ARKANSAS STATE

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 34-35 Feb. 20 Texas State% W, 4-3 Feb. 20 UT-Arlington% L, 5-4 Feb. 21 Siena% L, 5-1 ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (15-18) Feb. 22 Texas State% L, 3-2 Feb. 27 SIU-Edwardsville W, 19-12 vs. Missouri State Bears (18-14) Feb. 28 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow April 14 & 15, 2009 6:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. March 1 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 3 at Ole Miss L, 11-5 Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field (1,200) Jonesboro, Arkansas March 4 at Murray State L, 11-5 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 LEADING OFF: The Arkansas State Red ASU 9-4 in the season’s only meeting. The March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 3-2 March 13 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-8 Wolves play host to the Bears of Missouri series was scheduled for two games, but March 14 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 14-3 State in a two-game midweek series at Tom- game two was rained out. Missouri State March 15 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-3 linson Stadium and Kell Field. The series is has won three straight in the series, with the March 16 Williams Baptist W, 17-9 March 17 Ole Miss L, 7-1 scheduled to begin Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. last ASU victory being a 13-3 win in Jones- March 20 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 14-4 Game two of the series is set for Wednesday boro during the 2006 season. March 21 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 6-4 at 3:00 p.m. All ASU baseball games may March 22 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 10-8 March 25 at Southern Illinois L, 10-3 be heard live on 103.9 Earl FM, KBTM 1230 ON THE MOUND FOR ASU: Junior March 27 South Alabama* W, 8-7 AM and online at Derek Riley will take the mound Tuesday March 28 South Alabama* L, 10-3 www.AStateRedWolves.com, with Matt night to open the series for Arkansas State. March 29 South Alabama* W, 7-2 March 30 at Ole Miss L, 9-6 Stolz handling the play-by-play. Live Stats Riley is 0-3 on the season with an ERA of April 1 Southeast Missouri State W, 12-1 for the games may also be accessed online at 8.87. He has given up 23 runs on 30 hits in April 3 Troy* L, 5-2 www.AStateRedWolves.com. 28.1 innings of work, with 10 strikeouts and April 4 Troy* L, 7-3 April 5 Troy* L, 12-7 19 walks. Sophomore Drew Benes will get April 7 at Memphis L, 16-8 THE TEAMS: Arkansas State will take the the start for the Red Wolves Wednesday af- April 8 Memphis W, 8-7 field against the Bears at 15-18 overall. The ternoon. Benes stands at an even 3-3 on the April 10 Chicago State W, 15-0 April 11 Chicago State W, 16-9 Red Wolves stepped out of Sun Belt Confer- year with an ERA of 7.31. He has surren- April 12 Chicago State Rained Out ence play last weekend to host Chicago State dered 23 runs on 30 hits while striking out April 14 Missouri State 6:30 p.m. April 15 Missouri State 3:00 p.m. and defeated the Cougars 15-0 Friday night 18 and walking 16 in 28.1 innings of action. April 17 Western Kentucky* 6:00 p.m. at 16-9 Saturday afternoon. The Sunday April 18 Western Kentucky* 2:00 p.m. game was rained out. Missouri State will DENIED: Six Arkansas State pitchers April 19 Western Kentucky* 1:00 p.m. April 21 at Tennessee-Martin 6:00 p.m. visit Jonesboro with an overall record of 18- combined to throw 22 consecutive scoreless April 22 at Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. 14 that includes a 6-2 mark in Missouri Val- April 24 at New Orleans* 6:30 p.m. ley Conference action. Missouri State is April 25 at New Orleans* 4:00 p.m. April 26 at New Orleans* 1:00 p.m. coming off of a 2-1 series loss last weekend April 28 Tennessee-Martin 3:00 p.m. on the road at Illinois State. Illinois State May 1 at Florida International* 6:00 p.m. edged MSU 8-7 in the series opener before Probable Pitching Matchups May 2 at Florida International* 3:00 p.m. the Bears evened the series with an 8-5 win May 3 at Florida International* 12:00 p.m. Tuesday May 8 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon. A two-, walk-off May 9 Florida Atlantic* 2:00 p.m. from Illinois State in the bottom of ASU - RHP Derek Riley (0-3, 8.87 ERA) May 10 Florida Atlantic* 12:00 p.m. MSU - RHP J.C. Casey (1-2, 4.96 ERA) May 12 Murray State 6:00 p.m. the 10th gave ISU a 6-5 win to clinch the se- May 14 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. ries in the Sunday finale. May 15 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. Wednesday May 16 at UALR* 1:00 p.m. ASU - RHP Drew Benes (3-3, 7.31 ERA) May 20-23 SBC Tournament at Troy TBA THE MISSOURI STATE SERIES: Mis- % - UT-Arlington/Hilton Invitational souri State holds a 32-19 advantage in the MSU - RHP Pat Doyle - (1-2, 3.05 ERA) * Sun Belt Conference Game all-time series. When the two teams met All Times Central Time last year in Springfield, the Bears defeated Red Wolves Baseball This Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ASU vs. ASU vs. ASU vs. ASU vs. ASU vs. Day Practice Missouri St. Missouri St. W. Kentucky W. Kentucky W. Kentucky Off TBA 6:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

