2007 Arkansas State Baseball

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opens up a 10-game home stand Saturday with a three-game series against Missouri Valley Conference member Bradley.

The Indians and Braves tangle in a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and a 1 p.m. single game on Sunday.

It will be the first meeting between the two schools since 1974. Bradley holds a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series.

The Indians and Braves first matched up in 1959. ASU won the opener, 9-4, and Bradley took the second game 17-3.

In the last meeting between the two teams, the Braves took two of three games from the Indians. Bradley won the first two games, 10-2 and 6-1, before ASU rebounded with a 3-2 win in the series finale.

SCOUTING BRADLEY: The Braves enter the weekend 1-3.

They dropped a doubleheader at Belmont on Feb. 18 and split a twin bill at Tennessee-Martin on Feb. 25.

Bradley fell in the opener 6-1 and dropped a 3-2 decision to the Bruins game two in Nashville.

The Braves got their first win by beating UTM 14-8 in the first game of a Feb. 25 doubleheader.

The Skyhawks topped the Braves 3-2 in the rubber match.

All of the Braves’ games to date have been seven-inning contests.

Inclement wather washed away two of Bradley’s games thus far. Bradley was scheduled to play three game series at both Belmont and UTM.

Brad Jones and Ryan Curry are each hitting .385 to lead the Braves offensively. Curry has a double and a home run, while driving in six runs and scoring three. Jones has scored a pair of runs and also has one RBI. The

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2007 Schedule 2007 Schedule

Date Opponent Time

Feb. 16 at Samford L, 6-1

Feb. 17 at Samford L, 2-0

Feb. 18 at Samford W, 7-5

Feb. 20 at Central Arkansas L, 14-5

Feb. 23 #Creighton L, 6-3

Feb. 24 #Northwestern W, 8-5

Feb. 25 #Lamar L, 8-5

Feb. 28 at Murray State W, 12-7

March 3 Bradley (DH) 1:00pm

March. 4 Bradley 1:00pm

March 6 Southeast Missouri State 6:00pm

March 7 Jackson State 6:00pm

March 9 *New Orleans 6:00pm

March 13 Ole Miss 6:00pm

March 14 Murray State 6:00pm

March 16 at *South Alabama 6:00pm

March 20 Missouri State 6:00pm

March 21 Missouri State 4:00pm

March 23 *Middle Tennessee State 6:00pm March 24 *Middle Tennessee State 6:00pm March 25 *Middle Tennessee State 1:00pm

March 27 at UT-Martin 2:00pm

March 30 at *Florida Atlantic 7:00pm

March 31 at *Florida Atlantic 7:00pm

April 1 at *Florida Atlantic 1:00pm

April 3 at Ole Miss 6:30pm

April 6 *Florida International 6:00pm April 7 *Florida International 6:00pm April 8 *Florida International 1:00pm

April 10 at Oklahoma State` 6:30pm

April 11 a Oklahoma State 3:00pm

April 13 at *Western Kentucky 6:00pm

April 17 Tennessee-Martin 6:00pm

April 18 Central Arkansas 6:00pm

April 20 *Troy 6:00pm

April 21 *Troy 6:00pm

April 22 *Troy 1:00pm

April 27 at *Louisiana-Lafayette 6:30pm April 28 at *Louisiana-Lafayette 2:00pm April 29 at *Louisiana-Lafayette 1:00pm May 2 at Southeast Missouri State 6:30pm

May 8 Memphis 6:00pm

May 9 at Memphis 6:30pm

May 11 *Louisiana-Monroe 6:00pm

May 17 at *Arkansas-Little Rock 6:00pm

May 23-27 Sun Belt Tournament TBA

*Sun Belt Conference games

# Lamar Cardinal Classic at Beaumont, TX

Probable Pitching Match-Up

Bradley (1-3) at Arkansas State (3-5)

March 3-4 Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field Jonesboro, Ark.

