STATESMEN BASEBALL | 2019 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2004 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 14 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 33 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 12 NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | 12 NCAA DII COLLEGE WORLD SERIES APPEARANCES DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS INSIDE THE STATESMEN RANKINGS HOME PARK MEDIA COVERAGE Overall | GSC 6-0 | 0-0 CBN 10 Harvey Stadium-Ferriss Field (1,000) Radio WMJW 107.5 FM Current Streak W6 NCBWA RV L: 330 | LC: 355 | C: 400 | RC: 355 | R: 330 Matt Jones (PBP) | Fred Sington (PBP Last Five/Last 10 5-0 / 0-0 NCAA South Region -- Head Coach Mike Kinnison Statesmen Audio/Video GoStatesmen.com Live Statistics GoStatesmen.com H: 3-0 | A: 2-0 | N: 1-0 vs. Ranked Opponents 1-0 Career 945-299-2 (23rd season) Last Game 2.13.19 | W, 2-1 @ Ark.-Mont. at DSU 945-299-2 (23rd season) Date Opponent Time/Result 2/1 East Central Okla. W, 9-1 AROUND THE HORN: DIAMOND STATESMEN OPEN GSC PLAY AGAINST MONTEVALLO 2/2 East Central Okla. (DH) W, 3-1 R FIRST PITCH: No. 10 Delta State University (6-0, 0-0 GSC) opens its Gulf South Conference slate with a three-game series against the University of Montevallo 2/2 East Central Okla. (DH) W, 3-1 (2-6, 0-0 GSC) starting with a single game on Fri., Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. and concluding with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Sat., Feb. 16 at Kermit A. Johnson Field in Montevallo, 2/9 #13 vs. Southern Arkansas (Arkadelphia, Ark.) W, 6-1 Ala. The Green-and-White are off to a 6-0 start for the first time since 2013 when the Statesmen started the season 11-0. 2/9 @ Henderson State W, 8-4 RGSC OPENERS: The Green-and-White are 25-15 all-time in GSC openers and are opening GSC play on the road for the second straight year. The Statesmen swept a 2/13 @ Arkansas-Monticello W, 2-1 three-game set at Valdosta State last year, opening the series with a 13-11 win in 11 innings. The Statesmen are 13-9 in conference openers under Head Coach Mike 2/16 @ Montevallo * (GM 1) 1 pm Kinnison. 2/16 @ Montevallo * (GM 2) 4:30 pm R STATESMEN ARMS: The Statesmen pitching staff has gotten off to a strong start in 2019, leading the GSC in ERA (1.12), fewest runs allowed (9), and opponent 2/17 @ Montevallo * 1 pm batting average (.128). The Green-and-White are second in saves (5), and third in fewest walks (23) and strikeouts (71). 2/20 @ Mississippi Valley State 2 pm RLAST TIME vs. UM: The Statesmen and Falcons did not play a regular season series but did meet in an elimination game at NCAA Division II South Regional in 2/23 Union University * 1 pm Lakeland, Fla., in 2018. The Statesmen claimed a 12-3 win behind the arm of Seth Hougesen, who struck out seven Falcons and allowed one run on three hits in six 2/23 Union University * 4:30 pm innings. Brian Lane went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs and Clay Casey was 3-for-5 with a home, a double and an RBI. Zack Shannon belted his school 2/24 Union University * 2 pm 2/26 Arkansas Tech 4 pm record 31st home run and drove in four runs. The last regular season series came on Feb. 8-9, 2013 in Cleveland, Miss. UM moved to the Peach Belt Conference in 2/27 Arkansas Tech 3 pm 2014 before returning to the GSC in 2018. The last time DSU and UM played a series at Johnson Field in Montevallo dates to Feb. 10-11, 2012. The Statesmen have won 3/2 @ Shorter University * (GM 1) 11 am the last 12 meetings in the series and seven straight at Johnson Field. 3/2 @ Shorter University * (GM 2) 3:30 pm R SCOUTING THE FALCONS: Kahari Anderson is batting .379 average and has two home runs, four doubles and three RBIs followed by Jason Cryar and Tyler 3/3 @ Shorter University * 12 pm Krabbe are hitting .333 with three home runs. Krabbe leads UM with 10 RBIs and Cryar has 7 RBIs. On the mound, Brady Schnarr (RHP) and Chrit Rudkin (RHP) have 3/5 @ Southern Arkan sas 5 pm been starters through the first two weekend series for the Falcons. Schnarr (1-1) has allowed four runs, earned, on six hits with three strikeouts and a 1.13 ERA over 3/9 West Georgia * (GM 1) 1 pm 8.0 innings pitched. Rudkin (0-1) has a 1.41 ERA with a team-high 12 strikeouts while allowing five runs, four earned on six hits in 9.2 innings. UM’s third starter is to be 3/9 West Georgia * (GM 2) 4:30 pm determined. 