2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball team

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball
2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–38 (5–24 SBC)
Head coach	Tommy Raffo (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Alan Dunn; Rick Guarno;
Home stadium	Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field and were led by fourteenth–year head coach Tommy Raffo. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 13 Texas State ‍†‍‍^y	26	–	4	–	0	.867	47	–	14	–	0	.770
No. 21 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	41	–	20	–	0	.672
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	8	–	1	.717	39	–	20	–	1	.658
Louisiana ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	37	–	23	–	0	.617
South Alabama ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	31	–	23	–	0	.574
Troy ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	32	–	24	–	0	.571
Georgia State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	30	–	27	–	0	.526
Little Rock ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0	.379	24	–	27	–	0	.471
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	20	–	35	–	1	.366
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	15	–	39	–	0	.278
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0	.172	11	–	38	–	0	.224

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 22, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Arkansas State was picked to finish twelfth with 28 votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Personnel

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	OF	Eli Davis	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Brighton, Tennessee
2	OF	Jaylon DeShazier	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
3	INF	Garrett Olson	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Lincoln, Nebraska
4	INF	Jared Toler	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Benton, Arkansas
5	RHP	Jonathan Baldelli	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Bartlett, Tennessee
6	INF	Blake McCutchen	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Cabot, Arkansas
7	LHP	Justin Medlin	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Ripley, Mississippi
8	C	Cason Tollett	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
9	INF	Ben Klutts	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Poteau, Oklahoma
10	OF	Jacob Hager	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Festus, Missouri
11	C	Brandon Hager	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Festus, Missouri
12	RHP	Phillip Bryant	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Little Rock, Arkansas
13	LHP	Walker Williams	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Springdale, Arkansas
14	RHP	Tyler Jeans	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Texarkana, Arkansas
15	INF	Tristen Jamison	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Nashville, Arkansas
16	RHP	Brandon Anderson	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Omaha, Nebraska
17	INF	Wil French	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Jonesboro, Arkansas
18	RHP	Will Nash	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Wheatley, Arkansas
19	C	John Hoskyn	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Stuttgart, Arkansas
20	RHP	Carter Holt	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Tennessee
21	OF	Sam Fagan	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Jonesboro, Arkansas
22	OF	Kyler Carmack	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cabot, Arkansas
23	RHP	Will Gross	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Mountain Home, Arkansas
24	OF	Brandon Ulmer	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Booneville, Arkansas
25	RHP	Max Charlton	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Lenexa, Kansas
27	LHP	Austin Brock	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Senath, Missouri
28	RHP	Jake Algee	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Brookland, Arkansas
29	RHP	Kevin Wiseman	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Axtell, Texas
30	INF	Daedrick Cail	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Marion, Arkansas
31	INF	Jackson Harris	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Texarkana, Arkansas
32		Mickey Coyne	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Reno, Nevada
33	RHP	Brandon Hughes	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Roland, Arkansas
34	RHP	Sawyer Bentley	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Jonesboro, Arkansas
35	RHP	Treshon Paschal	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Springdale, Arkansas
36	RHP	Will Gilmer	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Sikeston, Missouri
37	INF	Dawson Chester	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pocahontas, Arkansas
38	INF	Ty Gordon	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Nashville, Arkansas
39	LHP	Jakob Frederick	L/L	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Sacramento, California
40	OF	Cooper Tremmel	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lakeland, Tennessee
41	OF	Cross Jumper	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Jonesboro, Arkansas

Head coach

Tommy Raffo (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Alan Dunn (UAB)
Rick Guarno (Arkansas–Little Rock)
Drew LaBounty (South Alabama)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Arkansas State win
	Arkansas State loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Arkansas State team member

2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball game log

Regular season (11–38)

February (0–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 18	at Samford		Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 8–9	Watkins (1-0)	Anderson (0-1)	Hobbs (1)	ESPN+	753	0–1
Feb. 19	at Samford		Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 4–11	Ross (0-1)	Medlin (0-1)	None	ESPN+	873	0–2
Feb. 20	at Samford		Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 0–11	Long (1-0)	Jeans (0-1)	None	ESPN+	811	0–3
Feb. 22	at No. 3 Ole Miss		Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 5–15	Baker (1-0)	Williams (0-1)	None	SECN+	8,653	0–4
Feb. 27	Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	Game cancelled
Feb. 27	Arkansas–Pine Bluff		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	Game cancelled

