A-STATE BASEBALL Table of Contents Introduction This Is A-State Table of Contents/Quickfacts.......................................1-2 Tomlinson Stadium.....................................................86-87 Media Information................................................................3 Welcome to A-State............................................................88 A-State Administration.....................................................89 Season Preview A-State Chancellor Dr. Tim Hudson.............................90 Season Outlook.......................................................................4 A-State Director of Athletics Terry Mohajir.............91 Roster .........................................................................................5 Athletic Facilities ................................................................92 Jonesboro...............................................................................93 Meet The Team Staff Directory......................................................................94 Head Coach Tommy Raffo..............................................6-7 Assistant Coaches .............................................................8-9 Volunteer Assistant Coach..............................................10 Player Profiles...............................................................11-39 Credits Review The 2015 A-State Baseball media guide has been 2014 Statistics ..............................................................40-42 compiled for use by the media, prospective students Sun Belt Conference Awards..........................................43 and fans. It is a publication of the A-State Athletics Media Relations Office. History Records ............................................................................46-54 Photography All-Time Coaching Records.............................................55 Nelson Chesnault, Justin Manning, John Bunch, Bob Records vs Opponents...............................................56-57 Harris, Richard Bishop (Bishop Photography), Han- All-Time Letterwinners.............................................58-62 nah Dolle, Frank Staples, Rick Keefer, Jonesboro Sun, Year-By-Year Results...................................................63-85 Van Provence, Ernie Rice, and Ashley Helliwell. 2015 Arkansas state Baseball reference guide 1 A-STATE BASEBALL General 2015 A-STATE BASEBALL SCHEDULE Location........................Jonesboro, Arkansas (70,187) Nickname ..........................................................Red Wolves FEBRUARY Enrollment .................................................................13,239 13 Illinois State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. 14 Illinois State (DH) Jonesboro, Ark. 2:00 p.m. Colors ......................................................Scarlet and Black 15 Illinois State Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Facility..........................Tomlinson Stadium/Kell Field 17 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 4:00 p.m. Capacity..........................................................................1,200 21 vs Creighton Natchitoches, La. 2:00 p.m. Affiliation....................................................................NCAA I 21 at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 6:00 p.m. Conference...............................................................Sun Belt 24 SEMO Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. 27 at Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 2:00 p.m. President..................................................Dr. Chuck Welch 28 at Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 1:00 p.m. Chancellor.................................................Dr. Tim Hudson Director of Athletics.................................Terry Mohajir MARCH Associate Director of Athletics ................Rich Zvosec 1 at Houston Baptist Houston, Texas 2:00 p.m. Athletic Dept. Phone ..............................870-972-3880 6 UT Arlington* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. 7 UT Arlington* Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 p.m. Website.........................................AstateRedWolves.com 8 UT Arlington* Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. 10 Missouri State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. 2015 Team Information 11 Missouri State Jonesboro, Ark. 3:00 p.m. 2014 Record ................................................................32-27 13 Georgia State* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Sun Belt Record/Finish................................18-12/2nd 14 Georgia State* Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 p.m. 15 Georgia State* Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Starters Returning/Lost..............................................7/2 17 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 6:30 p.m. Lettermen Returning/Lost......................................21/8 20 at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, Ga. 5:00 p.m. Pitchers Returning/Lost ..........................................10/4 21 at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, Ga. 1:00 p.m. Newcomers.........................................................................11 22 at Georgia Southern* Statesboro, Ga. Noon 24 at Murray State Murray, Ky. 6:00 p.m. 27 at UL Lafayette* Lafayette, La. 6:00 p.m. Coaching Staff 28 at UL Lafayette* Lafayette, La. 2:00 p.m. Head Coach ...................................................Tommy Raffo 29 at UL Lafayette* Lafayette, La. 1:00 p.m. Alma Mater ...............................Mississippi State, 1990 31 at SEMO Cape Girardeau, Mo. 6:30 p.m. Career Record .............................174-170-1 (7th Year) Quick Facts Record at School .........................................................Same APRIL 3 South Alabama* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Assistant Coach .....Anthony Everman (3rd Season) 4 South Alabama* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Assistant Coach .........Tighe Dickinson (5th Season) 5 South Alabama* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Volunteer Coach.............Noah Sanders (3rd Season) 10 at Troy* Troy, Ala. 6:00 p.m. 11 at Troy* Troy, Ala. 6:00 p.m. History 13 at Troy* Troy, Ala. 1:00 p.m. 14 Central Arkansas Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. First Year of Baseball.................................................1948 17 at Louisiana-Monroe* Monroe, La. 6:00 p.m. All-Time Record .............1173-1,459-2 (63 Seasons) 18 at Louisiana-Monroe* Monroe, La. 6:00 p.m. All-time SBC Record................244-321 (18 Seasons) 19 at Louisiana-Monroe* Monroe, La. 1:00 p.m. SBC Regular Season Championships..................None 21 Murray State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. SBC Tournament Championships.................1 (1994) 24 Appalachian State* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. 25 Appalachian State* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 p.m. NCAA D1 Tournament Apperances......2 (94’ & 70’) 26 Appalachian State* Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Last Postseason Opponent.....................................Texas 28 Memphis Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Result.............................L, 9-4, NCAA Central Regional NCAA Playoff Aperances ...............4 (67’, 68’, 70’ 94’) MAY 1 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 6:30 p.m. 2 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 2:00 p.m. Media Relations 3 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 1:00 p.m. Main Phone Number..............................870-972-2541 5 Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 6:00 p.m. Primary Baseball Contact 8 at Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 6:00 p.m. Asst. MRD.......................................Dennen Cuthbertson 9 at Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 3:00 p.m. Office........................................................870-972-2541 10 at Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 1:00 p.m. 12 Ole Miss Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Cell............................................................870-820-0594 14 Arkansas-Little Rock* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. [email protected] 14 Arkansas-Little Rock* Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 p.m. Secondary Baseball Contact 14 Arkansas-Little Rock* Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 p.m. Asst. MRD ......................................................Chris Graddy 20-24 SBC Tournament Troy, Ala. TBA Office........................................................870-972-2707 Cell............................................................870-340-7836 * - Denotes SBC Match Email............................................cgraddy@astate.edu All times Central and subject to change. 2 2015 Arkansas state BASEBALL reference guide A-STATE BASEBALL FACILITIES : Media facilities at Tomlin- INJURY INFORMATION POLICY: A stu- click on baseball. son Stadium consist of a press box on the dent-athlete's protected health informa- A-STATE ATHLETICS upper level of the stands behind home tion is protected by federal regulations MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF plate for reportsers, broadcasters and under either the Health Information Jerry Scott photographers as well as space for a tel- Portability and Accountability Act Director evision crew. Space is extremly limited (HIPAA) or the Family Educational Office: 870-972-3405 within in the press box, so if you plan on Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (the Cell: 870-243-6021 attending an event please contact Chris Buckley Amendment) and may not be [email protected] Gradyy in advance so arrangements can disclosed without either the student- be made. athlete's authorization under HIPAA or Chris Graddy their consent under the Buckley Amend- Assistant Director CREDENTIALS: Credentials for home ment. Authorized/consented injury in- Office: 870-972-2707 games are provided to those members of formation pertaining to a Cell: 870-340-7836 the media who are covering the game in student-athlete shall be released to the [email protected] a full working capacity. Re quests with media through the Sports Information names should be sub mit ted in writing on Department after being authorized by Mark Taylor com pa ny let ter head. Passes will be the athletic