TOMLINSON STADIUM & KELL FIELD HOME OF THE RED WOLVES THE MATCHUP. Arkansas State Red Wolves

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1 Miya Garrett, Assistant director for athletics media relations Office: cell: Mailing address: p.o. box 1000, state university, ar, TOMLINSON STADIUM & KELL FIELD HOME OF THE RED WOLVES 2019 SCHEDULE Record 2-1 (0-0 SBC) Home 0-0 Away 2-1 Neutral 0-0 Feb. 15 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 6:30 PM L, 2-4 Feb. 16 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 2:00 PM W, 11-2 Feb. 17 at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 1:00 PM W, 7-6 Feb. 19 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 4:00 PM Feb. 22 Valparaiso Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 PM Feb. 23 Valparaiso Jonesboro, Ark. 2:00 PM Feb. 24 Valparaiso Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM Feb. 26 Mississippi Valley State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 PM Feb. 27 Mississippi Valley State Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 PM Mar. 1 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 6:00 PM Mar. 2 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 2:00 PM Mar. 3 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. 1:00 PM Mar. 5 at Central Arkansas Conway, Ark. 6:00 PM Mar. 8 Missouri State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 PM Mar. 9 Missouri State Jonesboro, Ark. 2:00 PM Mar. 10 Missouri State Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM Mar. 12 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 6:00 PM Mar. 13 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 4:00 PM Mar. 15 at Troy * Troy, Ala. 6:30 PM Mar. 16 at Troy * Troy, Ala. 3:00 PM Mar. 17 at Troy * Troy, Ala. 1:00 PM Mar. 22 South Alabama * Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM Mar. 23 South Alabama * Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 PM Mar. 24 South Alabama * Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM Mar. 26 at Southeast Missouri State Cape Girardeau, Mo. 6:30 PM Mar. 29 at Coastal Carolina * Conway, S.C. 5:00 PM Mar. 30 at Coastal Carolina * Conway, S.C. 1:00 PM Mar. 31 at Coastal Carolina * Conway, S.C. TBA Apr. 2 Southern Illinois Jonesboro, Ark. 5:00 PM Apr. 3 Memphis Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM Apr. 5 at Louisiana * Lafayette, La. 6:30 PM Apr. 6 at Louisiana * Lafayette, La. 4:00 PM Apr. 7 at Louisiana * Lafayette, La. 1:00 PM Apr. 9 Central Arkansas Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM Apr. 10 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 6:00 PM Apr. 12 UTA * Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM Apr. 13 UTA * Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 PM Apr. 14 UTA * Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM Apr. 16 Southeast Missouri State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM Apr. 18 at Texas State *San Marcos, Texas 6:00 PM Apr. 19 at Texas State *San Marcos, Texas 6:00 PM Apr. 20 at Texas State *San Marcos, Texas 2:30 PM Apr. 23 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 5:00 PM Apr. 26 ULM * Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM Apr. 27 ULM * Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 PM Apr. 28 ULM * Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM May. 3 Appalachian State * Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM May. 4 Appalachian State * Jonesboro, Ark. 4:00 PM May. 5 Appalachian State * Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM May. 10 at Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga. 5:30 PM May. 11 at Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga. 2:00 PM May. 12 at Georgia Southern * Statesboro, Ga. 12:00 PM May. 14 Ole Miss Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM May. 16 Little Rock * Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM May. 17 Little Rock * Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM May. 18 