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1 ARKANSAS STATE BASEBALL Van Provence Assistant Sports Information Director (cell) fax 2009 Arkansas State Baseball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 20 Texas State% W, 4-3 Feb. 20 UT-Arlington% L, 5-4 Feb. 21 Siena% L, 5-1 Feb. 22 Texas State% L, 3-2 Feb. 27 SIU-Edwardsville W, Feb. 28 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 1 SIU-Edwardsville Cancelled - Snow March 3 at Ole Miss L, 11-5 March 4 at Murray State L, 11-5 March 6 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 2-0 March 7 Louisiana-Lafayette* L, 3-2 March 8 Louisiana-Lafayette* W, 3-2 March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 11-1 March 10 Harris-Stowe State W, 3-2 March 13 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-8 March 14 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 14-3 March 15 at Middle Tennessee State* L, 10-3 March 16 Williams Baptist W, 17-9 March 17 Ole Miss L, 7-1 March 20 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 14-4 March 21 at Louisiana-Monroe* W, 6-4 March 22 at Louisiana-Monroe* L, 10-8 March 25 at Southern Illinois L, 10-3 March 27 South Alabama* W, 8-7 March 28 South Alabama* L, 10-3 March 29 South Alabama* W, 7-2 March 30 at Ole Miss L, 9-6 April 1 Southeast Missouri State W, 12-1 April 3 Troy* L, 5-2 April 4 Troy* L, 7-3 April 5 Troy* L, 12-7 April 7 at Memphis L, 16-8 April 8 Memphis W, 8-7 April 10 Chicago State W, 15-0 April 11 Chicago State W, 16-9 April 12 Chicago State Rained Out April 14 Missouri State 6:30 p.m. April 15 Missouri State 3:00 p.m. April 17 Western Kentucky* 6:00 p.m. April 18 Western Kentucky* 2:00 p.m. April 19 Western Kentucky* 1:00 p.m. April 21 at Tennessee-Martin 6:00 p.m. April 22 at Southeast Missouri State 6:30 p.m. April 24 at New Orleans* 6:30 p.m. April 25 at New Orleans* 4:00 p.m. April 26 at New Orleans* 1:00 p.m. April 28 Tennessee-Martin 3:00 p.m. May 1 at Florida International* 6:00 p.m. May 2 at Florida International* 3:00 p.m. May 3 at Florida International* 12:00 p.m. May 8 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 p.m. May 9 Florida Atlantic* 2:00 p.m. May 10 Florida Atlantic* 12:00 p.m. May 12 Murray State 6:00 p.m. May 14 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. May 15 at UALR* 6:00 p.m. May 16 at UALR* 1:00 p.m. May SBC Tournament at Troy TBA % - UT-Arlington/Hilton Invitational * Sun Belt Conference Game All Times Central Time Monday Day Off Tuesday ASU vs. Missouri St. 6:30 p.m. GAMES ARKANSAS STATE RED WOLVES (15-18) vs. Missouri State Bears (18-14) April 14 & 15, :30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field (1,200) Jonesboro, Arkansas Radio: Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM & LiveStats Available at LEADING OFF: The Arkansas State Red Wolves play host to the Bears of Missouri State in a two-game midweek series at Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field. The series is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Game two of the series is set for Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. All ASU baseball games may be heard live on Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM and online at with Matt Stolz handling the play-by-play. Live Stats for the games may also be accessed online at THE TEAMS: Arkansas State will take the field against the Bears at overall. The Red Wolves stepped out of Sun Belt Conference play last weekend to host Chicago State and defeated the Cougars 15-0 Friday night at 16-9 Saturday afternoon. The Sunday game was rained out. Missouri State will visit Jonesboro with an overall record of that includes a 6-2 mark in Missouri Valley Conference action. Missouri State is coming off of a 2-1 series loss last weekend on the road at Illinois State. Illinois State edged MSU 8-7 in the series opener before the Bears evened the series with an 8-5 win Saturday afternoon. A two-run, walk-off single from Illinois State in the bottom of the 10th gave ISU a 6-5 win to clinch the series in the Sunday finale. THE MISSOURI STATE SERIES: Missouri State holds a advantage in the all-time series. When the two teams met last year in Springfield, the Bears defeated Red Wolves Baseball This Week Wednesday ASU vs. Missouri St. 3:00 p.m. Thursday Practice TBA Friday ASU vs. W. Kentucky 6:00 p.m. ASU 9-4 in the season s only meeting. The series was scheduled for two games, but game two was rained out. Missouri State has won three straight in the series, with the last ASU victory being a 13-3 win in Jonesboro during the 2006 season. ON THE MOUND FOR ASU: Junior Derek Riley will take the mound Tuesday night to open the series for Arkansas State. Riley is 0-3 on the season with an ERA of He has given up 23 runs on 30 hits in 28.1 innings of work, with 10 strikeouts and 19 walks. Sophomore Drew Benes will get the start for the Red Wolves Wednesday afternoon. Benes stands at an even 3-3 on the year with an ERA of He has surrendered 23 runs on 30 hits while striking out 18 and walking 16 in 28.1 innings of action. DENIED: Six Arkansas State pitchers combined to throw 22 consecutive scoreless Probable Pitching Matchups Tuesday ASU - RHP Derek Riley (0-3, 8.87 ERA) MSU - RHP J.C. Casey (1-2, 4.96 ERA) Wednesday ASU - RHP Drew Benes (3-3, 7.31 ERA) MSU - RHP Pat Doyle - (1-2, 3.05 ERA) Saturday ASU vs. W. Kentucky 2:00 p.m. Sunday ASU vs. W. Kentucky 1:00 p.m A-State Baseball 1

