Box Score

The Dallas Baptist Patriot Baseball Team dropped a home contest against UT Arlington on Tuesday evening at Patriot Field, falling to the Mavericks 6-4. DBU drops to 17-11 on the season with the loss while the Mavericks improve to 16-13.

Senior Jared Stafford picked up his second loss of the season, giving up 11 hits in six and a third innings, while allowing three earned runs.

The Mavericks were on the board first in the top of the second, scoring two runs on four singles and a pair of sacrifice fly balls. Another run in the top of the fourth gave UTA a 3-0 lead.

The Patriots' first run of the night came in the bottom half of the fourth, courtesy of a leadoff homerun by Senior Tyler Robbins. Robbins' third homerun of the season cut the Maverick lead to 3-1.

Three more runs for UTA in the top of the seventh, gave the Mavericks a 6-1 lead, chasing Stafford from the game. Redshirt Sophomore Michael Smith entered the game with the bases loaded and only one out, and managed to get out of the inning after allowing only three unearned runs.

A double by Sophomore Duncan McAlpine resulted in another run for the Patriots in the bottom half of the inning after Senior Josh Wilson pushed him across the plate with a RBI single to center field.

DBU pulled to within two runs in the eighth, making it a 6-4 game. After a leadoff walk by Robbins, Senior Jason Krizan blasted his second homerun of the season with a two run shot to left center, keeping the Patriots' hopes alive.

However, after Smith retired the side in the ninth, the Patriots were unable to rally in the ninth as they fell to the Mavericks for the third time this season.

DBU will return to action on April 7 as they begin a four game series against the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. Game time on Thursday is slated for 6:30 p.m.