TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN STATESMEN 2004 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 14-TIME GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | 12 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | 12 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY INSIDE THE STATESMEN Last Game: 4.18 W, 13-16 at Ark. Tech HOME PARK 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall | GSC 32-7 | 18-4 RANKINGS Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field (1,000) MEDIA COVERAGE Current Streak: W3 CBN / NCBWA 5 / 10 L: 330 | LC 355 | C 400 | RC 355 | R 330 Radio: WCLD 107.5 FM Last Five/Last 10: 4-1 / 9-1 NCAA South Region -- HEAD COACH Mike Kinnison Matt Jones (PBP) | Cody Clark (PBP/Color) H: 11-3 | A: 19-4 | N: 2-0 vs. Ranked Opponents 8-2 Career: 929-295-2 (22nd season) Statesmen Audio/Video: GoStatesmen.com at DSU: 929-295-2 (22nd season) Live Statistics: GoStatesmen.com Date Opponent Time/Result AROUND THE HORN: STATESMEN TRAVEL TO NORTH ALABAMA FOR HUGE GSC SERIES 2/2 @ Lynn University L, 7-0 R First Pitch: No. 5/10 Delta State University (32-7, 18-4 GSC) travels to No. 27 University of North Alabama (30-12, 18-6 GSC) for a three- 2/3 @ Nova Southeastern ^ W, 21-10 game Gulf South Conference series beginning with a single game on Friday at 5 p.m. at Mike Lane Field in Florence, Ala. The series concludes with 2/4 @ Palm Beach Atlantic W, 10-5 a twin bill on Sat. at 1 p.m. This will be the final GSC series between the Lions and the Statesmen with UNA making the move to NCAA Division I 2/9 @ Ouachita Baptist W, 3-2 as members of the Atlantic Sun and Big South Conferences (Football) next year. UNA trails the Statesmen by two games in the loss column for the 2/10 vs. Nebraska-Kearney (Arkadelphia, Ark.) W, 10-4 (12) right to host the 2018 GSC Baseball Tournament. 2/17 Southern Indiana ^ W, 7-0 2/18 Quincy University ^ W, 6-5 R The GSC Race: The race to host the 2018 GSC Baseball Tournament is down to two conference weekends remaining. Delta State remains on top 2/18 Quincy University ^ W, 11-2 of the GSC standings with an 18-4 (.850) record with North Alabama (18-6) and West Florida (17-6) lurking just behind the Statesmen. 2/20 Mississippi Valley State W, 10-5 Montevallo is 16-7 followed by Mississippi College (15-7) and Lee at 14-9. West Alabama (11-12), West Georgia (11-13) and Alabama Huntsville 2/24 @ Valdosta State * (9) W, 13-11 (11) (10-13) round out the top eight teams coming into the weekend. 2/24 @ Valdosta State * (7) W, 7-6 R GSC Weekly Honor No. 5: For the second straight week, and fifth time this season, Delta State University senior Zack Shannon was named the 2/25 @ Valdosta State * W, 10-5 GSC Player of the Week this week. Shannon helped the Statesmen post a 2-1 week, defeating Harding and splitting a conference doubleheader 3/3 Auburn - Montgomery * (9) W, 16-6 (7) against Lee University. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native was one of three Statesmen to bat above .500 for the week, hitting .545 (6-for-11) with two 3/3 Auburn - Montgomery (7) W, 5-3 doubles, two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored while slugging 1.273 with a.688 on base percentage. 3/4 Auburn - Montgomery * W, 10-4 R Bash Brothers: Seniors Zack Shannon and Clay Casey make up the college version of the Bash Brothers. Shannon leads GSC and NCAA 3/9 @ West Georgia * ^(9) W, 16-5 3/9 @ West Georgia * ^ (7) W, 12-3 in home runs (25), home runs per game (.64), RBIs (76), RBIs per game (1.95), total bases (160), runs scored (62) and slugging percentage 3/10 @ West Georgia * ^ L, 10-9 (1.067). Shannon also paces the GSC and ranks in the top 12 nationally in batting average (.453/8th NCAA), on base percentage (.545/5th NCAA), 3/13 Harding University W, 15-0 hits (68/11th NCAA) and runs per game (1.59/3rd NCAA). Casey ranks second in the GSC in RBIs (53/8th NCAA), RBIs per game (1.36/14th) home 3/16 @ West Alabama * (9) Cancelled runs per game (.33/27th NCAA) and fifth in slugging percentage (.665). 