2 2009 Sun Belt Standings As Of April 13 Sun Belt Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. WKU MTSU TROY ULM FIU ULL ASU FAU USA UALR UNO Preseason All-Sun Belt Chase Ware (Arkansas State, Sr., SP) Matt Ridings (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) Justin Robichaux (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr., RP) Josh Storm (Troy, Sr., RP) David Doss (South Alabama, Sr., C) Tyler Townsend (Florida International, Jr., 1B) Ryan Mollica (Florida International, Sr., 2B) Ben Soignier (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS) Wade Gaynor (Western Kentucky, Jr., 3B) Chad Cregar (Western Kentucky, Sr., OF) Bryce Brentz (Middle Tennessee, S0., OF) Nathan Hines (Middle Tennessee, Sr., OF) Scott Hawkins (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr., DH) Preseason Player of the Year Ben Soignier (Louisiana-Monroe, Sr., SS) Preseason Pitcher of the Year Matt Ridings (Western Kentucky, Jr., SP) Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Western Kentucky (9) Troy Louisiana-Monroe New Orleans (1) Louisiana-Lafayette (1) Florida Atlantic South Alabama Middle Tennessee Florida International Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock 17 innings spanning three games against Memphis and Chicago State April The Red Wolves did not allow a run in the final seven innings of their 8-7, 10-inning victory over Memphis Wednesday, shut out Chicago State in nine innings Friday and went the first six innings of Saturday s win without giving up a run. ASU pitchers Chris Bullington, Andy Ferguson, Nick Lambert, Chase Ware, Jett Jones and Ryan Blackburn all contributed to the streak. FANNING FOUR: Arkansas State senior Jett Jones struck out four batters in one inning during Friday s 15-0 victory over Chicago State. Jones struck out the first two batters he faced in the seventh inning, and after a dropped third strike allowed his third strikeout victim to reach base, Jones fanned the fourth batter he faced to close out the frame. SEASON HIGH FOR K S: Arkansas State pitchers Chase Ware, Jett Jones and Ryan Blackburn combined to strike out a season-high 16 batters in ASU s 15-0 win over Chicago State Friday night. The 16 strikeouts was just two short of the all-time school record for strikeouts in a single game. The 18-strikeout record was set against Kansas in 1960 and matched in a 1995 game against Memphis. BIG WEEK FOR COLEMAN: Senior right fielder Derrick Coleman was outstanding during the week of April 6-11 for the Red Wolves, hitting.615 in ASU's four games with two doubles, a triple and two home runs. Coleman drove in 10 runs, scored 10 runs and drew seven walks to post an onbase percentage of.750 and a slugging percentage of with no strikeouts. Coleman was even stronger at the plate with runners on board, advancing them with a.818 success rate and batting with the bases loaded. Coleman was also 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts and posted a perfect Red Wolves On the Radio A-State Baseball can be heard on Earl FM, KBTM 1230 AM and online at Matt Stolz will handle the play-by-play, returning for his fourth season as the Voice of ASU Baseball fielding percentage. SEASON HIGH FOR HITS: The Red Wolves tied their season high with 18 hits in their 15-0 victory over Chicago State Friday night, then topped the mark when they belted out 20 hits in their 16-9 win over the Cougars Saturday afternoon. The 38 hits in the two games is the most in any two consecutive games this season. Following the Chicago State series, the Red Wolves are also over the.300 team batting mark for the first time this season. Arkansas State goes into the Missouri State series hitting.304 as a team. SUN BELT SUCCESS: Although the Red Wolves are 6-9 in Sun Belt Conference play, Arkansas State has picked up a victory in three of the five series played this season. One week after picking up a series win on the road at ULM, the Red Wolves defeated South Alabama March to earn their first consecutive series victories since closing out the 2007 season with series wins over ULM and UALR. The ASU victory over South Alabama was the Red Wolves first series victory over the Jaguars since ASU won two-of-three during the 2005 season. LAMBERT SETS RECORD: Arkansas State senior right-hander Nick Lambert broke the ASU record for career appear- HEAD TO HEAD Red Wolves Bears 15-18, Record , Batting Avg Hits RBI Runs Scored Doubles Triples Home Runs Stolen Bases On-Base % Walks ERA Runs Allowed Earned Runs Allowed Saves Average Against Walks Issued Strikeouts Fielding % Double Plays T urned Errors A-State Baseball 2

3 ances March 21 when he took the mound in the 10th inning of ASU s 10-6 victory over ULM. Lambert went to the hill in his 86th contest to break the record of 85 set by Ryan Hamilton from Lambert entered the game with the winning run at third and one out, and struck out the next two batters to end the ULM threat, then retired the side in the 11th to wrap up his third victory of the season. He now has 92 appearances in his career. BROWN HEATING UP: Senior third baseman Guy Brown is batting.316 on the season, 52 points higher than his career average. Brown has also started 171 consecutive games for the Red Wolves, the second-most in school history behind Chris Floyd, who started 224 consecutive from Athletic Media Relations Arkansas State University PO Box 1000 State University, AR Telephone Fax Press Box Website - Baseball Contact - Van Provence, Asst. SID / vprovence@astate.edu Jerry Scott, Asst. A.D./ Sports Info. Dir jscott@astate.edu Anthony Reynolds, Asst. SID / areynolds@astate.edu Katey Buckley, Graduate Asst. kathryn.buckley@smail.astate.edu MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials Working press