1 PATRIOT BASEBALL REAGAN RATCLIFF, SID • [email protected] • M: 214-356-6309 GAMEDAY 2021 SCHEDULE FEB.20 AUSTIN PEAY W, 13-2 DBU (31-13, 16-4) AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (36-16, 13-11) FEB.21 AUSTIN PEAY W, 11-2 May 20, 21 (DH), 22 • 6pm/2pm/5pm/2pm • Carbondale, Ill. • Itchy Jones Stadium FEB.22 AUSTIN PEAY W, 12-2 (7) DBU PATRIOTS SOUTHERN ILL. SALUKIS FEB.25 GONZAGA L, 7-10 2021 Record: 31-13, 16-4 MVC 2021 Record: 36-16, 13-11 MVC FEB.26 GONZAGA W, 13-2 Home / Away / Neutral: 25-11 / 3-1 / 3-1 Home / Away / Neutral: 22-6 / 12-10 / 2-0 FEB.27 GONZAGA L, 7-19 Rankings: BA:NR | PG:NR | CB:NR Rankings: BA:NR | PG:NR | CB: NR FEB.28 GONZAGA W, 8-7 USA:RV | NCBWA:RV | D1:NR USA:NR | NCBWA:NR | D1:NR Mar. 4 Missouri^ W, 3-2 HC: Dan Heefner (Northern Iowa) HC: Lance Rhodes (SE Missouri State) Mar. 5 Missouri^ W, 8-0 Career: 516-266 (14th Season) Career: 48-22 (2nd Season) Mar. 6 Arizona^ L, 8-15 DBU: 516-266 (14th Season) SIU: 48-22 (2nd Season) Mar. 7 Oklahoma^ W, 9-3 MAR. 12 ORAL ROBERTS L, 7-10 MAR. 13 ORAL ROBERTS L, 6-7 GAME COVERAGE: MAR. 13 ORAL ROBERTS W, 17-6 Listen: Patriot Broadcast Network w/Reagan Ratcliff and Brendan Smith - dbupatriots.com/baseball MAR.18 TARLETON L, 4-5 (10) MAR.19 TARLETON W, 10-3 Live Stats: siusalukis.com/sidearmstats/baseball/summary | Twitter: @DBU_Baseball | Watch: ESPN+/ESPN3 MAR.19 TARLETON W, 8-5 MAR.21 TARLETON PPD DBU SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MAR.25 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY W, 10-2 •The Patriots clinched at least a share of the Missouri •The Salukis are coming off an impressive road series MAR.26 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY W, 4-2 Valley Conference title with a pair of wins over Bradley win at Indiana State last weekend taking 3-of-4 from MAR.27 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY W, 6-5 last weekend. DBU can win the league outright with the Sycamores. MAR.28 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY L, 4-5 one win over Southern Illinois or an Indiana State loss •Southern Illinois enters this weekend with a 13-11 APR.1 VALPARAISO* W, 6-1 to Evansville. record in the MVC and sit in third place in the APR.2 VALPARAISO* W, 8-4 •In their seven seasons in the MVC (excluding 2020), conference standings. APR.2 VALPARAISO* W, 9-8 DBU has won a combined six titles including three •The Salukis’ 36 wins this year are the most by an APR.3 VALPARAISO* W, 5-2 first place finishes in the regular-season (2016, 2019, SIU team since the 2005 season when they went Apr.9 Missouri State* PPD & 2021) and three MVC Tournament Championships 38-21. (2014, 2016, & 2017). •SIU’s Cody Cleveland and Noah Farmer were Apr.10 Missouri State* PPD •Since DBU joined the MVC in 2014, the Patriots named the MVC Player and Pitcher of the Week on Apr.10 Missouri State* PPD boast a record of 105-45 (.700). Monday. Cleveland hit .636 (14-22) in last weekend’s Apr.11 Missouri State* PPD •DBU’s RPI has climbed 83 spots since April 22 and series at Indiana State, while Farmer pitched a APR. 14 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M CNL the Patriots enter this week with an RPI rating of 56. complete-game seven-hit shutout against the APR. 14 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M CNL •Dominic Hamel’s 105 strikeouts are the eighth- Sycamores on Sunday. APR.16 AIR FORCE W, 2-0 most in the nation and is just 11 strikeouts away from •The Salukis enter this week with an RPI at 74 and APR.17 AIR FORCE L, 2-3 passing Jordan Martinson (2019) to set a new program boast eight wins over teams with an RPI in the top APR.18 AIR FORCE L, 3-5 record in DBU’s Division I era dating back to 2004. 100. APR.23 INDIANA STATE* W, 8-5 •The Patriots’ offense is tops in the MVC in nine •Offensively, SIU leads the MVC in five categories APR.24 INDIANA STATE* W, 6-5 categories including doubles per game (2.0), home runs including batting average (.297), doubles (100), hits APR.24 INDIANA STATE* W, 9-0 (76), home runs per game (1.73), on-base percentage (524), runs (389), and triples (16). APR.25 INDIANA STATE* L, 5-7 (.402), runs per game (7.7), slugging % (.518), stolen •Three regulars in the Saluki lineup boast averages Apr.30 Evansville* W, 2-1 bases (68), stolen bases per game (1.55) and walks (232). north of .300 led by Tristan Peters (.344), along May 1 Evansville* L, 3-4 •Offensively, DBU’s lineup features three of the top with Phillip Archer (.333), and T.J. Weber (.303). May 