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. (Florida A&M) P Miguel Yrigoyen (Jackson State) P Issac O’Bear (Grambling State) P Tyler Howe (Alabama State) P Devin Sweet (North Carolina Central) P Jonathan Mauricio (Norfolk State) P Tyler Norris (Bethune Cookman) RP Alex Mauricio (Norfolk State) RP Michael Parmentier (Norfolk State) DH Brian Davis (Florida A&M) DH Conrad Kovalcik (North Carolina Central)

SWAC PRESEASON POLLS West Division East Division Arkansas Pine-Bluff 58 (7) Alabama State 74 (7) Grambling State 53 (3) Jackson State 58 (1) Texas Southern 53 (3) Alcorn State 41 Southern 37 (1) Alabama A&M 35 Prairie View A&M 24 (1) Mississippi Valley State 17 4 2017 Alcorn Baseball Game Notes ROSTER BY POSITION PITCHERS No. Player B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 3 Jahborus Smith R/R SP 6-2 180 Jr. Columbia, Miss. (West Marion HS) 4 Austin Willis-Greene R/R SP 6-0 185 Sr. Beaufort, S.C. (St. Catharine College) 5 Tyler Smith L/L RP 5-11 175 So. Vicksburg, Miss. (Vicksburg HS) 9 Devon Key R/R RP 6-3 180 So. Tampa, Fla. (Lennard HS) 12 Daniel Corona R/R RP 5-6 170 R-Sr. Corona, Calif. (Clarendon College) 16 Daniel Belmont R/R SP 6-2 190 R-Sr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy) 19 Joe Smith R/R RP 6-3 210 So. Jackson, Miss. (Jim Hill HS) 21 Regynold Johnson R/R SP 6-1 175 Sr. Holland, Ill. (Marion Catholic HS) 23 Conrado Skepple R/R RP 5-11 175 So. Brandon, Fla. (Bloomingdale Senior HS) 26 Razedrick Winters R/R RP 6-1 175 Jr. Jackson, Miss. (Provine HS) 28 Tareeq Hardin R/R RP 5-10 185 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. 35 Carlos Lopez R/R RP 6-3 245 So. Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (P.R. Academy)

CATCHERS No. Player B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 27 Jason Sanez R/R C 5-10 215 R-Sr. Douglas, Ariz. (Cochise College) 30 Zachary Perez R/R C 5-10 195 So. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS)

INFIELDERS No. Player B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 A.J. Makarewicz R/R INF 5-9 175 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Seminole State College) 2 Nicholas Hayes-Saltare R/R INF 5-10 180 Jr. Hollywood, Fla. (Southeast CC) 8 Robert Fletcher R/R INF 6-0 180 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon Career Academy) 10 Anthony Acosta R/R INF 5-10 190 Fr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Chaminade Preparatory) 13 Wallace Rios Jimenez L/R INF 5-11 185 Jr. Bayamon, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy) 14 Kirt Cormier L/R INF 6-1 215 Jr. Douglas, Ariz. (El Paso CC) 15 Wilfredo Crespo R/R UTIL 5-9 175 Sr. Toa Alto, Puerto Rico (Arkansas Baptist) 18 D’Vennio Warner L/R INF 5-11 175 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Dyersburg State) 24 Walter Vives R/R INF 5-11 180 Sr. Dorado, Puerto Rico (Montverde Academy) 32 Brandon Barna R/R INF 6-4 230 So. Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central HS) 33 Tanner Edwards S/R INF 5-11 235 Fr. Elkin, N.C. (Elkin HS)

OUTFIELDERS No. Player B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 6 Wilbert Malphus R/R OF 6-1 180 R-Jr. Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough HS) 7 Devin Walden R/R OF 6-1 175 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (North Atlanta HS) 11 Patrick McMahon L/L OF 5-7 205 Sr. Biloxi, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) 17 William Thomas R/R OF 5-10 185 Jr. South Holland, Ill. (Rainy River CC) 20 Der’Vincent Hamilton R/R OF 5-11 210 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville Magnet) 22 Christian Acklin R/R OF 6-1 165 Jr. La Vergne, Tenn. (Dyersburg State) 25 Justin Barna R/R OF 6-2 195 Sr. Gulfport, Miss. (Pearl River CC)

