Tuesday, March 17
Arlington, TX
6:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
at
UT Arlington
Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Jacks Head to Arlington for Midweek with UTA
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin hits the road for a midweek matchup at UT-Arlington on Tuesday. The Jacks and the Mavs are scheduled for a 6 p.m. first pitch from Clay Gould Ball Park. Live coverage links for the series are available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SFA (12-9) vs. UTA (7-12)
Clay Gould Ball Park | March 17
PURCHASE TICKETS
Live Coverage
THE SERIES
--- Tuesday's meeting will be the 50th all-time against the former Western Athletic Conference foe. The Mavericks are 11-8 against SFA at home and UTA leads the overall series 27-22. UTA has won four-straight games against the Jacks with five-consecutive victories in Arlington. The last SFA win in the series was in game two of a three-game series in Nacogdoches in 2023. The Jacks won 12-11.
UTA RUNDOWN
2026 Season Statistics
--- UTA is 3-5 at home this season.
--- Included in the Mavericks' seven victories this spring is an 11-8 win over #7 TCU, a 4-3 victory against #8 Arkansas and a series win over #24 UTSA.
--- As a team, UTA is slashing .254/.355/.352.
--- The Mavericks have proven to be one of the best defensively when it comes to turning double plays ranking 15th nationally with 19 and 13th nationally in double plays per game with 1.00.
--- UTA holds a top 75 DI mark in walks allowed per nine at 3.95.
--- Xavier Melendez leads the WAC with 31 hits which is inside the top 40 nationally.
--- Melendez leads UTA with a .369 average; fifth highest among WAC hitters.
PEARatings
--- The Jacks have recorded 27 kill shots, an inning that sees a team score 2+ runs and then allow none, this season which are a top 65 mark nationally.
--- SFA's 1.29 kill shots per game are among the top 75 in the country.
--- SFA has recorded five first-inning kill shots; a top 35 total nationally.
--- The Jacks carry an offensive efficiency rating of .820; the 36th highest rating in DI.
GETTING OFFENSIVE
--- SFA's 151 total runs through 21 games are a top 65 mark in DI and the second-most among SLC schools.
--- The Jacks' per-game average of 7.2 is also the second-highest average in the SLC.
--- The Jacks have scored eight or more runs in nine games this season.
--- Eight players have accounted for 11+ runs scored led by Jhett Creel's 20
--- SFA's 56 runs over opening weekend were the fourth-most in the country.
--- SFA's 91 runs plated through the first ten games of the season are the most in program history.
--- SFA plated 8+ runs in each of its first five games this season; the longest streak since scoring 8+ runs in a four-game sweep of UIW (4/1-3) and a midweek win over Grambling (4/6) in 2021.
--- The Jacks pushed across double-digit runs in each of the four games against the Delta Devils. SFA's 17 runs in the season opener are the second-most by the Jacks in any game under Vanderburg and the Jacks have 17 games with 10+ runs in his tenure following the win over Lamar in the series finale.
STREAKS & MULTIPLES
--- Creel holds the longest active hit streak for the Jacks at five games.
--- Juan Cantua has reached safely in his last ten games
--- Ethan Peña leads SFA with 11 multi-hit games and Julian Swift follows with eight behind a pair of the team's only two four-hit games this season.
--- Peña and Swift each lead with seven multi-RBI games with the former, Cermodrick Bland and Henning all having a four-RBI effort under their belt in '26.
AT THE PLATE
--- Swift ranks second in the SLC with 30 hits this season which are a top 55 mark in the country.
--- Swift leads the SLC with ten doubles, a top ten mark in DI.
--- Peña follows with 28 hits as SFA's 199 hits this season are a top 45 mark in the country and fourth in the SLC.
--- Peña leads the Jacks with 20 RBI.
--- Swift and Creel are two of the league's toughest hitters to strikeout ranking second and third, respectively.
--- The Jacks have recorded 10+ hits in over half of the 21 games played with seven games of 12+.
--- SFA has combined for 58 extra-base hits with ten different Jacks accounting for the team's 40 doubles, a DI top 60 total and the most in the Southland.
TAKE THE FREEBIES
--- SFA ranks in the top 25 nationally in walks drawn with an SLC-best mark of 120.
--- Creel and Schneider rank in the top eight in the SLC in walks drawn with a collective 35.
--- Creel is second with 19 walks, while Schneider entered the top 10 after a three pass effort in the series finale at Southeastern Louisiana.
--- The Jacks drew 38 walks on opening weekend second to only New Mexico (41).
