GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 2012 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASEBALL NOTES DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASEBALL GAME NOTES Matt Jones, Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs • Office: (662) 846-4284 • Cell: (662) 719-9160 Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @DSUStatesmen • Facebook: Facebook.com/DSUStatesmen • Web: www.GoStatesmen.com SCHEDULE & RESULTS 35-11, 17-7 GSC GSC TOURNAMENT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTS No. 8 DELTA STATE STATESMEN (35-11, 17-7 GSC) 2/10/2012 @ University of Montevallo W, 24-3 Head Coach: Mike Kinnison (Delta State, 1978) 2/11/2012 @ University of Montevallo W, 17-10 Record at DSU: 689-212-1 (16th season) Career Record: 689-212-1 (16th season) 2/12/2012 @ University of Montevallo W, 20-4 AT 2/18/2012 Lynn University W, 4-2 2/18/2012 Lynn University W, 5-4 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT May 4-8 2/21/2012 Mississippi Valley State University W, 11-2 Rome, Ga. 2/24/2012 Florida Southern College! W, 16-1 2/25/2012 University of Tampa! L, 2-1 2/26/2012 Barry University! W, 4-3 SIDEBARS, STREAKS, & STORYLINES 3/3/2012 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* L, 4-3 • The No. 8 ranked Statesmen of Delta State University (35-11, 17-7 GSC) finished the 2012 regular season in style with 3/3/2012 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* W, 9-3 a sweep of the Wolves of West Georgia. The sweep not only locked up the No. 1 seed in the GSC Tournament for the Statesmen, 3/4/2012 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* W, 5-1 but it also gave the Statesmen the outright regular season GSC title. 3/10/2012 Abilene Christian University W, 9-4 • Delta State entered the 2012 season with the most wins all-time in Gulf South Conference history. The Statesmen 3/10/2012 Abilene Christian University L, 6-3 are 1,766-878-11 in program history, including 11 GSC titles and the 2004 NCAA Division II National Championship. 3/11/2012 Abilene Christian University W, 7-6 • Defending NCAA DII and GSC champion West Florida was picked to repeat as league champions this year in the annual GSC 3/13/2012 Lake Erie College W, 16-0 Preseason Coaches Poll. The Statesmen (40) were picked third behind the UWF (44) and the North Alabama (43). 3/14/2012 Lake Erie College W, 12-6 • Coach Mike Kinnison is in his 16th season as skipper of the Statesmen. Over the 15+ seasons, the Mississippi Sports Hall 3/17/2012 University of West Alabama* L, 12-1 3/17/2012 University of West Alabama* W, 6-5 of Famer has compiled an enviable 689-212-1 record with four GSC championships, four NCAA DII College World Series appear- 3/18/2012 University of West Alabama* L, 9-4 ances, and the 2004 NCAA DII National Championship. 3/20/2012 Ouachita Baptist University W, 13-3 • Josh Branstetter, a junior right-hander from Pensacola, Fla., returns as one of the top pitchers in the league this season and 3/24/2012 Valdosta State University* L, 5-1 was named to the Preseason-All-GSC Team. In 76.1 innings last season, Branstetter was 7-2 on the bump with a career-best 3/24/2012 Valdosta State University* L, 13-8 2.59 ERA. He walked a mere 11 batters with 49 strikeouts while the opposition hit just .237 against him. This season, Branstet- 3/25/2012 Valdosta State University* W, 10-5 ter has a 4-3 record with a 3.34 ERA. In 86.1 innings of work, Branstetter has given up 32 earned runs on 79 hits, walked 17, and 3/28/2012 @ Southern Arkansas University L, 4-3 struck out 73 batters. 3/31/2012 @ University of West Florida* W, 8-1 • Senior pitcher Aaron Newcomb has been impressive as well on the mound for the Statesmen. Newcomb took advantage 3/31/2012 @ University of West Florida* W, 8-2 of run support, as he threw seven innings in a victory over West Florida. The performance earned Newcomb his second GSC 4/1/2012 @ University of West Florida* W, 9-3 Pitcher of the Week award for the 2012 season, and the third time he has been given the award in his career. Newcomb followed 4/4/2012 University of Arkansas at Monticello W, 13-3 with another solid outing against UNA on Apr. 6 . Newcomb picked up his eighth victory of the season when the Statesmen 4/6/2012 @ University of North Alabama* W, 9-4 defeated West Georgia. In 81.1 innings, Newcomb has given up 24 earned runs, walked 17, and struck out 78. 