credentials can be requested by contacting Van Provence at , or by at vprovence@astate.edu. Full-season and single-game credentials will be mailed whenever possible. If not, they will be left at the Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field Box Office. Post-Game Interviews The Arkansas State locker room is closed to all members of the media. Head coach Tommy Raffo and requested assistant coaches and players will be available for interviews following a brief cooling-off period. At ASU s home games, all post-game coach and player interviews will be conducted in the press box. Baseball Releases All Red Wolves baseball releases and game notes may be obtained as a PDF document on the Arkansas State University athletics website at. To be added to the broadcast for baseball releases, contact Van Provence in the Sports Information office STOLEN BASES ADDING UP: Just over the the midway point in the season, the Red Wolves have topped the stolen base mark set for all of last year. Arkansas State has 27 stolen bases on 33 attempts in ASU stole just 26 bases during the 2008 season. TURNING TWO: Just past the mid-point of the season, Arkansas State has turned 28 double plays, compared to just 34 in all of last season. At the current pace, the school s season record of 59 double plays is within reach. That record was set by the 1998 and 1994 ASU baseball teams. ASU MOURNS PASSING OF GEORGE KELL: The Arkansas State University family joins the family of George Kell in mourning the passing of the former Northeast Arkansas baseball legend. A native of Swifton, Ark., Kell was considered one of the greatest third basemen ever to play the game and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Kell was an active supporter of Arkansas State baseball for many years. Tomlinson Stadium and Kell Field, the home of ASU Baseball, bears the name of the former third baseman who won the American League batting title in Kell was a long-time supporter of ASU Athletics and was inducted into the ASU Athletic Department Hall of Honor in He was honored by the ASU baseball program and the ASU Home Run Club at the 2008 Grand Slam Banquet. We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Kell, said ASU Director of Athletics Dr. Dean Lee. He left a tremendous impact not only on Arkansas State University, but on the entire nation with his accomplishments both on and off the baseball field. His loyalty to the ASU family will always be remembered by the fans that enter our Arkansas State Quick Facts Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Enrollment: 11,490 Nickname: Red Wolves Colors: Scarlet and Black President: Dr. Les Wyatt Chancellor: Dr. Robert Potts Director of Athletics: Dr. Dean Lee Park: Tomlinson Stadium & Kell Field (1,200) Conference: Sun Belt Head Coach: Tommy Raffo Record at ASU: (First Season) Overall Record: Same stadium which bears his name. ANOTHER HONOR FOR ELLER: Arkansas State senior Brandon Eller has been selected as one of 30 NCAA baseball student-athletes to be candidates for the 2009 Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must be classified as a NCAA Division I senior and have significant achievements in four areas of excellence: classroom, character, community and competition. Brandon is a complete student-athlete in my mind, said ASU Head Coach Tommy Raffo. He works hard off the field in the community. He does a wonderful job in the classroom. He plays hard on the field and gets the most out of his ability. Eller has maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA while at ASU, vaulting him to ESPN The Magazine Academic All Region First Team in both 2007 and 2008 and Third Team Academic All America in He was also named to the Athletic Director s Honor Roll every semester and to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Commissioner s List three consecutive years. Voted team captain entering his senior season, Eller overcame shoulder surgery following his freshman season to come back and be a solid three-year contributor for the ASU baseball program. A starter in all games last season, Eller was one of three players to start all 55 games in He led ASU with 19 multiple-hit games in 2008, including three-hit performances against Michigan State, Tennessee-Martin and Western Kentucky. In addition, he delivered a team-high 16 doubles and a batting average of.290 (third-highest on team). He ranked second on team with 62 runs scored and second on the team with 32 RBI s. Brandon had three home runs and one triple and led the team in 2007 with batting average of.347. He has started 114 of 115 games over the past two-plus seasons for ASU. Midway through the regular season the 30 student-athletes will be narrowed to 10 finalists that will be placed on the ballot, and the winner will be announced at Omaha s Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium during the NCAA Men s World Series. BACK ON TRACK ON THE ROAD: With ASU s 2-1 series victory at ULM March 20-22, the Red Wolves captured their first series victory on the road since sweeping ULL to open conference play in the 2008 season. ASU PITCHING SHINES: The Red Wolves pitching staff enjoyed an outstanding weekend in the Sun Belt Conference opening series against Louisiana-Lafayette March 6-8. Nine Red Wolves saw action on the mound during the weekend and gave up 2009 A-State Baseball 3

