Just four months removed from hip surgery, UT Arlington closer Daniel James still has a second thought or two when a ground ball to the right side means he has to come off the mound and sprint to first base.
Like Tuesday night in the ninth inning against Texas A&M.
The junior right-hander got over in time to catch a low feed from first baseman Omar Salinas and jab his right foot at the bag barely in time to retire pinch hitter Cole Bedford for the final out in UTA’s 3-2 victory before a sellout crowd of 1,939 at Clay Gould Ballpark.