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1 2010 Arkansas State Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 19 Southern Illinois-Carbondale W, 14-5 Feb. 20 Southern Illinois-Carbondale W, 5-3 Feb. 21 Southern Illinois-Carbondale Rained Out Feb. 23 at #17 Ole Miss L, 3-2 Feb. 26 UW-Milwaukee W, 6-5 Feb. 27 UW-Milwaukee W, 4-3 Feb. 27 UW-Milwaukee W, 11-4 Feb. 28 UW-Milwaukee W, 8-3 Mar. 5 University of Portland W, 7-0 Mar. 6 University of Portland L, 8-3 Mar. 7 University of Portland L, 5-4 Mar. 8 Indiana U.-Purdue U. Fort Wayne L, 2-1 Mar. 9 at Murray State W, 17-8 Mar. 12 at UL-Lafayette* L, 13-5 Mar. 13 at UL-Lafayette* W, 6-2 Mar. 14 at UL-Lafayette* W, 13-9 Mar. 16 at Missouri State L, 2-1 Mar. 17 at Missouri State W, 5-4 Mar. 19 Middle Tennessee* W, 4-3 Mar. 20 Middle Tennessee* L, 8-5 Mar. 21 Middle Tennessee* L, 2-0 Mar. 24 at Southeast Missouri State L, 6-4 Mar. 26 at New Orleans* W, 14-7 Mar. 27 at New Orleans* W, 7-6 Mar. 28 at New Orleans* W, 17-3 Mar. 30 Memphis W, 6-5 Apr. 2 #18 Western Kentucky* L, 4-3 Apr. 3 #18 Western Kentucky* W, 6-4 Apr. 4 #18 Western Kentucky* W, 3-1 Apr. 6 at UT-Martin L, Apr. 9 at ULM* W, 15-3 Apr. 10 at ULM* W, 10-6 Apr. 11 at ULM* W, 8-1 Apr. 14 Southeast Missouri State W, 9-6 Apr. 16 at University of Evansville L, 4-5 Apr. 17 at University of Evansville L, 4-7 Apr. 18 at University of Evansville L, 5-9 Apr. 21 at Memphis L, 5-15 Apr. 23 South Alabama* W, 9-8 Apr. 24 South Alabama* L, 4-9 Apr. 25 South Alabama* L, 6-7 Apr. 30 at Florida Atlantic* L, 2-3 May 1 at Florida Atlantic* L, 0-8 May 2 at Florida Atlantic* L, 2-3 May 4 UT-Martin W, 8-3 May 7 FIU* W, 8-7 May 8 FIU* L, 2-15 May 9 FIU* W, 5-4 May 11 Murray State Rained Out May 12 Ole Miss L, 2-5 May 14 at Troy* 6:00 p.m. May 15 at Troy* 6:00 p.m. May 16 at Troy* 1:00 p.m. May 20 UALR* 6:00 p.m. May 21 UALR* 6:00 p.m. May 22 UALR* 1:00 p.m. May SBC Tournament at Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBA June 5 NCAA Regionals TBA Friday ASU at Troy 6:00 p.m. * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Time Saturday ASU at Troy 6:00 p.m A-State Red Wolves Baseball 1 Arkansas State University 2010 Red Wolves Baseball Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director vprovence@astate.edu (office) (cell) fax Games ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES LEADING OFF: The Arkansas State Red Wolves play their final road games of the regular season May when the travel to Troy, Ala. to take on the Trojans in a three-game Sun Belt Conference weekend series. The Friday and Saturday contests are scheduled for 6:00 p.m., with the Sunday wrapup set to begin a 1:00 p.m. All ASU games may be heard on KBTM 1230 AM and through the StateZone portion of. LiveStats may also be accessed by logging on to AStateRed- Wolves.com. THE TEAMS: Arkansas State travels to Troy at on the year and in Sun Belt Conference action. The Red Wolves are tied with Middle Tennessee for fourth place in the SBC standings and have clinched a berth in the May Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the first time since the 2006 season. In their most recent conference action, the Red Wolves picked up a 2-1 series victory over FIU last weekend when they closed out the series with a 5-4 win over the Golden Panthers. Arkansas State took the Friday night game 8-7, before FIU evened the series with a 15-2 win in the Saturday affair. In its final midweek game of the season, A-State was defeated 5-2 by No. 14 Ole Miss Wednesday night in Jonesboro. Troy will take the field at 27-21, with a mark in SBC action. The Trojans are currently in eighth place in the league standings and are battling for the final spot in the SBC Tournament bracket. Troy has won three straight and nine of its last 11 games heading into the weekend. Trojans posted a 2-1 series victory at ULM at Troy Trojans May 14-16, :00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. Riddle-Pace Field (2,000) Troy, Alabama Radio: KBTM 1230 AM & LiveStats Available at Red Wolves Baseball This Week Sunday ASU at Troy 1:00 p.m. Monday Practice TBA Tuesday Practice TBA last weekend and defeated Kennesaw State 10-8 May 11 in their only midweek game. THE TROY SERIES: Troy holds a 12-0 series advantage over the Red Wolves, sweeping Arkansas State every year since the first meeting in When the teams met last year in Jonesboro, the Trojans defeated ASU 5-2, 7-3 and ON THE MOUND FOR ASU: Junior righthander Andy Ferguson will get the Friday night start when the series opens May 14. Ferguson (3-3, 4.26 ERA) has made 12 starts on the year, giving up 45 runs (36 earned) in 76.0 innings of work. He has walked 23 batters, while striking out 61. Sophomore vs , , Probable Pitching Matchups Friday vs. Troy ASU - RHP Andy Ferguson (3-3, 4.26 ERA) Troy - RHP Andrew Dickinson (5-5, 4.50 ERA) Saturday vs. Troy ASU - RHP Jacob Lee (6-2, 3.45 ERA) Troy - RHP Tyler Ray (6-3, 4.92 ERA) Sunday vs. Troy ASU - TBA Troy - RHP Drew Hull (3-5, 6.91 ERA) Wednesday Practice TBA Thursday ASU vs. UALR 6:00 p.m.

