/news-archive/tag/baseball/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:18:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/07/19/promotion-new-addition-made-to-ua-little-rocks-baseball-team-coaching-staff/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:18:33 +0000 /news/?p=74777 ... Promotion, new addition made to 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock’s baseball team coaching staff]]> as graduate manager. Caples joins the Trojans for his second season after serving as the team’s graduate manager during the 2019 season. He helped lead the team to their first winning season since 2010, a program-record 18 conference wins and a monumental 17-7 victory over Arkansas. “Jacob is a hard worker, very intelligent, and is going to be a star in the game,” Curry said. “We’re fortunate to have him and the role he’ll take on for us is one of great attention to detail and will ultimately benefit our players and take us another step forward towards winning a championship.” Reyes will return to the program as a graduate manager after lettering with Little Rock for four years. The Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, native was the starting shortstop on the record-breaking 2019 team and broke the program record for sacrifice bunts with 28 in his career. Reyes started all 57 games and led the team in runs scored during his senior campaign. “It’s always gratifying when a player commits to you, stays loyal, and gives the program everything he’s got for four years,” Curry said. “Reyes set program records and brought the program to new heights. Now, we have a player on the other side of the white line to help us in the coaches’ offices and in the dugout to help the next generation of players. He was a coach on the field during his playing time, and there is no doubt he’ll be a very good coach one day.” In 2020, Caples and Reyes will look to build upon the Trojans’ massively successful season they enjoyed in 2019.]]> /news-archive/2019/06/06/moore-fidel-mlb-draft/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:48:36 +0000 /news/?p=74510 ... Two 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock pitchers selected for Major League Baseball Draft]]> Junior pitchers and 听heard their names called on day three of the draft. Moore was selected in the 14^th听round (pick 410) by the Chicago White Sox, while Fidel was selected in the 23^rd听round (pick 700) by the Cleveland Indians. Little Rock’s two draft picks make them the 24^th听and 25^th听in program history as the Trojans have now had a player drafted to the MLB in each of the past seven seasons as well as 13 of the last 14 seasons. Moore is a Keller, Texas native hailing from Keller Central High School. The right-handed pitcher threw 48.2 innings in his Little Rock career, racking up 47 strikeouts. In his first season as a Trojan in 2017, Moore held opposing hitters to a .143 batting average. The junior earned the nod in the Trojans’ 17-7 win over Arkansas on April 2, which was one of his seven starts in his collegiate career. Fidel is a Garland, Texas native who lettered at Naaman Forest High School. The junior was the Trojans’ Friday-night starter in 2019, earning First-Team All-Sun Belt honors for his outstanding season. Fidel led the Sun Belt in innings pitched (101) during the 2019 season and also finished third in the conference in both ERA (3.65) and strikeouts (101). Fidel received Sun Belt Player of the Week honors on May 14 for his masterful start against Texas State, throwing 124 pitches in nine innings, allowing just three runs and six hits on the night. He fanned 12 hitters, which tied a career high. The Trojan ace etched his name in the Little Rock record book in multiple categories. He is the third pitcher in school history to record 100 strikeouts in a season. He ranks fourth in career strikeouts (253) and career starts (43), fifth in career innings-pitched (260.2), fifth in career wins (14), and 10^th听in career ERA (4.07).]]> /news-archive/2019/05/13/pittman-cosida-academic-all-district-first-team/ Mon, 13 May 2019 14:27:42 +0000 /news/?p=74301 ... Pittman Named to Cosida Academic All-District First Team]]> The 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District听Baseball and Softball Teams听recognize the nation鈥檚 top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The North Richland Hills,听Texas, native is a marketing major and currently holds a 3.74 GPA. He is the second Trojan to receive the recognition under the tenure of Head Coach Chris Curry, the last being Hunter Owens in 2017. Pittman recently broke Little Rock’s all-time record for career home runs, currently sitting at 25 for his career. The senior is hitting .331 with a team-high 12 home runs, 47 RBI, and 105 total bases on the season.]]