 58 R, 23 2B, 3B, 13 HR, 57 RBI,.357 OBP,.451 SLG UTA ( ):.368 (158-for-429), 100 R, 23 2B, 11 3B, 16 HR, 77 RBI,.421 OBP,.585 SLG Levi Scott, 1B (28th round, 2015; Blue Jays) 2016 (rookie):.253 (43-for-170), 22 R, 12 2B, 5 HR, 28 RBI,.321 OBP,.412 SLG UTA ( ):.316 (125-for-396), 52 R, 21 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 68 RBI Zach Thompson, RHP (5th round; 2014; White Sox) 2016 (low a & high a): 9-8, 3.77 ERA, 26 GS, IP, 124 H, 54 BB, 128 SO UTA ( ): 14-12, 4.71 ERA, 51 APP, 33 GS, SV, IP, 249 H, 72 BB, 114 SO Ryan Walker, 2B (18th round, 2013; Twins) 2016 (high a & double a):.271 (103-for-380), 59 R, 10 2B, 6 3B, 2 HR, 34 RBI,.347 OBP,.345 SLG UTA ( ):.329 (241-for-733), 142 R, 25 2B, 3 3B, HR, 96 RBI, SB

12 SBC/OPPONENTS IN THE POLLS TEAM BA CB ESPN D1 Louisiana nr 20 nr 24 TCU Texas Tech Texas A&M 19 nr UTA WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Date BA ESPN BWA CB Pre NR NR RV NR Week 1 NR NR NR NR Week 2 NR NR NR NR Week 3 NR NR NR NR Week 4 NR NR NR NR Week 5 NR NR NR NR Week 6 NR NR NR NR Week 7 NR NR NR NR Week 7 NR NR NR NR Week 8 NR NR NR NR Week 9 NR NR NR NR Week 10 NR NR NR NR VS. RANKED OPPONENTS 2.21 vs. #1 TCU L, vs. #23 Dallas Baptist L, vs. #4 Texas Tech W, vs. #3 TCU L, vs. #23 Texas A&M W, 3-2 BASEBALL AMERICA 1. Oregon State 2. Louisville 3. North Carolina 4. Texas Christian 5. Auburn 6. Clemson 7. Texas Tech 8. Mississippi State 9. Long Beach State 10. Kentucky 11. Florida 12. Virginia 13. Arizona 14. Cal State Fullerton 15. Louisiana State 16. Arkansas 17. Wake Forest 18. Stanford 19. Texas A&M 20. Houston 21. Maryland 22. St. John s 23. Michigan 24. Mercer 25. West Virginia USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES 1. Oregon State 2. Louisville 3. Clemson 4. North Carolina 5. TCU 6. Texas Tech 7. Kentucky 8. Florida 9 Auburn 10. Virginia 11. LSU 12. Arizona 13. Miss St 14. Arkansas 15. Long Beach State 16. Cal State Fullerton 17. Michigan 18. St. John s 19. Wake Forest 20. Stanford 21. South Carolina 22. Texas A&M 23. Houston 24. Maryland 25. Southern Miss WEEKLY POLLS D1BASEBALL.COM 1. Oregon State 2. Louisville 3. Clemson 4. North Carolina 5. TCU 6. Kentucky 7. Auburn 8. Texas Tech 9. Florida 10. Mississippi State 11. Long Beach State 12. Arizona 13. LSU 14. Virginia 15. Arkansas 16. CS Fullerton 17. Michigan 18. St. John s 19. Texas A&M 20. Stanford 21. Wake Forest 22. Maryland 23. Houston 24. UL Lafayette 25. Southern Miss COLLEGIATE BASEBALL 1. Oregon St. 2. Texas Christian 3. Louisville 4. North Carolina 5. Clemson 6. Texas Tech 7. Mississippi St. 8. Auburn 9. Kentucky 10. Arkansas 11. St. John s 12. Virginia 13. Florida 14. Louisiana St. 15. Maryland 16. Long Beach St. 17. Arizona 18. Cal. St. Fullerton 19. Gonzaga 20. Louisiana-Lafayette 21. South Carolina 22. Vanderbilt 23. Wake Forest 24. San Diego 25. Michigan 26. West Virginia 27. McNeese St. 28. Missouri St. 29. Stanford 30. Southern Mississippi

13 UTA Batting Order GAME SEMO Berthiaume Salinas Rohrbaugh Cox Olson Turner Vaughan Williams Minjarez SFA Berthiaume Williams Cox Rohrbaugh Salinas Turner Vaughan Minjarez Johnson SEMO Cook Olson Rohrbaugh Berthiaume Salinas Williams Vaughan Minjarez Johnson SFA Williams Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Turner Minjarez Johnson TCU Williams Berthiaume Salinas Rohrbaugh Cox Vaughan Turner Minjarez Johnson Louisiana Tech Berthiaume Salinas Rohrbaugh Cox Olson Williams Vaughan Minjarez Johnson Louisiana Tech Berthiaume Cook Cox Rohrbaugh Turner Vaughan Minjarez Johnson Funk Louisiana Tech Berthiaume Olson Cox Salinas Rohrbaugh Vaughan Turner Williams Johnson Dallas Baptist Berthiaume Williams Salinas Cox Rohrbaugh Turner Vaughan Minjarez Johnson Texas A&M-CC Berthiaume Williams Salinas Cox Rohrbaugh Vaughan Turner Minjarez Johnson Texas A&M-CC Williams Olson Cox Robrbaugh Vaughan Turner Salinas Johnson Funk Texas A&M-CC Williams Salinas Cox Rohrbaugh Vaughan Turner Minjarez Cook Johnson Abilene Christian Berthiaume Salinas Cox Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Minjarez Johnson Funk Milwaukee Berthiaume Salinas Cox Rohrbaugh Vaughan Minjarez Williams Johnson Funk Milwaukee Berthiaume Minajrez Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Turner Funk Johnson Milwaukee Cook Johnson Olson Rohrbaugh Salinas Turner Vaughan Williams Funk Texas Tech Johnson Salinas Cox Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Minjarez Williams Funk Abilene Christian Cook Johnson Cox Olson Rohbraugh Vaughan Turner Berthiaume Williams Georgia State Johnson Salinas Cox Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Turner Cook Berthiaume Georgia State Johnson Salinas Cox Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Cook Berthiaume Funk Georgia State Hollie Salinas Cox Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Williams Cook Johnson Sam Houston State Hollie Cook Olson Rohrbaugh Cox Vaughan Turner Funk Johnson Georgia Southern Hollie Johnson Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Turner Williams Berthiaume Georgia Southern Hollie Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Williams Funk Johnson Georgia Southern Johnson Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Williams Hollie Funk Dallas Baptist Cook Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Wiliams Funk Johnson Troy Johnson Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Williams Hollie Funk Troy Hollie Cook Salinas Rohrbaugh Cox Vaughan Williams Funk Johnson Troy Hollie Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Turner Williams Johnson TCU Cook Williams Salinas Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Cox Hollie Funk App. State Williams Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Hollie Funk Johnson App. State Williams Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Hollie Johnson Funk App. State Williams Cook Salinas Rohrbaugh Olson Cox Vaughan Berthiaume Funk Little Rock Williams Cox Salinas Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Hollie Funk Johnson Little Rock Williams Cox Salinas Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Berthiaume Funk Johnson Little Rock Williams Cox Salinas Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Hollie Funk Johnson Texas A&M Williams Cook Salinas Rohrbaugh Cox Vaughan Turner Hollie Funk ULM ULM ULM Funk Cox Salinas Olson Rohrbaugh Vaughan Hollie Johnson Williams