2 2010 Sun Belt Standings Following Games Played May 9 SBC OVERALL Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Florida Atlantic La.-Lafayette South Alabama Middle Tennessee Arkansas State Western Kentucky FIU Troy UALR La.-Monroe New Orleans Preseason All-Sun Belt Kenneth Roberts (Middle Tennessee, Sr., SP) Matt Ridings (Western Kentucky, Sr., SP) Lance Baxter (South Alabama, Sr., RP) Bart Carter (Western Kentucky, Sr., RP) Matt Rice (Western Kentucky, Sr., C) Tim Jobe (Florida International, Sr., 1B) Matt Payton (Western Kentucky, Sr., 2B) Boomer Blanchard (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS) Tyler Burnett (Middle Tennessee, Jr., 3B) Todd Baumgartner (Arkansas State, Jr., OF) Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee, Jr., OF) Adam Heisler (South Alabama, Sr., OF) Murray Watts (Arkansas State, Jr., DH) Preseason Player of the Year Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee, Jr., OF) Preseason Pitcher of the Year Kenneth Roberts (Middle Tennessee, Sr., SP) Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Middle Tennessee (8) Western Kentucky (2) Florida International Troy Louisiana-Lafayette (1) Louisiana-Monroe Florida Atlantic South Alabama New Orleans Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock 17 Jacob Lee (5-2) will move from his normal Sunday starting role into the Saturday slot. Lee has logged 75.2 innings of work in 12 appearances this year, giving up 31 runs (29 earned) on 66 hits with a team-high 67 strikeouts and 31 walks. He will take an ERA of 3.45 into the weekend series. Sunday s starter has yet to be determined. ON DECK: The Red Wolves return to Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field to close out the regular season against UALR May TOURNAMENT TICKET PUNCHED: With their 2-1 series win over FIU, the Red Wolves improved to in Sun Belt Conference action and clinched a berth in the SBC Tournament for the first time since the 2006 season. AMONG THE BEST IN THE BELT: Heading into the weekend, Arkansas State first baseman Murray Watts leads the league with a batting average of.446 in conference games only. Watts is 34 points higher than the next-closest hitter, Troy s Todd McRae. Watts is also third in the league with 37 hits and third with 25 RBIs. In league games only, second baseman Giovanni Garcia is tied for the league lead with 10 doubles and is tied for second with 24 runs scored. Designated hitter Jordan Castaldo is seventh in the Sun Belt with a batting average of.377, while Garcia is 13th with an average of.366. Senior pitcher Ross Humes ERA of 2.60 is sixth against league competition, while sophomore Jacob Lee is 10th at In all games played, Lee is sixth at 3.45, with Humes in eighth place at Watts and Castaldo are ninth and 10th, respectively, in batting, with Watts hitting.374 in all games and Castaldo at.373. Castaldo is tied for second with 18 doubles, and center fielder Michael Faulkner is third in the league with 20 stolen bases. PACE NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-REGION TEAM: Arkansas State senior Cody Pace has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI second team, released Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Pace, an outfielder from Jonesboro, is one of just 27 players named to the teams, which are made up of student-athletes from Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico. We are extremely pleased and excited about Cody receiving a top academic honor as a student-athlete from CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine, said ASU Head Coach Tommy Raffo. Cody has worked diligently in the classroom throughout his career at ASU and has deservingly been recognized for his efforts. An Engineering major at ASU, Pace holds a 3.67 grade point average and is currently batting a career-high.389 with six doubles, all of which were against Sun Belt Conference opponents. As a junior, he put together a 20-game hit streak, which is even more remarkable when noted that all 20 hits were singles. To make his mark on the 2010 season, Pace drove in the winning run in the eighth inning of ASU s 6-4 victory over No. 18 Western Kentucky April 3 with a two-out, two-run single. To be nominated for Academic All-Region honors, student-athletes must maintain at least a cumulative 3.3 GPA and be at least a sophomore both academically and in athletic eligibility. Pace was one of just five players chosen from the Sun Belt Conference. DROUGHT ENDS: Junior first baseman Murray Watts fifth-inning grand slam May 4 against UT-Martin snapped a string of seven consecutive games without an A-State home run. No ASU player had hit a home run in a game since the April 18 game at Evansville, when Watts put one out of the park in the fifth inning. Watts grand slam was also the first home run for an Arkansas State player at home since March 6, a string of 13 consecutive games. Watts also homered in that game as well, hitting one out in the third inning. Following the grand slam against UTM, Watts homered in the next two games as well, and currently leads the Red Wolves with nine home runs on the year. BEST YEAR SINCE 2005: Arkansas State picked up its 24th win of the season when it defeated Tennessee-Martin 8-3 May 4 in Jonesboro, then added two more over the weekend against FIU, giving the Red Wolves their most victories since ASU won 33 games during the 2005 season. TV AT TOMLINSON: The Arkansas State-FIU Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 12,185 Nickname: Red Wolves Colors: Scarlet and Black President: Dr. Les Wyatt Chancellor: Dr. Robert Potts Director of Athletics: Dr. Dean Lee Park: Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field (1,200) Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Tommy Raffo Record at ASU: (Second Season) Overall Record: Same 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 2

3 game broadcast live on the Sun Belt Network May 8 was the first televised game ever to play played at ASU s Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field. FIU defeated the Red Wolves 15-2, but A-State took the series 2-1 with wins in the Friday and Sunday games. STRONG SHOWINGS FOR FERGUSON, LEE: Although Arkansas State came up on the wrong end of a three-game sweep April 30- May 1 at Florida Atlantic, starting pitchers Andy Ferguson and Jacob Lee continued to be outstanding on the mound. Ferguson allowed just one earned run in eight innings of work Friday night against the Owls to post an ERA of He surrendered just four hits and retired the final 14 batters he faced. Lee allowed just two earned runs Athletic Media Relations Arkansas State University PO Box 1000 State University, AR Telephone Fax Press Box Website - Baseball Contact - Van Provence, Asst. SID / vprovence@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir jscott@astate.edu Anthony Reynolds, Asst. SID / areynolds@astate.edu Katey Buckley, Graduate Asst. kathryn.buckley@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Van Provence at , or by at vprovence@astate.edu. Full-season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field Box Office. Post-Game Interviews The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach Tommy Raffo and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling-off period. At ASU s home games, all postgame coach and player interviews will be conducted in the press box. Baseball Releases All Red Wolves baseball releases and game notes may be obtained as a PDF document on the Arkansas State University athletics website at. To be added to the broadcast for baseball releases, contact Van Provence in the Sports Information office A-State Red Wolves Baseball on five hits in six and two-thirds innings of work, striking out six batters along the way. Ferguson held the Owls to a.143 batting average, facing 33 batters on the night, while 28 FAU batters were only able to combine for a.208 batting average against Lee. ENCORE FOR FERGUSON AND LEE: Arkansas State weekend starters Andy Ferguson and Jacob Lee continued to dominate on the mound May 7-9 against FIU, holding the top hitting team in the conference to just four runs on eight hits during their time on the mound. Although he finished with no decision, Ferguson got the weekend started by throwing seven innings Friday night, giving up just two runs and three hits while striking out six to put ASU in position to get the 8-7 victory. In 7.2 innings of work Sunday, Lee gave up just two runs on five hits to the Golden Panthers, striking out five to earn the win and help ASU clinch the series. FIU came into the weekend hitting.335 as a team, but Ferguson held the Panthers to a.135 batting average, while FIU hit just.180 against Lee. FIRST SAVE FOR ALLEN: Arkansas State junior Brad Allen has gone to the mound in relief in 10 games this season, but never under more pressure than May 9 against FIU. With the Red Wolves clinging to a 5-4 lead and the SBC series on the line, FIU had loaded the bases with two outs on the board, but Allen got third baseman Jeremy Patton to ground-out, giving the transfer from Elgin Community College his first save at A-State. SUCCESS IN EXTRA INNINGS: With its 8-7, 10-inning victory over FIU May 7, the Red Wolves improved to 4-0 this season in games that have gone into extra innings. Arkansas State also defeated South Alabama (9-8) Middle Tennessee (4-3) and Milwaukee-Wisconsin (4-3), all in 10 innings. SIX IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: The Red Wolves are averaging 6.27 runs per game this season, and when reaching the six-run mark, Arkansas State is 20-2 on the year. Conversely, when scoring just five runs or Red Wolves On the Radio A-State Baseball can be heard on KBTM 1230 AM and online at Matt Stolz will handle the play-by-play, returning for his fifth season as the Voice of ASU Baseball. 3 less, the Red Wolves are 6-20 on the season. The Red Wolves have also been effective at holding a lead late in the game, posting a 22-2 record when leading after six innings. EIGHT AT THE PLATE: Arkansas State freshman center fielder Michael Faulkner tied a 50-year old ASU record in the April 9 game at Louisiana-Monroe when he made eight appearances at the plate. Faulkner went 4-for-8 with an RBI and three runs scored in the game, giving him back-toback four-hit games on the week. ANOTHER FIRST: With three wins at ULM April 9-11, the Red Wolves posted their first-ever three game sweep over the Warhawks. The closest ASU had come in the past was a pair of victories in a twogame series at Monroe to open the 1997 season. Head coach Tommy Raffo has now directed the Red Wolves to a pair of firsttime sweeps of an opponent this season, also leading ASU to their first sweep of New Orleans on the road March OFFENSIVE HIGHS: Arkansas State hammered out a season-high 21 hits in their 15-3 victory at ULM April 9, surpassing their 20-hit mark set March 9 at Murray State. The Red Wolves also drew a season-high 12 walks in the ULM game and recorded a sea- HEAD TO HEAD Red Wolves Trojans 26-22, Record , Batting Avg Hits RBI Runs Scored Runs Per Game Doubles Triples Home Runs Stolen Bases On-Base % Walks ERA Runs Allowed Runs Allowed Per Game Earned Runs Allowed Saves Average Against Walks Issued Strikeouts Fielding % Double Plays T urned Errors

