2017 Little Rock Trojans baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Little Rock Trojans |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | SBC |
| Record: | 21–34 |
| Conf Record: | 11–18 |
| Head Coach: | Chris Curry |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Russell Raley |
| Asst Coach2: | Mike Silva |
| Stadium: | Gary Hogan Field |
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
Coaching staff
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]
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| 2017 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log |
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| Regular season (21–33) |
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| February (2–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| Feb. 17 | at | | | 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 3–413 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 | | | L 2–4 | Harris (1–0) | Wingfield (0–1) | None | | 1,217 | 0–4 | | | Feb. 24 | | | | 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 | | | L 5–10 | Wiles (2–0) | McDowell (0–3) | None | | 721 | 2–6 | | |
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| March (8–10) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| 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 | | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | L 3–12 | Brand (2–1) | McDowell (0–5) | None | | 145 | 7–10 | | | Mar. 17 | | | 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 | | | | L 8–11 | Montes (2–0) | Brown (1–1) | Sharp (1) | | 672 | 8–13 | | | Mar. 24 | | | | 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 | | | | L 4–5 10 inn | Roth (1–0) | Moore (0–1) | None | | 6,709 | 9–16 | | | Mar. 31 | | | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 6–2 | Slayton (2–0) | Holden (1–4) | None | | 280 | 10–16 | 3–4 | |
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| April (6–12) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| April 1 | | | | 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 | | | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 1–2 | Shindlebower (1–0) | Ours (0–1) | Waters (1) | | 236 | 10–19 | | | April 7 | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | W 11–6 | Osburn (1–0) | Tillery (0–1) | Garcia (2) | | 1,026 | 15–26 | | | April 28 | | | | 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 | |
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| May (5–5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
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| May 5 | | | | 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 | | | | W 13–1 | Brown (3–1) | Winders (1–5) | None | | 221 | 18–30 | | | May 13 | | | 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 | | | | 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 | |
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- Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
Notes and References
- Little Rock Releases 2017 Schedule. University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Athletics. October 24, 2016. January 16, 2017.
- 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro. Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. January 16, 2017.