4/6/2012 @ University of North Alabama* W, 9-7 • Colton Mitchell, a junior left-handed pitcher from Lake, Miss., pitched the first perfect game in Statesmen history in a 4-0 4/7/2012 @ University of North Alabama* L, 4-1 victory over New Orleans on Apr. 14. The no-hitter was the 11th in program history, as Mitchell sat down the 21 batters he 4/10/2012 @ Mississippi Valley State University L, 2-0 faced, striking out seven. For the performance, Mitchell was named the GSC Pitcher of the Week, and the National Collegiate 4/11/2012 @ University of Arkansas at Monitcello W, 11-3 Baseball Writer’s Association Pitcher of the Week. Mitchell ran his record to 7-0 this past weekend against West Georgia. Mitchell 4/14/2012 University of New Orleans W, 3-2 has pitched 74.1 innings, given up 25 earned runs, walked 29, and struck out 68. 4/14/2012 University of New Orleans W, 4-0 4/15/2012 University of New Orleans L, 7-0 • Statesmen senior catcher Jon Carnahan, has been clutch for the Statesmen offense throughout the second half of the 4/18/2012 Southern Arkansas University W, 5-3 season. Carnahan had a week to remember during the last week of the season, as he drove in 12 runs, hit two homers, and was 4/21/2012 @ Christian Brothers University* W, 9-3 7-16 from the plate over the last five games of the season. 4/21/2012 @ Christian Brothers University* W, 4-0 • Brandon Hardin, has solidified the closer position for the Statesmen all season long. Out of the bullpen, Hardin has a 3-4 4/22/2012 @ Christian Brothers University* W, 18-2 record with a 1.21 ERA. In 16 appearances, Hardin has allowed just three earned runs, walked only five batters, and struck out 4/24/2012 @ Henderson State University W, 7-3 29. He has pitched 23.1 innings, and also picked up four saves. 4/25/2012 @ Henderson State University W, 15-5 4/28/2012 University of West Georgia* W, 12-2 DELTA STATE PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 4/28/2012 University of West Georgia* W, 3-1 4/29/2012 University of West Georgia* W, 7-4 PLAYER CL.-EXP. B/T AVG. H 2B 3B HR RBI C - Jon Carnahan Sr.-1L R/R .347 52 11 - 4 35 1B - Brent Langston or Kris Koerper Jr.-TR/Jr.-TR L/L-L/L .265/.368 41/14 6/5 - 3/2 28/12 POSTSEASON 2B - Tyler Aldridge Jr.-TR R/R .311 42 7 - - 15 5/4-8/2012 GSC Baseball Tournament Rome, Ga. 3B - Brent Kakwitch Sr.-1L R/R .299 50 14 1 1 38 5/17-20/2012 NCAA South Region Tournament TBA SS - Jonathan Andrews So.-RS R/R .333 30 3 1 - 23 5/26-6/2/2012 NCAA College World Series TBA LF - Michael Vinson or Morris Grant Jr.-2L/Jr.-TR L/L-R/R .347/.333 51/12 12/- 3/- 4/- 36/3 * - GSC Games / Home games in BOLD / ! - at Valdosta, Ga. CF - Jordan Chovanec So.-1L L/L .333 48 8 1 3 23 RF - Sam Kidd Jr.-TR B/L .301 52 7 1 3 38 DH -Ben Kingsley Jr.-TR L/L .311 51 10 1 3 34 STATESMEN PITCHING ROTATION PITCHER CL.-EXP. W-L ERA IP H R ER SO/BB Sat.• (1) Aaron Newcomb (rhp) Sr.-TR 8-2 2.66 81.1 72 32 24 78/17 Sat. • (2) Colton Mitchell (lhp) Jr. -TR 7-0 3.03 74.1 60 33 25 68/29 Sun. • Josh Branstetter (rhp) Jr.-2L 4-3 3.34 86.1 79 43 32 73/17 GOSTATESMEN.COM / @DSUSTATESMEN 1 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 2012 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASEBALL NOTES 2012 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT May 4-8 @ State Mutual Stadium, Rome, GA UAH-Alabama-Hunstville #7 UWG CBU-Christian Brothers DSU-Delta State Game 1 Winner Game 1 UNA-North Alabama 9:00 am Fri. VSU-Valdosta State #2 UWA UWA-West Alabama Game 6 UWF-West Florida 12:00 pm Sat. Winner Game 6 #6 UWF UWG-West Georgia Game 2 Note: All times Central and subject to change Winner Game 2 12:00 pm Fri. #3 UAH Game 11 Winner Game 11 4:00 pm Sun. #8 CBU Game 3 Winner Game 3 3:30 pm Fri. #1 DSU Game 8 6:30 pm Sat. Winner Game 13 #5 VSU Winner Game 8 Game 4 Game 13 6:30 pm Fri. Winner Game 4 1:00 pm Mon. #4 UNA Loser Game 8 Game 10 Game 14 1:00 pm Sun. 10:00 am Tue. Loser Game 1 Winner Game 9/10 Game 15 Game 5 1:00 pm Tue. 9:00 am Sat. Winner Game 5 Loser Game 11 Loser Game 2 Loser Game 3 Game 12 10:00 am Mon.