2022 Little Rock Trojans baseball team

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2022 Little Rock Trojans baseball
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ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2022 record10–8 (0–3 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Noah Sanders
  • James Leverton
Home stadiumGary Hogan Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 20 Texas State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 18 – 3 – 0   .857
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 15 – 3 – 0   .833
Troy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 14 – 5 – 0   .737
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0 – 0   1.000 14 – 6 – 0   .700
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1 – 0   .667 13 – 7 – 0   .650
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1 – 1   .500 11 – 7 – 1   .605
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 1 – 1 – 1   .500 5 – 12 – 1   .306
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2 – 0   .333 7 – 11 – 0   .389
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 10 – 8 – 0   .556
Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 9 – 10 – 0   .474
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 6 – 13 – 0   .316
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3 – 0   .000 4 – 13 – 0   .235
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 24, 2022[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represents the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans play their home games at Gary Hogan Field and are led by eighth-year head coach Chris Curry. They are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason[]

Signing Day Recruits[]

[2]

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Ashton Branson Mabelvale, Arkansas Sheridan HS
Hitters
Malcolm Brown Texarkana, Texas Redwater HS
Luke Dickerson Windermere, Florida Windermere HS
Trey Hill Fayetteville, Arkansas Farmington HS
Jordan Kelly North Little Rock, Arkansas North Little Rock HS
Ty Rhoades Jonesboro, Arkansas Jonesboro HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll[]

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Little Rock was picked to finish eighth with 63 votes.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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[]

[4]

  • 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)

Roster[]

[5]

2022 Little Rock Trojans roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 Evan Vanek - Sophomore
  • 12 Reese Lansville - Junior
  • 16 Jacob Weatherley - Sophomore
  • 17 Tristan Hawkins - Freshman
  • 18 Preston Davis - Freshman
  • 19 Calvin Hunt - Junior
  • 22 Joey Martin - Junior
  • 25 Michael Quevedo - Freshman
  • 26 Ezra Gustafson - Freshman
  • 28 Hoss Brewer - Sophomore
  • 29 Matthew Davis - Sophomore
  • 30 Hayden Arnold - Senior
  • 31 Chance Vaught - Sophomore
  • 33 Austin Stubber - Junior
  • 34 Asher Hastings - Freshman
  • 35 Zane Neves - Junior
  • 36 Austin Smith - Senior
  • 37 Erik McKnight - Junior
  • 39 Sawyer Smallwood - Senior
  • 40 Garrett Dehass - Sophomore
  • 44 Cole Evans - Senior
  

Catchers

  • 9 Jack Stroth - Junior
  • 23 Jaxson Anderson - Freshman
  • 32 Jake Wright - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 Christian Bernabe - Junior
  • 2 Eldrige Figueroa - Senior
  • 4 Noah Burgarello - Sophomore
  • 6 Nathan Lyons - Senior
  • 7 Jorden Hussein - Senior
  • 14 Aiden Garrett - Freshman
  • 20 Traejon Blake - Freshman
  • 24 Canyon McWilliams - Graduate Student

Outfielders

  • 5 Miguel Soto - Senior
  • 8 Noah Dickerson - Redshirt Junior
  • 13 Tyler Williams - Junior
  • 21 Andrew Pickering - Freshman

Utility

  • 41 Cole Somers - Freshman
  • 42 Graydon Martin - Freshman

Coaching staff[]

2022 Little Rock Trojans coaching staff
  • Chris Curry – Head Coach – 8th year
  • Noah Sanders – Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator – 5th year
  • James Leverton – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Christian Reyes – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year

Schedule and results[]

Legend
  Little Rock win
  Little Rock loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Little Rock team member
2022 Little Rock Trojans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (10–8)
February (5–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Feb. 18 Eastern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 0–11 Malatestinic (1-0) Arnold (0-1) Nicholson (1) 328 0–1
Feb. 19 Eastern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 10–6 Gustafson (1-0) Doherty (0-1) Martin (1) 468 1–1
Feb. 20 Eastern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 11–4 Smallwood (1-0) Birdsong (0-1) None 358 2–1
Feb. 25 Western Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 6–2 Arnold (1-1) Carberry (0-2) Davis (1) 3–1
Feb. 26 Western Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 8–3 Smallwood (1-0) Greenan (0-1) Brewer (1) 179 4–1
Feb. 27 Western Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 16–1 McKnight (1-0) Fochs (0-1) None 209 5–1
March (5–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Mar. 4 Southern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 10–0 Arnold (2-1) Chapman (0-1) None 337 6–1
Mar. 5 Southern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 6–9 Lewis (2-0) Davis (0-1) McDaniel (2) 337 6–2
Mar. 6 Southern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 2–5 Hansell (2-0) McKnight (1-1) Steidl (1) 337 6–3
Mar. 8 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 1–3 Barker (1-2) Davis (0-2) Shoultz (2) ESPN+ 295 6–4
Mar. 11 North Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 5–1 Arnold (3-1) Bradshaw (1-3) None 121 7–4
Mar. 12 North Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 5–4 Weatherley (1-0) Haberstock (1-2) Smallwood (1) 277 8–4
Mar. 13 North Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 16–4 (7 inns) McKnight (2-1) Parish (1-1) None 153 9–4
Mar. 13 North Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 3–2 (7 inns) Brewer (1-0) Nichols (0-3) None 157 10–4
Mar. 16 Oral Roberts Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 3–18 (7 inns) Ronan (1-0) Vaught (0-1) None ESPN+ 237 10–5
Mar. 18 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 3���9 Dow (1-0) Arnold (3-2) Watson (2) 305 10–6 0–1
Mar. 19 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 4–7 Lutz (1-0) Smallwood (2-1) Treadway (1) ESPN+ 395 10–7 0–2
Mar. 20 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 8–12 Landry (2-2) Vaught (0-2) Watson (3) ESPN+ 391 10–8 0–3
Mar. 25 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Mar. 26 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Mar. 27 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Mar. 29 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
Mar. 30 at Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Apr. 1 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
Apr. 2 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
Apr. 3 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
Apr. 5 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR
Apr. 8 UT Arlington Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 9 UT Arlington Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 10 UT Arlington Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 12 Central Arkansas Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 14 Arkansas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 15 Arkansas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 16 Arkansas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 19 Louisiana Tech Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 22 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
Apr. 23 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
Apr. 24 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX
Apr. 26 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA
Apr. 29 Louisiana–Monroe Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
Apr. 30 Louisiana–Monroe Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 1 Louisiana–Monroe Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
May 3 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
May 6 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
May 7 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
May 8 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
May 13 Georgia Southern Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
May 14 Georgia Southern Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
May 15 Georgia Southern Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR
May 17 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR
May 19 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
May 20 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
May 21 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
Schedule Source:[6]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Curry Announces Six Signees During November Signing Period". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Baseball Roster". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". Little Rock Athletics. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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