Little Rock * Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM May. 21 SBC Tournament Conway, SC TBA THE MATCHUP Arkansas State Red Wolves Record: 2-1 SBC Record: 0-0 Head Coach: Tommy Raffo Career Record: Record at A-State: Same Statistical Leaders: Avg: K. Macdonald (.333) HR: A. Leggo, E. Davis, A. Howard, T.Duncan (1) RBI: S. Culver (6) GAME INFORMATION Date: February, First-Pitch: 4:00 p.m. Location: Oxford, Mississippi Arena: Oxford-University Stadium Radio Talent: Matt Stolz KEY STORYLINES #10 Ole Miss Rebels Record: 1-1 SEC Record: 0-0 Head Coach: Mike Bianco Career Record: Record at Ole Miss: Same Statistical Leaders: Avg: T. Dillard (.833) HR: T. Dillard, C. Johnson, R. Olenek, T. Keenan (1) RBI: C. Johnson (3) SERIES HISTORY Series: Ole Miss Leads Last Meeting: 5/15/18 Tommy Raffo vs Ole Miss: 3-19 Start Date: 1951 Streak: Ole Miss W1 The Red Wolves are coming off their first series (2-1) victory over Stephen F. Austin for the 2019 campaign. In Saturday's game A-State belted four homeruns in an 11-2 victory of SFA, Tyler Duncan, Kyle MacDonald and Justin Felix had two hits apiece as the team earned 11 hits. Nine different Red Wolves drove in runs on the day in route to win. Sunday, Arkansas State rallied from being down four to defeat the Lumberjacks 7-6. An RBI single by Sky-Lar Culver and a Tyler Duncan RBI fielder's choice brought the Red Wolves within 6-4 at the top of the sixth an a big seventh inning effort helped the Red Wolves take the lead. Junior Jack Jumper pitched a strong 2.1 innings where he caught to runners attempting to steal, while securing his first Win in an Arkansas State uniform. Arkansas State Senior first baseman Kyle MacDonald was named the 2019 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the year, after leading the Red Wolves in a number of offensive categories including runs (50), hits (66), homers (15) RBI (50), total bases (127). MacDonald posted a team-high.464 on-base percentage which was the best in the league. His.665 slugging percentage was ranked first in the Sun Belt, 22nd in the nation and seventh best in school history. The Red Wolves were picked fifth in the West Division of the leagues' Coaches Poll. Coastal Carolina received 12 first place votes to win the East with 72 points. South Alabama was chosen to finish runner-up in the division with 52 points, followed by Troy in third with 48 points. Georgia Southern trailed in fourth (24 points), Georgia State in fifth (24 points) and Appalachian State in sixth (13 points). Louisiana was the favorite to win the West with 11 first-place voted and 71 points, while Texas State followed in second with 55 points. Little Rock was picked third with one first place vote and 48 points. UT Arlington was picked fourth (36 points), Arkansas State fifth (24 points) and ULM sixth (18 points).

2 #AStateBSB QUICK FACTS INSIDE ARKANSAS STATE THE BASICS Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Founded: 1909 Enrollment: 14,085 Colors: Scarlet & Black Nickname: Red Wolves Conference: Sun Belt System President: Dr. Charles Welch Chancellor: Dr. Kelly Damphousse Vice Chancellor for Athletics: Terry Mohajir Senior Women s Admin: Amy Holt Faculty Rep.: Dr. Karen McDaniel Department Phone: Ticket Office Phone: FIELD FACTS Name: Tomlinson Stadium/Kell Field Capacity: 1,200 BASEBALL HISTORY First Year of Baseball: 1978 All-Time Record: NCAA Tournament Apperances: 4 NCAA D1 Tournament Appearances: 2 Regular Season SBC Titles: 0 Most Recent Title: SBC Tournament Titles: 1 (1994) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos Height Class Hometown/Last School 1 Eli Davis OF 6-1 Fr. Brighton, Tenn. (Brighton HS) 2 Andrew Lannon C 5-11 So. Blytheville, Ark. (Armorel HS) 3 Alex Howard INF 6-0 RSr. Albuquerque, N.M. (New Mexico Military Institute) (La Cueva HS) 4 Karsen Reid INF 5-11 Fr. Smithville, Mo. (Smithville HS) 5 Tyler Duncan OF 6-2 Jr. Sooke, British Columbia (Crowder CC) (Edward Milne Community School) 6 Will Zimmerman INF 