2009 A-State Baseball1 AStateRedWolves.com innings spanning three games against Mem- 1.000 . 2009 Sun Belt Standings phis and Chicago State April 8-11. The Red As Of April 13 Wolves did not allow a run in the final seven SEASON HIGH FOR HITS: The Red Sun Belt Overall innings of their 8-7, 10-inning victory over Wolves tied their season high with 18 hits in W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Memphis Wednesday, shut out Chicago their 15-0 victory over Chicago State Friday WKU 12-3 .800 25-9 .735 State in nine innings Friday and went the night, then topped the mark when they MTSU 13-5 .722 24-8 .750 first six innings of Saturday’s win without belted out 20 hits in their 16-9 win over the TROY 10-5 .667 22-13 .629 giving up a run. ASU pitchers Chris Bulling- Cougars Saturday afternoon. The 38 hits in ULM 11-7 .611 21-12 .636 ton, Andy Ferguson, Nick Lambert, Chase the two games is the most in any two con- FIU 9-6 .600 20-12 .625 Ware, Jett Jones and Ryan Blackburn all secutive games this season. Following the ULL 8-9 .471 17-15-1 .530 contributed to the streak. Chicago State series, the Red Wolves are ASU 6-9 .400 15-18 .455 also over the .300 team batting mark for the FAU 6-11 .353 17-15 .531 FANNING FOUR: Arkansas State senior first time this season. Arkansas State goes USA 5-10 .333 14-19 .424 Jett Jones struck out four batters in one in- into the Missouri State series hitting .304 as UALR 5-13 .278 9-23 .281 ning during Friday’s 15-0 victory over a team. UNO 4-11 .267 13-21 .382 Chicago State. Jones struck out the first two batters he faced in the seventh inning, and SUN BELT SUCCESS: Although the Red Preseason All-Sun Belt after a dropped third strike allowed his third Wolves are 6-9 in Sun Belt Conference play, strikeout victim to reach base, Jones fanned Arkansas State has picked up a victory in Chase Ware the fourth batter he faced to close out the three of the five series played this season. (Arkansas State, Sr., SP) frame. One week after picking up a series win on Matt Ridings the road at ULM, the Red Wolves defeated (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) SEASON HIGH FOR K’S: Arkansas South Alabama March 20-22 to earn their Justin Robichaux State pitchers Chase Ware, Jett Jones and first consecutive series victories since clos- (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., RP) Josh Storm Ryan Blackburn combined to strike out a ing out the 2007 season with series wins (Troy, Sr., RP) season-high 16 batters in ASU’s 15-0 win over ULM and UALR. The ASU victory over David Doss over Chicago State Friday night. The 16 South Alabama was the Red Wolves’ first se- (South Alabama, Sr., C) strikeouts was just two short of the all-time ries victory over the Jaguars since ASU won Tyler Townsend school record for strikeouts in a single game. two-of-three during the 2005 season. (Florida International, Jr., 1B) The 18-strikeout record was set against Ryan Mollica Kansas in 1960 and matched in a 1995 game LAMBERT SETS RECORD: Arkansas (Florida International, Sr., 2B) against Memphis. State senior right-hander Nick Lambert Ben Soignier broke the ASU record for career appear- (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS) BIG WEEK FOR COLEMAN: Senior Wade Gaynor right fielder Derrick Coleman was outstand- (Western Kentucky, Jr., 3B) ing during the week of April 6-11 for the Red HEAD TO HEAD Chad Cregar Wolves, hitting .615 in ASU's four games (Western Kentucky, Sr., OF) Bryce Brentz with two doubles, a and two home (Middle Tennessee, S0., OF) runs. Coleman drove in 10 runs, scored 10 Nathan Hines runs and drew seven walks to post an on- (Middle Tennessee, Sr., OF) base percentage of .750 and a slugging per- Scott Hawkins centage of 1.385 with no strikeouts. (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., DH) Coleman was even stronger at the plate with Red Wolves Bears runners on board, advancing them with a 15-18, 6-9 ...... Record ...... 18-14, 6-2 Preseason Player of the Year .818 success rate and batting 1.000 with the .304 ...... Batting Avg...... 284 Ben Soignier bases loaded. Coleman was also 1-for-1 on 360 ...... Hits ...... 322 (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS) attempts and posted a perfect 192 ...... RBI ...... 213 Preseason Pitcher of the Year 219 ...... Runs Scored ...... 239 Matt Ridings 64 ...... Doubles ...... 64 (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) 11 ...... Triples ...... 14 23 ...... Home Runs ...... 29 27-33 ...... Stolen Bases ...... 51-62 Preseason Coaches Poll .397 ...... On-Base % ...... 386 1. Western Kentucky (9) 119 149 ...... Walks ...... 155 2. Troy 100 Red Wolves 5.72 ...... ERA ...... 4.22 3. Louisiana-Monroe 84 On the Radio 221 ...... Runs Allowed ...... 182 4. New Orleans (1) 79 185 . . . . .Earned Runs Allowed ...... 133 5. Louisiana-Lafayette (1) 78 A-State Baseball can be heard on 1 ...... Saves ...... 6 6. Florida Atlantic 66 103.9 Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM .288 ...... Average Against ...... 266 7. South Alabama 64 and online at 146 ...... Walks Issued ...... 121 8. Middle Tennessee 55 www.AStateRedWolves.com. 232 ...... Strikeouts ...... 259 9. Florida International 42 Matt Stolz will handle the .959 ...... Fielding % ...... 952 play-by-play, returning for his fourth 10. Arkansas State 22 28 ...... Plays Turned ...... 28 season as the 11. Arkansas-Little Rock 17 “Voice of ASU Baseball.” 52 ...... Errors ...... 60 2009 A-State Baseball2 AStateRedWolves.com ances March 21 when he took the mound in 1992-95. stadium which bears his name.” the 10th inning of ASU’s 10-6 victory over ULM. Lambert went to the hill in his 86th STOLEN BASES ADDING UP: Just ANOTHER HONOR FOR ELLER: contest to break the record of 85 set by Ryan over the the midway point in the season, the Arkansas State senior Brandon Eller has Hamilton from 2001-2004. Lambert en- Red Wolves have topped the stolen base been selected as one of 30 NCAA baseball tered the game with the winning run at third mark set for all of last year. Arkansas State student-athletes to be candidates for the and one out, and struck out the next two has 27 stolen bases on 33 attempts in 2009. 2009 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. To be batters to end the ULM threat, then retired ASU stole just 26 bases during the 2008 sea- eligible for the award, student-athletes must the side in the 11th to wrap up his third vic- son. be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and tory of the season. He now has 92 appear- have significant achievements in four areas ances in his career. TURNING TWO: Just past the mid-point of excellence: classroom, character, com- of the season, Arkansas State has turned 28 munity and competition. BROWN HEATING UP: Senior third double plays, compared to just 34 in all of “Brandon is a complete student-athlete in baseman Guy Brown is batting .316 on the last season. At the current pace, the school’s my mind,” said ASU Head Coach Tommy season, 52 points higher than his career av- season record of 59 double plays is within Raffo. “He works hard off the field in the erage. Brown has also started 171 consecu- reach. That record was set by the 1998 and community. He does a wonderful job in the tive games for the Red Wolves, the 1994 ASU baseball teams. classroom. He plays hard on the field and second-most in school history behind Chris gets the most out of his ability.” Floyd, who started 224 consecutive from ASU MOURNS PASSING OF Eller has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA GEORGE KELL: The Arkansas State Uni- while at ASU, vaulting him to ESPN The Athletic Media Relations versity family joins the family of George Kell Magazine Academic All Region First Team Arkansas State University in mourning the passing of the former in both 2007 and 2008 and Third Team Ac- Northeast Arkansas baseball legend. A na- ademic All America in 2008. He was also PO Box 1000 tive of Swifton, Ark., Kell was considered named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll State University, AR 72467 one of the greatest third basemen ever to every semester and to the Sun Belt Confer- Telephone - 870-972-2541 play the game and was inducted into the Na- ence Academic Commissioner’s List three Fax - 870-972-3367 tional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. consecutive years. Press Box - 870-972-3383 Kell was an active supporter of Arkansas Voted team captain entering his senior sea- Website - AStateRedWolves.com State baseball for many years. Tomlinson son, Eller overcame shoulder surgery fol- Stadium and Kell Field, the home of ASU lowing his freshman season to come back Baseball Contact - Van Provence, Asst. SID Baseball, bears the name of the former third and be a solid three-year contributor for the 870-972-2707 / [email protected] baseman who won the ASU baseball program. A starter in all Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir. batting title in 1949. games last season, Eller was one of three 870-972-3405 [email protected] Kell was a long-time supporter of ASU Ath- players to start all 55 games in 2008. He led Anthony Reynolds, Asst. SID letics and was inducted into the ASU Ath- ASU with 19 multiple- games in 2008, in- 870-972-3547 / [email protected] letic Department Hall of Honor in 1999. He cluding three-hit performances against Katey Buckley, Graduate Asst. was honored by the ASU baseball program Michigan State, Tennessee-Martin and [email protected] and the ASU Club at the 2008 Western Kentucky. In addition, he deliv- Grand Slam Banquet. ered a team-high 16 doubles and a batting MEDIA INFORMATION “We are deeply saddened by the passing of average of .290 (third-highest on team). He Credentials Mr. Kell,” said ASU Director of Athletics Dr. ranked second on team with 62 runs scored Working press credentials can be re- Dean Lee. “He left a tremendous impact not and second on the team with 32 RBI’s. quested by contacting Van Provence at only on Arkansas State University, but on Brandon had three home runs and one triple 870-972-2707, or by email at the entire nation with his accomplishments and led the team in 2007 with batting aver- [email protected]. Full-season and both on and off the baseball field. His loy- age of .347. He has started 114 of 115 games single-game credentials will be mailed alty to the ASU family will always be re- over the past two-plus seasons for ASU. whenever possible. If not, they will be left membered by the fans that enter our Midway through the regular season the 30 at the Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field Box student-athletes will be narrowed to 10 fi- Office. nalists that will be placed on the ballot, and the winner will be announced at Omaha’s Post-Game Interviews Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium during the The Arkansas State locker room is closed NCAA Men’s World Series. to all members of the media. Head coach Tommy Raffo and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for in- Arkansas State Quick Facts BACK ON TRACK ON THE ROAD: terviews following a brief cooling-off pe- Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas With ASU’s 2-1 series victory at ULM March riod. At ASU’s home games, all post-game Enrollment: 