2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball team

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2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball
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Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–30 (11–13 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Noah Sanders
  • R. D. Spiehs
Home stadium Gary Hogan Field
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
South Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y15–9 .62536–22 .621
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍14–10 .58334–23 .596
Troy  ‍‍‍13–11 .54227–26 .509
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍11–10 .52421–31 .404
Georgia State  ‍‍‍12–12 .50018–37 .327
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍9–12 .42927–24 .529
West Division
Louisiana  x‍‍‍13–11 .54232–23 .582
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍13–11 .54227–30 .474
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍11–13 .45826–26 .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍11–13 .45821–30 .412
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍10–14 .41719–30 .388
Texas State  ‍‍‍9–15 .37521–36 .368
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Gary Hogan Field and were led by seventh-year head coach Chris Curry. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Contents

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[2]

PlayerHometownPrevious Team
Pitchers
Preston Davis Texarkana, Texas Redwater HS
Ezra Gustafson Midwest City, Oklahoma Carl Albert HS
Asher Hastings Little Rock, Arkansas Joe T. Robinson HS
Tristan Hawkins Benton, Arkansas Benton HS
Michael Quevedo Deltona, Florida TNXL Academy
Hitters
Jaxson Anders Greenbrier, Arkansas Greenbrier HS
Traejon Blake England, Arkansas England HS
Aidan Garrett Benton, Arkansas Benton HS
Jarkevious Johnson Cleveland, Mississippi Cleveland Central HS
Graydon Martin Texarkana, Arkansas Arkansas HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Trojans were picked to finish fourth in the West Division. [3]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Texas State65 (6)
2UT Arlington58 (4)
3Louisiana52 (2)
4Little Rock33
5Louisiana–Monroe27
6Arkansas State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Roster

2021 Little Rock Trojans roster
 

Pitchers

  • 12 Reese Lansville - Sophomore
  • 14 Eli Sievert - Senior
  • 16 Jacob Weatherley - Freshman
  • 17 Aaron Funk - Senior
  • 18 Aaron Barkley - Senior
  • 19 Calvin Hunt - Sophomore
  • 25 Jack Decooman - Redshirt Junior
  • 26 Cal Beardsley - Senior
  • 27 Luke Wallner - Senior
  • 29 Matthew Davis - Freshman
  • 30 Hayden Arnold - Senior
  • 31 Chance Vaught - Freshman
  • 34 Dillon Delgadillo - Senior
  • 35 Zane Neves - Sophomore
  • 36 Austin Smith - Senior
  • 37 Erik McKnight - Sophomore
  • 39 Sawyer Smallwood - Junior
  • 40 John Boushelle - Senior
  • 44 Cole Evans - Senior
 

Catchers

  • 10 Anthony Socci - Junior
  • 23 Robert Diaz - Freshman
  • 28 John Michael Russ - Senior
  • 32 Jake Wright - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 Christian Bernabe - Sophomore
  • 2 Eldrige Figeuroa - Senior
  • 4 Chris Prentiss - Senior
  • 5 Miguel Soto - Junior
  • 6 Nathan Lyons - Junior
  • 9 Will Spears - Sophomore
  • 21 Jorden Hussein - Senior
  • 24 Canyon McWilliams - Senior
  • 33 Kobe Barnum - Senior

Outfielders

  • 7 Noah Dickerson - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 8 Tim Dixon - Senior
  • 13 Tyler Williams - Sophomore
  • 20 Kenny Rodriguez - Senior
  • 22 Marlon Lindsey - Junior

Coaching staff

2021 Little Rock Trojans coaching staff
  • Chris Curry – Head Coach – 7th year
  • Noah Sanders – Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator – 4th year
  • R. D. Spiehs – Assistant Head Coach – 3rd year
  • Eric Hansen – Director of Operations/Player Development – 1st year
  • Jacob Caples – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