> /news-archive/2019/04/30/trojans-baseball-fight-cancer-may-11/ Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:10:52 +0000 /news/?p=74139 ... Trojans Team Up to Fight Cancer May 11]]> Throughout the season, the team is raising awareness and funds for local kids with cancer, and they will celebrate their efforts during their Sun Belt Conference home game against the Bobcats. The opening pitch for the Trojans Vs. Cancer will be at 2 p.m. on May 11 with a number of area children battling brain tumors and their families on hand to throw out the first pitch. Donations will be collected throughout the game as well, benefiting the Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Started by pediatric brain cancer survivor and former collegiate baseball player Chase Jones, Vs. Cancer empowers any sports team, any athlete, and any community to help kids with cancer. As a signature fundraising campaign of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Vs. Cancer proceeds help fund child life programs in local hospitals and groundbreaking research to cure pediatric brain tumors. “We applaud the efforts and generous spirit of the Little Rock baseball team,” said Tammy Bates, director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation’s southeast region. “Vs. Cancer wasn’t just built by athletes for athletes. We were started by a pediatric brain cancer survivor, and we see every day how important family support and research are for children to thrive. With the support of this incredible team, we’re fighting for healthier, happier futures for these kids!” Trojan fans can visit 听to learn more about the team’s fundraising efforts and make donations as well. The event听will be a highlight of the final home stand of the season for Little Rock in a key Sun Belt Conference showdown with Texas State, currently leading the Trojans by a game and a half in the race for the West Division title. Tickets are available through the Trojan ticket office by calling 501-569-3393.]]> /news-archive/2019/02/01/trojans-picked-to-finish-third-in-sun-belt-conference-west-division/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 14:47:24 +0000 /news/?p=73307 ... Trojans picked to finish third in Sun Belt Conference West Division]]> The Trojans received 48 points, just seven points behind second-place Texas State who received 55 points. Louisiana was picked to win the western division for the third consecutive season, receiving 71 points. UT Arlington finished 12 points behind Little Rock for fourth place, while Arkansas State and ULM would be picked to finish fifth and sixth respectively. The Sun Belt has been split into two divisions, east and west, for three consecutive seasons. Coastal Carolina was the unanimous favorite to win the eastern division, receiving 72 points and all 11 first-place votes. Behind them are South Alabama receiving 52 points, followed by Troy with 48 points. Georgia Southern was picked to finish fourth with 43 points while Georgia State was picked fifth and Appalachian State was picked to finish sixth. Little Rock returns 21 letter-winners from last year’s squad while adding 12 newcomers to the team. The Trojans also added a new assistant coach,听, entering his first year at Little Rock. Season tickets for the 2019 Little Rock baseball season are now on sale as head coach听‘s Trojans are less than one month from first pitch. Season tickets start at just $75 and can be reserved by calling听听at 501-569-3393. The Trojans will begin their season with a three-game homestand against Creighton starting on Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. at Gary Hogan Field.]]> /news-archive/2019/01/23/season-tickets-baseball/ Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:49:15 +0000 /news/?p=73206 ... Season tickets for Little Rock baseball on sale]]> ‘s Trojans are less than one month from first pitch.听 The 2019 home schedule consists of 31 games at Gary Hogan Field, beginning with a three-game home series Feb. 15-17 against a 30-win Creighton team from 2018. The Trojans will also have non-conference home series against Evansville and South Dakota State with mid-week home contests against Louisiana Tech, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Central Arkansas and Oral Roberts. The 2019 Sun Belt home schedule brings five opponents to Gary Hogan Field, beginning with reigning West Division champion Louisiana. Georgia State then heads to Little Rock before the Trojans will welcome reigning Sun Belt and 2016 College World Series champion Coastal Carolina to Gary Hogan Field for the first time. Troy and Texas State round out Little Rock’s 2019 home conference foes. Little Rock is coming off a 28-win season in 2018, tied for its most victories in a season since 2013, as the Trojans led the Sun Belt’s West Division for the majority of the year. Little Rock returns most of its starting lineup and rotation from last year’s team that advanced to the second round of the Sun Belt tournament. Season tickets start at just $75 and can be reserved by calling听听at 501-569-3393.