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1 Week 2 - March 2, 2009 Conference Contact - Melissa Kristofak kristofak@sunbeltsports.org / O: Poydras St / Suite 2355 / New Orleans, LA / F: / sunbeltsports.org sun belt conference baseball weekly release PLAYER of the week - WADE GAYNOR, WKU Wade Gaynor keyed the Hilltoppers offensive onslaught this week, going 9-for-19 for a.474 batting average and slugging in five games. WKU s offense erupted for 71 runs in just 36.0 innings this week, registering a 4-1 record. Gaynor had multiple hits in four of the five games this week, leading off with a 2-for-4 performance at Vanderbilt, with a double, one run scored, and two RBI. In the Hilltoppers doubleheader against Albany on Friday, Gaynor was 4-for-8 with six runs scored, two RBI, two walks, one double, and one triple and followed in Sunday s shortened doubleheader (playing on 12.0 total innings), with a 3-for-7 performance at the plate with four RBI, three runs scored, and two home runs. Gaynor recorded a.565 onbase percentage and finished with eight RBI and 10 runs scored. PItcher of the week - JAKE SULLIVAN, UALR Jake Sullivan led UALR to a 5-0 win over Valparaiso in the series opener by striking out 11 Crusaders over 6.1 scoreless innings. The 6-5 lefty surrendered just five hits, limiting Valpo to a.136 batting average, and struck out seven in-a-row from the third through the fifth inning. Sullivan (2-0) has opened the 2009 season with 14.0 scoreless innings. He sports a perfect 0.00 ERA on the year and has racked up 16 strikeouts in 14.0 innings of work, while holding opposing hitters to a.146 batting average. He is currently tied atop the league standings with his unblemished ERA and 2-0 record. STANDINGS SBC PCT ALL PCT Florida Atlantic ULM Middle Tennessee WKU Troy FIU UALR South Alabama New Orleans Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK - Sun Belt Conference action is set to begin this weekend, March 6-8. Preseason league favorite WKU will go head-to-head with rival ULM -- the Warhawks were picked to finished third -- along with Preseason Player of the Year Ben Soignier. - Four league schools take on opponents from the Southeastern Conference this week, including Troy, New Orleans, Arkansas State and Florida Atlantic. The Trojans host Alabama, New Orleans welcomes nearby LSU to the Big Easy and Arkansas State hosts Ole Miss all on Tuesday, March 3. Florida Atlantic will journey north to Gainesville to take on in-state foe Florida. - As the odd-man-out this weekend, South Alabama will head to Waco, Texas to take on Baylor, UAB and UC Irvine. BY THE NUMBERS The number of league-leading RBI ULM senior Ben Soignier has registered so far this season. The Preseason Player of the Year paces the league for the second-straight week The number of Sun Belt Conference baseball programs hitting above including WKU (.350), Middle Tennessee (.345), Troy (.327), ULM (.324), Florida Atlantic (.316) and New Orleans (.312) The SBC-best ERA of the FIU pitching staff. The Golden Panthers allowed just 13 earned runs in 44 innings of work The number of batters UALR s Adam Champion has fanned so far this season. Champion tops the Sun Belt after hurling his 19 strikeouts in 14.1 innings pitched.

2 upcoming schedule/recent results sun belt conference baseball weekly release MON MON WED Memphis at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. 3:00 PM WKU at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. 3:00 PM Florida Atlantic at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 5:30 PM Ole Miss at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 PM Samford at Troy Troy, Ala. 6:00 PM Southern Mississippi at ULM Monroe, La. 6:30 PM FRI *UALR at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5:30 PM *Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:00 PM *Troy at FIU Miami, Fla. 6:00 PM *ULM at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 6:00 PM *Middle Tennessee at New Orleans New Orleans, La. 6:30 PM (6) South Alabama at Baylor Waco, Texas 6:30 PM SUN (6) South Alabama vs UC-Irvine Waco, Texas 11:00 AM *Troy at FIU Miami, Fla. 12:00 PM *Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 1:00 PM *Middle Tennessee at New Orleans New Orleans, La. 1:00 PM *ULM at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 1:00 PM *UALR at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 1:00 PM TUE WKU at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 4:00 PM Monmouth at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5:30 PM Memphis at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 6:00 PM Troy at UNF Jacksonville, Fla. 6:00 PM Southern Mississippi at New Orleans New Orleans, La. 6:30 PM Alabama A&M at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 6:30 PM UT-Arlington at ULM Monroe, La. 6:30 PM TUE Arkansas State at Murray State Murray, Texas 2:00 PM UALR at Oklahoma (DH) Norman, Okla. 3:00 PM Belmont at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 3:00 PM Memphis at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. 4:00 PM Lehigh at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5:30 PM UCF at FIU Miami, Fla. 5:00 PM Alabama at Troy Troy, Ala. 6:00 PM LSU at New Orleans New Orleans, La. 6:30 PM Houston at Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. 6:30 PM THU NO GAMES SAT *Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 2:00 PM *ULM at WKU Bowling Green, Ky. 2:00 PM (6) South Alabama vs UAB Waco, Texas 2:00 PM *UALR at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 3:00 PM *Middle Tennessee at New Orleans New Orleans, La. 4:00 PM *Troy at FIU Miami, Fla. 5:00 PM MON NO GAMES WED NO GAMES

