# 2024 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

The 2024 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Clay Gould Ballpark and were led by second-year head coach Clay Van Hook. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference.

## Preseason
### Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll

The Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2024. UT Arlington was picked to finish fifth with 68 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Grand Canyon | 99 (9) |
| 2 | Utah Valley | 75 (1) |
| 3 | California Baptist | 74 (1) |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 70 |
| 5 | UT Arlington | 68 |
| 6 | UTRGV | 59 |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 54 |
| 8 | Seattle U | 39 |
| 9 | Tarleton State | 34 |
| 10 | Stephen F. Austin | 19 |
| 11 | Utah Tech | 16 |

## Schedule and results

The UT Arlington Mavericks played 56 games (1 post-season) and went 22–34.
Legend :
| | UT Arlington win |
| | UT Arlington loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | UT Arlington team member |
2024 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball game log :
Regular season (22–34) :
February (3–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record |
| Feb 16. | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | W 10–9 | Zach Norris (1–0) | Robert Orloski (0–1) | Garrett Gearner (1) | ESPN+ | 785 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 17. | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | L 2–7 | Ruger Riojas (1–0) | Aaron Calhoun (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Feb 17. | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | L 1–2 | Braylon Owens (1–0) | Austin Wallace (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 737 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Feb 18. | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | W 5–4 | Nicholas Robb (1–0) | Fischer Kingsbery (0–1) | Jacob Hasty (1) | ESPN+ | 702 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Feb 20. | Texas Tech | Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX | L 1–13 | T. Trombello (1–0) | Austin Wallace (0–2) | | | 1094 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Feb 23. | Boston College | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 11–6 | Zach Norris (2–0) | John West (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 449 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Feb 24. | Boston College | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 0–3 | A.J. Colarusso (1-1) | Caylon Dygert (0–1) | Tyler Mudd (1) | ESPN+ | 338 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Feb 25. | Boston College | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 8–17 | Jordan Fisse (2–0) | Garrett Gearner (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 290 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Feb 28. | at Sam Houston | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, Texas | L 2–3 | Malachi Lott (1–0) | Joe Steeber (0–1) | Chandler David (1) | ESPN+ | 781 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
March (9-9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record |
| Mar 1. | at Lamar | Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, Texas | L 2–4 | Jacob Ellis (1–0) | Zach Norris (2–1) | Andres Perez (2) | ESPN+ | 1673 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Mar 2. | at Lamar | Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, Texas | W 3–1 | Caylon Dygert (1-1) | Brooks Caple (1–2) | | | 1253 | 4-7 | 0-0 |