NO SPEED TRAPS
--- The Jacks have stolen 37 bases, a top 55 mark in the country.
--- SFA's 1.76 per game is inside the top 80 in the country and pace the SLC.
--- Schneider have been successful in all eight of his attempts with Rodric Black perfect in five efforts. Bland is 9-for-10 in stolen bag opportunities.
--- Ten players have recorded a steal this season with seven grabbing multiple bags.
ON THE HILL
--- SFA ranks second in the SLC in K-to-BB ratio at 2.29 which is inside the top 75 in DI.
--- The Jacks rank fourth in walks allowed per nine (4.07) and ranks fifth in strikeouts per nine (9.3).
--- SFA has recorded 179 punchouts with 19 arms responsible for two or more and Cody Templeton pacing the staff with 27.
--- Nate Vidlak (24) and Dylan Mulcahy (22) have each crossed over 20 strikeouts this season.
--- Jack James has tossed 14.2 IP with just two earned runs allowed and has scattered nine hits and three walks over seven appearances with a dozen strikeouts.
--- Kadin Munson owns a team-leading eight appearances over 7.1 innings. He has allowed seven hits, only two extra base hits, and three walks with six strikeouts.
NOTABLES
Eleven is Heaven --- SFA erupted for 11 runs in the eighth inning of Sunday's series finale against Lamar to erase a 9-3 deficit on their way to a series win with a 14-11 victory. It was the sixth inning of 7+ runs in Vanderburg's tenure and the fourth in 17 games this season.
All good things --- Cermodrick Bland's active reached safely streak ended at 31 games following game two of the UNO series.
Seven of 10 --- The Jacks won seven of the squad's first ten games of the season for the first time since 2010.
Impressive Streak --- Julian Swift saw a 19-game hitting streak come to an end in Pine Bluff. Swift's impressive stretch of base knocks is the third longest in program history.
Best Start… Ever --- SFA's 5-0 start to the season is the best in program history, while its sweep of MVSU to open the year marked just the second 4-0 start ever by the Jacks.
Not Tonight --- SFA's effort on the mound, using six different arms, against Huston Tillotson marked the first combined nine-inning no-hitter in program history.
Nine is Fine --- The Jacks swiped nine bases in the game three win over MVSU which is tied for the second-most steals in a single game in program history.
Game One, Game Won --- SFA's 17-2 (7) win over Mississippi Valley State was the Jacks' first win in a season opener since knocking off Northwestern State in the first game of the 2022 campaign.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
SFA (12-9) vs. UTA (7-12)
Clay Gould Ball Park | March 17
PURCHASE TICKETS
Live Coverage
THE SERIES
--- Tuesday's meeting will be the 50th all-time against the former Western Athletic Conference foe. The Mavericks are 11-8 against SFA at home and UTA leads the overall series 27-22. UTA has won four-straight games against the Jacks with five-consecutive victories in Arlington. The last SFA win in the series was in game two of a three-game series in Nacogdoches in 2023. The Jacks won 12-11.
UTA RUNDOWN
2026 Season Statistics
--- UTA is 3-5 at home this season.
--- Included in the Mavericks' seven victories this spring is an 11-8 win over #7 TCU, a 4-3 victory against #8 Arkansas and a series win over #24 UTSA.
--- As a team, UTA is slashing .254/.355/.352.
--- The Mavericks have proven to be one of the best defensively when it comes to turning double plays ranking 15th nationally with 19 and 13th nationally in double plays per game with 1.00.
--- UTA holds a top 75 DI mark in walks allowed per nine at 3.95.
--- Xavier Melendez leads the WAC with 31 hits which is inside the top 40 nationally.
--- Melendez leads UTA with a .369 average; fifth highest among WAC hitters.
PEARatings
--- The Jacks have recorded 27 kill shots, an inning that sees a team score 2+ runs and then allow none, this season which are a top 65 mark nationally.
--- SFA's 1.29 kill shots per game are among the top 75 in the country.
--- SFA has recorded five first-inning kill shots; a top 35 total nationally.
--- The Jacks carry an offensive efficiency rating of .820; the 36th highest rating in DI.
GETTING OFFENSIVE
--- SFA's 151 total runs through 21 games are a top 65 mark in DI and the second-most among SLC schools.
--- The Jacks' per-game average of 7.2 is also the second-highest average in the SLC.
--- The Jacks have scored eight or more runs in nine games this season.
--- Eight players have accounted for 11+ runs scored led by Jhett Creel's 20
--- SFA's 56 runs over opening weekend were the fourth-most in the country.