5-11 Jr. Park River, N.D. (Indian Hills CC) (Park River High School) 7 Andrew Leggo OF/INF 5-10 So. Waterloo, Ontario (St. David's Secondary) 8 Kyle MacDonald 1B 56-3 Sr. Mississauga, Ontario (Crowder CC) (St. Paul Catholic HS) 9 Chandler Coates LHP 6-0 Jr. Republic, Mo. (Howard CC) (Republic HS) 10 Nate Alberius RHP 6-0 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. (Crowder CC) (Little Rock Christian) BASEBALL STAFF Head Coach: Tommy Raffo Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1990 Career Record: (19) School Record: Same Assistant Coach: Rick Guarno Alama Mater: University of Arkansas-Little Rock Assistant Coach: Rowdy Hardy Alma Mater: Austin Peay Volunteer Assistant Coach: Craig Massoni Alma Mater: Austin Peay 2018 REVIEW Overall Record: Sun Belt Record: Sun Belt Finish: 4th (West) Position Startes Lost: 18/10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 18/10 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost: 3/2 Newcomers: Justin Felix C 6-1 RSr. Nogales, Ariz. (New Mexico Military Institute) (Nogales HS) 12 Alec Byous RHP 6-2 Fr. Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette HS) 14 Jacob Jabloski INF 6-0 So. Palmdale, Calif. (Paraclete HS) 15 Casey Vaughan OF 6-1 RSr. Cabot, Ark. (Crowder CC) (Cabot HS) 16 Zach Jackson RHP 6-0 Jr. Bryant, Ark. (Crowder CC) (Bryant HS) 17 Payton Lannon LHP 6-1 Sr. Blytheville, Ark. (Northeast Mississippi CC) (Armorel HS) 18 Brandon Stukenscheider LHP 6-0 RJr. Poplar Bluff, Mo. (Poplar Bluff HS) 19 Noah Stone RHP 6-8 RFr. St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran High School South) 20 Will Richardson INF 6-4 Fr. Woodlawn, Ark. (Woodlawn HS) 21 Jack Jumper RHP 6-4 Jr. Benton, Ark. (Crowder CC) (Benton HS) 23 Carter Holt RHP 6-5 Jr. Jackson, Tenn. (Jackson Christian School) 24 Conrad Ray RHP 6-6 RSo. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) 25 Cullen Ray C 6-2 Jr. Germantown, Tenn. (Houston HS) 26 Drew Tipton OF 5-10 RJr. Bryant, Ark. (Bryant HS) 27 Kollin Stone RHP 6-0 Jr. Lake City, Ark. (Mineral Area CC) (Riverside HS) 28 Chase Nix LHP 6-2 Jr. Benton, Ark. (Benton HS) 29 Sky-Lar Culver 1B 6-6 Jr. Mountain Home, Ark. (Allen CC) (Mountain Home HS) 32 Zachary Patterson RHP 6-1 RSr. Cabot, Ark. (Cabot HS) 34 Jaylon Deshazier OF 6-2 So. Pine Bluff, Ark. (Pine Bluff HS) 35 Jesse Kutzke RHP 6-5 RJr. Topeka, Kan. (Allen CC) (Shawnee Heights HS) 36 Zech Jarrard RHP 6-3 Jr. Temple City, Calif. (East Los Angeles JC) (Temple City HS) 37 Kam'ron Mays-Hunt OF 5-11 Fr. Pine Bluff, Ark. (Bentonville HS) 38 Will Huber INF 6-3 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (St. Benedict at Auburndale HS) 39 AJ Spinello C 6-0 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst HS) 40 Jake Karst C 6-1 Jr. Maize, Kan. (Johnson County CC) (Maize HS) 2

3 @AStateBaseball SBC STANDINGS Conference Overall Team Record PCT Record PCT EAST DIVISION 1. Coastal Carolina Troy South Alabama Georgia State Georgia Southern Appalachian State WEST DIVISION 1. Texas State Arkansas State UT Arlington ULM Louisiana Little Rock TALE OF THE TAPE Batting Average Runs Scored Hits Doubles Triples Home Runs RBI Slugging % Stolen Bases ERA Strikeouts SERIES HISTORY PRESEASON SBC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Seth Shuman (Georgia Southern, Junior, Starting Pitcher) Hunter Gaddis (Georgia State, Junior, Starting Pitcher) 2 Gunner Leger (Louisiana, Senior, Starting Pitcher) Matt Eardensohn (Coastal Carolina, Senior, Relief Pitcher) 2 Carter Perkins (South Alabama, Senior, Catcher) 2 Kyle MacDonald (Arkansas State, Senior, First Base) 2* Cory Wood (Coastal Carolina, Junior, Second Base) 1 Hayden Cantrelle (Louisiana, Sophomore, Shortstop) Drew Frederic (Troy, Junior, Third Base) 1 Parker Chavers (Coastal Carolina, Sophomore, Outfielder) 2 Daniel Lahare (Louisiana, Senior, Outfielder) 2 Rigsby Mosley (Troy, Sophomore, Outfielder) 2^ Ryan Glass (Georgia State, Sophomore, Designated Hitter) 2 Brandon Bell (Georgia State, Senior, Utility