4 just 15 hits in the three games combined. All 15 of the Ragin Cajun hits were singles and the effort helped hold ULL to only five total runs on the weekend - two of which were unearned. The Red Wolves posted a team ERA of 0.96 on the weekend and held the Cajuns to a.163 batting average. Senior Chase Ware got the weekend off to a strong start when he threw a complete-game shutout in the Friday night game, striking out nine batters to lead Arkansas State to a 2-0 victory. The Red Wolves continued to be strong on the mound in this week s midweek doubleheader against Harris-Stowe, giving up just three runs in the two games. FREE BASEBALL: Arkansas State has played six extra-inning games this season, going 4-2 in those contests. Arkansas State defeated Texas State 4-3 in the season opener and closed out the Sun Belt Conference series with Louisiana-Lafayette two weeks ago with a 3-2 win to clinch the series. The Red Wolves dropped their first extra-innings game of the season when they fell 10-8 Friday night in the series opener at Middle Tennessee State. The Red Wolves defeated ULM 6-4 March 21 in extra innings before falling 10-8 in the series finale at ULM March 22. Arkansas State rallied to beat Memphis 8-7, March 8 in extra innings. All of ASU s extra-inning games were 10-inning affairs with the exception of of the 10-8 loss at ULM, which went 11 innings. OPENING WITH SUCCESS: The 61st season of Arkansas State baseball got underway Feb. 20, with ASU picking up a 4-3 victory over Texas State to earn its first season-opening victory since the 2006 season. First-year head coach Tommy Raffo became the fourth A-State baseball coach to pick up a victory in his coaching debut. MORE OPENING SUCCESS: With its victory over SIU-Edwardsville Feb. 27, Arkansas State won its home opener for the 19th consecutive season, scoring the most runs in a single game since defeating Western Kentucky 21-4 during the 2006 season. OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: After scoring 11 runs combined in its first four games, Arkansas State exploded for 11 runs in the fifth inning of its victory over Southern-Illinois Edwardsville Feb. 27. Senior Brandon Eller and sophomores Todd Baumgartner and Murray Watts all hit home runs in the frame, with Eller and Baumgartner unleashing three-run shots. Arkansas State finished the game with 19 hits as 22 players made appearances at the plate. CHASING SUCCESS: Arkansas State senior pitcher Chase Ware has been named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Baseball Team, the league announced Feb. 10. Ware was one of two starting pitchers named to the preseason all-conference team as voted on by all 11 head coaches from across the Sun Belt Conference. Louisiana-Monroe shortstop Ben Soignier was named the league s Preseason Player of the Year, while Western Kentucky s Matt Ridings was named Preseason Pitcher of the Year and also earned all-conference honors as a starting pitcher along with Ware. Western Kentucky was the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt title, while Arkansas State was voted 10th. A two-time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week during the 2008 season, Ware earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors as a junior after posting an ERA of 3.57 the third lowest of any pitcher in the league. Despite finishing the season at 5-6, Ware was one of the most effective pitchers in the Sun Belt Conference during the 2008 season. In 85.2 innings pitched, which was the third most of any pitcher in the conference, Ware gave up just 34 earned runs on 84 hits. He struck out 67 opposing batters while walking 26. We are extremely happy that Chase has been named to the preseason all-conference team, said ASU Head Coach Tommy Raffo. It is an honor for Chase and our entire program. We expect Chase to be an integral part of our weekend rotation and this honor certainly reinforces the expectations we have for him during the upcoming season. The Sun Belt Conference preseason team was the second such honor the pound right-hander from Southaven, Miss. has earned heading into the 2009 season. Ware was also named to the Rivals.com preseason All-Sun Belt Team in late January. Last season, Ware was named the league s player of the week after throwing a complete-game shutout at Louisiana-Lafayette Mar. 8, and earned the honor again after giving up one earned run while striking out seven batters in ASU s 8-2 win at Florida Atlantic May 9. He struck out a season-high 10 batters May 15 against Arkansas-Little Rock in his final appearance of the year. NEW ERA AT ASU: The season is the first season in which Arkansas State University will compete as the Red Wolves. After 77 years of competition as the Indians, the Red Wolves mascot was adopted in January 2008 after many hours of work by the University s Mascot Selection Steering Committee. The job of the committee was to make a new mascot recommendation to Chancellor Dr. Robert L. Potts and the University administration. The committee recommended Wolves at a Jan. 31 meeting, and the Red Wolves mascot evolved from that point A-State Baseball 4

