ASU Vs. ULM Game Notes
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ARKANSAS STATE BASEBALL Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director [email protected] 870-972-2707 870-897-5010 (cell) 870-972-3367 fax 2009 Arkansas State Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result GAMES 18-20 Feb. 20 Texas State% W, 4-3 Feb. 20 UT-Arlington% L, 5-4 Feb. 21 Siena% L, 5-1 ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (7-10, 2-4) Feb. 22 Texas State% L, 3-2 Feb. 27 SIU-Edwardsville W, 19-12 at ULM Warhawks (10-8, 3-3) Feb. 28 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 1 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 20-22, 2009 March 3 at Ole Miss L, 11-5 March 4 at Murray State L, 11-5 Warhawk Field (1,800) Monroe, Louisiana March 6 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 2-0 Radio: 103.9 Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM & AStateRedWolves.com March 7 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 3-2 LiveStats Available at AStateRedWolves.com March 8 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 3-2 March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 11-1 March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 3-2 LEADING OFF: The Arkansas State Red boro, ULM picked up a 2-1 series victory March 13 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-8 Wolves return to Sun Belt Conference play over the Red Wolves. The Warhawks edged March 14 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 14-3 March 15 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-3 when they travel to Monroe, La., for a three- ASU 3-1 in the Friday night contest before March 16 Williams Baptist W, 17-9 game weekend series against the Warhawks Arkansas State bounced back to even the se- March 17 Ole Miss L, 7-1 of ULM. The action gets underway Friday ries with a 15-10 victory Saturday. ULM de- March 20 at Louisiana-Monroe* 7:00 p.m. March 21 at Louisiana-Monroe* 4:00 p.m. with a 6:00 p.m. game at Warhawk Field. feated ASU 6-3 in the Sunday finale to win March 22 at Louisiana-Monroe* 1:00 p.m. Saturday’s first pitch is scheduled for 4:00 the series. March 24 Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. p.m. and the series will wrap up Sunday at March 25 at Southern Illinois 3:00 p.m. March 27 South Alabama* 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. All ASU baseball games may be ON THE MOUND FOR ASU: Senior March 28 South Alabama* 2:00 p.m. heard live on 103.9 Earl FM, KBTM 1230 Chase Ware will take the mound for ASU March 29 South Alabama* 1:00 p.m. AM and online at Friday night when the series gets underway March 30 at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. April 3 Troy* 6:00 p.m. www.AStateRedWolves.com, with Matt at Warhawk Field. Ware is 2-0 on the sea- April 4 Troy* 2:00 p.m. Stolz handling the play-by-play. Live Stats son with an ERA of 3.24. He has worked a April 5 Troy* 1:00 p.m. for the games may also be accessed online at team-high 25 innings on the mound this April 7 at Memphis 6:30 p.m. April 8 Memphis 6:30 p.m. www.AStateRedWolves.com. season for ASU, striking out 22 batters while April 10 Chicago State 6:00 p.m. giving up 11 runs on 24 hits. Senior Jett April 11 Chicago State 2:00 p.m. THE TEAMS: Arkansas State will take the Jones will get the start for ASU Saturday af- April 12 Chicago State 1:00 p.m. April 14 Missouri State 6:30 p.m. field Friday at 7-10 overall and 2-4 in Sun ternoon. Jones is 0-3 on the season with an April 15 Missouri State 3:00 p.m. Belt Conference play. In their last confer- ERA of 8.68. In 18.2 innings of work, Jones April 17 Western Kentucky* 6:00 p.m. April 18 Western Kentucky* 2:00 p.m. ence action, the Red Wolves dropped all has given up 18 runs on 22 hits, while fan- April 19 Western Kentucky* 1:00 p.m. three games of an SBC series last weekend ning 11 batters and walking nine. Junior April 21 at Tennessee-Martin 6:00 p.m. on the road at Middle Tennessee State. April 22 at Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. Arkansas State split in its midweek action April 24 at New Orleans* 6:30 p.m. Probable Pitching Matchups April 25 at New Orleans* 4:00 p.m. this week, defeating Williams Baptist 17-9 