A-STATE BASEBALL Table of Contents Table Introduction This Is A-State Season Preview Table of Contents/Quick Facts ....................................1-2 Tomlinson Stadium/Kell Field...............................90-91 Media Information................................................................3 Sun Belt Conference ..........................................................92 A-State Hall of Honor .................................................93-94 Meet The Team Athletics Facilities .......................................................95-96 Season Outlook.......................................................................4 Arkansas State University........................................97-98 Roster .........................................................................................5 Jonesboro...............................................................................99 A-State Administration..................................................100 ASU System President Dr. Charles L. Welch..........101 Head Coach Tommy Raffo..............................................6-7 CreditsA-State Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson..........................102 Assistant Coaches .............................................................8-9 Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir ................103-104 ReviewVolunteer Assistant Coach..............................................10 Staff Directory ...................................................................105 Athletic Trainer ...................................................................11 Player Profiles...............................................................12-38 The 2016 A-State Baseball media guide has been History Photographycompiled for use by the media, prospective students 2015 Statistics ..............................................................39-42 and fans. It is a publication of the A-State Athletics Sun Belt Conference Awards..........................................43 Media Relations Office. All-Time Honors ...........................................................44-45 Nelson Chesnault, Justin Manning, John Bunch, Bob Records ............................................................................46-56 Harris, Richard Bishop (Bishop Photography), Han- All-Time Coaching Records.............................................57 nah Dolle, Andrew Ferguson, Brown and Co., Rick Records vs Opponents...............................................58-59 Keefer, Jonesboro Sun, Van Provence, and the Sun All-Time Letterwinners.............................................60-65 Belt Conference.2016 Arkansas state Baseball reference guide Year-By-Year Results...................................................66-83 1 All-Time Conference Standings..............................84-89 A-STATE BASEBALL General 2016 A-STATE BASEBALL SCHEDULE FEBRUARY Location........................Jonesboro, Arkansas (72,589) Nickname ..........................................................Red Wolves 19 UAB Birmingham, Ala. 4:00 p.m. Enrollment .................................................................13,144 20 UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1:00 p.m. Colors ......................................................Scarlet and Black 21 UAB Birmingham, Ala. 1:00 p.m. 23 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Facility..........................Tomlinson Stadium/Kell Field MARCH Capacity..........................................................................1,200 26 vs. Morehead State Emerson, Ga. 2:00 p.m. 274 vs.Milwaukee Saint Louis (DH)Jonesboro, Emerson, Ga. Ark. 6:0012:00 p.m.p.m. Affiliation..................................................NCAA Division I 285 vs.Milwaukee Nebraska (DH) Omaha Emerson,Jonesboro, Ark. Ga. 10:002:00 p.m.a.m. Conference...............................................................Sun Belt 6 Milwaukee Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. 8 Austin Peay Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. President..................................................Dr. Chuck Welch 9 Austin Peay Jonesboro, Ark. 3:00 p.m. Chancellor.................................................Dr. Tim Hudson Director of Athletics.................................Terry Mohajir 2016Associate Team Director Information of Athletics ................Rich Zvosec Athletic Dept. Phone ..............................870-972-3880 15 SIU-Carbondale Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Website.........................................AstateRedWolves.com 11 at UT Arlington* Arlington, Texas 6:30 p.m. 12 at UT Arlington* Arlington, Texas 2:00 p.m. 13 at UT Arlington* Arlington, Texas 1:00 p.m. 2015 Record ................................................................27-30 1824 atGeorgia Georgia Southern* State* Jonesboro,Atlanta, Ga. Ark. 5:006:00 p.m.p.m. Sun Belt Record/Finish.............................12-17/T-8th 1925 atGeorgia Georgia Southern* State* Jonesboro,Atlanta, Ga. Ark. 1:006:00 p.m.p.m. Starters Returning/Lost..............................................6/4 2026 atGeorgia Georgia Southern* State* Jonesboro,Atlanta, Ga. Ark. 12:001:00 p.m.p.m. 22 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. 