Red Wolves Baseball This Week Saturday ASU at ULL 2:00 p.m. Friday ASU at ULL 6:30 p.m. Sunday ASU at ULL 1:00 p.m.

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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 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* 6:00 p.m. Mar. 13 at UL-Lafayette* 2:00 p.m. Mar. 14 at UL-Lafayette* 1:00 p.m. Mar. 16 at Missouri State 6:30 p.m. Mar. 17 at Missouri State 3:00 p.m. Mar. 19 Middle Tennessee* 6:00 p.m. Mar. 20 Middle Tennessee* 4:00 p.m. Mar. 21 Middle Tennessee* 1:00 p.m. Mar. 24 at Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. Mar. 26 at New Orleans* 6:30 p.m. Mar. 27 at New Orleans* 4:00 p.m. Mar. 28 at New Orleans* 1:00 p.m. Mar. 30 Memphis 6:30 p.m. Apr. 2 Western Kentucky* 6:00 p.m. Apr. 3 Western Kentucky* 4:00 p.m. Apr. 4 Western Kentucky* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 6 at UT-Martin 6:30 p.m. Apr. 7 UT-Martin 6:30 p.m. Apr. 9 at ULM* 7:00 p.m. Apr. 10 at ULM* 4:00 p.m. Apr. 11 at ULM* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 14 Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. Apr. 16 University of Evansville 6:00 p.m. Apr. 17 University of Evansville 2:00 p.m. Apr. 18 University of Evansville 1:00 p.m. Apr. 21 at Memphis 6:30 p.m. Apr. 23 South Alabama* 6:00 p.m. Apr. 24 South Alabama* 4:00 p.m. Apr. 25 South Alabama* 1:00 p.m. Apr. 30 at Florida Atlantic* 6:30 p.m. May 1 at Florida Atlantic* 4:00 p.m. May 2 at Florida Atlantic* 1:00 p.m. May 7 Florida International* 6:00 p.m. May 8 Florida International* 4:00 p.m. May 9 Florida International* 12:00 p.m. May 11 Murray State 6:30 p.m. May 12 Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. 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 Thursday Travel to Lafayette, La. * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Time Friday ASU at ULL 6:30 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 at Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns March 12-14, :00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. & 1:00 p.m. M.L. Tigue Moore Field (3,755) Lafayette, Louisiana Radio: KBTM 1230 AM & LiveStats & JumpTV Webcasting Available at LEADING OFF: The Arkansas State Red Wolves open Sun Belt Conference play this weekend when they travel to Lafayette, La. for a three-game series against the Ragin Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette. The series will get underway Friday, March 12 at M.L. Tigue Moore Field, with the first pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Saturday s game two is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., and Sunday s series finale is set to get underway at 1:00 p.m. All ASU games may be heard on KBTM 1230 AM and through the StateZone portion of. LiveStats and JumpTV webcasting may also be accessed by logging on to THE TEAMS: Arkansas State will take the field Friday night with a record of 8-4 on the season, including a 1-1 mark in games played on the road. In their most recent action, the Red Wolves stopped a threegame slide with their best offensive game of the season when they traveled to Murray State and defeated the Thoroughbreds 17-8 Tuesday afternoon. Arkansas State s 17 runs were a season high, and the Red Wolves also belted out a season-best 20 hits in the game. The Ragin Cajuns will also bring an 8-4 record into the weekend series, including a 7-3 slate at home. The Cajuns have won three consecutive heading into the series, closing out their series against Southern Miss last weekend with a 10-6 victory before whipping Alcorn State 18-1 and 11-0 in midweek action this week. Including this weekend s series Louisiana- Lafayette is in the midst of a 10-game home stand and is 3-2 during that stretch. Red Wolves Baseball This Week Saturday ASU at ULL 2:00 p.m. Sunday ASU at ULL 1:00 p.m. Monday Day Off The two teams go into this weekend s series at 1-2 in the Sun Belt Conference in overall pitching. The Cajuns boast a league-leading 2.39 ERA, and Arkansas State is just behind at THE ULL SERIES: The Red Wolves trail in the series but have won six of the last seven against the Cajuns. Arkansas State won last year s series 2-1 in Jonesboro, but all three games were decided by narrow margins. Arkansas State blanked ULL 2-0 in the Friday opener, before the Cajuns bounced back to even the series with a 3-2 victory in the Saturday affair. The Red Wolves won the series when current senior Giovanni Garcia scored from third on vs. 8-4, , 0-0 Probable Pitching Matchups Friday vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ASU - RHP Andy Ferguson (2-0, 2.60 ERA) ULL - RHP Zach Osborne (0-1, 1.42 ERA) Saturday vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ASU - LHP Ross Humes (1-1, 1.72 ERA) ULL - RHP Justin Robichaux (1-1, 1.54 ERA) Sunday vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ASU - RHP Jacob Lee (1-1, 3.07 ERA) ULL - LHP T.J. Geith (2-0, 3.79 ERA) Tuesday ASU at Missouri State 6:30 p.m. Wednesday ASU at Missouri State 3:00 p.m.

