ARLINGTON, Texas – A late rally at the top of the ninth was countered by a walk-off at the bottom frame as ULM baseball (8-8) dropped game one of the weekend series vs. UT Arlington (4-9) Friday evening.
 
Down 3-1, the Warhawks used a sacrifice fly and a single to score the two runs needed to extend the game, but couldn't stop the home team from answering.
 
Both teams started the game with scoreless frames as runners for the Warhawks and Mavericks were left stranded. At the top of the second, a pair of infield hits by Garrett Wiethorn and Davis Mauzy combined with an error loaded the bases with two outs. A groundout to the third baseman got the out and ended the threat.
 
Adam Brodnax collected another strikeout at the bottom of the second to keep UTA scoreless. After ULM was blanked at the top of the third, with a base runner in scoring position, an RBI-single put the Mavericks on the board with a 1-0 score. A fielding error allowed another runner to score from second base to make the deficit two runs.
 
A UTA hit was all for both teams over the fourth and fifth innings, keeping the game at a 2-0 result. At the top of the sixth with one out, Jake Haggard got on base with an infield single. With a wild pitch allowing him to move over to second, Marcus Aranda lined a hit through the left side to score Haggard and put ULM on the board.
 
The Mavericks were able to put a runner on second with two outs in the bottom frame, but a fielder's choice kept the margin at one. At the bottom of the seventh, UTA produced a scoring opportunity with a runner on third base with no outs. A strikeout, lineout and flyout forced by Tyler Roark ended the inning and kept it a 2-1 ballgame.
 
With two outs in the bottom frame of the eighth inning, an RBI-single plated a third run for the Mavericks, resulting in a 3-1 score. At the top of the ninth, Kade Dupont was hit by a pitch as Aranda singled through the left side. A wild pitch sailed past the catcher to bring both runners over and into scoring position.
 
Zach White hit a sacrifice fly to bring home Dupont and cut the margin to a single run. With Jackson Landry up to the plate, he lined a single to bring home the tying run, extending the game to the bottom of the ninth.
 
A lead-off single and fielding error put two runners on for the Mavericks to start the inning before a Xander McAfee single down the left field line brought home the winning run and secured the game one victory for the home team.
 
Brodnax's final line presented six innings pitched with five hits allowed, one earned run, and three strikeouts with 100 total pitches thrown. On the offensive side, Haggard and Aranda collected multi-hit games.
 
Game two between the two teams is scheduled for 6 p.m. tomorrow evening in Arlington.