Probable Starting Lineup

C Drew Rogers .230, 7 2B, 6 HR, 16 RBI (2006 stats) 1B Brandon Eller .355 avg., 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 5 runs 2B Guy Brown .303 avg., 1 SB, 7 runs, 2 RBI SS A.J. Prickel .300 avg., 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 RBI, 4 runs 3B Ryan Hudgins .258 avg., 2 HR, 2 2B, 6 RBI, 9 runs LF Cody Pace .400 avg., 3 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB LF David Humphrey .385 avg., 2 runs, 1 RBI, 2 SB CF Aaron Ferguson .154 avg., 3 runs, 4 RBI, 2 HBP RF Tyler Doke .171 avg., 3 2B, 5 runs

DH Josh Yates .250 avg., 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 run

Indians host Bradley Braves to open 10-game home stand

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Saturday game one

Bradley RHP Michael Christl (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs.

ASU RHP Jacob Maggard (1-1, 3.27 ERA) Saturday game two

Bradley RHP Brad Altbach (1-1, 1.80 ERA) vs.

ASU RHP T.J. Brewer (0-1, 4.15 ERA) Sunday

Bradley TBA vs.

ASU RHP Nathan Gates (0-2, 2.53 ERA)

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2007 ASU Indian Baseball ASUIndians.com Braves are hitting .304 as a

team.

The Braves’ pitching staff is led by reliever Brad Altbach, who is 1-1 with a 1.80 ERA in two appearances. He has lim- ited opponents to a .118 batting average while striking out five in five innings of work.

Bradley has a 5.96 team ERA through four games.

UP NEXT: The Indians con- tinue their 10-game home stretch with a pair of midweek games.

ASU will host regional rival Southeast Missouri State Tuesday at 6 p.m. and will wel- come Jackson State to town with a 6 p.m. contest on Wednesday.

ASU holds a 25-24 advantage in the all-time series against SEMO in a series that dates back to 1959. The Indians won the only meeting between the schools last season, a 4-3 victory in Jonesboro. The May 3 contest scheduled for Cape Girardeau was canceled due to rain.

ASU head coach Keith Kessinger is 4-3 against SEMO during his time as the Tribe’s skipper.

Wednesday’s meeting will be the first-ever baseball game played between ASU and Jackson State.

ASU will host New Orleans in a three-game series next weekend to open Sun Belt Conference play.

A LOOK BACK: ASU had its largest offensive outburst of the season with a 12-7 victory at Murray State.

The Indians had a single- game season high 12 runs on 14 hits, and also had a single- inning high six runs in the eighth inning of the victory.

Trailing 5-3 in the eighth, the Indians used a six run

inning, capped by Brandon Eller’s grand slam, to rally for a 9-5 lead. It was his first career home run.

MSU scored two runs in the eighth, and the Indians added three in the ninth to win 12-7.

Guy Brown paced the Indians at the plate, going 4- for-5 with three runs scored.

Ryan Hudgins added a 3-for-4 performance with three runs scored, and Aaron Ferguson was 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. Eller drove in four runs.

Nick Lambert (1-0) struck out two in two and two-thirds innings to pick up his first career victory. He gave up three runs on five hits. Tim Egart tossed a scoreless final inning and a third to pick up his first save of the season.

The win moved ASU head coach Keith Kessinger to 8-1 all-time against Murray State.

OFFENSIVE OUTBURST:

The Indians put up their single- game high in runs scored and hits in a 12-7 victory at Murray State on Wednesday.

ASU pouned out 12 runs on 14 hits, both season highs, and had a six-run eighth inning to rally for the victory. The six runs scored are a single-inning season high as well.

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ASU Quick Facts

Location . . . .Jonesboro, Ark.

Founded . . . .1909 Enrollment . . . .10.776 Nickname . . . .Indians Colors . . . .Scarlet & Black Mascot . . . .Indian Family Spirit Character . . . .“Red”

Affiliation . . . .NCAA Division 1 Conference . . . .Sun Belt President . . . .Dr. Les Wyatt Chancellor . . . .Dr. Robert Potts Director of Athletics . . . .Dr. Dean Lee SWA . . . .Melanie Richardson Faculty Athletics Rep . . . .Nonie Wiggins Athletic Department Phone . . . .870-972-3880 Ticket Office Phone . . . .870-972-2781