听]]> /news-archive/2018/10/29/baseball-schedule-2019/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:07:57 +0000 /news/?p=72455 ... Trojans release 2019 baseball schedule]]> 听has announced the听 The Trojans look to build upon a season in which they recorded the most wins in a season since 2013 with 28. The competition will be tough as Little Rock will face five teams from Power-5 conferences as well as eight teams that appeared in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The 56-game schedule will feature 28 games at Gary Hogan Field, 26 road games and one game played at neutral site Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. “We couldn’t be more excited about this 2019 slate,” Curry said. “It might be the best schedule we’ve ever had with eight regional teams that made the postseason and five Power-5 teams. We have a lot of home games and we’re really excited. I think this team is poised for this level of competition being that they are an older and experienced team.” Little Rock will open the 2019 season on Feb. 15 at Gary Hogan Field where they will host Creighton for the first game of a three-game series. The Trojans will then travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to meet Big-12 opponent and NCAA Regional participant Oklahoma State for a two-game set starting on Feb. 19. After taking on the Cowboys, Little Rock will return home for a three-game series with Evansville starting on Feb. 22 and the first leg of a home-and-home series with Louisiana Tech on Feb. 26. Little Rock will continue their nonconference schedule when they head back on the road to take on another NCAA Regional team in Northwestern State. This three-game set in Natchitoches, Louisiana. will begin on March 1. The road trip will conclude on March 5 with trip to Oxford, Mississippi, for a matchup with SEC opponent Ole Miss who also featured in NCAA Regional play. South Dakota State will visit Little Rock for a three-game series starting on March 8 before the Trojans head up to Conway to take on in-state rival Central Arkansas for the first baseball competition in the I-40 Showdown. Sun Belt play will begin for the Trojans when they host Louisiana for a three-game set starting on March 12 before a mid-week matchup with Mississippi State on March 19, another SEC team who reached the College World Series last season. The road trip continues with another conference series with Georgia Southern starting on March 22 before heading to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to take on Oral Roberts on March 26. The Trojans will host Georgia State in a three-game set starting on March 29 before a historic game with national runner-ups Arkansas on April 2 at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville. This is the first time the Trojans and Razorbacks have met in the teams’ history. “It’s a team that should be able to handle this level of competition,” Curry continued. “These players, in the recruiting process, expressed that they want to measure themselves against the very best. And for us to reach the goals that we wish to attain here at Little Rock, which is a conference championship and getting into the postseason, we’ve got to play against the best competition we can schedule.” Little Rock leaves for Arlington to continue their busy April schedule with a three-game series against UT-Arlington starting on April 5. The Trojans will then host 糖心Vlog传媒PB for a midweek game on April 9. Reigning Sun Belt Champions Coastal Carolina will visit Gary Hogan Field for another conference matchup starting on April 12 as the Trojans look to get revenge after last year’s series sweep near the end of the season. Another mid-week game on April 16 against Central Arkansas, this time at home, will precede a trip to ULM for a three-game set with the Warhawks starting on April 18. Little Rock will finish the second leg of the home-and-home series with Louisiana Tech on April 23. To conclude the hectic April schedule, the Trojans will host NCAA Regional team Troy for a three-game series starting on April 26. Little Rock will begin their May schedule with a trip to Mobile, Ala. to take on South Alabama on May 3 for the first game of a three-game set. The Trojans will then host Oral Roberts on May 7 for the home leg of the home-and-home series with the Golden Eagles. Staying at Gary Hogan Field, Little Rock will host Texas State for a three-game series starting on May 10 before playing the third and final contest with Central Arkansas at Dickey-Stephens Park on May 14. The Trojans will conclude their regular season schedule when they travel to Jonesboro, Ark. to take on rival Arkansas State for a three-game series with the Red Wolves starting on May 16. Little Rock will aim for their fourth consecutive