TYLER MORRISON Athletic Communications Assistant BASEBALL [email protected] o 501.683.7003 c 501.351.2339 GAME NOTES LRTrojans.com 2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FIRST PITCH GAME 49 FEBRUARY (3-4) • Tuesday’s game will be the rubber game of the season-long three-game North Little Rock, Ark. • Dickey-Stephens Park (7,200) 19 Indiana State L, 2-7 series between Little Rock and Central Arkansas. 20 Kansas W, 4-2 21 Indiana State W, 6-5 • This will be the first time Little Rock has played at Dickey-Stephens Park 23 at Louisiana Tech Cancelled since facing Oral Roberts there in 2014. 25-23 W-L 24-25 26 IPFW L, 2-4 • Little Rock has won both meetings with Central Arkansas at -- RANK -- 27 IPFW L, 7-9 27 IPFW W, 8-6 Dickey-Stephens Park. 115 RPI 150 28 IPFW L, 6-9 • Ryan Scott is tied for the all-time doubles record with 41. .299 BA .272 MARCH (9-8, 5-4 SBC) • With 83 hits, Scott is just four hits away from breaking the Little Rock 321 R 268 2 Mississippi Valley State W, 20-3 single-season record of 86. 493 H 437 4 at Oral Roberts L, 5-14 • Dalton Thomas is on Scott’s coattails with 81 hits for the year. 5 at Oral Roberts L, 2-3 94 2B 71 • Little Rock still boasts the best batting average in the Sun Belt at .299. 5 at Oral Roberts W, 9-8 5 3B 16 6 at Oral Roberts L, 3-4 • Cory Malcom picked up Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week honors. 32 HR 18 12 South Alabama* L, 3-13 • Hayden Martin leads the Sun Belt and ranks fifth in the nation with 15 13 South Alabama* L, 5-7 205 BB 220 13 South Alabama* L, 6-10 sacrifice bunts this season. 16 Central Arkansas W, 6-5 • A win against UCA would be the Trojans’ 26th of the season, the most 314 SO 371 19 at #16 Louisiana* L, 4-15 since 2013. 36 SB 50 19 at #16 Louisiana* W, 10-2 20 at #16 Louisiana* W, 7-1 .975 FLD% .973 22 UAPB W, 7-2 5.89 ERA 4.38 24 Troy* W, 11-8 25 Troy* W, 4-3 26 Troy* W, 10-9 29 Oklahoma L, 2-5 APRIL (9-7, 8-4 SBC) WE ARE “LITTLE ROCK” 1 at Appalachian State* W, 9-3 The athletic teams representing the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are now referred to as “Little Rock” 2 at Appalachian State* L, 7-8 in all instances. “LR” may be used on scoreboards or television graphics for abbreviation. 3 at Appalachian State* L, 7-8 6 Louisiana Tech L, 4-7 8 Georgia State* L, 5-7 Please refrain from using UALR, Ark-LR, Arkansas-Little Rock or any other name when referencing the 9 Georgia State* W, 15-2 Trojans. 10 Georgia State* W, 9-7 13 at Central Arkansas L, 1-6 15 at Texas State* W, 8-7 15 at Texas State* W, 10-2 PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS 16 at Texas State* W, 7-6 GAME 49 19 Stephen F. Austin Cancelled • Redshirt sophomore from Abilene, Texas. 22 at Georgia Southern* L, 2-3 • Came to Little Rock from Cisco College. 23 at Georgia Southern* W, 2-3 24 at Georgia Southern* W, 17-8 • Will make his fourth start on Tuesday. 27 at #18 Oklahoma State PPD • Last start came against UCA on April 13. 30 Tennessee Tech W, 10-5 • Has made appearances out of the bullpen since then. 30 Tennessee Tech L, 7-14 • Last outing came against UT Arlington as he threw 2.0 innings and struck out three while allowing one hit and a run on 35 pitches. MAY (4-4, 3-3 SBC) 1 Tennessee Tech L, 2-15 (7) 3 at Stephen F. Austin W, 7-2 6 UT Arlington* W, 5-3 7 UT Arlington* L, 8-21 #34 Cole Townsend 8 UT Arlington* L, 4-6 LHP • RSo. 13 at ULM* L, 1-4 0-1 • 7.98 ERA 14 at ULM* W, 17-0 15 at ULM* W, 7-6 PROBABLE POSITION STARTERS 17 vs. Central Arkansas^ 6 p.m. Pos. # Name B/T Yr. Avg. HR RBI NOTES 19 Arkansas State* 6 p.m. C 7 Cameron Knight R/R Jr. .315 2 28 Third-best batting average on the team 20 Arkansas State* 6 p.m. 1B 22 Nik Gifford L/R Jr. .284 6 35 Has recorded the most putouts with 415 21 Arkansas State* 1 p.m. 2B 2 Hayden Martin L/R RSr. .308 0 21 Ranks fifth in the nation with 15 sacrifice bunts 25-29 Sun Belt Conference Tournament TBD SS 6 Zach Baker R/R Jr. .244 1 22 