STATESMEN BASEBALL | 2019 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2004 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 14 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 33 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 12 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | 12 NCAA DII COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS INSIDE THE STATESMEN RANKINGS HOME PARK MEDIA COVERAGE Overall | GSC 13-1 | 6-0 CBN 10 Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field (1,000) Radio WMJW 107.5 FM Current Streak W13 NCBWA 1 L: 330 | LC: 355 | C: 400 | RC: 355 | R: 330 Matt Jones (PBP) | Fred Sington (PBP Last Five/Last 10 10-0 / 5-0 NCAA South Region -- Head Coach Mike Kinnison Statesmen Audio/Video GoStatesmen.com Live Statistics GoStatesmen.com H: 6-0 | A: 5-0 | N: 1-0 vs. Ranked Opponents 1-0 Career 952-300-2 (23rd season) Last Game 2.27.19 | L, 6-4 vs. Ark. Tech at DSU 952-300-2 (23rd season) Date Opponent Time/Result 2/1 East Central Okla. W, 9-1 AROUND THE HORN: DIAMOND STATESMEN GEORGIA BOUND FOR SERIES WITH SHORTER 2/2 East Central Okla. (DH) W, 3-1 R FIRST PITCH: No. 10/1 Delta State University (13-1, 6-0 GSC) baseball team travels to Shorter University (9-7, 2-4 GSC) for a three-game Gulf South Conference 2/2 East Central Okla. (DH) W, 3-1 series beginning with a doubleheader on Sat., March 2 at 11 am CT in Rome, Ga. The series concludes with a single game on Sunday at 12 pm (CT). 2/9 #13 vs. Southern Arkansas (Arkadelphia, Ark.) W, 6-1 R BARLOW NABS PAIR OF WEEKLY HONORS: Sophomore second baseman Jake Barlow was named the Gulf South Conference and NCBWA South Region Player of 2/9 @ Henderson State W, 8-4 the Week on Tues. Feb. 26 by the league office. Barlow hit .545 (6-for-11) with a double a triple, a home run and three RBIs while slugging 1.091 and with a .615 on base 2/13 @ Arkansas-Monticello W, 2-1 percentage in the series sweep of Union University. The Jonesville, La, native hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with two RBIs in DSU’s 7-0 win over Union University in 2/16 @ Montevallo * (GM 1) W, 8-1 game one of the series. Barlow is the third Statesmen to earn GSC Weekly Baseball Honors following Hunter Riggins (Week 1) and David Herrington (Week 3). 2/16 @ Montevallo * (GM 2) W, 11-1 (8 inn.) R BARLOW’s CYCLE: Jake Barlow went 4-for-4 with a single, a double, triple and a home run in game one of the Union series to become the first Statesmen to hit for 2/17 @ Montevallo * W, 8-4 2/23 Union University * W, 7-0 the cycle since Kellen Bozeman on April 17, 2011 (Arkansas Tech W, 15-11). 2/23 Union University * W. 8-1 R STATESMEN ARMS: The Statesmen pitching staff leads the GSC in ERA (1.29), fewest runs allowed (24), opponent batting average (.162), and saves (6) while ranking 2/24 Union University * W, 5-0 2nd in fewest walks (46). Hunter Riggins leads the GSC in ERA (.033), strikeouts (35/5th NCAA)wins (4/2nd NCAA), fewest runs allowed (1) and fewest earned runs 2/26 Arkansas Tech W, 9-2 allowed (1) and is 2nd in opponent batting average (.129) and 4th in innings pitched (27.2). Dalton Minton ranks 3rd in ERA (1.20) , T4th in the GSC in opponent 2/27 Arkansas Tech L, 6-4 batting average (.132) and Tommy Childree leads the GSC in saves (4/4th NCAA). Melvin Frazier is T4th in opponent batting average (.132) , T7th in strikeouts (30) 3/2 @ Shorter University * (GM 1) 11 am and earned runs allowed (3) and 2nd in wins (3). Seth Hougesen is 2nd ERA (0.78) and wins (3) and 6th in opponent batting average (.156). 3/2 @ Shorter University * (GM 2) 3:30 pm R STATESMEN REWIND: The Statesmen split a pair of midweek games with Arkansas Tech, winning 9-2 and falling 6-4. Jake Barlow hit a grand slam to highlight a 3/3 @ Shorter University * 12 pm seven-run first inning to lead the Statesmen to a 9-2 win over Arkansas Tech (9-7, 5-1 GSC) Tuesday at Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field. Barlow finished the day with 3/5 @ Southern Arkan sas 5 pm four RBIs including his second grand slam this season while Matt Majeur had three and Hayden White two hits for the Statesmen. Seth Hougesen scattered two 3/9 West Georgia * (GM 1) 1 pm hits and two strikeouts over five scoreless innings pitched. A rally from a 6-1 deficit came up short for the Statesmen in a 6-4 loss to Arkansas Tech on Wednesday. 