2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball
2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball
SBC Tournament Pool D champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	27–30 (13–11 SBC)
Head coach	Darin Thomas (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Taylor Dugas; Brady Cox;
Home stadium	Clay Gould Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Clay Gould Ballpark and were led by fourteenth-year head coach Darin Thomas. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
South Alabama ^x‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9	.625	36	–	22	.621
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	34	–	23	.596
Troy ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	27	–	26	.509
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	21	–	31	.404
Georgia State ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	18	–	37	.327
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	27	–	24	.529
West Division
Louisiana ^x‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	32	–	23	.582
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	27	–	30	.474
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	26	–	26	.500
Little Rock ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	21	–	30	.412
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	19	–	30	.388
Texas State ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	21	–	36	.368

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

Source:^[2]

Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Gray Bailey	Glendale, Arizona	Mountain Ridge HS
Hitters
Tanner Rice	Mesa, Arizona	Red Mountain HS
Evan Anderson	Allen, Texas	Allen HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Mavericks were picked to finish second in the West Division.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll (West)
1	Texas State	65 (6)
2	UT Arlington	58 (4)
3	Louisiana	52 (2)
4	Little Rock	33
5	Louisiana–Monroe	27
6	Arkansas State	13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)

Roster

Source:^[4]

2021 UT Arlington Mavericks roster

Pitchers

4 JD Wadleigh - Sophomore
5 Tanner King - Junior
12 Tristan Tom - Redshirt Senior
15 Wyatt Divis - Senior
18 Carlos Tavera - Junior
20 Zach Peters - Freshman
22 Michael Wong - Junior
24 David Moffat - Junior
25 Brayden Brooks - Sophomore
26 Kody Bullard - Redshirt Junior
29 Jarod Seals - Sophomore
31 Jack Hagan - Freshman
33 Brennan Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
34 Cade Winquest - Sophomore
35 Ryan Thomas - Junior
37 Cade Citelli - Freshman
40 Matt Novis - Sophomore
41 Zach Norris - Sophomore
44 Logan Austin - Redshirt Senior
45 Jackson Blue - Freshman
49 Riley Bost - Sophomore
50 Will Thomas - Freshman
54 Trevor Pruitt - Sophomore

Catchers

10 Cole Solomon - Redshirt Junior
17 Sam Gotlieb - Junior
21 Andrew Miller - Senior'
32 Sam Crowell - Freshman

Infielders

3 Matthew Cavanagh - Sophomore
6 Boone Montgomery - Junior
7 Tyler Rice - Sophomore
11 Dylan Paul - Redshirt Senior
13 Josh Minjarez - Redshirt Senior
14 Tommy Williams - Junior
23 Steven Saunders - Sophomore
36 Justin Marino - Redshirt Sophomore
42 Cason Gregory - Freshman

Outfielders

2 Connor Aube - Senior
9 Tad Thompson - Redshirt Freshman
16 Anthony Dominguez - Senior
19 Zach Henry - Freshman
28 Phillip Childs - Redshirt Junior

Coaching staff

2021 UT Arlington Mavericks coaching staff
Darin Thomas – Head Coach – 14th year Taylor Dugas – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year Brady Cox – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year Galen McSpadden – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year Cameron Dobbs – Student Coach – 1st year Cody Wernli – Director of Baseball Operations

Schedule and results

Legend
	UT Arlington win
	UT Arlington loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	UT Arlington team member

2021`UT Arlington Mavericks baseball game log

Regular season (25-29)

February (3-2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 19	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
Feb. 20	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
Feb. 21	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
Feb. 23	vs. Tarleton State		Global Life Field • Arlington, TX	W 14-1	Bullard (1-0)	Waltmon (0-1)	None			1-0
Feb. 24	at Oklahoma		Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX	L 1-7	Carmichael (1-0)	Norris (0-1)	None			1-1
Feb. 26	Stephen F. Austin		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2-5	Gennari (1-0)	Novis (0-1)	None			1-2
Feb. 27	Stephen F. Austin		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5-3	Bullard (2-0)	Stobart (0-1)	Wong (1)		314	2-2
Feb. 27	Stephen F. Austin		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 2-1	Moffat (1-0)	Todd (0-1)	Norris (1)		314	3-2

