2021 Schedule FEBRUARY 19 at No. 15 Georgia Tech ACCNX 2 p.m. 20 at No. 15 Georgia Tech ACCNX 2 p.m. 21 at No. 15 Georgia Tech ACCNX 1 p.m. 23 at No. 5 Louisville ACCNX 3 p.m. 27 PRESBYTERIAN (DH) 12 p.m. 28 PRESBYTERIAN 1 p.m. MARCH 2 at Kentucky SECN+ 4 p.m. 5 at East Tennessee 3 p.m. Eastern Kentucky University (0-0, 0-0 OVC) 6 at East Tennessee (DH) 1 p.m. 12 at Morehead State* 3 p.m. vs. 13 at Morehead State* (DH) 1 p.m. No. 15 Georgia Tech University (0-0, 0-0 ACC) 16 No. 5 LOUISVILLE ESPN+ 5 p.m. GGAMESAMES 19 TENNESSEE-MARTIN* ESPN+ 4 p.m. Feb. 19-21 • 2, 2, 1 p.m. ET • Atlanta, Ga. • Russ Chandler Stadium (3,718) 20 TENNESSEE-MARTIN* (DH) 12 p.m. 11-3-3 23 at No. 19 Tennessee 6:30 p.m. 24 DAYTON ESPN+ 6 p.m. QUICK NOTES 26 at SIU Edwardsville* 5 p.m. • Junior infi elder Daniel Harris IV was named a second team Pre-Season All-American byCollegiate Baseball. 27 at SIU Edwardsville* (DH) 2 p.m. • Daniel Harris IV was selected as the Preseason Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year by D1Baseball.com. 30 KENTUCKY STATE 6 p.m. APRIL • Daniel Harris IV is on the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award 2021 Watch List. 2 AUSTIN PEAY* ESPN+ 6 p.m. • Chris Prothro, who helped South Alabama capture two conference championships, make two NCAA Regional appearances and 3 AUSTIN PEAY* (DH) ESPN+ 12 p.m. compile a 152-104 record in fi ve seasons as an assistant coach, was chosen as the new Eastern Kentucky head coach on Sept. 30. 6 at No. 19 Tennessee 6:30 p.m. 9 at Eastern Illinois* 4 p.m. • Daniel Harris IV was chosen to the 2021 Preseason All-OVC team by head coaches and communications directors. 10 at Eastern Illinois* (DH) 1 p.m. • Perfect Game selected six EKU players among the top-25 freshmen in the OVC. The six Colonels were Armari Paula (No. 2), Winston 13 at No. 4 Vanderbilt 6:30 p.m. Hill (No. 4), Cooper Jones (No. 7), Santiago Peralta (No. 12), Chris Byhre (No. 15) and Kevin Coe (No. 25). 16 JACKSONVILLE ST.* ESPN+ 6 p.m. 17 JACKSONVILLE ST.* (DH) ESPN+ 1 p.m. • The Colonels were picked to fi nish sixth this year in the OVC. 20 MOREHEAD STATE 6 p.m. • The 2020 OVC baseball season was suspended on March 12, 2020, and then cancelled on March 16, 2020 due to the COVID-19 public 23 at Murray State* 6 p.m. health threat. 24 at Murray State* (DH) 2 p.m. • Eastern Kentucky concluded the 2020 season receiving votes in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Poll. 27 at Kentucky SECN+ 6:30 p.m. 28 at Dayton 3 p.m. • Eastern’s eight game winning streak to conclude the 2020 season was the program’s longest since the 2005 team won 10 in a row. 30 TENNESSEE TECH* ESPN+ 6 p.m. MAY • At the end of the 2020 season, D1Baseball.com rated Daniel Harris IV as the 25th-best second baseman in the country. 1 TENNESSEE TECH* (DH) 1 p.m. • Daniel Harris IV led the OVC with a .460 batting average and was tied for fi rst with a .541 on-base percentage. He was eighth in 7 at Southeast Missouri* 6 p.m. slugging (.680) and eighth in runs (16). 8 at Southeast Missouri* (DH) 3 p.m. 11 BELLARMINE ESPN+ 6 p.m. • Five EKU pitchers combined to pitch a 3-hit shutout at No. 11 LSU on Feb. 21, 2020. The fi ve hurlers combined for nine strike outs. 14 BELMONT* 6 p.m. • Eastern Kentucky’s 2-0 win at No. 11 LSU (Feb. 21, 2020) was the program’s fi fth victory against a top-30 team since the start of the 15 BELMONT* (DH) 1 p.m. 2016 season. 18 at Western Kentucky 6 p.m. • EKU has had at least one All-American in each of the past four seasons -- Ben Fisher (2017), Alex Holderbach (2018), Aaron Ochsen- 20 NORTH DAKOTA ST. ESPN+ 6 p.m. bein (2019), A.J. Lewis (2020) and Daniel Harris IV (2020). 21 NORTH DAKOTA ST. ESPN+ 6 p.m. 22 NORTH DAKOTA ST. ESPN+ 6 p.m. Projected Pitching Match-Ups 27-29 OVC Tournament ^ ESPN+ TBA JUNE FRIDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO 4-7 NCAA Regionals TBD EKU Darren Williams (R-Jr., RHP) 1-0 0.00 5/0 6.0 5 0 0 4 10 11-14 NCAA Super Regionals TBD GT Brant Hurter (Jr., LHP) 0-0 0.00 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 18-30 College World Series TBD SATURDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO EKU Louis Davenport III (Jr., RHP) 2-0 4.20 5/1 15.0 14 10 7 15 17 Home Games In Bold CAPS GT Andy Archer (R-Jr., RHP) 0-0 4.22 4/0 10.2 10 9 5 5 16 * Denotes OVC ^ OVC Tournament SUNDAY W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO Times given are Eastern Time and subject to change EKU Jake Lewis (Jr., LHP) 2-1 7.71 4/4 14.0 20 13 12 9 11 GT Sam Crawford (R-So., LHP) 2-0 1.86 3/0 4.1 5 1 1 1 4 Colonel Baseball Game Notes at Georgia Tech - Feb. 19-21, 2021 2021 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN EKU Preseason Quick Facts infi elder Daniel Harris IV was chosen as a second 2020 OVC Standings team Pre-Season All-American by Collegiate Baseball. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Harris led the OVC and was ninth in the nation with a.460 Team W-L Pct. GB All Name ............................................... Eastern Kentucky University batting average last season. He hit two home runs, had Belmont 3-0 1.000 -- 14-3 16 RBIs and scored 16 runs, while posting a .680 slug- Location ................................................................. Richmond, Ky. SIU Edwardsville 3-0 1.000 -- 8-7 Founded ............................................................................... 