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APRIL 18-20 SE LA …APRIL 23 TEXAS WESLEYAN….. APRIL 29 BAYLOR…… APRIL 30 TCU….. MAY 2-4 NICHOLLS STATE ALL GAMES AT CLAY GOULD BALLPARK COME BY TICKET OFFICE/WILL CALL WINDOW TO PICK UP FREE ALUMNI PASS……………<I><B><U>OPENING DAY 2008…………</U></B></I> SAW  <B>DARIN THOMAS</B> BECOME UTA'S 6<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >TH</FONT> ALL-TIME HEAD COACH AND HE BECAME THE THIRD TO WIN THEIR DEBUT DEFEATING ARKANSAS LITTLE-ROCK 1-0 ON FRIDAY FEB. 22<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >ND</FONT> …….<B>CLAY GOULD</B> IN 2000 BEAT TEXAS 3-1 AND <B>FRED MATTHEWS</B> IN 1971 BEAT WEST TEXAS 8-7…….IT WAS THE FIRST OPENING DAY SHUTOUT WIN IN OUR 40 YEAR HISTORY OF BASEBALL AT UTA……….THE GAME TOOK ONLY 1 HOUR 52 MINUTES FASTEST OPENING DAY GAME IN HISTORY……IT WAS THE THIRD 1-0 OPENING DAY GAME AN THE  FIRST IN 24 YRS A ('84 LOSS @ RICE)AND A '72 LOSS @ TCU……..THE MAVS DEFEATED ORAL ROBERTS 1-0 IN 1979 IN OUR HOME OPENER……UTA'S ALL-TIME OPENING DAY RECORD NOW STANDS AT 18-22 THE ALL-TIME HOME OPENER RECORD IS 26-14….IT WAS OUR FOURTH HOME OPENER SHUTOUT VICTORY THE MOST RECENT A 11-0 WIN OVER TCU IN 2004…………<I><B><U>FIRST HALF HIGHLIGHTS………</U></B></I> TWO</div> <div> WINS OVER TRADITIONAL POWERHOUSE U OF ALABAMA 10-9 AND 12-8 ….A RECORD TYING OUTBURST AGAINST MCNEESE STATE SCORING 26 RUNS / 25 HITS IN A 26-1 WIN ……....AND A LONG OVERDUE ROAD WIN AT TEXAS STATE…..TOP PERFORMERS SO FAR ……SR/DH <B>DANNY SLINKMAN</B>.412 3 HR/28RBI……SR/1B <B>DAVID MCLEOD </B>.384 AND ONLY 2 K'S IN 99 PLATE APPEARENCES……FR/CF <B>MICHAEL CHOICE </B>.369 4HR/23 RBI…….JR/OF-RHP MATT OTTEMAN .357 / 2-1 ………RHP'S ANDY SAUTER 2-1 AND NATHAN LONG 3-2…….ONE BRIGHT NOTE AFTER THIS WEEKEND WE WOULD HAVE PLAYED ALL 4 OF THE PRE-SEASON CONFERENCE TOP TEAMS HOPEFULLY A SECOND HALF RUN IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>BIG LEAGUE ALUMNI</U></B></I><B>……….</B></FONT><B><U>7</U></B> FORMER MAVERICKS ARE IN THE MAJOR LEAGUE UNIFORMS THIS OPENING DAY <B>TREY HILLMAN</B> MANAGER KC ROYALS WON HIS FIRST TWO GAMES VS TIGERS IN DETROIT CONGRATS !!!!!….<B>DAVE OWEN</B> COACH KC ROYALS....<B>STEVE FOSTER</B> COACH FLORIDA MARLINS…..RHP <B>JOHN LACKEY</B>/ANGELS…..OF <B>HUNTER PENCE</B> / ASTROS….1B <B>DAN ORTMEIER</B> /GIANTS ….RHP <B>MARK LOWE</B>/ MARINERS……..ALSO INF <B>RYAN ROBERTS</B> HIT .350 FOR RANGERS IN SPRING TRAINING NOW AT OKLAHOMA CITY AAA….AND C / <B>ADAM MOORE</B> / SEATTLE HAD A NICE SPRING WITH THE MARINERS AND WILL START OF IN AAA ……….THE KC ROYALS WILL BE HERE ON APRIL 29/30 AND MAY 1 AGAINST THE RANGERS THIS WILL BE TREY AND DAVE'S ONLY APPEARANCE AT THE BALLPARK IN ARLINGTON THIS SEASON</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>SITTING AROUND AND THINKING…..</U></B></I></FONT>ALWAYS IN A GOOD MOOD ON OPENING WEEK WHEN IT'S BASEBALL TIME…….MY CUBS HOPING FOR AT LEAST 92 WINS AND RETURN TRIP TO THE PLAYOFFS, KERRY WOOD A CLOSER ??????....RANGERS I THINK IF THEY WIN 81 GAMES WE OUGHT TO HAVE A PARADE AROUND JERRYWORLD JUST CAN'T GET OVERLY EXCITED WONDER WHY ????????.......THE MAVERICKS I'M TALKING OUR BASKETBALL TEAM CONGRATS TO MAKING IT TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AND GIVING MEMPHIS A BATTLE…….THOSE OTHER MAVERICKS LIKE I'VE ALWAYS SAID IF IT'S GAME 7 IN THE FINALS AND IT'S OVERTIME THEN MAYBE I'LL WAKE UP…………THE STARS TIME TO GET THE ACT TOGETHER LOVE PLAYOFF HOCKEY JUST HOPE WE GET TO WATCH SOME FOR A WHILE……..NCAA BB TOURNEY ALL # 1 SEEDS I'M ROOTING FOR KANSAS THAT'S FOR YOU <B>JAYBIRD</B>…...<B>AMERICAN IDOL</B> I'M STILL PLUGGED DON'T HAVE MY FAVORITE YET JUST ENJOYING…..WHERE OH WHERE IS <B>THE SHIELD </B>??????.AND <B>BOSTON LEGAL</B>………OH AND TO MAKE SOME OF YOU YOUNG GUYS FEEL OLD MY SON JOHN WILL BE GRADUATING NEXT MONTH FROM COLLEGE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO………..HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE BALLPARK AND I'M GOING TO LIGHT UP A MACANUDO AND WONDER WHY MY MAN SAMMY HASN'T BEEN SIGNED…………..</div> <div>                          <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>GOTTA GO .............MOE</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>