April 26 at New Orleans* 1:00 p.m. Monday night before dropping a 7-1 deci- April 28 Tennessee-Martin 3:00 p.m. Friday sion to No. 12 Ole Miss Tuesday night. The May 1 at Florida International* 6:00 p.m. ASU - RHP Chase Ware (2-0, 3.24 ERA) May 2 at Florida International* 3:00 p.m. Warhawks go into the weekend on a three- ULM - LHP Keith Christensen (1-0, 4.84 ERA) May 3 at Florida International* 12:00 p.m. game conference win streak after sweeping May 8 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 p.m. May 9 Florida Atlantic* 2:00 p.m. New Orleans last weekend at Monroe. In Saturday May 10 Florida Atlantic* 12:00 p.m. midweek action this week, ULM dropped ASU - LHP Jett Jones (0-3, 8.68 ERA) May 12 Murray State 6:00 p.m. both games of a two-game series at Dallas May 14 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. ULM - LHP Justin Anderson (3-1, 5.21 ERA) May 15 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. Baptist, losing 13-11 and 14-7. May 16 at UALR* 1:00 p.m. Sunday May 20-23 SBC Tournament at Troy TBA THE ULM SERIES: Arkansas State trails % - UT-Arlington/Hilton Invitational ASU - RHP Derek Riley (0-2, 5.79 ERA) * Sun Belt Conference Game 20-18 in the all-time series with ULM. ULM - RHP Jordy Poche (1-1, 4.50 ERA) All Times Central Time When the two teams met last year in Jones- Red Wolves Baseball This Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ASU vs. ASU vs. ASU at ASU at ASU at Off Travel To Williams Baptist Ole Miss ULM ULM ULM Day ULM 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2009 A-State Baseball1 AStateRedWolves.com Derek Riley will take the hill in Sunday’s fi- nior pitcher Chris Bullington is 12th in the 2009 Sun Belt Standings nale. Riley is 0-2 on the season with an ERA league with an ERA of 3.00, seventh in As Of March 19 of 5.79. In 14 innings of action, Riley has strikeouts (24), 11th in strikeouts looking (8) Sun Belt Overall given up 11 runs on 15 hits, while striking and third in pickoffs (2)...senior Chase W-L Pct. W-L Pct. out six and walking 13 batters. Ware’s ERA of 3.24 is 14th-best in the WKU 6-0 1.000 12-5 .706 league, he is 11th in strikeouts (22), and fifth MTSU 5-1 .833 14-3 .824 STOLEN BASES ADDING UP: Just 17 in innings pitched (25.0)...senior Nick Lam- FIU 4-2 .667 11-4 .733 games into the season, the Red Wolves are bert is fourth in games finished (6). FAU 3-2 .600 13-3 .812 nearing the stolen base mark set for all of ULM 3-3 .500 10-8 .556 last year. Arkansas State has 20 stolen bases ASU PITCHING SHINES: The Red UALR 3-3 .667 7-10 .412 on 23 attempts in 2009. ASU stole just 26 Wolves’ pitching staff enjoyed an outstand- ASU 2-4 .333 7-10 .412 bases during the 2008 season. ASU junior ing weekend in the Sun Belt Conference Troy 1-2 .333 11-7-1 .605 Cody Pace is currently 4th in the Sun Belt opening series against Louisiana-Lafayette ULL 1-4 .200 7-9-1 .441 with six stolen bases. March 6-8. Nine Red Wolves saw action on UNO 1-5 .167 5-12 .294 the mound during the weekend and gave up USA 0-3 .000 7-11 .389 IMPROVING AT THE PLATE: At the just 15 hits in the three games combined. All end of the 2008 season, Arkansas State had 15 of the Ragin’ Cajun hits were singles and Preseason All-Sun Belt just one starter who hit over .300 on the the effort helped hold ULL to only five total year and as a team, the Red Wolves hit just runs on the weekend - two of which were Chase Ware .260. This season under new head coach unearned. The Red Wolves posted a team (Arkansas State, Sr., SP) Tommy Raffo, five starters are hitting .300 ERA of 0.96 on the weekend and held the Matt Ridings or better, and as a team the Red Wolves are Cajuns to a .163 batting average. Senior (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) hitting .283. ASU’s pitchers are holding Chase Ware got the weekend off to a strong Justin Robichaux Arkansas State’s opponents to a .271 aver- start when he threw a complete-game (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., RP) Josh Storm age. As an assistant coach at Mississippi shutout in the Friday night game, striking (Troy, Sr., RP) State, Raffo helped the Bulldogs hit .300 or out nine batters to lead Arkansas State to a David Doss better in eight of the last 11 seasons.