COACHING STAFF Bretton Richardson Head Coach (Second Season) David Duncan Assistant Coach (First Season) Cedric Bell Graduate Assistant (First Season) 2017 Alcorn Baseball Game Notes 5 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 A.J. Makarewicz R/R INF 5-9 175 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Seminole State College) 2 Nicholas Hayes-Saltare R/R INF 5-10 180 Jr. Hollywood, Fla. (Southeast CC) 3 Jahborus Smith R/R SP 6-2 180 Jr. Columbia, Miss. (West Marion HS) 4 Austin Willis-Greene R/R SP 6-0 185 Sr. Beaufort, S.C. (St. Catharine College) 5 Tyler Smith L/L RP 5-11 175 So. Vicksburg, Miss. (Vicksburg HS) 6 Wilbert Malphus R/R OF 6-1 180 R-Jr. Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough HS) 7 Devin Walden R/R OF 6-1 175 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (North Atlanta HS) 8 Robert Fletcher R/R INF 6-0 180 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon Career Academy) 9 Devon Key R/R RP 6-3 180 So. Tampa, Fla. (Lennard HS) 10 Anthony Acosta R/R INF 5-10 190 Fr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Chaminade Preparatory) 11 Patrick McMahon L/L OF 5-7 205 Sr. Biloxi, Miss. (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC) 12 Daniel Corona R/R RP 5-6 170 R-Sr. Corona, Calif. (Clarendon College) 13 Wallace Rios Jimenez L/R INF 5-11 185 Jr. Bayamon, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy) 14 Kirt Cormier L/R INF 6-1 215 Jr. Douglas, Ariz. (El Paso CC) 15 Wilfredo Crespo R/R UTIL 5-9 175 Sr. Toa Alto, Puerto Rico (Arkansas Baptist) 16 Daniel Belmont R/R SP 6-2 190 R-Sr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Baseball Academy) 17 William Thomas R/R OF 5-10 185 Jr. South Holland, Ill. (Rainy River CC) 18 D’Vennio Warner L/R INF 5-11 175 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Dyersburg State) 19 Joe Smith R/R RP 6-3 210 So. Jackson, Miss. (Jim Hill HS) 20 Der’Vincent Hamilton R/R OF 5-11 210 Jr. Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville Magnet) 21 Regynold Johnson R/R SP 6-1 175 Sr. Holland, Ill. (Marion Catholic HS) 22 Christian Acklin R/R OF 6-1 165 Jr. La Vergne, Tenn. (Dyersburg State) 23 Conrado Skepple R/R RP 5-11 175 So. Brandon, Fla. (Bloomingdale Senior HS) 24 Walter Vives R/R INF 5-11 180 Sr. Dorado, Puerto Rico (Montverde Academy) 25 Justin Barna R/R OF 6-2 195 Sr. Gulfport, Miss. (Pearl River CC) 26 Razedrick Winters R/R RP 6-1 175 Jr. Jackson, Miss. (Provine HS) 27 Jason Sanez R/R C 5-10 215 R-Sr. Douglas, Ariz. (Cochise College) 28 Tareeq Hardin R/R RP 5-10 185 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. 30 Zachary Perez R/R C 5-10 195 So. Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS) 32 Brandon Barna R/R INF 6-4 230 So. Gulfport, Miss. (Harrison Central HS) 33 Tanner Edwards S/R INF 5-11 235 Fr. Elkin, N.C. (Elkin HS) 35 Carlos Lopez R/R RP 6-3 245 So. Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (P.R. Academy)