Baseball Quick Facts

Head Coach . . . .Keith Kessinger Alma Mater . . . .Mississippi, 1989 Record at ASU (Years) . . . .108-112 (4) Career Record (Years) . . . .174-159 (6) 2006 Record . . . .22-30 Sun Belt Record (Finish) . . . .7-16 Starters Returning/Lost . . . .4/6 Lettermen Returning/Lost . . . .11/9 Pitchers Returning/Lost . . . .7/6 Newcomers . . . .13 Facility (Capacity) . . . .Tomlinson Stadium (1,000) Press Box Phone . . . .870-972-3383 Baseball Office Phone . . . .870-972-2700 Assistant Coaches (Years) . . . .Chris Berry (1st) Chris Cook (1st) Mike Sirianni (1st, volunteer)

Sports Information Quick Facts Assistant SID (Baseball Contact) . . . .Van Provence

Provence e-mail . . . [email protected] Provence cell . . . .870-897-5010 Sports Information Director . . . .Jerry Scott Assistant SID . . . .Gina Bowman Sports Information Phone . . . .870-972-2541 Sports Information Fax . . . .870-972-3367 Mailing Address . . . .P.O. Box 1000 State University, AR 72467 Overnight Mailing . . . .217 Olympic Drive Jonesboro, AR 72401

Post-Game Interviews

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Baseball Releases

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To be added to the email broadcast for baseball releases, contact Van Provence in the Sports Information office.

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FIRST CAREER ROUND- TRIPPER: Brandon Eller ’s first career home run was a big one.

The sophomore hit a grand slam in the eighth inning of ASU’s 12-7 win at Murray State to put the Tribe on top for good.

The Indians trailed 5-3 entering the inning, and scored two runs to tie the game before Eller’s blast gave the Indians a 9-5 advantage.

MSU closed the gap to two in the bottom of the eighth, before ASU rallied for three runs in the ninth to win 12-7.

FIRST CAREER WIN:

Sophomore right-hander Nick Lambert picked up his first career victory in Wednesday’s 12-7 win over Murray State.

Lambert struck out two in two and two-thirds innings of relief, while giving up three runs on five

hits. For the season, Lambert is 1-0 with a 3.55 ERA in six appearances.

ANOTHER SAVE FOR EGART:

Senior right-hander Tim Egart picked up his first save of the season in ASU’s 12-7 win at Murray State on Wednesday.

The right-hander shut out the Thoroughbreds over the final one and one-third innings. He struck out one batter and also gave up a hit.

Egart led the Indians in wins and saves last season, going 6-4 with five saves and a 4.23 ERA in 26 appearances.

HOME, SWEET HOME: After opening up with eight games away from Jonesboro, the Indians will play their next 10 contests at their home park.

ASU opens up the 10-game homestand with a three-game series against Bradley this weekend. The Indians will also host Southeast Missouri State, Jackson State, New Orleans, Ole Miss and Murray State during the home stand.

ADDITION TO THE YATES FAMILY: The Yates family grew by another member on Feb. 22 as senior All-American Josh Yates’

wife gave birth to the couple’s second child.

After missing the first two weekends of play, playing only in the Indians’ Feb. 20 game at Central Arkansas, Yates rejoined the team with Wednesday’s 12-7 victory at Murray State.

STRIKEOUT KING:

Sophomore right-hander Nick Lambert had a stellar outing in relief against Northwestern last Saturday.

Lambert struck out six of the seven batters he faced and got the other Wildcat batter out on a fly out.

In three outings last week, Lambert struck out a team-high nine batters in six and one-third innings.

FIRST WIN AS AN INDIAN:

Junior right-hander Jacob Maggard picked up his first win in an ASU uniform with the Tribe’s 8- 5 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.

Maggard, a transfer from Mississippi Delta Community College, tossed five innings and gave up three runs (two earned).

He struck out four and walked three.

Maggard is 1-1 with a 3.27 ERA in two starts this season.

IN-STATE CLASH: For the first time since 1993, ASU took the field for a baseball game against Division I newcomer Central Arkansas.

ASU-Bradley stat comparison

Arkansas State .244

68 34 41 12 2 3 9 .307

5 18 4.37

53 33 1 .275 .944 204

85 17

Bradley .304

35 18 19 7 0 3 1 .367

4 11 5.96

20 17 0 .305 .963 77 26 4 Batting Average

Hits RBI

Runs scored Doubles Triples Home runs Stolen bases

On base percentage Sacrifices

Walks ERA

Runs allowed

Earned runs allowed Saves

Average Against Fielding Percentage Putouts

Assists

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After playing in Conway last week, the Bears will return the trip with a game in Jonesboro on April 18.

