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SEASON REVIEW KAINER’S RECORD-BREAKING HIT STREAK SNAPPED AT 36 GAMES Andrew Kainer’s UTA and Southland Conference hitting streak record was snapped at 36 games a day after going 4-for-4 and breaking the UTA single-season doubles record (23). Kainer went hitless against Lamar (May 9) ending his streak that began two months before. His streak began on March 7, during game two of the Mavs’ first conference series at Sam Houston State. His 36-game streak included a .455 (66-for-145) batting average, 29 runs scored, 19 doubles, three home runs, 35 RBI, nine walks and 13 stolen bases. He posted 21 multi-hit games during the streak, including seven games with three or more hits. In addition, Kainer’s streak spanned 38 team games, due to Kainer not recording an official plate appearance during the Mavs’ 10-inning, 6-5 win over Nicholls (3/29). Kainer left that game in the bottom of the first inning after diving for a ball in the right-center field gap and left the game due to an injury. Kainer then sat out the following game on the road at TCU (4/1). KNOCKING OFF BIG 12 OPPONENTS IN ARLINGTON UT Arlington defeated a pair of ranked-Big 12 opponents in 2009 in games played at Clay Gould Ballpark. The Mavs knocked off No. 17 Oklahoma 8-5 (5/5) and No. 7 Baylor 5-4 (4/14). Dating back to 2008, UTA has won four of its last five at home against Big 12 teams.
2010 Maverick Baseball
MAVS MAKE SCHOOL HISTORY SWEEPING FOURTH SLC SERIES UT Arlington made school history sweeping its fourth SLC series with three wins over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in Arlington (May 1-3). Several times during the 41-year history of UTA baseball the Mavs had swept three conference series, but never had a UTA team swept four SLC series in one season. In only nine weekend series, UTA swept three-game series from Northwestern State, Nicholls, Central Arkansas and Texas A&MCorpus Christi. 700 HOME WINS FOR MAVERICKS UT Arlington won its 700th all-time game at home on Saturday, May 2, with a 10-4 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. UTA enters the 2010 season with a 703-395 (.640) all-time home record. THOMAS COLLECTS CAREER WIN NO. 50 UT Arlington head coach Darin Thomas won his 50th career game with a 4-3 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday, May 1. Thomas is the third Maverick coach to record his 50th career victory during his second season as head coach. No. 1 – 1-0 vs. UALR (Feb. 22, 2008) No. 25 – 6-4 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (May 16, 2008) No. 50 – 4-3 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (May 1, 2009) CHOICE BECOMES 6TH MAVERICK TO HIT FOR CYCLE Michael Choice became the sixth UTA player to hit for the cycle on Tuesday, April 21. He went 4-for-4 with three runs and five RBI against Northwood at Clay Gould Ballpark. He accomplished the rare feat by hitting a triple down the left-field line in the first, hitting a line-drive double in the left-center gap in the fifth, a single to left field in the sixth and completed the cycle with a line-drive home run to left field in the eighth.
UTA defeated No. 7 Baylor 5-4 (Apr. 14)
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UTA COACHES WINNING 50 CAREER GAMES Head Coach Game Record at 50 wins Jeff Curtis ________ 94 ___ 50-44 (2nd season) Clay Gould _______ 94 ___ 50-44( 2nd season) Fred Matthews ____ 96 ____ 50-46 (3rd season) Darin Thomas _____ 102 ___ 50-52 (2nd season) Butch McBroom ___ 107 ____ 50-57 (3rd season)
UTA PLAYERS TO HIT FOR THE CYCLE Name Opponent Date Michael Choice __ vs. Northwood ______4/21/09 Kyle Thomason __ vs. NWLA __________3/11/06 Ian Gutierrez ____ vs. TCU _____________4/7/99 Rahn Smith _____ vs. TX Wesleyan _____2/11/98 Clay Gould _____ vs. Oklahoma State __3/10/93 Karl Heckendorn _ vs. Nicholls __________3/7/93
UTA defeated No. 17 Oklahoma 8-5 (May 5)
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