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1 ARKANSAS STATE BASEBALL Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director (cell) fax 2009 Arkansas State Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 20 Texas State% W, 4-3 Feb. 20 UT-Arlington% L, 5-4 Feb. 21 Siena% L, 5-1 Feb. 22 Texas State% L, 3-2 Feb. 27 SIU-Edwardsville W, Feb. 28 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 1 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 3 at Ole Miss L, 11-5 March 4 at Murray State L, 11-5 March 6 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 2-0 March 7 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 3-2 March 8 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 3-2 March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 11-1 March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 3-2 March 13 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-8 March 14 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 14-3 March 15 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-3 March 16 Williams Baptist W, 17-9 March 17 Ole Miss L, 7-1 March 20 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 14-4 March 21 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 6-4 March 22 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 10-8 March 25 at Southern Illinois L, 10-3 March 27 South Alabama* 6:00 p.m. March 28 South Alabama* 2:00 p.m. March 29 South Alabama* 1:00 p.m. March 30 at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. April 1 Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. April 3 Troy* 6:00 p.m. April 4 Troy* 2:00 p.m. April 5 Troy* 1:00 p.m. April 7 at Memphis 6:30 p.m. April 8 Memphis 6:30 p.m. April 10 Chicago State 6:00 p.m. April 11 Chicago State 2:00 p.m. April 12 Chicago State 1:00 p.m. April 14 Missouri State 6:30 p.m. April 15 Missouri State 3:00 p.m. April 17 Western Kentucky* 6:00 p.m. April 18 Western Kentucky* 2:00 p.m. April 19 Western Kentucky* 1:00 p.m. April 21 at Tennessee-Martin 6:00 p.m. April 22 at Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. April 24 at New Orleans* 6:30 p.m. April 25 at New Orleans* 4:00 p.m. April 26 at New Orleans* 1:00 p.m. April 28 Tennessee-Martin 3:00 p.m. May 1 at Florida International* 6:00 p.m. May 2 at Florida International* 3:00 p.m. May 3 at Florida International* 12:00 p.m. May 8 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 p.m. May 9 Florida Atlantic* 2:00 p.m. May 10 Florida Atlantic* 12:00 p.m. May 12 Murray State 6:00 p.m. May 14 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. May 15 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. May 16 at UALR* 1:00 p.m. May SBC Tournament at Troy TBA % - UT-Arlington/Hilton Invitational * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Time Monday Off Day Tuesday Practice 2:30 p.m. GAMES ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (9-12, 4-5) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (10-13, 1-5) March 27-29, :00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field (1,200) Jonesboro, Arkansas Radio: Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM & LiveStats Available at LEADING OFF: The Arkansas State Red Wolves return to Sun Belt Conference play at Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field when they play host to the Jaguars of South Alabama in a three-game league series beginning Friday at 6:00 p.m. Saturday s first pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and the final game of the series is scheduled for Sunday at 1:00 p.m. All ASU baseball games may be heard live on Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM and online at Wolves.com, with Matt Stolz handling the play-by-play. Live Stats for the games may also be accessed online at THE TEAMS: Arkansas State will open the weekend at 9-12 overall and 4-5 in Sun Belt Conference play. In their only midweek game this week, the Red Wolves suffered a 10-3 defeat on the road at Southern Illinois. The Red Wolves won two of three games last weekend at Louisiana-Monroe to capture their second weekend series victory in three attempts on the season. South Alabama travels to Jonesboro with a overall mark and a 1-5 record in Sun Belt play. The Jaguars defeated Mississippi State and Southeastern Louisiana in midweek action this week, and won one of three against New Orleans last weekend in SBC action. THE USA SERIES: South Alabama holds a advantage in the series, which began in When the two teams met last year in Mobile, the Jaguars swept all three games of the series, winning 19-7, 10-4 and 8-7. Red Wolves Baseball This Week Wednesday ASU at SIU 3:00 p.m. Thursday Practice 2:30 p.m. Friday ASU vs. South Alabama 6:00 p.m. The Jags will travel to Jonesboro holding a four-game win streak over