DON’T PACE YOURSELF:

True freshman Cody Pace wasted no time in his first collegiate at bat.

Pace, a Jonesboro High School graduate, singled to left in the third inning of ASU’s 6-1 loss at Samford on Feb. 16 in his first time at the plate.

A BIG FIRST HIT: Junior College transfer third baseman Ryan Hudgins came up big with his first hit in an Indian uniform.

Hudgins belted a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Sunday’s 7-5 win at Samford. He finished with two hits, two runs scored and drove in two runs.

DO I KNOW YOU?: Seven ASU players in the opening day lineup were newcomers or had 12 or fewer at bats last season. In addition to that, seven players also made their debut in an Indian uniform in the season opening series at Samford.

LOOK AWAY: For the first time in almost two decades, the Indians opened a season with a front-heavy schedule away from Jonesboro.

ASU opened the 2007 season with eight straight games away from its home base, the longest stretch since the Tribe opened with nine games away from Jonesboro in 1989. This season is also just the fifth time in the last 18 years that ASU opened the season away from home.

ASU finished its season-opening eight-game stretch away from home with a 3-5 record. The Indians picked up wins over Samford, Northwestern and Murray State in that stretch.

YATES TABBED PRE-SEA-

SON ALL-AMERICA: Senior Josh Yates was named a pre-season All-America pick by the Louisville Slugger TPX 2007 team, chosen by Collegiate Baseball.

Yates quickly became one of the most decorated players in the history of ASU baseball last season, becoming the first player in school history to be named an All- American by two organizations - Collegiate Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association.

He hit .376 with 23 doubles, 13 home runs and had 62 RBI in 2006, and also posted a .716 slugging percentage and a .431 on base percentage. He also stole six bases.

Yates was also named first team All-Sun Belt and First Team All-South Central Region following last year’s stellar campaign.

YATES NAMED TO PRE-SEA- SON ALL-SUN BELT TEAM:

Josh Yates was the lone Indian baseball player named to the pre- season All-Sun Belt team.

Yates was an All-Sun Belt pick last season after hitting .376 with 23 doubles, 13 home runs and 62 RBI. The senior from San Antonio, Texas, was also named an All-American by two organizations last season and was named to the All-South Central Region team as well.

INDIANS PICKED TO FINISH 8TH IN SUN BELT POLL: ASU was picked to finish 8th in the 11- team Sun Belt Conference in a poll voted on by the league’s coaches.

Troy, last year’s regular season champion, was picked first in the poll, followed by Louisiana- Lafayette, South Alabama, newcomer Florida Atlantic and Florida International.

Middle Tennessee State was picked sixth, followed by New Orleans, ASU and Western Kentucky. Newcomer Louisiana-

Monroe and Arkansas-Little Rock tied for 10th in the poll.

BOESCHEN OUT UNTIL MARCH: Senior left-handed hurler Joel Boeschen, who spent most of last season as the Indians’ Friday night starter, will be out with an injury until mid- March.

Boeschen had surgery for a labrum tear over the summer. The southpaw from Okawville, Ill., started 14 games for the Indians in 2006, going 3-7 with a 6.94 ERA in 70 innings of work.

NEW FACES: For the first time since becoming head coach at ASU, skipper Keith Kessinger will have a new pair of assistant coaches in Chris Berry and Chris Cook. Former Indian player Mike Sirianni also joined the staff as a volunteer assistant.

Berry, ASU’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, came to the Tribe after spending seven seasons as a coach at Baylor.

Berry helped the team to an appearance in the 2005 College World Series. Under his tutelage, seven of Baylor’s pitchers were drafted in his last two seasons at the school.

Cook comes to the ASU program after a one-year stint as an assistant coach at Austin Peay State. Cook, who will coach the Indians’ hitters and outfielders, as well as assist in recruiting, also had stints at Lander, Winthrop, Collin County Community College and Rockford, his alma mater.

Sirianni was a student assistant at ASU last season, and spent 2004 and 2005 as an infielder for the program. He hit .286 at A-State and started 111 games in two years. He had 124 hits, scored 96 runs and drove in 77 runs. A native of Indianola, Iowa, Sirianni will coach first base as well as work with ASU’s hitters and infielders.

