# 2021 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

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:
| 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.
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:

### Coaching staff
## 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 | 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 | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | 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 | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | 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 | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | Cancelled due to threat of freezing rain/sleet/snow in Corpus Christi | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | 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 | 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:
*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: