2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball
SBC Tournament Pool D champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record27–30 (13–11 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumClay Gould Ballpark
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 36 – 22   .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 34 – 23   .596
Troy  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 26   .509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 21 – 31   .404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 18 – 37   .327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 27 – 24   .529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 23   .582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 30   .474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 26 – 26   .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 21 – 30   .412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 19 – 30   .388
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 36   .368
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Clay Gould Ballpark and were led by fourteenth-year head coach Darin Thomas. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

Source:[2]

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Gray Bailey Glendale, Arizona Mountain Ridge HS
Hitters
Tanner Rice Mesa, Arizona Red Mountain HS
Evan Anderson Allen, Texas Allen HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Mavericks were picked to finish second in the West Division.[3]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas State 65 (6)
2 UT Arlington 58 (4)
3 Louisiana 52 (2)
4 Little Rock 33
5 Louisiana–Monroe 27
6 Arkansas State 13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

  • Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
  • Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
  • Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
  • Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
  • Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
  • Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
  • William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
  • Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
  • Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
  • Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
  • Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
  • Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
  • Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
  • Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
  • Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)

Roster

Source:[4]

2021 UT Arlington Mavericks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 4 JD Wadleigh - Sophomore
  • 5 Tanner King - Junior
  • 12 Tristan Tom - Redshirt Senior
  • 15 Wyatt Divis - Senior
  • 18 Carlos Tavera - Junior
  • 20 Zach Peters - Freshman
  • 22 Michael Wong - Junior
  • 24 David Moffat - Junior
  • 25 Brayden Brooks - Sophomore
  • 26 Kody Bullard - Redshirt Junior
  • 29 Jarod Seals - Sophomore
  • 31 Jack Hagan - Freshman
  • 33 Brennan Smith - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 34 Cade Winquest - Sophomore
  • 35 Ryan Thomas - Junior
  • 37 Cade Citelli - Freshman
  • 40 Matt Novis - Sophomore
  • 41 Zach Norris - Sophomore
  • 44 Logan Austin - Redshirt Senior
  • 45 Jackson Blue - Freshman
  • 49 Riley Bost - Sophomore
  • 50 Will Thomas - Freshman
  • 54 Trevor Pruitt - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 10 Cole Solomon - Redshirt Junior
  • 17 Sam Gotlieb - Junior
  • 21 Andrew Miller - Senior'
  • 32 Sam Crowell - Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 Matthew Cavanagh - Sophomore
  • 6 Boone Montgomery - Junior
  • 7 Tyler Rice - Sophomore
  • 11 Dylan Paul - Redshirt Senior
  • 13 Josh Minjarez - Redshirt Senior
  • 14 Tommy Williams - Junior
  • 23 Steven Saunders - Sophomore
  • 36 Justin Marino - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 42 Cason Gregory - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 2 Connor Aube - Senior
  • 9 Tad Thompson - Redshirt Freshman
  • 16 Anthony Dominguez - Senior
  • 19 Zach Henry - Freshman
  • 28 Phillip Childs - Redshirt Junior

Coaching staff

2021 UT Arlington Mavericks coaching staff
  • Darin Thomas – Head Coach – 14th year
  • Taylor Dugas – Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year
  • Brady Cox – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Galen McSpadden – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Cameron Dobbs – Student Coach – 1st year
  • Cody Wernli – Director of Baseball Operations

