2017 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

2017 Texas–Arlington Mavericks baseball

Sun Belt West Division champion

Conference| Sun Belt Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 30–25 (20–10 SBC)
Head coach|

* Darin Thomas (10th season)

Home stadium| Clay Gould Ballpark

Seasons

<- 2016

2018 ->

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolinax† ‍‍‍ | 22 | - | 7 | - | 1 |  | .750 |  |  | 37 | - | 19 | - | 1 |  | .658
No. 26 South Alabama‡y ‍‍‍ | 22 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .733 |  |  | 40 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .656
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ | 18 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .600 |  |  | 38 | - | 21 | - | 0 |  | .644
Troy ‍‍‍ | 16 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .533 |  |  | 31 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .554
Georgia State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 20 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 22 | - | 33 | - | 0 |  | .400
Appalachian State ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 22 | - | 0 |  | .267 |  |  | 19 | - | 36 | - | 0 |  | .345
West Division
UT Arlingtonx ‍‍‍ | 20 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 30 | - | 25 | - | 0 |  | .545
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍ | 19 | - | 10 | - | 1 |  | .650 |  |  | 35 | - | 21 | - | 1 |  | .623
Arkansas State ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .448 |  |  | 28 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .509
Texas State ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .433 |  |  | 29 | - | 30 | - | 0 |  | .492
Little Rock ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 18 | - | 0 |  | .379 |  |  | 21 | - | 34 | - | 0 |  | .382
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 24 | - | 0 |  | .200 |  |  | 12 | - | 43 | - | 0 |  | .218
x - Division champion
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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[edit]

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. Southeast Missouri State |  | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | L 4–3 | 150 | 0–1 | –
Feb. 18 | at Stephen F. Austin |  | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | L 2–110 | 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 | #1 TCU |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 7–2 | 2,008 | 2–3 | –
Feb. 24 | Louisiana Tech |  | 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 Dallas Baptist |  | 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 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |  | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 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 Abilene Christian |  | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | W 5–4 | 225 | 6–7 | –
Mar. 10 | Milwaukee |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | 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 | vs. #4 Texas Tech |  | 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 | at Georgia State |  | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | 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 Sam Houston State |  | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | L 14–2 | 1,120 | 11–11 | –
Mar. 24 | Georgia Southern |  | 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 Dallas Baptist |  | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX | L 12–7 | 610 | 12–14 | –
Mar. 31 | Troy |  | 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 | Troy |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 13–5 | 302 | 14–15 | 5–4
April 4 | #3 TCU |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 5–4 | 1,187 | 14–16 | –
April 7 | at Appalachian State |  | Beaver Stadium • Boone, NC | 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 | Little Rock |  | 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 | Texas A&M |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 3–2 | 1,939 | 20–17 | –
April 21 | at Louisiana–Monroe |  | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | 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 | Louisiana–Lafayette |  | 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 | at Texas | #23 | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 4–1 | 4,414 | 26–18 | \-
May 5 | at Arkansas State | #23 | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | 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 | Coastal Carolina | #24 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | 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 | at #6 TCU |  | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 6–1 | 4,376 | 29–22 | –
May 18 | at Texas State |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | 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)
| SBC Tournament (0–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site  | Score  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SBCT Record
May 26 | vs. Arkansas State |  | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 4–2 | 258 | 30–25 | 0–1

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

## References[edit]

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

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