{"id":200695,"date":"2026-03-12T01:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200695\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T01:11:12","slug":"no-9-oklahoma-defeats-ut-arlington-in-midweek-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/200695\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 9 Oklahoma Defeats UT Arlington in Midweek Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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Next Game:<\/p>\n

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3\/13\/2026 | 6 PM (CT)<\/p>\n


\n Mar. 13 (Fri) \/ 6 PM (CT) \n <\/p>\n

\"UTSA\"\/<\/p>\n


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NORMAN, Okla. \u2013\u00a0The UT Arlington Mavericks dropped a midweek contest to No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners baseball, falling 6\u20131\u00a0on Wednesday afternoon in Norman.<\/p>\n

UTA struck first in the opening inning after Harold Laracuente<\/a>\u00a0and Xavier Melendez<\/a>\u00a0opened the game with back-to-back singles. A sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position before Xander McAfee<\/a>\u00a0drove in Laracuente with an RBI groundout to give the Mavericks a 1\u20130 lead.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma answered in the second inning to tie the game and gradually built separation with a two-run fourth inning and three additional runs in the sixth.<\/p>\n

Laracuente led the Mavericks offensively with three hits, including a double, accounting for half of UTA’s six hits on the afternoon. Melendez added a pair of hits while McAfee recorded the club’s lone RBI.<\/p>\n

UTA generated early traffic on the bases but was limited to one run on six hits, while Oklahoma finished with 11 hits\u00a0in the contest.<\/p>\n

Pitching Profile
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On Deck
\nUT Arlington stays on the road this weekend with a three-game series at UTSA Roadrunners baseball\u00a0in San Antonio. The series is scheduled for March 13\u201315.<\/p>\n

-#BuckEm-<\/p>\n

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