| Mar 3. | at Lamar | Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, Texas | L 3–7 | Jackson Cleveland (1–0) | Austin Wallace (0–3) | | ESPN+ | 1103 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Mar 5. | Arizona State | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 3–6 | Hunter Omlid (1–2) | Jacob Hasty (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 748 | 4-9 | 0-0 |
| Mar 8. | Utah Tech | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 4–3 | Zach Norris (3–1) | Dylan Gardner (0–4) | Caden Noah (1) | ESPN+ | 249 | 5-9 | 1-0 |
| Mar 9. | Utah Tech | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 5–3 | Caylon Dygert (2–1) | Carston Herman (0–3) | Nicholas Robb (1) | ESPN+ | 301 | 6-9 | 2-0 |
| Mar 10. | Utah Tech | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 5–6 | Ryan Hardman (2–0) | Caden Noah (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 307 | 6-10 | 2-1 |
| Mar 13. | Oklahoma | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 1–5 | Grant Stevens (3–0) | Austin Wallace (0–4) | | ESPN+ | 571 | 6-11 | 2-1 |
| Mar 15. | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas | W 12–11 | Caden Noah (1-1) | Brett Garcia (0–2) | | | 357 | 7-11 | 3-1 |
| Mar 16. | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas | L 7–8 | Chandler Benson (1–0) | Caylon Dygert (2-2) | Cade McGarrh (2) | | 328 | 7-12 | 3-2 |
| Mar 17. | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas | L 3–7 | Brett Lanman (3–1) | Aaron Calhoun (0–2) | | ESPN+ | 318 | 7-13 | 3-3 |
| Mar 19. | TCU | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | L 3–7 | Bixby (1–0) | Austin Wallace (0–5) | | | 4307 | 7-14 | 3-3 |
| Mar 22. | Stephen F. Austin | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 16–3 | Zach Norris (4–1) | Reid Boyett (0–5) | | ESPN+ | 346 | 8-14 | 4-3 |
| Mar 23. | Stephen F. Austin | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 9–2 | Caylon Dygert (3–2) | Jack James (0–2) | Joe Steeber (1) | ESPN+ | 431 | 9-14 | 5-3 |
| Mar 24. | Stephen F. Austin | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 11–7 | Caden Noah (2–1) | Elian Balmaceda (1–4) | | ESPN+ | 372 | 10-14 | 6-3 |
| Mar 26. | Dallas Baptist | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 3–5 | Jerrod Jenkins (2–0) | Harrison Hammond (0–1) | Conner Mackay (1) | ESPN+ | 423 | 10-15 | 6-3 |
| Mar 28. | at California Baptist | Totman Stadium • Riverside, CA | W 14–2 | Caden Noah (3–1) | Jacob Wilson (2–4) | | ESPN+ | 342 | 11-15 | 7-3 |
| Mar 29. | at California Baptist | Totman STadium • Riverside, CA | W 5–3 | Joe Steeber (1-1) | Ryan Hetzler (4–1) | Nicholas Robb (2) | ESPN+ | 410 | 12-15 | 8-3 |
| Mar 29. | at California Baptist | Totman Stadium • Riverside, CA | L 1–7 | Ryan Kittredge (1–0) | Zach Norris (4–2) | | ESPN+ | 312 | 12-16 | 8-4 |
April (6–11) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record |
| Apr 2. | TCU | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 6–4 | Austin Wallace (1–5) | Mosiello (0–1) | Joe Steeber (2) | ESPN+ | 592 | 13-16 | 8-4 |
| Apr 5. | at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Baseball St. • Edinburg, TX | L 2–8 | Isiah Campa (2–0) | Zach Norris (4–3) | | ESPN+ | 2044 | 13-17 | 8-5 |
| Apr 6. | at UTRGV | UTRGV Baseball St. • Edinburg, TX | W 9–5 | Jacob Hasty (1-1) | Francisco Hernandez (2–3) | | ESPN+ | 6044 | 14-17 | 9-5 |
| Apr 7. | at UTRGV | UTRGV Baseball Stad • Edinburg, Texas | L 2–3 | Nico Rodriguez (3–0) | Nicholas Robb (1-1) | | ESPN+ | 818 | 14-18 | 9-6 |
| Apr 9. | at Oklahoma | L Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK | L 9–11 | Ryan Lambert (1–0) | Austin Wallace (1–6) | Brendan Girton (1) | ESPN+ | 845 | 14-19 | 9-6 |
| Apr 12. | Grand Canyon | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 5–7 | Hunter Watkins (1–0) | Zach Norris (4-4) | Nathan Ward (7) | ESPN+ | 238 | 14-20 | 9-7 |