3 news & notes sun belt conference baseball weekly release THE CYCLE Troy s Miles Hoyle hit for the cycle for the Trojans on Saturday as he went 4-for-6 against Memphis. It is the first cycle in recent memory for the Trojans according to former coach Chase Riddle and former broadcaster Ralph Black. The cycle by Hoyle was not the only bit of history for the Trojans this week, as they recorded a triple play against Kennesaw State in a 15-5 victory on Tuesday afternoon; in their only mid-week game this week. FIU s EBERT HONORED Junior transfer Tom Ebert was named one of Recruiting Closer s Pitchers of the Week, it was announced Monday. Ebert, who made his debut as a Golden Panther on Saturday night vs. Jacksonville, gave FIU a stellar performance on the mound, tossing 6.2 innings of two-hit ball. The 6-6 righty struck out nine batters and walked none. FIU went on to win the game Of the 84 pitches Ebert threw on Saturday, 62 of them were strikes. Ebert was one of 12 pitchers selected by RecruitingCloser.com. The list was headlined by Kansas Shaffer Hall, who struck out seven batters in a no-hitter against Air Force. WATCH WARD, STORM ULM closer Derek Ward and Troy s Josh Storm have been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Watch List. The SBC due are two of 40 pitchers on the preseason list. PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS WKU s Chad Cregar and ULM s Ben Soignier were named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) pre-2009 All-Americans, as announced by the organization. Cregar, a desiginated hitter for the Hilltoppers, was a first-team selection and Soignier, the Warhawks second baseman, earned third team recognition. SEVEN NAMED TO BROOKS WALLACE WATCH LIST Seven Sun Belt Conference baseball standouts have been named to the Preseason 2009 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Watch List, as recently announced by The College Baseball Foundation. Ryan Mollica (FIU), Ben Soigner (ULM), Bryce Brentz (MT), Rawley Bishop (MT), John Storm (Troy), Chad Cregar (WKU) and Matt Ridings (WKU) are among those listed as the top players in the country. The Wallace Award is dedicated to the memory of former Texas Tech player and assistant coach Brooks Wallace. Wallace was a slick-fielding shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977 to A four-year starter, he was named All-Southwest Conference and All-District his senior year. He led the Red Raiders to their first-ever appearance in the Southwest Conference Tournament in PING!BASEBALL For the third-straight year, Ping!Baseball selected several Sun Belt Conference players for its all-preseason team, including Ben Soignier (ULM), Bryce Brentz (MT), Rawley Bishop (MT), Chad Cregar (WKU) and Matt Ridings (WKU). THREE TIMES A CHARM After leading the nation in runs per game last year and being selected in the 17th round in the 2008 MLB Draft, ULM s Ben Soignier opted to return to Monroe for his season in hopes of becoming the first three-time All-American in the program s storied history. In addition to Soignier s individual title, the Warhawks were the NCAA statistical champion in double plays turned per game averaging 1.29 a contest during their run to the Sun Belt Conference championship. ULM finished the season second in the nation with a school record 75 double plays turned trailing national champion Fresno State by just one, despite the Bulldogs playing 20 more games than the Warhawks NEW FACES During the off-season, several coaching changes took place, including UALR s hiring of veteran winner Scott Norwood. Norwood makes his way to Little Rock after spending the past four seasons at Ouachita Baptist, where he went the last two years and led the Tigers to a runner-up finish at the 2008 NCAA Division II World Series. Norwood led the Tigers all the way to the National Championship game in 2008, where they came up just short in a 6-2 loss to Mount Olive College. OBU ended the year with a record and a No. 2 national ranking, earning Norwood South Central Region Coach of the Year honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association. Arkansas State also brought on a new skipper, as Tommy Raffo Raffo became the fifth head coach in the history of the ASU baseball program. Raffo takes the reins after serving as an assistant coach at SEC member Mississippi State for the past 15 years. During his time at Mississippi State, he served as the hitting and outfield coach for a Bulldog program that made three trips to the College World Series. Under his direction, the Bulldogs posted a team batting average of.300 or better in eight of the past 11 seasons. FAU will be without the leadership of long-time head coach Kevin Cooney, who after 21 years decided to retire at the conclusion of the 2008 campaign. The Owls did not have to look far to replace Cooney, however, Director of Athletics Craig Angelos immediately hired Cooney s veteran assistant John McCormack. McCormack has been with FAU for 18 seasons, serving as the recruiting coordinator the last 16 seasons and as the associate head coach/recruiting coordinator the last 10 seasons. During that time span, 73 players have continued their baseball careers as professionals, seven earned All-America honors, six have been named Freshmen All-American and three were conference Player of the Year selections. The program has also won 658 games, appeared in seven regional tournaments, captured a Regional Tournament Title in 2002 and advanced to the Super Regional TOURNAMENT Troy will host the 2009 Sun Belt Conference Tournament this year, which is set to take place May at the Trojans newly renovated baseball facility - The Lott Baseball Complex at Riddle-Pace Field, now a state of the art baseball complex that rivals any in the nation. The new addition to the complex features indoor batting cages, new locker rooms for the players and umpires as well as a player lounge and meeting area. The facility provides new offices for the Troy coaching staff. Riddle Pace field boasts a capacity of 2,000 and measures 340 feet in left, 375 feet in left center, 400 feet up the middle, 350 feet in right center and 310 feet in right field.