Legend
 Little Rock win
 Little Rock loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldLittle Rock team member
2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log
Regular season (21-28)
February (2-4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Feb. 21at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 4-3Arnold (1-0)Rogen (0-1)None8821-0
Feb. 22at Oral RobertsJ. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKL 3-7Coffey (1-0)DeCooman (0-1)None5191-1
Feb. 23at No. 20 Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK Cancelled
Feb. 24at No. 20 Oklahoma StateO'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OKL 2-7Cheney (1-0)McKnight (0-1)None2,6351-2
Feb. 26 Eastern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 6-12Hampton (2-0)Funk (0-1)Doherty (1)751-3
Feb. 26Eastern IllinoisGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARL 1-17 (7 inns)Nicholson (1-0)Arnold (1-1)None2401-4
Feb. 27Eastern IllinoisGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 6-5Barkley (1-0)Stevenson (0-1)None1852-4
March (9-4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Mar. 3 Central Arkansas Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 5-3Evans (1-0)Gregson (0-1)Barkley (1)2943-4
Mar. 5at North Alabama Mike D. Lane Field • Florence, AL L 4-6Nichols (1-0)Hunt (0-1)None1573-5
Mar. 6at North AlabamaMike D. Lane Field • Florence, ALW 9-1Barkley (2-0)Best (0-2)None2104-5
Mar. 7at North AlabamaMike D. Lane Field • Florence, ALW 10-3Weatherley (1-0)Moore (0-2)None2095-5
Mar. 12at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 0-7Greenhill (2-0)Funk (0-2)None SECN+ 8505-6
Mar. 13at AuburnPlainsman Park • Auburn, ALL 0-6Barnett (2-0)Arnold (1-2)None SECN+ 8505-7
Mar. 14at AuburnPlainsman Park • Auburn, ALW 12-6Barkley (3-0)Bright (2-1)None SECN+ 8506-7
Mar. 19 Texas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 2-1 (11 inns)Barkley (1-0)Wofford (1-1)None ESPN+ 2127-71-0
Mar. 20Texas StateGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 12-0Arnold (2-2)Bush (1-2)None ESPN+ 2388-72-0
Mar. 21Texas StateGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 7-4Weatherley (2-0)Nicholas (0-1)Barkley (2) ESPN+ 2549-73-0
Mar. 23at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR Game Cancelled
Mar. 26at Southern Illinois Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL L 7-10McDaniel (1-0)Barkley (4-1)None9-8
Mar. 27at Southern IllinoisItchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW 11-5Arnold (3-2)Chapman (5-1)None10-8
Mar. 28at Southern IllinoisItchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW 11-5Barkley (5-1)McDaniel (1-1)None11-8
Mar. 30Arkansas–Pine BluffGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 7-2Delgadillo (1-0)Wasson (0-1)None20712-8
April (6-10)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Apr. 1at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 2-10Hudson (2-0)Funk (0-3)Jumpers (2) ESPN+ 40512-93-1
Apr. 2at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARL 0-4Jeans (1-0)Arnold (3-3)None ESPN+ 42212-103-2
Apr. 3at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARL 6-10Holt (1-2)DeCooman (0-2)None ESPN+ 51012-113-3
Apr. 6at No. 2 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 2-7Costeiu (4-0)Smallwood (0-1)None SECN+ 4,22512-12
Apr. 7at No. 2 ArkansasBaum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, ARL 3-10Bolden (1-0)Evans (1-1)None SECN+ 4,00212-13
Apr. 9 South Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 7-3Arnold (4-3)Lee (2-2)Barkley (3) ESPN+ 20413-134-3
Apr. 10South AlabamaGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 4-2Funk (1-3)Boswell (2-1)Barkley (4) ESPN+ 43214-135-3
Apr. 11South AlabamaGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 9-8Hunt (1-1)Samaniego (1-1)None ESPN+ 43615-136-3
Apr. 13at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 2-4Moyer (2-3)Beardsley (0-1)Cleveland (5)34515-14
Apr. 17at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 2-0Arnold (5-3)Barnes (1-3)Barkley (5)61816-147-3
Apr. 18at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAL 3-5Barlow (4-4)Funk (1-4)Lindsay (2)57816-157-4
Apr. 19at Louisiana–MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LAL 4-5 (10 inns)Goleman (1-1)Barkley (5-2)None49416-167-5
Apr. 20at No. 12 Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 6-11Kimbrell (4-0)Vaught (0-1)None SECN+ 6,85116-17
Apr. 23 Louisiana Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 8-2Arnold (6-3)Arrighetti (6-3)Barkley (6) ESPN+ 25617-178-5
Apr. 24LouisianaGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 4-3 (10 inns)Delgadillo (2-0)Nelson (1-1)None ESPN+ 49018-179-5
Apr. 25LouisianaGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARL 4-7Dixon (2-0)Wallner (0-1)Talley (5) ESPN+ 39018-189-6
May (3–10)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 1at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 0-1 (11 inns)King (3-0)Evans (1-2)None ESPN+ 31418-199-7
May 2at UT ArlingtonClay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXL 4-5Wong (3-1)Barkley (5-3)King (2) ESPN+ 31418-209-8
May 2at UT ArlingtonClay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXL 0-3Moffat (4-3)DeCooman (0-3)Austin (2) ESPN+ 31418-219-9
May 7at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 5-3Barkley (6-3)Dillard (1-4)None46219-21
May 8at Sam Houston StateDon Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TXL 4-9Wesneski (2-1)Funk (1-5)Atkinson (2)46219-22
May 9at Sam Houston StateDon Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TXL 4-8Backhus (4-0)Weatherley (2-1)None46219-23
May 12at No. 18 Ole MissSwayze Field • Oxford, MSL 4-9Miller (1-1)Wallner (0-2)None SECN+ 6,70319-24
May 14 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARL 1-2Tuthill (4-5)Barkley (6-4)None ESPN+ 32919-259-10
May 15Appalachian StateGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARW 4-2Funk (2-5)Cornatzer (1-2)Barkley (7) ESPN+ 37820-2510-10
May 16Appalachian StateGary Hogan Field • Little Rock, ARL 0-5Tujetsch (1-5)Weatherley (2-2)Ellington (4) ESPN+ 27120-2610-11
May 20at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 7-3Arnold (7-3)Jones (1-7)None23921-2611-11
May 21at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAL 0-5Dawson (3-2)Funk (2-6)Watson (1)27821-2711-12
May 22at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GAL 10-11Brandon (1-2)Barkley (6-5)Watson (2)35121-2811-13
Post-season (0–2)
SBC Tournament (0–2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 25vs. (6E) Coastal Carolina Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 1-15 (7 inns)Peavyhouse (3-2)Arnold (7-4)Joyce (1) ESPN+ 21-290-1
May 27vs. (1E) South AlabamaMontgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, ALL 2-6Michael (5-0)Evans (1-3)None ESPN+ 21-300-2
Schedule Source:

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

Postseason

Conference accolades

References: [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Curry Adds 10 in Fall Early Signing Period". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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