TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN STATESMEN 2004 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 14-TIME GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 12 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | 12 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS INSIDE THE STATESMEN RANKINGS HOME PARK Overall | GSC 40-9 | 23-5 CBN / NCBWA 1 / 7 Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field (1,000) MEDIA COVERAGE Current Streak: L1 NCAA South Region 2 L: 330 | LC 355 | C 400 | RC 355 | R 330 Radio: WMJW 107.5 FM Last Five/Last 10: 4-1 / 9-1 vs. Ranked Opponents 12-3 HEAD COACH Mike Kinnison Matt Jones (PBP) | Cody Clark (PBP/Color) H: 14-4 | A: 22-4 | N: 2-0 Career: 937-297-2 (22nd season) Statesmen Audio/Video: GoStatesmen.com Last Game: 5.8 | L, 9-8 vs. MC at DSU: 937-297-2 (22nd season) Live Statistics: GoStatesmen.com (GSC Tourn.) Date Opponent Time/Result AROUND THE HORN: STATESMEN HEADED TO TAMPA FOR NCAA SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT 2/2 @ Lynn University L, 7-0 R First Pitch: No. 1/7 Delta State University (40-9, 23-5 GSC) travels to Lakeland, Fla., for the 2018 NCAA Division II South Region Baseball Tour- 2/3 @ Nova Southeastern ^ W, 21-10 nament hosted by top seed Florida Southern University on May 17-21. The third seeded Statesmen open tournament play against #6 seed and Gulf 2/4 @ Palm Beach Atlantic W, 10-5 2/9 @ Ouachita Baptist W, 3-2 South Conference Tournament Champion Mississippi College on Thursday, May 17 at 10 a.m. (CT) at Henley Field. No. 2 Tampa will face #7 Albany 2/10 vs. Nebraska-Kearney W, 10-4 (12) State at 3 p.m., and No. 4 Nova Southeastern will battle No. 5 Montevallo at 7 p.m. 2/17 Southern Indiana ^ W, 7-0 R 32nd NCAA Tournament Appearances: The Statesmen are making their 32nd NCAA postseason appearance. This will be DSU’s sixth NCAA 2/18 Quincy University ^ W, 6-5 South Regional Tournament appearance in seven years. Delta State owns 12 regional titles, including six under Head Coach Mike Kinnison. The 2/18 Quincy University ^ W, 11-2 Green-and-White defeated Stillman College (5-2,10-7) twice on the final day to claim the 2012 regional crown. The Statesmen went on to finish 2/20 Mississippi Valley State W, 10-5 runner-up in the NCAA Division II National Championship in Carey, N.C. Delta State owns a 68-42 NCAA regional tournament record and is 16-9 2/24 @ Valdosta State * (9) W, 13-11 (11) in the NCAA South Regional. The Statesmen are 28-21 all-time in the NCAA Division II World Series and are 96-67 all-time record in the NCAA 2/24 @ Valdosta State * (7) W, 7-6 postseason. DSU finished runner-up to eventual National Champion Nova Southeastern in the 2016 NCAA Division II South Regional in Tampa, Fla. 2/25 @ Valdosta State * W, 10-5 3/3 Auburn - Montgomery * (9) W, 16-6 (7) R Shannon Named Ferriss Trophy Finalist: For the second straight year, Zack Shannon collected one of the five finalist spots for the 2018 C Spire 3/3 Auburn - Montgomery (7) W, 5-3 Ferriss Trophy, which goes to the most outstanding college baseball player in the state of Mississippi. Joining Shannon are Mississippi State outfield- 3/4 Auburn - Montgomery * W, 10-4 er Jake Mangum, Ole Miss outfielder/infielder Ryan Olenek and third baseman Luke Reynolds and pitcher Nick Sandlin from Southern Miss. Fans can 3/9 @ West Georgia * ^(9) W, 16-5 help select the winner of the prestigious award by voting at www.csopavoting.com starting at Monday, May 14 and continuing through noon 3/9 @ West Georgia * ^ (7) W, 12-3 on Saturday, May, 19. Former MLB pitcher Jay Powell will be the keynote speaker at the 2018 Ferriss Trophy award banquet at the Mississippi Sports 3/10 @ West Georgia * ^ L, 10-9 Hall of Fame on Monday, May, 21 at 11:30 a.m. 3/13 Harding University W, 15-0 R The Four Horsemen: Opposing pitchers have had to tread lightly when it comes to facing Emil Ellis, Brian Lane, Zack Shannon and Clay 3/16 @ West Alabama * (9) Cancelled Casey in the Statesmen lineup. The four have combined for a .378 batting average (283-of-748) with 45 doubles, three triples, 56 home 3/17 @ West Alabama * (7) W, 7-6 runs, 244 RBIs and 231 runs scored while slugging .671 with a .476 on base percentage through 49 games. The four have combined for 402 3/17 @ West Alabama * (RV) W, 4-1 total bases and 104 extra-base hits. They have walked 102 times, been hit by a pitch 52 times, have 26 sac-flies and have struck out once in 3/20 @ Arkansas-Monticello ^ L, 17-9 3/21 @ Mississippi Valley St. L, 6-5 (10) every 8.04 at bats. The foursome has also combined for 92 two-out RBIs and are batting .373 with two outs. 3/24 Shorter (GA) University * (9) W, 10-3 R Records Watch: Zack Shannon joined some elite company with his 29th home run of the season against Mississippi College in the GSC Tourna- 3/24 Shorter (GA) University * (7) L, 9-2 ment. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native not only pushed the school record higher, but is tied with Mississippi State University’s Bruce Castoria (1981) 3/25 Shorter (GA) University * L, 3-0 and Rafael Palmeiro (1984) for the state of Mississippi’s single-season home run record. Shannon can become the first ever player in the state to 3/27 @ Southern Arkansas ^ W, 26-4 hit 30 home runs with one more round tripper. Earlier this year, Shannon passed Dee Haynes (1999) for the DSU single-season home runs mark 3/30 Christian Brothers * (9) W, 6-4 with his home run in the North Alabama series. Shannon’s 48 career bombs are second all-time behind Haynes’ (1998-2000) 69 career bombs. 3/30 Christian Brothers * (7) W, 4-0 Shannon’s 86 RBIs rank third and is seven RBIs shy of Haynes’ record of 92 (1999). His 184 total bases are second in a single-season, needing 14 3/31 Christian Brothers * W, 12-2 (8) more bases to break Haynes’ (1999) single-season record of 197. Shannon has driven in 174 career runs which rank seventh in school history. He 4/3 Arkansas-Monticello ^ W, 19-9 (7) needs three RBIs to move to pass Casey Myrick’s (1995-98) mark of 176 and 12 RBIs to move into fifth. Shannon’s 184 total bases are ranked fifth 4/7 @ Union (TN) University * (9) W, 12-6 on the DSU single-season total bases list. Clay Casey’s 17 long balls this season match his 2017 total for sixth on the single-season home runs list 4/8 @ Union (TN) University * (9) W, 4-2 (10) while his 34 career bombs stand alone in sixth. Casey needs two home runs to pass Barry Lyons (1979-82) for fifth. Shannon is also showing up 4/8 @ Union (TN) University * (7) W, 13-3 4/10 @ Harding University W, 8-3 in some GSC single-season and career categories. He ranks third in total bases (184) in a single-season, second in single-season home runs (29) 4/14 Lee (TN) University * (9) Cancelled and fourth in career home runs (48). 4/15 Lee (TN) University * (7) L, 13-10 (10) 4/15 Lee (TN) University * W, 10-5 NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY 4/17 @ Arkansas Tech W, 25-16 4/18 @ Arkansas Tech W, 13-6 REGION OVERALL 4/20 @ North Alabama * W, 5-3 68-42 | 96-67 4/21 @ North Alabama * (9) W, 5-2 STATESMEN INSIDE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT 4/21 @ North Alabama * (7) W, 11-8 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 32 4/24 Ouachita Baptist W, 20-13 NCAA World Series Appearances: 12 4/28 Mississippi College * (9) W, 8-4 (11) Regional Championships 12 4/28 Mississippi College * (7) L, 6-3 NCAA National Championships 2004 4/29 Mississippi College * W, 2-0 5/6-9 GSC TOURNAMENT Cleveland, Miss. Last Region Championship 2017 5/6 vs. West Alabama W, 6-2 KINNISON IN NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY 5/7 vs. North Alabama W, 7-5 NCAA Tournament Record: 47-28 5/8 vs. Mississippi College L, 9-8 (11) NCAA World Series Record: 12-11 5/17-20 NCAA South Region Lakeland, Fla. NCAA Tournament Appearance: 14th 5/17 vs. Mississippi College 10 a.m. (CT) World Series Appearances: 6 5/18 vs. Tampa/Albany State TBD NCAA Regional Titles 6 5/26-6/2 NCAA Division II CWS Cary, N.C. NCAA Championships 1 (2004) @DELTASTATEBSB /DSUSTATESMEN @DSUATHLETICS DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL GAME NOTES | 1 NCAA SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT 2018 STATESMEN BASEBALL NOTES OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL QUICK FACTS MEDIA SERVICES: ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STATESMEN QUICK FACTS Delta State University’s Office of Athletic Communications provides a full service public relations Name of School Delta State University shop to members of the media. 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