2017 Little Rock Trojans baseball team

2017 Little Rock Trojans baseball
2017 Little Rock Trojans baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
Record	21–34 (11–18 SBC)
Head coach	Chris Curry (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Russell Raley; Mike Silva;
Home stadium	Gary Hogan Field

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina^x^† ‍‍‍	22	–	7	–	1	.750	37	–	19	–	1	.658
No. 26 South Alabama^‡^y ‍‍‍	22	–	8	–	0	.733	40	–	21	–	0	.656
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600	38	–	21	–	0	.644
Troy ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0	.533	31	–	25	–	0	.554
Georgia State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	22	–	33	–	0	.400
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0	.267	19	–	36	–	0	.345
West Division
UT Arlington^x ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667	30	–	25	–	0	.545
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	1	.650	35	–	21	–	1	.623
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0	.448	28	–	27	–	0	.509
Texas State ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0	.433	29	–	30	–	0	.492
Little Rock ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0	.379	21	–	34	–	0	.382
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0	.200	12	–	43	–	0	.218

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Gary Hogan Field and were coached by third year head coach Chris Curry. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Roster

2017 Little Rock Trojans roster

Pitchers

4 Ryan Lemoine - Junior
10 Cory Malcom - Senior
12 Zach Ours - Sophomore
13 Dylan Slayton - Senior
14 Justin Garcia - Junior
17 Corbin Osburn - Junior
24 Jacob Boggess - Redshirt Junior
27 Reed Willenborg - Senior
29 Chandler Fidel - Freshman
30 Cody McGill - Senior
32 Joe Corbett - Sophomore
33 Keenan Wingfield - Senior
34 Cole Townsend - Redshirt Junior
36 Jacob Rateliff - Senior
37 Carter Brown - Freshman
38 Preston Oberling - Junior
39 McKinley Moore - Freshman
40 Cody Daylor - Senior
44 Matt McDowell - Redshirt Senior

Catchers

7 Cameron Knight - Senior
19 Kale Emshoff - Freshman
23 Dalton Thomas - Senior
31 Jonathan Davis - Sophomore

Infielders

1 Christian Reyes - Sophomore
2 Ty Gunter - Senior
6 Zach Baker - Senior
16 Cale Ridling - Redshirt Freshman
18 Bryce Dimitroff - Junior
21 Riley Pittman - Sophomore
22 Nik Gifford - Senior
25 Paul Benitez - Freshman
41 Justin Cooper - Freshman

Outfielders

5 Keegan Meyn - Sophomore
9 Hunter Owens - Senior
26 Danny Mitchell Jr. - Redshirt Freshman

Coaching staff

2017 Little Rock Trojans coaching staff
Chris Curry – Head Coach – 3rd year Russell Raley – Assistant Head Coach – 3rd year Mike Silva – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year Matt Farmer – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results

Little Rock Trojans announced its 2017 baseball schedule on October 24, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 28 home and 27 away games in the regular season. The Trojans hosted Sun Belts foes Appalachian State, Georgia State, Louisiana, Texas State, and Troy and traveled to Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, and Texas-Arlington.^[1]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and was hosted by Georgia Southern.^[2]

Legend
	Little Rock win
	Little Rock loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Little Rock team member

2017 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log

Regular season (21–33)

February (2–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 17	at Oral Roberts		J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	L 4–10	McGregor (1–0)	McDowell (0–1)	None		718	0–1
Feb. 18	at Oral Roberts		J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	L 3–4^{13 inn}	Stout (1–0)	Wingfield (0–1)	None		781	0–2
Feb. 19	at Oral Roberts		J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	L 3–8	Ausua (1–0)	Fidel (0–1)	McCollough (1)		756	0–3	–
Feb. 22	at Louisiana Tech		J. C. Love Field • Ruston, LA	L 2–4	Harris (1–0)	Wingfield (0–1)	None		1,217	0–4
Feb. 24	Purdue		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 4–6	Andrews (2–0)	McDowell (0–2)	Parker (1)		324	0–5
Feb. 25	Purdue		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 2–0	Malcom (1–0)	Stroh (0–1)	None		389	1–5
Feb. 26	Purdue		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 13–0	Fidel (1–1)	Schumacher (0–1)	None		263	2–5
Feb. 28	at No. 18 Oklahoma		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 5–10	Wiles (2–0)	McDowell (0–3)	None	FSSW	721	2–6