COACHING STAFF Roster Breakdown by Class Bretton Richardson Head Coach (Second Season) 3 Freshmen | 7 Sophomores | 13 Juniors | 9 Seniors David Duncan Assistant Coach (First Season) Cedric Bell Graduate Assistant (First Season) ALCORN’S LAST 15 SEASONS Roster Breakdown by Country/State 7 Mississippi Year SWAC Overall SWAC East Finish Head Coach 5 Florida 2016 10-14 16-36 3rd Bretton Richardson 5 Puerto Rico 2015 7-18 16-41 4th Barret Rey 3 California 2014 10-12 11-42 3rd Barret Rey 3 Illinois 2013 14-10 16-41 3rd Barret Rey 2 Arizona 2012 14-10 18-37 3rd Barret Rey 2 Tennessee 2011 19-4 26-27 1st Barret Rey 1 Georgia 2010 15-8 27-27 3rd Barret Rey 1 Louisiana 2009 29-19 29-19 2nd Willie McGowan 1 North Carolina 2008 15-9 29-16 2nd Willie McGowan 1 South Carolina 2007 15-9 25-20 2nd Willie McGowan 1 Texas 2006 18-6 26-21 2nd Willie McGowan 2005 14-9 22-18-1 2nd Willie McGowan 2004 14-17 20-22 3rd Willie McGowan 2003 14-18 20-28 3rd Willie McGowan 2002 18-14 24-22 1st Willie McGowan 2016 SWAC Baseball Overall Statistics for Alcorn State (as of Jan 03, 2017) 6 (All games Sorted by Batting avg) 2017 Alcorn Baseball Game Notes

SEASON STATS Record: 16-36 Home: 5-11 Away: 9-20 Neutral: 2-5 SWAC: 10-14

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Jordan Sears . 5 0 0 1-1 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 . 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 . 6 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 1.000 Jesus Vasquez . 5 0 0 1-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 1 .6 6 7 Cedric Bell . 3 4 0 31-29 103 15 35 5 1 4 29 54 . 5 2 4 7 6 31 0 . 4 0 7 2 0 1-2 0 2 0 1.000 Moses Charles . 3 3 8 36-36 136 21 46 7 0 0 19 53 . 3 9 0 16 2 12 0 . 4 1 6 0 1 7-9 51 107 16 .9 0 8 Larry Cowart . 3 3 3 1-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 . 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 1.000 Walter Vives . 3 3 1 34-33 124 19 41 10 0 3 13 60 . 4 8 4 10 3 15 3 . 3 9 4 0 0 0-0 118 11 6 .9 5 6 Wallace Rios . 3 0 7 52-52 205 30 63 7 1 3 28 81 . 3 9 5 26 3 36 2 . 3 9 3 0 0 3-4 93 119 17 .9 2 6 Patrick McMahon . 2 9 4 40-39 143 26 42 5 4 3 13 64 . 4 4 8 11 2 28 1 . 3 5 0 1 2 3-5 56 5 3 .9 5 3 Collin Carroll . 2 9 0 51-51 193 30 56 12 2 4 32 84 . 4 3 5 17 2 53 1 . 3 4 7 4 0 0-2 435 14 4 .9 9 1 Justin Barna . 2 7 8 48-46 158 26 44 10 3 4 22 72 . 4 5 6 18 4 44 0 . 3 6 3 2 1 1-5 72 3 6 .9 2 6 Ashton Lewis . 2 7 3 17-11 44 5 12 3 0 2 12 21 . 4 7 7 1 0 15 0 . 2 8 9 0 0 0-0 19 0 2 .9 0 5 Der'Vincent Hamilton . 2 5 8 34-27 89 12 23 5 0 2 14 34 . 3 8 2 18 7 28 3 . 4 2 1 0 0 1-1 25 1 1 .9 6 3 Cedric Walker . 2 5 2 37-37 135 20 34 7 0 2 22 47 . 3 4 8 8 2 24 1 . 2 9 5 4 7 4-5 44 106 9 .9 4 3 Jason Sanez . 2 5 0 36-34 116 15 29 9 0 2 11 44 . 3 7 9 8 4 35 0 . 3 1 8 1 5 1-1 210 49 9 .9 6 6 Robert Fletcher . 2 1 5 29-15 65 9 14 2 0 0 7 16 . 2 4 6 6 1 23 0 . 2 9 2 0 2 0-0 15 45 10 .8 5 7 LaDerik Williams . 1 8 8 33-26 101 16 19 2 3 2 6 33 . 3 2 7 6 3 38 1 . 2 5 5 0 2 7-9 66 1 3 .9 5 7 Devin Walden . 1 8 0 24-15 50 7 9 1 0 0 5 10 . 2 0 0 9 0 16 0 . 3 0 0 1 4 5-7 23 3 3 .8 9 7 Wilbert Malphus . 1 7 6 15-3 17 3 3 1 0 0 1 4 . 2 3 5 2 0 7 0 . 2 6 3 0 0 0-0 5 0 0 1.000 Brandon Barna . 1 5 0 10-3 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 . 1 5 0 0 0 11 1 . 1 5 0 0 0 0-0 24 0 0 1.000 Wilfredo Crespo . 1 3 3 15-8 30 2 4 1 0 0 4 5 . 1 6 7 2 0 10 0 . 1 8 8 0 0 0-0 5 17 3 .8 8 0 Carlos Lopez . 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 5 10 0 1.000 Totals . 2 7 7 52 1741 260 482 87 14 31 240 690 . 3 9 6 166 40 427 13 . 3 5 1 15 24 33-50 1275 559 109 . 9 4 4 Opponents . 3 2 7 52 1793 493 586 125 17 36 429 853 . 4 7 6 247 120 310 16 . 4 3 6 24 29 70-93 1320 497 66 . 9 6 5

