STATESMEN BASEBALL | 2019 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2004 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 14 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 33 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 12 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | 12 NCAA DII COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS INSIDE THE STATESMEN RANKINGS HOME PARK MEDIA COVERAGE Overall | GSC 39-12 | 20-9 CBN | NCBWA 5 | 18 Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field (1,000) Radio WMJW 107.5 FM H: 18-6 | A: 15-5 | N: 6-1 FINAL NCBWA South Region Poll 3 L: 330 | LC: 355 | C: 400 | RC: 355 | R: 330 Matt Jones (PBP) | Fred Sington (PBP Current Streak W 4 NCAA South Region 2 Head Coach Mike Kinnison Statesmen Audio/Video GoStatesmen.com Live Statistics GoStatesmen.com Last Five/Last 10 4-1 / 8-2 vs. Ranked Opponents 11-4 Career 978-311-2 (23rd season) Last Game 5.7.19 vs. W. Fla., W, 6-0 (GSC Title) at DSU 978-311-2 (23rd season) Date Opponent Time/Result 2/1 East Central Okla. W, 9-1 AROUND THE HORN: DIAMOND STATESMEN SET TO HOST SOUTH 2 REGIONAL 2/2 East Central Okla. (DH) W, 3-1 R FIRST PITCH: No. 5 /18 Delta State University (39-12) welcomes three-teams for the four-team double elimination NCAA Division South 2 Region Tournament starting 2/2 East Central Okla. (DH) W, 3-1 Thursday, May 16-18 at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field. Game one features No.3 seed Eckerd College against No. 6 seed Valdosta State University at 3:30 p.m. followed 2/9 #13 vs. Southern Arkansas (Arkadelphia, Ark.) W, 6-1 by No. 2 seed Delta State versus No. 7 seed Embry-Riddle University at 7 p.m. The tournament winner advances to the NCAA Division II South Super Regional against the 2/9 @ Henderson State W, 8-4 winner of the NCAA South 1 Regional which is being held by No. 1 seed the University of Tampa. 2/13 @ Arkansas-Monticello W, 2-1 R 33RD NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: Delta State is making its 33rd NCAA postseason appearance and making its 7th NCAA South Regional Tournament appearance 2/16 @ Montevallo * (GM 1) W, 8-1 in eight years. The Statesmen are hosting an NCAA Regional Tournament for the 12th (1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2019) time in school 2/16 @ Montevallo * (GM 2) W, 11-1 (8 inn.) history and for the second time in three years. Delta State owns 12 regional titles, including 6 under Head Coach Mike Kinnison. Delta State has a 70-44 NCAA regional 2/17 @ Montevallo * W, 8-4 tournament record and is 18-11 in the NCAA South Regional. The Statesmen defeated the University of West Alabama 6-4 to claim their last regional crown in 2017. The 2/23 Union University * W, 7-0 Green-and-White defeated Stillman College (5-2,10-7) twice on the final day to claim the 2012 regional crown and went on to finish runner-up in the NCAA Division II National 2/23 Union University * W. 8-1 Championship in Carey, N.C. The Statesmen are 28-21 all-time in the NCAA Division II World Series and are 98-69 all-time record in NCAA postseason play. DSU finished 2/24 Union University * W, 5-0 runner-up to eventual National Champion Nova Southeastern in the 2016 NCAA Division II South Regional in Tampa, Fla. 2/26 Arkansas Tech W, 9-2 R ARMED & DANGEROUS: The DSU pitching staff leads the GSC in ERA (2.69/1st NCAA), shutouts (8 /4th NCAA), fewest hits allowed (338), hits allowed per nine innings 2/27 Arkansas Tech L, 6-4 (7.38/2nd NCAA), fewest runs (157), fewest earned runs (123), and opponent batting average (.222). The Statesmen are 3rd in saves (11), 5th in fewest walks (163) and strike- 3/2 @ Shorter University * (GM 1) W, 13-3 (8) 3/2 @ Shorter University * (GM 2) L, 2-1 (8) outs (366). Dalton Minton is tied for 1st in wins (10/5th NCAA) and 5th in ERA (2.50) Hunter Riggins is tied for 1st in wins (10/5th NCAA), ERA (2.13) and games started 3/3 @ Shorter University * Cancelled (14) while ranking in innings pitched (93.0), in strikeouts looking (21) and in strikeouts (75). is in ERA (2.19/ ), in wins (8), 2nd T3rd 6th Seth Hougesen 2nd 35th NCAA T2nd 3/6 @ Southern Arkansas W, 5-2 in fewest runs allowed (15), fewest earned runs allowed (13) and in batting average against (.214). is in hits allowed per nine innings (5.19/ 6th 5th 8th Melvin Frazier 1st 3rd 3/9 West Georgia * W, 6-2 NCAA), and opponent batting average (.171) T4th in wins (6), 12th in strikeouts (60) and 9th in ERA (3.36). 