--- SFA's 91 runs plated through the first ten games of the season are the most in program history.
--- SFA plated 8+ runs in each of its first five games this season; the longest streak since scoring 8+ runs in a four-game sweep of UIW (4/1-3) and a midweek win over Grambling (4/6) in 2021.
--- The Jacks pushed across double-digit runs in each of the four games against the Delta Devils. SFA's 17 runs in the season opener are the second-most by the Jacks in any game under Vanderburg and the Jacks have 17 games with 10+ runs in his tenure following the win over Lamar in the series finale.
STREAKS & MULTIPLES
--- Creel holds the longest active hit streak for the Jacks at five games.
--- Juan Cantua has reached safely in his last ten games
--- Ethan Peña leads SFA with 11 multi-hit games and Julian Swift follows with eight behind a pair of the team's only two four-hit games this season.
--- Peña and Swift each lead with seven multi-RBI games with the former, Cermodrick Bland and Henning all having a four-RBI effort under their belt in '26.
AT THE PLATE
--- Swift ranks second in the SLC with 30 hits this season which are a top 55 mark in the country.
--- Swift leads the SLC with ten doubles, a top ten mark in DI.
--- Peña follows with 28 hits as SFA's 199 hits this season are a top 45 mark in the country and fourth in the SLC.
--- Peña leads the Jacks with 20 RBI.
--- Swift and Creel are two of the league's toughest hitters to strikeout ranking second and third, respectively.
--- The Jacks have recorded 10+ hits in over half of the 21 games played with seven games of 12+.
--- SFA has combined for 58 extra-base hits with ten different Jacks accounting for the team's 40 doubles, a DI top 60 total and the most in the Southland.
TAKE THE FREEBIES
--- SFA ranks in the top 25 nationally in walks drawn with an SLC-best mark of 120.
--- Creel and Schneider rank in the top eight in the SLC in walks drawn with a collective 35.
--- Creel is second with 19 walks, while Schneider entered the top 10 after a three pass effort in the series finale at Southeastern Louisiana.
--- The Jacks drew 38 walks on opening weekend second to only New Mexico (41).
NO SPEED TRAPS
--- The Jacks have stolen 37 bases, a top 55 mark in the country.
--- SFA's 1.76 per game is inside the top 80 in the country and pace the SLC.
--- Schneider have been successful in all eight of his attempts with Rodric Black perfect in five efforts. Bland is 9-for-10 in stolen bag opportunities.
--- Ten players have recorded a steal this season with seven grabbing multiple bags.
ON THE HILL
--- SFA ranks second in the SLC in K-to-BB ratio at 2.29 which is inside the top 75 in DI.
--- The Jacks rank fourth in walks allowed per nine (4.07) and ranks fifth in strikeouts per nine (9.3).
--- SFA has recorded 179 punchouts with 19 arms responsible for two or more and Cody Templeton pacing the staff with 27.
--- Nate Vidlak (24) and Dylan Mulcahy (22) have each crossed over 20 strikeouts this season.
--- Jack James has tossed 14.2 IP with just two earned runs allowed and has scattered nine hits and three walks over seven appearances with a dozen strikeouts.
--- Kadin Munson owns a team-leading eight appearances over 7.1 innings. He has allowed seven hits, only two extra base hits, and three walks with six strikeouts.
NOTABLES
Eleven is Heaven --- SFA erupted for 11 runs in the eighth inning of Sunday's series finale against Lamar to erase a 9-3 deficit on their way to a series win with a 14-11 victory. It was the sixth inning of 7+ runs in Vanderburg's tenure and the fourth in 17 games this season.
All good things --- Cermodrick Bland's active reached safely streak ended at 31 games following game two of the UNO series.
Seven of 10 --- The Jacks won seven of the squad's first ten games of the season for the first time since 2010.
Impressive Streak --- Julian Swift saw a 19-game hitting streak come to an end in Pine Bluff. Swift's impressive stretch of base knocks is the third longest in program history.
Best Start… Ever --- SFA's 5-0 start to the season is the best in program history, while its sweep of MVSU to open the year marked just the second 4-0 start ever by the Jacks.
Not Tonight --- SFA's effort on the mound, using six different arms, against Huston Tillotson marked the first combined nine-inning no-hitter in program history.
Nine is Fine --- The Jacks swiped nine bases in the game three win over MVSU which is tied for the second-most steals in a single game in program history.
Game One, Game Won --- SFA's 17-2 (7) win over Mississippi Valley State was the Jacks' first win in a season opener since knocking off Northwestern State in the first game of the 2022 campaign.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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