LOB - Team (406), Opp (447). DPs turned - Team (44), Opp (31). CI - Team (2), J. Sanez 2. IBB - Team (3), C. Carroll 2, P. McMahon 1, Opp (9). Picked off - C. Carroll 2, W. Rios 2, P. McMahon 1, D. Hamilton 1, W. Vives 1, M. Charles 1, L. Williams 1, D. Walden 1, C. Walker 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Ashton Lewis 0 . 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick McMahon 4 . 3 0 0-1 12 0 0 0/0 0 14.2 20 8 7 11 16 6 0 0 . 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 George Helbig 5 . 2 8 3-9 18 14 1 0/0 0 59.2 80 48 35 20 31 15 2 4 . 3 2 1 10 16 0 5 4 Cedric Bell 6 . 1 4 0-0 5 1 0 0/0 0 7.1 10 5 5 5 0 3 0 0 . 3 5 7 2 3 0 1 1 Carlos Lopez 7 . 2 4 0-1 26 1 0 0/0 1 51.0 66 53 41 15 38 17 2 6 . 3 0 6 8 9 1 3 4 Jahborous Smith 7 . 6 9 3-2 24 4 0 0/0 0 50.1 60 47 43 24 47 11 1 4 . 3 0 2 5 17 1 3 4 Der'Vincent Hamilton 7 . 7 1 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.1 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 . 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Conrado Skepple 8 . 2 2 3-5 21 6 1 1/0 1 58.0 80 61 53 32 49 13 1 3 . 3 2 8 15 14 0 2 2 Daniel Belmont 8 . 2 5 1-1 18 5 0 0/0 2 36.0 47 46 33 28 33 7 3 3 . 3 0 3 12 7 0 1 0 Payden Lynch 9 . 0 0 1-5 17 5 0 0/0 0 35.0 53 63 35 32 25 11 0 1 . 3 4 4 9 17 0 5 2 Cedric Walker 9 . 0 0 1-1 9 1 0 0/0 0 15.0 24 16 15 9 13 7 0 2 . 3 6 4 4 2 0 0 3 Reggie Johnson 9 . 0 6 3-7 19 11 0 0/0 1 47.2 65 59 48 36 30 14 6 5 . 3 2 5 7 13 1 3 2 Devontae Thompson 9 . 8 7 0-0 14 0 0 0/0 0 17.1 18 23 19 10 8 5 1 3 . 2 7 3 1 14 0 0 1 Daniel Corona 10.73 1-3 14 3 0 0/0 0 24.1 34 32 29 13 12 6 0 4 . 3 3 3 10 6 0 0 2 Nick Brooks 42.75 0-0 5 0 0 0/0 0 4.0 18 20 19 6 5 6 1 1 . 6 6 7 3 1 0 0 2 Jordan Sears 60.75 0-1 1 1 0 0/0 0 1.1 8 10 9 3 0 3 0 0 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 . 3 2 16-36 52 52 2 1/0 5 425.0 586 493 393 247 310 125 17 36 . 3 2 7 87 120 3 24 29 Opponents 4 . 4 4 36-16 52 52 8 6/5 6 440.0 482 260 217 166 427 87 14 31 . 2 7 7 36 40 6 15 24

