2024 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team

2024 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	22–34 (16–14 WAC)
Head coach	Clay Van Hook (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Trapasso Mike Taylor Ben Breazeale
Home stadium	Clay Gould Ballpark
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Grand Canyon  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7		.767			34	–	23		.596
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			33	–	25		.569
California Baptist  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			37	–	25		.597
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			29	–	29		.500
Tarleton* ‍‍‡‍	17	–	14		.548			32	–	29		.525
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			22	–	34		.393
UT Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			29	–	25		.537
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			26	–	31		.456
Seattle  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			17	–	36		.321
Utah Tech*  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			14	–	42		.250
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	6	–	24		.200			10	–	44		.185
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 25, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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. ^[2]

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

Personnel

2024 UT Arlington Mavericks baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 0 RHP Tate Bethel R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Sherman, Texas 2 Cason Gregory  R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Cleburne, Texas 3 INF Kyzer Harrington R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Midlothian, Texas 4 OF Zach Henry  L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rockwall, Texas 6 Cade Sumbler  R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Midlothian, Texas 7 INF William Johnson R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Plano, Texas 9 RHP Caylon Dygert R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Magnolia, Texas 10 C Parker Airhart R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sugar Land, Texas 11 INF Tyce Armstrong  R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Conroe, Texas 12 RHP Zach Norris  R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Paris, Texas 13 INF Ryan Black L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Grand Prairie, Texas 14 OF Jackson Hill L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Keller, Texas 15 OF Garrison Berkley  R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Aledo, Texas 16 RHP Nicholas Robb R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Keller, Texas 17 RHP Matt Hudspeth R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas 18 LHP Austin Wallace  L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Flower Mound, Texas 20 RHP Jason Scrantom R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Sachse, Texas 21 RHP Garrett Gearner  R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Winnsboro, Texas 22 OF Tyson Pointer R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas 23 INF Jordan Medellin  / 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) — Fr League City, Texas 24 LHP Dante Cano  L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Abilene, Texas 25 INF Ryan Ellis  L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Peoria, Arizona 26 RHP Armani Knipper R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Southlake, Texas 27 LHP Cade McGlade  L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr McKinney, Texas 28 RHP Aaron Calhoun R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Pearland, Texas 29 OF JD Moreno L/L 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Grand Prairie, Texas 31 OF Logan Myers R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas 32 RHP Joe Steeber  R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Southlake, Texas 33 RHP Trevor Eby R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Palm Desert, California 34 RHP Jack Hagan R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr McKinney, Texas 36 C Reed Thomas L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mansfield, Texas 37 LHP Tristan Wittau  L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Denton, Texas 38 LHP Caden Noah  L/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Longview, Texas 40 C Jake Curtis R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ladera Ranch, California 41 RHP Tripp Bernethy R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Burleson, Texas 44 RHP Collin Horton R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Keller, Texas 47 LHP Jacob Hasty L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Keller, Texas 50 LHP Sam Collins  R/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Azle, Texas 54 LHP Harrison Hammond L/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Arlington, Texas	Head coach Clay Van Hook (UT Austin) Assistant coach(es) Mike Trapasso Mike Taylor Ben Breazeale Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 30, 2024

Schedule and results

The UT Arlington Mavericks played 56 games (1 post-season) and went 22–34. ^[3]

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 Rank 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 Rank 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 Rank 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 Rank 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

References

1. "Western Athletic". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
2. "Grand Canyon Tops 2024 WAC Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll". wacsports.com. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
3. "2024 Baseball Schedule". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2024.