2020 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

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2020 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball
UT Arlington Mavericks wordmark.svg
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2020 record12–4 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jon Wente
  • Chad Comer
Home stadiumClay Gould Ballpark
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 6   .647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 7   .563
Troy  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 8   .529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 10   .444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 4   .778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 4   .750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 5   .706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 8   .529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 9   .438
x – Division champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.

Preseason[]

Signing Day Recruits[]

[3]

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
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
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. [4]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors[]

No players from UT Arlington were chosen.

Roster[]

[5]

2020 UT Arlington Mavericks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 5 Tanner King - Junior
  • 12 Tristan Tom - Redshirt Senior
  • 15 Wyatt Divis - Senior
  • 18 Carlos Tavera - Junior
  • 19 Toby Davis - Senior
  • 22 Michael Wong - Junior
  • 24 David Moffat - Junior
  • 26 Kody Bullard - Redshirt Junior
  • 33 Spencer Sawin - Junior
  • 34 Cade Winquest - Sophomore
  • 35 Ryan Thomas - Junior
  • 40 Jonathan McNair - Freshman
  • 42 Parker Schkade - Redshirt Senior
  • 44 Logan Austin - Redshirt Senior
  • 45 Brennan Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 47 Trevor Hukill - Redshirt Junior
  • 49 Riley Bost - Sophomore
  • 54 Trevor Pruitt - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 17 Sam Gotlieb - Junior
  • 21 Andrew Miller - Senior
  • 25 Joe Terlizzi - Redshirt Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 Michael Cavanagh - Sophomore
  • 4 Cameron Dobbs - Redshirt Junior
  • 6 Boone Montgomery - Junior
  • 7 Tyler Rice - Sophomore
  • 13 Josh Minjarez - Redshirt Senior
  • 23 Andrew Keefer - Senior
  • 29 Zac Cook - Senior
  • 36 Justin Marino - Redshirt Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 2 Connor Aube - Senior
  • 16 Anthony Dominguez - Senior
  • 20 David Renning - Junior
  • 28 Phillip Childs - Redshirt Junior

Utility

  • 9 Cesar Gomez - Senior
  • 10 Cole Solomon - Redshirt Junior

Coaching staff[]

[6]

2020 UT Arlington Mavericks coaching staff
  • Darin Thomas – Head Coach – 13th year
  • Jon Wente – Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 6th year
  • Chad Comer – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Parker Osborne – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year

Schedule and results[]

Legend
  UT Arlington win
  UT Arlington loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold UT Arlington team member
2020 UT Arlington Mavericks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (12-4)
February (7-3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Feb. 14 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX 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 at Dallas Baptist Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L 0-4 Heaton (1-0) Bost (0-1) None 651 3-1
SFA Tournament
Feb. 22 vs. SIU Edwardsville Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 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 Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 10-4 Bullard (2-0) Stobart (0-1) None 271 5-2
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 Utah 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
March (5-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Mar. 1 Utah Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 8-1 Moffat (1-0) Giffins (0-1) None 480 8-3
Mar. 3 at No. 22 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W 6-4 (12 inn) Austin (1-0) Rudis (0-1) None 3,304 9-3
Mar. 6 UTSA 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 No. 13 Oklahoma Clay Gould Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 0-3 Bennett (3-0) Winquest (1-1) Ruffcorn (5) 936 12-4
Mar. 13 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR 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 Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18 vs. Texas Dr Pepper Ballpark • Frisco, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20 Georgia State 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 Troy 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
April (0-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Apr. 1 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA 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 Arkansas State 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 Abilene Christian Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 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 Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 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 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 1 Louisiana–Monroe 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 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 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 Texas State 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
Post-Season (0–0)
(0–0)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source:[7]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
  3. ^ "Thomas Announces Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Picked To Win West Division". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Baseball Roster". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Baseball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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