the Red Wolves. The last ASU victory in the series was a 6-0 win in Mobile during the 2007 season. This weekend s series will be the first trip to Jonesboro for South Alabama since the 2006 season, with the last two series being played in Mobile. ON THE MOUND FOR ASU: Senior Chase Ware will take the mound when the series opens Friday night. Ware is 3-0 on the season with an ERA of In 31 innings of work, Ware has given up 15 runs on 31 hits while striking out 29 and walking 14. Senior Jett Jones will start for Arkansas State in game two. Jones is 0-3 on the year with an ERA of He has given up 20 runs on 29 hits, with 14 strikeouts and 12 walks in 24.0 innings on the mound. The Red Wolves Sunday starter has not been decided. Probable Pitching Matchups Friday ASU - RHP Chase Ware (3-0, 3.77 ERA) USA - RHP Matt Jackson (2-2, 3.00 ERA) Saturday ASU - LHP Jett Jones (0-3, 7.50 ERA) USA - LHP Lance Baxter (2-2, 4.60) Sunday ASU - TBA USA - LHP Brandon Sage (1-3, 3.51) Saturday ASU vs. South Alabama 2:00 p.m. Sunday ASU vs. South Alabama 1:00 p.m A-State Baseball 1

2 2009 Sun Belt Standings As Of March 26 Sun Belt Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. MTSU WKU FIU ULL ULM ASU FAU UALR UNO Troy USA Preseason All-Sun Belt Chase Ware (Arkansas State, Sr., SP) Matt Ridings (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) Justin Robichaux (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., RP) Josh Storm (Troy, Sr., RP) David Doss (South Alabama, Sr., C) Tyler Townsend (Florida International, Jr., 1B) Ryan Mollica (Florida International, Sr., 2B) Ben Soignier (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS) Wade Gaynor (Western Kentucky, Jr., 3B) Chad Cregar (Western Kentucky, Sr., OF) Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee, S0., OF) Nathan Hines (Middle Tennessee, Sr., OF) Scott Hawkins (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., DH) Preseason Player of the Year Ben Soignier (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS) Preseason Pitcher of the Year Matt Ridings (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Western Kentucky (9) Troy Louisiana-Monroe New Orleans (1) Louisiana-Lafayette (1) Florida Atlantic South Alabama Middle Tennessee Florida International Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock 17 LAMBERT SETS RECORD: Arkansas State senior right-hander Nick Lambert broke the ASU record for career appearances March 21 when he took the mound in the 10th inning of ASU s 10-6 victory over ULM. Lambert went to the hill in his 86th contest to break the record of 85 set by Ryan Hamilton from Lambert entered the game with the winning run at third and one out, and struck out the next two batters to end the ULM threat, then retired the side in the 11th to wrap up his third victory of the season. He now has 87 appearances in his career. BIG WEEKEND AT THE PLATE: Five Arkansas State players hit.300 or better in the Red Wolves series victory on the road at ULM March Sophomore Todd Baumgartner led the way, hitting.563, followed by senior Guy Brown at.500. Sophomore Murray Watts hit.429, senior Brandon Eller hit.357 and junior Cody Pace hit.375, giving the five players a combined average of.454 on 30-for-66 hitting. The five players combined for three doubles, two home runs and 16 RBIs. HIT STREAK FOR ELLER: Arkansas State senior Brandon Eller is currently riding a nine-game hitting streak heading into this week s midweek games. Eller, the team home run leader with four on the season, has hit.342 over the nine-game period with 11 RBIs, three doubles and three home runs, including a grand slam in ASU s 14-4 SBC victory over ULM March 20. Red Wolves On the Radio A-State Baseball can be heard on Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM and online at Matt Stolz will handle the play-by-play, returning for his fourth season as the Voice of ASU Baseball. ANOTHER HONOR FOR ELLER: Arkansas State senior Brandon Eller has been selected as one of 30 NCAA baseball student-athletes to be candidates for the 2009 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and have significant achievements in four areas of excellence: classroom, character, community and competition. Brandon is a complete student-athlete in my mind, said ASU Head Coach Tommy Raffo. He works hard off the field in the community. He does a wonderful job in the classroom. He plays hard on the field and gets the most out of his ability. Eller has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA while at ASU, vaulting him to ESPN The Magazine Academic All Region First Team in both 2007 and 2008 and Third Team Academic All America in He was also named to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll every semester and to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner s List three consecutive years. Voted team captain entering his senior season, Eller overcame shoulder surgery following his freshman season to come back and be a solid three-year contributor for the ASU baseball program. A starter in all games last season, Eller was one of three players to start all 55 games in He led ASU with 19 multiple-hit games in 2008, including three-hit performances against Michigan State, Tennessee-Martin and Western Kentucky. In addition, he delivered a team-high 16 doubles and a batting average of.290 (third-highest on team). He ranked second on team with 62 runs scored and second on the team with 32 RBI s. Brandon had three home runs and one triple and led the team in 2007 with batting aver- HEAD TO HEAD Red Wolves Jaguars 9-12, Record , Batting Avg Hits RBI Runs Scored Doubles Triples Home Runs Stolen Bases On-Base % Walks ERA Runs Allowed Earned Runs Allowed Saves Average Against Walks Issued Strikeouts Fielding % Double Plays T urned Errors A-State Baseball 2

3 age of.347. He has started 114 of 115 games over the past two-plus seasons for ASU. Midway through the regular season the 30 student-athletes will be narrowed to 10 finalists that will be placed on the ballot, and the winner will be announced at Omaha s Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium during the NCAA Men s World Series. BACK ON TRACK ON THE ROAD: With ASU s 2-1 series victory at ULM March 20-22, the Red Wolves captured their first series victory on the road since sweeping ULL to open conference play in the 2008 season. STOLEN BASES ADDING UP: Just 21 games into the season, the Red Wolves are nearing the stolen base mark set for all of 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 post-game 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. last year. Arkansas State has 20 stolen bases on 24 attempts in ASU stole just 26 bases during the 2008 season. ASU junior Cody Pace is currently 8th in the Sun Belt with six stolen bases. AMONG THE BEST IN THE BELT: Sophomore outfielder Todd Baumgartner is currently second in the Sun Belt Conference with 36 hits on the season. Baumgartner is tied with Ryan Ditthardt of Troy for second place and just five hits behind Matt Collins of ULM. Baumgartner is also 9th in the league in total bases and his average of.419 is good enough for fifth in the league. ASU PITCHING SHINES: The Red Wolves pitching staff enjoyed an outstanding weekend in the Sun Belt Conference opening series against Louisiana-Lafayette March 6-8. Nine Red Wolves saw action on the mound during the weekend and gave up just 15 hits in the three games combined. All 15 of the Ragin Cajun hits were singles and the effort helped hold ULL to only five total runs on the weekend - two of which were unearned. The Red Wolves posted a team ERA of 0.96 on the weekend and held the Cajuns to a.163 batting average. Senior Chase Ware got the weekend off to a strong start when he threw a complete-game shutout in the Friday night game, striking out nine batters to lead Arkansas State to a 2-0 victory. The Red Wolves continued to be strong on the mound in this week s midweek doubleheader against Harris-Stowe, giving up just three runs in the two games. FREE BASEBALL: Arkansas State has already played five extra-inning games this season, going 3-2 in those contests. Arkansas State defeated Texas State 4-3 in the season opener and closed out the Sun Belt Conference series with Louisiana- Lafayette two weeks ago with a 3-2 win to clinch the series. The Red Wolves dropped their first extra-innings game of the season Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 11,490 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: 9-12 (First Season) Overall Record: Same when they fell 10-8 Friday night in the series opener at Middle Tennessee State. The Red Wolves defeated ULM 6-4 March 21 in extra innings before falling 10-8 in the series finale at ULM March 22. All of ASU s extrainning games were 10-inning affairs with the exception of of the 10-8 loss at ULM, which went 11 innings. OPENING WITH SUCCESS: The 61st season of Arkansas State baseball got underway Feb. 20, with ASU picking up a 4-3 victory over Texas State to earn its first season-opening victory since the 2006 season. First-year head coach Tommy Raffo became the fourth A-State baseball coach to pick up a victory in his coaching debut. MORE OPENING SUCCESS: With its victory over SIU-Edwardsville Feb. 27, Arkansas State won its home opener for the 19th consecutive season, scoring the most runs in a single game since defeating Western Kentucky 21-4 during the 2006 season. OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: After scoring 11 runs combined in its first four games, Arkansas State exploded for 11 runs in the