11,490 20-22, the Red Wolves captured their first coach and player interviews will be con- Nickname: Red Wolves series victory on the road since sweeping ducted in the press box. Colors: Scarlet and Black ULL to open conference play in the 2008 President: Dr. Les Wyatt season. Baseball Releases Chancellor: Dr. Robert Potts All Red Wolves baseball releases and game Director of Athletics: Dr. Dean Lee ASU PITCHING SHINES: The Red notes may be obtained as a PDF document Park: Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field (1,200) Wolves’ pitching staff enjoyed an outstand- on the Arkansas State University athletics ing weekend in the Sun Belt Conference website at AStateRedWolves.com. To be Conference: Sun Belt opening series against Louisiana-Lafayette added to the email broadcast for baseball Head Coach: Tommy Raffo releases, contact Van Provence in the Record at ASU: 15-18 (First Season) March 6-8. Nine Red Wolves saw action on Sports Information office. Overall Record: Same the mound during the weekend and gave up 2009 A-State Baseball3 AStateRedWolves.com just 15 hits in the three games combined. All unleashing three-run shots. Arkansas State make a new mascot recommendation to 15 of the Ragin’ Cajun hits were singles and finished the game with 19 hits as 22 players Chancellor Dr. Robert L. Potts and the Uni- the effort helped hold ULL to only five total made appearances at the plate. versity administration. The committee rec- runs on the weekend - two of which were ommended “Wolves” at a Jan. 31 meeting, unearned. The Red Wolves posted a team CHASING SUCCESS: Arkansas State and the Red Wolves mascot evolved from ERA of 0.96 on the weekend and held the senior pitcher Chase Ware has been named that point. Cajuns to a .163 batting average. Senior to the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Chase Ware got the weekend off to a strong Baseball Team, the league announced Feb. start when he threw a complete-game 10. Ware was one of two starting pitchers shutout in the Friday night game, striking named to the preseason all-conference team out nine batters to lead Arkansas State to a as voted on by all 11 head coaches from 2-0 victory. The Red Wolves continued to across the Sun Belt Conference. be strong on the mound in this week’s mid- Louisiana-Monroe shortstop Ben Soignier week doubleheader against Harris-Stowe, was named the league’s Preseason Player of giving up just three runs in the two games. the Year, while Western Kentucky’s Matt Ridings was named Preseason Pitcher of the FREE BASEBALL: Arkansas State has Year and also earned all-conference honors played six extra-inning games this season, as a starting pitcher along with Ware. going 4-2 in those contests. Arkansas State Western Kentucky was the preseason fa- defeated Texas State 4-3 in the season vorite to win the Sun Belt title, while opener and closed out the Sun Belt Confer- Arkansas State was voted 10th. ence series with Louisiana-Lafayette two A two-time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of weeks ago with a 3-2 win to clinch the series. the Week during the 2008 season, Ware The Red Wolves dropped their first extra-in- earned second-team All-Sun Belt Confer- nings game of the season when they fell 10- ence honors as a junior after posting an ERA 8 Friday night in the series opener at Middle of 3.57 – the third lowest of any pitcher in Tennessee State. The Red Wolves defeated the league. ULM 6-4 March 21 in extra innings before Despite finishing the season at 5-6, Ware falling 10-8 in the series finale at ULM was one of the most effective pitchers in the March 22. Arkansas State rallied to beat Sun Belt Conference during the 2008 sea- Memphis 8-7, March 8 in extra innings. All son. In 85.2 innings pitched, which was the of ASU’s extra-inning games were 10-inning third most of any pitcher in the conference, affairs with the exception of of the 10-8 loss Ware gave up just 34 earned runs on 84 hits. at ULM, which went 11 innings. He struck out 67 opposing batters while walking 26. OPENING WITH SUCCESS: The 61st “We are extremely happy that Chase has season of Arkansas State baseball got un- been named to the preseason all-conference derway Feb. 20, with ASU picking up a 4-3 team,” said ASU Head Coach Tommy Raffo. victory over Texas State to earn its first sea- “It is an honor for Chase and our entire pro- son-opening victory since the 2006 season. gram. We expect Chase to be an integral First-year head coach Tommy Raffo became part of our weekend rotation and this honor the fourth A-State baseball coach to pick up certainly reinforces the expectations we a victory in his coaching debut. have for him during the upcoming season.” The Sun Belt Conference preseason team MORE OPENING SUCCESS: With its was the second such honor the 6’4” 210- 19-12 victory over SIU-Edwardsville Feb. 27, pound right-hander from Southaven, Miss. Arkansas State won its home opener for the has earned heading into the 2009 season. 19th consecutive season, scoring the most Ware was also named to the Rivals.com pre- runs in a single game since defeating West- season All-Sun Belt Team in late January. ern Kentucky 21-4 during the 2006 season. Last season, Ware was named the league’s player of the week after throwing a com- OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: After scor- plete-game shutout at Louisiana-Lafayette ing 11 runs combined in its first four games, Mar. 8, and earned the honor again after Arkansas State exploded for 11 runs in the giving up one earned run while striking out fifth inning of its 19-12 victory over South- seven batters in ASU’s 8-2 win at Florida At- ern-Illinois Edwardsville Feb. 27. Senior lantic May 9. He struck out a season-high Brandon Eller and sophomores Todd Baum- 10 batters May 15 against Arkansas-Little gartner and Murray Watts all hit home runs Rock in his final appearance of the year. in the frame, with Eller and Baumgartner NEW ERA AT ASU: The 2008-09 season is the first season in which Arkansas State University will compete as the Red Wolves. After 77 years of competition as the Indians, the Red Wolves mascot was adopted in Jan- uary 2008 after many hours of work by the University’s Mascot Selection Steering Com- mittee. The job of the committee was to 2009 A-State Baseball4 AStateRedWolves.com Head Coach Tommy Raffo Tommy Raffo was named Arkansas State's fifth head coach on July 1, 2008. Raffo comes to Jonesboro with 14 years as an assistant coach at Mississippi State University under his belt. He served as the hit- ting and outfield coach for a Bulldog program that made three trips to the College World Series. "We are extremely pleased to hire a coach with the background and experience of competing at the highest level that Tommy Raffo brings," said ASU Director of Athletics, Dr. Dean Lee. "We had an ex- tremely strong pool of candidates for this position, and feel that Coach Raffo was unquestionably the best fit to take over the Arkansas State baseball program. Tommy is highly respected in the coaching field for his integrity and for his superior knowledge of the game." During his 14 seasons at Mississippi State, Raffo served as the re- cruiting coordinator for the Bulldog baseball program, landing 10 straight recruiting classes ranked in the top 33 nationally by Collegiate Baseball. He coached seven All-America players and four Academic All-Americans. He was named as the 2007 Southeastern Conference Fellowship of Chris- tian Athletes Coach of the Year, and during his time at MSU, 49 Bulldogs were chosen in the Draft. Raffo's outstanding recruiting at MSU paid dividends for the program as he helped the Bulldogs reach the SEC Tournament 12 times, with two championships to their credit. Mississippi State also made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament during Raffo's time with the program, winning five regional titles. The Bulldogs made three appearances in the NCAA Super Regionals and advanced to the College World Series in 1997, 1998 and 2007. Raffo coached one Award winner, given annually to the top college catcher in the country, and helped seven hitters finish the season in the SEC's top five batting averages. As a player, Raffo was co-captain of the 1990 Mississippi State team that advanced to the College World Series. He was a two-time Academic All-American and a three-time Academic All-SEC selection. He was named first-team All- SEC in 1989 and 1990, and in 1990 earned second-team All-America honors from both the American Baseball Coaches As- sociation and Baseball America. "My family and I are extremely excited about this opportunity," said Raffo. "Since my first visit, I was impressed by the campus, by the city of Jones- boro, but most importantly, by the What They’re Saying About New Red Wolves people. There is an energy at Arkansas Head Coach Tommy Raffo State that I did not expect. What a spe- cial time for ASU baseball. Every per- “Arkansas State is making a major league decision in bringing Tommy Raffo in son I meet is enthusiastic about the to head up their baseball program. He is certainly ready to lead a Division I pro- leadership on campus and the direc- gram and ready to keep up the tradition that Keith Kessinger built in Jonesboro. tion our baseball program is headed. I I am very proud of Tommy and know that he will do an outstanding job at ASU.” can't wait to lead and be a part of it." Ron Polk, Former Head Coach & 8-time CWS Head Coach (Mississippi State) After earning his Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree from “Tommy Raffo is one of the outstanding young coaches in the country. He has a tremendous track record regarding recruiting, teaching and coaching at all Mississippi State in 1990, Raffo was levels, and he will run a first-class program with high principles and integrity. chosen by the Miami Miracle with the He is concerned not only with the players’ performance on the field, but in the first pick of the eighth round in the classroom and community as well, and will represent Arkansas State with high 1990 MLB Draft. While playing in the principles in every way.” Pat McMahon, Player Development/Scouting (New Reds organization, he was the MVP of York Yankees) the 1991 South Atlantic League All- Star Game, and was Co-Captain of the “Without question, Tommy Raffo is the total package. What he brings off the 1992 Midwest League Champion field is just as impressive as what he brings to the field. If there was one word I Cedar Rapid Reds. would use to describe Tommy Raffo, that would be ‘class.’” Jim Case, Head A native of Orange Park, Fla., Baseball Coach (Jacksonville State) Raffo is married to the former Paula “I am excited for both Arkansas State and for Tommy Raffo. I think ASU has Hawkins of Calhoun City, Miss., and gotten an outstanding young baseball coach with a great future. But more than they are the parents of two daughters, an outstanding coach, I think Arkansas State has gotten a great human being to Claudia Elizabeth, 12, and Anna lead its baseball program.” Larry Templeton, Former Director of Athletics (Mis- Winifred, 10 and a son, Thomas Han- sissippi State) and Chairman, NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Committee niford "Ford", born in July 2007.

