GAMES 1-3 | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN SHARKS 2015 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASEBALL NOTES STATESMEN12 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE TITLES | 2004 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS |BASEBALL 11 NCAA REGION TITLES | 11 CWS NOTES SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAMES: 1-3 OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 SERIES INFORMATION GSC: 0-0 February 6 6:00 p.m. NON-CONFERENCE: 0-0 February 7 1 p.m. DH HOME: 0-0 LOCATION: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. AWAY: 0-0 STADIUM: NSU Baseball Complex 2015 RECORD NEUTRAL: 0-0 SERIES: DSU leads 6-0/7th Meeting NOVA SOUTHEASTERN DELTA STATE LAST MEETING: Feb. 16, 2013 | W, 8-4 SHARKS STATESMEN CURRENT STREAK: W6 DATE OPPONENT RESULTS OVERALL RECORD 3-0 OVERALL RECORD 0-0 2/6/2015 @ Nova Southeastern University 6:00 p.m. Conference Record: 0-0 GSC Record: 0-0 GAME COVERAGE 2/7/2015 @ Nova Southeastern University 1:00 p.m. Last Five/Last 10: 3-0 Last Five/Last 10: 0-0 RADIO: Statesmen Sports Network 2/7/2015 @ Nova Southeastern University 4:00 p.m. Last Game: W, 10-5 vs. Stillman Last Game: - Majic 107.5 FM/Cleveland 2/11/2015 @ University of Arkansas-Monticello 2:00 p.m. Current Streak: W3 Current Streak: - Scott Wyant, Play-by-Play 2/14/2015 @ University of West Alabama* 2:00 p.m. Keith Latham, Color 2/14/2015 @ University of West Alabama* 5:00 p.m. RANKINGS RANKINGS LIVE AUDIO: www.GoStatesmen.com 2/15/2015 @ University of West Alabama* 1:00 p.m. Collegiate Baseball News RV Collegiate Baseball News No. 30 LIVE VIDEO: www.NSUSharks.com 2/18/2015 Harding University 3:00 p.m. NCBWA - NCBWA RV LIVE STATS: www.NSUSharks.com 2/21/2015 University of North Alabama* 12:00 p.m. CBLineup.com - CBLineup.com No. 33 2/21/2015 University of North Alabama* 3:40 p.m. NCAA Region - NCAA Region - SOCIAL MEDIA 2/22/2015 University of North Alabama* 2:00 p.m. TWITTER @DSUStatesmen 2/24/2015 @ Ouachita Baptist University 12:00 p.m. HEAD COACH Greg Brown HEAD COACH Mike Kinnison TWITTER Scores @DSUScores 2/24/2015 @ Ouachita Baptist University 3:40 p.m. Career Record: 132-69 (5th season) Career Record: 785-240-2 (19th season) TWITTER (BB) @DSUBaseball 2/28/2015 Valdosta State University* 12:00 p.m. Record at NSU: 132-69 (5th season) Record at DSU: 785-240-2 (19th season) FACEBOOK /DSUStatesmen 2/28/2015 Valdosta State University* 3:30 p.m. 3/1/2015 Valdosta State University* 2:00 p.m. SIDEBARS, STREAKS, & STORY LINES 3/4/2015 @ Mississippi Valley State 2:00 p.m. R The First Pitch: Delta State University (0-0, 0-0 GSC) opens the 2015 season Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7 at Nova Southeastern University in 3/7/2015 @ Christian Brothers University* 12:00 p.m. Fort Lauderdale, Florida at NSU Baseball Complex. The No. 30 ranked Statesmen and Sharks are meeting for the fourth time in series history, 3/7/2015 @ Christian Brothers University* 3:40 p.m. with Delta State owning a 6-0 mark against NSU. The two programs last met during the 2013 season, with the Statesmen sweeping the Sharks 3/8/2015 @ Christian Brothers University* 1:00 p.m. in a three-game series at Ferriss Field. 3/11/2015 Southern Arkansas University 6:00 p.m. R Sunshine State Success: The Statesmen are making their second trip to Fort Lauderdale to face Nova Southeastern. During the 2010 season, 3/14/2015 Union University (Tenn.)* 2:00 p.m. Delta State swept a two-game series at NSU Baseball Complex 11-4 and 4-3. DSU and NSU met during the 2012 NCAA South Regional in 3/14/2015 Union University (Tenn.)* 5:40 p.m. 3/15/2015 Union University (Tenn.)* 2:00 p.m. Tampa, Florida, with the Statesmen eliminating the Sharks 8-5 at UT Baseball Field. 3/18/2015 @ Stillman College 3:00 p.m. R Rotation Rewind: Delta State’s pitching rotation returns several familiar names from last season, including Jonathon Moody (9-4, 2.98 ERA), 3/21/2015 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* 2:00 p.m. Drew Milligan (4-2, 1.45 ERA) and Nick Goza (3-1, 3.28). Witt Haggard (1-0, 2.38 ERA) and Trevor Blocker (2-0, 17 appearances) also return out 3/21/2015 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* 5:40 p.m. of the bullpen. 