4 son-high 49 at-bats. Freshman designated hitter Ryan Emery notched five hits in the game, the most for any ASU player this season. KNOCK EM OFF: Second-year head coach Tommy Raffo led the Red Wolves to their first three-game series victory over a ranked opponent since winning two games against #25 South Alabama during the 2003 season when ASU took two-of-three against #18 Western Kentucky in Jonesboro April 2-4. THREE IN A ROW: With their series victories over New Orleans, Western Kentucky and ULM, the Red Wolves posted three consecutive series victories for the first time since the 2005 season. The 2005 ASU team accomplished the feat twice, defeating UAPB, ULM and Wisconsin-Milwaukee early in the season before stringing together series wins over New Orleans, South Alabama and Western Kentucky later in the year. Arkansas State has not won four consecutive weekend series since the 1995 team that finished defeated Louisiana Tech, Lamar, UALR and ULL on consecutive weekends. THREE IN A ROW - ON THE ROAD: With series victories on the road at ULL, New Orleans and Louisiana-Monroe, the Red Wolves became the first ASU team since the 1998 team that finished to win three consecutive weekend series that were played on the road. The 1998 team went on the road to defeat UALR, Western Kentucky and Texas Pan-American. FOUR FREE PASSES FOR WATTS: Junior first baseman Murray Watts tied his own single-game record when he drew four walks in ASU s 15-3 victory at ULM April 9. Watts also drew four walks in one game against Western Kentucky during the 2009 season, becoming the 14th player in ASU history to be issued four walks in a single game. LOUISIANA STATE CHAMPS: With its weekend series victory at ULM April 9-11, Arkansas State wrapped up its competition against teams from the state of Louisiana with an 8-1 record. The Red Wolves earned a 2-1 series victory over ULL March before sweeping New Orleans 3-0 March and ULM 3-0 April All nine games were played on the road. TOPPERS SHUT DOWN: Western Kentucky went into last weekend s series averaging 9.5 runs per game, but the Arkansas State pitching staff was solid all weekend, holding the Hilltoppers to just nine runs in the entire series. Arkansas State held the Hilltoppers to a.232 average on the weekend, gave up just three-multi base hits, which were all doubles, and walked only 10 batters. For the weekend, the Red Wolves pitchers gave up just 23 hits and eight earned runs. LEE EARNS LEAGUE HONOR: Arkansas State sophomore Jacob Lee was named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week April 5 for his performance on the mound in the Red Wolves 3-1 victory over No. 18 Western Kentucky April 4. Lee, a right-hander from Jonesboro, Ark., struck out eight batters in 6.2 innings to get the win and help ASU earn the series victory in Sunday s decisive game three against the Hilltoppers. Lee held the Hilltoppers, who came into the series averaging 9.5 runs per game, to a single run in the Sunday finale. He surrendered just five hits, all singles, along the way. After giving up three hits and walking in a run in the first three innings, Lee settled in and retired the next 12 batters he faced to put the Red Wolves in position to earn the win. He threw a career-high 122 pitches and held the Hilltoppers to a.222 batting average. We are extremely proud of Jacob s achievement last weekend against Western Kentucky, said ASU pitching coach Justin Meccage. He has worked extremely hard since his arrival at Arkansas State, and he gives us a chance to win each week when he is on the mound. Lee became a weekend starter for Arkansas State as a true freshman and has posted a 4-2 record during the 2010 season. His ERA of 2.95 ranks second among Arkansas State pitchers, and he leads the team with 40 strikeouts. He has surrendered just 36 hits in 42.2 innings of work this season, with only seven of the hits going for extra bases. MORE HONORS FOR LEE: Arkansas State sophomore Jacob Lee was named to the CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Performer Weekly Honor Roll April 6 for his performance on the mound in leading the Red Wolves to a 3-1 victory over No. 18 Western Kentucky April 4. Lee, one of just 16 players from across the nation to be named to the list, struck out eight batters in 6.2 innings to get the win and help ASU earn the series victory in Sunday s decisive game three against the Hilltoppers. Lee held the Hilltoppers, who came into the series averaging 9.5 runs per game, to a single run in the Sunday finale. The Jonesboro, Ark. native surrendered just five hits, all singles, along the way. After giving up three hits and walking in a run in the first three innings, Lee settled in and retired the next 12 batters he faced to put the Red Wolves in position to earn the win. He threw a career-high 122 pitches and held the Hilltoppers to a.222 batting average. GET THE BROOMS: Arkansas State earned its first-ever series sweep over UNO and its first weekend sweep of an opponent since taking three games at Louisiana-Lafayette to open Sun Belt Conference play during the 2008 season. The Red Wolves defeated the Privateers 14-7 in Friday s opener, before clinching the series victory with a 7-6 win Saturday afternoon. Arkansas State wrapped up the sweep with a 17-3, seveninning victory in the Sunday finale. OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: The Red Wolves 17 runs and 16 RBIs in their March 28 win over UNO matched their season-high totals set March 9 at Murray State, and ASU s 38 runs during the March series were its most in a three-game series since a 42-run series against Western Kentucky during the 2006 season. MEGA-WATTS: Junior first baseman Murray Watts went 4-for-5 with a career-high seven RBIs to lead the Arkansas State Red Wolves to a 17-3 March 28 victory over New Orleans. Watts drove in at least one run in each of his five trips to the plate, and his seven-rbi afternoon was the second-most in ASU history. For the week, Watts hit.438 with two doubles, two home runs, 10 RBIs and six runs scored. He posted a slugging percentage of.938, drew three walks, had one sacrifice and was 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts. FRESHMAN COMES THROUGH: With ASU clinging to a 7-5 lead March 27 against UNO John Koch went to the mound in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and just one out on the board. Koch allowed one runner to score but recorded an out on a fielder s choice on the play, then got the final batter to fly out, giving the true freshman his first career save. Koch repeated the effort March 30 against Memphis. With ASU leading 6-5 after seven innings of play, Koch went to the mound and retired all six Tigers he faced, striking out three, to earn his second save of the season. He again preserved the win in Saturday s game two against Western Kentucky when Hilltoppers 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 4

