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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 32-34 Feb. 20 Texas State% W, 4-3 Feb. 20 UT-Arlington% L, 5-4 Feb. 21 Siena% L, 5-1 ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (13-18) Feb. 22 Texas State% L, 3-2 Feb. 27 SIU-Edwardsville W, 19-12 vs. Chicago State Cougars (3-29) Feb. 28 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 1 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow April 10-12, 2009 6:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. March 3 at Ole Miss L, 11-5 March 4 at Murray State L, 11-5 Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field (1,200) Jonesboro, Arkansas March 6 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 2-0 Radio: 103.9 Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM & AStateRedWolves.com March 7 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 3-2 March 8 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 3-2 LiveStats Available at AStateRedWolves.com March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 11-1 LEADING OFF: The Arkansas State Red ON THE MOUND FOR ASU: Presea- March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 3-2 March 13 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-8 Wolves take a break from Sun Belt Confer- son All-Sun Belt Conference pitcher Chase March 14 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 14-3 ence play to host the Cougars of Chicago Ware will be on the mound for the Red March 15 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-3 State in a three-game weekend series at Wolves when the series gets underway Fri- March 16 Williams Baptist W, 17-9 March 17 Ole Miss L, 7-1 Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field. Friday’s day night. Ware stands at 3-1 on the season March 20 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 14-4 series opener is scheduled to get underway with an ERA of 4.84. In 44.2 innings of March 21 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 6-4 at 6:00 p.m. Saturday’s game is set for 2:00 work, Ware has given up 26 runs (24 March 22 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 10-8 March 25 at Southern Illinois L, 10-3 p.m. and the Sunday’s first pitch is sched- earned) on 49 hits, with 43 strikeouts and 21 March 27 South Alabama* W, 8-7 uled for 1:00 p.m. Friday’s game will be the walks. Sophomore Andy Ferguson will get March 28 South Alabama* L, 10-3 second of nine consecutive at home for the his first weekend start in Saturday after- March 29 South Alabama* W, 7-2 March 30 at Ole Miss L, 9-6 Red Wolves. All ASU baseball games may noon’s game. Ferguson is 1-3 on the year April 1 Southeast Missouri State W, 12-1 be heard live on 103.9 Earl FM, KBTM 1230 with an ERA of 5.40 in 11 appearances - all April 3 Troy* L, 5-2 AM and online at in relief. Ferguson has given up 13 runs on April 4 Troy* L, 7-3 April 5 Troy* L, 12-7 www.AStateRedWolves.com, with Matt 22 hits, with 13 strikeouts and 12 walks in April 7 at Memphis L, 16-8 Stolz handling the play-by-play. Live Stats 16.2 innings of action. Freshman Jacob Lee April 8 Memphis W, 8-7 for the games may also be accessed online at will be making his third weekend start in the April 10 Chicago State 6:00 p.m. April 11 Chicago State 2:00 p.m. www.AStateRedWolves.com. Sunday finale. Lee is 1-2 on the season with April 12 Chicago State 1:00 p.m. an ERA of 4.26. In 25.1 innings on the April 14 Missouri State 6:30 p.m. April 15 Missouri State 3:00 p.m. THE TEAMS: Arkansas State will take the mound, Lee has given up 14 runs (12 April 17 Western Kentucky* 6:00 p.m. field against Chicago State at 13-18 on the earned) on 24 hits. Lee has issued 18 walks April 18 Western Kentucky* 2:00 p.m. year. The Red Wolves split a pair of games while striking out 22 opposing batters. April 19 Western Kentucky* 1:00 p.m. April 21 at Tennessee-Martin 6:00 p.m. with Memphis in midweek action this week, April 22 at Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. losing 16-8 at Memphis Tuesday night be- April 24 at New Orleans* 6:30 p.m. fore winning 8-7 in 10 innings Wednesday April 25 at New Orleans* 4:00 p.m. Probable Pitching Matchups April 26 at New Orleans* 1:00 p.m. night in