11 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES 1987 • 1989 • 1996 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 SAM HOUSTON 2017 BEARKAT BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS (44-21) vs. FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (43-21) OVERALL: 44-21 | SLC: 19-11 | H: 25-9 | A: 10-11 | N: 9-1 June 10-12, 2017 • Tallahassee, Fla. • Dick Howser Stadium (6,700) • ESPN2 • ksam1017.com SAM HOUSTON STATE FLORIDA STATE FEBRUARY (4-4) 17 NEVADA W, 1-0 44-21 overall, 19-11 Southland 43-21 overall, 14-14 ACC 18 NEVADA L, 5-4 (10 inn) Home/Away/Neutral: Home/Away/Neutral: 19 NEVADA W, 8-2 25-9 / 10-11 / 9-1 27-13 / 12-7 / 4-1 22 #16 TEXAS L, 7-2 Ranking: Ranking: 24 #13 LOUISIANA L, 2-0 Collegiate Baseball - 13 Collegiate Baseball - 10 25 #13 LOUISIANA L, 6-1 NCBWA - 14 NCBWA - 10 26 #13 LOUISIANA W, 8-3 RPI - 37 RPI - 9 GAME 66 GAME 28 at Texas State W, 7-4 Head Coach: Matt Deggs Head Coach: Mike Martin Career Record: 117-71 Career Record: 1941-692-4 MARCH (14-4) Year: 3rd season Year: 38th season 1 PEPPERDINE W, 2-1 Record at SHSU: Same Record at FSU: Same 3 BRADLEY W, 7-1 Year: Same Year: Same 4 BRADLEY W, 14-7 4 BRADLEY W, 8-2 7 #10 BAYLOR L, 6-5 10 LAMAR* W, 9-4 NEED TO KNOW 11 LAMAR* W, 6-4 • Sam Houston is making its first NCAA Super Regional appearance in program history (joined Division I in 1987) 12 LAMAR* W, 3-1 after winning three-straight to capture the Lubbock Regional a week ago. It also marks the first super regional 14 at Rice W, 6-2 appearance for a Southland Conference institution. 17 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* W, 12-3 18 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* W, 19-1 • The Bearkats have qualified for NCAA postseason play eight of the last 11 seasons including five of the last six. 19 A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI* W, 6-3 The team had never reached a winner-take-all regional final until this season, capping three-straight wins with 21 UT ARLINGTON W, 14-2 a 4-3 come-from-behind victory against Texas Tech. 23 BUFFALO L, 5-3 • The squad achieved its highest ranking in program history on Tuesday, checking in at No. 13 per Collegiate 24 BUFFALO W, 20-5 25 BUFFALO L, 10-4 Baseball Newspaper. Sam Houston reached the 40-win plateau in back-to-back seasons for the first time in 28 RICE L, 5-3 Division I team history and has matched the 1987 team for the most wins in D1 team lore at 44. 31 at Abilene Christian* W, 13-3 • Sam Houston is one of two teams nationally and the only remaining NCAA Tournament squad to rank in the top-25 for both batting average and ERA. The Kats are 23rd in both ERA (3.58) and average (.305). APRIL (11-7) • The Kats have won 12 of their last 13 games including six wins against top-25 opponents. In that stretch, which 1 at Abilene Christian* W, 14-3 1 at Abilene Christian* W, 19-12 began with an 8-2 win at No. 22 Texas A&M, Sam Houston is hitting .330 as a team, averaging 7.69 runs per 4 at Texas L, 8-1 game while the pitching staff has posted a 2.69 ERA, limiting foes to a .237 average. 7 NICHOLLS* W, 8-3 • Sam Houston has played 20 games against opponents that reached an NCAA Regional. The Bearkats are 13-7 8 NICHOLLS* W, 6-5 in those games including three victories against NCAA Regional host Houston, one against Super Regional 9 NICHOLLS* W, 11-2 11 at Baylor W, 7-4 host Texas A&M and two vs. host Texas Tech at the Lubbock Regional. 13 at Stephen F. Austin* W, 3-2 • The 740-mile trek to Tallahassee is the farthest trip -- and first plane trip -- since Sam Houston joined Division I 14 at Stephen F. Austin* L, 5-1 in 1987. The previous long mark was a 606-mile venture to Ole Miss for the 2007 Oxford Regional. 