fifth inning of its victory over Southern-Illinois Edwardsville Feb. 27. Senior Brandon Eller and sophomores Todd Baumgartner and Murray Watts all hit home runs in the frame, with Eller and Baumgartner unleashing three-run shots. Arkansas State finished the game with 19 hits as 22 players made appearances at the plate. CHASING SUCCESS: Arkansas State senior pitcher Chase Ware has been named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Baseball Team, the league announced Feb. 10. Ware was one of two starting pitchers named to the preseason all-conference team as voted on by all 11 head coaches from across the Sun Belt Conference. Louisiana-Monroe shortstop Ben Soignier was named the league s Preseason Player of the Year, while Western Kentucky s Matt Ridings was named Preseason Pitcher of the Year and also earned all-conference honors as a starting pitcher along with Ware. Western Kentucky was the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt title, while Arkansas State was voted 10th. A two-time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week during the 2008 season, Ware earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors as a junior after posting an ERA of 3.57 the third lowest of any pitcher in the league. Despite finishing the season at 5-6, Ware was one of the most effective pitchers in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2008 season. In 85.2 innings pitched, which was the third most of any pitcher in the conference, Ware gave up just 34 earned runs on 84 hits A-State Baseball 3

4 He struck out 67 opposing batters while walking 26. We are extremely happy that Chase has been named to the preseason all-conference team, said ASU Head Coach Tommy Raffo. It is an honor for Chase and our entire program. We expect Chase to be an integral part of our weekend rotation and this honor certainly reinforces the expectations we have for him during the upcoming season. The Sun Belt Conference preseason team was the second such honor the pound right-hander from Southaven, Miss. has earned heading into the 2009 season. Ware was also named to the Rivals.com preseason All-Sun Belt Team in late January. Last season, Ware was named the league s player of the week after throwing a complete-game shutout at Louisiana-Lafayette Mar. 8, and earned the honor again after giving up one earned run while striking out seven batters in ASU s 8-2 win at Florida Atlantic May 9. He struck out a season-high 10 batters May 15 against Arkansas-Little Rock in his final appearance of the year. NEW ERA AT ASU: The season is the first season in which Arkansas State University will compete as the Red Wolves. After 77 years of competition as the Indians, the Red Wolves mascot was adopted in January 2008 after many hours of work by the University s Mascot Selection Steering Committee. The job of the committee was to make a new mascot recommendation to Chancellor Dr. Robert L. Potts and the University administration. The committee recommended Wolves at a Jan. 31 meeting, and the Red Wolves mascot evolved from that point A-State Baseball 4

5 Head Coach Tommy Raffo What They re Saying About New Red Wolves Head Coach Tommy Raffo Arkansas State is making a major league decision in bringing Tommy Raffo in to head up their baseball program. He is certainly ready to lead a Division I program and ready to keep up the tradition that Keith Kessinger built in Jonesboro. I am very proud of Tommy and know that he will do an outstanding job at ASU. Ron Polk, Former Head Coach & 8-time CWS Head Coach (Mississippi State) Tommy Raffo is one of the outstanding young coaches in the country. He has a tremendous track record regarding recruiting, teaching and coaching at all levels, and he will run a first-class program with high principles and integrity. He is concerned not only with the players performance on the field, but in the classroom and community as well, and will represent Arkansas State with high principles in every way. Pat McMahon, Player Development/Scouting (New York Yankees) Without question, Tommy Raffo is the total package. What he brings off the field is just as impressive as what he brings to the field. If there was one word I would use to describe Tommy Raffo, that would be class. Jim Case, Head Baseball Coach (Jacksonville State) I am excited for both Arkansas State and for Tommy Raffo. I think ASU has gotten an outstanding young baseball coach with a great future. But more than an outstanding coach, I think Arkansas State has gotten a great human being to lead its baseball program. Larry Templeton, Former Director of Athletics (Mississippi State) and Chairman, NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Committee Tommy Raffo was named Arkansas State's fifth head coach on July 1, Raffo