2020 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | UT Arlington Mavericks |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | SBC |
| Record: | 12–4 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Darin Thomas |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jon Wente |
| Asst Coach2: | Chad Comer |
| Stadium: | Clay Gould Ballpark |
The 2020 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Clay Gould Ballpark and were led by thirteenth year head coach Darin Thomas.
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
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| Pitchers |
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| Zach Peters | Joshua, Texas | Joshua HS |
| Cade Citelli | Prosper, Texas | Prosper HS |
| Jack Hagan | McKinney, Texas | McKinney Boyd HS |
| Jackson Blue | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands Christian Academy |
| Will Thomas | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands HS |
| Brayden Brooks | Westminster, Colorado | South Mountain CC |
| Jarod Seals | Haslet, Texas | North Central Texas College |
| Zach Norris | Paris, Texas | Parish JC |
| Hitters |
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| Cason Gregory | Cleburne, Texas | Cleburne HS |
| Sam Crowell | Heath, Texas | Rockwall Heath HS |
| Zach Henry | Rockwall, Texas | Rockwall HS |
| JD Wadleigh | Lakewood, Colorado | South Mountain CC |
| Steven Saunders | Sierra Vista, Arizona | Cochise College |
| Tad Thompson | Godley, Texas | Weatherford College |
| Matt Novis | Tempe, Arizona | Yavapai College | |
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll will be released sometime around January 30, 2020 and the Mavericks were picked to finish first in the West Division and tied for fourth overall in the conference.[3]
| Coaches poll (West) |
| 1 | UT Arlington | 58 (3) |
| 2 | Louisiana | 57 (5) |
| 3 | Texas State | 55 (3) |
| 4 | Little Rock | 39 (1) |
| 5 | Louisiana–Monroe | 25 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 18 |
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
No players from UT Arlington were chosen.
Roster
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Coaching staff
[5]
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | UT Arlington win |
| | UT Arlington loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | UT Arlington team member | |
| 2020 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball game log |
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| Regular season (12-4) |
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| February (7-3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Feb. 14 | | | | W 7-0 | Tavera (1-0) | Gaddis (0-1) | Divis (1) | | 607 | 1-0 | | | Feb. 15 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 4-1 | Bullard (1-0) | Thomas (0-1) | Gomez (1) | | 701 | 2-0 | | | Feb. 16 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 3-1 | Winquest (1-0) | Miller (0-1) | Gomez (2) | | 672 | 3-0 | | | Feb. 18 | | | | L 0-4 | Heaton (1-0) | Bost (0-1) | None | | 651 | 3-1 | | | SFA Tournament |
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| Feb. 22 | vs. | | | L 1-2 | Serwa (2-0) | Tavera (1-1) | Milam (1) | | 67 | 3-2 | | | Feb. 23 | vs. SIU Edwardsville | | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 3-2 | Gomez (1-0) | Swanson (0-2) | None | | 78 | 4-2 | | | Feb. 23 | at | | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 10-4 | Bullard (2-0) | Stobart (0-1) | None | | 271 | 5-2 | | |
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| Feb. 25 | No. 23 Dallas Baptist | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 6-3 | Divis (1-0) | Heaton (1-1) | Gomez (3) | | 626 | 6-2 | | | Feb. 28 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 6-0 | Tavera (2-1) | Kelly (0-1) | None | | 447 | 7-2 | | | Feb. 29 | Utah | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 5-9 | Watson (1-1) | Bullard (2-1) | Schramm (1) | | 570 | 7-3 | | |
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| March (5-1) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Mar. 1 | Utah | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 8-1 | Moffat (1-0) | Giffins (0-1) | None | | 480 | 8-3 | | | Mar. 3 | | | | W 6-4 (12 inn) | Austin (1-0) | Rudis (0-1) | None | | 3,304 | 9-3 | | | Mar. 6 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 13-7 | Tavera (3-1) | Foust (3-1) | None | | 553 | 10-3 | | | Mar. 7 | UTSA | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 9-5 | Bullard (3-1) | Daughety (3-1) | Divis (2) | | 591 | 11-3 | | | Mar. 8 | UTSA | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 1-0 | Austin (2-0) | Mason (0-2) | Gomez (4) | | 486 | 12-3 | | | Mar. 10 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 0-3 | Bennett (3-0) | Winquest (1-1) | Ruffcorn (5) | | 936 | 12-4 | | | Mar. 13 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 14 | at Little Rock | | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 15 | at Little Rock | | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 17 | at | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 18 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 20 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 21 | Georgia State | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 22 | Georgia State | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 24 | TCU | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 27 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 28 | Troy | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Mar. 29 | Troy | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| April (0-0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Apr. 1 | at | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 3 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 4 | at Louisiana | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 5 | at Louisiana | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 7 | at TCU | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 9 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 10 | Arkansas State | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 11 | Arkansas State | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 14 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 17 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 18 | at Coastal Carolina | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 19 | at Coastal Carolina | | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 21 | at Abilene Christian | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 24 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 25 | at Georgia Southern | | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 26 | at Georgia Southern | | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | Apr. 28 | at Texas A&M | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| May (0–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 1 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 3 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 8 | | | | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 9 | at South Alabama | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 10 | at South Alabama | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 14 | | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 15 | Texas State | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | | May 16 | Texas State | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | |
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| Post-season (0–0) |
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Schedule Source:[6] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Notes and References
- Web site: Conference . Sun Belt . Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions . sunbeltsports.org . en.
- Web site: Thomas Announces Recruiting Class . University of Texas Arlington Athletics . 24 August 2020 . en.
- Web site: Picked To Win West Division . University of Texas Arlington Athletics . 25 August 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2020 Baseball Roster . University of Texas Arlington Athletics . 25 August 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2020 Baseball Roster . University of Texas Arlington Athletics . 25 August 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2020 Baseball Schedule . University of Texas Arlington Athletics . 25 August 2020 . en.