2 2010 Sun Belt Standings Following Games Played March 11 WEST DIVISION OVERALL Team W L Pct. W L Pct. UALR FIU Western Kentucky Arkansas State La.-Lafayette Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic South Alabama La.-Monroe Troy 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 a wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th to give ASU a 3-2 victory. Arkansas State posted a three-game sweep over ULL in Lafayette during the 2008 season and won the series finale at ULL during the 2007 season, giving the Red Wolves a rare four consecutive victories at M.L. Tigue Moore Field. ON THE MOUND FOR ASU: Junior righthander Andy Ferguson will make his fourth Friday night start of the season when the series opens March 12. Ferguson (2-0, 2.60 ERA) has made three appearances on the year, giving up seven runs (5 earned) in 17.1 innings of work. He has walked three batters, while striking out 15. Senior southpaw Ross Humes (1-1, 1.72) will also be making his fourth appearance on the season when he takes the mound in Saturday s game. In 15.2 innings on the mound, Humes has given up seven runs, but just three earned runs. Humes has fanned 11 batters on the season while walking four. Sophomore Jacob Lee will get the call in the Sunday finale. Lee has logged 14.2 innings of work in three appearances this year, giving up five runs on 13 hits with 11 strikeouts and six walks. ON DECK: Following the Red Wolves weekend series at ULL, Arkansas State will travel to Springfield, Mo. for a two-game midweek series at Missouri State March 16 & 17. A-State returns to Jonesboro March to host the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee in a three-game SBC series. STREAKING: Arkansas State junior Todd Baumgartner saw his 10-game hit streak snapped Monday against IPFW but picked right back up Tuesday at Murray State with a single in his first at-bat, giving him a hit in 11 of ASU s 12 games this season. Seniors Josh DeMoney and Giovanni Garcia both carry six-game hit streaks into the ULL series this weekend. 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. 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. 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 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 this week out of the pen. In the Red Wolves 6-5 seriesopening 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 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 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. RED WOLVES vs. NON-CONFERENCE FOES: With their 8-4 start on the season, the Red Wolves saw their record land at against non-conference opponents under head coach Tommy Raffo. Arkansas State has been impressive at home against foes from outside the Sun Belt, going 15-4 under Raffo. 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. 12. 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 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 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 HEAD TO HEAD Red Wolves Cajuns 8-4, 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

