RAND CHAMPION Assistant A.D./Communications 2020 TROJAN [email protected] (501) 351-3385 QUICK FACTS LRTrojans.com UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 2020 TEAM INFORMATION Name University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2019 Overall Record 29-28 Preferred Name Little Rock Home 16-12 Founded 1927 Away 11-14 Enrollment 9,579 (Fall 2019) Neutral 2-2 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 13/16 Chancellor Dr. Christina Drale Position Starters (including DH) Returning/Lost 3/7 Athletic Director George Lee Pitchers Returning/Lost 6/9 Athletic Department Phone (501) 569-3167 Newcomers 21 Athletic Ticket Office (501) 565-8257 Website LRTrojans.com TOP RETURNING PLAYERS No. Player Pos. Year 2019 Statistics GARY HOGAN FIELD 2 Eldrige Figueroa INF Jr. .259 BA, 42 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 12 RBI Physical Address 2400 S. Harrison Street, Little Rock, AR 72204 5 Miguel Soto INF So. .155 BA, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 10 RBI Year Opened 1978 (as Curran Conway Field) 22 Garrett Scott INF Sr. .240 BA, 44 H, 12 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 27 RBI Renamed 2004 23 Kale Emshoff* C R-Jr. .273 BA, 56 H, 17 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 26 RBI Capacity 1,000 (550 seated) 29 Ramon Padilla C Sr. .254 BA, 33 H, 5 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 21 RBI Surface Infield - Artificial turf | Outfield - Grass *Redshirted in 2019, statistics from 2018 Dimensions Left - 325 | Center -390 | Right - 305 TOP RETURNING PITCHERS COACHING STAFF No. Player Pos. Year 2019 Statistics Head Coach Chris Curry 17 Aaron Funk RHP Jr. 0-1, 11.45 ERA, 22.0 IP, 16 K, 0 SV Alma Mater Arkansas Tech, 2018 25 Jose Torres RHP Sr. 2-4, 5.37 ERA, 70.1 IP, 62 K, 0 SV Little Rock Record 120-151 (Sixth season) 30 Hayden Arnold RHP Jr. 5-3, 4.17 ERA, 69.0 IP, 68 K, 1 SV Career Record 120-151 (Sixth season) 34 Dillon Delgadillo RHP Sr. 1-0, 3.77 ERA, 43.0 IP, 34 K, 2 SV Assistant Coach Noah Sanders (Arkansas-Monticello, 2010) - 3rd 40 Ty Gordon RHP Sr. 3-0, 5.31 ERA, 20.1 IP, 18 K, 0 SV Assistant Coach R.D. Spiehs (Nebraska, 2009) - 2nd Dir. of Operations/Player Dev. Nick Piraino (Arkansas-Monticello, 2017) - 1st MEDIA INFORMATION Graduate Manager Christian Reyes (Little Rock, 2019) - 1st Assistant AD/Baseball Contact Rand Champion Volunteer Assistant Coach Jacob Caples (West Texas A&M, 2015) - 2nd Email [email protected] Strength and Conditioning John Lepo (Buffalo, 2013) - 2nd Phone (501) 569-3167 Facebook Facebook.com/LittleRockBSB BASEBALL HISTORY Twitter @LittleRockBSB First Season of Trojan Baseball (Recorded) 1975 Instagram @LittleRockBSB Overall Program Record 995-1,261-1 (.441) First Season of Division I Baseball 1979 Overall Division I Record 924-1,173-1 (.