2017 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2017
Team:	Texas–Arlington Mavericks
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	30–25
Conf Record:	20–10
Head Coach:	Darin Thomas
Hc Year:	10th
Stadium:	Clay Gould Ballpark
Champion:	Sun Belt West Division champion

The 2017 Texas–Arlington Mavericks baseball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Clay Gould Ballpark.

Schedule and results

Texas–Arlington Mavericks announced its 2017 baseball schedule on November 4, 2016. The 2017 schedule consisted of 26 home and 29 away games in the regular season. The Mavericks hosted Sun Belts foes Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Little Rock, Louisiana, and Troy and will travel to Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, Louisiana–Monroe, and Texas State.^[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and was hosted by Georgia Southern.^[2]

Texas-Arlington finished 1st in the west division of the conference which qualified the Mavericks to compete in the tournament as the 2nd seed seeking for the team's 1st Sun Belt Conference tournament title.

2017 Texas–Arlington Mavericks baseball game log
Regular season (30–24)
February (2–7) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 17 vs. L 4–3 150 0–1 – Feb. 18 at Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 2–1^10 349 0–2 – Feb. 18 vs. Southeast Missouri State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 5–3 85 1–2 – Feb. 19 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 7–4 200 2–2 – Feb. 21 L 7–2 2,008 2–3 – Feb. 24 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3–1 442 2–4 – Feb. 25 Louisiana Tech Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 7–3 454 2–5 – Feb. 26 Louisiana Tech Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 6–4 486 2–6 – Feb. 28 23 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 9–7 497 2–7 –
March (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 3 at W 7–3 417 3–7 – Mar. 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 8–6 477 4–7 – Mar. 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 4–2 477 5–7 – Mar. 8 at W 5–4 225 6–7 – Mar. 10 L 5–2 335 6–8 – Mar. 11 Milwaukee Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5–4 375 7–8 – Mar. 12 Milwaukee Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 8–5 317 8–8 – Mar. 14 Globe Life Park • Arlington, TX W 5–1 4,259 9–8 – Mar. 15 Abilene Christian Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 9–1 656 9–9 – Mar. 17 W 10–7 268 10–9 1–0 Mar. 18 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 2–1 289 10–10 1–1 Mar. 19 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 7–1 310 11–10 2–1 Mar. 21 at L 14–2 1,120 11–11 – Mar. 24 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 3–2 310 12–11 3–1 Mar. 25 Georgia Southern Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 4–3 474 12–12 3–2 Mar. 26 Georgia Southern Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 9–5 339 12–13 3–3 Mar. 28 at L 12–7 610 12–14 – Mar. 31 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 9–6 516 13–14 4–3 Mar. 31 Troy Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5–2 516 14–14 5–3
April (12–3) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record April 1 L 13–5 302 14–15 5–4 April 4 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 5–4 1,187 14–16 – April 7 W 18–1 172 15–16 6–4 April 8 at Appalachian State Beaver Stadium • Boone, NC W 5–2 378 16–16 7–4 April 9 at Appalachian State Beaver Stadium • Boone, NC W 6–5 398 17–16 8–4 April 13 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 2–0 313 18–16 9–4 April 14 Little Rock Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 9–4 472 18–17 9-5 April 15 Little Rock Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 10–5 464 19–17 10–5 April 18 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 3–2 1,939 20–17 – April 21 W 3–2 913 21–17 11–5 April 22 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 10–2 736 22–17 12-5 April 23 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 10–3 831 23–17 13-5 April 28 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5–4 547 24–17 14-5 April 30 Louisiana–Lafayette Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 10–2 574 25–17 15-5 April 30 Louisiana–Lafayette Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 9–3 574 26–17 16-5
May (4–7) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 23 L 4–1 4,414 26–18 - May 5 23 W 11–7 484 27–18 17–5 May 6 at Arkansas State 23 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 15–3 361 28–18 18–5 May 7 at Arkansas State 23 Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 2–0 367 29–18 19–5 May 12 24 L 5–4 939 29–19 19–6 May 13 Coastal Carolina 24 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 4–1 505 29–20 19–7 May 14 Coastal Carolina 24 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 5–0 374 29–21 19–8 May 16 L 6–1 4,376 29–22 – May 18 L 7–6 1,430 29–23 19–9 May 19 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 12–5 1,343 30–23 20–9 May 20 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 7–6 1,313 30–24 20–10
Post-season (0–1)

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Notes and References

1. UT Arlington Announces 2017 Baseball Schedule. University of Texas at Arlington Department of Athletics. November 4, 2016. January 15, 2017.
2. 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro. Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. January 15, 2017.