1 Evansville* W, 6-5 seven batting averages in the MVC including #4 Jace •SIU’s lineup also features power with three players May 2 Evansville* W, 20-1 Grady (.371), #6 Jackson Glenn (.365) and #7 having registered double-digit home run totals MAY 7 ILLINOIS STATE* W, 18-7 River Town (.349). including Nick Neville (14), T.J. Weber (13), and MAY 8 ILLINOIS STATE* W, 11-7 (9) •Jackson Glenn leads the MVC in home runs (15) and Vinni Massaglia (11). MAY 8 ILLINOIS STATE* W, 6-3 is one away from cracking the top 10 for most home •Archer and Weber are also tied for the league-lead runs in a single-season in the program’s Division I era. in RBI (52). MAY 9 ILLINOIS STATE* W, 3-0 •River Town’s 20 stolen bases are the most in the •On the base paths, the Salukis are second only MAY 14 BRADLEY* L, 4-8 MVC and is tied for the eight-most in a single-season behind DBU in stolen bases having swiped 62-77 MAY 14 BRADLEY* W, 5-2 at DBU. He is eight away from setting a new program bases this year. MAY 15 BRADLEY* L, 10-13 record in DBU’s Division I era. •SIU’s pitching staff ranks third in the MVC in ERA MAY 15 BRADLEY* W, 16-6 •DBU’s pitching staff leads the league in strikeouts per (4.25) and is led by Brad Harrison who is 8-0 with a May 20 Southern Illinois* 6:00 PM nine innings (10.3) and hits allowed per nine innings 3.44 ERA and a team-high 86 strikeouts in 13 starts. May 21 Southern Illinois* 2:00 PM (7.47). •Trey McDaniel leads the MVC in saves (8). May 21 Southern Illinois* 5:00 PM •Kragen Kechely continues his climb to become •Defensively, the Salukis are fourth in the league in May 22 Southern Illinois* 2:00 PM the all-time leader in appearances in school history. fielding % (.975). May 26-29 MVC Tournament - Carbondale, Ill. Kechely’s 94 career appearances are six away from passing Michael Smith (2009-2013) for the most SERIES HISTORY BOLD CAPS denotes home game appearances all-time. In their 25 previous meetings, DBU is 20-5 against Times listed are central •DBU closed out the home portion of their schedule Southern Illinois. The Patriots are also 8-3 against the *Missouri Valley Conference contest with a 25-11 record marking the most wins at home Salukis in Carbondale, Illinois, and have won three ^Frisco College Baseball Classic since the 2015 team went 25-6 at Horner Ballpark. consecutive road series at SIU. DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PATRIOTS • DBUPATRIOTS.COM • @DBU_BASEBALL DBU NOTES/STARTS BY POSITION 2 2021 MVC REGULAR-SEASON TITLE JONES NAMED TO BOBBY BRAGAN AWARD WATCH LIST DBU enters this weekend’s series at Southern Illinois having clinched a share of the Junior infielder Blayne Jones was named to the Bobby Bragan Award Watch List prior MVC regular-season title. The Patriots’ magic number to win the MVC outright is 1. to the 2021 season. Jones is one of 48 players representing 17 conferences from across With either a win over the Salukis or an Indiana State loss this weekend to Evansville, the country selected to this year’s watch list. In last year’s shortened season, Jones hit DBU will lay claim to an outright league title. Since DBU joined the MVC in 2014, .286 and ranked in the top 10 in the Missouri Valley Conference in seven offensive the Patriots have won three regular-season titles with the first one coming in 2016, categories. DBU’s Devlin Granberg won the award in 2018 after he led the nation in followed by their second in 2019, and the 2021 season marking their third. hits (112) and finished second in batting average (.443). DBU BASEBALL BY THE #’s PAIR OF PATRIOTS DRAFTED IN 2ND ROUND DBU enters this weekend ranked in the top 25 nationally in 5 categories. The Patriots saw Burl Carraway and Jimmy Glowenke each selected in the second #3 Home Runs per Game (1.73) #16 Runs per Game (7.7) round of last year’s Major League Draft. Carraway was the program’s third-highest #5 Slugging % (.518) #18 On Base % (.402) pick in school history, going with the 51st overall selection to the Chicago Cubs. #7 Home Runs (76) Glowenke was taken by the San Francisco Giants with the 68th overall pick and is the fourth-highest pick in program history. MVC WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Luke Eldred (MVC Pitcher of the Week - May 10) DBU IN THE DRAFT Jackson Glenn (MVC Player of the Week - April 26) Since 2015, DBU has produced the eighth most Major Leaguer Draft picks in the Rhett Kouba (MVC Pitcher of the Week - April 26) nation, having seen 33 players drafted over the past five years.