4 sun belt conference baseball weekly release PRESEASON SUN BELT POLL (first-place votes) 1. WKU (9) 119 points 2. Troy 100 points 3. ULM 84 points 4. New Orleans (1) 79 points 5. Louisiana-Lafayette (1) 78 points 6. Florida Atlantic 66 points 7. South Alabama 64 points 8. Middle Tennessee 55 points 9. FIU 42 points 10. Arkansas State 22 points 11. UALR 17 points PLAYER OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE Ben Soignier, ULM Wade Gaynor, WKU PITCHER OF THE WEEK ARCHIVE Matt Jackson, South Alabama Jake Sullivan, UALR PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT TEAM Starting Pitchers Chase Ware, Arkansas State; Matt Ridings, WKU Relief Pitchers Justin Robichaux, Louisiana-Lafayette; Josh Storm, Troy Catcher David Doss, South Alabama First Base Tyler Townsend, FIU Second Base Ryan Mollica, FIU Shortstop Ben Soignier, ULM Third Base Wade Gaynor, WKU Outfield Bryce Brentz, Middle Tennessee; ; Chad Cregar, WKU; Nathan Hines, Middle Tennessee Designated Hitter Scott Hawkins, Louisiana-Lafayette PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Ben Soignier, ULM PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR Matt Ridings, WKU news & notes NCAA TEAM STATS - TOP 25 Batting Average AVG 6. New Orleans ULM Middle Tennessee.330 Scoring RPG 4. New Orleans ULM Florida Atlantic Middle Tennessee 8.6 Runs RUNS 5. New Orleans ULM Florida Atlantic Midle Tennessee 449 Home Runs Per Game HRPG 5. Florida Atlantic ULM New Orleans Middle Tennessee South Alabama 1.41 Slugging Percentage PCT 4. New Orleans ULM Middle Tennessee Florida Atlantic South Alabama.508 Strikeouts K/9 20. New Orleans WKU 8.3 Fielding Percentage PCT 3. WKU Troy.976 Doubles DPPG 4. ULM South Alabama 1.18 NCAA Individual Stats - Top 25 Batting Average Avg 20. Jeff Lanning, New Orleans.415 Home Runs HRPG 10. Chad Cregar, WKU.380 RBI RBIPG 4. Chad Cregar, WKU Mike McKenna, Florida Atlantic Josh Vander Hey, New Orleans Rawley Bishop, Middle Tennessee 1.29 Runs RPG 1. Ben Soignier, ULM Johnny Giavotella, New Orleans T.J. Baxter, New Orleans Kyle Suire, ULM 1.27 WINS W s 1. Bryan Cryer, New Orleans Matt Ridings, WKU 9 Saves SV s 5. Ryan O Shea, New Orleans Greg Johnson, South Alabama Justin Robichaux,Louisiana-Lafayette 9

5 SUN BELT VS NON-CONFERENCE (47-29,.618) sun belt conference baseball weekly release AMERICA EAST Albany Stony Brook ATLANTIC SUN Belmont Jacksonville Kennesaw State* Mercer Stetson ATLANTIC Fordham BIG SOUTH Liberty BIG TEN Iowa BIG Nebraska COLONIAL James Madison Towson CONFERENCE USA Memphis Southern Miss Tulane HORIZON LEAGUE Valparaiso IVY LEAGUE Brown METRO ATLANTIC Marist Siena MID-AMERICAN Toledo MISSOURI VALLEY Missouri State Northern Iowa Southern Illinois OHIO VALLEY Jacksonville State SIU Edwardsville Tennessee Tech SEC Kentucky Mississippi State Ole Miss Vanderbilt SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE McNeese State Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Texas State UT-Arlington SWAC Grambling Mississippi Valley State TOP #6 Ole Miss #19 Kentucky #34 Tulane...1-0

6 sun belt conference baseball weekly release SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM UpDATES UALR (4-4) split a two-game midweek series at McNeese State before dropping two-of-three to Valparaiso at Gary Hogan Field over the weekend The Trojans hit just.215 over their three games with the Crusaders, though juniors Tyson Parks and Nate Brown batted.455 and.400, respectively Junior Jake Sullivan (2-0) led UALR to a 5-0 win in the series opener by striking out 11 Crusaders, including seven-straight during one stretch, over 6.1 shutout innings Sullivan has opened the 2009 season with 14.0 scoreless innings He sports a perfect 0.00 ERA on the year and has racked up 16 strikeouts in 14.0 innings of work, while holding opposing hitters to a.146 batting average Junior Adam Champion (0-0) has been unfortunate in his first two starts of the season, receiving a no decision in both outings despite sporting a combined 0.63 earned run average with 19 strikeouts over 14.1 innings The 6-7 left, who s holding opposing hitters to a.100 batting average, scattered two hits with nine strikeouts over 5.2 shutout innings in UALR s 2-0 loss to Valpo on Sunday Junior Landis Wilson leads the Trojans with a.348 batting average and a.652 slugging percentage through the team s first seven games Wilson went 3-for-5 with five RBI in UALR s 10-9 win at McNeese State on Feb. 25, falling a single shy of the cycle 20 Northern Iowa W, Northern Iowa L, 7-6 (10) 22 Northern Iowa W, 15-6 State 6:30 PM State 2 PM 27 Valparaiso W, 5-0 MARCH 1 Valparaiso L, 0-2 (DH) 3 PM Atlantic* TBA Atlantic* TBA Atlantic* TBA 11 UAPB (DH) 2 PM 13 FIU* 6 PM 14 FIU* 6 PM 15 FIU* 1 PM Tech 6 PM 6:30 PM 2 PM 1 PM Martin 4 PM Martin 4 PM 27 Middle Tennessee* 6 PM 28 Middle Tennessee* 6 PM 29 Middle Tennessee* 1 PM 31 Louisiana Tech 6 PM 3 ULM* 6 PM 4 ULM* 6 PM UALR TROJANS (4-3, 0-0 SBC) 5 ULM* 1 PM State 6:30 PM Alabama* 6 PM South Alabama* 2 PM South Alabama* 1 PM Roberts 7 PM 17 Troy* 6 PM 18 Troy* 6 PM 19 Troy* 1 PM Miss 6:30 PM 24 Houston Baptist 6 PM 25 Houston Baptist (DH) 2 PM 26 Houston Baptist 1 PM 28 Alcorn State (DH) 2 PM 6 PM 3 PM 1 PM Orleans* 6:30 PM Orleans* 4 PM Orleans* 1 PM 14 Arkansas State* 6 PM 15 Arkansas State* 6 PM 16 Arkansas State* 1 PM * denotes league game / home games in bold caps / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.) Arkansas State played just one game last week after heavy snow in Northeast Arkansas forced the cancellation of the final two games of the Red Wolves series with Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. ASU opened what would have been a three-game series Friday night with a win over the Cougars. With their win over SIU-Edwardsville, Arkansas State won its home opener for the 19th consecutive year. The Red Wolves 19 runs in Friday s victory over SIU-Edwardsville were their most since defeating Western Kentucky 21-4 during the 2006 campaign. ASU finished the game with 18 hits as 22 players made an appearance in the game for the Red Wolves. Sophomore Todd Baumgartner led ASU with a team-high four hits, including a three-rbi home run in the fifth inning that gave ASU its first lead. Baumgartner, sophomore Murray Watts, senior Brandon Eller and senior Derrick Coleman all hit a home run in the contest and 10 ASU players recorded a hit, including four with multiple hits. 20 (1) vs Texas State W, 4-3 (10) 20 Arlington L, (1) vs Siena L, (1) vs Texas State L, SIU-Edwardsville W, March 1 SIU-Edwardsville 1 PM 3 Ole Miss 6 PM State 2 PM 6 UL-Lafayette* 6 PM 7 UL-Lafayette* 2 PM 8 UL-Lafayette* 1 PM 10 Alabama A&M 6:30 PM 11 Alabama A&M 3 PM Tennessee* 6 PM arkansas state red wolves (2-3, 0-0 SBC) Tennessee* 4 PM Tennessee* 1 PM 16 Williams Baptist 6:30 PM Miss 6:30 PM 7 PM 4 PM 1 PM 24 SEMO 6:30 PM Illionois 3 PM 27 South Alabama* 6 PM 28 South Alabama* 2 PM 29 South Alabama* 1 PM April 3 Troy* 6 PM 4 Troy* 2 PM 5 Troy* 1 PM TBA 8 Memphis 6:30 PM 10 Chicago State 6 PM 11 Chicago State 2 PM 12 Chicago State 1 PM 14 Missouri State 6:30 PM 15 Missouri State 3 PM 17 WKU* 6 PM 18 WKU* 2 PM 19 WKU* 1 PM 6 PM 6:30 PM Orleans* 6:30 PM Orleans* 4 PM Orleans* 1 PM 28 UT-Martin 3 PM May 7 PM 6 PM 1 PM 8 Florida Atlantic* 6 PM 9 Florida Atlantic* 2 PM 10 Florida Atlantic* 1 PM 12 Murray State 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 1 PM * denotes league game / home games in bold caps / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.)