2009 A-State Baseball5 AStateRedWolves.com 2009 A-State Baseball6 AStateRedWolves.com 2009 ASU Red Wolves Baseball Roster

NAME YR POS HT WT B/T HOMETOWN, ST (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 JORDAN KIMBALL JR INF/P 6-0 175 S/R New Madrid, MO (Central HS) 2 DANNY RIEMENSCHNEIDER SO P/IF 5-10 175 R/R Bryant, AR (Bryant HS) 3 GUY BROWN SR INF 6-0 175 R/R Harrison, AR (Harrison HS) 4 JUSTIN COUNCE SO RHP 6-1 180 R/R West Memphis, AR (UA-Fort Smith) 5 DERRICK COLEMAN SR OF 5-10 185 S/R Jonesboro, AR (Connors State College, OK) 6 GREY AVANT SR C 6-2 215 R/R Germantown, TN (Houston HS) 7 JETT JONES SR LHP 6-2 185 L/L Stuttgart, AR (Stuttgart HS) 8 TODD BAUMGARTNER SO OF 6-1 180 R/R Edwardsville, IL (Edwardsville HS) 9 CODY POWELL FR RHP 6-1 195 R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 10 NICK LAMBERT SR RHP 6-0 170 R/R Norphlet, AR (Norphlet HS) 13 CALEB McCLANAHAN FR RHP 6-3 185 R/R Wynne, AR (Wynne HS) 14 DEREK JESTER FR RHP 6-0 190 R/R Benton, AR (Benton HS) 15 DREW BENES SO P/1B 6-3 210 R/R St. Louis, MO (Westminster Christian HS) 16 LAWSON HIPPS SR C 6-0 195 L/R Dardanelle, AR (Fort Scott CC) 17 DEREK JONES JR INF 5-10 175 S/R Paw Paw, MI (Grand Rapids CC, MI) 18 CODY PACE JR OF 6-1 200 R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 19 MURRAY WATTS SO 1B 6-6 250 L/R Jonesboro, AR (U Arkansas) 21 KYLE DEGRACE JR UTL 5-11 205 R/R Toronto, ONT (Connors State CC, OK) 23 JOSH DEMONEY JR OF 5-10 190 L/L Madison, MS (Meridian CC, MS) 24 CORY LAMBERT JR LHP 6-1 175 L/L Bryant, AR (Bossier Parish CC) 25 DEREK RILEY JR RHP 6-3 200 R/R Conifer, CO (Chandler Gilbert CC, AZ) 26 CHRIS BULLINGTON SR RHP 6-2 190 R/R Lavaca, AR (UA-Fort Smith) 27 BRANDON ELLER SR IF/P 6-1 175 R/R Sherwood, AR (Sylvan Hills HS) 28 RYAN BLACKBURN JR RHP 6-0 185 R/R Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton HS) 29 CHASE WARE SR RHP 6-4 210 R/R Horn Lake, MS (NW Mississippi CC) 31 JEFF MILLER FR RHP 6-1 200 R/R St. Charles, MO (St. Charles W. HS) 33 COREY FELTS FR 1B/3B 6-0 180 R/R Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton HS) 34 ANDY FERGUSON SO RHP 6-1 190 R/R Benton, AR (Benton HS) 35 JUSTIN O’BRIEN FR RHP 6-5 180 R/R O’Fallon, MO (Ft. Zumwalt W. HS) 36 KEVIN BURGI FR C 6-1 200 R/R Jonesboro, AR (Valley View HS) 37 JACOB LEE FR RHP/IF 6-1 190 R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 38 GIOVANNI GARCIA JR INF 5-9 170 R/R San Luis, AZ (AZ Western CC) 39 CODIE ROLLINS FR RHP 6-0 180 R/R Jonesboro, AR (Valley View HS)

22 Tommy Raffo – Head Coach 12 Chris Cook – Assistant Coach 20 Justin Meccage – Assistant Coach 40 Anthony Everman – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Pronunciation Guide Kimball – Kim-BALL Riemenschneider – RIM-in-SCHNY-der Avant – A-vant Burgi – Bur-GEE Giovanni – GEE-o-vahn-ee

2009 A-State Baseball7 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Games Summary for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

Score by innings 123456789EX Total Arkansas State 28 13 25 19 37 24 19 34 14 6 219 Opponents 22 31 22 16 22 13 43 33 14 5 221