5 Head Coach Tommy Raffo What They re Saying About New Red Wolves Head Coach Tommy Raffo Arkansas State is making a major league decision in bringing Tommy Raffo in to head up their baseball program. He is certainly ready to lead a Division I program and ready to keep up the tradition that Keith Kessinger built in Jonesboro. I am very proud of Tommy and know that he will do an outstanding job at ASU. Ron Polk, Former Head Coach & 8-time CWS Head Coach (Mississippi State) Tommy Raffo is one of the outstanding young coaches in the country. He has a tremendous track record regarding recruiting, teaching and coaching at all levels, and he will run a first-class program with high principles and integrity. He is concerned not only with the players performance on the field, but in the classroom and community as well, and will represent Arkansas State with high principles in every way. Pat McMahon, Player Development/Scouting (New York Yankees) Without question, Tommy Raffo is the total package. What he brings off the field is just as impressive as what he brings to the field. If there was one word I would use to describe Tommy Raffo, that would be class. Jim Case, Head Baseball Coach (Jacksonville State) I am excited for both Arkansas State and for Tommy Raffo. I think ASU has gotten an outstanding young baseball coach with a great future. But more than an outstanding coach, I think Arkansas State has gotten a great human being to lead its baseball program. Larry Templeton, Former Director of Athletics (Mississippi State) and Chairman, NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection Committee Tommy Raffo was named Arkansas State's fifth head coach on July 1, Raffo comes to Jonesboro with 14 years as an assistant coach at Mississippi State University under his belt. He served as the hitting and outfield coach for a Bulldog program that made three trips to the College World Series. "We are extremely pleased to hire a coach with the background and experience of competing at the highest level that Tommy Raffo brings," said ASU Director of Athletics, Dr. Dean Lee. "We had an extremely strong pool of candidates for this position, and feel that Coach Raffo was unquestionably the best fit to take over the Arkansas State baseball program. Tommy is highly respected in the coaching field for his integrity and for his superior knowledge of the game." During his 14 seasons at Mississippi State, Raffo served as the recruiting coordinator for the Bulldog baseball program, landing 10 straight recruiting classes ranked in the top 33 nationally by Collegiate Baseball. He coached seven All-America players and four Academic All-Americans. He was named as the 2007 Southeastern Conference Fellowship of Christian Athletes Coach of the Year, and during his time at MSU, 49 Bulldogs were chosen in the Major League Baseball Draft. Raffo's outstanding recruiting at MSU paid dividends for the program as he helped the Bulldogs reach the SEC Tournament 12 times, with two championships to their credit. Mississippi State also made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament during Raffo's time with the program, winning five regional titles. The Bulldogs made three appearances in the NCAA Super Regionals and advanced to the College World Series in 1997, 1998 and Raffo coached one Johnny Bench Award winner, given annually to the top college catcher in the country, and helped seven hitters finish the season in the SEC's top five batting averages. As a player, Raffo was co-captain of the 1990 Mississippi State team that advanced to the College World Series. He was a two-time Academic All-American and a three-time Academic All-SEC selection. He was named first-team All- SEC in 1989 and 1990, and in 1990 earned second-team All-America honors from both the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America. "My family and I are extremely excited about this opportunity," said Raffo. "Since my first visit, I was impressed by the campus, by the city of Jonesboro, but most importantly, by the people. There is an energy at Arkansas State that I did not expect. What a special time for ASU baseball. Every person I meet is enthusiastic about the leadership on campus and the direction our baseball program is headed. I can't wait to lead and be a part of it." After earning his Bachelor's of Business Administration Degree from Mississippi State in 1990, Raffo was chosen by the Miami Miracle with the first pick of the eighth round in the 1990 MLB Draft. While playing in the Reds organization, he was the MVP of the 1991 South Atlantic League All- Star Game, and was Co-Captain of the 1992 Midwest League Champion Cedar Rapid Reds. A native of Orange Park, Fla., Raffo is married to the former Paula Hawkins of Calhoun City, Miss., and they are the parents of two daughters, Claudia Elizabeth, 12, and Anna Winifred, 10 and a son, Thomas Hanniford "Ford", born in July A-State Baseball 5

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7 2009 ASU Red Wolves Baseball Roster NAME YR POS HT WT B/T HOMETOWN, ST (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 JORDAN KIMBALL JR INF/P S/R New Madrid, MO (Central HS) 2 DANNY RIEMENSCHNEIDER SO P/IF R/R Bryant, AR (Bryant HS) 3 GUY BROWN SR INF R/R Harrison, AR (Harrison HS) 4 JUSTIN COUNCE SO RHP R/R West Memphis, AR (UA-Fort Smith) 5 DERRICK COLEMAN SR OF S/R Jonesboro, AR (Connors State College, OK) 6 GREY AVANT SR C R/R Germantown, TN (Houston HS) 7 JETT JONES SR LHP L/L Stuttgart, AR (Stuttgart HS) 8 TODD BAUMGARTNER SO OF R/R Edwardsville, IL (Edwardsville HS) 9 CODY POWELL FR RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 10 NICK LAMBERT SR RHP R/R Norphlet, AR (Norphlet HS) 13 CALEB McCLANAHAN FR RHP R/R Wynne, AR (Wynne HS) 14 DEREK JESTER FR RHP R/R Benton, AR (Benton HS) 15 DREW BENES SO P/1B R/R St. Louis, MO (Westminster Christian HS) 16 LAWSON HIPPS SR C L/R Dardanelle, AR (Fort Scott CC) 17 DEREK JONES JR INF S/R Paw Paw, MI (Grand Rapids CC, MI) 18 CODY PACE JR OF R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 19 MURRAY WATTS SO 1B L/R Jonesboro, AR (U Arkansas) 21 KYLE DEGRACE JR UTL R/R Toronto, ONT (Connors State CC, OK) 23 JOSH DEMONEY JR OF L/L Madison, MS (Meridian CC, MS) 24 CORY LAMBERT