Baseball

MAVERICKS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES: WEEK 13 UPDATE

7/6/2009

The UT Arlington baseball program started the 2009 Major League Baseball season with 11 former players who are either currently in the big leagues, as a player, coach or manager, or are trying to reach the big leagues from the Double or Triple-A level. With the addition of four players from the Class of 2009, Nathan Long (RHP), Andy Sauter (RHP), Matt Otteman (RHP) and Andrew Kainer (LHP), UT Arlington currently has 15 former players playing with a MLB organization.

HUNTER PENCE NAMED TO NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME ROSTER

7/5/2009

Former UT Arlington baseball player Hunter Pence was named to the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game as a reserve outfielder for the National League squad. MLB officials announced both teams' starters and reserves on Sunday, as Pence will make his Midsummer Classic debut on Tuesday, July 14, in the 80th edition of the All-Star Game at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.

MATTHEW SARTOR NAMED TO SOUTHERN LEAGUE ALL-STAR TEAM

07/03/2009

Former UT Arlington right-handed pitcher Matthew Sartor has been named to the Double-A Southern League All-Star Game as one of 10 pitchers on the North Division roster. Sartor, who played at UT Arlington for two years (2006-07), will make his professional All-Star debut on Monday, July 13 at Regions Park in Birmingham, Ala., as one of four players representing the Chattanooga Lookouts (Los Angeles Dodgers).

MICHAEL CHOICE LEADS TEAM USA TO SWEEP OVER TEAM CANADA

06/30/2009

In a short period of time UT Arlington center fielder Michael Choice went from trying to make the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate) to leading Team USA to a five-game sweep over Team Canada in their first games of the summer. Choice, who will enter his junior year at UT Arlington in 2009-10, led USA with a .615 batting average, which included three multi-hit games while starting four games in the outfield.

UT ARLINGTON BASEBALL IN COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUES

06/30/2009

The UT Arlington baseball program is being represented in the collegiate summer leagues by several players who wore a Maverick uniform this past spring, including Michael Choice who is playing for the USA Baseball National Team (Collegiate).

MAVERICKS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES: WEEK 12 UPDATE

06/29/2009

The UT Arlington baseball program started the 2009 Major League Baseball season with 11 former players who are either currently in the big leagues, as a player, coach or manager, or are trying to reach the big leagues from the Double or Triple-A level. With the addition of four players from the Class of 2009, Nathan Long (RHP), Andy Sauter (RHP), Matt Otteman (RHP) and Andrew Kainer (LHP), UT Arlington currently has 15 former players playing with a MLB organization.