4 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 favorite. SEASON OUTLOOK: As the 2010 season approaches, big things appear to be in store for second-year head coach Tommy Raffo and the Arkansas State baseball team. Experienced veterans, 31 home games and a talented group of newcomers are all factors that should pave the way to success for the Red Wolves this season. Experience returns all over the field as five position players and two weekend starters on the mound return from the 2009 team that missed the Sun Belt Conference tournament by just one-half game. Leading the way for ASU s returning position players are juniors Murray Watts and Todd Baumgartner. Watts, a second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection a year ago as a utility player, is expected to see significant playing time at first base. He hit.305 on the year in 2009, raising his batting average over 50 points from his freshman season. He led the Red Wolves with 44 RBIs, 16 doubles and 10 home runs, was the team leader with a slugging percentage of.572 and was the Sun Belt Conference leader with 44 walks. Baumgartner led Arkansas State with a batting average of.350 a year ago, raising his average over 100 points over his freshman season. He delivered a team-high 84 hits to rank 10th in the Sun Belt while striking out just 24 times in A-State Red Wolves Baseball 4

5 at-bats. He posted a team-high 26 multiple-hit games, including 10 games with three or more hits and notched multiple RBIs in 10 games, including one five-rbi game and two four-rbi outings. Seniors Josh DeMoney (.292, 27 starts) and Cody Pace (.282, 32 starts) return as experienced outfielders, while seniors Jordan Kimball and Giovanni Garcia return at the middle infield positions. Kimball started all 53 games at shortstop a year ago, while Garcia drew 43 starts. The Red Wolves must replace departed seniors Guy Brown and Brandon Eller at the corner positions. Brown started 194 consecutive games at third base, while Eller started in 134 consecutive games. Senior Kyle DeGrace split time with departed senior Lawson Hipps behind the plate in 2009, starting in 24 games and playing in five other contests. On the mound, Arkansas State returns weekend starters Andy Ferguson and Jacob Lee. Ferguson appeared in 18 games, starting six last year as a sophomore and earning Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week accolades in early May for his performance on the mound against SBC rival Florida Atlantic. Ferguson (4.65 ERA) was third on the team behind departed seniors Chase Ware and Chris Bullington in both innings pitched (50.1) and strikeouts (49). Lee (5.32 ERA) was just behind Ferguson with 42 strikeouts in 47.1 innings of work. He made 13 appearances on the season, drawing nine starts. Junior Drew Benes is expected to be the Red Wolves top reliever in Benes appeared in 11 games a year ago, starting 10 and finishing 4-4 on the season. Sophomore Cody Powell will also bring experience to the mound in 2010 after making nine appearances during the 2009 season. The Red Wolves must replace departed seniors Ware, Bullington, Jett Jones and Nick Lambert on the hill. Ware was an All-SBC performer who finished 5-2 a year ago, Bullington led the team with a 3.95 ERA, Jones made 18 appearances with seven starts and Lambert finished his career as the Sun Belt Conference appearance leader with 101 trips to the mound. Watts, Baumgartner and Ferguson were selected by the team to serve as co-captains for the 2010 season. Although the Red Wolves return a wealth of experience across the field, very few starting positions are locked up after Raffo and his staff stocked the roster in the off-season with 21 newcomers. I think this season brings a lot of excitement because the fact that we have a lot of new players involved with this program, said Raffo. Twenty-one of the 33 young men on this roster are new or first time players here at ASU, so that tends to add a little bit of excitement. The 12 returning players obviously are a great core group returning. I think when you combine both that adds to a lot for us looking forward to the future of ASU baseball. Freshman outfielders Michael Faulkner and Logan Uxa are expected to push for early playing time, as are freshman infielder Ryan Emery and junior catcher Tyler Smith. Faulkner was a 21st round pick for the Oakland A s in last year s MLB draft, while Uxa hit.508 as a senior at LaDue High School in St. Louis. Emery was a two-time All-State performer at David Lipscomb High School in Franklin, Tenn. who earned District MVP honors his senior year, and Smith hit.415 a year ago at Three Rivers Community College. On the mound, junior transfers Brad Allen, Andres Caceres and Sam Jew are expected to vie for early playing time as will senior transfer Ross Humes. Allen led Elgin (Ill.) Community College with 64 strikeouts in 62 innings, Caceres registered 80 strikeouts with a 3.00 ERA at Connors State and Jew earned first-team All-Pacific Coast Conference honors at Palomar (Calif.) Community College after finishing the season at 10-1 with a league-best 1.94 ERA. Humes recorded 19 saves during his three-year career at Washington State, setting a singleseason record with 12 saves his sophomore year. Thirty one home games, including 15 Sun Belt Conference matchups and a home clash with perennial national power Ole Miss highlight the schedule for the 2010 Arkansas State baseball season, which gets underway Feb. 19 when the Red Wolves host Southern Illinois in a three-game series at Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field. Three of the top four teams in last year's Sun Belt Conference regular season standings will visit Tomlinson Stadium, including defending regular season co-champions Middle Tennessee State and Western Kentucky. Florida International, which finished fourth in the regular season a year ago, and sixth-place South Alabama will also travel to Jonesboro. The Red Wolves will close out the regular season by hosting in-state and conference rival Arkansas-Little Rock. Regional rivals Memphis, Southeast Missouri State, Murray State and UT Martin will all visit Jonesboro during the regular season as well, and the 2010 schedule marks the first time since the 2004 season that ASU's schedule consists entirely of Division I opponents. It s a very good schedule, added Raffo. All 56 games are Division I baseball games, and we have 31 home games. We have Ole Miss and Memphis at home, which are two very good teams that I think our fans would like to see. At home, we have pretty good Sun Belt teams coming to us this year as well. What we think are the top three teams of the Sun Belt will travel to Jonesboro--Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and FIU. They should be some great battles for us. Arkansas State will play 11 of its first 12 games at home, hosting SIU, Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Portland in the season's first three weekends. The Red Wolves open SBC play March at Louisiana-Lafayette before returning to Jonesboro to face MTSU in the March SBC home opener. In addition to the excitement surrounding the upcoming season, the Red Wolves home field is getting a makeover to include a new student section on the right field fence line beneath the scoreboard at Tomlinson Stadium. The right field wall has been chain linked so that ASU students can enjoy watching the Red Wolves in a whole new way. We have been talking to the Student Government Association and with the SGA President Ryan Beaird, Raffo explained. They were gracious enough to look at the idea and wanted to be totally involved from a student s standpoint, which I embrace. I think it is great for the program to have that involvement, so they have really taken a forefront in the leadership role in that student area. When you go to the right field fence, you will see four sections that will be chain linked off for students to come watch a ballgame but also at the same time enjoy a social atmosphere. Raffo added, I think you are going to see effort and that s the biggest thing this year, day in and day out. We can t dictate the outcomes of ever ballgame, but I know the effort will be there, as far as what they are giving on the field. The neat thing about this game is that you do fail and learn to overcome adversity as quick as possible in baseball. We want to allow our fans to watch quality baseball in the Sun Belt Conference, which is ranked seventh in the country. That s what we re looking for this year A-State Red Wolves Baseball 5