March (7-12)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 2	Abilene Christian		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 3-2	Norris (1-1)	Sells (0-1)	None		314	4-2
Mar. 5	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 1-13	Malone (1-0)	Tavera (0-1)	None		130	4-3
Mar. 6	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 0-3 (7 inns)	Daughety (2-0)	Bullard (2-1)	None			4-4
Mar. 6	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	W 2-1	King (1-0)	Mason (1-1)	Wong (2)		148	5-4
Mar. 7	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 1-16	Easterling (1-0)	Novis (0-2)	None		109	5-5
Mar. 9	at Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 5-15	Carmichael (2-0)	Winquest (0-1)	None		545	5-6
Mar. 11	Lamar		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 0-3	Palmer (1-0)	Tavera (0-2)	Dallas (4)		314	5-7
Mar. 12	Lamar		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 0-2	Bravo (2-0)	Bullard (2-2)	Dallas (5)		314	5-8
Mar. 13	Lamar		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 11-3	Moffat (2-0)	Mize (1-1)	None		314	6-8
Mar. 14	Lamar		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 0-4	Johnson (1-0)	Winquest (0-2)	Douthit (1)		314	6-9
Mar. 19	South Alabama		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 3-2	Wong (1-0)	Dalton (3-2)	None		314	7-9	1-0
Mar. 20	South Alabama		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 4-6	Smith (1-0)	Norris (1-2)	Samaniego (3)		314	7-10	1-1
Mar. 21	South Alabama		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3-6	Booker (1-0)	Moffat (2-1)	Dalton (1)		314	7-11	1-2
Mar. 23	Baylor		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 4-3	Austin (1-0)	Boyd (0-1)	None		314	8-11
Mar. 26	at Houston		Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	L 1-4	Gasser (3-2)	Tavera (0-3)	Cherry (2)	ESPN+	209	8-12
Mar. 27	at Houston		Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	W 12-7	Bullard (3-2)	Schultz (2-2)	None	ESPN+	214	9-12
Mar. 28	at Houston		Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	W 8-7	Norris (2-2)	Prayer (0-3)	Wong (3)	ESPN+	214	10-12
Mar. 28	at Houston		Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	L 4-5	Huggins (1-0)	Austin (1-1)	None	ESPN+	145	10-13
Mar. 30	No. 12 TCU		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3-5	King (2-1)	Winquest (0-3)	Green (5)		314	10-14

April (9-8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 0-2	Leigh (1-4)	Tavera (0-4)	None		681	10-15	1-3
Apr. 2	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 9-3	Bullard (4-2)	Bush (1-3)	None		700	11-15	2-3
Apr. 3	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 10-6	Norris (3-2)	Stivors (1-2)	None		700	12-15	3-3
Apr. 6	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 6-7	Leckich (1-0)	Norris (3-3)	Boyd (5)	ESPN+	1,027	12-16
Apr. 9	Coastal Carolina		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 7-8	Sharkey (1-1)	Wong (1-1)	None	ESPN+	314	12-17	3-4
Apr. 10	Coastal Carolina		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 7-3	Bullard (5-2)	Parker (2-2)	None	ESPN+	314	13-17	4-4
Apr. 11	Coastal Carolina		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5-1	Moffat (3-1)	Maton (2-3)	Wong (4)	ESPN+	314	14-17	5-4
Apr. 13	at Abilene Christian		Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX	L 10-11	Huffing (4-0)	Winquest (0-4)	Riley (4)		204	14-18
Apr. 16	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 7-5	King (2-0)	Algee (0-2)	Wong (5)	ESPN+	415	15-18	6-4
Apr. 17	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 9-2	Bullard (6-2)	Nash (1-4)	None	ESPN+	356	16-18	7-4
Apr. 18	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 3-5	Holt (2-2)	Moffat (3-2)	Stone (4)	ESPN+	307	16-19	7-5
Apr. 20	at No. 5 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 1-9	Savage (1-0)	Bost (0-1)	None		2,145	16-20
Apr. 21	Kansas		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 8-1	Winquest (1-4)	Hazelwood (2-2)	None		314	17-20
Apr. 23	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 8-1	Tavera (1-4)	Dion (4-4)	King (1)		412	18-20
Apr. 24	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 6-5	Wong (2-1)	Brady (1-1)	Austin (1)		377	19-20
Apr. 25	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 3-5	Ellison (3-2)	Moffat (3-3)	Foster (2)		439	19-21
Apr. 27	No. 5 TCU		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3-8	Savage (2-0)	Winquest (1-5)	None		314	19-22