Jonesboro. Chicago State travels to April 28 Tennessee-Martin 3:00 p.m. Jonesboro at 3-29 on the season. In their May 1 at Florida International* 6:00 p.m. most recent action, the Cougars were de- Friday May 2 at Florida International* 3:00 p.m. feated in both halves of a doubleheader ASU - RHP Chase Ware (3-1, 4.84 ERA) May 3 at Florida International* 12:00 p.m. Chicago State - TBA May 8 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at Bradley, losing 10-8 and 8-5 May 9 Florida Atlantic* 2:00 p.m. to the Braves. The Cougars have lost five May 10 Florida Atlantic* 12:00 p.m. Saturday May 12 Murray State 6:00 p.m. straight heading into the weekend, with May 14 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. their last win being an 8-7 victory over Ur- ASU - RHP Andy Ferguson (1-3, 4.82 ERA) May 15 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. bana April 4. Chicago State - TBA May 16 at UALR* 1:00 p.m. May 20-23 SBC Tournament at Troy TBA % - UT-Arlington/Hilton Invitational THE CHICAGO STATE SERIES: Sunday * Sun Belt Conference Game Arkansas State and Chicago State have ASU - RHP Jacob Lee (1-2, 4.26 ERA) All Times Central Time never met on the baseball field. Chicago State - TBA Red Wolves Baseball This Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ASU at ASU vs. ASU vs. ASU vs. ASU vs. Day Practice Memphis Memphis Chicago State Chicago State Chicago State Off TBA 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2009 A-State Baseball1 AStateRedWolves.com SUN BELT SUCCESS: Although the Red TURNING TWO: Just past the mid-point 2009 Sun Belt Standings Wolves are 6-9 in Sun Belt Conference play, of the season, Arkansas State has turned 27 As Of April 9 Arkansas State has picked up a victory in double plays, compared to just 34 in all of Sun Belt Overall three of the five series played this season. last season. At the current pace, the school’s W-L Pct. W-L Pct. One week after picking up a series win on season record of 59 double plays is within WKU 9-3 .750 22-9 .710 the road at ULM, the Red Wolves defeated reach. That record was set by the 1998 and MTSU 11-4 .733 22-7 .759 South Alabama March 20-22 to earn their 1994 ASU baseball teams. FIU 8-4 .667 19-10 .655 first consecutive series victories since clos- ULL 8-6 .571 17-12-1 .583 ing out the 2007 season with series wins ASU MOURNS PASSING OF TROY 7-6 .538 21-14 .600 over ULM and UALR. The ASU victory over GEORGE KELL: The Arkansas State Uni- ULM 8-7 .533 18-12 .600 South Alabama was the Red Wolves’ first se- versity family joins the family of George Kell FAU 6-8 .429 17-12 .586 ries victory over the Jaguars since ASU won in mourning the passing of the former ASU 6-9 .400 13-18 .419 two-of-three during the 2005 season. Northeast Arkansas baseball legend. A na- UNO 4-8 .333 13-18 .419 tive of Swifton, Ark., Kell was considered UALR 4-11 .267 8-21 .276 LAMBERT SETS RECORD: Arkansas one of the greatest third basemen ever to USA 3-9 .250 13-18 .419 State senior right-hander Nick Lambert play the game and was inducted into the Na- broke the ASU record for career appear- tional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. Preseason All-Sun Belt ances March 21 when he took the mound in Kell was an active supporter of Arkansas the 10th inning of ASU’s 10-6 victory over State baseball for many years. Tomlinson Chase Ware ULM. Lambert went to the hill in his 86th Stadium and Kell Field, the home of ASU (Arkansas State, Sr., SP) contest to break the record of 85 set by Ryan Baseball, bears the name of the former third Matt Ridings Hamilton from 2001-2004. Lambert en- baseman who won the American League (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) tered the game with the winning run at third batting title in 1949. Justin Robichaux and one out, and struck out the next two Kell was a long-time supporter of ASU Ath- (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., RP) Josh Storm batters to end the ULM threat, then retired letics and was inducted into the ASU Ath- (Troy, Sr., RP) the side in the 11th to wrap up his third vic- letic Department Hall of Honor in 1999. He David Doss tory of the season. He now has 91 appear- was honored by the ASU baseball program (South Alabama, Sr., C) ances in his career.