Record when ... Overall 15-18 After 6 leading 11-2 Conference 6-9 ...... trailing 3-13 Non-Conference 9-9 ...... tied 1-3 Home games 12-6 After 7 leading 10-1 Away games 2-9 ...... trailing 3-15 Neutral site 1-3 ...... tied 1-2 Day games 6-11 After 8 leading 9-0 Night games 9-7 ...... trailing 2-18 vs Left starter 7-7 ...... tied 3-0 vs Right starter 8-11 1-Run games 5-3 Hit 0 home runs 9-10 2-Run games 2-2 ... 1 home run 1-6 5+Run games 8-9 ... 2+ home runs 5-2 Extra innings 4-3 Shutouts 2-0 Opponent 0 home runs 10-6 ...... 1 home run 3-9 Scoring 0-2 runs 1-5 ...... 2+ HRs 2-3 ...... 3-5 runs 3-8 ...... 6-9 runs 4-5 Made 0 errors 6-4 ...... 10+ runs 7-0 .... 1 error 5-6 .... 2+ errors 4-8 Opponent 0-2 runs 7-0 ...... 3-5 runs 3-5 Opp. made 0 errors 2-2 ...... 6-9 runs 4-3 ...... 1 error 9-7 ...... 10+ runs 1-10 ...... 2+ errors 4-9

Scored in 1st inning 7-4 Out-hit opponent 11-3 Opp. scored in 1st 3-8 Out-hit by opponent 3-14 Scores first 8-6 Hits are tied 1-1 Opp. scores first 7-12

Record when team scores: Runs 012345678910+ W-L 0-0 0-2 1-3 2-5 1-1 0-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 0-0 7-0

Record when opponent scores: Runs 012345678910+ W-L 2-0 2-0 3-0 1-2 2-0 0-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 2-1 1-10

Record when leading after: Inn. 12345678 W-L 6-2 7-2 6-4 7-4 10-2 11-2 10-1 9-0

Record when trailing after: Inn. 12345678 W-L 2-7 5-13 7-12 6-12 3-13 3-13 3-15 2-18

Record when tied after: Inn. 12345678 W-L 7-9 3-3 2-2 2-2 2-3 1-3 1-2 3-0

Current winning streak: 3 Longest winning streak: 3 Longest losing streak: 4

Home attendance : 7195 ( 18 dates avg = 399 ) Away attendance : 15520 ( 15 dates avg = 1034 ) Total attendance: 22715 ( 33 dates avg = 688 )

2009 A-State Baseball8 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Batting Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

Hitting minimums - 10 AB 2.5 AB/Game 10 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game

Batting avg Slugging pct On base pct 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd . 3 7 8 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd . 5 8 1 1. 19 Watts, Murray . 4 4 6 2. 5 Coleman, Derrick . 3 4 0 2. 5 Coleman, Derrick . 5 8 0 2. 5 Coleman, Derrick . 4 3 2 3. 19 Watts, Murray . 3 2 5 3. 19 Watts, Murray . 5 7 0 3. 27 Eller, Brandon . 4 1 7 4. 38 Garcia, Giovanni . 3 1 8 4. 27 Eller, Brandon . 4 7 7 4. 8 Baumgartner, Todd . 4 1 7 5. 3 Brown, Guy . 3 1 6 5. 38 Garcia, Giovanni . 4 1 1 5. 3 Brown, Guy . 4 0 3

Runs scored Hits Runs batted in 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 3 3 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 5 6 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 2 7 2. 3 Brown, Guy 2 9 2. 3 Brown, Guy 4 2 19 Watts, Murray 2 7 3. 19 Watts, Murray 2 2 3. 27 Eller, Brandon 4 0 3. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 2 5 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 2 4. 19 Watts, Murray 3 7 4. 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 2 5. 27 Eller, Brandon 2 1 5. 2 tied at...... 3 4 5. 3 Brown, Guy 1 8

Doubles Triples Home runs 1. 19 Watts, Murray 1 1 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 3 1. 19 Watts, Murray 5 2. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 9 2. 16 Hipps, Lawson 2 8 Baumgartner, Todd 5 27 Eller, Brandon 9 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 3. 5 Coleman, Derrick 4 4. 5 Coleman, Derrick 8 4. 4 tied at...... 1 27 Eller, Brandon 4 5. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 7 5. 3 Brown, Guy 2

Total bases Walks Hit by pitch 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 8 6 1. 19 Watts, Murray 2 4 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 9 2. 19 Watts, Murray 6 5 2. 1 Kimball, Jordan 1 9 2. 3 Brown, Guy 8 3. 27 Eller, Brandon 6 1 5 Coleman, Derrick 1 9 3. 18 Pace, Cody 5 4. 5 Coleman, Derrick 5 8 4. 18 Pace, Cody 1 6 4. 5 tied at...... 3 5. 3 Brown, Guy 5 4 5. 27 Eller, Brandon 1 4

Sac bunts Sac flies Stolen bases 1. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 5 1. 5 Coleman, Derrick 5 1. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 6 1 Kimball, Jordan 5 2. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 3 18 Pace, Cody 6 3. 3 Brown, Guy 4 3. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 2 3. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 5 4. 4 tied at.... 2 4. 5 tied at...... 1 4. 3 tied at...... 2

Caught stealing Steal attempts Stolen base pct 1. 6 tied at...... 1 1. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 7 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 1.000 18 Pace, Cody 7 1 Kimball, Jordan 1.000 3. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 6 5 Coleman, Derrick 1.000 4. 23 DeMoney, Josh 3 16 Hipps, Lawson 1.000 5. 3 tied at...... 2 5. 38 Garcia, Giovanni . 8 5 7

Strikeouts Grounded into DP Total plate appearances 1. 19 Watts, Murray 3 7 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 6 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 1 6 4 2. 1 Kimball, Jordan 2 3 2. 16 Hipps, Lawson 3 2. 3 Brown, Guy 1 5 8 3 Brown, Guy 2 3 27 Eller, Brandon 3 3. 27 Eller, Brandon 1 5 2 4. 23 DeMoney, Josh 1 9 3 Brown, Guy 3 4. 19 Watts, Murray 1 4 2 5. 2 tied at.... 1 8 5. 2 tied at...... 2 5. 1 Kimball, Jordan 1 3 4

At bats Games played Game starts 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 1 4 8 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 3 3 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 3 3 2. 3 Brown, Guy 1 3 3 1 Kimball, Jordan 3 3 1 Kimball, Jordan 3 3 3. 27 Eller, Brandon 1 2 8 3 Brown, Guy 3 3 3 Brown, Guy 3 3 4. 19 Watts, Murray 1 1 4 8 Baumgartner, Todd 3 3 8 Baumgartner, Todd 3 3 5. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 1 0 7 5. 3 tied at...... 3 1 5. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 3 1

Games as sub 1. 2 Riemenschneider, 1 2 2. 36 Burgi, Kevin 1 1 3. 15 Benes, Drew 9 17 Jones, Derek 9 5. 2 tied at.... 8

2009 A-State Baseball9 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Pitching Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

Hitting minimums - 10 AB 2.5 AB/Game 10 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game

Earned run avg Opposing bat avg Won-loss pct 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 3 . 9 3 1. 29 Ware, Chase . 2 6 1 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 1.000 2. 29 Ware, Chase 4 . 2 6 2. 26 Bullington, Chris . 2 7 5 2. 29 Ware, Chase . 8 0 0 3. 7 Jones, Jett 7 . 0 4 3. 7 Jones, Jett . 3 0 0 3. 7 Jones, Jett . 0 0 0

Wins Losses Saves 1. 29 Ware, Chase 4 1. 7 Jones, Jett 5 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 1 10 Lambert, Nick 4 2. 25 Riley, Derek 3 3. 15 Benes, Drew 3 34 Ferguson, Andy 3 4. 34 Ferguson, Andy 2 15 Benes, Drew 3 5. 2 tied at...... 1 5. 37 Lee, Jacob 2

