2022 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

2022 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball
2022 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	15–39 (7–23 SBC)
Head coach	Darin Thomas (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Taylor Dugas; Brady Cox;
Home stadium	Clay Gould Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mavericks played their home games at Clay Gould Ballpark and were led by fifteenth-year head coach Darin Thomas. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 13 Texas State ‍†‍‍^y	26	–	4	–	0	.867	47	–	14	–	0	.770
No. 21 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	41	–	20	–	0	.672
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	8	–	1	.717	39	–	20	–	1	.658
Louisiana ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	37	–	23	–	0	.617
South Alabama ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	31	–	23	–	0	.574
Troy ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	32	–	24	–	0	.571
Georgia State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	30	–	27	–	0	.526
Little Rock ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0	.379	24	–	27	–	0	.471
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	20	–	35	–	1	.366
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	15	–	39	–	0	.278
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0	.172	11	–	38	–	0	.224

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 22, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

Source:^[2]

Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Ryne Rodriguez	Fort Worth, Texas	Trinity Valley
Cade McGlade	McKinney, Texas	Odessa
Hitters
Ryan Black Jr.	Mansfield, Texas	Lake Ridge HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. UT Arlington was picked to finish fifth with 78 votes.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

No players from the Mavericks were chosen.

Personnel

2022 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2	INF	Cason Gregory	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Cleburne, Texas
3	INF	Matthew Cavanagh	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Keller, Texas
4	OF	Zach Henry	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Rockwall, Texas
5	RHP	Tanner King	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Canyon, Texas
6	INF	Boone Montgomery	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Grapevine, Texas
7	INF	Tyler Rice	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Mesa, Arizona
9	C	Artie Ramirez	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Walnut, California
10	C	Sam Crowell	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Heath, Texas
11	INF	Tyce Armstrong	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Conroe, Texas
12	RHP	Zach Norris	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Paris, Texas
13	RHP	Jack Hagan	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	McKinney, Texas
14	OF	Mitchell Sanford	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Berwick, Louisiana
15	LHP	Sam Collins	R/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Azle, Texas
16	OF	Matt Lumsden	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Simpsonville, South Carolina
17	INF	Evan Anderson	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Allen, Texas
18	RHP	Cade Citelli	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Prosper, Texas
19	OF	Nick Pierce	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Grapevine, Texas
20	RHP	Connery Peters	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Crowley, Texas
21	RHP	Hunter Marshall	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Keller, Texas
22	RHP	Michael Wong	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Las Vegas, Nevada
23	INF	Steven Saunders	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Sierra Vista, Arizona
24	RHP	David Moffat	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Wichita Falls, Texas
25	RHP	Brayden Brooks	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Brighton, Colorado
26	LHP	Gray Bailey	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Glendale, Arizona
27	OF	David VanVooren	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Bedford, Texas
28	INF	Tanner Rice	L/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mesa, Arizona
29	LHP	Jarod Seals	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Haslet, Texas
33	C	Cade Sumbler	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Midlothian, Texas
34	RHP	Cade Winquest	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Haslet, Texas
35	LHP	Ryan Thomas	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Mansfield, Texas
36	INF	Justin Marino	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Arlington, Texas
40	RHP	Matt Novis	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Tempe, Arizona
41	OF	Wilson Galvan	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	McKinney, Texas
42	INF	Jaden Brown	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Mississauga, Canada
44	RHP	Zach Peters	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Crowley, Texas
49	RHP	Joe Steeber	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Southlake, Texas
50	INF	Oscar Ponce	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Brownsville, Texas
54	RHP	Trevor Pruitt	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Peoria, Arizona

Head coach

Darin Thomas (Fort Hayes State)

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Dugas (Alabama)
Brady Cox (UT Arlington)
Galen McSpadden (Southeast Missouri State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	UT Arlington win
	UT Arlington loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	UT Arlington team member

2022`UT Arlington Mavericks baseball game log

Regular season (15–39)

February (2–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 18	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3–4	Ramirez Jr. (1-0)	Moffat (0-1)	Nelson (1)		427	0–1
Feb. 19	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–6	Garcia (1-0)	King (0-1)	None		549	0–2
Feb. 20	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 9–7	Bailey (1-0)	Bird (0-1)	None		534	1–2
Feb. 21	Michigan		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 7–9	Allen (1-0)	King (0-2)	Harajli (1)		575	1–3
Feb. 27	at Stephen F. Austin		Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	L 3–5	Richter (2-0)	Moffat (0-2)	Parker (1)		201	1–4
Feb. 27	at Stephen F. Austin		Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	W 12–2	Wong (2-1)	Todd (0-1)	None		205	2–4