7 sun belt conference baseball weekly release SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM UPDATES Florida Atlantic (6-1) hit.354 during a four-game sweep of Stony Brook University over the weekend Senior 1B Travis Ozga went 7 of 14 (.500 BA) with six RBI in four starts over the weekend Senior 3B Troy Bubley homered twice and tallied 14 total bases offensively in the four games.. Senior 2B William Block s double in the third inning Sunday moved him into 4th all-time at FAU in doubles (44)... Sunday s game was delayed due to rain and lightning for 66 minutes in the top of the fourth inning... Senior DH Tom Hatcher missed all four games of the series with a hand injury, his return this week is likely... Stony Brook s nine runs Sunday was five more than Seawolves had scored in the first three games combined... The FAU pitching staff saw starters RH Mike Gipson and LH Barry Rooks throw 14 combined scoreless innings in the first two games Gipson, Rooks and sophomore starter RH Glen Troyanowski all picked up wins Troyanowski struck out six in six innings of work Saturday... The Owls have scored 73 runs in seven games this season and are hitting.319 as a team. 20 FORDHAM W, FORDHAM W, FORDHAM L, STONY BROOK W, STONY BROOK (DH) W, 10-2 W, 9-1 MARCH 1 STONY BROOK W, LEHIGH 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6 UALR* 6:30 PM 7 UALR* 4 PM 8 UALR* 1 PM 10 MONMOUTH 6:30 PM FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS (6-1, 0-0 SBC) 7:30 PM 3 PM 2 PM 17 RUTGERS 6:30 PM 18 RUTGERS 6:30 PM Tennessee* 7 PM Tennessee* 5 PM Tennessee* 2 PM 23 NORTH DAKOTA ST 6:30 PM 25 MIAMI 6:30 PM 27 ULM* 6:30 PM 28 ULM* 4 PM 29 ULM 1 PM Florida 7 PM Florida 1 PM 3 SOUTH ALABAMA* 6:30 PM 4 SOUTH ALABAMA* 4 PM 5 SOUTH ALABAMA* 1 PM 6 PM 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM 6 PM 15 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 4 PM 17 BRYANT 6:30 PM 18 BRYANT (DH) 1 PM 19 BRYANT 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 4 PM 2 PM 1 NEW ORLEANS* 6:30 PM 2 NEW ORLEANS* 4 PM 3 NEW ORLEANS* 1 PM Gulf Coast 6 PM State* 7 PM State* 3 PM State* 2 PM 12 FLORIDA GULF COAST 6 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 1 PM * denotes league game / home games in bold caps / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.) In a weekend marred by rain, the Golden Panthers were only able to get two games in, splitting a Friday doubleheader with Brown. FIU beat Brown in game one in comeback fashion, as Pablo Bermudez hit a game-winning 2-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. Bermudez went 4-4 in the game. With the four hits in four trips to the plate, Bermudez had reached base the first six times he went to bat as a collegiate player. On the mound it was Scott Rembisz who shined. The former JUCO All-American tossed a complete game, 3-hit performance. The junior transfer allowed just two runs and struck out six as he picked up his first collegiate win. Despite losing game two, FIU got a very good starting performance from another newcomer. Freshman R.J. Fondon pitched five innings, striking out seven hitters before giving way to his bullpen. This season the Golden Panthers are 2-2 when the team scored four runs or less. In 08, FIU was 1-18 in those situations. The Golden Panthers will return to action on Wednesday as they host Central Florida at 6 p.m. 20 Jacksonville W, Jacksonville W, Jacksonville L, (1) Brown W (1) Brown L, 407 MARCH 3 UCF 6 PM 6 Troy* 7 PM 7 Troy* 6 PM 8 Troy* 1 PM 7 PM 7 PM 2 PM 17 UNF 6 PM 18 UNF 6 PM 20 Fairleigh Dickinson 7 PM 21 Fairleigh Dickinson (DH) 1 PM 21 Fairleigh Dickinson (DH) 7 PM 22 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 PM 24 Bethune Cookman 6 PM 27 UL - Lafayette* 7 PM 28 UL - Lafayette* 6 PM 29 UL - Lafayette* 1 PM 6:30 PM 5:30 PM 3 WKU* 7 PM 4 WKU* 6 PM 5 WKU* 1 PM FIU GOLDEN PANTHERS (3-2, 0-0 SBC) 7 Stetson 6 PM 8 Florida Gulf Coast 6 PM Tennessee* 7 PM Tennessee* 5 PM Tennessee* 2 PM 7 PM 7 PM 17 New Orleans* 7 PM 18 New Orleans* 6 PM 19 New Orleans* 1 PM 22 Bethune Cookman 6 PM 7:30 PM 4 PM 2 PM Gulf Coast 6:30 PM 6 PM 1 Arkansas State* 7 PM 2 Arkansas State* 4 PM 3 Arkansas State* 1 PM 6:30 PM 6 PM Alabama* 7 PM Alabama* 5 PM Alabama* 2 PM 6 PM 6 PM 1 PM (2) SBC Championship TBA * denotes league game / home games in bold caps / (1) Baseball at the Beach (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) / (2) SBC Tourney (Troy, Ala.)