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Arkansas State head coach Keith Kessinger is entering his fifth season as head coach of the baseball Indians.

Kessinger has compiled a 108-112 record during his four seasons at ASU, including back-to-back winning seasons in 2004 and 2005 - the first time the Tribe had posted back-to-back winning records since 1996-97.

In his four seasons at ASU, Kessinger has recorded 108 victories and has brought national recognition to ASU baseball, earning victories over nationally ranked Ole Miss, South Alabama and Louisiana- Lafayette. Although the Indians dipped below .500 last season, finishing at 22-30, ASU did post victories over nationally ranked Mississippi, Southeastern Conference member Kentucky, Big 10 member Michigan State, and Memphis during the non- conference season. Additionally, the Tribe qualified for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as it won Sun Belt series against UALR and WKU, sweeping UALR in early April.

The Tribe also posted a 16-10 record last season at ASU’s Tomlinson Stadium, and following the season, two Indians were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.

ASU’s 33 victories in 2005 tied a record for the fourth most victories in a single season for the Indian baseball program. The Indian offense posted a record breaking performance in 2005 under Kessinger's guidance as it re- wrote the ASU record books in almost every offensive category. The Tribe posted single season records in batting average (.314), runs scored (429), hits (632), doubles (135), home runs (78), runs batted in (390) and total bases (1023).

Under his tutelage the Indians also gained national and regional recognition on both the team and individual levels. The Indians received votes for the first time in program history in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Weekly Poll. The Tribe placed three players on the All-Sun Belt First Team in first baseman Geoff

Desmond, s e c o n d baseman B r e t t K i n n i n g and shortstop Chris R i c h . Desmond a l s o picked up N C B W A A l l - A m e r i c a honors for his record-breaking season as he set four new single season offensive marks.

The Tribe has also made great strides off of the field as well. The Indians picked up the Sun Belt Conference Academic Team award for the third straight season. The Tribe posted a 3.0 team G.P.A. last year to take home the honor. In 2004, the Indians posted a 29-28 record mark- ing the first winning season for ASU since 1998. The Indians picked up victories over nationally ranked Ole Miss on two different occasions and posted a two-game sweep of Sun Belt foe Louisiana-Lafayette late in the season In his first season at the helm, Kessinger opened the season by lead- ing his team to some upsets as they knocked off nationally-ranked South Alabama, beat the University of Memphis twice and defeated his alma mater Ole Miss twice.

Since Kessinger's arrival on campus he has been instrumental in spearheading improvements at Tomlinson Stadium. Improvements have been made each year since his arrival and more improvements and renovations are planned for the future.

In just three short years the Tribe has added a second indoor batting cage, constructed two outdoor all-weather batting cages, relocated the bullpens, improved both teams' dugouts, refur- bished the team's locker room, added landscaping features throughout the facility, added a batter's eye, replaced

the speakers/sound system and constructed a new brick entrance into the ballpark. A new picnic area is current- ly under construction at Tomlinson Stadium, and will be ready for the 2007 season, making the ballpark even more fan-friendly.

Kessinger came to ASU after spending two seasons as head coach at Carson-Newman College, where he compiled a record of 66-47. In 2002, his team finished 39-19, reaching the NCAA South Regional. CNC won the South Atlantic Conference regular season title while Coach Kessinger picked up coach of the year honors from the conference. At Carson- Newman, he coached a school-record nine All-SAC players in 2002, two All- Americans and the Division II National Player of the Year. The team also set or tied 18 individual or team records in his two seasons.

Kessinger has an overall coaching record of 174-159 in six seasons at both Arkansas State and Carson- Newman College Prior to taking over the program at Carson-Newman, Kessinger was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Mississippi for four seasons.

He was named All-Southeastern Conference second-team shortstop in 1989 and Academic All-SEC three times. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 1989 and played seven years for that team, the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs organizations. In his first major league appearance in 1993, he singled in his first at bat.

Kessinger graduated from Briarcrest High School in Memphis, Tenn. in 1984 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in managerial finance from Ole Miss in 1989. He is married to the former Laura Neyman and they have two children-Anna Kathryn (9) and Chase (7). He is the son of baseball legend Donnie Kessinger who spent 16 seasons in the Major Leagues including time with the Chicago Cubs.

