Thomas Named Coach of the Year

UT Arlington baseball head coach Darin Thomas during UTA vs Texas Tech at Globe Life Park in on March 14, 2017. (Photo by/Gregg Ellman)

NEW ORLEANS — Darin Thomas has been named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year and five UTA stars have been honored with all-conference accolades, it was announced on Monday evening by the league office after a voting of the circuit’s coaches.

Thomas, in his 10th season at the helm of the UTA program, led the Mavs to a history run in conference play as UTA earned the No. 2 seed in the Sun Belt Championship and won the Western Division crown. UTA set a school record with 20 conference wins, also setting UTA marks for road wins (17), road league wins (12) and conference winning streak (10), in addition to wins over ranked opponents (five).