2022 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

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 →

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 May 10, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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 Bats/throws 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

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 10, 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.