6 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 6

7 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 16 Tim Kendrick Volunteer Assistant Coach Jon Allen Garner Student Manager Blake Irvin Student Manager 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 7

8 Overall Statistics for Arkansas State (as of Mar 09, 2010) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 8-4 Home: 7-3 Away: 1-1 Sun Belt: 0-0 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% 2 Emery, Ryan Castaldo, Jordan Baumgartner, Todd Faulkner, Michael Watts, Murray DeGrace, Kyle Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni DeMoney, Josh Uxa, Logan Clements, Taylor Pace, Cody Riemenschneider, D Maggio, Zach Smith, Tyler Milhouse, Brandon Totals Opponents LOB - Team (123), Opp (97). DPs turned - Team (6), Opp (10). IBB - Team (1), Watts, 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 32 Humes, Ross / Ferguson, Andy / Lee, Jacob / Allen, Brad / Milhouse, Brandon / Powell, Cody / Wright, Daniel / Koch, John / Benes, Drew / Caceres, Andres / Dagestad, Wes / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (6), DeGrace, K. 5, Smith, T. 1, Opp (5). Pickoffs - Team (1), Wright, D. 1. SBA/ATT - DeGrace, K. (7-11), Lee, J. (4-4), Allen, B. (2-3), Smith, T. (3-3), Humes, R. (1-2), Wright, D. (1-2), Koch, J. (1-1), Powell, C. (0-1), Ferguson, An (1-1) A-State Red Wolves Baseball 8

