ARLINGTON, Texas - A seventh-inning rally from Georgia Southern softball fell short as UT Arlington claimed a 4-2 Sun Belt Conference softball victory over the visiting Eagles on Sunday afternoon in Arlington.

The Mavericks (16-14, 6-3 SBC) take the series from the Eagles (16-14, 3-6 SBC) by a 2-1 margin for a second straight season. Georgia Southern will now face a stretch of four straight games against nationally-ranked opponents, starting Wednesday when the Eagles travel to No. 12 Georgia for a 6 p.m. matchup in Athens.

"This was another really hard-fought game," Georgia Southern Head Softball Coach Kim Dean said. "We had opportunities that just didn't go our way, but I'm proud of how our team fought until the end. UTA is going to be a very tough team in this conference, and I'm excited that we played them well all weekend. We have four huge games coming up that we'll need to use everything that we've learned from the past two weekends to pick up the wins."

UT Arlington's Randi Phillips was working on a two-hitter through six innings as the Mavericks led, 4-0, heading into the seventh. But Hannah Farrell's leadoff single got the rally started, then Shelby Wilson's single put two on with nobody out for Logan Harrell. Harrell laced a double to right center, driving home pinch runner Shayla Smith, then a wild pitch allowed Wilson to score and cut the lead to two.

Phillips recovered and retired the next three batters to end the game and notch the win. She improved to 9-7 on the season with the five-hitter, giving up two runs in seven innings and striking out four.

Rylee Waldrep (3-7) took the loss for the Eagles, giving up five hits and two runs in four innings of work, walking one.

Farrell's two hits and Harrell's RBI double led the Eagles offensively, while Reagan Wright's 2-for-2 day and KJ Murphy's two-run home run in the sixth inning paced the Mavericks.