JR LHP L/L Bryant, AR (Bossier Parish CC) 25 DEREK RILEY JR RHP R/R Conifer, CO (Chandler Gilbert CC, AZ) 26 CHRIS BULLINGTON SR RHP R/R Lavaca, AR (UA-Fort Smith) 27 BRANDON ELLER SR IF/P R/R Sherwood, AR (Sylvan Hills HS) 28 RYAN BLACKBURN JR RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton HS) 29 CHASE WARE SR RHP R/R Horn Lake, MS (NW Mississippi CC) 31 JEFF MILLER FR RHP R/R St. Charles, MO (St. Charles W. HS) 33 COREY FELTS FR 1B/3B R/R Jonesboro, AR (Nettleton HS) 34 ANDY FERGUSON SO RHP R/R Benton, AR (Benton HS) 35 JUSTIN O BRIEN FR RHP R/R O Fallon, MO (Ft. Zumwalt W. HS) 36 KEVIN BURGI FR C R/R Jonesboro, AR (Valley View HS) 37 JACOB LEE FR RHP/IF R/R Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro HS) 38 GIOVANNI GARCIA JR INF R/R San Luis, AZ (AZ Western CC) 39 CODIE ROLLINS FR RHP R/R Jonesboro, AR (Valley View HS) 22 Tommy Raffo Head Coach 12 Chris Cook Assistant Coach 20 Justin Meccage Assistant Coach 40 Anthony Everman Volunteer Assistant Coach Pronunciation Guide Kimball Kim-BALL Riemenschneider RIM-in-SCHNY-der Avant A-vant Burgi Bur-GEE Giovanni GEE-o-vahn-ee 2009 A-State Baseball 7

8 Games Summary for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Record when... Overall Conference 6-9 Non-Conference 9-9 Home games 12-6 Away games 2-9 Neutral site 1-3 Day games 6-11 Night games 9-7 vs Left starter 7-7 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 8-9 Extra innings 4-3 Shutouts 2-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 7-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 1-10 Scored in 1st inning 7-4 Opp. scored in 1st 3-8 Scores first 8-6 Opp. scores first 7-12 After 6 leading trailing tied 1-3 After 7 leading trailing tied 1-2 After 8 leading trailing tied 3-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 5-2 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 2-3 Made 0 errors error errors 4-8 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 4-9 Out-hit opponent 11-3 Out-hit by opponent 3-14 Hits are tied 1-1 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: 3 Longest winning streak: 3 Longest losing streak: 4 Home attendance : 7195 ( 18 dates avg = 399 ) Away attendance : ( 15 dates avg = 1034 ) Total attendance: ( 33 dates avg = 688 ) 2009 A-State Baseball 8

9 Batting Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) Hitting minimums - 10 AB 2.5 AB/Game 10 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game Batting avg 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Coleman, Derrick Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni Brown, Guy.316 Runs scored 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Brown, Guy Watts, Murray 22 5 Coleman, Derrick Eller, Brandon 21 Doubles Watts, Murray Baumgartner, Todd 9 27 Eller, Brandon Coleman, Derrick Garcia, Giovanni 7 Total bases 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Coleman, Derrick Brown, Guy 54 Sac bunts Garcia, Giovanni 5 1 Kimball, Jordan Brown, Guy tied at... 2 Slugging pct 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Coleman, Derrick Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Garcia, Giovanni.411 Hits 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Brown, Guy Eller, Brandon Watts, Murray tied at Triples 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Hipps, Lawson 2 5 Coleman, Derrick tied at... 1 Walks Watts, Murray Kimball, Jordan 19 5 Coleman, Derrick Pace, Cody Eller, Brandon 14 Sac flies 1. 5 Coleman, Derrick Baumgartner, Todd Garcia, Giovanni tied at... 1 On base pct Watts, Murray Coleman, Derrick Eller, Brandon Baumgartner, Todd Brown, Guy.403 Runs batted in Eller, Brandon Watts, Murray Baumgartner, Todd Coleman, Derrick Brown, Guy 18 Home runs Watts, Murray 5 8 Baumgartner, Todd Coleman, Derrick 4 27 Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy 2 Hit by pitch Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy Pace, Cody tied at... 3 Stolen bases Garcia, Giovanni 6 18 Pace, Cody Baumgartner, Todd tied at... 2 Caught stealing 1. 6 tied at... 1 Strikeouts Watts, Murray Kimball, Jordan 23 3 Brown, Guy DeMoney, Josh tied at At bats 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Brown, Guy Eller, Brandon Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni 107 Games as sub 1. 2 Riemenschneider, Burgi, Kevin Benes, Drew 9 17 Jones, Derek tied at... 8 Steal attempts Garcia, Giovanni 7 18 Pace, Cody Baumgartner, Todd DeMoney, Josh tied at... 2 Grounded into DP 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Hipps, Lawson 3 27 Eller, Brandon 3 3 Brown, Guy tied at... 2 Games played Eller, Brandon 33 1 Kimball, Jordan 33 3 Brown, Guy 33 8 Baumgartner, Todd tied at Stolen base pct Eller, Brandon Kimball, Jordan Coleman, Derrick Hipps, Lawson Garcia, Giovanni.857 Total plate appearances 1. 8 Baumgartner, Todd Brown, Guy Eller, Brandon Watts, Murray Kimball, Jordan 134 Game starts Eller, Brandon 33 1 Kimball, Jordan 33 3 Brown, Guy 33 8 Baumgartner, Todd Garcia, Giovanni A-State Baseball 9