Leads the team with eight stolen bases 3B 4 Kyle Kirk L/R Sr. .197 1 16 Will play in his 40th game of the year on Tuesday. Bold denotes home games at Gary Hogan Field * Denotes Sun Belt Conference game LF 3 Ryan Scott L/R Sr. .437 11 59 Has the nation’s second-best batting average. ^ Denotes game played at Dickey-Stephens Park CF 9 Hunter Owens R/R Jr. .258 1 16 Leads the team with 29 walks All times Central and are subject to change RF 5 Keegan Meyn R/R Fr. .151 1 8 Has made the most starts of any freshman DH 23 Dalton Thomas R/R Jr. .395 9 48 Second-best batting average in the Sun Belt @LittleRockBSB Game Notes ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. No. Name B/T Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 6 Zach Baker INF 1 Christian Reyes R/R INF 5-8 160 Fr. HS Toa Baja, Puerto Rico (P.R. Baseball Academy) 24 Jacob Boggess RHP 2 Hayden Martin L/R INF 5-10 180 RSr. 2L Murphy, Texas (Northeast Texas CC) 32 Joe Corbett RHP 3 Ryan Scott L/R OF 6-2 195 Sr. 3L North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 31 Jonathan Davis C 4 Kyle Kirk L/R INF 5-9 190 Sr. 1L Houston, Texas (Navarro College) 40 Cody Daylor RHP 5 Keegan Meyn R/R OF 6-3 195 Fr. HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Yukon HS) 18 Jarrid Garcia LHP 6 Zach Baker R/R INF 6-0 190 Jr. TR Andover, Kan. (Butler CC) 22 Nik Gifford INF/OF 7 Cameron Knight R/R C 6-0 205 Jr. TR Moore, Okla. (Butler CC) 17 Ty Gunter INF 9 Hunter Owens R/R OF 6-0 205 Jr. TR White Oak, Texas (Panola College) 41 Will Hazen LHP 10 Cory Malcom R/R RHP 6-0 190 Jr. 2L Elkhart, Ind. (Elkhart Central HS) 16 Seth Jones INF 12 Zach Ours R/R RHP 6-2 180 Fr. HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Lee’s Summit North HS) 4 Kyle Kirk INF 13 Dylan Slayton R/L LHP 6-0 170 Jr. TR Trenton, Tenn. (Three Rivers CC) 7 Cameron Knight C 16 Seth Jones L/L INF 6-3 215 RSo. TR Argyle, Texas (Cisco College) 10 Cory Malcom RHP 17 Ty Gunter L/R INF 5-10 185 Jr. TR Coweta, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M) 2 Hayden Martin INF 18 Jarrid Garcia L/L LHP 5-9 175 Sr. 1L Whitehouse, Texas (Angelina College) 44 Matt McDowell RHP/INF 21 Riley Pittman L/R INF 6-2 210 Fr. HS North Richland Hills, Texas (Richland HS) 30 Cody McGill RHP 22 Nik Gifford L/R INF/OF 6-2 215 Jr. TR Murphy, Texas (Northern Oklahoma - Enid) 5 Keegan Meyn OF 23 Dalton Thomas R/R C/OF 6-3 220 Jr. TR Grenada, Miss. (Meridian CC) 26 Danny Mitchell Jr. OF 24 Jacob Boggess R/R RHP 6-4 225 RSo. TR Piedmont, Okla. (Seminole State College) 38 Preston Oberling RHP 26 Danny Mitchell Jr. L/L OF 6-1 180 Fr. HS North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 12 Zach Ours RHP 27 Reed Willenborg R/R RHP 6-4 220 Jr. 1L Effingham, Ill. (Lincoln Land CC) 9 Hunter Owens OF 28 Cale Ridling L/R INF/OF 6-2 195 Fr. HS Texarkana, Ark. (Genoa Central HS) 35 Ben Patranella OF 30 Cody McGill R/R RHP 6-2 205 Jr. TR Owasso, Okla. (Seminole State College) 21 Riley Pittman INF 31 Jonathan Davis L/R C 5-11 200 Fr. HS Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North HS) 36 Jacob Rateliff LHP 32 Joe Corbett R/R RHP 6-5 215 Fr. HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS) 1 Christian Reyes INF 33 Keenan Wingfield R/R RHP 6-2 200 Jr. TR Corinth, Texas (Navarro College) 28 Cale Ridling INF/OF 34 Cole Townsend L/L LHP 6-3 220 RSo. TR Abilene, Texas (Cisco College) 3 Ryan Scott OF 35 Ben Patranella R/R OF 6-3 180 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson HS) 13 Dylan Slayton LHP 36 Jacob Rateliff L/L LHP 6-0 200 Jr. TR Mustang, Okla. (Johnson County CC) 23 Dalton Thomas C/OF 38 Preston Oberling R/R RHP 6-2 185 So. 1L North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 34 Cole Townsend LHP 40 Cody Daylor R/R RHP 6-2 265 Jr. TR Edmond, Okla. (Northern Oklahoma - Enid) 43 Hayden Weaver LHP 41 Will Hazen L/L LHP 6-4 220 Jr. TR Diamondhead, Miss. (Jones County CC) 27 Reed Willenborg RHP 43 Hayden Weaver L/L LHP 6-3 175 Fr.