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ALCORN BASEBALL Week 1 • Games 1-4 • Feb. 17-20, 2017 CONTACT: Robbie Kleinmuntz • [email protected] • 601.218.7397 2017 SCHEDULE vs. Grambling State (0-0) 0-0, 0-0 SWAC Friday, Feb. 17 | 5 p.m. Date Opponent W/L/Time vs. Prairie View A&M (0-0) Feb. 17 vs. Grambling State 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 | 2 p.m. Feb. 18 vs. Prairie View A&M 2 p.m. Feb. 19 vs. Southern 3 p.m. vs. Southern (0-0) Feb. 20 Murray State 12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19 | 3 p.m. Feb. 24 Butler 1 p.m. Feb. 25 Butler 12 p.m. NOTES Butler 3 p.m. - The Braves finished in third-place in the SWAC East Division last year with a 16-36 Feb. 26 Butler 12 p.m. overall record and 10-14 in league play. They brought back four of their eight starting March 3 at New Orleans 6 p.m. field players and seven of their 12 pitchers. March 4 at New Orleans 3 p.m. March 5 at New Orleans 1 p.m. - Alcorn was tabbed for third-place in the SWAC East Division Preseason Poll. March 10 Mississippi Valley State* 6 p.m. March 11 Mississippi Valley State* 3 p.m. - Junior Wallace Rios Jimenez was named to both the Preseason All-SWAC Second-Team March 12 Mississippi Valley State* 1 p.m. and the Black College Nines’ HBCU Preseason Elite Second-Team. Additionally, he was March 14 at Arkansas 6 p.m. on the HBCU’s 10 players to watch list. The Bayamon, Puerto Rico native hit for a .307 March 15 at Arkansas 3 p.m. average and .393 on-base percentage last season. He accumulated 63 hits including March 17 at Jackson State* 6 p.m. seven doubles, three homers and 81 RBI. March 18 at Jackson State* 3 p.m. March 19 at Jackson State* 1 p.m. - Sophomore Conrado Skepple earned Preseason All-SWAC Second-Team honors. The March 24 Alabama A&M* 6 p.m. relief pitcher made 21 appearances last year. He tossed 58.0 innings in his rookie season March 25 Alabama A&M* 3 p.m. and registered 49 strikeouts to just 32 walks. March 26 Alabama A&M* 1 p.m. March 28 at Nicholls State 6 p.m. - Senior infielder Walter Vives returns with the team’s highest batting average from last March 29 at Nicholls State 6 p.m. year. He hit for a .331 mark and .394 on-base percentage. March 31 at Alabama State* 6 p.m. April 1 at Alabama State* 3 p.m. - Head coach Bretton Richardson enters his second season at the helm. He brought in April 2 at Alabama State* 1 p.m. a new assistant coach David Duncan who pitched at Florida A&M before playing two April 5 at Memphis 6:30 p.m. years professionally. Richardson also kept Cedric Bell as a graduate assistant after he April 11 at McNeese State 6 p.m. earned All-Conference Second-Team honors in 2016. April 13 at Mississippi Valley State* 3 p.m. April 14 at Mississippi Valley State* 3 p.m. - Last year at the MLB Urban Youth Academy Invitational, Alcorn fell to PVAMU 11-10 April 15 at Mississippi Valley State* 1 p.m. but came back to defeat Southern 6-2 the next day. The Braves split two regular season April 18 at Alabama 6 p.m. meetings with Grambling and then beat them in the conference tournament 8-7. April 19 at Alabama 3 p.m. April 21 Jackson State* 6 p.m. POSITION PROBABLES (2016 STATS) April 