9 Overall Statistics for Arkansas State (as of Mar 09, 2010) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 19 Watts, Murray Faulkner, Michael Smith, Tyler DeMoney, Josh Uxa, Logan Pace, Cody Wright, Daniel Humes, Ross Milhouse, Brandon Koch, John Riemenschneider, D Ferguson, Andy Dagestad, Wes DeGrace, Kyle Baumgartner, Todd Kimball, Jordan Castaldo, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Maggio, Zach Clements, Taylor Caceres, Andres Benes, Drew Powell, Cody Emery, Ryan Lee, Jacob Allen, Brad Totals Opponents A-State Red Wolves Baseball 9

10 Games Summary for Arkansas State (as of Mar 09, 2010) (All games) Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Record when... Overall 8-4 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 8-4 Home games 7-3 Away games 1-1 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 6-4 Night games 2-0 vs Left starter 1-3 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 5-1 Extra innings 1-0 Shutouts 1-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 3-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-0 Scored in 1st inning 5-2 Opp. scored in 1st 2-1 Scores first 6-3 Opp. scores first 2-1 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 8 leading trailing tied 2-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 3-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 2-0 Made 0 errors error errors 1-3 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 6-2 Out-hit opponent 7-3 Out-hit by opponent 1-1 Hits are tied 0-0 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 winning streak: 1 Longest winning streak: 5 Longest losing streak: 3 Home attendance : 4309 ( 10 dates avg = 430 ) Away attendance : 5333 ( 2 dates avg = 2666 ) Total attendance: 9642 ( 12 dates avg = 803 ) 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 10

11 Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Mar 08, 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 Baumgartner, T Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovan Kimball, Jordan Castaldo, Jorda DeGrace, Kyle Emery, Ryan Maggio, Zach DeMoney, Josh Uxa, Logan Smith, Tyler Humes, Ross Lee, Jacob Ferguson, And Pace, Cody Clements, Tayl Caceres, Andre Multiple Hit Games Total 8 Baumgartner, Todd Faulkner, Michael Emery, Ryan Kimball, Jordan Castaldo, Jordan DeGrace, Kyle Uxa, Logan Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni Maggio, Zach Clements, Taylor DeMoney, Josh TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 2 Emery, Ryan Garcia, Giovanni Baumgartner, Todd Castaldo, Jordan Watts, Murray Maggio, Zach Kimball, Jordan DeGrace, Kyle Uxa, Logan TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 8 Baumgartner, Todd Garcia, Giovanni Watts, Murray DeMoney, Josh Castaldo, Jordan Emery, Ryan 5-1 Kimball, Jordan DeGrace, Kyle 3-40 Smith, Tyler Pace, Cody 2-10 Faulkner, Michael Maggio, Zach Uxa, Logan 1-3 Riemenschneider, D Clements, Taylor A-State Red Wolves Baseball 11