comes to Jonesboro with 14 years as an assistant coach at Mississippi State University under his belt. He served as the hitting and outfield coach for a Bulldog program that made three trips to the College World Series. "We are extremely pleased to hire a coach with the background and experience of competing at the highest level that Tommy Raffo brings," said ASU Director of Athletics, Dr. Dean Lee. "We had an extremely strong pool of candidates for this position, and feel that Coach Raffo was unquestionably the best fit to take over the Arkansas State baseball program. Tommy is highly respected in the coaching field for his integrity and for his superior knowledge of the game." During his 14 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 first-team 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. "My family and I are extremely excited about this opportunity," said Raffo. "Since my first visit, I was impressed by the campus, by the city of Jonesboro, but most importantly, by the people. There is an energy at Arkansas State that I did not expect. What a special time for ASU baseball. Every person I meet is enthusiastic about the leadership on campus and the direction our baseball program is headed. I can't wait to lead and be a part of it." After earning his Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree from Mississippi State in 1990, Raffo 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, 12, and Anna Winifred, 10 and a son, Thomas Hanniford "Ford", born in July A-State Baseball 5

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7 2009 ASU Red Wolves Baseball Roster NAME YR POS HT WT B/T HOMETOWN, ST (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 JORDAN KIMBALL JR INF/P S/R New Madrid, MO (Central HS) 2 DANNY RIEMENSCHNEIDER SO P/IF R/R Bryant, AR (Bryant HS) 3 GUY BROWN SR INF R/R Harrison, AR (Harrison HS) 4 JUSTIN COUNCE SO RHP R/R West Memphis, AR (UA-Fort Smith) 5 DERRICK COLEMAN SR OF S/R Jonesboro, AR (Connors State College, OK) 6 GREY AVANT SR C R/R Germantown, TN (Houston HS) 7 JETT JONES SR LHP L/L Stuttgart, AR (Stuttgart HS) 8 TODD BAUMGARTNER SO OF R/R Edwardsville, IL (Edwardsville HS) 9 CODY POWELL FR RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 10 NICK LAMBERT SR RHP R/R Norphlet, AR (Norphlet HS) 13 CALEB McCLANAHAN FR RHP R/R Wynne, AR (Wynne HS) 14 DEREK JESTER FR RHP R/R Benton, AR (Benton HS) 15 DREW BENES SO P/1B R/R St. Louis, MO (Westminster Christian HS) 16 LAWSON HIPPS SR C L/R Dardanelle, AR (Fort Scott CC) 17 DEREK JONES JR INF S/R Paw Paw, MI (Grand Rapids CC, MI) 18 CODY PACE JR OF R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 19 MURRAY WATTS SO 1B L/R Jonesboro, AR (U Arkansas) 21 KYLE DEGRACE JR UTL R/R Toronto, ONT (Connors State CC, OK) 23 JOSH DEMONEY JR OF L/L Madison, MS (Meridian CC, MS) 24 CORY LAMBERT JR LHP L/L Bryant, AR (Bossier Parish CC) 25 DEREK RILEY JR RHP R/R Conifer, CO (Chandler Gilbert CC, AZ) 26 CHRIS BULLINGTON SR RHP R/R Lavaca, AR (UA-Fort Smith) 27 BRANDON ELLER SR IF/P R/R Sherwood, AR (Sylvan Hills HS) 28 RYAN BLACKBURN JR RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton HS) 29 CHASE WARE SR RHP R/R Horn Lake, MS (NW Mississippi CC) 31 JEFF MILLER FR RHP R/R St. Charles, MO (St. Charles W. HS) 33 COREY FELTS FR 1B/3B R/R Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton HS) 34 ANDY FERGUSON SO RHP R/R Benton, AR (Benton HS) 35 JUSTIN O BRIEN FR RHP R/R O Fallon, MO (Ft. Zumwalt W. HS) 36 KEVIN BURGI FR C R/R Jonesboro, AR (Valley View HS) 37 JACOB LEE FR RHP/IF R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 38 GIOVANNI GARCIA JR INF R/R San Luis, AZ (AZ Western CC) 39 CODIE ROLLINS FR RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Valley View HS) 22 Tommy Raffo Head Coach 12 Chris Cook Assistant Coach 20 Justin Meccage Assistant Coach 40 Anthony Everman Volunteer Assistant Coach Pronunciation Guide Kimball Kim-BALL Riemenschneider RIM-in-SCHNY-der Avant A-vant Burgi Bur-GEE Giovanni GEE-o-vahn-ee 2009 A-State Baseball 7

8 Games Summary for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Record when... Overall 9-12 Conference 4-5 Non-Conference 5-7 Home games 6-2 Away games 2-8 Neutral site 1-2 Day games 4-8 Night games 5-4 vs Left starter 3-4 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 4-6 Extra innings 3-2 Shutouts 1-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 4-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 1-7 Scored in 1st inning 4-2 Opp. scored in 1st 1-4 Scores first 5-3 Opp. scores first 4-9 After 6 leading trailing tied 1-1 After 7 leading trailing tied 1-1 After 8 leading trailing tied 2-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 3-1 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 2-2 Made 0 errors error errors 3-5 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 3-6 Out-hit opponent 7-1 Out-hit by opponent 1-10 Hits are tied 1-1 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: 2 Longest winning streak: 3 Longest losing streak: 3 Home attendance : 3588 ( 8 dates avg = 448 ) Away attendance : 9821 ( 13 dates avg = 755 ) Total attendance: ( 21 dates avg = 638 ) 2009 A-State Baseball 8