3/10 West Georgia * 1 pm RSTATESMEN REWIND: The No. 10 Delta State University baseball team (6-0) scored two early runs and rode a solid pitching effort from the bullpen to earn a 2-1 win 3/12 @ Ouachita Baptist (GM 1) 1 pm over the University Arkansas Monticello (1-3) on Wed., Feb. 13 at Weevils Field. Darek Sargent and David Herrington delivered RBI singles in the first and second 3/12 @ Ouachita Baptist * (GM 2) 4 pm innings to give the Statesmen a 2-0 lead before UAM scored is lone run of the game in the third. Relief pitchers Cole Morgan, Tyler Walton and Tommy Childree 3/16 @ Christian Brothers * (GM 1) 12:00 combined to scatter three hits with three strikeouts over 6.2 scoreless innings to hold UAM the rest of the way. 3/16 @ Christian Brothers * (GM 2) 3:30 pm 3/17 @ Christian Brothers * 1 pm R GSC NUMBERS: The Green-and-White enter the Montevallo series with an all-time 616-222-1 conference record that includes 14 GSC Tournament championships 3/20 @ Miles College (Rickwood Field | Birmingham, Ala..) 2 pm and 22 GSC regular-season titles. Delta State has won 11 GSC West Division and seven GSC Tournament crowns under current Head Coach Mike Kinnison. 3/23 West Florida * (GM 1) 1 pm R Statesmen skipper is in his 23rd season at the helm and needs 55 wins to reach 1000 wins. The Benton, Miss., native has an QUEST FOR 1000: Mike Kinnison 3/23 West Florida * (GM 2) 3:30 pm unbelievable career record of 945-299-2 (.756), averaging 42.4 wins per season as head coach. His all-time career record, including high school, is an astounding 3/24 West Florida 1 pm 1,274-391-2 (.768). 3/27 Southern Arkansas 5 pm R SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS: Sunday’s single game at Ouachita Baptist was rained out and will be made up as part of a doubleheader at 1 p.m. on Tues., March 12. 3/30 Alabama Huntsville * (GM 1) 2 pm 3/30 Alabama Huntsville * (GM2) 5:30 pm R THIS WEEK IN STATESMEN BASEBALL 3/31 Alabama Huntsville * 2 pm ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO MONTEVALLO 4/2 Henderson State 5 pm 4/6 @ Lee University * (GM 1) 1 pm 1-3 OVERALL | 0-0 GAC 2-6 OVERALL | 0-0 GSC 4/6 @ Lee University * (GM 2) 4:30 pm 4/7 @ Lee University * 12 pm INSIDE THE KNIGHTS INSIDE THE KNIGHTS Last Five/Last 10: --| -- Last Five/Last 10: 2-3 | -- 4/12 West Alabama * 6 pm Last Game: 2.14.19 L, 2-17 vs. Delta St. Last Game: 2.13.19 | L, 4-1 @ Miles 4/13 West Alabama * (GM 1) 2 pm Current Streak: L1 Current Streak: L4 4/13 West Alabama * (GM 2) 5:30 pm RANKINGS RANKINGS 4/16 Arkansas-Monticello 6 pm CBN | NCBWA RV | -- CBN | NCBWA RV | -- 4/23 Mississippi Valley State 6 pm NCAA South Region -- NCAA South Region -- 4/27 @ Mississippi College * (GM 1). 2 pm HEAD COACH John Harvey (Lyon, 2001) HEAD COACH Chandler Rose (UCF, 2004) 4/27 @ Mississippi College * (GM 2) 5:30 pm Career Record: 155-151 (7th season) Career Record: 223-194 (9th season) 4/28 @ Mississippi College * 1 pm Record at UAM: 378-315 (15th season) Record at UM: 223-194 (9th season) 5/4-8 Gulf South Conference Tourn. % Oxford, Ala. SERIES SNAPSHOT SERIES SNAPSHOT 5/11-12 NCAA South Regional Tourn. Campus Sites DSU leads 81-9 | H: 47-4 | A: 34-5 | N: 1-0 DSU leads 33-8 | H: 14-2 | A: 15-5 | N: 4-1 5/18-19 NCAA South Super Regional Campus Sites Kinnison vs. UAM 43-3 Kinnison vs. UM 31-5 | H: 14-2 | A: 13-2 | N: 4-1 5/25-6/1 NCAA D II World Series Carey, N.C. Last Meeting: 4.13.19 | DSU W, 2-1 @ UAB Last Meeting: 5.22.18 DSU W, 12-3 vs. UM (NCAA So. Reg.) Times Listed Are Central | * GSC Games. | % Choccolocco Park – Oxford, Ala. @DSUSTATESMEN /DSUSTATESMEN @DSUATHLETICS #TRADITIONNEVERSLUMPS | 1 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL GAME NOTES WEEK 3: @ UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO | FEB. 16-17, 2019 | MONTEVALLO, ALA. WEEK 3: @ UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO | FEB. 16-17, 2019 | MONTEVALLO, ALA. 3 QUICK FACTS • INFORMATION Location Cleveland, Miss., 38733 Founded 1924 Enrollment 3,089 Nickname Statesmen 1 3 5 6 7 8 Colors Forest G reen and White National Affiliation | Conference NCAA Division II | Gulf South KEVIN GRANGER LUKE KETCHUM COLE MORGAN BRETT YOUNG GAGE LITTLE MELVIN FRAZIER President William N. “Bill” LaForge OF/IF | 5’10” | 195 | SO | R/R OF | 5’10” | 195 | R-SO.| R/R IF/P | 6’0 | 195 | SO | R/R OF | 5’10” | 190 | SR | R/R OF/C | 6’0” | 192 | FR | L/R LHP | 6’1” | 160 | SR | L/L FAR Tim Colbert Athletic Director Mike Kinnison Sr.