Innings pitched Batters struck out Appearances 1. 29 Ware, Chase 5 0 . 2 1. 29 Ware, Chase 4 9 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 1 7 2. 7 Jones, Jett 3 8 . 1 2. 26 Bullington, Chris 3 7 2. 28 Blackburn, Ryan 1 4 3. 26 Bullington, Chris 3 6 . 2 3. 7 Jones, Jett 2 4 24 Lambert, Cory 1 4 4. 37 Lee, Jacob 2 2 4. 34 Ferguson, Andy 1 3 5. 34 Ferguson, Andy 2 1 10 Lambert, Nick 1 3

Games started Games finished Games in relief 1. 29 Ware, Chase 8 1. 10 Lambert, Nick 1 2 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 1 7 2. 7 Jones, Jett 7 2. 28 Blackburn, Ryan 5 2. 24 Lambert, Cory 1 4 15 Benes, Drew 7 3. 9 Powell, Cody 4 28 Blackburn, Ryan 1 4 4. 25 Riley, Derek 6 34 Ferguson, Andy 4 4. 10 Lambert, Nick 1 3 5. 37 Lee, Jacob 4 5. 26 Bullington, Chris 3 5. 34 Ferguson, Andy 1 2

Wild pitches Balks Hit batters 1. 25 Riley, Derek 7 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 2 1. 7 Jones, Jett 7 2. 29 Ware, Chase 6 24 Lambert, Cory 2 2. 28 Blackburn, Ryan 5 26 Bullington, Chris 6 3. 4 tied at...... 1 3. 37 Lee, Jacob 4 4. 34 Ferguson, Andy 4 4. 4 tied at..... 3 5. 3 tied at..... 3

Intentional BB allowed Runners picked off Batters SO out looking 1. 28 Blackburn, Ryan 1 1. 16 Hipps, Lawson 2 1. 29 Ware, Chase 1 2 2. 34 Ferguson, Andy 2 26 Bullington, Chris 2 26 Bullington, Chris 1 2 3. 25 Riley, Derek 1 3. 7 Jones, Jett 9 28 Blackburn, Ryan 1 4. 37 Lee, Jacob 8 24 Lambert, Cory 1 15 Benes, Drew 8

Sac bunts allowed Sac flies allowed Hits allowed 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 6 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 4 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 3 8 2. 29 Ware, Chase 3 2. 34 Ferguson, Andy 2 2. 7 Jones, Jett 4 5 24 Lambert, Cory 3 25 Riley, Derek 2 3. 29 Ware, Chase 5 2 4. 5 tied at.... 2 4. 4 tied at..... 1

Runs allowed Earned runs allowed Walks allowed 1. 29 Ware, Chase 2 6 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 1 6 1. 7 Jones, Jett 1 6 2. 26 Bullington, Chris 2 9 2. 29 Ware, Chase 2 4 2. 26 Bullington, Chris 1 8 3. 7 Jones, Jett 3 0 3. 7 Jones, Jett 3 0 3. 29 Ware, Chase 2 4

Doubles allowed Triples allowed Home runs allowed 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 4 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 1 1. 26 Bullington, Chris 3 2. 29 Ware, Chase 1 1 29 Ware, Chase 1 2. 7 Jones, Jett 4 3. 7 Jones, Jett 1 4 7 Jones, Jett 1 3. 29 Ware, Chase 5

2009 A-State Baseball10 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Fielding Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game

Fielding pct Chances Putouts 1. 19 Watts, Murray 1.000 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 2 8 7 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 2 6 8 15 Benes, Drew 1.000 2. 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 5 0 2. 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 2 9 7 Jones, Jett 1.000 3. 1 Kimball, Jordan 1 4 4 3. 8 Baumgartner, Todd 7 9 25 Riley, Derek 1.000 4. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 1 2 3 4. 21 DeGrace, Kyle 7 2 24 Lambert, Cory 1.000 5. 3 Brown, Guy 1 0 8 5. 5 Coleman, Derrick 6 5

Assists Errors Fielding double plays 1. 1 Kimball, Jordan 8 9 1. 1 Kimball, Jordan 1 4 1. 27 Eller, Brandon 2 3 2. 38 Garcia, Giovanni 7 1 2. 3 Brown, Guy 8 2. 1 Kimball, Jordan 1 7 3. 3 Brown, Guy 6 5 3. 26 Bullington, Chris 4 38 Garcia, Giovanni 1 7 4. 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 8 21 DeGrace, Kyle 4 4. 3 Brown, Guy 6 5. 27 Eller, Brandon 1 6 5. 3 tied at...... 3 5. 19 Watts, Murray 4

Stolen bases against Caught stealing by Steal attempts against 1. 16 Hipps, Lawson 2 7 1. 16 Hipps, Lawson 7 1. 16 Hipps, Lawson 3 4 2. 21 DeGrace, Kyle 1 4 2. 7 Jones, Jett 4 2. 21 DeGrace, Kyle 1 8 3. 37 Lee, Jacob 7 15 Benes, Drew 4 3. 15 Benes, Drew 1 0 4. 29 Ware, Chase 6 21 DeGrace, Kyle 4 4. 37 Lee, Jacob 7 15 Benes, Drew 6 5. 28 Blackburn, Ryan 2 29 Ware, Chase 7

Passed balls Catchers interference 1. 21 DeGrace, Kyle 7 1. 21 DeGrace, Kyle 1 2. 16 Hipps, Lawson 5

2009 A-State Baseball11 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

Multiple Hit Games 2 3 4 5+ Total Multiple RBI Games 2 3 4 5+ Total 8 Baumgartner, Todd 10 3 3 1 17 19 Watts, Murray 4 1 2 - 7 27 Eller, Brandon 8 2 - - 10 27 Eller, Brandon 4 1 - 1 6 3 Brown, Guy 3 6 1 - 10 8 Baumgartner, Todd 4 - 1 1 6 19 Watts, Murray 5 3 1 - 9 16 Hipps, Lawson 4 - - - 4 38 Garcia, Giovanni 6 3 - - 9 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 - 2 - 4 5 Coleman, Derrick 7 2 - - 9 3 Brown, Guy 2 - - 1 3 16 Hipps, Lawson 7 1 - - 8 36 Burgi, Kevin 2 1 - - 3 23 DeMoney, Josh 6 2 - - 8 18 Pace, Cody 2 - - - 2 1 Kimball, Jordan 7 - - - 7 38 Garcia, Giovanni 2 - - - 2 18 Pace, Cody 3 3 - - 6 23 DeMoney, Josh 2 - - - 2 21 DeGrace, Kyle 1 - - - 1 1 Kimball, Jordan 1 - - - 1 2 Riemenschneider, 1 - - - 1 17 Jones, Derek - 1 - - 1 TEAM 64 25 5 1 95 21 DeGrace, Kyle 1 - - - 1 TEAM 30 4 5 3 42

Hitting Streaks Longest Current 27 Eller, Brandon 10 10 3 Brown, Guy 10 5 18 Pace, Cody 8 8 5 Coleman, Derrick 8 6 19 Watts, Murray 7 3 8 Baumgartner, Todd 6 5 1 Kimball, Jordan 5 2 23 DeMoney, Josh 5 - 16 Hipps, Lawson 4 1 38 Garcia, Giovanni 4 4 36 Burgi, Kevin 3 3 21 DeGrace, Kyle 3 1 2 Riemenschneider, 2 - 17 Jones, Derek 1 1 37 Lee, Jacob 1 1

stAte Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

STARTERS SUMMARY

Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 1 Kimball, Jordan 33 . . . . . 33 ...... 627 27 Eller, Brandon 33 . . 31 ...... 2 . . 4 7 20 2 . . . 8 Baumgartner, T 33 ...... 312.. 4524...... 3 Brown, Guy 33 . . . . 33 ...... 21 . . . . 2 8 2 38 Garcia, Giovan 31 . . . 31 ...... 1 5 17 8 . 19 Watts, Murray 30 . . 2 ...... 28 . . . 25 5 . . . . 5 Coleman, Derri 27 ...... 27.. .3.1.1922. 16 Hipps, Lawson 20 . 20 ...... 1 5 . 2 7 4 1 . 18 Pace, Cody 20 ...... 14 2 4 . . 20 ...... 23 DeMoney, Josh 19 ...... 19 . . . . 9 3 . . 3 . 1 1 2 21 DeGrace, Kyle 13 . 13 ...... 742 29 Ware, Chase 8 8 ...... 15 Benes, Drew 8 7 ...... 2 ....1..1. 7 Jones, Jett 7 7 ...... 25 Riley, Derek 6 6 ...... 37 Lee, Jacob 5 4 ...... 1 . . . . 1 . . . . 2 Riemenschneid 2 . . . 2 ...... 2. 34 Ferguson, And 1 1 ......