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) 643-855 (.429) Sun Belt Record 268-477 (.360) Sun Belt Conference Tournament Appearances 11 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Overall Sun Belt Tournament Record 10-19 (.345) Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions 2011 NCAA Tournament Appearances One - 2011 2020 LITTLE ROCK BASEBALL TROJANS BY CLASS NUMERICAL ROSTER SENIORS (7): Delgadillo, Gordon, Nowak, Padilla, No. Name B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / Previous School Scott, Sievert, Torres 1 Christian Bernabe R/R INF 5-11 175 Fr. Deltona, Fla. / Florida Virtual School 2 Eldrige Figueroa S/R INF 5-8 160 Jr. Carolina, Puerto Rico / Oviedo H.S. (Fla.) JUNIORS (20): Arnold, Barnum, Beardsley, 4 Ty Riche R/R INF 6-1 195 Jr. Brandon, Miss. / Mississippi Delta C.C. Benavides, Childers, Dixon, Emshoff, 5 Miguel Soto R/R INF 6-0 185 So. Kissimmee, Fla. / TNXL Academy Evans, Figueroa, Funk, Hussein, Parker, 6 Nathan Lyons R/R INF 5-11 175 So. Bentonville, Ark. / Bentonville H.S. Riche, Rodriguez, Russ, Shepherd, Smith, Trahan, Wallner, Westbrook 7 Josh Nowak L/R C 5-7 165 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Gulf Coast State 8 Tim Dixon R/R OF 6-0 185 Jr. Debray, Fla. / Seminole State College SOPHOMORES (2): Lyons, Soto 9 Will Spears R/R INF 5-11 185 Fr. New Orleans, La. / St. Augustine H.S. FRESHMEN (6): Bernabe, Hunt, Kim, McKnight, Spears, 10 Keegan Westbrook R/R RHP/OF 6-2 195 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. / Meridian C.C. Williams 12 Reed Shepherd R/R INF 5-11 174 Jr. North Little Rock, Ark. / Eastern Oklahoma State 13 Tyler Williams R/R OF 6-2 180 Fr. Lilburn, Ga. / Redan H.S. 14 Eli Sievert R/R RHP 6-2 185 Sr. Thornton, Colo. / Trinidad State TROJANS BY STATE 16 Alec Benavides R/L LHP 6-4 205 R-Jr. Laredo, Texas / Alvin C.C. ARKANSAS (5): Arnold, Gordon, Kim, Lyons, Shepherd 17 Aaron Funk R/R RHP 6-5 215 Jr. Lawrence, Kan. / Lawrence Free State H.S. CALIFORNIA (1): Torres 18 Gage Trahan R/R RHP 5-10 165 Jr. Maurice, La. / LSU-Eunice 19 Calvin Hunt R/R RHP 6-3 175 Fr. Arvada, Colo. / Ralston Valley H.S. COLORADO (3): Hunt, McKnight, Sievert 20 Kenny Rodriguez R/R OF 6-0 205 Jr. Tampa, Fla. / Gaither H.S. FLORIDA (5): Barnum, Bernabe, Dixon, Rodriguez, Soto 21 Jorden Hussein R/R INF 6-0 160 Jr. Houston, Texas / Crowder College GEORGIA (1): Williams 22 Garrett Scott R/R INF 6-1 195 R-Sr. Spring, Texas / Western Texas College 23 Kale Emshoff R/R C 6-2 228 R-Jr. Robstown, Texas / Calallen H.S. ILLINOIS (2): Nowak, Padilla 24 Houston Parker R/R C/UTL 5-10 195 Jr. Saltillo, Miss. / Meridian C.C. KANSAS (2): Evans, Funk 25 Jose Torres R/R RHP 5-9 175 R-Sr. San Diego, Calif. / Trinidad State J.C. LOUISIANA (2): Spears, Trahan 26 Cal Beardsley L/L LHP 6-1 185 Jr. Orem, Utah / Salt Lake C.C. 27 Luke Wallner R/R RHP 5-11 205 Jr. Forest Lake, Minn. / Meridian C.C. MINNESOTA (1): Wallner 28 John Michael Russ R/R C 6-0 205 Jr. Texarkana, Texas / Northeast Texas C.C. MISSISSIPPI (4): Childers, Parker, Riche, Westbrook 29 Ramon Padilla R/R C 5-10 190 Sr. Tinley