3/22/2015 @ University of Alabama in Huntsville* 1:00 p.m. R Cajun Power: Senior Landon Thibodeaux returns to anchor the Statesman infield at third base. The 5-foot-11, right-handed hitter from Green- 3/28/2015 University of West Georgia* 2:00 p.m. well Springs, Louisiana was an All-GSC selection in 2014 after batting .327 with five home runs and 31 RBI. The former LSU-Eunice transfer 3/28/2015 University of West Georgia* 5:40 p.m. collected 51 hits in 156 at-bats with 35 runs scored. 3/29/2015 University of West Georgia* 2:00 p.m. R Never Moody: Jonathon Moody, a 5-foot-10 right-handed pitcher from Millington, Tennessee, returns for his senior season after being named 3/31/2015 University of Arkansas-Monticello 6:00 p.m. to the All-GSC Team in 2014. The former Dyersberg State transfer was 9-4 last season for the Statesmen with a 2.98 ERA. In 15 appearances and 4/3/2015 @ Lee University (Tenn.)* 6:00 p.m. 12 starts, Moody threw 81.2 innings while allowing 28 runs on 71 hits. He walked 20 and struck-out a team-leading 75. 4/4/2015 @ Lee University (Tenn.)* 1:00 p.m. R Road Warriors: The Statesmen will travel more than 3,000 miles in the first three weeks of the season, as Delta State heads to Fort Lauder- 4/4/2015 @ Lee University (Tenn.)* 3:40 p.m. dale, Florida and Livingston, Alabama. In all, DSU is set to travel almost 6,000 miles this season. 4/7/2015 @ Harding University 3:00 p.m. 4/9/2015 Stillman College 4:00 p.m. UP NEXT 4/11/2015 @ Mississippi College* 2 p.m. R Delta State remains on the road, as the Statesmen face a midweek contest at the University of Arkansas-Monticello on Wednesday, Feb. 4/11/2015 @ Mississippi College* 5:00 p.m. 4/12/2015 @ Mississippi College* 1:00 p.m. 11 at Weevils Field. First pitch is set for 2 p.m. DSU will open Gulf South Conference play next Saturday, Feb. 14 at the University of West 4/14/2015 @ Southern Arkansas University 6:00 p.m. Alabama. The doubleheader is slated for noon at Tartt Field. 4/15/2015 Mississippi Valley State 6:00 p.m. 4/18/2015 Shorter University (Ga.)* 2:00 p.m. PROJECTED DELTA STATE STARTING LINEUP | FULL LINEUP ANALYSIS ON PAGE 5 4/18/2015 Shorter University (Ga.)* 5:40 p.m. 4/19/2015 Shorter University (Ga.)* 2:00 p.m. PLAYER CL-EXP B/T AVG H 2B 3B HR RBI NOTES 4/21/2015 Henderson State University 3:00 p.m. C - Ben Pickard Jr.-2L R/R .317 39 8 0 0 26 Will play both C/1B for the Statesmen 4/21/2015 Henderson State University 6:40 p.m. 1B - Ethan Gill Jr.-TR R/R - - - - - - Transfer from Itawamba CC 4/25/2015 @ University of West Florida* 2:00 p.m. 2B - Juan Rivera Sr.-1L L/R .333 5 0 0 0 5 Making the move from 3B to 2B 4/25/2015 @ University of West Florida* 5:40 p.m. 3B - Landon Thibodeaux Sr.-1L R/R .327 51 6 0 5 31 All-GSC selection last season at 3B 4/26/2015 @ University of West Florida* 1:00 p.m. SS - Dalton Skelton Fr.-RS S/R - - - - - - Redshirted in 2014 LEGEND: * - GSC games | Homes games on BOLD | All times CST LF - Hunter Twitty Sr.-3L R/R .364 12 2 0 0 6 Three-year letterman CF - Brandon Cummins Jr.-TR L/R - - - - - - Transfer from Mississippi Delta CC POSTSEASON RF - Jacob Swiney Jr.-TR R/R - - - - - - Transfer from Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 5/2-6/2015 Gulf South Conference Tournament TBA DH - Marc McMillian Sr.-3L R/R .200 2 0 0 0 3 Worked his way into lineup at DH (Campus Sites | TBA) 5/14-17/2015 NCAA South Region Tournament TBA WEEKEND ROTATION CL-EXP W-L ERA IP H R ER BB/K NOTES (Campus Sites | TBA) RHP • Jonathon Moody Sr.-1L 9-4 2.98 81.2 71 28 27 20/75 All-GSC selection 5/23-30/2015 NCAA DII College World Series TBA LHP • Drew Milligan Sr.-3L 4-2 1.45 43.1 35 20 7 24/27 8-3 in his career with a 1.73 ERA (Cary, N.C. | USA Baseball Training Complex) RHP • Austin Rice Jr.-TR - - - - - - -/- Tranfers from Columbia State CC 1 GOSTATESMEN.COM | @DSUSTATESMEN | @DSUBASEBALL GAMES 1-3 | NOVA SOUTHEASTERN SHARKS 2015 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMEN BASEBALL NOTES STATESMEN QUICK FACTS OFFICE OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Name of School Delta State University City/Zip Cleveland, MS 38733 WEEKLY MEDIA SERVICES Matt Jones, Senior Associate AD/External Operations* Founded 1924 The Athletic Communications Office produces a weekly release featur- Email: [email protected] Enrollment 4,324 ing game notes, updated statistics and other pertinent information on Office Phone: 662.846.4284 Nickname Statesmen the Statesmen baseball program. 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