May (6–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	Little Rock		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 1-0	King (3-0)	Evans (1-2)	None	ESPN+	314	20-22	8-5
May 2	Little Rock		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5-4	Wong (3-1)	Barkley (5-3)	King (2)	ESPN+	314	21-22	9-5
May 2	Little Rock		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 3-0	Moffat (4-3)	DeCooman (0-3)	Austin (2)	ESPN+	314	22-22	10-5
May 4	vs. Texas A&M		Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX	L 4-8	Menefee (3-2)	Brooks (0-1)	Jozwiak (7)			22-23
May 7	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 6-1	Tavera (2-4)	Barnes (2-5)	None		549	23-23	11-5
May 8	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 1-5	Barlow (6-4)	Bullard (6-3)	Orton (5)			23-24	11-6
May 9	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 8-10	Goleman (2-1)	Moffat (4-4)	Orton (6)		580	23-25	11-7
May 14	Louisiana		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3-4 (15 inns)	Marshall (1-0)	Brooks (0-2)	Dixon (1)	ESPN+	314	23-26	11-8
May 15	Louisiana		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 6-2	Bullard (7-3)	Cooke (6-3)	King (3)	ESPN+	314	24-26	12-8
May 15	Louisiana		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 4-7	Marshall (2-0)	Austin (1-2)	Talley (7)	ESPN+	314	24-27	12-9
May 18	Stephen F. Austin		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	Game cancelled
May 20	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 5-3	Norris (4-3)	Thompson (6-1)	King (4)		457	25-27	13-9
May 21	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 2-3	Jackson (4-6)	Bullard (7-4)	Jones (16)		487	25-28	13-10
May 22	at Georgia Southern		J. Il. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 3-6	Davis (1-1)	Moffat (4-5)	Jones (17)		529	25-29	13-11

Post-season (2–1)

SBC Tournament (2–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 27	vs. (5W) Arkansas State	(2W)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 8-3	Tavera (3-4)	Hudson (5-3)	None	ESPN+		26-29	1-0
May 28	vs. (3E) Troy	(2W)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 11-5	Seals (4-0)	Gainous (9-5)	None	ESPN+		27-29	2-0
May 29	vs. (1E) South Alabama	(2W)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	L 4-5	Samaniego (2-2)	Wong (3-2)	Dalton (4)	ESPN+		27-30	2-1

Schedule Source:^[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference accolades

Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA

All Conference First Team

Connor Cooke (LA)
Hayden Arnold (LR)
Carlos Tavera (UTA)
Nick Jones (GASO)
Drake Osborn (LA)
Robbie Young (APP)
Luke Drumheller (APP)
Drew Frederic (TROY)
Ben Klutts (ARST)
Mason McWhorter (GASO)
Logan Cerny (TROY)
Ethan Wilson (USA)
Cameron Jones (GSU)
Ben Fitzgerald (LA)

All Conference Second Team

JoJo Booker (USA)
Tyler Tuthill (APP)
Jeremy Lee (USA)
Aaron Barkley (LR)
BT Riopelle (CCU)
Dylan Paul (UTA)
Travis Washburn (ULM)
Eric Brown (CCU)
Grant Schulz (ULM)
Tyler Duncan (ARST)
Parker Chavers (CCU)
Josh Smith (GSU)
Andrew Miller (UTA)
Noah Ledford (GASO)

References:^[6]

References

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Thomas Announces Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "2021 Baseball Roster". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "Thomas Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "Thomas Announces Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[3] Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[4] "2021 Baseball Roster". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[5] "Thomas Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[6] "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

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