15 at Stephen F. Austin* L, 12-2 (8 inn) 18 #12 HOUSTON^ W, 5-4 22 at Central Arkansas* L, 3-2 (10 inn) POSSIBLE POSITION STARTERS 22 at Central Arkansas* L, 5-3 NO PLAYER POS YR B/T PLAYER NOTABLES 23 at Central Arkansas* L, 7-5 25 at #12 Houston W, 12-2 9 Robie Rojas C Sr. R/R 2017 Southland Conference Tournament MVP 28 MCNEESE* W, 10-9 27 Blake Chisolm 1B Jr. L/R Boasts team-best .554 slugging and .468 on base percentage 29 MCNEESE* L, 10-2 5 Lance Miles 2B RSr. R/R Missed 8 games with injury before return at Lubbock Regional 30 MCNEESE* W, 8-6 17 Taylor Beene 3B Sr. R/R Team leader in hit by pitch (21) and sac bunts (17) 7 Andrew Fregia SS So. R/R Tied for team lead in triples (5) and second in RBIs (47) MAY (11-5) 2 #20 HOUSTON W, 3-2 47 Clayton Harp LF So. L/R Drove in team-best five RBIs at NCAA Lubbock Regional 5 at Southeastern La.* L, 2-1 (11 inn) 44 Bryce Johnson CF Jr. S/R Team leader in average (.350), hits (89) and runs (62) 6 at Southeastern La.* L, 3-2 8 Hunter Hearn RF So. R/R Hit team-leading .471 (8 of 17) at NCAA Lubbock Regional 7 at Southeastern La.* W, 10-3 3 Jaxxon Grisham DH So. L/R In last 10 games, is hitting .320 (8 for 25) with six RBIs 10 DALLAS BAPTIST W, 7-5 12 at Houston Baptist* L, 2-1 (14 inn) POSSIBLE STARTING PITCHERS 13 at Houston Baptist* L, 9-1 NO PLAYER R/L YR PLAYER NOTABLES 14 at Houston Baptist* L, 9-8 16 at #22 Texas A&M W, 8-2 18 Heath Donica R Sr. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Third-Team All-American 18 INCARNATE WORD* W, 15-1 23 Hayden Wesneski R Fr. Tied for first nationally among freshmen in victories (10) 19 INCARNATE WORD* W, 10-4 41 Dakota Mills R RJr. Third nationally in walks per nine innings (0.89) 19 INCARNATE WORD* W, 3-1 24 vs. Stephen F. Austin^ W, 13-1 (7 inn) 25 vs. Southeastern La.^ W, 8-4 PLAYER TO WATCH... 26 vs. New Orleans^ W, 7-1 27 vs. Central Arkansas^ W, 9-4 JUNE (4-1) 2 vs. #16 Arizona W, 5-4 3 vs. #5 Texas Tech L, 6-0 4 vs. #16 Arizona W, 9-3 4 vs. #5 Texas Tech W, 9-8 5 vs. #5 Texas Tech W, 4-3 10 vs. #10 Florida State 11 a.m. CT HUNTER HEARN | OF/1B • 6-1 • 200 • So. 11 vs. #10 Florida State 11 a.m. CT SAM HOUSTON AT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT Crosby, Texas / Crosby High School 12. vs. #10 Florida State TBD The Bearkats are making their 11th NCAA Tournament appearance and first Super Regional. Sam Houston is seeking its first trip to the College 2017 | .329 BA | 62 G | 59 GS | 40 RBI | 68 H | 207 AB *Southland Conference Game World Series. The team is 15-21 all-time at the NCAA Tournament. Matt Tidbit: Named All-Regional honoree -- hit .417 (8 of 17) with four ^ Constellation Field (Sugar Land, Texas) Deggs is the fourth coach to lead the Bearkats to the postseason. runs including 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs in regional final. 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2017 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regionals Super Regionals Men's College World Series (CWS) Men's College World Series (CWS) Super Regionals Regionals $June 1-5/June 2-5 June 9-11 or June 10-12 June 17-27/28 June 17-27/28 June 9-11 or June 10-12 June 2-5 *Campus or Neutral Sites *Campus or Neutral Sites Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska *Campus or Neutral Sites *Campus or Neutral Sites Double Elimination Best-of-Three Games Double Elimination Double Elimination Best-of-Three Games Double Elimination First-Round Pairings First-Round Pairings First-Round Pairings First-Round Pairings Best-of-Three CWS Finals Best-of-Three CWS Finals *#1 Oregon St. (49-4) *#1 North Carolina (47-12) vs. vs. #4 Holy Cross (23-27) #4 Davidson (32-24) *Oregon St. (52-4) Davidson (35-24) #3 Yale (32-16) Regional Champion Regional Champion #3 Michigan (42-15) vs. vs. #2 Nebraska (35-20-1) #2 FGCU (42-18) June 9 - 9 p.m. (ESPN2) June 9 - 3 p.m. (ESPN2) June 10 - 9 p.m. (ESPN) June 10 - 6 p.m. (ESPN2) June 11 - 9 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) June 11 - 6 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) Super Regional Champion Super Regional Champion *#1 Clemson (39-19) All times are Eastern All times are Eastern *#1 Houston (40-19) vs. vs. #4 UNCG (35-22) #4 Iowa (38-20) Vanderbilt (36-23-1) *Texas A&M (39-21) #3 St. John's (NY) (42-11) Regional Champion Regional Champion #3 Texas A&M (36-21) vs. vs. #2 Vanderbilt (33-22-1) #2 Baylor (34-21) *#1 Long Beach St. (37-17-1) *#1 Kentucky (39-20) vs. vs. #4 San Diego St. (41-19) #4 Ohio (31-26) *Long Beach St.