March (5–13)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	Mississippi Valley State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 17–2⁷	Williams (1-1)	McClendon (0-2)	None	ESPN+	292	1–4
Mar. 2	Mississippi Valley State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 13–3⁷	Paschal (1-0)	Valenzuela (1-2)	None	ESPN+	151	2–4
Mar. 4	Illinois State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 8–6	Williams (2-1)	Scherbenske (0-1)	Wiseman (1)		309	3–4
Mar. 5	Illinois State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 2–1	Nash (1-0)	Salata (1-2)	Wiseman (2)	ESPN+	757	4–4
Mar. 5	Illinois State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 1–7	Wyman (1-0)	Medlin (0-2)	None	ESPN+	757	4–5
Mar. 8	Southeast Missouri State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 6–14	Williams (1-1)	Paschal (1-1)	None	ESPN+	63	4–6
Mar. 9	Southern Illinois		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 5–12	Kuntzendorf (1-0)	Jeans (0-2)	None	ESPN+	177	4–7
Mar. 11	at Missouri State		Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	Game cancelled
Mar. 12	at Missouri State		Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	L 3–12	Link (2-1)	Holt (0-1)	Rodriguez (1)		438	4–8
Mar. 13	at Missouri State		Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	L 1–7	Barnes (2-1)	Jeans (0-3)	Ziegenbein (1)		438	4–9
Mar. 15	Memphis		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 7–9	Casto (1-0)	Hudson (0-1)	Kendrick (2)	ESPN+	871	4–10
Mar. 18	No. 22 Texas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 7–13	Dixon (2-0)	Anderson (0-2)	None		188	4–11	0–1
Mar. 19	No. 22 Texas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 1–2	Wells (3-0)	Nash (1-1)	Stivors (5)		249	4–12	0–2
Mar. 20	No. 22 Texas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 4–5	Stivors (2-0)	Wiseman (0-1)	None		246	4–13	0–3
Mar. 23	at Southern Illinois		Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL	L 5–6	Gould (2-0)	Hudson (0-2)	McDaniel (2)		50	4–14
Mar. 25	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 4–7	Higgins (2-2)	Charlton (0-1)	Thompson (5)	ESPN+	1,697	4–15	0–4
Mar. 26	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 2–12	Fisher (2-1)	Nash (1-2)	None	ESPN+	2,055	4–16	0–5
Mar. 27	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 6–7	Thompson (2-0)	Anderson (0-3)	None	ESPN+	1,662	4–17	0–6
Mar. 29	Central Arkansas		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 4–3¹¹	Baldelli (1-0)	Gregson (1-3)	None	ESPN+	328	5–17

April (5–11)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	Coastal Carolina		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 0–4	VanScoter (5-1)	Medlin (0-3)	None	ESPN+	338	5–18	0–7
Apr. 2	Coastal Carolina		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 4–5	Eikhoff (2-0)	Nash (1-3)	Carney (1)	ESPN+	295	5–19	0–8
Apr. 3	Coastal Carolina		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 8–16	Parker (1-1)	Frederick (0-1)	None	ESPN+	309	5–20	0–9
Apr. 5	at Southeast Missouri State		Capaha Field • Cape Girardeau, MO	L 5–8	Osborne (1-1)	Brock (0-1)	Miller (6)	ESPN+	400	5–21
Apr. 8	Louisiana		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 0–10	Talley (1-1)	Medlin (0-4)	None	ESPN+	353	5–22	0–10
Apr. 9	Louisiana		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 3–5	Menard (3-1)	Wiseman (0-2)	None	ESPN+	297	5–23	0–11
Apr. 10	Louisiana		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 4–7¹⁰	Rawls (2-0)	Jeans (0-4)	None	ESPN+	255	5–24	0–12
Apr. 14	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 6–5	Anderson (1-3)	Arnold (4-3)	Jeans (1)	ESPN+	358	6–24	1–12
Apr. 15	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	W 7–6	Jeans (1-4)	Vaught (2-4)	None		387	7–24	2–12
Apr. 16	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	Game cancelled
Arkansas–Arkansas State Series
Apr. 19	at No. 4 Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 1–10	Ramage (2-2)	Holt (0-2)	None	SECN+	9,286	7–25
Apr. 20	at No. 4 Arkansas		Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 3–10	Tole (1-0)	Frederick (0-2)	None	SECN+	9,002	7–26

Apr. 22	Troy		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 4–3	Medlin (1-4)	Gainous (5-3)	Wiseman (3)		343	8–26	3–12
Apr. 23	Troy		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 1–6	Fuller (4-1)	Nash (1-4)	None	ESPN+	282	8–27	3–13
Apr. 24	Troy		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 4–3¹⁰	Jeans (2-4)	Stewart (4-2)	None	ESPN+	443	9–27	4–13
Apr. 29	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 3–4¹¹	Moffat (1-6)	Anderson (1-4)	None	ESPN+	355	9–28	4–14
Apr. 30	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 9–2¹⁰	Jeans (3-4)	Novis (0-3)	None	ESPN+	445	10–28	5–14

May (1–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 4–5	Moffat (2-6)	Anderson (1-5)	None	ESPN+	418	10–29	5–15
May 6	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 1–7	Boswell (6-3)	Medlin (1-5)	None	ESPN+	1,059	10–30	5–16
May 7	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 2–13	Lehrmann (3-2)	Nash (1-5)	Boyd (4)	ESPN+	1,178	10–31	5–17
May 8	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 7–9	Johnson (3-2)	Anderson (1-6)	Stokes (1)	ESPN+	913	10–32	5–18
May 10	at Memphis		FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 14–8	Frederick (1-2)	Warren (0-3)	None	ESPN+	711	11–32
May 13	Georgia State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 2–10	Horton (2-1)	Medlin (1-6)	None		347	11–33	5–19
May 14	Georgia State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 4–7	Patel (2-2)	Nash (1-6)	Watson (9)		395	11–34	5–20
May 15	Georgia State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 4–5	Clark (5-0)	Jeans (3-5)	None	ESPN+	289	11–35	5–21
May 17	Ole Miss		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	Game cancelled
May 19	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 9–16	Judice (3-1)	Medlin (1-7)	None	ESPN+	1,109	11–36	5–22
May 20	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 7–13	Jans (2-4)	Nash (1-7)	None	ESPN+	1,125	11–37	5–23
May 21	at Louisiana–Monroe		Warhawk Field • Mobile, LA	L 3–6	Wepf (2-5)	Holt (0-3)	None	ESPN+	1,073	11–38	5–24

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

References

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.

[2] "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[3] "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[4] "2022 Baseball Schedule". Arkansas State University. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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