March (6–12)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	at No. 16 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 5–8	Brown (2-0)	Brooks (0-1)	Ridings (4)		3,434	2–5
Mar. 4	Nebraska		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 4–3	Peters (1-0)	Gomes (0-1)	None		720	3–5
Mar. 5	Nebraska		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–8	McCarville (1-1)	Moffat (0-3)	None		766	3–6
Mar. 6	Northwestern State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 1–0	Bailey (2-0)	Brown (0-2)	King (1)		420	4–6
Mar. 8	Army		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 4–8	Graver (1-0)	Brooks (0-2)	None		367	4–7
Mar. 9	Army		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 8–5	Peters (2-0)	Trippi (0-1)	King (2)		493	5–7
Mar. 12	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 1–7	Garza (2-1)	Wong (1-1)	None		214	5–8
Mar. 12	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 3–9	Celestino (3-0)	Bailey (2-1)	None		225	5–9
Mar. 13	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 2–15	Zavala (1-1)	Citelli (0-1)	None		185	5–10
Mar. 15	Abilene Christian		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 14–2	Bailey (3-1)	Cervantes (0-2)	None		538	6–10
Mar. 18	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 2–12	Smith (4-0)	Wong (1-2)	Boyd (3)		1,090	6–11	0–1
Mar. 19	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 4–12	Boswell (3-1)	Citelli (0-2)	None		1,286	6–12	0–2
Mar. 20	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 4–11	Booker (2-0)	Moffat (0-4)	None		1,169	6–13	0–3
Mar. 22	vs. Dallas Baptist		Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX	L 2–6	Sherlin (1-0)	Winquest (0-1)	None		400	6–14
Mar. 25	Troy		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 8–5	King (1-2)	Gainous (3-2)	Moffat (1)		355	7–14	1–3
Mar. 26	Troy		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 7–6	Hagan (1-0)	Gamble (0-1)	None		442	8–14	2–3
Mar. 27	Troy		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3–7	Witcher (3-1)	Bailey (3-2)	Oates (5)		350	8–15	2–4
Mar. 29	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 9–15	Garcia (1-0)	Citelli (0-3)	None		1,458	8–16

April (5–14)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	Louisiana–Monroe		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5–2	King (2-2)	Barlow 2-2)	Bailey (1)		405	9–16	3–4
Apr. 2	Louisiana–Monroe		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–5	Cressend (3-2)	Wong (1-3)	Orton (3)		559	9–17	3–5
Apr. 3	Louisiana–Monroe		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5–2	Winquest (1-1)	Lien (1-2)	Moffat (2)		474	10–17	4–5
Apr. 5	No. 23 TCU		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–10	Bolden (2-0)	Novis (0-1)	None		730	10–18
Apr. 6	at Tarleton State		Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX	W 16–13	Peters (3-0)	Poe (1-2)	Marshall (1)		257	11–18
Apr. 8	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 1–5	Arnold (4-2)	King (2-3)	Smallwood (3)		132	11–19	4–6
Apr. 9	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 3–4	Smallwood (3-3)	Novis (0-2)	None		292	11–20	4–7
Apr. 10	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 5–6¹⁰	Davis (1-0)	Bailey (3-3)	None	ESPN+	353	11–21	4–8
Apr. 12	at Abilene Christian		Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX	L 5–15⁷	Jackson (1-0)	Hagan (1-1)	Sells (2)		329	11–22
Apr. 14	No. 19 Texas State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 1–6	Wood (3-1)	King (2-4)	None		585	11–23	4–9
Apr. 15	No. 19 Texas State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3–5	Stivors (5-1)	Moffat (0-5)	None		568	11–24	4–10
Apr. 16	No. 19 Texas State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 6–17	Dixon (5-0)	Winquest (1-2)	None		619	11–25	4–11
Apr. 19	at No. 21 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 1–15⁷	Parker (2-2)	Hagan (1-3)	None		3,533	11–26
Apr. 22	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 3–4	Maniscalco (1-1)	Moffat (0-6)	None		1,527	11–27	4–12
Apr. 23	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 1–7	Knorr (3-0)	Wong (1-4)	None		1,296	11–28	4–13
Apr. 24	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 2–3	Parker (3-2)	Winquest (1-3)	None		1,124	11–29	4–14
Apr. 26	Tarleton State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 7–5	Pruitt (1-0)	Boyd (1-4)	Novis (1)		455	12–29
Apr. 29	Arkansas State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 4–3¹¹	Moffat (1-6)	Anderson (1-4)	None		355	13–29	5–14
Apr. 30	Arkansas State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–9¹⁰	Jeans (3-4)	Novis (0-3)	None		445	13–30	5–15

May (2–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	Arkansas State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5–4	Moffat (2-6)	Anderson (1-5)	None		418	14–30	6–15
May 3	at No. 13 Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	L 5–10	Johnston (1-1)	Marshall (0-1)	None		5,168	14–31
May 6	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3–4	Bonds (3-2)	Moffat (2-7)	None		4,149	14–32	6–16
May 7	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3–4	Schultz (3-3)	Wong (1-5)	Hammond (1)		4,177	14–33	6–17
May 8	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 5–6¹¹	Christie (1-0)	Moffat (2-8)	None		4,054	14–34	6–18
May 13	Appalachian State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 1–3	Tuthill (2-6)	King (2-5)	Jernigan (1)		425	14–35	6–19
May 14	Appalachian State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 1–3	Cross (2-1)	Wong (1-6)	None		378	14–36	6–20
May 15	Appalachian State		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 7–0	Winquest (2-3)	Cornatzer (3-2)	None		356	15–36	7–20
May 19	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 3–5	Fisher (5-2)	King (2-6)	Martin (2)		1,712	15–37	7–21
May 20	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 9–18	Paden (6-2)	Wong (1-7)	None		1,426	15–38	7–22
May 20	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 1–12⁷	Harris (1-0)	Winquest (2-4)	None		1,877	15–39	7–23

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

References

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "Thomas Announces 2022 Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[2] "Thomas Announces 2022 Recruiting Class". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

[3] "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[4] "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

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