8 sun belt conference baseball weekly release SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM UPDATES LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE RAGIN CAJUNS (2-5-1, 0-0 SBC) The Cajuns trailed after one inning in each game versus Southern Miss, but on Saturday became the first to score on USM in the first five innings. The Cajuns 2-1 lead after 2.5 innings on Sunday represented the first time USM had trailed all season...greg Wilborn won Sunday, allowing one earned run on four hits and six strikeouts while becoming the first to hold USM under two runs through six...louisiana pitchers have hit or walked batters in back-to-back at bats in the last four games. The Cajuns have hit 20 batters this season, including a season-high six on Feb. 21, the most for the Cajuns since Greg Fontenot is now on a seven-game hitting streak, averaging.481, including three doubles and a home run. His 13 hits more than double his 2008 total...scott Hawkins moved into fourth place for home runs in school history Saturday with 34, placing him five away from tying the record, two away from second place, and one away from third...alex Fuselier started in left field and as the leadoff hitter in all three games at USM, leading the Cajuns off with a hit on both Friday and Saturday. 20 Nebraska W, 4-3 (15) 21 Nebraska (G1) W, Nebraska (G2) L, Nebraska T, 5-5 (10) 25 Southeastern La L, 7-9 Miss L, 1-10 Miss L, 6-13 MARCH Mississippi W, Houston 6:30 PM 4 Texas Southern 6:30 PM State* 6 PM State* 2 PM State* 1 PM 6:30 PM 13 FAU* 6:30 PM 14 FAU* 2 PM 15 FAU* 11:30 a.m. St 6:30 PM 20 UALR* 6:30 PM 21 UALR* 2 PM 22 UALR* 1 PM 6:30 PM 6 PM 5 PM 12 PM 1 Northwestern St 6:30 PM 3 Middle Tennessee* 6:30 PM 4 Middle Tennessee* 2 PM 5 Middle Tennessee* 1 PM 6:30 PM 8 Southern 6:30 PM 7 PM 4 PM 1 PM 14 Stephen F. Austin 6:30 PM LA 6 PM 17 South Alabama* 6:30 PM 18 South Alabama* 2 PM 19 South Alabama* 1 PM 7 PM 6 PM 6 PM 1 PM 28 McNeese State 6:30 PM St 6:30 PM Carolina 6 PM Carolina 2 PM Carolina 11 a.m. 8 WKU* 6:30 PM 9 WKU* 2 PM 10 WKU* 1 PM 6:30 PM Orleans* 6:30 PM Orleans* 6:30 PM Orleans* 4 PM * denotes league game / home games in bold caps / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.) ULM continued to stay hot winning all four of its game to go to 6-1 on the season. The Warhawks have now won six straight games. The 6-1 start is the best since the 2001 squad opened the season 7-0. Ben Soignier continues to have a hot start to the season, the senior shortstop has 14 RBIs on the season and has driven home a run in all seven games. Sophomore Jordy Poche had a breakout week both on the mound and at the plate leading the Warhawks to a perfect 4-0 week, including a victory at No. 34 Tulane. Poche hit.562 (9-for-16) for the week with a pair of doubles, 3 RBIs and four runs scored. The Warhawks currently have three everyday starters hitting over.400, with Poche leading the bunch at.480. Keith Christensen and Tony Dischler both had impressive starts going six innings each and both picking up their first victories of the season. The Warhawks look to knock off another C-USA foe on Wednesday when Southern Miss visits Warhawk Field. Sun Belt powers will then collide when ULM travels to preseason favorite Western Kentucky for a weekend series. 20 Northwestern St L, 3-8 (10) 21 Stephen F. Austin W, Mississippi Valley St W, 15-4 Tulane W, Grambling St W, Grambling St W, 9-5 MARCH St W, Southern Miss 6:30 3:00 2:00 1:00 10 Texas Arlington 6:30 St 6:00 13 New Orleans* 7:00 14 New Orleans* 4:00 15 New Orleans* 1:00 Baptist 6:00 Baptist 3:00 20 Arkansas State* :00 21 Arkansas State* 4:00 22 Arkansas State* 1:00 23 Harvard 3:00 Miss 6:30 Alantic* TBA Alantic* TBA Alantic* TBA St 6:30 ULM WARHAWKS (6-1, 0-0 SBC) 1 Mississippi St 6:30 TBA TBA TBA 10 UL-Lafayette* 7:00 11 UL-Lafayette* 4:00 12 UL-Lafayette* 1:00 6:35 3:05 Tennessee* 6:00 Tennessee* 4:00 Tennessee* 1:00 21 McNeese St 6:30 22 Northwestern St 6:30 24 FIU* 7:00 25 FIU* 4:00 26 FIU* 1:00 6:30 3:00 1 South Alabama* 7:00 2 South Alabama* 4:00 3 South Alabama* 1:00 6:00 6:00 1:00 15 Houston Baptist 7:00 17 Houston Baptist 4:00 * denotes league game / home games in bold / (1) SBCChampionship (Troy, Ala.)