5 managed to get the tying run aboard in the top of the ninth, but Koch went to the mound for Arkansas State and retired all three batters he faced, striking out the first two, to earn his third save in his last three appearances. ASU PITCHING SHINES: Arkansas State s pitchers combined to post a combined ERA of 2.60 over five games during the week of March The Red Wolves pitching staff combined to give up just 13 earned runs over the five-game stretch, with three of those games against the explosive Middle Tennessee lineup. Each of ASU s five starters worked a minimum of 6.2 innings and none of the starters had an ERA higher than 4.05 with four of the starters recording an ERA of 3.00 or lower. With the strong week, Arkansas State moved to the top of the Sun Belt Conference pitching chart and leads the league with a team ERA of ALLEN STRONG ON THE MOUND: Arkansas State starter Brad Allen threw six and onethirds innings of no-hit baseball, before the Missouri State Bears finally broke through with their first hit in the seventh inning of the Red Wolves game at Springfield March 17. Allen (3-0) retired 19 of the first 20 batters he faced on the afternoon, striking out six on the day while walking none to earn the win. He gave up three runs on three hits in the seventh. Before that, Missouri State s only baserunner reached on an error in the third. OUTSTANDING WEEK FOR CACERES: Arkansas State junior Andres Caceres was exceptional on the mound in two appearances during the week of March In 8.2 innings of work, Caceres did not give up an earned run, striking out nine opposing batters against four hits and four walks. He worked seven innings on the road at Missouri State March 16, striking out seven Bears. He returned to the mound four days later and shut down the explosive Middle Tennessee State offense for 1.2 innings, striking out two batters without giving up a run or a hit. FERGUSON EARNS WIN OVER MTSU: Junior starter Andy Ferguson went eight and two-thirds innings to earn the win against preseason league favorite Middle Tennessee, holding the Blue Raiders to two earned runs on nine hits with seven strikeouts. Ferguson left the mound after throwing a season-high 126 pitches and walking just one batter on the night. Of the nine hits given up by Ferguson, six were singles. SERIES COMEBACK: After dropping the Friday opener in their series at ULL last weekend, the Red Wolves bounced back to take the series 2-1 with wins in the Saturday and Sunday games. The series victory marked the first time since the final week of the 2007 season that Arkansas State has recovered from a loss in the opening game and come back to win the series. OFFENSIVE BREAKOUT: The Red Wolves enjoyed their best offensive day of the season March 9 in their 17-8 victory at Murray State. The Red Wolves set season highs for runs (17), hits (20), RBIs (16), doubles (5), total bases (33) and at-bats (47). Juniors Murray Watts and Jordan Castaldo both notched four hits in the game, which was the most for any player in a single game this season. Senior Kyle DeGrace drove in a season-high five runs against the Thoroughbreds, and Castaldo belted a seasonhigh three doubles in the game. Castaldo remains among the league s leaders in doubles and leads ASU with nine on the season. He leads the Red Wolves with a.380 batting average. HOT START: With their 7-1 start on the season, the Red Wolves got off to their best start since the 2006 season, when ASU began the year at 6-1. Prior to that, the 2005 ASU squad began the season at 8-2, on its way to a finish. ANOTHER EARLY MARCH SHUTOUT: With their 7-0 shutout against Portland in the series opener March 5, the Red Wolves posted their first shutout victory since a 3-0 victory over ULL March 6 of last season. During the first weekend in March, Arkansas State has shut out an opponent in each of the last four seasons, blanking ULL again in 2008 by a score of 2-0 and Bradley in 2007 by a 7-0 margin. FERGUSON SHUTS DOWN PORTLAND: Junior Andy Ferguson was outstanding March 5 in his third Friday night start of the season. Ferguson threw seven shutout innings against Portland to earn the win in the series opener against the Pilots. Ferguson struck out nine batters in his seven innings on the mound, giving up just five hits along the way. He did not issue a walk in the game, throwing 103 pitches on the night and holding the Pilots batters to a.185 average. ASU IN SEASON OPENERS: With its opening-day 14-5 victory over Southern Illinois, Arkansas State is now all-time in season openers. The Red Wolves are now 2-0 in season-openers under second-year head coach Tommy Raffo after picking up a 4-3, 10-inning victory over Texas State in the season-opener a year ago. Raffo joins former head coach Bill Bethea ( ) as the only ASU coach to win the season openers in their first two seasons as head coach at Arkansas State. RARE FOUR-GAME SWEEP - With their sweep of the four-game series against Wisconsin-Milwaukee Feb , the Red Wolves completed their first four-game sweep of an opponent since the Red Wolves swept four games from Eastern Illinois during the 1997 season. GIO IN THE CLUTCH: Senior second baseman Giovanni Garcia came up with two clutch hits in ASU s 6-5 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Garcia went to the plate in the eighth inning with the Red Wolves trailing 5-4 and hit a solo home run to tie the game. In the ninth, he delivered a two-out walk-off base hit to send home the winning run. KOCH-ING WITH HEAT: True freshman John Koch (pronounced Cook) was outstanding for Arkansas State out of the pen during the week of Feb In the Red Wolves 6-5 series-opening victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Koch went to the mound in the sixth inning with ASU trailing 5-4 and shut down the Panthers. Working the final 3.2 innings, Koch struck out eight of the 12 batters he faced - including the final six. He gave up just two hits and no runs to earn his first career victory. In his only other appearance on the week, Koch worked one inning against 17th-ranked Ole Miss and did not give up a run or a hit, while striking out one batter. For the week, he struck out nine in 4.2 innings of work, while giving up just two hits and no runs, without walking an opposing batter. HUMES SHINES IN DEBUT: A former twotime Pac-10 Player of the Week and the Washington State single-season saves record-holder with 12, senior Ross Humes made his Arkansas State debut Saturday against Southern Illinois. In his first start in over two years, Humes threw five scoreless innings to get the win against the Salukis. Humes gave up just two hits both infield singles and struck out five batters without issuing a walk. Both of the infield singles came in the third inning and in the remaining four frames, Humes did not allow a baserunner. In five innings on the mound, only one of the 17 batters Humes faced was able to put the ball in play into the outfield. BAUMGARTNER, WATTS NAMED ALL-SBC: Arkansas State juniors Todd Baumgartner and Murray Watts have been named to the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference baseball team, the league office announced Feb A-State Red Wolves Baseball 5