10 Pitching Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) Hitting minimums - 10 AB 2.5 AB/Game 10 TPA Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game Earned run avg Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Jones, Jett 7.04 Opposing bat avg Ware, Chase Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett.300 Won-loss pct Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Jones, Jett.000 Wins Ware, Chase 4 10 Lambert, Nick Benes, Drew Ferguson, Andy tied at... 1 Innings pitched Ware, Chase Jones, Jett Bullington, Chris 36.2 Games started Ware, Chase Jones, Jett 7 15 Benes, Drew Riley, Derek Lee, Jacob 4 Wild pitches Riley, Derek Ware, Chase 6 26 Bullington, Chris Ferguson, Andy tied at... 3 Intentional BB allowed Blackburn, Ryan Ferguson, Andy 2 Sac bunts allowed Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase 3 24 Lambert, Cory tied at... 2 Losses 1. 7 Jones, Jett Riley, Derek 3 34 Ferguson, Andy 3 15 Benes, Drew Lee, Jacob 2 Batters struck out Ware, Chase Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett Lee, Jacob Ferguson, Andy 21 Games finished Lambert, Nick Blackburn, Ryan Powell, Cody 4 34 Ferguson, Andy Bullington, Chris 3 Balks Bullington, Chris 2 24 Lambert, Cory tied at... 1 Runners picked off Hipps, Lawson 2 26 Bullington, Chris Riley, Derek 1 28 Blackburn, Ryan 1 24 Lambert, Cory 1 Sac flies allowed Bullington, Chris Ferguson, Andy 2 25 Riley, Derek tied at... 1 Saves Bullington, Chris 1 Appearances Bullington, Chris Blackburn, Ryan Lambert, Cory Ferguson, Andy Lambert, Nick 13 Games in relief Bullington, Chris Lambert, Cory Blackburn, Ryan Lambert, Nick Ferguson, Andy 12 Hit batters 1. 7 Jones, Jett Blackburn, Ryan Lee, Jacob tied at... 3 Batters SO out looking Ware, Chase Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett Lee, Jacob 8 15 Benes, Drew 8 Hits allowed Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett Ware, Chase 52 Runs allowed Ware, Chase Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett 30 Earned runs allowed Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Jones, Jett 30 Walks allowed 1. 7 Jones, Jett Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase 24 Doubles allowed Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Jones, Jett 14 Triples allowed Bullington, Chris 1 29 Ware, Chase 1 7 Jones, Jett 1 Home runs allowed Bullington, Chris Jones, Jett Ware, Chase A-State Baseball 10

11 Fielding Leaders for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1 BF 1.0 IP/Game Fielding pct Watts, Murray Benes, Drew Jones, Jett Riley, Derek Lambert, Cory Assists 1. 1 Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Brown, Guy Hipps, Lawson Eller, Brandon 16 Stolen bases against Hipps, Lawson DeGrace, Kyle Lee, Jacob Ware, Chase 6 15 Benes, Drew 6 Passed balls DeGrace, Kyle Hipps, Lawson 5 Chances Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Brown, Guy 108 Errors 1. 1 Kimball, Jordan Brown, Guy Bullington, Chris 4 21 DeGrace, Kyle tied at... 3 Caught stealing by Hipps, Lawson Jones, Jett 4 15 Benes, Drew 4 21 DeGrace, Kyle Blackburn, Ryan 2 Catchers interference DeGrace, Kyle 1 Putouts Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson Baumgartner, Todd DeGrace, Kyle Coleman, Derrick 65 Fielding double plays Eller, Brandon Kimball, Jordan Garcia, Giovanni Brown, Guy Watts, Murray 4 Steal attempts against Hipps, Lawson DeGrace, Kyle Benes, Drew Lee, Jacob 7 29 Ware, Chase A-State Baseball 11

12 Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) Multiple Hit Games Total 8 Baumgartner, Todd Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni Coleman, Derrick Hipps, Lawson DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan Pace, Cody DeGrace, Kyle Riemenschneider, TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 19 Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Baumgartner, Todd Hipps, Lawson Coleman, Derrick Brown, Guy Burgi, Kevin Pace, Cody Garcia, Giovanni DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan Jones, Derek DeGrace, Kyle TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 27 Eller, Brandon Brown, Guy Pace, Cody Coleman, Derrick Watts, Murray Baumgartner, Todd Kimball, Jordan DeMoney, Josh 5-16 Hipps, Lawson Garcia, Giovanni Burgi, Kevin DeGrace, Kyle Riemenschneider, 2-17 Jones, Derek Lee, Jacob 1 1 state Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) STARTERS SUMMARY Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 1 Kimball, Jordan Eller, Brandon Baumgartner, T Brown, Guy Garcia, Giovan Watts, Murray Coleman, Derri Hipps, Lawson Pace, Cody DeMoney, Josh DeGrace, Kyle Ware, Chase Benes, Drew Jones, Jett Riley, Derek Lee, Jacob Riemenschneid Ferguson, And A-State Baseball 12

13 Miscellaneous Stats for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) Starting Lineup By Position (Team W-L record when starter) PITCHER: 29 Ware, Chase 8 (6-2) 7 Jones, Jett 7 (1-6) 15 Benes, Drew 7 (4-3) 25 Riley, Derek 6 (1-5) 37 Lee, Jacob 4 (2-2) 34 Ferguson, Andy 1 (1-0) CATCHER: 16 Hipps, Lawson 20 (9-11) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 13 (6-7) FIRST BASE: 27 Eller, Brandon 31 (13-18) 19 Watts, Murray 2 (2-0) SECOND BASE: 38 Garcia, Giovanni 31 (15-16) 2 Riemenschneider, 2 (0-2) THIRD BASE: 3 Brown, Guy 33 (15-18) SHORTSTOP: 1 Kimball, Jordan 33 (15-18) LEFT FIELD: 23 DeMoney, Josh 19 (10-9) 18 Pace, Cody 14 (5-9) CENTER FIELD: 8 Baumgartner, Tod 31 (13-18) 18 Pace, Cody 2 (2-0) RIGHT FIELD: 5 Coleman, Derrick 27 (10-17) 18 Pace, Cody 4 (3-1) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 2 (2-0) DESIGNATED HITTER: 19 Watts, Murray 28 (12-16) 27 Eller, Brandon 2 (2-0) 15 Benes, Drew 2 (1-1) 37 Lee, Jacob 1 (0-1) Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot (Team W-L record when starter) LEADOFF: 18 Pace, Cody 20 (10-10) 23 DeMoney, Josh 9 (4-5) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 4 (1-3) 2ND SPOT: 3 Brown, Guy 21 (11-10) 8 Baumgartner, Tod 5 (2-3) 5 Coleman, Derrick 3 (1-2) 23 DeMoney, Josh 3 (1-2) 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 (0-1) 3RD SPOT: 8 Baumgartner, Tod 24 (12-12) 16 Hipps, Lawson 5 (2-3) 27 Eller, Brandon 4 (1-3) CLEANUP: 19 Watts, Murray 25 (11-14) 27 Eller, Brandon 7 (4-3) 5 Coleman, Derrick 1 (0-1) 5TH SPOT: 27 Eller, Brandon 20 (9-11) 19 Watts, Murray 5 (3-2) 23 DeMoney, Josh 3 (1-2) 16 Hipps, Lawson 2 (1-1) 37 Lee, Jacob 1 (0-1) 15 Benes, Drew 1 (1-0) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 1 (0-1) 6TH SPOT: 5 Coleman, Derrick 19 (8-11) 16 Hipps, Lawson 7 (4-3) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 5 (2-3) 27 Eller, Brandon 2 (1-1) 7TH SPOT: 38 Garcia, Giovanni 17 (8-9) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 7 (2-5) 16 Hipps, Lawson 4 (2-2) 3 Brown, Guy 2 (1-1) 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 (1-1) 23 DeMoney, Josh 1 (1-0) 8TH SPOT: 3 Brown, Guy 8 (2-6) 38 Garcia, Giovanni 8 (5-3) 1 Kimball, Jordan 6 (4-2) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 4 (3-1) 5 Coleman, Derrick 2 (0-2) 2 Riemenschneider, 2 (0-2) 16 Hipps, Lawson 1 (0-1) 15 Benes, Drew 1 (0-1) 23 DeMoney, Josh 1 (1-0) 9TH SPOT: 1 Kimball, Jordan 27 (11-16) 23 DeMoney, Josh 2 (2-0) 21 DeGrace, Kyle 2 (1-1) 3 Brown, Guy 2 (1-1) 2009 A-State Baseball 13

14 Statistics Summary for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) (Sun Belt games only) Record: 6-9 Home: 4-5 Away: 2-4 Sun Belt: 6-9 Date Opponent Score *3/6 LOUISIANA W 2-0 *3/7 LOUISIANA L 2-3 *3/8 LOUISIANA W 3-2 *3/13 at Middle Tennessee L 8-10 *3/14 at Middle Tennessee L 3-14 *3/15 at Middle Tennessee L 3-10 *3/20 at ULM W 14-4 *3/21 at ULM W 6-4 *3/22 at ULM L 8-10 *3/27 SOUTH ALABAMA W 8-7 *3/28 SOUTH ALABAMA L 3-10 *3/29 SOUTH ALABAMA W 7-2 *4/3 TROY L 2-5 *4/4 TROY L 3-7 *4/5 TROY L 7-12 * = Conference game Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 8 Baumgartner, To Brown, Guy Watts, Murray Eller, Brandon Coleman, Derrick Garcia, Giovanni Kimball, Jordan Hipps, Lawson DeMoney, Josh Burgi, Kevin Pace, Cody DeGrace, Kyle Riemenschneider Lee, Jacob Benes, Drew Jones, Derek Totals Opponents LOB - Team (163), Opp (132). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (12). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), Baumgartner 1, DeMoney, J. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Rieme 1, Baumgartner 1, Pace, C. 1. Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 26 Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Jones, Jett Lee, Jacob Ferguson, Andy Blackburn, Ryan Lambert, Nick Riley, Derek Lambert, Cory Powell, Cody Totals Opponents PB - Team (8), Hipps, L. 4, DeGrace, K. 4, Opp (2). Pickoffs - Team (2), Hipps, L. 1, Blackburn 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Hipps, L. (11-16), Ware, C. (6-7), DeGrace, K. (6-7), Blackburn (3-5), Jones, J. (1-5), Lee, J. (3-3), Riley, D. (1-1), Powell, C. (1-1), Lambert, C. (1-1), Ferguson, An (1-1). Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 3-7; Night 3-2; vs Left 4-3; vs Right 2-6; 1-run games 2-1; 2-run games 2-2; 5+run games 2-4; Extra inns 2-3; Shutouts 1-0. Current streak: Lost 3; Longest winning streak: 2; Longest losing streak: 3. Attendance: Home 3497 (avg 388); Away 3364 (avg 560); Total 6861 (avg 457) A-State Baseball 14

15 Statistics Summary for Arkansas State (as of Apr 13, 2009) Record: Home: 12-6 Away: 2-9 Neutral: 1-3 Sun Belt: 6-9 Date Opponent Score 2/20 vs Texas State W 4-3 ^2/20 at UT Arlington L 4-5 2/21 vs Siena L 1-5 2/22 vs Texas State L 2-3 2/27 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE W /3 at #14 Ole Miss L /4 at Murray State L 5-11 *3/6 LOUISIANA W 2-0 *3/7 LOUISIANA L 2-3 *3/8 LOUISIANA W 3-2 3/10 HARRIS STOWE W /10 HARRIS STOWE W 3-2 *3/13 at Middle Tennessee L 8-10 *3/14 at Middle Tennessee L 3-14 *3/15 at Middle Tennessee L /16 WILLIAMS BAPTIST W /17 #12 OLE MISS L 1-7 *3/20 at ULM W 14-4 *3/21 at ULM W 6-4 *3/22 at ULM L /25 at Southern Illinois L 3-10 *3/27 SOUTH ALABAMA W 8-7 *3/28 SOUTH ALABAMA L 3-10 *3/29 SOUTH ALABAMA W 7-2 3/30 at #15 Ole Miss L 6-9 4/1 SEMO W 12-1 *4/3 TROY L 2-5 *4/4 TROY L 3-7 *4/5 TROY L /7 vs Memphis L /8 MEMPHIS W 8-7 4/10 CHICAGO ST. W /11 CHICAGO ST. W 16-9 * = Conference game Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 8 Baumgartner, To Coleman, Derrick Watts, Murray Garcia, Giovanni Brown, Guy Eller, Brandon Hipps, Lawson DeMoney, Josh Kimball, Jordan Burgi, Kevin Pace, Cody DeGrace, Kyle Lee, Jacob Riemenschneider Jones, Derek Benes, Drew Avant, Grey Totals Opponents LOB - Team (326), Opp (274). DPs turned - Team (28), Opp (29). CI - Team (1), DeGrace, K. 1, Opp (2). IBB - Team (4), DeMoney, J. 1, Pace, C. 1, Baumgartner 1, Watts, M. 1, Opp (3). Picked off - Baumgartner 2, Pace, C. 1, Rieme 1. Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so 26 Bullington, Chris Ware, Chase Jones, Jett DeGrace, Kyle Ferguson, Andy Blackburn, Ryan Lee, Jacob Lambert, Nick Benes, Drew Lambert, Cory Riley, Derek Powell, Cody Riemenschneider Totals Opponents PB - Team (12), DeGrace, K. 7, Hipps, L. 5, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (7), Bullington 2, Hipps, L. 2, Riley, D. 1, Lambert, C. 1, Blackburn 1, Opp (4). SBA/ATT - Hipps, L. (27-34), DeGrace, K. (14-18), Benes, D. (6-10), Ware, C. (6-7), Lee, J. (7-7), Jones, J. (2-6), Blackburn (4-6), Lambert, C. (5-5), Bullington (3-4), Ferguson, An (4-4), Powell, C. (3-3), Riley, D. (1-1), Burgi, K. (1-1), Lambert, N. (1-1). Score by innings EX Total Arkansas State Opponents Win-loss breakouts: Day 6-11; Night 9-7; vs Left 7-7; vs Right 8-11; 1-run games 5-3; 2-run games 2-2; 5+run games 8-9; Extra inns 4-3; Shutouts 2-0. Current streak: Won 3; Longest winning streak: 3; Longest losing streak: 4. Attendance: Home 7195 (avg 399); Away (avg 1034); Total (avg 688) A-State Baseball 15