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2 #LittleRocksTeam TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION 2021 TROJANS (CONT.) RECORD BOOK Quick Facts/Team and Media Information 2 2021 Trojan Newcomers 31-34 Team Hitting/Fielding Records 58 Gary Hogan Field 3 #4 Chris Prentiss, #7 Noah Dickerson, Team Pitching Records 59 2021 Season Outlook 4-5 #10 Anthony Socci, #12 Reese Lansville 31 Individual Hitting Records 60-61 2021 Sun Belt Championship 6 #16 Jacob Weatherley, #18 Aaron Barkley, Individual Pitching Records 62-63 #22 Marlon Lindsey, #23 Robert Diaz 32 Yearly Team Hitting Statistics 64 2021 TROJANS #24 Canyon McWilliams, #25 Jack DeCooman, Yearly Team Pitching Statistics 65 Numerical Roster/Roster Breakdowns 8 #29 Matthew Davis, #31 Chance Vaught 33 Annual Leaders - Hitting 66-68 TV/Radio Roster/Pronunciations 9 #32 Jake Wright, #35 Zane Neves, Annual Leaders - Pitching 69-71 Alphabetical Roster 9 #39 Sawyer Smallwood, #40 John Boushelle 34 2021 Trojan Returners 10-30 HISTORY #1 Christian Bernabe 10 COACHING STAFF All-Time Results (Since 1975) 73 #2 Eldrige Figueroa 11 Head Coach Chris Curry 36-37 Year-By-Year Results 74-82 #5 Miguel Soto 12 Assistant Coach Noah Sanders 38 All-Time Opponent Results 82 #6 Nathan Lyons 13 Assistant Coach R.D. Spiehs 38 All-Time Opponent Series 83-88 #8 Tim Dixon 14 Baseball Support/Game Day Staff 39 Miscellaneous Records (Division I Era) 88 #9 Will Spears 15 Postseason History 89 #13 Tyler Williams 16 2021 OPPONENTS Trojan All-Americans 90 #14 Eli Sievert 17 2021 Schedule 41 Trojan TAAC and Sun Belt Honors 90-91 #17 Aaron Funk 18 2021 Opponents 42-43 Trojan Major League Draft Picks 91-92 #19 Calvin Hunt 19 2021 Opponent Series Records 44-45 #20 Kenny Rodriguez 20 #21 Jorden Hussein 21 2020 IN REVIEW #26 Cal Beardsley 22 2020 Season Review 47 The 2021 Little Rock Baseball Record Book and Media Reference #27 Luke Wallner 23 2020 Individual Game-By-Game Statistics 48 Guide was compiled by the Little Rock Athletic Communications #28 John Michael Russ 24 2020 Team/Individual Game Highs 49 Department. The guide was produced by Rand Champion, Assistant AD for Communications. Principal photography provided by Mark #30 Hayden Arnold 25 2020 Game Results/Home Runs 50 Wagner (action) and Nelson Chenault (staged) with additional 2020 Team Game-By-Game Statistics 51 #33 Kobe Barnum 26 photograpy from Ben Krain, Caulen Spencer and Joe Harper. #34 Dillon Delgadillo 27 2020 Game-By-Game Starters 52 #36 Austin Smith 28 2020 Miscellaneous Statistics 53 #37 Erik McKnight 29 2020 Box Scores 54-55 #44 Cole Evans 30 2020 Sun Belt Results 56 LRTrojans.com 1 2021 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2020 TEAM INFORMATION Name University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2020 Overall Record 9-8 Preferred Name Little Rock Home 5-2 Founded 1927 Away 3-5 Enrollment 8,063 (Fall 2020) Neutral 1-1 Nickname Trojans 2019 Sun Belt Record * 18-11 Colors Maroon and Silver Sun Belt Finish 2nd - West Affiliation NCAA Division I Sun Belt Tournament 1-2 (Quarterfinals) Conference Sun Belt Lettermen Returning/Lost 19/7 Chancellor Dr. Christina Drale Position Starters (including DH) Returning/Lost 6/5 Athletic Director George Lee Pitchers Returning/Lost 10/2 Athletic Department Phone (501) 569-3167 Newcomers 16 Athletic Ticket Office (501) 565-8257 *There was no 2020 Sun Belt season due to the coronavirus pandemic Website LRTrojans.com TOP RETURNING PLAYERS GARY HOGAN FIELD No. Player Pos. Year 2020 Statistics Physical Address 2400 S. Harrison Street, Little Rock, AR 72204 5 Miguel Soto LF Jr. .302 BA, 19 H, 4 2B, 7 RBI, 9 R, .933 FLD% Year Opened 1978 (as Curran Conway Field) 6 Nathan Lyons 3B Jr. .329 BA, 23 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .986 FLD% Renamed 2004 8 Tim Dixon RF Sr. .190 BA, 12 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 R, .966 FLD% Capacity 1,000 (550 seated) 13 Tyler Williams CF So. .220 BA, 11 H, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 SB Surface Infield - rtificialA turf | Outfield - Grass 33 Kobe Barnum 1B/DH Sr. .235 BA, 12 H, 4 2B, 4 R, .970 FLD % Dimensions Left - 325 | Center -390 | Right - 305 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS COACHING STAFF No. Player Pos. Year 2020 Statistics Head Coach Chris Curry 17 Aaron Funk RHP Sr. 2-0, 2.01 ERA, 31.1 IP, 37 K, 2 CG Alma Mater Arkansas Tech, 2018 27 Luke Wallner RHP Sr. 0-1, 4.09 ERA, 11.0 IP, 7 K, 0 SV Little Rock Record 129-159 (Seventh season) 30 Hayden Arnold RHP Sr. 1-1, 3,21 ERA, 14.0 IP, 24K, 1 SO Career Record 129-159 (Seventh season) 36 Austin Smith LHP Sr. 2-1, 4.63 ERA, 11.2 IP, 14 K, 0 SV Assistant Coach Noah Sanders (Arkansas-Monticello, 2010) - 4th 44 Cole Evans RHP Sr. 1-0, 1,98 ERA, 13.2 IP, 21 K, 1 SV Assistant Coach