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2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball team


The 2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Gary Hogan Field and were led by sixth year head coach Chris Curry. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record9–8 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Noah Sanders
  • R. D. Spiehs
Home stadiumGary Hogan Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 5   .688
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 11 – 6   .647
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 7   .563
Troy  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 8   .529
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 10   .444
West Division
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 14 – 4   .778
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 4   .750
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 12 – 5   .706
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 9 – 8   .529
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 7 – 9   .438
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

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Signing Day Recruits

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Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Matthew Davis Selma, Alabama Morgan Academy
Mason Hilton Weatherford, Texas McLennan CC
Zane Neves Jonesboro, Arkansas St. Johns River State
Sawyer Smallwood Texarkana, Texas Northeast Texas CC
Chance Vaught Mobile, Alabama Mobile Christian
Jacob Weatherley Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro HS
Hitters
Bryan Muniz Orange Park, Florida Calvary Christian
Austin Scritchfield Cabot, Arkansas Cabot HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2020 and the Trojans were picked to finish fourth in the West Division.[3]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UT Arlington 58 (3)
2 Louisiana 57 (5)
3 Texas State 55 (3)
4 Little Rock 39 (1)
5 Louisiana–Monroe 25
6 Arkansas State 18

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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  • Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
  • Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
  • Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
  • Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
  • Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
  • Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
  • Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
  • Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
  • Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
  • Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
  • Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
  • Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

Roster

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2020 Little Rock Trojans roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Keegan Westbrook - Junior
  • 14 Eli Sievert - Senior
  • 16 Alec Benavides - Redshirt Junior
  • 17 Aaron Funk - Junior
  • 18 Calvin Hunt - Freshman
  • 25 Jose Torres - Redshirt Senior
  • 26 Cal Beardsley - Junior
  • 27 Luke Wallner - Junior
  • 30 Hayden Arnold - Junior
  • 34 Dillon Delgadillo - Senior
  • 36 Austin Smith - Junior
  • 37 Erik McKnight - Freshman
  • 40 Ty Gordon - Redshirt Junior
  • 44 Cole Evans - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 7 Josh Nowak - Senior
  • 23 Kale Emshoff - Redshirt Junior
  • 24 Houston Parker - Junior
  • 28 John Michael Russ - Junior
  • 29 Ramon Padilla - Senior

Infielders

  • 1 Christian Bernabe - Freshman
  • 2 Eldridge Figueroa - Junior
  • 4 Ty Riche - Junior
  • 5 Miguel Soto - Sophomore
  • 6 Nathan Lyons - Sophomore
  • 9 Will Spears - Freshman
  • 12 Reed Shephard - Junior
  • 21 Jorden Hussein - Junior
  • 22 Garrett Scott - Redshirt Senior
  • 31 Tucker Childers - Redshirt Junior
  • 33 Kobe Barnum - Junior

Outfielders

  • 8 Tim Dixon - Junior
  • 13 Tyler Williams - Freshman
  • 20 Kenny Rodriguez - Junior

Coaching staff

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2020 Little Rock Trojans coaching staff
  • Chris Curry – Head Coach – 6th year
  • Noah Sanders – Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator – 3rd year
  • R. D. Spiehs – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Nick Piraino – Director of Operations/Player Development – 1st year
  • Jacob Caples – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Little Rock win
  Little Rock loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Little Rock team member
2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log
Regular season (9-8)
February (7-5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Feb. 14 Illinois State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 6-0 Arnold (1-0) Johnson (0-1) Torres (1) 257 1-0
Feb. 15 Illinois State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 7-6 Smith (1-0) Gilmore (0-1) None 239 2-0
Feb. 16 Illinois State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 2-4 Salata (1-0) Torres (0-1) Huffmanm (1) 312 2-1
Feb. 19 Grambling State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 6-4 Delgadillo (1-0) Peters (0-1) None 125 3-1
Feb. 21 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 8-6 (10 inns) Torres (1-1) Balado (0-2) None YouTube 277 4-1
Feb. 22 vs. McNeese State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 2-14 (7 inns) Dion (2-0) Sievert (0-1) None 123 4-2
Feb. 22 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 11-2 Smith (2-0) Evans (0-1) None 237 5-2
Feb. 23 vs. Southern Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 7-4 Evans (1-0) Allen (1-3) None 77 6-2
Feb. 25 at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 1-9 Bowman (1-0) Beardsley (0-1) None ESPN+ 462 6-3
Feb. 26 at Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 0-12 (7 inn) Varela (2-0) Smith (2-1) None 188 6-4
Feb. 28 North Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 4-8 Davidson (1-2) Arnold (1-1) None 225 6-5
Feb. 29 North Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 7-3 Sievert (1-1) Laws (0-2) Evans (1) 176 7-5
March (2-3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 1 North Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 2-1 Funk (1-0) Best (1-2) None 235 8-5
Mar. 3 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 3-4 (11 inns) Swift (2-0) Delgadillo (1-1) None 612 8-6
Mar. 6 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 4-11 Powell (3-0) Sievert (1-2) None 3,667 8-7
Mar. 7 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 1-4 Ethridge (3-0) Wallner (0-1) Stanley (2) 3,920 8-8
Mar. 8 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 5-1 Funk (2-0) Best (0-2) None 3,776 9-8
Mar. 13 UT Arlington Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14 UT Arlington Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15 UT Arlington Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 17 Mississippi Valley State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18 Mississippi Valley State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 24 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 3 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7 at No. 14 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9 Louisiana–Monroe Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10 Louisiana–Monroe Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11 Louisiana–Monroe Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 21 Central Arkansas Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 28 at Grambling State Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1 South Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2 South Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3 South Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 5 vs. Central Arkansas Dickey–Stephens Park • North Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 9 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14 Arkansas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15 Arkansas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16 Arkansas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source:[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Curry Adds Eight in Fall Signing Period". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Conference, Sun Belt. "South Alabama, UTA Tabbed as Favorites in Sun Belt; USA's Wilson, Nightengale Highlight Preseason All-Sun Belt Baseball Team". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "Little Rock Announces 2020 Trojan Baseball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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