Player) PRESEASON SBC PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kyle MacDonald Sr. 1B Arkansas State PRESEASON SBC PITCHER OF THE YEAR Hunter Gaddis Jr. P Georgia State Arkansas State trails the all-time series with Ole Miss by a count of The Red Wolves and Rebels met twice last season. On April 18, A-State dropped a 10-3 contest to Ole Miss and on May 15, the Red Wolves fell 15-8 to the Rebels. Kyle MacDonald had a big night at the plate for the Red Wolves he went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three RBI's. Brown, Welch, and Jablonski led the Red Wolves with two hits apiece at the dish as the team tallied nine hits on the night, but left 10 runners on base and only went 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position. Ole Miss had 11 hits on the night with Ryan Olenek, Nick Fortes, and Will Golsan all posting two each. SERIES RESULTS - LAST EIGHT MEETING YEAR SCORE LOCATION , L Ole Miss , L A-State , L Ole Miss , W Ole Miss , L Ole Miss , W Ole Miss , L A-State , L A-State A-State vs University of Mississippi All-Time Series: Ole Miss leads Tommy Raffo vs Ole Miss: SBC PRESEASON POLL EAST DIVISION 1. Coastal Carolina 2. South Alabama 3. Troy 4. Georgia Southern 5. Georgia State 6. Appalachian State WEST DIVISION 1. Louisiana 2. Texas State 3. Little Rock 4. UTA 5. Arkansas State 6. ULM 3

4 #AStateBSB NATIONAL POLLS D1Baseball Top 25 RK TEAM 2018 Record Rank 1 Vanderbilt LSU NR 3 Texas Tech Louisville NR 5 UCLA Florida North Carolina Oregon State Georgia Ole Miss East Carolina NR 12 Stanford Florida State Mississippi State Baylor NR 16 Arkansas Michigan NR 18 Oklahoma State NR 19 TCU NR 20 Wake Forest NR 21 Coastal Carolina NR 22 Auburn Texas Clemson Cal State Fullerton USA Today Coaches Poll RK TEAM 2018 Record 1 LSU Vanderbilt Florida Texas Tech Oregon State North Carolina UCLA Louisville Stanford Mississippi Florida State Arkansas Georgia East Carolina Mississippi State Texas TCU Baylor Clemson Auburn Oklahoma State Coastal Carolina North Carolina State Cal State Fullerton Michigan Others receiving votes: Duke 68; Southern Mississippi 43; Minnesota 36; Wake Forest 31; Texas A&M 24; Arizona 20; Georgia Tech 18; Connecticut 16; Stetson 16; Washington 11; Bryant 8; Dallas Baptist 7; Purdue 7; Arizona State 6; Seton Hall 6; St. John s 6; UC-Irvine 6; Illinois 5; Kent State 5; Missouri State 5; North Carolina-Wilmington 5; South Carolina 5; Northeastern 4; Houston 3; Harvard 2; Kentucky 1; Marist 1; Miami (Fla.) 1; Oregon 1; South Alabama 1. "FIRST PITCH" The Red Wolves are now in season openers after last year's season opening shutout over Illinois State. Bradey Welsh tied his career high with 7.22 innings and only allowed on hit with a career-high eight strikeouts against one walk to earn the win. In the season opener the Red Wolves only had two hits on the night, but both came from MacDonald with his fourth-inning long ball providing the team's only run off of Illinois State. A-State has opened at home in five of the season openers under head coach Tommy Raffo with a 4-1 record in those contest. A-State is 1-2 in road season openers and is eight from 1964 to 1971, while its longest streak is seven from 1976 to "PRESEASON PITCHES" Arkansas State Senior first baseman Kyle MacDonald was named the 2019 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the year, after leading the Red Wolves in a number of offensive categories including runs (50), hits (66), homers (15) RBI (50), total bases (127). MacDonald posted a team-high.464 on-base percentage which was the best in the league. His.665 slugging percentage was ranked first in the Sun Belt, 22nd in the nation and seventh best in school history. The Red Wolves were picked fifth in the West Division of the leagues' Coaches Poll. Coastal Carolina received 12 first place votes to win the East with 72 points. South Alabama was chosen to finish runner-up in the division with 52 points, followed by Troy in third with 48 points. Georgia