9 sun belt conference baseball weekly release SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM UPDATES Middle Tennessee played just one game over the weekend as inclement weather postponed Saturday s game and then Sunday s doubleheader was cancelled after wintry weather moved through the Murfreesboro area making the field unplayable. The Blue Raiders lost their one game to Jacksonville State 10-6 as a six-run sixth inning proved costly in the end. 20 Missouri State W, Missouri State W, Missouri State W, 7-6 W, (10) 25 Tennessee Tech W, Jacksonville State L, 6-10 MARCH 1 Jacksonville State 1 PM 3 Memphis 4 PM 4 Memphis 3 PM Orleans* 6:30 PM Orleans* 4 PM Orleans* 1 PM 11 Lipscomb 3 PM 13 Arkansas State* 6 PM MIDDLE TENNESSE BLUE RAIDERS (5-1, 0-0 SBC) 14 Arkansas State* 4 PM 15 Arkansas State* 1 PM 17 Southern Illinois 3 PM 18 Southern Illinois 3 PM 20 Florida Atlantic* 6 PM 21 Florida Atlantic* 4 PM 22 Florida Atlantic* 1 PM 6 PM Tech 6 PM TBA TBA TBA Peay 6 PM 3 UL-Lafayette* 6:30 PM 4 UL-Lafayette* 2 PM 5 UL-Lafayette* 1 PM 7 Vanderbilt 6 PM 10 FIU* 6 PM 11 FIU* 4 PM 12 FIU* 1 PM 6:30 PM 6 PM 17 ULM* 6 PM 18 ULM* 4 PM 19 ULM* 1 PM State 6:30 PM State 6:30 PM Alabama* 6 PM Alabama* 2 PM Alabama* 1 PM 28 Belmont 6 PM 29 Austin Peay 6 PM 6 PM 6 PM 1 PM 8 Mississippi Valley St 6 PM 9 Mississippi Valley St 4 PM 10 Mississippi Valley St 1 PM 12 Tennessee 6 PM 14 WKU* 6 PM 15 WKU* 6 PM 16 WKU* 1 PM * denotes league game / home games in bold / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.) UNO dropped its first non-conference home series since Feb. 18, 2007 as Marist took two out of three in a weekend set at Maestri Field... Sophomore right-hander Jake Henderson made his second consecutive quality start, tossing eight innings and allowing just one run in a 4-2 victory on Saturday. Henderson is 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA in 15 innings in Rest of UNO starting pitchers have combined to go 0-3 with a ERA in six starts...freshman right-hander Joe Zimmermann has 14 strikeouts in 11 innings...fellow freshman Donnie White picked up his first collegiate save in first attempt on Saturday...UNO will host No. 1-ranked LSU on Tuesday and have won three of the last four meetings with Tigers since Team will open Sun Belt play with a weekend series at home against Middle Tennessee...Marks the first time UNO has opened league play at home since Privateers have used 15 different pitchers in first eight games. 20 TOWSON W, TOWSON (DH) W, 7-2; W, TOWSON L, 5-9 Miss L, MARIST L, MARIST W, 4-2 MARCH 1 MARIST L, LSU 6:30 PM 6 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 6:30 PM 7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 4 PM 8 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 1 PM 10 SOUTHERN MISS 6:30 PM 7 PM 4 PM NEW ORLEANS PRIVATEERS (4-4, 0-0 SBC) 1 PM 17 KENTUCKY 6:30 PM Alabama* 6 PM Alabama* 2 PM Alabama* 1 PM 24 SOUTHERN 6:30 PM 26 HARVARD 6:30 PM 27 TROY* 6:30 PM 28 TROY* 4 PM 29 TROY* 1 PM State 6 PM 3 GRAMBLING STATE 6:30 PM 4 GRAMBLING STATE 4 PM 5 GRAMBLING STATE 1 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM Kentucky* 6 PM Kentucky* 3 PM Kentucky* 1 PM 6:30 PM 6 PM 5 PM 12 PM 21 TULANE 6:30 PM 6 PM 24 ARKANSAS STATE 6:30 PM 25 ARKANSAS STATE 4 PM 26 ARKANSAS STATE 1 PM 29 NICHOLLS STATE 6:30 PM Atlantic* 5 PM Atlantic* 3 PM Atlantic* 12 PM 6 TULANE 6:30 PM 8 UALR* 6:30 PM 9 UALR* 4 PM 10 UALR* 1 PM 6 PM 14 UL-LAFAYETTE* 6:30 PM 15 UL-LAFAYETTE* 6:30 PM 16 UL-LAFAYETTE* 4 PM * denotes league game / home games in bold caps / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.)