12 Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Mar 08, 2010) (All games) Starting Lineup By Position (Team W-L record when starter) PITCHER: 37 Lee, Jacob 3 (1-2) 32 Humes, Ross 3 (2-1) 34 Ferguson, Andy 3 (3-0) 24 Caceres, Andres 2 (1-1) CATCHER: 7 DeGrace, Kyle 8 (6-2) 40 Smith, Tyler 3 (1-2) FIRST BASE: 19 Watts, Murray 11 (7-4) SECOND BASE: 30 Garcia, Giovanni 8 (6-2) 5 Maggio, Zach 3 (1-2) THIRD BASE: 14 Castaldo, Jordan 8 (6-2) 27 Clements, Taylor 2 (0-2) 5 Maggio, Zach 1 (1-0) SHORTSTOP: 1 Kimball, Jordan 9 (6-3) 5 Maggio, Zach 2 (1-1) LEFT FIELD: 23 DeMoney, Josh 5 (4-1) 31 Uxa, Logan 4 (3-1) 18 Pace, Cody 2 (0-2) CENTER FIELD: 10 Faulkner, Michael 11 (7-4) RIGHT FIELD: 8 Baumgartner, Tod 11 (7-4) DESIGNATED HITTER: 2 Emery, Ryan 7 (6-1) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 2 (0-2) 31 Uxa, Logan 1 (1-0) 40 Smith, Tyler 1 (0-1) Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot (Team W-L record when starter) LEADOFF: 5 Maggio, Zach 6 (3-3) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 3 (3-0) 10 Faulkner, Michael 2 (1-1) 2ND SPOT: 23 DeMoney, Josh 5 (4-1) 31 Uxa, Logan 3 (3-0) 10 Faulkner, Michael 2 (0-2) 18 Pace, Cody 1 (0-1) 3RD SPOT: 8 Baumgartner, Tod 11 (7-4) CLEANUP: 19 Watts, Murray 11 (7-4) 5TH SPOT: 2 Emery, Ryan 7 (6-1) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 4 (1-3) 6TH SPOT: 14 Castaldo, Jordan 7 (6-1) 40 Smith, Tyler 2 (0-2) 31 Uxa, Logan 2 (1-1) 7TH SPOT: 7 DeGrace, Kyle 6 (5-1) 30 Garcia, Giovanni 3 (2-1) 40 Smith, Tyler 1 (0-1) 18 Pace, Cody 1 (0-1) 8TH SPOT: 10 Faulkner, Michael 7 (6-1) 7 DeGrace, Kyle 2 (1-1) 27 Clements, Taylor 1 (0-1) 14 Castaldo, Jordan 1 (0-1) 9TH SPOT: 1 Kimball, Jordan 9 (6-3) 40 Smith, Tyler 1 (1-0) 27 Clements, Taylor 1 (0-1) 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 12

13 Season Game Highs for Arkansas State (as of Mar 09, 2010) (All games) TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 47 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Runs scored: 17 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Hits: 20 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) RBIs: 16 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Doubles: 5 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Triples: 1 - vs Southern Illinois (Feb 19, 2010) 1 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) 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: 8 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 28, 2010) Strikeouts: 8 - at Ole Miss (Feb 23, 2010) 8 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 26, 2010) Sac hits: 1 - (5 times ) Sac flies: 3 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Stolen bases: 3 - vs Southern Illinois (Feb 20, 2010) Hit by pitch: 3 - vs Southern Illinois (Feb 19, 2010) Caught stealing: 2 - vs IPFW (Mar 08, 2010) Runners LOB: 12 - (4 times ) Hit into DP: 3 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) Fielding Putouts: 30 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) Assists: 20 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) Errors: 4 - at Ole Miss (Feb 23, 2010) Passed balls: 3 - vs Portland (Mar 05, 2010) DPs turned: 2 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) Pitching Innings pitched: vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) Runs allowed: 8 - vs Portland (Mar 06, 2010) 8 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Earned runs: 8 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Walks allowed: 4 - vs Southern Illinois (Feb 19, 2010) 4 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 27, 2010) Strikeouts: 12 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 26, 2010) 12 - vs Portland (Mar 05, 2010) Hits allowed: 18 - vs Portland (Mar 06, 2010) Doubles allowed: 3 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 26, 2010) Triples allowed: 1 - vs Southern Illinois (Feb 19, 2010) 1 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 26, 2010) 1 - vs IPFW (Mar 08, 2010) Homers allowed: 4 - at Murray State (Mar 09, 2010) Wild pitches: 3 - vs Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Feb 26, 2010) Hit batters: 3 - at Ole Miss (Feb 23, 2010) 2010 A-State Red Wolves Baseball 13