R.D. Spiehs (Nebraska, 2009) - 3rd Dir. of Operations/Player Dev. Eric Hansen (Harding, 2019) - 1st MEDIA INFORMATION Graduate Manager Christian Reyes (Little Rock, 2019) - 2nd Assistant AD/Baseball Contact Rand Champion Volunteer Assistant Coach Jacob Caples (West Texas A&M, 2015) - 3rd Email [email protected] Strength and Conditioning John Lepo (Buffalo, 2013) - 3rd Phone (501) 351-3385 Facebook Facebook.com/LittleRockBSB BASEBALL HISTORY Twitter @LittleRockBSB First Season of Trojan Baseball (Recorded) 1975 Instagram @LittleRockBSB Overall Program Record 1,004-1,269-1 (.442) First Season of Division I Baseball 1979 Overall Division I Record 933-1,181-1 (.441) Independent Member (1975-80) 105-123 (.461) Trans American Athletic Conference Member (1981-91) 247-284 (.465) TAAC Conference Record 63-92 (.406) Sun Belt Conference Member (1992-Present) 652-863 (.430) Sun Belt Record 268-477 (.360) Sun Belt Conference Tournament Appearances 11 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 RAND CHAMPION PATRICK WALSH KAYLIE NOLL Overall Sun Belt Tournament Record 10-19 (.345) Asst. AD for Communications Assoc. Dir. of Communications Asst. Dir. of Communications Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions 2011 MBB, M & W GOLF, BASE WBB, VB, T&F/XC SOC, SWIM, WRES NCAA Tournament Appearances One - 2011 (501) 351-3385 (318) 514-9203 (501) 680-7848 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 #LittleRocksTeam GARY HOGAN FIELD Gary Hogan Field has served as Little Rock’s home The renovation project started with the installation In addition to the upgrades and enhancements to venue since 1978 and has continued to evolve into one of of 30,000 square feet of AstroTurf 1200 which will cover the playing surface itself, significant upgrades were the most unique ballparks in the Sun Belt Conference. the entire infield. This surface is currently used by three made in the area surrounding the field, which now bears Little Rock began using Curran Conway in 1978. At Major League Baseball teams. The outfield remains natu- the name of the Kris Wheeler Complex. the time the infield consisted of rocks and dirt, and the ral grass, but will have a new irrigation system. Thanks to the generosity of Jack Wheeler, Little Rock outfield was a mass of dried, brown grass. During the A new lighting system was installed on six new light was able to complete the first phase of the renovation early 1980s, the facility was in such bad shape that home towers and will have enough lighting to exceed standards project of Gary Hogan Field in 2001. The project included games were moved to Ray Winder Field and Fort Roots required for collegiate baseball. A new 90-foot by 90-foot new locker rooms for players, coaches and umpires, and a Field in North Little Rock. outdoor workout area and bullpen was constructed down players clubhouse, concessions area and public restroom When Hogan took over the program in 1986 the the right field line. Half of the workout area will feature facilities. facility was “a rock pit and dust bowl,”he said. Hogan artificial turf while the other half will consist of grass/dirt The complex is named in honor of Jack Wheeler’s immediately went to work on the field, and found sup- infield. The area will also feature five bullpen mounds. son, former Little Rock baseball player Kris Wheeler. porters willing to donate more than $500,000 worth of A 10,800-square foot climate-controlled indoor During his five-year playing career (1998-2002), Kris services and materials to upgrade the field into a play- practice facility was also constructed down the right Wheeler defined persistence and determination. He was able facility. Over the years, Hogan installed a turf infield, field line. The building has a surface identical to the in- a gifted athlete who overcame numerous injuries to post grass outfield, dugouts, outfield wall, an indoor hitting field and features five retractable hitting tunnels. There career-best offensive numbers during his senior season facility and also landscaped the surrounding grounds. is an 80-foot retractable hitters drill area and three dirt and emerged as a true team leader. Another artificial turf infield, new warning track and bullpen mounds. All netting in the indoor facility has the The Wheeler family was heavily involved in Trojan outfield drainage system were installed before the 1998 ability to slide to one side to create an area large enough baseball prior to their gift for the Kris Wheeler Complex. season. The Wheeler Complex was added before the 2001 for full infield practice drills. Behind Jack Wheeler’s efforts, the baseball team received season. That renovation project included a new player Cosmetic improvements were made to the existing new dugouts and drainage for Gary Hogan Field.