Sun Belt Conference Tournament berth as the competition will take place from May 22-26. ]]> /news-archive/2018/09/26/trojans-to-host-razorbacks-in-fall-scrimmage/ Wed, 26 Sep 2018 14:32:03 +0000 /news/?p=71983 ... Trojans to host Razorbacks in fall scrimmage]]> Little Rock’s matchup with Arkansas will be a 4:30 p.m. first pitch on Oct. 12, marking the Razorbacks’ first-ever trip to Gary Hogan Field. Due to the anticipated high interest in the game, ticket information, as well as game-day policies and guidelines, will be announced in the coming days. Media space will be limited and will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis by contacting Rand Champion, assistant athletics director for communications, at听rdchampion@ualr.edu. The Trojans are coming off a 28-win season, one which saw them sit in first place in the Sun Belt’s West Division for the majority of the season and notch a conference tournament victory over Georgia State. Little Rock returns the majority of both its offensive production and pitching staff with new additions expected to bolster the Trojan lineup. Little Rock’s full baseball season schedule will be released in the coming weeks as season tickets for the Trojans’ 2019 slate will be available soon.]]> /news-archive/2018/08/30/trojans-razorbacks-baseball/ Thu, 30 Aug 2018 19:39:46 +0000 /news/?p=71660 ... Trojans will take on Razorbacks for first time in program history]]> For the first time in program history, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas teams will face each other during the upcoming season. The Trojans will battle the Razorbacks on April 2, 2019, at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville. This will be the first time the Razorbacks will host a fellow University of Arkansas system school in baseball. The Razorbacks will also host the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions on April 16. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is coming off a 28-win season in 2018, its best record since 2013. The team advanced to the second round of the 2018 Sun Belt Conference tournament after spending the majority of the regular season in first place in the Sun Belt West Division. Nearly the entire Little Rock roster will remain intact heading into 2019, losing just three seniors from the 2018 squad. Little Rock head coach Chris Curry is a former assistant under Arkansas head coach Dave Van Horn. Van Horn enters his 17th season at the helm of the 糖心Vlog传媒 baseball team and is coming off his best season as head coach. He guided the Razorbacks to their ninth College World Series and a national runner-up finish for the second time in school history. Arkansas finished 2018 with 48 wins. The Razorbacks hosted its seventh NCAA Regional and third Super Regional tournament in school history at Baum Stadium. 鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to have Little Rock and Arkansas-Pine Bluff as part of our 2019 non-conference schedule,鈥� Van Horn said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be great for the game of baseball in our state. Baseball has improved so much at the high school level in the state of Arkansas. I continue to see it every year when we鈥檙e recruiting. We see more Arkansas kids coming out of the state, and they鈥檙e a big part of our program. I think this will help grow baseball. The fan interest is there, and it鈥檒l be big. I know after talking to Coach Curry and Coach (Carlos) James, they鈥檙e both very excited to have the opportunity to play at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville. We鈥檒l have a really good crowd. It鈥檒l be good for all our teams to play in that type of environment.鈥�]]> /news-archive/2018/08/06/baseball-team-abca-team-academic-excellence-award/ Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:55:52 +0000 /news/?p=71313 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock baseball team earns Team Academic Excellence Award]]> The list highlights programs who posted a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the entire 2017-18 season. The Trojans boast a combined team GPA of 3.27 with 27 members of the 2018 roster holding an overall GPA of 3.0 or better. This is the second time in the last three seasons the Trojans have earned the academic recognition, capturing the honors in 2016 as well. The recognition coincides with the Trojans being named the Sun Belt Conference’s Baseball Team Academic Champion for 2018. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is coming off a positive 2018 campaign, one which saw the Trojans win 28 games 鈥� their most since 2013 鈥� and sit among the leaders of the Sun Belt’s West Division for the majority of the season. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock loses just three players to graduation from this past year, returning the core of its roster as it turns its sights to 2019.]]>