Southern trailed in fourth (24 points), Georgia State in fifth (24 points) and Appalachian State in sixth (13 points). Louisiana was the favorite to win the West with 11 first-place voted and 71 points, while Texas State followed in second with 55 points. Little Rock was picked third with one first place vote and 48 points. UT Arlington was picked fourth (36 points), Arkansas State fifth (24 points) and ULM sixth (18 points). "THE MAC" Arkansas State Senior first baseman Kyle MacDonald was named the 2019 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the year, after leading the Red Wolves in a number of offensive categories including runs (50), hits (66), homers (15) RBI (50), total bases (127). He posted a team-high.464 on-base percentage which was best in the league. His.665 slugging percentage was first in the Sun Belt, 22nd in the nation and seventh best in school history. The Mississauga, Ontario, native played and started in 51 of the teams 52 games, earning Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year honors and second team all-conference honors. He also picked up All-Central Region First Team honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) to become the 12th player at A-State to earn the award. MacDonald was named to 2019 Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Watch List. In 2018, he led the team in multiple-hit games with 20 and multiple-rbi games with ended the season with an 11-game on-base streak... posted season-high four hits in two games at Missouri (March 21) and at ULM (March 24)... hit two home runs in back-to-back games versus Ole Miss (May 15) and at Little Rock (May 17)... hit two doubles against Coastal Carolina March recorded eight total bases three times in games at ULM (March 24), versus Ole Miss (May 15), and at Little Rock (May 17)... knocked in four runs versus Coastal Carolina March 17 and at Georgia State April 7... scored a season-best three runs four times and also walked three times in four different games... was intentionally walked seven times. 4

5 @AStateBaseball 2019 SEASON AT A GLANCE Overall SBC vs Ranked Teams vs Unranked Teams Home Road Neutral Day Night More Hits than Opponent Less Hits than Opponent Same Amount of Hits Hits a HR Starter Gets Decision Reliever Gets Decision Less Errors than Opponent More Errors than Opponent Same Amount of Errors Extra Innings Black Jerseys Red Jerseys White Jersys Grey Jerseys February March April May Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Midweek Weekend Last Five Games Last 10 Games Last 15 Games Last 20 Games Current Streak...Won 2 Home Streak Road Streak...Won 2 "MID WEEK MADNESS" Arkansas State won the first meeting between the two schools by a score of 7-3 in 1951 with Ole Miss taking the second game by a count of The Rebels went on to win 12 straight until A-State claimed a 9-8 victory in the second of four games during the 1961 season. The Red Wolves swept two meetings during the 1968 season by scores of 2-1 and 7-6 and didn't sweep the Rebels again until 1978 when A-State won two games by the scores of 6-1 and 7-5 with both games being hosted in Blytheville, Ark. Arkansas State swept Ole Miss during the 1988 season by scores of 6-5 and and won the only meeting in in 10 innings. A-State won both meetings in 2003 (3-2 and 8-5) and won two-of-three games in 2004 with an 11-7 win over the 10th-ranked Rebels in Oxford before a 9-8 loss at No. 7 Ole Miss. A-State took the rubber game 7-6 over No. 6 Ole Miss later in the year. A-State defeated No. 2 Ole Miss in Oxford early in the 2008 season by a score of 7-5. Along with a win over No. 2 Louisiana- Lafayette in 2014, that is the highest-ranked opponent A-State has ever defeated. Head coach Tommy Raffo is 3-18 against Ole Miss during his tenure but has defeated the Rebels in each of the last two seasons in Jonesboro. Additionally, five of those losses have come by one run, while another was by two runs. "TAKE ME BACK" The Red Wolves are