3/9 West Georgia * (GM 2) 4:30 pm The Statesmen trailed 6-1 before before scoring three runs in the eighth to cut the ATU lead to 6-4. DSU had the tying runs in scoring position in the eighth before a 3/10 West Georgia * 1 pm 3/12 @ Ouachita Baptist (GM 1) 1 pm ground out ended the rally. Brett Young had two hits and an RBI for DSU. 3/12 @ Ouachita Baptist * (GM 2) 4 pm R GSC NUMBERS: David Herrington’s 23 hits are tied for 1st while ranking 6th in batting average (.418) and on base percentage (.554) and hits (22). Jake Barlow’s 3/16 @ Christian Brothers * (GM 1) 12:00 is 1st in the GSC in triples (4/4th NCAA) and slugging percentage (.766) are 4th in batting average (.426). The Statesmen rank 2nd in batting average (.293), fewest 3/16 @ Christian Brothers * (GM 2) 3:30 pm strikeouts (72) and fielding percentage (.968). DSU is 1st in triples (5) and ranks 3rd in slugging percentage (.399), on base percentage (.393) and hits (133). 3/17 @ Christian Brothers * 1 pm R QUEST FOR 1000: Statesmen skipper Mike Kinnison is in his 23rd season at the helm and needs 48 wins to reach 1000 wins. The Benton, Miss., native has an 3/20 @ Miles College (Rickwood Field | Birmingham, Ala..) 2 pm unbelievable career record of 952-300-2 (.756), averaging 42.4 wins per season as head coach. His all-time career record, including high school, is an astounding 3/23 West Florida * (GM 1) 1 pm 1,242-383-2 (.768). 3/23 West Florida * (GM 2) 3:30 pm R STATESMEN HISTORY FACT: Delta State’s 13-0 matched the 1996 club under then Head Coach Bill Marchant for the best start in school history and for the first 3/24 West Florida 1 pm time under skipper Mike Kinnison. The Green-and-White started the 1996 season 13-0 and finished 53-8 overall, winning the GSC Tournament and NCAA South 3/27 Southern Arkansas 5 pm Central Regional and a trip to the NCAA Division II World Series in Montgomery, Ala. Delta State went 2-2 in the CWS falling to eventual National Champion Kennesaw 3/30 Alabama Huntsville * (GM 1) 2 pm 3/30 Alabama Huntsville * (GM2) 5:30 pm State. 3/31 Alabama Huntsville * 2 pm R THIS WEEK IN STATESMEN BASEBALL 4/2 Henderson State 5 pm 4/6 @ Lee University * (GM 1) 1 pm UNION UNIVERSITY ARKANSAS TECH SHORTER UNIVERSITY 4/6 @ Lee University * (GM 2) 4:30 pm 6-7 OVERALL | 0-3 GSC 10-7 OVERALL | 5-1 GAC 7-6 OVERALL | 2-4 GSC 4/7 @ Lee University * 12 pm 4/9 @ Mississippi Valley State 2 pm INSIDE THE BULLDOGS INSIDE THE WONDERBOYS INSIDE THE HAWKS 4/12 West Alabama * 6 pm Last Five/Last 10: 0-5 | 4-6 Last Five/Last 10: 4-1 | 7-3 Last Five/Last 10: 1-4 | 4-6 4/13 West Alabama * (GM 1) 2 pm Last Game: 2.27.19 | L, 4-3 @ Henderson St. Last Game: 2.27.19 W, 6-4 @ Delta St. Last Game: 2.25.19 L, 3-1 @ UAH 4/13 West Alabama * (GM 2) 5:30 pm Current Streak: L5 Current Streak: W1 Current Streak: L2 4/16 Arkansas-Monticello 6 pm RANKINGS RANKINGS RANKINGS 4/23 Mississippi Valley State 6 pm CBN | NCBWA -- | -- CBN | NCBWA -- | -- CBN | NCBWA -- | -- 4/27 @ Mississippi College * (GM 1). 2 pm NCAA South Region -- NCAA South Region -- NCAA South Region -- 4/27 @ Mississippi College * (GM 2) 5:30 pm HEAD COACH Lee Driggers (UCF, 1972) HEAD COACH Dave Dawson (Ottawa (KS), 1996) HEAD COACH Wes Timmons (Bethune Cookman, 2002) 4/28 @ Mississippi College * 1 pm Career Record: 616-518-2 (26th season) Career Record: 410-295 (14th season) Career Record: 63-80 70-86 (5th season) 5/4-8 Gulf South Conference Tourn. % Oxford, Ala. Record at UU: 83-125 (5th season) Record at ATU: 295-201 (10th season) Record at UAM: 70-86 (5th season) 5/11-12 NCAA South Regional Tourn. Campus Sites SERIES SNAPSHOT SERIES SNAPSHOT SERIES SNAPSHOT 5/18-19 NCAA South Super Regional Campus Sites DSU leads 41-12| H: 20-6 | A: 21-6 | N: 0-0 DSU leads 52-11 | H: 31-9 • A: 20-2 • N: 0-0 Delta State leads 14-4 | 10-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 H: A: N: 5/25-6/1 NCAA D II World Series Carey, N.C. Kinnison vs. UM 30-6 | H: 17-2 | A: 13-4 | N: 0-0 Kinnison vs. ATU 41-10 Kinnison vs. SU 14-4 | H: 10-2 | A: 4-2 | N: 0-0 Times Listed Are Central | * GSC Games. | % Choccolocco Park – Oxford, Ala.