3/19 West Georgia * (GM 1) L, 3-1 R STATESMEN CLAIM 15TH GSC TITLE: Hunter Riggins tossed a two-hit, complete game shutout with four strikeouts to toss No. 13 Delta State University baseball to its 15th 3/10 West Georgia * (GM 2) W, 3-2 GSC Baseball Championship with 6-0 win over No. 3 West Florida on Tues., May 7 in Oxford, Ala. The GSC baseball title is the 3rd in the last four years and 8th since 2000. 3/16 @ Christian Brothers * (GM 1) L, 7-4 Delta State broke a scoreless tie with a run in the bottom of the seventh. Hayden White singled and Matt Majeur was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. After a 3/16 @ Christian Brothers * (GM 2) W, 9-2 strikeout, White slid under the tag at home plate on a Brett Young sac-fly to center. The Statesmen found some breathing room with a five-run eighth to take a 6-0 lead. Jake 3/17 @ Christian Brothers * W, 7-2 Barlow and CJ Estave singled with one out to start the rally. Barlow scored on a White single and pinch runner Luke Ketchum and White scored on a Michael Allen two-run 3/20 @ Miles College (Rickwood Field | Birmingham, Ala..) L, 3-2 single through the left side. Josh Russell reached on an error and scored on a Weber Herbison sac-fly to cap the scoring. 3/23 #12 West Florida * (GM 1) L, 7-5 R 3 STATESMEN EARN GSC ALL-TOURNAMENT: Hunter Riggins (RHP) was named GSC Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and was joined on by David Herrington (3B) 3/23 #12 West Florida * (GM 2) L, 7-3 and Darek Sargent (SS) on the 2019 Gulf South Conference All-Tournament team. Riggins posted a 2-0 record in the tournament, tossing 16 scoreless innings with nine 3/24 #12 West Florida W, 16-6 (7) strikeouts and scattering eight hits. The sophomore tossed a complete game two-hit shutout in the championship game against top seed and No. 3 ranked West Florida. 3/27 #9 Southern Arkansas W, 10-1 Herrington hit .464 with six runs scored, four RBIs and four doubles while Sargent .385 with four doubles, two triples, a home run, six RBIs and seven runs scored. 3/30 Alabama Huntsville * (GM 1) W, 6-4 R vs. RANKED OPPONENTS: Delta State is 11-4 against teams ranked in either the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper or the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Polls 3/30 Alabama Huntsville * (GM2) L, 5-3 this season. 2019 Ranked Opponents: Arkansas Tech (1-1), Mississippi College (2-1), Southern Arkansas (3-0), Arkansas Monticello (2-0), and West Florida (3-2). 3/31 Alabama Huntsville * L, 5-3 R AGAINST TOURNAMENT FIELD: The Statesmen are 28-22 overall and 24-16 under head coach Mike Kinnison against this year’s NCAA South 2 Region Tournament field. 4/2 Henderson State W, 9-8 Delta State is 27-22 and 2-0 this season versus Valdosta State and is 1-0 all-time against Eckerd College. The Statesmen only meeting against Eckerd came in the 1977 NCAA 4/3 @ Ouachita Baptist W, 10-0 (7) Division II World Series in Springfield, Ill., (DSU W, 8-6) while the Statesmen and Embry-Riddle will meet for the first time on the diamond. 4/6 @ Lee University * (GM 1) L, 13-3 (7) 4/6 @ Lee University * (GM 2) W, 4-0 R ON DECK THIS WEEK 4/7 @ Lee University * W, 6-0 4/9 Mississippi Valley State W, 8-0 70-44 REGION | 28-21 CWS | 98-69 OVERALL 4/14 West Alabama * W, 8-2 4/14 West Alabama * (GM 1) W, 12-2 (7) STATESMEN INSIDE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT 4/15 West Alabama * (GM 2) W, 4-2 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 33rd 4/16 #13 Arkansas-Monticello W, 8-2 NCAA World Series Appearances: 12 4/23 @ Mississippi Valley State W, 12-6 Regional Championships 12 4/27 #13 @ Mississippi College * (GM 1). L, 10-8 NCAA National Championships 1 | 2004 4/27 #13 @ Mississippi College * (GM 2) W, 9-3 Region Championships 12 | 1968, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2017 4/28 #13 @ Mississippi College * W, 6-4 NCAA Regionals Hosted 12 | 1978, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2017, 2019 5/3 vs. Valdosta State % W, 10-0 KINNISON IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT 5/4 vs. West Georgia % L, 10-3 NCAA Tournament Record: 48-28 5/5 vs. Montevallo % W, 14-3 NCAA World Series Record: 36-17 5/6 vs. West Florida % W, 9-1 NCAA World Series Record: 12-11 5/7 vs. Valdsota State % W, 7-6 NCAA Tournament Appearance: 15th 5/7 vs.