VINEYARD, Utah (Interstat) — Texas-Arlington beat Utah Valley 11-10 on Saturday at Brent Brown Ballpark in a Western Athletic Conference slugfest. The Mavericks improved to 19-30, while the Wolverines fell to 14-36.

Texas-Arlington collected 13 hits, led by Preston Knott’s 3-for-4 day with a home run and two RBIs. Xander McAfee added a three-run homer, Clark Springs had two RBIs, and Jack Barr pitched three scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Harold Laracuente drove in a run.

Utah Valley had 10 hits, including Mason Strong’s two-run homer and four RBIs, Brody Block’s three hits with a homer and three RBIs, and solo homers from Mason Hamlin and Kaden Carpenter. George Albrecht threw two scoreless innings.

The Mavericks jumped ahead early on McAfee’s three-run homer in the third. Utah Valley answered with four runs in the third and two homers in the fourth, but Texas-Arlington added five runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to build an 11-7 lead. Strong’s three-run homer in the ninth cut it to one, but the Wolverines could not complete the comeback.