coming off their first series (2-1) victory over Stephen F. Austin for the 2019 campaign. In Saturday's game A-State belted four homeruns in an 11-2 victory over SFA. Tyler Duncan, Kyle MacDonald and Justin Felix had two hits apiece as the team earned 11 hits. Nine different Red Wolves drove in runs on the day in route to win. Sunday, Arkansas State rallied from being down four to defeat the Lumberjacks 7-6. An RBI single by Sky-Lar Culver and a Tyler Duncan RBI fielder's choice brought the Red Wolves within 6-4 at the top of the sixth an a big seventh inning effort helped the Red Wolves take the lead. Junior Zach Jackson was fantastic in his first start for the Red Wolves. Jackson allowed just one unearned run in 5.2 innings, giving up just two hits with 10 strikeouts against one walk. Through three games Zach Johnson leads the Sun Belt in strikeouts. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nate Alberius AL-beer-EE-us Jaylon Deshazier DEE-shay-shure Jacob Jablonski JUH-blon-skee Jesse Kutzke CUT-ski Brandon Stuckenschneider - STUCK-in-SNIDE-er Alec Byous -BIAS 5

6 #AStateBSB BEHIND THE STARTER BIO 23 CARTER HOLT SO LEFT-HAND-PITCHER Jackson, Tenn. Jackson Christian School 1 Letter Sophomore FRESHMAN SEASON (2018): Tossed 42.1 innings in 13 appearances, including six starts... registered a 1-3 record with a 6.80 ERA and had 20 strikeouts against 28 walks... tossed a season-best five innings in two outings (vs. UCA April 25 and Georgia Southern May 13)... struck out a season-high three in a relief outing against Coastal Carolina March earned first career win against Central Arkansas April 25 with five innings pitched and three runs allowed (two earned) on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts... made first career start against Memphis April 11 and gave up five runs, but all were unearned, in four innings... faced a season-high 25 batters at Missouri March 20. CAREER HIGHS Innings pitched: 5.0, Central Arkansas, Apr 25, 2018; Georgia Southern, May 13, 2018 Walks allowed: 4, Coastal Carolina, Mar 17, 2018; at Missouri, Mar 20, 2018 Strikeouts: 3, Coastal Carolina, Mar 17, 2018 Batters faced: 25, at Missouri, Mar 20, 2018 Field chances: 3, at Little Rock, May 19, 2018 Putouts: 1, at Ole Miss, Apr 18, 2018; at South Alabama, Apr 29, 2018; at Little Rock, May 19, 2018 Assists: 2, Central Arkansas, Apr 25, 2018; at Missouri, Mar 20, 2018; at Little Rock, May 19, 2018 HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner at Jackson Christian School in Jackson, Tenn.... Three-time All-District selection for the Eagles and two-time All-State performer... selected as the 2016 All-West Tennessee Player of the Year... earned the 2017 All-West Tennessee Hitter of the Year award after hitting.506 as a senior with 12 doubles, six home runs, and 28 RBI... pitched to an 0.86 ERA as a senior in limited action... went 12-2 as a junior with a 1.11 ERA and 94 strikeouts and helped the Eagles to the Class A State Tournament semifinals... part of a state championship team as a freshman... member of National Honor Society. 6

7 @AStateBaseball 2019 ASU Baseball Overall Statistics for Arkansas State (as of Feb 18, 2019) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 2-1 Home: 0-0 Away: 2-1 Sun Belt: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 1 Davis, Eli Leggo, Andrew Culver, Sky-Lar Felix, Justin Deshazier, Jaylon MacDonald, Kyle Tipton, Drew Jablonski, Jake Reid, Karsen Zimmerman, Will Howard, Alex Duncan, Tyler Huber, Will Jackson, Zach Stone, Kollin Patterson, Zachary Karst, Jake Jumper, Jack Jarrard, Zech Holt, Carter Chandler, Coates Alberius, Nate Totals Opponents LOB - Team (32), Opp (21). DPs turned - Team (2), Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), MacDonald 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 16 Jackson, Zach / Jumper, Jack / Stone, Kollin / Holt, Carter / Chandler, Coates / Alberius, Nate / Jarrard, Zech / Patterson, Zachary / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Felix 1. Pickoffs - Team (2), Jumper 2. SBA/ATT - Felix (0-1), Coates (0-1). 7