9 Batting Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) Hitting minimums - 10 AB 2.5 AB/Game 10 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF Batting avg 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni Coleman, Derrick DeMoney, Josh.297 Runs scored 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Brown, Guy DeMoney, Josh Garcia, Giovanni tied at Doubles Watts, Murray 6 8 Baumgartner, Todd Eller, Brandon tied at... 4 Slugging pct 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Coleman, Derrick DeMoney, Josh.419 Hits 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Eller, Brandon 23 3 Brown, Guy Watts, Murray tied at Triples 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd tied at... 1 On base pct 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Coleman, Derrick Brown, Guy.378 Runs batted in Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Baumgartner, Todd DeMoney, Josh tied at... 8 Home runs Eller, Brandon Baumgartner, Todd 3 19 Watts, Murray tied at... 1 Total bases 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon DeMoney, Josh Brown, Guy 29 Sac bunts 1. 3 Brown, Guy 3 38 Garcia, Giovanni tied at... 2 Caught stealing Jones, Derek 1 3 Brown, Guy 1 38 Garcia, Giovanni 1 8 Baumgartner, Todd 1 Strikeouts Watts, Murray Kimball, Jordan 14 3 Brown, Guy DeMoney, Josh Eller, Brandon 11 At bats 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy DeMoney, Josh Watts, Murray 73 Games as sub Pace, Cody 8 2 Riemenschneider, Benes, Drew 7 36 Burgi, Kevin Lee, Jacob 6 Walks 1. 1 Kimball, Jordan Watts, Murray Coleman, Derrick Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy 8 Sac flies 1. 5 Coleman, Derrick tied at... 1 Steal attempts Pace, Cody Garcia, Giovanni Baumgartner, Todd Kimball, Jordan 2 3 Brown, Guy 2 Grounded into DP 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Brown, Guy 2 16 Hipps, Lawson tied at... 1 Games played 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Eller, Brandon 21 3 Brown, Guy 21 1 Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni 21 Hit by pitch Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy 3 21 DeGrace, Kyle 3 18 Pace, Cody tied at... 2 Stolen bases Pace, Cody Garcia, Giovanni Kimball, Jordan 2 8 Baumgartner, Todd tied at... 1 Stolen base pct Eller, Brandon DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan Coleman, Derrick Hipps, Lawson Total plate appearances 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy Watts, Murray Kimball, Jordan 85 Game starts 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Eller, Brandon 21 3 Brown, Guy 21 1 Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni A-State Baseball 9

10 Pitching Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) Hitting minimums - 10 AB 2.5 AB/Game 10 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF Earned run avg Ferguson, Andy Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Lambert, Nick Lambert, Cory 4.22 Wins Ware, Chase 3 10 Lambert, Nick Benes, Drew Ferguson, Andy 1 Innings pitched Ware, Chase Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett Benes, Drew Blackburn, Ryan 18.1 Games started Ware, Chase 5 7 Jones, Jett 5 15 Benes, Drew Riley, Derek Lee, Jacob 2 Wild pitches Bullington, Chris Riley, Derek Ware, Chase Ferguson, Andy 2 15 Benes, Drew 2 Intentional BB allowed Blackburn, Ryan Ferguson, Andy 2 Sac bunts allowed Bullington, Chris Blackburn, Ryan 2 24 Lambert, Cory tied at... 1 Runs allowed 1. 2 Riemenschneider, 3 10 Lambert, Nick Ferguson, Andy Lee, Jacob 8 24 Lambert, Cory 8 Doubles allowed 1. 2 Riemenschneider, 0 10 Lambert, Nick Blackburn, Ryan Lambert, Cory 2 26 Bullington, Chris 2 Opposing bat avg Lambert, Nick Ware, Chase Bullington, Chris Lambert, Cory Lee, Jacob.288 Losses Benes, Drew 3 7 Jones, Jett Riley, Derek 2 34 Ferguson, Andy tied at... 1 Batters struck out Ware, Chase Bullington, Chris Lee, Jacob Jones, Jett Benes, Drew 12 Games finished Lambert, Nick Powell, Cody Blackburn, Ryan 3 34 Ferguson, Andy tied at... 1 Balks Lambert, Cory 1 26 Bullington, Chris 1 37 Lee, Jacob 1 7 Jones, Jett 1 Runners picked off Bullington, Chris Hipps, Lawson 1 28 Blackburn, Ryan 1 Sac flies allowed Riley, Derek Ferguson, Andy 1 7 Jones, Jett 1 28 Blackburn, Ryan 1 26 Bullington, Chris 1 Earned runs allowed Lambert, Nick 3 2 Riemenschneider, Ferguson, Andy Lambert, Cory Lee, Jacob 8 Triples allowed 1. 