CEDAR CITY, Utah - After picking up the series opener with a 14-4 victory over Southern Utah, the Mavericks suffered a tough loss in a thriller of a game two on Saturday at Kathryn Berg Field.
GAME 1 | UT Arlington 14, Southern Utah 4
Hoelscher (8-5) got the win for UT Arlington (23-20, 9-10). The southpaw went 4.1 innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on four hits.
McNulty went 2-2 at the plate, supplementing her two home runs with five RBIs. Neises added to McNulty's awesome power-hitting performance by going 2-4 with a home run and an RBI. Sailor also chipped in for the Mavericks, going 2-3 with a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mavericks got the scoring started early, putting one run on the board in the top of the first inning. Neises put UT Arlington on the board with a one-out solo home run off E. Delgado.
The Thunderbirds then rallied to score two runs and take a 2-1 lead before the Mavericks got back on the board in the second. The UT Arlington offense exploded for five runs, highlighted by a two-run home run off the bat of McNulty and a two-run single from McClarity, which brought the score to 5-2 in favor of the Mavericks.
UT Arlington kept Southern Utah without a run before building their lead to 11-2 the following inning. The Mavericks hit two home runs in the inning on the way to scoring six runs.
The Thunderbirds gained ground, closing the gap to 11-3 until UT Arlington added some insurance in the fifth. The Mavericks pushed two runs across on a two-run double off the bat of McDonnell that brought home Spriggs and McNulty, bringing the score to 13-3 in favor of UT Arlington.
GAME NOTES
» The Mavericks got two home runs off the bat of McNulty.
» The Mavericks power output was led by McNulty, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
» McNulty drove in five runs for UT Arlington.
» UT Arlington's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed six runs across.
» The Mavericks had control of the rest of the game after moving ahead of the Thunderbirds 6-2 in the top of the second.
» Five Mavericks had multiple hits in the ballgame.
» UT Arlington hitters hit four dingers in the ballgame.
» The Mavericks out-hit the Thunderbirds at a 12-6 clip.
» UT Arlington went 5-10 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
» UT Arlington pitchers faced 23 Southern Utah hitters in the game, allowing five ground balls and nine fly balls.
» The Mavericks drew five walks from Southern Utah pitching.
» McNulty led the Mavericks at the plate, going 2-2 with two home runs and five RBI.
» Southern Utah was led offensively by A. Ramirez, who went 2-2 with two RBI.
» M. Moreno led the Thunderbirds pitching staff, throwing one inning of two-run ball.
GAME 2 | Southern Utah 20, UT Arlington 19 (9 innings)
McDonnell (3-4) came out of the bullpen for UT Arlington (23-21, 9-11) and took the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Mavericks lost despite scoring in six different innings in the ballgame, last holding the lead in the eighth inning at 19-17. UT Arlington's biggest output came in its eight-run fifth inning. The big hit for the Mavericks in the inning was a three-run double off the bat of Sailor.
GAME NOTES
» The Mavericks got four-hit games from both Maldonado and Bautista.
» UT Arlington had three players put together games with multiple extra-base hits.
» UT Arlington's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed eight runs across.
» Five UT Arlington hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
» UT Arlington batters had a total of 18 hits in the game.
» Neises stole two bases in Saturday's game.
» UT Arlington went 10-19 (.526) with runners in scoring position.
» UT Arlington pitchers faced 57 Southern Utah hitters in the game, allowing 14 ground balls and nine fly balls while striking out one.
» The Mavericks drew nine walks from Southern Utah pitching.
» Bautista led the Mavericks at the plate, going 4-5 with three doubles and three RBI.
» Southern Utah was led offensively by A. Ramirez, who went 3-5 with a double, two home runs and six RBI.
» M. Moreno led the Thunderbirds pitching staff, throwing two innings of one-run ball.
ON DECK
The Mavericks will be back for the series finale on Sunday, Apr. 27 with the first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. CT.
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