Park, Ill. / Illinois Central College PUERTO RICO (1): Figueroa 30 Hayden Arnold L/R RHP 6-3 186 Jr. Rison, Ark. / Watson Chapel H.S 31 Tucker Childers L/R 1B 6-3 235 R-Jr. Ripley, Miss. / Mississippi State TEXAS (7): Benavides, Delgadillo, Emshoff, 33 Kobe Barnum L/L 1B 6-2 195 Jr. Temple Terrace, Fla. / Seminole State College Hussein, Russ, Scott, Smith 34 Dillon Delgadillo R/R RHP 5-10 195 Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas / Western Texas College UTAH (1): Beardsley 35 Jae Kim R/R OF 6-0 180 Fr. Little Rock, Ark. / Central H.S. 36 Austin Smith L/L LHP 6-2 195 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas / Howard College 37 Erik McKnight R/R RHP 6-2 195 Fr. Littleton, Colo. / Heritage H.S. TROJANS BY POSITION 40 Ty Gordon R/R RHP 6-5 230 Sr. Paragould, Ark. / Three Rivers College 44 Cole Evans R/R RHP 6-5 235 Jr. Liberal, Kan. / Seward County C.C.HS POSITION PLAYERS (21) CATCHERS (4): Emshoff, Nowak, Padilla, Russ COACHING STAFF FIRST BASE (2): Barnum, Childers Head Coach: Chris Curry (Arkansas Tech, 2008) - Sixth Season INFIELDERS (9): Bernabe, Figueroa, Hussein, Lyons, Riche, Assistant Coach: Noah Sanders (Arkansas-Monticello, 2010) - Third Season Scott, Shepherd, Soto, Spears Assistant Coach: R.D. Spiehs (Nebraska, 2001) - Second Season OUTFIELDERS (5): Dixon, Kim, Rodriguez, Westbrook, Williams Director of Operations/Player Development: Nick Piraino (Arkansas-Monticello, 2017) - First Season Graduate Manager: Christian Reyes (Little Rock, 2019) - First Season UTILITY (1): Parker Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jacob Caples (West Texas A&M, 2015) - Second Season PITCHERS (16) LEFT (3): Benavides, Beardsley, Smith RIGHT (12): Arnold, Delgadillo, Evans, Funk, Gordon, Hunt, McKnight, Sievert, Torres, Trahan, Wallner, Westbrook 2020 LITTLE ROCK BASEBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Yr. Pos. 30 Hayden Arnold Jr. RHP 33 Kobe Barnum Jr. 1B 1 2 4 5 6 7 26 Cal Beardsley Jr. LHP CHRISTIAN BERNABE ELDRIGE FIGUEROA TY RICHE MIGUEL SOTO NATHAN LYONS JOSH NOWAK Fr. | 5-11 | 175 | R/R Jr. | 5-8 | 160 | S/R Jr. | 6-1 | 195 | R/R So. | 6-0 | 185 | R/R So. | 5-11 | 175 | R/R Sr. | 5-7 | 165 | L/R 16 Alec Benavides R-Jr. LHP INF | Deltona, Fla. INF | Carolina, Puerto Rico INF | Brandon, Miss. INF | Kissimmee, Fla. INF | Bentonville, Ark. C | Chicago, Ill. 1 Christian Bernabe Fr. INF 31 Tucker Childers Jr. 1B 34 Dillon Delgadillo Sr. RHP 8 Tim Dixon Jr. OF 23 Kale Emshoff R-Jr. C 44 Cole Evans Jr. RHP 8 9 10 12 13 14 2 Eldrige Figueroa Jr. INF TIM DIXON WILL SPEARS KEEGAN WESTBROOK REED SHEPHERD TYLER WILLIAMS ELI SIEVERT 17 Aaron Funk Jr. RHP Jr. | 6-0 | 185 | R/R Fr. | 5-11 | 185 | R/R Jr. | 6-2 | 195 | R/R Jr. | 5-11 | 174 | R/R Fr. | 6-2 | 180 | R/R Sr. | 6-2 | 185 | R/R OF | Debray, Fla. INF | New Orleans, La. RHP/OF | Olive Branch, Miss. INF | North Little Rock, Ark. OF | Lilburn, Ga. RHP | Thornton, Colo. 40 Ty Gordon Sr. RHP 19 Calvin Hunt Fr.