2 Riemenschneider, 0 10 Lambert, Nick 0 28 Blackburn, Ryan 0 15 Benes, Drew 0 26 Bullington, Chris 0 Won-loss pct Ware, Chase Lambert, Nick Benes, Drew Ferguson, Andy Riley, Derek.000 Saves Appearances Bullington, Chris Lambert, Cory 9 28 Blackburn, Ryan 9 34 Ferguson, Andy Lambert, Nick 8 Games in relief Bullington, Chris Ferguson, Andy 9 28 Blackburn, Ryan 9 24 Lambert, Cory Lambert, Nick 8 Hit batters Blackburn, Ryan Jones, Jett Benes, Drew 3 37 Lee, Jacob tied at... 2 Batters SO out looking Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett 6 15 Benes, Drew 6 37 Lee, Jacob Ware, Chase 5 Hits allowed 1. 2 Riemenschneider, Lambert, Nick Lambert, Cory Powell, Cody Lee, Jacob 15 Walks allowed 1. 2 Riemenschneider, 2 24 Lambert, Cory Powell, Cody Lambert, Nick Blackburn, Ryan 6 Home runs allowed 1. 2 Riemenschneider, 0 24 Lambert, Cory 0 28 Blackburn, Ryan Lambert, Nick 1 37 Lee, Jacob A-State Baseball 10

11 Fielding Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF Fielding pct Watts, Murray Pace, Cody Benes, Drew Riemenschneider, Lee, Jacob Assists 1. 1 Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Brown, Guy Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson 10 Stolen bases against Hipps, Lawson DeGrace, Kyle Ware, Chase Lambert, Cory tied at... 4 Passed balls Hipps, Lawson DeGrace, Kyle 4 Chances Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Brown, Guy 61 Errors 1. 1 Kimball, Jordan Brown, Guy 4 21 DeGrace, Kyle Bullington, Chris Garcia, Giovanni 2 Caught stealing by Hipps, Lawson Jones, Jett Benes, Drew Blackburn, Ryan 1 21 DeGrace, Kyle 1 Catchers interference DeGrace, Kyle 1 Putouts Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson Baumgartner, Todd DeGrace, Kyle Garcia, Giovanni 40 Fielding double plays Eller, Brandon Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Watts, Murray 4 3 Brown, Guy 4 Steal attempts against Hipps, Lawson DeGrace, Kyle Ware, Chase tied at A-State Baseball 11

12 Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) Multiple Hit Games Total 8 Baumgartner, Todd Watts, Murray DeMoney, Josh Hipps, Lawson Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy Coleman, Derrick Garcia, Giovanni Kimball, Jordan Pace, Cody TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 19 Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson DeMoney, Josh Pace, Cody Burgi, Kevin Baumgartner, Todd DeGrace, Kyle Garcia, Giovanni Coleman, Derrick Kimball, Jordan TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 27 Eller, Brandon Coleman, Derrick 8-8 Baumgartner, Todd 6-3 Brown, Guy Watts, Murray DeMoney, Josh Hipps, Lawson 4-38 Garcia, Giovanni Kimball, Jordan 3-21 DeGrace, Kyle 3-18 Pace, Cody 2-36 Burgi, Kevin 2-17 Jones, Derek 1-37 Lee, Jacob 1 1 Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) 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 1 Kimball, Jordan Brown, Guy Garcia, Giovan Eller, Brandon Baumgartner, T Watts, Murray Coleman, Derri DeMoney, Josh Hipps, Lawson Pace, Cody DeGrace, Kyle Benes, Drew Jones, Jett Ware, Chase Riley, Derek Lee, Jacob A-State Baseball 12

13 Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) Starting Lineup By Position (Team W-L record when starter) PITCHER: 29 Ware, Chase 5 (4-1) 7 Jones, Jett 5 (1-4) 15 Benes, Drew 5 (2-3) 25 Riley, Derek 4 (1-3) 37 Lee, Jacob 2 (1-1) CATCHER: 16 Hipps, Lawson 14 (6-8) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 7 (3-4) FIRST BASE: 27 Eller, Brandon 19 (7-12) 19 Watts, Murray 2 (2-0) SECOND BASE: 38 Garcia, Giovanni 21 (9-12) THIRD BASE: 3 Brown, Guy 21 (9-12) SHORTSTOP: 1 Kimball, Jordan 21 (9-12) LEFT FIELD: 23 DeMoney, Josh 16 (7-9) 18 Pace, Cody 5 (2-3) CENTER FIELD: 8 Baumgartner, Tod 19 (7-12) 18 Pace, Cody 2 (2-0) RIGHT FIELD: 5 Coleman, Derrick 17 (6-11) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 2 (2-0) 18 Pace, Cody 2 (1-1) DESIGNATED HITTER: 19 Watts, Murray 16 (6-10) 27 Eller, Brandon 2 (2-0) 15 Benes, Drew 2 (1-1) 37 Lee, Jacob 1 (0-1) Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot (Team W-L record when starter) LEADOFF: 18 Pace, Cody 9 (5-4) 23 DeMoney, Josh 8 (3-5) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 4 (1-3) 2ND SPOT: 3 Brown, Guy 10 (5-5) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 5 (2-3) 23 DeMoney, Josh 3 (1-2) 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 (1-1) 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 (0-1) 3RD SPOT: 8 Baumgartner, Tod 12 (6-6) 16 Hipps, Lawson 5 (2-3) 27 Eller, Brandon 4 (1-3) CLEANUP: 19 Watts, Murray 13 (5-8) 27 Eller, Brandon 7 (4-3) 5 Coleman, Derrick 1 (0-1) 5TH SPOT: 27 Eller, Brandon 8 (3-5) 19 Watts, Murray 5 (3-2) 23 DeMoney, Josh 3 (1-2) 16 Hipps, Lawson 2 (1-1) 37 Lee, Jacob 1 (0-1) 15 Benes, Drew 1 (1-0) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 1 (0-1) 6TH SPOT: 5 Coleman, Derrick 13 (5-8) 16 Hipps, Lawson 3 (2-1) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 3 (1-2) 27 Eller, Brandon 2 (1-1) 7TH SPOT: 38 Garcia, Giovanni 13 (7-6) 16 Hipps, Lawson 3 (1-2) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 2 (0-2) 3 Brown, Guy 2 (1-1) 5 Coleman, Derrick 1 (0-1) 8TH SPOT: 3 Brown, Guy 7 (2-5) 1 Kimball, Jordan 6 (4-2) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 4 (1-3) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 3 (2-1) 15 Benes, Drew 1 (0-1) 9TH SPOT: 1 Kimball, Jordan 15 (5-10) 3 Brown, Guy 2 (1-1) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 2 (1-1) 23 DeMoney, Josh 2 (2-0) 2009 A-State Baseball 13