3/17 @ West Alabama * (7) W, 7-6 R The Big Three: Seniors Brian Lane, Zack Shannon and Clay Casey have made thing opposing pitchers have had to tread lightly when it 3/17 @ West Alabama * (RV) W, 4-1 comes navigating through the 3-4-5 spots in the lineup. The Big Three have combined for a .377 batting average (173-of-458) with 34 doubles, 3/20 @ Arkansas-Monticello ^ L, 17-9 three triples, 45 home runs, 170 RBIs and 149 runs scored while slugging .760 with a .469 on base percentage through 39 games. The trio has also 3/21 @ Mississippi Valley St. L, 6-5 (10) combined for 348 total bases and 82 extra base hits while walking 51 times, being plunked 37 times and striking out once in every 8.5 at bats. 3/24 Shorter (GA) University * (9) W, 10-3 R Birdman Approaching Wins Mark: Senior righty Seth Birdsong is 7-0 this season and has 17 career wins entering the series against 3/24 Shorter (GA) University * (7) L, 9-2 3/25 Shorter (GA) University * L, 3-0 North Alabama. The Brownsville, Tenn., native is three wins shy of tying Josh Melton (1995-96) for 10th on the school’s career wins list. 3/27 @ Southern Arkansas ^ W, 26-4 Birdsong has started 10 games with 53 strikeouts against 20 walks while yielding 37 runs, 30 earned, on 62 hits in 60 innings pitched this season. 3/30 Christian Brothers * (9) W, 6-4 R Midweek Glance: The Statesmen swept a two-game midweek series from Arkansas Tech by the scores of 25-16 and 13-6. Clay Casey hit. .778 3/30 Christian Brothers * (7) W, 4-0 with three home runs, 10 RBIs and six runs scored while Matt Majeur hit .750 with five RBIs and five runs scored to lead the Statesmen at the 3/31 Christian Brothers * W, 12-2 (8) plate. Casey hit a home run and had five RBIs and Majeur went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in game one. Casey was 4-for-4 with a two home runs and 4/3 Arkansas-Monticello ^ W, 19-9 (7) five RBIs and Majeur 3-for-4 with two RBIs to following up the game one performance in game two. 4/7 @ Union (TN) University * (9) W, 12-6 R Records Watch: Zack Shannon’s home run in the Arkansas Tech series was his 25th of the year, one shy of the school’s single-season home runs 4/8 @ Union (TN) University * (9) W, 4-2 (10) list record held by Dee Haynes (1999). Shannon also passed Jud Thigpen (43/2001-04) for second on the all-time home runs with 44. Shan- 4/8 @ Union (TN) University * (7) W, 13-3 non’s 76 RBIs are tied for seventh 0n the single-season RBIs with Craig Newton (2005) and Jud Thigpen (2003) while his 164 career RBIs rank 4/10 @ Harding University W, 8-3 10th in school history. Shannon’s 160 total bases are tied with Mark Broome (2004) for sixth in a single-season and is seven away from passing 4/14 Lee (TN) University * (9) Cancelled 4/15 Lee (TN) University * (7) L, 13-10 (10) himself for fourth (166). Clay Casey’s 13 round-trippers are one away from moving onto the single-season home runs list for the second straight 4/15 Lee (TN) University * W, 10-5 season while 29 career bombs tied for sixth with Jason Cochran (1998-99) and John Edwards (1980-83). 4/17 @ Arkansas Tech W, 25-16 R 4/18 @ Arkansas Tech W, 13-6 THIS WEEK IN STATESMEN BASEBALL 4/20 @ North Alabama * 5 p.m. ARKANSAS TECH NORTH ALABAMA 4/21 @ North Alabama * (9) 1 p.m. OVERALL GAC OVERALL GSC 4/22 @ North Alabama * (7) 4:30 p.m. 4/24 Ouachita Baptist 6 p.m. 26-16 | 18-9 30-12 | 18-6 4/28 Mississippi College * (9) 2 p.m. INSIDE THE WONDERBOYS INSIDE THE LIONS 4/28 Mississippi College * (7) 6 p.m. H: 13-6 | A: 10-7 | N: 3-1 H: 22-4 | A: 8-8 | N: 0-0 4/29 Mississippi College * 2 p.m. Last Five/Last 10: 4-1/ 7-3 Last Five/Last 10: 5-0 / 10-0 5/5-8 GSC Tournament (hosted by #1 Seed.) TBA Last Game: 4.18.18 • DSU L, 13-6 Last Game: 4.17.18 | W, 10-6 vs. Auburn-Montgomery 5/17-20 NCAA South Region (Campus Sites) TBA Current Streak: L2 Current Streak: W10 5/17-20 NCAA Division II CWS (Cary, N.C.) TBA RANKINGS RANKINGS CBN/NCBWA -- CBN/NCBWA 27 / RV NCAA South Region -- NCAA South Region -- HEAD COACH Dave Dawson HEAD COACH Mike Keehn Career Record: 397-281 (13th season) Career Record: 306-193-1 (10th season) Record at ATU: 282-187 (9th season) Record at UNA: 306-193-1 (10th season) SERIES SNAPSHOT SERIES SNAPSHOT DSU leads 49-10 | Kinnison vs. ATU 40-9 Delta State leads 55-40 | Kinnison 30-14 H: 29-9 • A: 20-2 • N: 0-0 H: 27-15 • A: 22-20 • N: 6-5 Last Meeting: 4.18.18 • DSU W, 13-6 Last Meeting: 3.26.17 • DSU W, 6-2 Russellville, Ark.