6 Watts (Jonesboro, Ark.) was named to the team as a designated hitter, while Baumgartner (Edwardsville, Ill.) was named as an outfielder. Middle Tennessee s Bryce Brentz was named Preseason Player of the Year, while MTSU s Kenneth Roberts was named as the Preseason Pitcher of the Year. We are extremely happy that Murray and Todd have been named to the preseason All-Sun-Belt team, said ASU head coach Tommy Raffo. It is an honor not only for Murray and Todd but for our entire program. This honor certainly reinforces the expectations we have for both during the upcoming season. We expect both to be in the middle of our line-up, and they have worked very hard and continue to show a passion to improve every day. Watts, a 6-7, 250-pound left-hander, earned his second All-SBC honor after earning All-Sun Belt second-team honors as a utility player following the 2009 season in which he led Red Wolves with 44 RBIs, 16 doubles and 10 home runs. His 16 doubles ranked 12th in the league at the end of the regular season and his on-base percentage of.440 led ASU and was 14th in the Sun Belt. Watts started 50 of the 51 games he appeared in a year ago and hit.305 on the season a jump of over 50 points from the previous year. He led the SBC at the end of the regular season with 44 walks and was the ASU team leader with a.572 slugging percentage. He notched 14 multiple-hit games on the season, including one four-hit performance and two three-hit games. Watts was also the team leader in multiple RBI games with 12 and drove in four runs on two occasions. Baumgartner, a 6-1, 180-pound right-hander, started all 53 games for ASU in 2009, leading the Red Wolves with a.350 batting average, an increase of over 100 points from his sophomore season. He delivered a team-high 84 hits, which also ranked fifth in the SBC at the end of the regular season and posted a team-high 26 multiple-hit games, including 10 with three or more hits. Baumgartner scored a team-high 54 runs including 33 in SBC action. He drove in multiple runs in 10 games, including one five-rbi game and two four-rbi performances. Baumgartner struck out just 24 times in 240 at-bats and led ASU with 129 total bases, three triples and 13 stolen bases to rank 10th in the SBC. He delivered 15 doubles, eight home runs and 43 RBIs with a slugging percentage of.538 to rank second on the ASU team in all three categories. The Red Wolves were picked 10th in the SBC preseason poll, while Middle Tennessee was picked as the conference favorite heading into the season. The poll and All- SBC team were voted on by the league s 11 head coaches HIGHLIGHTS: Although the Red Wolves finished a year ago, the 2009 season did provide some notable performances, both on a team and individual level. As a team, the Red Wolves hit.296, which ranked third all-time in ASU history. Arkansas State belted out 557 hits during the year which was the fifth-most ever for an ASU team. The Red Wolves 242 walks was the sixth-most in team history, and ASU s 337 runs and 291 RBIs were both the seventh-most ever at ASU. A-State s 786 total bases ranked as the ninth-most in school history. On an individual level, current junior Todd Baumgartner ranked among the best in five statistical categories. Baumgartner s 84 hits and 240 atbats were both the third-most in ASU history, and his 54 runs and 129 total bases both ranked as the fourth-most in school history. Baumgartner drove in 44 runs a year ago, which was the 16th-most in ASU history, while current ASU junior Murray Watts was one behind with 43 RBIs. Watts drew 44 walks a year ago to rank second on the ASU all-time charts and slugged 10 home runs and 16 doubles to rank 11th and 16th, respectively, in those categories. Watts 107 total bases was the 18th-most in ASU history. ASU senior Cody Pace put together a string of 20 consecutive hits - all singles - which was the second-longest hit streak ever at Arkansas State. MORE HONORS FOR WATTS & BAUMGART- NER: Arkansas State juniors Todd Baumgartner and Murray Watts have been named to the preseason SEBaseball.com All-Sun Belt Conference first team, the website announced Feb. 16. Watts (Jonesboro, Ark.) was named to the team as a first baseman, while Baumgartner (Edwardsville, Ill.) was named as an outfielder. Monday s announcement by SE- Baseball.com follows last week s announcement by the Sun Belt Conference that both players had earned preseason allconference honors as voted on by the league s 11 head coaches. Baumgartner, a 6-1, 180-pound right-hander, started all 53 games for ASU in 2009, leading the Red Wolves with a.350 batting average, an increase of over 100 points from his sophomore season. He delivered a team-high 84 hits, which also ranked fifth in the SBC at the end of the regular season and posted a team-high 26 multiple-hit games, including 10 with three or more hits. Baumgartner scored a team-high 54 runs including 33 in SBC action. He struck out just 24 times in 240 at-bats and led ASU with 129 total bases, three triples and 13 stolen bases. He delivered 15 doubles, eight home runs and 43 RBIs with a slugging percentage of.538 to rank second on the ASU team in all three categories. Watts, a 6-7, 250-pound left-hander, earned his second All-SBC honor after earning All-Sun Belt second-team honors as a utility player following the 2009 season in which he led Red Wolves with 44 RBIs, 16 doubles and 10 home runs. Watts started 50 of the 51 games he appeared in a year ago and hit.305 on the season a jump of over 50 points from the previous year. He led the SBC at the end of the regular season with 44 walks and was the ASU team leader with a.572 slugging percentage. He notched 14 multiple-hit games on the season, including one four-hit performance and two three-hit games. Watts was also the team leader in multiple RBI games with 12 and drove in four runs on two occasions. The Red Wolves were picked to finish 10th in the conference by SEBaseball.com, while FIU was picked to edge defending conference champion Middle Tennessee as the league favorite. BAUMGARTNER, HUMES & FAULKNER HONORED BY BASEBALL AMERICA: Arkansas State junior Todd Baumgartner (Edwardsville, Ill.) has been selected to Baseball America s preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team as an outfielder, while freshman Michael Faulkner (Memphis, Tenn.) and senior Ross Humes (Federal Way, Wash.) were named two of the top-ten newcomers in the league. Baumgartner, a 6-1, 180-pound centerfielder, has already garnered a 2010 preseason All-SBC honor and a preseason SEBaseball.com All-SBC first team selection. He started all 53 games for ASU in 2009, leading the Red Wolves with a.350 batting average, an increase of over 100 points from his sophomore season. He delivered a team-high 84 hits, which also ranked fifth in the SBC at the end of the regular season and posted a team-high 26 multiple-hit games, including 10 with three or more hits. Baumgartner scored a teamhigh 54 runs including 33 in SBC action. He struck out just 24 times in 240 at-bats and led ASU with 129 total bases, three triples and 13 stolen bases. Faulkner, a 5-10, 155-pound outfielder, comes to ASU from Germantown High School ranked as the fourth-best high school prospect in the state of Tennessee by Perfect Game and ranked as a three-star prospect by Baseball America, while Humes, a 5-11, 170-pound left-handed pitcher, transferred to Arkansas State from Washington State where he was a two-time Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week and ranked second at WSU with 19 career saves. The Red Wolves were picked to finish ninth in the conference by Baseball America, while defending conference champion Middle Tennessee was chosen as the league fa A-State Red Wolves Baseball 6

7 Head Coach Tommy Raffo Now entering his second season as head baseball coach at Arkansas State, Tommy Raffo has the Red Wolves poised to again become a factor in the Sun Belt Conference race. Juniors Murray Watts and Todd Baumgartner have already garnered numerous preseason all-conference awards, two of ASU s weekend starters return on the mound and seven starters return in the field. In addition, a talented group of newcomers is expected to make an immediate impact on the ASU lineup. Raffo led the Red Wolves to a record in 2009, and although Arkansas State missed the Sun Belt Conference tournament by one-half game, the team showed a great deal of improvement over the previous season. The Red Wolves won 12 Sun Belt Conference games in Raffo s first season, up from just eight the year before, and ASU s overall record showed an improvement of three wins over the 2008 season. Arkansas State earned conference victories over Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama and Arkansas-Little Rock. The Red Wolves raised their team batting average an impressive 36 points over the previous season, finishing the year with a team average of.296. Five players hit.300 or better, compared to just one in the previous season, with one, sophomore Murray Watts earning All-Conference honors at the conclusion of the season. The Red Wolves were also much more aggressive on the bases in Raffo s first season, stealing 42 bases to almost double the figure from the previous year. All-Conference selection Chase Ware helped keep the Red Wolves strong on the mound in 2009, and Ware signed with the Cincinnati Reds organization at the conclusion of the season. As a team, the Red Wolves hit.296, which ranked third all-time in ASU history. Arkansas State belted out 557 hits during the year which was the fifth-most ever for an ASU team. The Red Wolves 242 walks was the sixth-most in team history, and ASU s 337 runs and 291 RBIs were both the seventh-most ever at ASU. A-State s 786 total bases ranked as the ninth-most in school history. Raffo became the fifth head coach in the history of the ASU baseball program on July 1, 2008 after serving as an assistant coach at Mississippi State for the past 15 years. During his time at Mississippi State, he served as the hitting and outfield coach for a Bulldog program that made three trips to the College World Series. Under his direction, the Bulldogs posted a team batting average of.300 or better in eight of the past 11 seasons. During his 15 seasons at Mississippi State, Raffo served as the recruiting coordinator for the Bulldog baseball program, landing 10 straight recruiting classes ranked in the top 33 nationally by Collegiate Baseball. He coached seven All-America players and four Academic All-Americans. He was named as the 2007 Southeastern Conference Fellowship of Christian Athletes Coach of the Year, and during his time at MSU, 49 Bulldogs were chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft. Raffo s outstanding recruiting at MSU paid dividends for the program as he helped the Bulldogs reach the SEC Tournament 12 times with two championships to their credit. Mississippi State also made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament during Raffo s time with the program, winning five regional titles. The Bulldogs made three appearances in the NCAA Super Regionals and advanced to the College World Series in 1997, 1998 and Raffo coached one Johnny Bench Award winner, given annually to the top college catcher in the country, and helped seven hitters finish the season in the SEC s top five batting averages. As a player, Raffo was co-captain of the 1990 Mississippi State team that advanced to the College World Series. He was a two-time Academic All- American and a three-time Academic All-SEC selection. He was named firstteam All-SEC in 1989 and 1990, and in 1990 earned second-team All-America honors from both the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America. After earning his Bachelor s of Business Administration Degree from Mississippi State in 1990, he was chosen by the Miami Miracle with the first pick of the eighth round in the 1990 MLB Draft. While playing in the Reds organization, he was the MVP of the 1991 South Atlantic League All-Star Game and was Co- Captain of the 1992 Midwest League Champion Cedar Rapid Reds. A native of Orange Park, Fla., Raffo is married to the former Paula Hawkins of Calhoun City, Miss., and they are the parents of two daughters, Claudia Elizabeth, 13, and Anna Winifred, 11 and a son, Thomas Hanniford Ford, born in July A-State Red Wolves Baseball 7