14 Statistics Summary for Arkansas State (as of Mar 26, 2009) (Sun Belt games only) Record: 4-5 Home: 2-1 Away: 2-4 Sun Belt: 4-5 Date Opponent Score *3/6 LOUISIANA W 2-0 *3/7 LOUISIANA L 2-3 *3/8 LOUISIANA W 3-2 *3/13 at Middle Tennessee L 8-10 *3/14 at Middle Tennessee L 3-14 *3/15 at Middle Tennessee L 3-10 *3/20 at ULM W 14-4 *3/21 at ULM W 6-4 *3/22 at ULM L 8-10 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 8 Baumgartner, To Brown, Guy Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni Coleman, Derrick Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan Burgi, Kevin Pace, Cody DeGrace, Kyle Lee, Jacob Benes, Drew Riemenschneider Jones, Derek Totals Opponents LOB - Team (101), Opp (80). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (8). CI - Team (0), Opp (1).IBB - Team (2), Baumgartner 1, DeMoney, J. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Baumgartner 1. Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 24 Lambert, Cory Ferguson, Andy Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Lambert, Nick Jones, Jett Blackburn, Ryan Riley, Derek Powell, Cody Totals Opponents PB - Team (5), Hipps, L. 4, DeGrace, K. 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), Blackburn 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Hipps, L. (11-14), Ware, C. (6-6), Blackburn (3-4), Jones, J. (0-3), DeGrace, K. (2-2), Lambert, C. (1-1), Riley, D. (1-1), Powell, C. (1-1), Ferguson, An (1-1). Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 2-4; Night 2-1; vs Left 3-1; vs Right 1-4; 1-run games 1-1; 2-run games 2-2; 5+run games 1-2; Extra inns 2-2; Shutouts 1-0. Current streak: Lost 1; Longest winning streak: 2; Longest losing streak: 3. Attendance: Home 1354 (avg 451); Away 3364 (avg 560); Total 4718 (avg 524) A-State Baseball 14

15 Statistics Summary for Arkansas State (as of Mar 25, 2009) Record: 9-12 Home: 6-2 Away: 2-8 Neutral: 1-2 Sun Belt: 4-5 Date Opponent Score 2/20 vs Texas State W 4-3 ^2/20 at UT Arlington L 4-5 2/21 vs Siena L 1-5 2/22 vs Texas State L 2-3 2/27 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W /3 at #14 Ole Miss L /4 at Murray State L 5-11 *3/6 LOUISIANA W 2-0 *3/7 LOUISIANA L 2-3 *3/8 LOUISIANA W 3-2 3/10 HARRIS STOWE W /10 HARRIS STOWE W 3-2 *3/13 at Middle Tennessee L 8-10 *3/14 at Middle Tennessee L 3-14 *3/15 at Middle Tennessee L /16 WILLIAMS BAPTIST W /17 #12 OLE MISS L 1-7 *3/20 at ULM W 14-4 *3/21 at ULM W 6-4 *3/22 at ULM L /25 at Southern Illinois L 3-10 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 8 Baumgartner, To Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni Coleman, Derrick DeMoney, Josh Brown, Guy Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson Kimball, Jordan Burgi, Kevin Pace, Cody DeGrace, Kyle Lee, Jacob Jones, Derek Benes, Drew Riemenschneider Avant, Grey Totals Opponents LOB - Team (206), Opp (178). DPs turned - Team (24), Opp (16). CI - Team (1), DeGrace, K. 1, Opp (1). IBB - Team (3), Baumgartner 1, Watts, M. 1, DeMoney, J. 1, Opp (3). Picked off - Baumgartner 2. Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 34 Ferguson, Andy Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Lambert, Nick Lambert, Cory Blackburn, Ryan Lee, Jacob Benes, Drew Jones, Jett Riley, Derek Powell, Cody Riemenschneider Totals Opponents PB - Team (9), Hipps, L. 5, DeGrace, K. 4, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (4), Bullington 2, Hipps, L. 1, Blackburn 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Hipps, L. (22-26), DeGrace, K. (7-8), Ware, C. (6-6), Benes, D. (3-5), Lambert, C. (5-5), Blackburn (4-5), Lee, J. (4-4), Jones, J. (1-4), Ferguson, An (3-3), Powell, C. (1-1), Riley, D. (1-1), Burgi, K. (1-1), Lambert, N. (1-1), Bullington (1-1). Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 4-8; Night 5-4; vs Left 3-4; vs Right 6-8; 1-run games 3-3; 2-run games 2-2; 5+run games 4-6; Extra inns 3-2; Shutouts 1-0. Current streak: Lost 2; Longest winning streak: 3; Longest losing streak: 3. Attendance: Home 3588 (avg 448); Away 9821 (avg 755); Total (avg 638) A-State Baseball 15