PB - Team (18), J. Sanez 9, W. Vives 9, Opp (16). Pickoffs - Team (10), J. Sanez 6, G. Helbig 2, C. Walker 1, C. Lopez 1, Opp (12). SBA/ATT - J. Sanez (49-64), W. Vives (20-24), P. Lynch (18-21), J. Smith (10-12), G. Helbig (9-12), C. Skepple (7-10), D. Belmont (8-10), R. Johnson (5-10), D. Corona (6-8), C. Lopez (1-4), N. Brooks (3-3), P. McMahon (2-2), D. Hamilton (1-1), C. Walker (1-1). 2017 Alcorn Baseball Game Notes 7 ABOUT ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY Alcorn is the oldest public historically black land-grant institu- physical plant and tion in the United States and the second-oldest state-supported academic programs institution of higher learning in Mississippi. Alcorn University was evolved into a more founded in 1871 as a result of the people of Mississippi’s efforts diversified Univer- to educate the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans. It was sity. The student named in honor of the sitting governor of Mississippi, James L. population is now Alcorn. representative of more than 65 coun- Alcorn is situated in Claiborne County, seven miles west of Lorman, ties, more than 30 80 miles south of the capital city of Jackson, 45 miles south of states, and at least Vicksburg, and 40 miles north of Natchez. The site was originally 18 foreign countries. occupied by Oakland College, a school established by Presby- The University pro- terians in 1828; the state of Mississippi purchased the Oakland vides an undergrad- campus for $40,000 and named it Alcorn University. Hiram R. uate education that Revels resigned his seat as a United States senator to become the enables students to University’s first president. The state legislature provided $50,000 successfully pursue cash annually for the University’s first 10 years to support its estab- work in graduate lishment and overall operation. Additionally, 30 acres of land were and professional sold for $188,928; Alcorn received three-fifths of the proceeds, schools, engage in or $113,400. This funding was used for Alcorn’s agricultural and teaching, and enter mechanical components. other professions.

Initially, the institution’s three major study components were the As Mississippi recognized the importance of educating all citizens, four-year college track, the two-year college track, and the three- Alcorn has gained status and importance. From the original eight year graded track. Students spent the morning, from seven o’clock faculty members in 1871, the University has grown to more than until noon, in classes. In the afternoon, they worked in various 800 faculty and staff. The student body has increased from 179 University shops for eight cents per hour. Room and board, includ- students to more than 4,000 students with varied ethnic back- ing laundry, cost about $5 a month. grounds. Although early graduates of Alcorn had limited horizons, today’s graduates are successful in their chosen professions, and In 1878, Alcorn University became Alcorn Agricultural and Me- many are outstanding entrepreneurs. Throughout Alcorn’s history, chanical College. The college was exclusively for males at first, but the leadership and faculty remained committed to enhancing the eventually women were admitted. A dormitory for women was institution’s image and to attracting young people whose interest built in 1902. Over time, facilities increased from three historic is the pursuit and receipt of a quality education. Over the decades, buildings to more than 80 structures. The original purchase of 225 “the college that excelled against great odds” has become one of acres of land grew to a campus of more than 1,700 acres. the leading universities in the nation. Alcorn State University oper- ates divisions with degree programs in more than 50 areas, includ- In 1974, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College became ing the bachelor’s, master’s, and educational specialist degrees. Alcorn State University. Governor William L. Waller signed House Bill 298, granting this status. Alcorn has thrived by continuously The collaborative strength and contributions of Alcorn’s past accomplishing dynamic goals and objectives despite limited 18 presidents during its more than 140 years of existence have resource allocations from the state. By the early 1990s, Alcorn’s enabled the institution to excel. On March 4, 2014, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as Alcorn State Uni- versity’s 19th president. President Rankins' background and vision are strategically aligned with Alcorn’s history and tradition. He is poised to expeditiously move Alcorn State University to the next level of excellence.

Courtesy of Dr. Josephine M. Posey ASU History Research Associate Against Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University (1994)