| Apr 13. | Grand Canyon | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 12–4 | Caylon Dygert (4–2) | Connor Mattison (4–3) | | ESPN+ | 323 | 15-20 | 10-7 |
| Apr 14. | Grand Canyon | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 5–7 | Walter Quinn (2–3) | Nicholas Robb (1–2) | | ESPN+ | 387 | 15-21 | 10-8 |
| Apr 16. | Baylor | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 1–3 | Ethan Calder (4–1) | Aaron Calhoun (0–3) | Kobe Andrade (2) | ESPN+ | 487 | 15-22 | 10-8 |
| Apr 19. | at Utah Valley | UCCU Ballpark • Orem, Utah | W 16–5 | | | | ESPN+ | 759 | 16-22 | 11-8 |
| Apr 20. | at Utah Valley | UCCU Ballpark • Orem, Utah | W 9–4 | Nicholas Robb (2-2) | Mitch Mueller (3–1) | Joe Steeber (3) | ESPN+ | 717 | 17-22 | 12-8 |
| Apr 21. | at Utah Valley | UCCU Ballpark • Orem, Utah | L 1–5 | Robby Butenschoen (3–0) | Jason Scrantom (0–1) | Ethan Fowlks (2) | ESPN+ | 600 | 17-23 | 12-9 |
| Apr 23. | at Texas | UFCU DischFalk Field • Austin, Texas | L 0–11 | Charlie Hurley (3–0) | Aaron Calhoun (0–4) | | ESPN+ | 6977 | 17-24 | 12-9 |
| Apr 26. | at Houston | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | L 7–17 | Cade Citelli (3–1) | Zach Norris (4–0) | | ESPN+ | 1272 | 17-25 | 12-9 |
| Apr 27. | at Houston | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | W 7–3 | Jacob Hasty (2–1) | Kyle LaCalameto (2–3) | | ESPN+ | 1719 | 18-25 | 12-9 |
| Apr 28. | at Houston | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | L 4–10 | Antoine Jean (3–2) | Caden Noah (3–2) | Jose Torrealba (3) | ESPN+ | 1341 | 18-26 | 12-9 |
| Apr 30. | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas | L 3–5 | Tanner Duke (1–2) | Aaron Calhoun (0–5) | Patrick Hail (1) | ESPN+ | 1528 | 18-27 | 12-9 |
May (4–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record |
| May 3. | Sacramento State | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 2–13 | Evan Gibbons (0-0) | Caylon Dygert (4–3) | | | 185 | 18-28 | 12-10 |
| May 3. | Sacramento State | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 5–0 | Zach Norris (5-5) | Andrew Monson (0–1) | | | 228 | 19-28 | 13-10 |
| May 4. | Sacramento State | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 5–7 | Kade Brown (3-3) | Joe Steeber (1–2) | | | 372 | 19-29 | 13-11 |
| May 7. | at Dallas Baptist | Horner Ballpark • Dallas, Texas | L 6–7 | Conner Mackay (3–1) | Harrison Hammond (0–2) | | ESPN+ | 1093 | 19-30 | 13-11 |
| May 10. | at Seattle U | Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA | W 13–10 | Caylon Dygert (5–3) | Luke Alwood (1–6) | Nicholas Robb (3) | | 102 | 20-30 | 14-11 |
| May 11. | at Seattle U | Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA | L 0–4 | Blake Smith (5-5) | Zach Norris (5–6) | Cameron Dayton (5) | | 156 | 20-31 | 14-12 |
| May 12. | at Seattle U | Bannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA | L 4–10 | Jarek Woodward (3–6) | Caden Noah (3-3) | | | 138 | 20-32 | 14-13 |
| May 17. | Tarleton State | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 6–2 | Caylon Dygert (6–3) | Piercen McElyea (3–1) | Nicholas Robb (4) | | 192 | 21-32 | 15-13 |
| May 17. | Tarleton State | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | W 9–5 | Jacob Hasty (3–1) | Matt Haley (2–9) | Joe Steeber (4) | | 402 | 22-32 | 16-13 |
| May 18. | Tarleton State | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, Texas | L 9–19 | Parrish Beagle (3–1) | Aaron Calhoun (0–6) | | | 471 | 22-33 | 16-14 |
Post-season (0–1) :
WAC Tournament (0–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | WAC record |
| May 21. | vs UTRGV | | Hohokam Stadium • Mesa, Arizona | L 5–8 | Zach Tjelmeland (6–3) | Caden Noah (3–4) | | ESPN+ | 0 | 22-34 | 16-14 |