6:35 p.m. CoachingLettermen Returning/Lost...................................17/12 Staff 30 Mississippi Valley St. Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost.............................................8/5 Newcomers.........................................................................13 APRIL 291 atLouisiana-Lafayette* Memphis Jonesboro,Memphis, Tenn. Ark. 6:006:30 p.m.p.m. 2 Louisiana-Lafayette* Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 p.m. Quick Facts/Schedule 3 Louisiana-Lafayette* Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Head Coach ...................................................Tommy Raffo Alma Mater ...............................Mississippi State, 1990 Career Record .............................201-200-1 (8th Year) Record at School .........................................................Same HistoryAssistant Coach ..............Noah Sanders (4th Season) 512 atSoutheast Southeast Missouri Missouri Jonesboro,Cape Girardeau, Ark. Mo. 6:00 p.m.p.m. 815 atTroy* South Alabama* Mobile,Jonesboro, Ala. Ark. 6:306:00 p.m.p.m. Assistant Coach.........Caleb Longshore (1st Season) 16 Troy* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Volunteer Coach...............Alex McClure (1st Season) 9 at South Alabama* Mobile, Ala. 6:30 p.m. 1017 atTroy* South Alabama* Mobile,Jonesboro, Ala. Ark. 1:00 p.m.p.m. 22 ULM* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. 23 ULM* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. First Year of Baseball.................................................1948 24 ULM* Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. All-Time Record ............1,200-1,489-9 (67 Seasons) 26 UAPB Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. All-time SBC Record ...........283-355-2 (24 Seasons) 19 at SIU-Carbondale Carbondale, Ill. 5:00 p.m. SBC Regular Season Championships..................None SBC Tournament Championships.................1 (1994) NCAA D1 Tournament Apperances......2 (94’ & 70’) MAY MediaLast Postseason Relations Opponent.....................................Texas 29 at Appalachian State* Boone, N.C. 5:00 p.m. 306 atNorthwestern Appalachian State*State Boone,Jonesboro, N.C. Ark. 2:006:00 p.m.p.m. Result.............................L, 9-4, NCAA Central Regional 7 Northwestern State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. NCAA Playoff Aperances ...............4 (67’, 68’, 70’ 94’) 8 Northwestern State Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. 110 atMemphis Appalachian State* Boone,Jonesboro, N.C. Ark. 12:006:30 p.m.p.m. 13 Texas State* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. 14 Texas State* Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 p.m. Main Phone Number..............................870-972-2541 15 Texas State* Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Primary Baseball Contact 17 Ole Miss Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Asst. MRD.......................................Dennen Cuthbertson Office........................................................870-972-3383 Cell............................................................870-820-0594 [email protected] Secondary Baseball Contact 19 at Little Rock* Little Rock, Ark. 6:00 p.m. 20 at Little Rock* Little Rock, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Asst. MRD ......................................................Chris Graddy 21 at Little Rock* Little Rock, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Office........................................................870-972-27072016 Arkansas state BASEBALL reference guide 25-29 SBC Tournament San Marcos, Texas TBA 2Cell............................................................870-340-7836 * - Denotes SBC Game Email............................................cgraddy@astate.edu All times Central and subject to change. A-STATE BASEBALL FACILITIES : INJURY INFORMATION POLICY: A-STATE ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Jerry Scott Media facilities at Tomlin- A stu- Director son Stadium consist of a press box on the dent-athlete's protected health informa- Office: 870-972-3405 upper level of the stands behind home tion is protected by federal regulations Cell: 870-243-6021 plate for reportsers, broadcasters and under either the Health Information [email protected] photographers as well as space for a tel- Portability and Accountability Act evision crew. Space is extremly limited (HIPAA) or the Family Educational within in the press box, so if you plan on Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (the Chris Graddy Assistant Director CREDENTIALS:attending an event please contact Den- Buckley Amendment) and may not be nen Cuthbertson in advance so arrange- disclosed without either the student- Office: 870-972-2707 ments can be made. athlete's authorization under HIPAA or Cell: 870-340-7836 their consent under the Buckley Amend- [email protected] Credentials for home ment.