ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texans shut the door on UTA's hopes of a weekend sweep, with four four-run innings to hand the Mavericks' their lone loss of the weekend on Senior Day.
 
Tarleton State (27-28, 17-12 WAC) closed out regular season action against UT Arlington (22-33, 16-14 WAC) with a bang. The Texans closed out the day with a 19-9 final, the most runs the Purple and White have put up all season.
 
Jake Burcham got the start for Tarleton State with 2.0 innings on the mound, giving up two runs on two hits, no walks and one strikeout. Parrish Beagle (W, 3-1) saw 1.0 inning on the bump, giving up three runs on three hits, no walks and one strikeout. 
 
Caden Noah went 1.0 inning to start off the afternoon for UTA, giving up no runs on no hits, no walks and one strikeout. Aaron Calhoun (L, 0-6) pitched 3.1 innings, giving up six runs on seven hits, one walk and one strikeout.
 
The Texan offense was hot today, compiling 19 runs on 22 hits with Cris Enriquez's second home run of the series and seventh of the season. Mason Crews (2), Kooper Shook (1) and Austin Russell (1) each claimed doubles for the visitors while Ike Shirey and Russell tallied a stolen base each for the Purple and White. The regular season finale saw Tarleton State record a new season high in hits, runs and RBI (18).
 
UTA finished out the afternoon with nine runs on nine hits with one home run, three doubles and one stolen base.
 
The home team struck first with a pair of runs coming across in the bottom of the opening inning. The leadoff was hit by a pitch and the first out followed. The three-hole reached on an error from the Texans and a wild pitch saw the pair advance. A two RBI single to right tallied the first two for UTA. 
 
Tarleton State was quick to get back in the fight, cutting the lead in half with a run in the top of the second. Enriquez was hit by a pitch and advanced on a balk. The first out was recorded, making room for Enriquez at third. As the second out was tallied Enriquez scored to get to Texans on the board. 
 
The Purple and White kept applying pressure with a four-run inning in the third. A leadoff walk saw Crews on base and Shirey singled on a bunt to add another to the base paths. Mason Hammonds singled to right field to load the bases and Trace Morrison came through with a single to send Crews across the plate. A double play followed but with a lone out keeping the Texans alive, Enriquez singled to score Morrison and Hammonds, putting the visitors in the lead. Smith reached on a fielding error, scoring Enriquez to bring the total to 5-2 for Tarleton State.
 
The Mavericks refused to back down, putting up four runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. A pair of hit by pitches and a walk loaded the bases for the home team. A three RBI double tied the game and a flyout brought in the sixth run to put UTA back in the lead.
 
After a scoreless fourth inning across the board, the Texans tallied another couple of runs in the fifth. Hammonds singled as the leadoff. With one out recorded, Cole Miears walked and an RBI single from Enriquez tied things up again. Smith brought Miears home on a single to give the Purple and White the lead again at 7-6. 
 
In the bottom of the sixth, the Mavericks put up three runs to retake the lead and score their final runs of the afternoon. With two outs recorded, a double to left center kept the inning alive for the home team. A second double followed to bring in the tying run. A two-run home run tallied the final pair of runs for UTA, giving them a temporary lead at 9-7.
 
 The Texans wasted no time and refused to let off the gas, scoring four-runs in each of the next three innings.
 
In the top of the seventh with one out, Enriquez left the yard for the second time this weekend, making it a one-run game. Smith singled and Russell reached on an error then stole second to see a pair of Texans in scoring position. Shook singled to bring Smith across, tying things up at 9-9. A sacrifice bunt from Crews made way for Russell to come home and Shirey followed with a single to score Shook for run 11, completely changing the momentum of the game.
 
The top of the eighth opened with a trio of singles from Morrison, Miears and Enriquez, tallying another run with no outs recorded. A pitching change followed, and the first out was secured for UTA with another run coming in. The second out followed and a single from Shook advanced Tyson Drake as the pinch runner for Enriquez. Crews doubled to bring in another couple of runs bringing the lead to 15-9 for the visitors. 
 
Tarleton State didn't let up, scoring another four runs in the ninth to secure a healthy lead. With one out on the board, Morrison singled to get the Texans on base. The second out followed and Jordan Andrade stepped up to the plate in place of Drake. Andrade singled to add another runner on the path and Smith singled, scoring Morrison. Russell did more damage with a double that brought Andrade across and a final two RBI double from Shook brought in the final runs for the Purple and White for a 19-9 final. 
 
The weekend's 1-2 record places the Texans in fifth headed into post season action as Tarleton State will compete in the WAC Tournament for the first time in program history. Post season play in Mesa, Arizona will begin on Tuesday and the Purple and White will take on the eight seed at 4 p.m. MST in a single elimination round.