22 Jackson State* 3 p.m. Pos. Name Cl. B/T BA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO April 23 Jackson State* 1 p.m. C Jason Sanez Sr. R/R .250 29 9 0 2 11 8 35 April 25 at Southeastern Louisiana 6 p.m. 1B Brandon Barna So. R/R .150 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 April 28 at Alabama A&M* 3 p.m. 2B Walter Rios Jimenez Jr. L/R .307 63 7 1 3 28 26 36 April 29 at Alabama A&M* 3 p.m. SS Nicholas Hayes-Saltare Jr. R/R First Season at Alcorn April 30 at Alabama A&M* 1 p.m. 3B Walter Vives Sr. R/R .331 41 10 0 3 13 10 15 May 2 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 p.m. LF Der’Vincent Hamilton Jr. R/R .258 23 5 0 2 14 18 28 May 5 Alabama State* 6 p.m. CF Justin Barna Sr. R/R .278 44 10 3 4 22 18 44 May 6 Alabama State* 3 p.m. RF Patrick McMahon Sr. L/L .294 42 5 4 3 13 11 28 May 7 Alabama State* 1 p.m. DH Kirt Cormier Jr. L/R First Season at Alcorn May 10 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 p.m. May 17 SWAC Championships TBA PITCHING PROBABLES (2016 STATS) May 18 SWAC Championships TBA Day Name R/L Cl. W-L IP H R ER SO BB ERA May 19 SWAC Championships TBA Fri. Jahborus Smith RHP Jr. 3-2 50.1 60 47 43 24 47 7.69 May 20 SWAC Championships TBA Sat. Regynold Johnson RHP Sr. 3-7 47.2 65 59 48 36 30 9.06 May 21 SWAC Championships TBA Sun. Austin Willis-Greene RHP Sr. First Season at Alcorn 2 2017 Alcorn Baseball Game Notes GENERAL INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Name: Alcorn State University 2016 Overall Record: 16-36 Location: Lorman, MS Home/Away: 5-11/9-20 Founded: 1871 Neutral: 2-5 Enrollment: 3,730 SWAC Record: 10-14 President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. SWAC Finish: Third/East Division Alma Mater: Alcorn State University Director of Athletics: Derek J. Horne BRAVES RETURNING/LOST Alma Mater: University of Mississippi Starting Field Players: 4/4 Faculty Rep: Dr. John Igwebuike Pitchers: 7/5 Conference: Southwestern Athletic Newcomers 14 Nickname: Braves Colors: Purple and Gold Key Returnees Band: Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Walter Vives Stadium: Willie E. “Rat” McGowan Stadium .331 BA, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 10 doubles, .394 OBP Year Opened: 2010 Wallace Rios Jimenez Capacity: 500 .307 BA, 3 HR, 28 RBI, 7 doubles, .393 OBP Playing Surface: Natural Grass Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.com CHAMPIONSHIPS Facebook.com: /AlcornStateSports Regular Season Titles: 2 (2011, 2002) Twitter: @BRAVESSPORTS SWAC Tournament Titles 1 (2011) Instagram: @alcornstatesports Last Winning Season: 2009, 29-19 Youtube: Alcorn State Sports MEDIA INFORMATION SID: Robbie Kleinmuntz ALL-TIME BRAVES IN THE DRAFT (13) Email: [email protected] 2015 - Earl Bell, Toronto Blue Jays, CF Office Phone: 601.877.6501 30th Round, 902nd pick Cell Phone: 601.218.7397 2013 - Angel Rosa, Anaheim Angels, SS Football Phone/Fax: 601.877.6500/3821 13th Round, 397th pick Radio: 91.7 WPRL-FM 2007 - Marcus Davis, Pittsburgh Pirates, OF Play-by-Play: Charles Edmond 18th Round, 548th pick Mailing Address: 2006 - B.J. Hubbert, New York Mets, C 1000 ASU Drive #510 32nd Round, 964th pick Lorman, MS 39096 