8 2010 Arkansas State University Baseball Roster # NAME YR POS HT WT B/T HOMETOWN, ST (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 JORDAN KIMBALL SR INF S/R New Madrid, MO (Central HS) 2 RYAN EMERY FR INF/OF L/R Franklin, TN (David Lipscomb HS) 3 DANNY RIEMENSCHNEIDER JR INF R/R Bryant, AR (Bryant HS) 4 COLIN FULLER JR RHP R/R Cabot, AR (UA-Fort Smith) 5 ZACH MAGGIO FR INF R/R Edwardsville, IL (Edwardsville HS) 6 THOMAS LUNDBORG FR C S/R Brentwood, TN (Brentwood Academy) 7 KYLE DEGRACE SR UTL R/R Toronto, ONT (Connors State CC, OK) 8 TODD BAUMGARTNER JR OF R/R Edwardsville, IL (Edwardsville HS) 9 CODY POWELL SO RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 10 MICHAEL FAULKNER FR OF L/L Memphis, TN (Germantown HS) 11 WES DAGESTAD JR LHP L/L St. Louis, MO (Stl. Forest Park CC, MO) 13 SAM JEW JR RHP R/R Gooseberry Hill, Australia (Palomar CC, CA) 14 JORDAN CASTALDO JR INF L/R Toronto, Canada (Connors State CC, OK) 15 DREW BENES JR RHP R/R St. Louis, MO (Westminster Christian HS) 17 BRANDON MILHOUSE FR 1B L/L Collierville, TN (Collierville HS) 18 CODY PACE SR OF R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 19 MURRAY WATTS JR 1B L/R Jonesboro, AR (U Arkansas) 21 JOHN KOCH FR RHP L/R Fort Smith, AR (Fort Smith Southside HS) 23 JOSH DEMONEY SR OF L/L Madison, MS (Meridian CC, MS) 24 ANDRES CACERES JR LHP L/L Queens, NY (Connors State CC, OK) 25 BRAD ALLEN JR RHP R/R Geneva, IL (Elgin CC, IL) 26 PHILLIP MALATESTA FR RHP R/R Oxford, MS (Oxford HS) 27 TAYLOR CLEMENTS JR INF R/R Chico, CA (Butte CC, CA) 28 SCOTTY JAMESON FR RHP R/R Lovell, WY (Lovell HS) 29 MIKE ZIMMERMANN JR RHP R/R St. Louis, MO (Stl. Forest Park CC, MO) 30 GIOVANNI GARCIA SR INF R/R San Luis, AZ (AZ Western CC) 31 LOGAN UXA FR OF L/R St. Louis, MO (LaDue HS) 32 ROSS HUMES SR LHP L/L Federal Way, WA (Washington State U.) 34 ANDY FERGUSON JR RHP R/R Benton, AR (Benton HS) 35 MICHAEL GEORGE SO 3B/1B R/R Luxora, AR (Dyersburg State CC, TN) 36 DANIEL WRIGHT FR RHP R/R Bartlett, TN (Bartlett HS) 37 JACOB LEE SO RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 40 TYLER SMITH JR C/3B R/R Paragould, AR (Three Rivers CC, MO) 22 Tommy Raffo Head Coach 12 Chris Cook Assistant Coach 20 Justin Meccage Assistant Coach Jon Allen Garner Student Manager Blake Irvin Student Manager 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 8

9 state Overall Statistics for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: Away: Sun Belt: Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 19 Watts, Murray Castaldo, Jordan Emery, Ryan Garcia, Giovanni Baumgartner, Todd Faulkner, Michael Kimball, Jordan DeGrace, Kyle Pace, Cody Riemenschneider, D DeMoney, Josh Maggio, Zach Uxa, Logan Clements, Taylor Smith, Tyler Milhouse, Brandon Totals Opponents LOB - Team (459), Opp (376). DPs turned - Team (36), Opp (40). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (9), Watts, M. 5, Faulkner, M. 2, Baumgartner 1, Castaldo, J. 1, Opp (4). Picked off - Pace, C. 1, Baumgartner 1, Emery, R. 1, Faulkner, M. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 37 Lee, Jacob / Humes, Ross / Ferguson, Andy / Caceres, Andres / Koch, John / Benes, Drew / Wright, Daniel / Allen, Brad / Dagestad, Wes / Jew, Sam / Milhouse, Brandon / Powell, Cody / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (15), DeGrace, K. 13, Smith, T. 2, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (9), Ferguson, An 3, Wright, D. 2, Caceres, A. 1, Lee, J. 1, DeGrace, K. 1, Smith, T. 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - DeGrace, K. (49-63), Lee, J. (12-15), Allen, B. (11-15), Smith, T. (10-14), Caceres, A. (10-12), Humes, R. (8-11), Ferguson, An (6-9), Wright, D. (4-6), Koch, J. (3-4), Jew, S. (2-3), Benes, D. (2-2), Powell, C. (0-1), Milhouse, B. (1-1) A-State Red Wolves Baseball 9

10 state Overall Statistics for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 40 Smith, Tyler Lee, Jacob Wright, Daniel Milhouse, Brandon Benes, Drew Allen, Brad Jew, Sam Riemenschneider, D Dagestad, Wes Watts, Murray Baumgartner, Todd Faulkner, Michael DeGrace, Kyle DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Pace, Cody Ferguson, Andy Uxa, Logan Maggio, Zach Humes, Ross Castaldo, Jordan Clements, Taylor Koch, John Caceres, Andres Emery, Ryan Powell, Cody Totals Opponents A-State Red Wolves Baseball 10

11 state Conference statistics for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (Sun Belt games only Sorted by Batting avg) Record: Home: 6-6 Away: 8-4 Sun Belt: Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 19 Watts, Murray Castaldo, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Kimball, Jordan Emery, Ryan Faulkner, Michael DeGrace, Kyle Baumgartner, Todd Pace, Cody Riemenschneider, D Maggio, Zach DeMoney, Josh Smith, Tyler Uxa, Logan Clements, Taylor Totals Opponents LOB - Team (219), Opp (189). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (17). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (7), Watts, M. 3, Faulkner, M. 2, Castaldo, J. 1, Baumgartner 1, Opp (4). Picked off - Emery, R. 1, Pace, C. 1. (Sun Belt games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 37 Lee, Jacob / Humes, Ross / Ferguson, Andy / Caceres, Andres / Powell, Cody / Koch, John / Benes, Drew / Wright, Daniel / Dagestad, Wes / Allen, Brad / Jew, Sam / Milhouse, Brandon / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (9), DeGrace, K. 8, Smith, T. 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (7), Ferguson, An 3, Lee, J. 1, Wright, D. 1, Smith, T. 1, DeGrace, K. 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - DeGrace, K. (30-37), Caceres, A. (8-9), Lee, J. (6-8), Ferguson, An (5-8), Humes, R. (5-7), Wright, D. (3-4), Smith, T. (2-4), Koch, J. (2-2), Jew, S. (1-2), Milhouse, B. (1-1), Benes, D. (1-1) A-State Red Wolves Baseball 11