8 #AStateBSB 2019 ASU Baseball Games Summary for Arkansas State (as of Feb 18, 2019) (All games) Score by innings Total Arkansas State Opponents Record when... Overall 2-1 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 2-1 Home games 0-0 Away games 2-1 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 2-0 Night games 0-1 vs Left starter 1-0 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 1-0 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 0-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 1-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-0 Scored in 1st inning 0-0 Opp. scored in 1st 1-0 Scores first 1-1 Opp. scores first 1-0 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-1 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-1 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 1-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-0 Made 0 errors error errors 1-0 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 0-0 Out-hit opponent 1-1 Out-hit by opponent 1-0 Hits are tied 0-0 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current winning streak: 2 Longest winning streak: 2 Longest losing streak: 1 Home attendance : 0 ( 0 dates avg = 0 ) Away attendance : 1150 ( 3 dates avg = 383 ) Total attendance: 1150 ( 3 dates avg = 383 ) 8

9 @AStateBaseball 2019 ASU Baseball Batting Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Feb 18, 2019) (All games) Hitting minimums - 1 Games Pitching minimums - 1 Games Batting avg 1. 7 Leggo, Andrew Davis, Eli Culver, Sky-Lar Felix, Justin Deshazier, Jaylon.333 Runs scored 1. 3 Howard, Alex MacDonald, Kyle 3 5 Duncan, Tyler 3 11 Felix, Justin Tipton, Drew 2 Doubles 1. 7 tied at... 1 Slugging pct 1. 1 Davis, Eli Leggo, Andrew Howard, Alex Duncan, Tyler Culver, Sky-Lar.500 Hits 1. 8 MacDonald, Kyle 4 34 Deshazier, Jaylon 4 11 Felix, Justin 4 29 Culver, Sky-Lar tied at... 3 Triples On base pct 1. 7 Leggo, Andrew Davis, Eli Felix, Justin MacDonald, Kyle Culver, Sky-Lar.462 Runs batted in Culver, Sky-Lar Duncan, Tyler 3 14 Jablonski, Jake Deshazier, Jaylon 2 3 Howard, Alex 2 Home runs 1. 5 Duncan, Tyler 1 1 Davis, Eli 1 7 Leggo, Andrew 1 3 Howard, Alex 1 Total bases 1. 5 Duncan, Tyler 6 3 Howard, Alex tied at... 5 Walks Felix, Justin 3 8 MacDonald, Kyle 3 26 Tipton, Drew tied at... 2 Hit by pitch 1. 7 tied at... 1 Sac bunts 1. 3 Howard, Alex 1 Sac flies Culver, Sky-Lar 1 26 Tipton, Drew 1 34 Deshazier, Jaylon 1 Stolen bases Tipton, Drew 2 Caught stealing 1. 4 Reid, Karsen 1 Steal attempts Tipton, Drew Reid, Karsen 1 Stolen base pct Tipton, Drew Reid, Karsen.000 Strikeouts Deshazier, Jaylon Felix, Justin 4 4 Reid, Karsen tied at... 3 At bats Deshazier, Jaylon Jablonski, Jake 12 8 MacDonald, Kyle 12 3 Howard, Alex 12 5 Duncan, Tyler 12 Games as sub Jumper, Jack 2 38 Huber, Will 2 27 Stone, Kollin 2 6 Zimmerman, Will tied at... 1 Grounded into DP Culver, Sky-Lar 1 Games played 1. 9 tied at... 3 Total plate appearances 1. 3 Howard, Alex Tipton, Drew 16 8 MacDonald, Kyle Felix, Justin tied at Game starts 1. 8 tied at

10 #AStateBSB 2019 ASU Baseball Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Feb 18, 2019) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 29 Culver, Sky-Lar Deshazier, Jaylon Felix, Justin Tipton, Drew MacDonald, Kyle Howard, Alex TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 29 Culver, Sky-Lar Duncan, Tyler Jablonski, Jake Deshazier, Jaylon TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 11 Felix, Justin Jablonski, Jake MacDonald, Kyle Duncan, Tyler Deshazier, Jaylon 2-29 Culver, Sky-Lar Leggo, Andrew Reid, Karsen 1-3 Howard, Alex 1-6 Zimmerman, Will Tipton, Drew Davis, Eli 1 1 Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 11 Felix, Justin MacDonald, Kyle Jablonski, Jake Duncan, Tyler Tipton, Drew Culver, Sky-Lar Howard, Alex Reid, Karsen Deshazier, Jaylon 2-1 Davis, Eli Leggo, Andrew Zimmerman, Will