2009 A-State Baseball12 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

Starting Lineup By Position Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot (Team W-L record when starter) (Team W-L record when starter)

PITCHER: LEADOFF: 29 Ware, Chase 8 (6-2) 18 Pace, Cody 20 (10-10) 7 Jones, Jett 7 (1-6) 23 DeMoney, Josh 9 (4-5) 15 Benes, Drew 7 (4-3) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 4 (1-3) 25 Riley, Derek 6 (1-5) 2ND SPOT: 37 Lee, Jacob 4 (2-2) 3 Brown, Guy 21 (11-10) 34 Ferguson, Andy 1 (1-0) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 5 (2-3) CATCHER: 5 Coleman, Derrick 3 (1-2) 16 Hipps, Lawson 20 (9-11) 23 DeMoney, Josh 3 (1-2) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 13 (6-7) 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 (0-1) FIRST BASE: 3RD SPOT: 27 Eller, Brandon 31 (13-18) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 24 (12-12) 19 Watts, Murray 2 (2-0) 16 Hipps, Lawson 5 (2-3) SECOND BASE: 27 Eller, Brandon 4 (1-3) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 31 (15-16) CLEANUP: 2 Riemenschneider, 2 (0-2) 19 Watts, Murray 25 (11-14) THIRD BASE: 27 Eller, Brandon 7 (4-3) 3 Brown, Guy 33 (15-18) 5 Coleman, Derrick 1 (0-1) SHORTSTOP: 5TH SPOT: 1 Kimball, Jordan 33 (15-18) 27 Eller, Brandon 20 (9-11) LEFT FIELD: 19 Watts, Murray 5 (3-2) 23 DeMoney, Josh 19 (10-9) 23 DeMoney, Josh 3 (1-2) 18 Pace, Cody 14 (5-9) 16 Hipps, Lawson 2 (1-1) CENTER FIELD: 37 Lee, Jacob 1 (0-1) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 31 (13-18) 15 Benes, Drew 1 (1-0) 18 Pace, Cody 2 (2-0) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 1 (0-1) RIGHT FIELD: 6TH SPOT: 5 Coleman, Derrick 27 (10-17) 5 Coleman, Derrick 19 (8-11) 18 Pace, Cody 4 (3-1) 16 Hipps, Lawson 7 (4-3) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 2 (2-0) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 5 (2-3) DESIGNATED HITTER: 27 Eller, Brandon 2 (1-1) 19 Watts, Murray 28 (12-16) 7TH SPOT: 27 Eller, Brandon 2 (2-0) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 17 (8-9) 15 Benes, Drew 2 (1-1) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 7 (2-5) 37 Lee, Jacob 1 (0-1) 16 Hipps, Lawson 4 (2-2) 3 Brown, Guy 2 (1-1) 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 (1-1) 23 DeMoney, Josh 1 (1-0) 8TH SPOT: 3 Brown, Guy 8 (2-6) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 8 (5-3) 1 Kimball, Jordan 6 (4-2) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 4 (3-1) 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 (0-2) 2 Riemenschneider, 2 (0-2) 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 (0-1) 15 Benes, Drew 1 (0-1) 23 DeMoney, Josh 1 (1-0) 9TH SPOT: 1 Kimball, Jordan 27 (11-16) 23 DeMoney, Josh 2 (2-0) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 2 (1-1) 3 Brown, Guy 2 (1-1)

2009 A-State Baseball13 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Statistics Summary for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (Sun Belt games only)

Record: 6-9 Home: 4-5 Away: 2-4 Sun Belt: 6-9

Date Opponent Score Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att *3/6 LOUISIANA W 2-0 8 Baumgartner, To . 3 8 5 15-15 65 17 25 4 0 4 10 6 3 3 0-0 *3/7 LOUISIANA L 2-3 3 Brown, Guy . 3 6 1 15-15 611622300664120-0 *3/8 LOUISIANA W 3-2 19 Watts, Murray . 3 2 0 14-13 50 7 16 3 1 2 12 11 1 17 0-0 *3/13 at Middle Tennessee L 8-10 27 Eller, Brandon . 2 9 0 15-15 62618402146460-0 *3/14 at Middle Tennessee L 3-14 5 Coleman, Derrick . 2 8 9 14-12 4561340157061-1 *3/15 at Middle Tennessee L 3-10 38 Garcia, Giovanni . 2 7 3 14-14 5571520156381-2 *3/20 at ULM W 14-4 1 Kimball, Jordan . 2 4 0 15-15 50 7 12 1 0 0 5 10 1 13 0-0 *3/21 at ULM W 6-4 16 Hipps, Lawson . 1 8 2 12-10 441801055030-0 *3/22 at ULM L 8-10 23 DeMoney, Josh . 1 5 9 11-9 4447101441111-1 *3/27 SOUTH ALABAMA W 8-7 ------*3/28 SOUTH ALABAMA L 3-10 36 Burgi, Kevin . 5 0 0 2-0 20100000010-0 *3/29 SOUTH ALABAMA W 7-2 18 Pace, Cody . 3 5 1 14-9 3721300003192-2 *4/3 TROY L 2-5 21 DeGrace, Kyle . 3 3 3 6-5 182610032120-0 *4/4 TROY L 3-7 2 Riemenschneider . 1 4 3 5-1 70100000120-0 *4/5 TROY L 7-12 37 Lee, Jacob . 0 0 0 6-1 53000010020-0 15 Benes, Drew . 0 0 0 6-1 30000000020-0 * = Conference game 17 Jones, Derek . 0 0 0 1-0 11000000000-0 Totals . 2 8 6 15 549 79 157 23 2 11 70 66 20 97 5-6 Opponents . 2 9 0 15 538 100 156 34 3 11 92 71 14 99 17-24

LOB - Team (163), Opp (132). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (12). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), Baumgartner 1, DeMoney, J. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Rieme 1, Baumgartner 1, Pace, C. 1.

Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 26 Bullington, Chris 3 . 5 01-0 90001 18.0 18 13 7 6 15 29 Ware, Chase 5 . 1 92-1 55110 34.2 37 20 20 20 35 7 Jones, Jett 6 . 3 70-4 55000 29.2 35 21 21 13 14 37 Lee, Jacob 3 . 0 01-1 22000 12.0 96485 34 Ferguson, Andy 3 . 0 00-1 60000 9.0103 3 610 28 Blackburn, Ryan 4 . 8 50-0 60000 13.0 17 8765 10 Lambert, Nick 7 . 7 12-1 50000 4.2 34438 25 Riley, Derek 9 . 6 40-1 33000 9.11211107 4 24 Lambert, Cory 10.80 0-0 70000 5.0 87611 9 Powell, Cody 31.50 0-0 10000 2.0 77712 Totals 5 . 7 0 6-9 15 15 1 1 1 137.1 156 100 87 71 99 Opponents 4 . 4 0 9-6 15 15 0 0 5 137.0 157 79 67 66 97

PB - Team (8), Hipps, L. 4, DeGrace, K. 4, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (2), Hipps, L. 1, Blackburn 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Hipps, L. (11-16), Ware, C. (6-7), DeGrace, K. (6-7), Blackburn (3-5), Jones, J. (1-5), Lee, J. (3-3), Riley, D. (1-1), Powell, C. (1-1), Lambert, C. (1-1), Ferguson, An (1-1).

