A-STATE BASEBALL Table of Contents Introduction This Is A-State Table of Contents/Quickfacts.......................................1-2 Tomlinson Stadium.....................................................86-87 Media Information................................................................3 Welcome to A-State............................................................88 A-State Administration.....................................................89 Season Preview A-State Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson.............................90 Season Preview..................................................................4-6 A-State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir.............91 Roster .........................................................................................7 Athletic Facilities ................................................................92 Jonesboro...............................................................................93 Meet The Team Staff Directory......................................................................94 Head Coach Tommy Raffo..............................................8-9 Assistant Coaches........................................................10-11 Volunteer Assistant Coach..............................................12 Player Profiles...............................................................13-39 Credits Review The 2014 A-State Baseball media guide has been 2013 Statistics ..............................................................40-42 compiled for use by the media, prospective students Sun Belt Conference Awards..........................................43 and fans. It is a publication of the A-State Athletics Media Relations Office. History Records ............................................................................46-54 Photography All-Time Coaching Records.............................................55 Nelson Chesnault, Justin Manning, John Bunch, Bob Records vs Opponents...............................................56-57 Harris, Richard Bishop (Bishop Photography), Han- All-Time Letterwinners.............................................58-62 nah Dolle, Frank Staples, Rick Keefer, Jonesboro Sun, Year-By-Year Results...................................................63-85 Van Provence, Ernie Rice, and Ashley Helliwell. 2014 Arkansas state Baseball reference guide 1 A-STATE BASEBALL General 2014 A-STATE BASEBALL SCHEDULE Location........................Jonesboro, Arkansas (66,194) Nickname ..........................................................Red Wolves FEBRUARY Enrollment .................................................................13,239 14 Miami (OH) Jonesboro, Ark 6 p.m. 15 Miami (OH) Jonesboro, Ark. 2 p.m. Colors ......................................................Scarlet and Black 16 Miami (OH) Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. Facility..........................Tomlinson Stadium/Kell Field 18 Arkansas-Monticello Jonesboro, Ark. 4 p.m. Capacity..........................................................................1,200 21 Illinois State Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. Affiliation....................................................................NCAA I 22 Illinois State (DH) Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. Conference...............................................................Sun Belt 23 Illinois State Jonesboro, Ark 1 p.m. 25 SEMO Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. President..................................................Dr. Chuck Welch 28 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 4 p.m. Chancellor.................................................Dr. Tim Hudson Director of Athletics.................................Terry Mohajir MARCH Associate Director of Athletics ................Rich Zvosec 1 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. Athletic Dept. Phone ..............................870-972-3880 2 at UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1 p.m. 4 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 3 p.m. Website.........................................AstateRedWolves.com 5 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 3 p.m. 7 Creighton Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. 2014 Team Information 8 Creighton Jonesboro, Ark. 4 p.m. 2013 Record ................................................................28-31 9 Creighton Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. Sun Belt Record/Finish .................................12-18/8th 11 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 2 p.m. 14 UALR* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost..............................................3/6 15 UALR* Jonesboro, Ark. 4 p.m. Lettermen Returning/Lost...................................16/16 16 UALR* Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost.............................................8/9 19 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 6:30 p.m. Newcomers.........................................................................17 21 at UT Arlington* Arlington, Texas 6:30 p.m. 22 at UT Arlington* Arlington, Texas 2 p.m. 23 at UT Arlington* Arlington, Texas 1 p.m. Coaching Staff 25 Memphis Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Head Coach ...................................................Tommy Raffo 28 Texas State* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. Alma Mater ...............................Mississippi State, 1990 29 Texas State* Jonesboro, Ark. 4 p.m. Career Record .............................142-143-1 (6th Year) 30 Texas State* Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. Quick Facts Record at School .........................................................Same APRIL Assistant Coach ....Anthony Everman (2nd Season) 1 at SEMO Capre Girardeau, Mo. 6 p.m. Assistant Coach .........Tighe Dickinson (4th Season) 4 at WKU* Bowling Green, Ky. 6 p.m. Volunteer Coach............Noah Sanders (2nd Season) 5 at WKU* Bowling Green, Ky. 4 p.m. 6 at WKU* Bowling Green, Ky. 1 p.m. History 8 Central Arkansas Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. 11 at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. 6:30 p.m. First Year of Baseball.................................................1948 12 at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. 6:30 p.m. All-Time Record ..............1141-1432-2 (63 Seasons) 13 at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. 1 p.m. All-time SBC Record................226-309 (18 Seasons) 15 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. SBC Regular Season Championships..................None 18 Louisiana-Monroe* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. SBC Tournament Championships.................1 (1994) 19 Louisiana-Monroe* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. 20 Louisiana-Monroe* Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. NCAA D1 Tournament Apperances..............1 (1994) 22 at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 6 p.m. Last Postseason Opponent.....................................Texas 25 at Georgia State* Atlanta, Ga. 5 p.m. Result.............................L, 9-4, NCAA Central Regional 26 at Georgia State* Atlanta, Ga. 1 p.m. NCAA Playoff Aperances...................................2 (1968) 27 at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. Noon 29 Murray State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Media Relations MAY Main Phone Number..............................870-972-2541 2 Louisiana-Lafayette* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. Primary Baseball Contact 3 Louisiana-Lafayette* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. Asst. MRD ......................................................Chris Graddy 4 Louisiana-Lafayette* Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. Office........................................................870-972-3547 9 Troy* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. 10 Troy* Jonesboro, Ark. 6 p.m. Cell............................................................870-340-7836 11 Troy* Jonesboro, Ark. 1 p.m. Email............................................cgraddy@astate.edu 13 Ole Miss Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Secondary Baseball Contact 15 at UALR* Little Rock, Ark. 6 p.m. Graduate Asst...............................Dennen Cuthbertson 16 at UALR* Little Rock, Ark. 6 p.m. Office........................................................870-972-2541 17 at UALR* Little Rock, Ark. 1 p.m. Cell............................................................870-820-0594 21-25 SBC Tournament Mobile, Ala. TBA [email protected] * - Denotes SBC Match All times Central and subject to change. 2 2014 Arkansas state BASEBALL reference guide A-STATE BASEBALL FACILITIES : Media facilities at Tomlin- INJURY INFORMATION POLICY: A stu- click on baseball. son Stadium consist of a press box on the dent-athlete's protected health informa- A-STATE ATHLETICS upper level of the stands behind home tion is protected by federal regulations MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF plate for reportsers, broadcasters and under either the Health Information Jerry Scott photographers as well as space for a tel- Portability and Accountability Act Director evision crew. Space is extremly limited (HIPAA) or the Family Educational Office: 870-972-3405 within in the press box, so if you plan on Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (the Cell: 870-243-6021 attending an event please contact Chris Buckley Amendment) and may not be [email protected] Gradyy in advance so arrangements can disclosed without either the student- be made. athlete's authorization under HIPAA or Chris Graddy their consent under the Buckley Amend- Assistant Director CREDENTIALS: Credentials for home ment. Authorized/consented injury in- Office: 870-972-2707 games are provided to those members of formation pertaining to a Cell: 870-340-7836 the media who are covering the game in student-athlete shall be released to the [email protected] a full working capacity. Re quests with media through the Sports Information names should be sub mit ted in writing on Department after being authorized by Joe Gorby com pa ny let ter head. Passes will be the athletic trainer. It is also appropriate- Assistant Director mailed to valid applicants as long as time in post-game or weekly press confer- Office: 870-972-3547 permits; otherwise, passes may be ences-for