2005 - Corey Wimberly, Colorado Rockies, 2B 6th Round, 177th pick 1991 - Keiver Campbell, Toronto Blue Jays, OF BASEBALL STAFF INFORMATION 12th Round, 328 pick Head Coach: Bretton Richardson 1987 - Roy Hill, Oakland Athletics, RHP Years: Second Season 24th Round, 615th pick Alma Mater: Florida A&M 1983 - John Harrington, Texas Rangers, RHP Alcorn Record: 16-36 (10-14 SWAC) 8th Round, 187th pick Assistant Coach: David Duncan 1981 - Stanley Barker, Detroit Tigers, OF Years: First Season 5th Round, 120th pick Alma Mater: Florida A&M 1981 - Al Jones, Chicago White Sox, RHP Graduate Assistant: Cedric Bell 13th Round, 318th pick Years: First Season 1976 - Jimmie Giles, Los Angeles Dodgers Alma Mater: Alcorn State 12th Round, 283rd pick 1974 - Arthur Spann, San Francisco Giants, OF 2nd Round, 43rd pick NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” 1967 - Garland Godwin, Oakland Athletics, 1B 47th Round, 825th pick Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” 2017 Alcorn Baseball Game Notes 3 WHERE ALCORN RANKS 2016 SWAC STANDINGS IN THE SWAC 2017 WEST DIVISION EAST DIVISION School Conf. Overall School Conf. Overall Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16-5-0 22-25-0 Alabama State 24-0-0 38-17-0 Grambling State 15-8-0 22-27-0 Jackson State 14-10-0 34-26-0 Texas Southern 13-10-0 24-26-0 Alcorn State 10-14-0 16-36-0 Southern 6-14-0 14-32-0 Alabama A&M 8-16-0 13-44-0 Prairie View A&M 5-18-0 10-32-0 Miss. Valley State 4-20-0 6-36-0 Preseason All-SWAC First-Team Preseason All-SWAC Second-Team 1B Chris Biocic (Alabama State) 1B Jesus Santana (Jackson State) 2B Eriq White (Alabama State) 2B Wallace Rios Jimenez (Alcorn State) 3B Ray Hernandez (Alabama State) 2B Richard Alamo (Texas Southern) SS Cornelius Copeland (Jackson State) 3B Daniel Barnett (Grambling State) OF Carlos Ocasio (Alabama State) SS Wesley Drain (Grambling State) OF Dondrayas Harris (Southern) OF Kamren Dukes (Texas Southern) OF Yamil Pagan (Alabama State) OF Jaqueese Moore (Arkansas Pine Bluff) OF CJ Newsome (Jackson State) OF Bryce Brown (Jackson State) C Hunter Allen (Alabama State) OF Cody Den Beste (Prairie View A&M) DH Diandre Amion (Alabama State) C Johan Majica (Grambling State) SP Tyler Howe (Alabama State) DH Julian Jones (Arkansas Pine Bluff) SP Issac O’Bear (Grambling State) DH Sam Campbell (Jackson State) SP Miguel Yrigoyen (Jackson State) SP Seth Oliver (Texas Southern) RP Brandon Marsonek (Alabama A&M) SP Brandon Caples (Alabama State) RP Austin Bizzle (Alabama State) RP Conrado Skepple (Alcorn State) HBCU Preseason Elite First-Team HBCU Preseason Elite Second-Team 1B Jesus Santana (Jackson State) 1B Danny Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman) 2B Eriq White (Alabama State ) 2B Wallace Rios Jimenez (Alcorn State) 3B Daniel Barnett (Grambling State) 3B Ray Hernandez (Alabama State) SS Cornelius Copeland (Jackson State) SS Troy Lewis (Southern) OF Carlos Ocasio (Alabama State) OF Yamil Pagan (Alabama State) OF Olajida Oloruntimilehin (Texas Southern) OF Austin Bentley (Delaware State) OF Carlos Ortiz (North Carolina Central) OF Willis McDaniel (Florida A&M) C Adan Ordonez (North Carolina A&T) C Jacky Miles, Jr.