DBU (34-12) vs. UT ARLINGTON (19-29)
May 7, 2024 | Dallas, TX | Horner Ballpark
 
DBU GAME NOTES - (PDF)

MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Audio: Patriot Broadcasting Network
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
Twitter: @DBU_Baseball
Facebook: DBU Baseball
 
DBU BASEBALL ON THE AIR
Fans can catch all of Tuesday's action between DBU and UT Arlington on ESPN+. The broadcast team of Reagan Ratcliff and Brendan Smith are in their 13th season together on the air, bringing every pitch to Patriot Baseball fans in 2024.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS 
DBU – LHP Tyler Schott (2-0 W-L, 4.61 ERA, 13.2 IP, 19 K, 9 BB)
vs.
UTA – RHP Aaron Calhoun (0-5 W-L, 8.33 ERA, 35.2 IP, 19 K, 18 BB)
 
PATRIOT STORYLINES
- DBU took 2-of-3 from Jacksonville State at Horner Ballpark last weekend. All three games were decided by one run in the series.
- The Patriots are 1.0 games behind WKU for first place in the Conference USA standings, with two conference series remaining on the schedule.
- DBU is in the midst of an eight-game home stand to conclude this year's home schedule. The Patriots' .743 win % at Horner Ballpark since 2013 ranks 13th-best in college baseball. 
- The Patriots own the #20 RPI in the nation. DBU is 9-5 versus teams with RPI rankings in the top 50 and has compiled 11 wins over teams inside the top 100. 
- DBU's starting pitching and defense have been strengths in 2024. The Patriots lead the nation in fielding % (.984) and #7 in ERA (4.01).
- The Patriots' 84 home runs are the most in CUSA and rank as the eighth-highest total in the program's Division I era.
- Grant Jay leads the team in home runs (16) and is one home run behind New Mexico State's Keith Jones for the most home runs in CUSA. 
- Conner Mackay notched a pair of saves last weekend versus Jacksonville State. Mackay's five saves are the fourth-most in CUSA.
- Five Patriots are hitting over .300, including Ethan Mann (.350), Michael Dattalo (.349), Chayton Krauss (.337), Miguel Santos (.325), and Tom Poole (.314). 
- Michael Dattalo is riding a career-high 15-game hit streak. DBU's longest hit streak this year belongs to Chayton Krauss, who hit safely in 20 straight games. 
- Ethan Mann's 20 doubles are the 10th-most in college baseball. Mann is one double away from tying Drew Holder (2004) for the 8th-most doubles in a single season in DBU's Division I era.

SCOUTING UT ARLINGTON
- UT Arlington enters Tuesday's matchup with a 19-29 overall record after dropping 2 of 3 at home versus Sacramento State.
- With a 13-11 conference record, the Mavericks rank 6^th in the Western Athletic Conference standings.
- Two Mavericks are hitting over .300 in Tyson Pointer (.314) and Ryan Ellis (.310).
- Parker Airhart ranks 2^nd in the WAC in base on balls (13) and 3^rd in base on balls per game (0.87).
- On the mound, the UTA pitching staff ranks 18^th nationally in walks allowed per nine innings (3.20), 283^rd in strikeouts per nine innings (5.7), and 188^th in earned run average (6.67).
- Clay Van Hook is in his second season as the head coach of the Mavericks after spending the five previous seasons as an assistant for Oklahoma.

SERIES HISTORY
- In a series that dates back to 1969, DBU owns a 47-36 advantage over UTA.
- The Patriots defeated the Mavericks 5-3 on March 26 at Clay Gould Ballpark in Arlington.
- DBU has won four straight over UTA and is 6-1 all-time at Horner Ballpark against the Mavericks.
 
ON DECK
DBU hosts its final weekend series in 2024 this weekend versus Liberty. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 pm on Friday at Horner Ballpark.