Score by innings 123456789EX Total Arkansas State 4386148714114 79 Opponents 13 16 7833241475 100

Win-loss breakouts: Day 3-7; Night 3-2; vs Left 4-3; vs Right 2-6; 1-run games 2-1; 2-run games 2-2; 5+run games 2-4; Extra inns 2-3; Shutouts 1-0. Current streak: Lost 3; Longest winning streak: 2; Longest losing streak: 3. Attendance: Home 3497 (avg 388); Away 3364 (avg 560); Total 6861 (avg 457).

2009 A-State Baseball14 AStateRedWolves.com stAte Statistics Summary for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (All games)

Record: 15-18 Home: 12-6 Away: 2-9 Neutral: 1-3 Sun Belt: 6-9

Date Opponent Score Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 2/20 vs Texas State W 4-3 8 Baumgartner, To . 3 7 8 33-33 148 33 56 9 3 5 25 9 3 13 5-6 ^2/20 at UT Arlington L 4-5 5 Coleman, Derrick . 3 4 0 31-27 100 22 34 8 2 4 22 19 1 15 2-2 2/21 vs Siena L 1-5 19 Watts, Murray . 3 2 5 31-30 114 22 37 11 1 5 27 24 1 37 0-0 2/22 vs Texas State L 2-3 38 Garcia, Giovanni . 3 1 8 31-31 107 16 34 7 0 1 12 9 3 12 6-7 2/27 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W 19-12 3 Brown, Guy . 3 1 6 33-33 133 29 42 4 1 2 18 12 8 23 1-2 3/3 at #14 Ole Miss L 5-11 27 Eller, Brandon . 3 1 3 33-33 128 21 40 9 0 4 27 14 9 18 1-1 3/4 at Murray State L 5-11 16 Hipps, Lawson . 2 7 7 27-20 83923220138181-1 *3/6 LOUISIANA W 2-0 23 DeMoney, Josh . 2 7 6 24-19 87 14 24 5 1 1 10 9 1 19 2-3 *3/7 LOUISIANA L 2-3 1 Kimball, Jordan . 2 4 5 33-33 106 17 26 5 0 0 10 19 3 23 2-2 *3/8 LOUISIANA W 3-2 ------3/10 HARRIS STOWE W 11-1 36 Burgi, Kevin . 3 7 5 11-0 162620190040-0 3/10 HARRIS STOWE W 3-2 18 Pace, Cody . 2 8 9 28-20 7619220007165186-7 *3/13 at Middle Tennessee L 8-10 21 DeGrace, Kyle . 2 3 7 18-13 382910045391-1 *3/14 at Middle Tennessee L 3-14 37 Lee, Jacob . 2 2 2 9-1 95200012020-0 *3/15 at Middle Tennessee L 3-10 2 Riemenschneider . 1 7 6 14-2 173300032330-0 3/16 WILLIAMS BAPTIST W 17-9 17 Jones, Derek . 1 4 3 9-0 143211030030-1 3/17 #12 OLE MISS L 1-7 15 Benes, Drew . 0 0 0 11-2 82000010230-0 *3/20 at ULM W 14-4 6 Avant, Grey . 0 0 0 2-0 10000001010-0 *3/21 at ULM W 6-4 Totals . 3 0 4 33 1185 219 360 64 11 23 192 149 43 211 27-33 *3/22 at ULM L 8-10 Opponents . 2 8 8 33 1153 221 332 61 8 22 199 146 33 232 42-54 3/25 at Southern Illinois L 3-10 *3/27 SOUTH ALABAMA W 8-7 LOB - Team (326), Opp (274). DPs turned - Team (28), Opp (29). CI - Team (1), *3/28 SOUTH ALABAMA L 3-10 DeGrace, K. 1, Opp (2). IBB - Team (4), DeMoney, J. 1, Pace, C. 1, Baumgartner 1, *3/29 SOUTH ALABAMA W 7-2 Watts, M. 1, Opp (3). Picked off - Baumgartner 2, Pace, C. 1, Rieme 1. 3/30 at #15 Ole Miss L 6-9 4/1 SEMO W 12-1 Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so *4/3 TROY L 2-5 26 Bullington, Chris 3 . 9 31-0170001 36.2 38 29 16 18 37 *4/4 TROY L 3-7 29 Ware, Chase 4 . 2 64-1 88110 50.2 52 26 24 24 49 *4/5 TROY L 7-12 7 Jones, Jett 7 . 0 40-5 87000 38.1 45 30 30 16 24 4/7 vs Memphis L 8-16 21 DeGrace, Kyle 0 . 0 00-0 20000 2.0 00002 4/8 MEMPHIS W 8-7 34 Ferguson, Andy 3 . 6 52-3131000 24.2 28 13 10 12 21 4/10 CHICAGO ST. W 15-0 28 Blackburn, Ryan 3 . 9 60-0140000 25.0 27 15 11 8 18 4/11 CHICAGO ST. W 16-9 37 Lee, Jacob 4 . 2 61-2 74000 25.1 24 14 12 18 22 10 Lambert, Nick 5 . 1 14-1130000 12.1 12 7 7 6 14 * = Conference game 15 Benes, Drew 7 . 3 13-3 87000 28.1 30 23 23 16 18 24 Lambert, Cory 8 . 2 70-0140000 16.1 24 18 15 3 9 25 Riley, Derek 8 . 8 70-3 76000 22.1 29 25 22 19 10 9 Powell, Cody 15.12 0-0 60000 8.12018144 7 2 Riemenschneider 27.00 0-0 10000 1.0 33321 Totals 5 . 7 2 15-18 33 33 1 2 1 291.1 332 221 185 146 232 Opponents 5 . 7 7 18-15 33 33 1 0 8 291.2 360 219 187 149 211

PB - Team (12), DeGrace, K. 7, Hipps, L. 5, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (7), Bullington 2, Hipps, L. 2, Riley, D. 1, Lambert, C. 1, Blackburn 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Hipps, L. (27-34), DeGrace, K. (14-18), Benes, D. (6-10), Ware, C. (6-7), Lee, J. (7-7), Jones, J. (2-6), Blackburn (4-6), Lambert, C. (5-5), Bullington (3-4), Ferguson, An (4-4), Powell, C. (3-3), Riley, D. (1-1), Burgi, K. (1-1), Lambert, N. (1-1).

Score by innings 123456789EX Total Arkansas State 28 13 25 19 37 24 19 34 14 6 219 Opponents 22 31 22 16 22 13 43 33 14 5 221

Win-loss breakouts: Day 6-11; Night 9-7; vs Left 7-7; vs Right 8-11; 1-run games 5-3; 2-run games 2-2; 5+run games 8-9; Extra inns 4-3; Shutouts 2-0. Current streak: Won 3; Longest winning streak: 3; Longest losing streak: 4. Attendance: Home 7195 (avg 399); Away 15520 (avg 1034); Total 22715 (avg 688).

2009 A-State Baseball15 AStateRedWolves.com