12 state Conference statistics for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (Sun Belt games only Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 8 Baumgartner, Todd Smith, Tyler Uxa, Logan Lee, Jacob Emery, Ryan Benes, Drew Wright, Daniel Milhouse, Brandon Faulkner, Michael Watts, Murray DeGrace, Kyle Garcia, Giovanni DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan Ferguson, Andy Pace, Cody Maggio, Zach Castaldo, Jordan Humes, Ross Caceres, Andres Clements, Taylor Dagestad, Wes Allen, Brad Powell, Cody Jew, Sam Koch, John Riemenschneider, D Totals Opponents A-State Red Wolves Baseball 12

13 state Games Summary for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (All games) Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Record when... Overall Conference Non-Conference Home games Away games Neutral site 0-0 Day games Night games 9-9 vs Left starter 8-3 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 10-7 Extra innings 4-1 Shutouts 1-2 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 8-1 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-4 Scored in 1st inning 13-9 Opp. scored in 1st 7-6 Scores first Opp. scores first 9-10 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-5 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-6 After 8 leading trailing tied 3-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 5-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 4-3 Made 0 errors error errors 6-11 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 12-4 Out-hit opponent 23-5 Out-hit by opponent 2-11 Hits are tied 1-6 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current losing streak: 1 Longest winning streak: 5 Longest losing streak: 5 Home attendance : ( 26 dates avg = 581 ) Away attendance : ( 22 dates avg = 843 ) Total attendance: ( 48 dates avg = 701 ) 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 13

14 state Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (All games) STARTERS SUMMARY Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10 Faulkner, Mich Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovan Kimball, Jordan Castaldo, Jorda Baumgartner, T DeGrace, Kyle Emery, Ryan DeMoney, Josh Uxa, Logan Pace, Cody Maggio, Zach Lee, Jacob Ferguson, And Humes, Ross Smith, Tyler Caceres, Andre Riemenschneid Allen, Brad Clements, Tayl Jew Sam 2 2 Multiple Hit Games Total 19 Watts, Murray Faulkner, Michael Garcia, Giovanni Castaldo, Jordan Baumgartner, Todd DeGrace, Kyle Emery, Ryan Kimball, Jordan Pace, Cody DeMoney, Josh Uxa, Logan Clements, Taylor Maggio, Zach TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 30 Garcia, Giovanni Watts, Murray DeGrace, Kyle Emery, Ryan Kimball, Jordan Baumgartner, Todd Castaldo, Jordan DeMoney, Josh Pace, Cody Faulkner, Michael Maggio, Zach Uxa, Logan TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 14 Castaldo, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Watts, Murray Faulkner, Michael Baumgartner, Todd Emery, Ryan 8-23 DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan 7-7 DeGrace, Kyle Pace, Cody 5-5 Maggio, Zach 3-31 Uxa, Logan 3-3 Riemenschneider, D 2-40 Smith, Tyler Clements, Taylor A-State Red Wolves Baseball 14

15 state Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (All games) Starting Lineup By Position (Team W-L record when starter) Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot (Team W-L record when starter) PITCHER: LEADOFF: 34 Ferguson, Andy 12 (8-4) 10 Faulkner, Michael 32 (16-16) 37 Lee, Jacob 12 (6-6) 5 Maggio, Zach 11 (6-5) 32 Humes, Ross 9 (6-3) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 5 (4-1) 24 Caceres, Andres 7 (1-6) 2ND SPOT: 25 Allen, Brad 4 (3-1) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 23 (14-9) 13 Jew, Sam 2 (1-1) 23 DeMoney, Josh 8 (5-3) 17 Milhouse, Brandon 2 (1-1) 18 Pace, Cody 5 (1-4) CATCHER: 10 Faulkner, Michael 5 (2-3) 7 DeGrace, Kyle 41 (22-19) 31 Uxa, Logan 3 (3-0) 40 Smith, Tyler 7 (4-3) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 2 (0-2) FIRST BASE: 2 Emery, Ryan 2 (1-1) 19 Watts, Murray 48 (26-22) 3RD SPOT: SECOND BASE: 8 Baumgartner, Tod 25 (15-10) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 45 (25-20) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 21 (11-10) 5 Maggio, Zach 3 (1-2) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 1 (0-1) THIRD BASE: 19 Watts, Murray 1 (0-1) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 40 (22-18) CLEANUP: 5 Maggio, Zach 6 (4-2) 19 Watts, Murray 27 (15-12) 27 Clements, Taylor 2 (0-2) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 14 (10-4) SHORTSTOP: 30 Garcia, Giovanni 5 (1-4) 1 Kimball, Jordan 46 (25-21) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 2 (0-2) 5 Maggio, Zach 2 (1-1) 5TH SPOT: LEFT FIELD: 19 Watts, Murray 20 (11-9) 23 DeMoney, Josh 23 (10-13) 2 Emery, Ryan 13 (7-6) 31 Uxa, Logan 13 (8-5) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 9 (3-6) 18 Pace, Cody 10 (7-3) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 3 (2-1) 2 Emery, Ryan 2 (1-1) 3 Riemenschneider, 2 (2-0) CENTER FIELD: 5 Maggio, Zach 1 (1-0) 10 Faulkner, Michael 48 (26-22) 6TH SPOT: RIGHT FIELD: 2 Emery, Ryan 20 (9-11) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 41 (25-16) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 18 (12-6) 18 Pace, Cody 4 (0-4) 7 DeGrace, Kyle 3 (1-2) 31 Uxa, Logan 2 (0-2) 3 Riemenschneider, 2 (2-0) 27 Clements, Taylor 1 (1-0) 31 Uxa, Logan 2 (1-1) DESIGNATED HITTER: 40 Smith, Tyler 2 (0-2) 2 Emery, Ryan 33 (16-17) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 1 (1-0) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 5 (3-2) 7TH SPOT: 3 Riemenschneider, 4 (4-0) 7 DeGrace, Kyle 35 (19-16) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 2 (0-2) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 3 (2-1) 31 Uxa, Logan 2 (2-0) 18 Pace, Cody 3 (2-1) 40 Smith, Tyler 1 (0-1) 40 Smith, Tyler 3 (1-2) 5 Maggio, Zach 1 (1-0) 31 Uxa, Logan 2 (1-1) 10 Faulkner, Michael 1 (1-0) 23 DeMoney, Josh 1 (0-1) 8TH SPOT: 23 DeMoney, Josh 14 (5-9) 10 Faulkner, Michael 10 (7-3) 31 Uxa, Logan 10 (5-5) 18 Pace, Cody 6 (4-2) 7 DeGrace, Kyle 3 (2-1) 40 Smith, Tyler 2 (2-0) 27 Clements, Taylor 2 (1-1) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 1 (0-1) 9TH SPOT: 1 Kimball, Jordan 46 (25-21) 27 Clements, Taylor 1 (0-1) 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball S ith T l 1 (1 0)

