UT Arlington baseball falls short against Sam Houston State University

Junior pitcher Zac Colletti throws the ball during a game against Sam Houston State University on March 5 at Clay Gould Ballpark. Colletti pitched in one inning.UTA baseball (3-6) fell to Sam Houston State University (3-9) 9-7 Tuesday at Clay Gould Ballpark.

UTA continued to rotate players, with nine different pitchers throughout the game. After two scoreless innings, the Mavericks struck first when junior infielder Xavier Melendez hit a single in the bottom of the third, bringing in a run and putting them up 1-0.

The next at-bat, Tyce Armstrong, redshirt junior first baseman and infielder, smashed a three-run home run putting UTA up 4-0.

Junior infielder Xavier Melendez catches the ball…