March (8–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 3	Fort Wayne		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 17–2	Brown (1–0)	Weber (0–1)	None		207	3–6
Mar. 4	Fort Wayne		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 17–2	Brown (1–0)	Weber (0–1)	None		207	4–6
Mar. 4	Fort Wayne		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 3–2	Corbett (1–0)	Boyd (0–1)	None			5–6
Mar. 5	Fort Wayne		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 5–1	Townsend (1–0)	Ley (1–1)	None		207	6–6
Mar. 8	Oral Roberts		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 1–8	Michaels (1–0)	McDowell (0–4)	None		205	6–7
Mar. 10	at Stephen F. Austin		Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	L 4–6	Vest (1–0)	LeMoine (0–1)	None		178	6–8
Mar. 11	at Stephen F. Austin		Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	W 8–3	Townsend (2–0)	Hagy (0–3)	None		162	7–8
Mar. 12	at Stephen F. Austin		Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	L 2–5	Ledet (1–2)	Fidel (1–2)	Starks (3)		176	7–9
Mar. 14	at Central Arkansas		Bear Stadium • Conway, AR	L 3–12	Brand (2–1)	McDowell (0–5)	None		145	7–10
Mar. 17	Troy		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 6–7	Osby (4–1)	Malcom (1–1)	Skinner (4)		227	7–11	0–1
Mar. 18	Troy		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 3–6	Crook (3–0)	LeMoine (0–2)	Skinner (5)		275	7–12	0–2
Mar. 19	Troy		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 10–3	Fidel (2–2)	Mabray (1–1)	None		261	8–12	1–2
Mar. 21	at No. 5 Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 8–11	Montes (2–0)	Brown (1–1)	Sharp (1)	SECN+	672	8–13
Mar. 24	at Louisiana-Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 5–1	Malcom (2–1)	Leone (1–2)	None		746	9–13	2–2
Mar. 25	at Louisiana-Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–6	Beal (2–2)	Townsend (2–1)	Herrera (3)		824	9–14	2–3
Mar. 26	at Louisiana-Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 1–7	Curtis (1–3)	Fidel (2–3)	None		732	9–15	2–4
March 28	at No. 23 Ole Miss		Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 4–5 ^{10 inn}	Roth (1–0)	Moore (0–1)	None		6,709	9–16
Mar. 31	Appalachian State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 6–2	Slayton (2–0)	Holden (1–4)	None		280	10–16	3–4

April (6–12)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
April 1	Appalachian State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 2–3	Schmid (4–3)	LeMoine (0–3)	Howell (4)			10–17	3–5
April 2	Appalachian State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 6–7	Brill (1–3)	Slayton (2–1)	None		253	10–18	3–6
April 4	Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 1–2	Shindlebower (1–0)	Ours (0–1)	Waters (1)		236	10–19
April 7	Texas State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 3–7	Reich (2–2)	Malcom (2–2)	None		252	10–20	3–7
April 8	Texas State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 9–4	LeMoine (1–3)	Engle (2–1)	Garcia (1)		301	11–20	4–7
April 9	Texas State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 6–5	Slayton (3–1)	Walden (5–1)	None		239	12–20	5–7
April 11	Stephen F. Austin		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 10–4	Brown (2–1)	Nouis (1–2)	None		192	13–20
April 13	at RV UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 0–2	Simmons (5–2)	Malcom (2–3)	James (8)		313	13–21	5–8
April 14	at RV UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 9–4	Garcia (1–0)	Patterson (3–3)	None		472	14–21	6–8
April 15	at RV UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 5–10	Gardner (1–1)	Fidel (2–4)	None		464	14–22	6–9
April 19	Louisiana Tech		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 6–10	Griffen (2–1)	Fidel (2–5)	None		238	14–23
April 21	RV Louisiana–Lafayette		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 4–9	Leger (8–1)	LeMoine (1–4)	None		403	14–24	6–10
April 22	RV Louisiana–Lafayette		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 4–7	Lee (5–3)	Malcom (2–4)	Marks (5)		403	14–25	6–11
April 23	RV Louisiana–Lafayette		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 3–5	Moore (1–1)	Slayton (3–2)	None		243	14–26	6–12
April 25	vs. Central Arkansas		Dickey-Stephens Park • North Little Rock, Arkansas	W 11–6	Osburn (1–0)	Tillery (0–1)	Garcia (2)		1,026	15–26
April 28	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 11–4	LeMoine (2–4)	Condra–Bogan (4–2)	None		916	16–26	7–12
April 29	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 0–5	Challenger (2–4)	Malcom (2–5)	None		1,133	16–27	7–13
April 30	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 2–9	Cohen (3–3)	Fidel (2–6)	None		698	16–28	7–14

May (5–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 5	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 3–8	Bell (5–3)	LeMoine (2–5)	Peacock (7)		1,276	16–29	7–15
May 6	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	W 11–5	Malcom (3–5)	Huston (5–3)	None		1,492	17–29	8–15
May 7	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 3–5	Carr (4–1)	Fidel (2–7)	Peacock (8)		1,229	17–30	8–16
May 9	Northwestern State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 13–1	Brown (3–1)	Winders (1–5)	None		221	18–30
May 13	Georgia State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 8–3	Malcom (4–5)	White (1–3)	None			19–30	9–16
May 13	Georgia State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 6–4	Garcia (2–0)	Harper (1–2)	None		299	20–30	10–16
May 14	Georgia State		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 16–1 ^{7 inn}	Fidel (3–7)	Conley (2–7)	None		313	21–30	11–16
May 18	Central Arkansas		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 8–9 ^{18 inn}	Welsh (4–2)	Moore (0–2)	None		337	21–31	11–17
May 19	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 2–19	Culbertson (5–7)	LeMoine (2–6)	None		306	21–32	11–18
May 20	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	Cancelled due to inclement weather

Post-season (0–1)

SBC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBCT Record
May 25	vs. Texas State		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 2–3	Theriot (6–1)	Garcia (2–1)	None		335	21–33	0–1

Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

References

↑ "Little Rock Releases 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Athletics. October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
↑ "2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

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[UALR17-1] "Little Rock Releases 2017 Schedule" (Press release). University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Athletics. October 24, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

[SBT17-2] "2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.

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