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2007 Arkansas State Baseball Roster

No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School) 1 Jordan Kimball IF R/R 6-0 170 Fr. HS New Madrid, Mo. (Central) 2 A.J. Prickel IF R/R 6-0 195 Jr. JC+ Cincinnati, Ohio (Bishop Chatard)

3 Guy Brown 2B R/R 6-0 170 So. 1L Harrison, Ark. (Harrison)

4 Aaron Ferguson OF/IF R/R 5-11 170 Jr. JC% Paragould, Ark. (Greene County Tech)

5 Nathan Gates RHP R/R 6-2 190 Sr. 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Union)

6 Grey Avant C R/R 6-2 217 So. 1L Germantown, Tenn. (Houston)

7 Jett Jones OF/P L/L 6-2 180 So. 1L Stuttgart, Ark. (Stuttgart) 8 David Humphrey OF L/L 6-1 210 Jr. RS Blytheville, Ark. (Blytheville) 9 T.J. Brewer RHP R/R 6-2 190 Sr. 1L Bloomington, Ind. (South) 10 Nick Lambert RHP R/R 6-0 165 So. 1L Norphlet, Ark. (Norphlet) 11 Tyler Doke OF R/R 6-2 175 Sr. 1L Morrisville, Mo. (Marion C. Early) 12 Hunter Smith IF R/R 6-3 190 Fr. RS Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro) 13 Tyler Goodwin RHP R/R 6-0 190 Sr. 2L Trumann, Ark. (Trumann) 14 Joel Boeschen LHP L/L 6-2 190 Sr. 1L Okawville, Ill. (Okawville) 15 Brandon Bennett 1B L/R 6-2 205 Sr. 1L Blytheville (Blytheville)

17 Josh Ford 1B L/R 6-2 185 Jr. 1L Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Cape Central)

18 Cody Pace OF R/R 6-1 205 Fr. HS Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)

20 Ryan Blackburn RHP R/R 6-0 170 Fr. RS Jonesboro, Ark. (Nettleton) 21 Jack McGrath LHP L/L 5-9 145 Fr. RS Jonesboro, Ark. (Jonesboro)

22 Drew Rogers C R/R 5-10 185 So. 1L North Little Rock, Ark. (N. Little Rock) 23 Jacob Maggard RHP R/R 5-11 180 Jr. JC# Monticello, Ark. (Drew Central) 24 Josh Yates C/OF R/R 6-2 198 Sr. 1L San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights)

26 Tim Egart RHP R/R 6-4 205 Sr. 1L St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran)

27 Brandon Eller IF/P R/R 6-0 175 So. 1L Sherwood, Ark. (Sylvan Hills) 28 Pete Pasternak RHP R/R 6-3 205 Jr. RS Desloge, Mo. (North County) 29 Cade Baxter C/OF R/R 5-11 175 Fr. HS Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) 30 Danny Riemenschneider IF R/R 5-10 175 Fr. HS Bryant, Ark. (Bryant) 31 Ryan Hudgins 3B R/R 6-1 210 Jr. JC^ Haysville, Kan. (Campus) 32 Chris Evans 1B L/R 6-2 215 Jr. JC* St. Joseph, Mo. (Central)

34 Mike Cero C R/R 6-2 175 Fr. HS Portland, Ore. (Westview)

35 Zach Skaggs LHP L/L 5-9 155 Fr. HS Grubbs, Ark. (Tuckerman)

36 Cory Lambert LHP L/L 6-2 175 So. TR Bryant, Ark. (Bryant)

37 Sean Nichols OF R/R 5-11 175 Fr. HS Bastrop, La., Ark. (Ouachita Christian)

Coaching Staff:

Head Coach: 19 Keith Kessinger (Mississippi, 1989) Assistant Coach: 33 Chris Berry (Bluefield, 1997) Assistant Coach: 16 Chris Cook (Rockford, 1998)

Volunteer Assistant Coach: 25 Mike Sirianni (Arkansas State, 2005)

Transfer Key:

+ Alabama Southern College (Monroeville, Ala.)

% Crowder College (Neosho, Mo.)

# Mississippi Delta Community College (Moorhead, Miss.)

^ Butler County Community College (El Dorado, Kan.)

* Maple Woods Community College (Kansas City, Mo.)