10 sun belt conference baseball weekly release SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM UPDATES Clint Reynolds had the best week of his career. After making just one start in his fi rst two seasons at USA, Reynolds has stepped into a starting role with an injury to center fi elder Adam Heisler. In fi ve games, Reynolds hit in the leadoff spot four times. He hit.556 (10-for-18) with four runs and three RBI in the past week. He had four multi-hit games, including the game at Southern Miss, where he notched half of USA s four hits. Additionally, he notched his fi rst career home run and came up a double short of the cycle in Saturday s game against Iowa. He got on base at a.619 clip (13-of-21), and helped the Jags to their fi rst three-win road weekend since April 14-16, Reynolds also recorded a sacrifi ce bunt and a stolen base, and he extended his career-best hitting streak to seven games. Matt Jackson, Lance Baxter and Brandon Sage each allowed one earned run of less in their weekend starts. Jackson (8.1 innings), Baxter (6.2 innings), and Sage (8.1 innings) combined to work 23.1 innings, leaving the bullpen to work only 3.2 frames over the weekend. It was the fi rst time three USA starters combined to work that many innings since May 17-19, 2007, when Baxter (5.1), Joey Doan (9.0) and Kevin Nabors (9.0) combined to work the same number of innings. 20 MERCER W, LIBERTY L, LIBERTY L, 3-4 (10) 22 #6 OLE MISS W, 3-2 (10) State 4 PM Miss 4 PM 27 (1) vs. Southern Illinois 1 PM 28 (1) vs. Iowa 1 PM March 1 4 PM 6 6:30 PM 7 (2) vs. UAB 2 PM 8 (2) vs. UC-Irvine 11 a.m. 10 MEMPHIS 6 PM 11 MEMPHIS 6 PM SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (5-4, 0-0 SBC) 6 PM 3 PM 1 PM 4 PM 20 NEW ORLEANS* 6 PM 21 NEW ORLEANS* 2 PM 22 NEW ORLEANS* 1 PM 24 MISSISSIPPI STATE 6 PM 25 SOUTHEASTERN LA 6 PM State* 6 PM State* 2 PM State* 1 PM 31 AUBURN 6 PM Atlantic* 6 PM Atlantic* 4 PM Atlantic* 1 PM 7 NICHOLLS STATE 6 PM 10 UALR* 6 PM 11 UALR* 2 PM 12 UALR* 1 PM 6 PM 6:30 PM 2 PM 1 PM State 6:30 PM 22 ALABAMA 6 PM 24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 6 PM 25 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 2 PM 26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 1 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 3 PM 1 PM 8 FIU* 6 PM 9 FIU* 4 PM 10 FIU* 1 PM 12 SOUTHERN MISS 6 PM 4 TROY* 6 PM 15 TROY* 6 PM 16 TROY* 2 PM (3) SBC Championship TBA * denotes league game / home games in bold / (1) Stetson Tournament (DeLand, Fla.) / (2) Baylor Tournament (Waco, Texas) / (3) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.) Miles Hoyle hit for the cycle for the Trojans on Saturday as he went 4-for-6 against Memphis. It is the first cycle in recent memory for the Trojans according to former coach Chase Riddle and former broadcaster Ralph Black...The Trojans scored 19 runs against Memphis, the largest output since a 24-6 victory over ULM last season...troy collected 25 hits in the contest on Saturday with Hoyle and Steven Rosado each collecting four hits in the victory, while five other players collected two or more hits in the victory...the cycle by Hoyle was not the only bit of history for the Trojans this week, as they recorded a triple play against Kennesaw State in a 15-5 victory on Tuesday afternoon; in their only mid-week game this week...junior Ryan Ditthardt posted a three-hit game against Memphis on Saturday, including a two-run homerun. Jason Walls pitched six strong innings in the victory over Memphis on Saturday, allowing just three hits and one run; while striking out three to improve to 1-1 on the season...although the Trojans lost on Friday night to Memphis, only their second loss this season, the team scored five runs with two outs in the bottom of ninth with the final out being recorded with the bases loaded...in the Friday contest against Memphis, Brett Henry went 2-for-4, including a homerun, and three runs batted in...on Tuesday against Kennesaw State, the Trojans used the long ball to dispatch of the Owls 15-5; recording five homeruns...ditthardt and Steve Felix each homered twice against Kennesaw State, while J.R. Myers recorded his first of the season. 20 vs #19 Kentucky L, Southern Illinois W, JMU W, Southern Illinois W, Kennesaw State W, Memphis L, Memphis W, 19-3 March 1 Memphis 1 PM 3 Alabama 6 PM 4 Samford 6 PM TBA TBA TBA Florida 6 PM Florida 6 PM 13 LeMoyne 6 PM 14 LeMoyne 6 PM 15 LeMoyne 1 PM 18 Jacksonville St 6 PM 20 WKU* 6 PM 21 WKU* 6 PM 22 WKU* 1 PM 24 Jacksonville St 6:30 PM 25 Auburn 6 PM Orleans* TBA Orleans* TBA Orleans* TBA 31 Southern Miss 6 PM 1 Southern Miss 3 PM TROY TROJANS (3-10, 0-0 SBC) State* TBA State* TBA State* TBA 6:30 PM 6 PM 10 Florida Atlantic* 6 PM 11 Florida Atlantic* 6 PM 12 Florida Atlantic* 1 PM TBA TBA TBA 6 PM 6 PM 24 UL-Lafayette* 6 PM 25 UL-Lafayette* 6 PM 26 UL-Lafayette* 1 PM 28 Auburn 6 PM 1 Middle Tennessee* 6 PM 2 Middle Tennessee* 6 PM 3 Middle Tennessee* 1 PM 8 ULM* 6 PM 9 ULM* 6 PM 10 ULM* 1 PM 12 Kennesaw State 6 PM Alabama* 6 PM Alabama* 6 PM Alabama* 2 PM * denotes league game / home games in bold / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.)

11 sun belt conference baseball weekly release SUN BELT CONFERENCE TEAM UPDATES WKU successfully dodged some suspect weather this week to get all five scheduled games in, finishing the week 4-1 On Wednesday, the Toppers traveled to Nashville, Tenn. and battled Vanderbilt tough before falling 10-7 Returning home for a weekend series with Albany, WKU blanked the Great Danes 11-0 in a run-ruled 7.0 inning game one and then blasted Albany 23-2 in the nightcap for their biggest scoring output since beat Austin Peay on May 17, 2005 With Saturday as a washout, the Toppers and Great Danes played two on Sunday with WKU winning game one 17-6 in seven innings and taking the second game 13-3 in 5.0 innings due to travel concerns for Albany WKU s offense erupted to outscore its opponents this week 71-21, hitting.399 with 24 extra base hits including 11 home runs, three of which were grand slams With Matt Ridings win over Albany on Friday, he moved into sixth place on the school s career victories list with 19 Since Nick Denes Field opened in 1969, the Toppers are (.642) In 40 seasons, WKU has had just two losing campaigns at The Nick Despite not being a member of the Sun Belt Conference for the first five years of the league s existence, WKU still ranks second all-time in overall wins (767), third in Sun Belt Conference victories (267), and tied for second in SBC Tournament wins (30) Chad Cregar and Matt Ridings are two of the seven players from Sun Belt Conference to make the prestigious 204-member 2009 Brooks Wallace Player of the Year Watch List Two WKU baseball players have earned preseason All-America honors Senior slugger Chad Cregar was named to the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) First-Team as the top designated hitter as well as to the Louisville Slugger Second-Team as an outfielder... Junior pitcher Matt Ridings was selected to the Louisville Slugger Second- Team Among all three teams of both All-America lists, WKU owned three of the five spots occupied by the Sun Belt Conference The Sun Belt Coaches, Rivals. com, Southeastern Baseball, and Collegiate Baseball all tabbed the Toppers as the team to beat in the Sun Belt Conference in 2009 WKU will host Belmont on Tuesday before traveling to Nashville on Wednesday to return the trip to face the Bruins This weekend, WKU opens up conference play at home against ULM. 20 Toledo W, Toledo (DH) CANCELED 22 Toledo CANCELED L, Albany W, Albany W, 13-3 MARCH 1 Albany 1 PM 3 Belmont 3 PM 3 PM 6 ULM* 6 PM 7 ULM* 2 PM 8 ULM* 1 PM 4 PM 6 PM 13 South Alabama* 6 PM 14 South Alabama* 2 PM 15 South Alabama* 1 PM KENTUCKY 3 PM TBA TBA BA 4 PM 27 VCU 6 PM 28 VCU 3 PM 29 VCU 1 PM 1 Lipscomb 6 PM TBA TBA TBA WKU HILLTOPPERS (3-0, 0-0 SBC) 7 Kentucky 6 PM 6:30 PM 10 New Orleans* PM 11 New Orleans* 3 PM 12 New Orleans* 1 PM Peay 6 PM State* 6 PM State* 2 PM State* 1 PM 6 PM 22 Eastern Kentucky 6 PM 24 Florida Atlantic* 6 PM 25 Florida Atlantic* 3 PM 26 Florida Atlantic* 1 PM 28 Austin Peay 6 PM 1 UALR* 6 PM 2 UALR* 3 PM 3 UALR* 1 PM TBA TBA TBA 12 Louisville. 6 PM Tennessee* TBA Tennessee* TBA Tennessee* TBA * denotes league game / home games in bold caps / (1) SBC Championship (Troy, Ala.)