Schedule and results

Legend
  UT Arlington win
  UT Arlington loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold UT Arlington team member
2021`UT Arlington Mavericks baseball game log
Regular season (25-29)
February (3-2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Feb. 19 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
Feb. 20 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
Feb. 21 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi
Feb. 23 vs. Tarleton State Global Life Field • Arlington, TX W 14-1 Bullard (1-0) Waltmon (0-1) None 1-0
Feb. 24 at Oklahoma Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 1-7 Carmichael (1-0) Norris (0-1) None 1-1
Feb. 26 Stephen F. Austin Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 2-5 Gennari (1-0) Novis (0-1) None 1-2
Feb. 27 Stephen F. Austin Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5-3 Bullard (2-0) Stobart (0-1) Wong (1) 314 2-2
Feb. 27 Stephen F. Austin Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 2-1 Moffat (1-0) Todd (0-1) Norris (1) 314 3-2
March (7-12)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 2 Abilene Christian Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 3-2 Norris (1-1) Sells (0-1) None 314 4-2
Mar. 5 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 1-13 Malone (1-0) Tavera (0-1) None 130 4-3
Mar. 6 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 0-3 (7 inns) Daughety (2-0) Bullard (2-1) None 4-4
Mar. 6 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W 2-1 King (1-0) Mason (1-1) Wong (2) 148 5-4
Mar. 7 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 1-16 Easterling (1-0) Novis (0-2) None 109 5-5
Mar. 9 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 5-15 Carmichael (2-0) Winquest (0-1) None 545 5-6
Mar. 11 Lamar Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 0-3 Palmer (1-0) Tavera (0-2) Dallas (4) 314 5-7
Mar. 12 Lamar Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 0-2 Bravo (2-0) Bullard (2-2) Dallas (5) 314 5-8
Mar. 13 Lamar Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 11-3 Moffat (2-0) Mize (1-1) None 314 6-8
Mar. 14 Lamar Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 0-4 Johnson (1-0) Winquest (0-2) Douthit (1) 314 6-9
Mar. 19 South Alabama Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 3-2 Wong (1-0) Dalton (3-2) None 314 7-9 1-0
Mar. 20 South Alabama Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 4-6 Smith (1-0) Norris (1-2) Samaniego (3) 314 7-10 1-1
Mar. 21 South Alabama Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3-6 Booker (1-0) Moffat (2-1) Dalton (1) 314 7-11 1-2
Mar. 23 Baylor Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 4-3 Austin (1-0) Boyd (0-1) None 314 8-11
Mar. 26 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 1-4 Gasser (3-2) Tavera (0-3) Cherry (2) ESPN+ 209 8-12
Mar. 27 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 12-7 Bullard (3-2) Schultz (2-2) None ESPN+ 214 9-12
Mar. 28 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 8-7 Norris (2-2) Prayer (0-3) Wong (3) ESPN+ 214 10-12
Mar. 28 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 4-5 Huggins (1-0) Austin (1-1) None ESPN+ 145 10-13
Mar. 30 No. 12 TCU Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3-5 King (2-1) Winquest (0-3) Green (5) 314 10-14
April (9-8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 1 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 0-2 Leigh (1-4) Tavera (0-4) None 681 10-15 1-3
Apr. 2 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9-3 Bullard (4-2) Bush (1-3) None 700 11-15 2-3
Apr. 3 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 10-6 Norris (3-2) Stivors (1-2) None 700 12-15 3-3
Apr. 6 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 6-7 Leckich (1-0) Norris (3-3) Boyd (5) ESPN+ 1,027 12-16
Apr. 9 Coastal Carolina Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 7-8 Sharkey (1-1) Wong (1-1) None ESPN+ 314 12-17 3-4
Apr. 10 Coastal Carolina Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 7-3 Bullard (5-2) Parker (2-2) None ESPN+ 314 13-17 4-4
Apr. 11 Coastal Carolina Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5-1 Moffat (3-1) Maton (2-3) Wong (4) ESPN+ 314 14-17 5-4
Apr. 13 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 10-11 Huffing (4-0) Winquest (0-4) Riley (4) 204 14-18
Apr. 16 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 7-5 King (2-0) Algee (0-2) Wong (5) ESPN+ 415 15-18 6-4
Apr. 17 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 9-2 Bullard (6-2) Nash (1-4) None ESPN+ 356 16-18 7-4
Apr. 18 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 3-5 Holt (2-2) Moffat (3-2) Stone (4) ESPN+ 307 16-19 7-5
Apr. 20 at No. 5 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 1-9 Savage (1-0) Bost (0-1) None 2,145 16-20
Apr. 21 Kansas Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 8-1 Winquest (1-4) Hazelwood (2-2) None 314 17-20
Apr. 23 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8-1 Tavera (1-4) Dion (4-4) King (1) 412 18-20
Apr. 24 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 6-5 Wong (2-1) Brady (1-1) Austin (1) 377 19-20
Apr. 25 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 3-5 Ellison (3-2) Moffat (3-3) Foster (2) 439 19-21
Apr. 27 No. 5 TCU Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3-8 Savage (2-0) Winquest (1-5) None 314 19-22
May (6–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1 Little Rock Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 1-0 King (3-0) Evans (1-2) None ESPN+ 314 20-22 8-5
May 2 Little Rock Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5-4 Wong (3-1) Barkley (5-3) King (2) ESPN+ 314 21-22 9-5
May 2 Little Rock Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 3-0 Moffat (4-3) DeCooman (0-3) Austin (2) ESPN+ 314 22-22 10-5
May 4 vs. Texas A&M Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX L 4-8 Menefee (3-2) Brooks (0-1) Jozwiak (7) 22-23
May 7 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 6-1 Tavera (2-4) Barnes (2-5) None 549 23-23 11-5
May 8 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 1-5 Barlow (6-4) Bullard (6-3) Orton (5) 23-24 11-6
May 9 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 8-10 Goleman (2-1) Moffat (4-4) Orton (6) 580 23-25 11-7
May 14 Louisiana Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3-4 (15 inns) Marshall (1-0) Brooks (0-2) Dixon (1) ESPN+ 314 23-26 11-8
May 15 Louisiana Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 6-2 Bullard (7-3) Cooke (6-3) King (3) ESPN+ 314 24-26 12-8
May 15 Louisiana Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 4-7 Marshall (2-0) Austin (1-2) Talley (7) ESPN+ 314 24-27 12-9
May 18 Stephen F. Austin Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Game cancelled
May 20 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 5-3 Norris (4-3) Thompson (6-1) King (4) 457 25-27 13-9
May 21 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 2-3 Jackson (4-6) Bullard (7-4) Jones (16) 487 25-28 13-10
May 22 at Georgia Southern J. Il. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 3-6 Davis (1-1) Moffat (4-5) Jones (17) 529 25-29 13-11
Post-season (2–1)
SBC Tournament (2–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 27 vs. (5W) Arkansas State (2W) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 8-3 Tavera (3-4) Hudson (5-3) None ESPN+ 26-29 1-0
May 28 vs. (3E) Troy (2W) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W 11-5 Seals (4-0) Gainous (9-5) None ESPN+ 27-29 2-0
May 29 vs. (1E) South Alabama (2W) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 4-5 Samaniego (2-2) Wong (3-2) Dalton (4) ESPN+ 27-30 2-1
Schedule Source:[5]

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

Postseason

Conference accolades

  • Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
  • Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
  • Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
  • Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
  • Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA

References:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Thomas Announces Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Thomas Announces 2021 Baseball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.