1906 ging percentage and a .541 on-base percentage. He also had fi ve stolen bases. The Stone Mountain, Georgia na- Murray State 2-1 .667 1 10-7 Enrollment ........................................................................ 14,465 tive tied for fi rst in the OVC in on-base percentage, was Eastern Illinois 2-1 .667 1 8-6 Nickname ........................................................................ Colonels eighth in slugging and eighth in runs scored. He ranked Colors ............................................ Maroon (PMS 209) and White 25th in the NCAA in on-base percentage and 41st in hits Southeast Missouri 2-1 .667 1 9-8 Affi liation ............................................................. NCAA Division I per game (1.77). Eastern Kentucky 0-0 .000 1.5 12-2 Conference ............................................... Ohio Valley Conference PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Jacksonville State 1-2 .333 2 7-8 President ........................................................ Dr. David McFaddin D1Baseball.com chose infi elder Daniel Harris IV as Austin Peay 1-2 .333 2 7-10 Director of Athletics ..................................................... Matt Roan the 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Player of the Tennessee-Martin 1-2 .333 2 5-11 Year. Senior Woman Administrator ................................... Rachel Slone Morehead State 0-3 .000 3 5-10 Athletics Dept. Phone Number ............................ (859) 622-2120 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE SLUGGER WATCH LIST Tennessee Tech 0-3 .000 3 3-12 EKU Ticket Offi ce Phone Number ........................ (844) 3-GO-BIGE Daniel Harris IV is on the Bobby Bragan Collegiate COACHING STAFF Slugger Award 2021 Watch List. The BBCSA is based on Head Coach .............................................................. Chris Prothro performance at the plate, academics and personal integ- Quality Starts Alma Mater ................................................. Arkansas State, 2005 rity. This year’s watch list consists of 48 players represent- ing 17 conferences around the country. Record at EKU (Yrs.) .................................................. 0-0 (1st) Date Pitcher (#) IP (H, R-ER, BB, K) Career Record (Yrs.) .................................................. 0-0 (1st) 2021 PRESEASON OVC POLL Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coord. ........................ Walt Jones (1st season) The Colonels were picked to fi nish sixth in the OVC Alma Mater .............................................. Nicholls State, 2008 in a poll of head coaches and communications directors. Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach ........... Cody Woff ord (1st season) 2021 PRESEASON ALL-OVC Alma Mater ............................................ Darton College, 2013 Daniel Harris IV was chosen to the 2021 Preseason Volunteer Assistant Coach ...................................... Bryant Bowen All-Ohio Valley Conference baseball team as selected by Alma Mater ............................................. Southern MIss, 2019 head coaches and communications directors. THE TEAM NEW HEAD COACH CHRIS PROTHRO 2020 Record .......................................................................... 12-2 Chris Prothro, who helped South Alabama cap- Home ................................................................................ 7-0 ture two conference championships, make two NCAA Away ................................................................................ 5-2 Regional appearances and compile a 152-104 record in Neutral ............................................................................. 0-0 fi ve seasons as an assistant coach, was chosen as the new Eastern Kentucky head coach on Sept. 30. Ohio Valley Conference ........................................................... 0-0 2020 OVC Finish ................................................................ n/a ALL-AMERICAN Players Returning/Lost ....................................................... 25/14 Infi elder Daniel Harris IV earned All-America hon- Position Starters R/L (includes DH) ......................................... 4/5 ors from Collegiate Baseball in 2020. Pitchers Returning/Lost ........................................................ 15/7 TOP POSITION PLAYERS Newcomers .............................................................................. 15 At the end of the 2020 season, D1Baseball.com HISTORY rated Daniel Harris IV as the 25th-best second baseman NCAA Regional Appearances ................................... 4 (Last 1989) in the country. Opponent .................................... Loyola-Marymount (L, 9-3) OVC BESTS OVC Reg. Season Championships ........................... 14 (Last 2012) Daniel Harris IV was selected as the Breakout Hitter EKU In The OVC Stats (2020) OVC Tournament Championships ............................