16 state Season Game Highs for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (All games) TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 49 - at ULM (Apr 09, 2010) Runs scored: 17 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) 17 - at New Orleans (Mar 28, 2010) Hits: 21 - at ULM (Apr 09, 2010) RBIs: 16 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) 16 - at New Orleans (Mar 28, 2010) Doubles: 5 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) 5 - at New Orleans (Mar 26, 2010) 5 - vs FIU (May 07, 2010) Triples: 1 - (7 times ) Home runs: 3 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) 3 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 28, 2010) Total bases: 33 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Walks: 12 - at ULM (Apr 09, 2010) Strikeouts: 13 - vs Western Kentucky (Apr 02, 2010) Sac hits: 3 - at Louisiana (Mar 14, 2010) 3 - at New Orleans (Mar 28, 2010) Sac flies: 3 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Stolen bases: 5 - vs Memphis (Mar 30, 2010) Hit by pitch: 4 - at New Orleans (Mar 28, 2010) Caught stealing: 2 - vs IPFW (Mar 08, 2010) Runners LOB: 22 - at ULM (Apr 09, 2010) Hit into DP: 3 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) 3 - vs UT Martin (May 04, 2010) Fielding Putouts: 30 - (4 times ) Assists: 20 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) Errors: 5 - at Louisiana (Mar 12, 2010) Passed balls: 3 - vs Portland (Mar 05, 2010) DPs turned: 3 - at Louisiana (Mar 13, 2010) 3 - vs UT Martin (May 04, 2010) Pitching Innings pitched: (4 times ) Runs allowed: 17 - at UT Martin (Apr 06, 2010) Earned runs: 15 - at Memphis (Apr 21, 2010) Walks allowed: 10 - at Memphis (Apr 21, 2010) Strikeouts: 12 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 26, 2010) 12 - vs Portland (Mar 05, 2010) Hits allowed: 18 - vs Portland (Mar 06, 2010) 18 - at UT Martin (Apr 06, 2010) Doubles allowed: 4 - at UT Martin (Apr 06, 2010) 4 - vs Southeast Missouri (Apr 14, 2010) 4 - vs UT Martin (May 04, 2010) Triples allowed: 2 - at Louisiana (Mar 12, 2010) 2 - at Louisiana (Mar 14, 2010) 2 - vs FIU (May 07, 2010) 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 16

17 Homers allowed: 4 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) 4 - vs FIU (May 08, 2010) Wild pitches: 3 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 26, 2010) Hit batters: 5 - at Univ. of Evansville ( ) 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 17

18 state Game Results for Arkansas State (as of May 12, 2010) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Sun Belt Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 19, 2010 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W Ferguson, An (W 1-0) 417 3:04 Feb 20, 2010 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W Humes, R. (W 1-0) 605 2:43 Feb 23, 2010 at #17 Ole Miss L Lee, J. (L 0-1) :46 Feb 26, 2010 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W Koch, J. (W 1-0) 341 3:05 Feb 27, 2010 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W 4-3 (10) Allen, B. (W 1-0) 434 2:55 Feb 27, 2010 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W Caceres, A. (W 1-0) 434 3:01 Feb 28, 2010 WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE W Lee, J. (W 1-1) 389 3:00 Mar 05, 2010 PORTLAND W Ferguson, An (W 2-0) 407 2:56 Mar 06, 2010 PORTLAND L Humes, R. (L 1-1) 522 2:44 Mar 07, 2010 PORTLAND L Koch, J. (L 1-1) 455 2:40 Mar 08, 2010 IPFW L Caceres, A. (L 1-1) 305 2:27 Mar 09, 2010 at Murray State W Allen, B. (W 2-0) 149 2:54 * Mar 12, 2010 at Louisiana L Ferguson, An (L 2-1) :16 * Mar 13, 2010 at Louisiana W Humes, R. (W 2-1) :35 * Mar 14, 2010 at Louisiana W Lee, J. (W 2-1) : at Missouri State L Koch, J. (L 1-2) 359 2: at Missouri State W Allen, B. (W 3-0) 211 2:34 * Mar 19, 2010 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 4-3 (10) Wright, D. (W 1-0) 547 3:07 * Mar 20, 2010 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L Benes, D. (L 0-1) 463 2:57 * Mar 20, 2010 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L Lee, J. (L 2-2) 437 2: at Southeast Missouri L Allen, B. (L 3-1) :53 * Mar 26, 2010 at New Orleans W Wright, D. (W 2-0) 282 3:00 * Mar 27, 2010 at New Orleans W Humes, R. (W 3-1) 215 2:55 * Mar 28, 2010 at New Orleans W Lee, J. (W 3-2) 237 2:05 Mar 30, 2010 MEMPHIS W Allen, B. (W 4-1) 753 2:53 * Apr 02, 2010 #18 WESTERN KENTUCKY L Ferguson, An (L 2-2) 782 3:00 * Apr 03, 2010 #18 WESTERN KENTUCKY W Wright, D. (W 3-0) 942 6:55 * Apr 04, 2010 #18 WESTERN KENTUCKY W Lee, J. (W 4-2) 605 2:42 Apr 06, 2010 at UT Martin L Wright, D. (L 3-1) 376 3:39 * Apr 09, 2010 at ULM W Ferguson, An (W 3-2) 611 3:28 * Apr 10, 2010 at ULM W Humes, R. (W 4-1) 622 3:05 * Apr 11, 2010 at ULM W Lee, J. (W 5-2) 509 2:52 Apr 14, 2010 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W Benes, D. (W 1-1) 847 3: at Univ. of Evansville L Wright, D. (L 3-2) 241 2: at Univ. of Evansville L Humes, R. (L 4-2) 443 2: at Univ. of Evansville L Powell, C. (L 0-1) 285 2:54 Apr 21, 2010 at Memphis L Wright, D. (L 3-3) 231 3:47 * Apr 24, 2010 SOUTH ALABAMA W 9-8 (10) Humes, R. (W 5-2) 767 3:20 * Apr 24, 2010 SOUTH ALABAMA L Caceres, A. (L 1-2) 767 3:00 * Apr 25, 2010 SOUTH ALABAMA L Koch, J. (L 1-3) 812 3:07 * Apr 30, 2010 at Florida Atlantic L Ferguson, An (L 3-3) 247 2:31 * May 01, 2010 at Florida Atlantic L Caceres, A. (L 1-3) 240 2:39 * May 02, 2010 at Florida Atlantic L Humes, R. (L 5-3) 214 2:14 May 04, 2010 UT MARTIN W Allen, B. (W 5-1) 627 2:35 * May 07, 2010 FIU W 8-7 (10) Benes, D. (W 2-1) 517 4:07 * May 08, 2010 FIU L Caceres, A. (L 1-4) 591 2:58 * May 09, 2010 FIU W Lee, J. (W 6-2) 375 3:07 May 12, 2010 #15 OLE MISS L 2-5 (10) Milhouse, B. (L 0-1) 982 2:57 * = Conference game () extra inning game 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 18

19 This Weekend s Starting Pitchers #34 Ferguson, Andy - 12 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 19 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * Feb 26 WISCONSIN-MILWAU * Mar 05 PORTLAND * Mar 12 at Louisiana * Mar 19 MIDDLE TENNESSEE * Mar 26 at New Orleans * Apr 02 WESTERN KENTUCK * Apr 09 at ULM * at Univ. of Evansville * Apr 24 SOUTH ALABAMA * Apr 30 at Florida Atlantic * May 07 FIU * Totals Friday s Starter RHP Andy Ferguson Junior Benton, Arkansas #37 Lee, Jacob - 12 appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb 23 at Ole Miss * Feb 28 WISCONSIN-MILWAU * Mar 07 PORTLAND * Mar 14 at Louisiana * Mar 20 MIDDLE TENNESSEE * Mar 28 at New Orleans * Apr 04 WESTERN KENTUCK * Apr 11 at ULM * at Univ. of Evansville * Apr 25 SOUTH ALABAMA * May 02 at Florida Atlantic * May 09 FIU * Totals Saturday s Starter RHP Jacob Lee Sophomore Jonesboro, Arkansas 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 19