12 2009 SUN BELT CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 20-23, TROY, ALABAMA - HOST: TROY TROJANS No. 3 Seed No. 4 Seed G1 - WED 9:00 AM *G13 - SAT TBA - if needed **G14 - SAT if needed - TBA G3 - WED 4:00 PM No. 6 Seed No. 5 Seed G7 - THU 4:00 PM G8 - THU 7:30 PM No. 2 Seed No. 1 Seed G2 - WED 12:30 PM G11 - FRI 4:00 PM G12 - FRI 7:30 PM G4 - WED 7:30 PM No. 7 Seed No. 8 Seed L Game 7 L Game 8 L Game 1 G9 - FRI 9:00 AM G10 - FRI 12:20 PM L Game 3 G5 - THU 9:00 AM G6 - THU 12:30 PM L Game 2 L Game 4 *Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11 CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY TBA **Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12

13 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Sun Belt Leaders Summary as of Mar 02, 2009 (All games) TEAM BATTING g avg ab r h 2b 3b hr bb so sb-att WKU Middle Tennessee Troy ULM Florida Atlantic New Orleans South Alabama FIU Louisiana-Lafayette Arkansas State UALR Totals TEAM PITCHING g era w l sv ip h r er bb so FIU ULM UALR Arkansas State South Alabama Troy Florida Atlantic WKU Middle Tennessee Louisiana-Lafayette New Orleans Totals TEAM FIELDING g po a e pct dp pb sba-att WKU Middle Tennessee South Alabama Louisiana-Lafayette Troy Florida Atlantic New Orleans ULM Arkansas State UALR FIU Totals INDIVIDUAL BATTING Min 2.0 AB/Team game g avg ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb Wells-WKU McDade-MT Robertson-MT Reynolds-USA Fontenot, G-ULL Poche, Jordy-ULM Brett Henry-TROY Ryan Ditthardt-TROY Hightower-WKU Brentz-MT Townsend, Tyler-FIU Wilson-FAU Morris, J.-UNO Bart Pettus-TROY Miles Hoyle-TROY HITS McDade-MT 15 Bohanan-USA 14 Collins, Matt-ULM 14 Ryan Ditthardt-TROY 14 Fontenot, G-ULL 13 RUNS SCORED Griffiths-FAU 13 Bishop-MT 11 McDade-MT 11 Eden, R.-UNO 10 Soignier, Ben-ULM 10 RUNS BATTED IN Soignier, Ben-ULM 14 Hightower-WKU 13 Ryan Ditthardt-TROY 11 Harris, A.-UNO 11 2 tied with 10 RBI(s) DOUBLES Parks-UALR 5 Robertson-MT 5 4 tied with 4 double(s) TRIPLES Reynolds-USA 2 20 tied with 1 triple(s) HOME RUNS Ryan Ditthardt-TROY 3 Brentz-MT 3 Brett Henry-TROY 3 Soignier, Ben-ULM 3 11 tied with 2 home run(s) TOTAL BASES Ryan Ditthardt-TROY 25 Soignier, Ben-ULM 22 Brett Henry-TROY 21 3 tied with 20 total base(s) STOLEN BASES sb-att York, Kelvin-ULM 3-3 Bowman, B-ULL tied with 2 stolen base(s) STRIKEOUTS ip so Champion-UALR Jackson-USA Sullivan-UALR Rembisz, Scott-FIU Zimmermann,J-UNO INDIVIDUAL PITCHING Min 1.0 IP/Team game app era w-l sv ip h r er bb so Jackson-USA Sullivan-UALR Ebert, Tom-FIU Ridings-WKU Henderson, J-UNO Champion-UALR Sage-USA Rembisz, Scott-FIU Baxter-USA Blackburn-ASU

14 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Game Highs for Sun Belt (as of Mar 02, 2009) (All games) TEAM GAME HIGHS Batting At bats: 54 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 20, 2009) Runs scored: 24 - ULM (vs Stephen F. Austin, Feb 21, 2009) Hits: 25 - Troy (vs Memphis, Feb 28, 2009) RBIs: 19 - Middle Tennessee (vs Missouri State, Feb 20, 2009) Doubles: 6 - (6 times ) Triples: 2 - Middle Tennessee (vs Missouri State, Feb 20, 2009) 2 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 22, 2009) 2 - New Orleans (vs Marist, Feb 27, 2009) Home runs: 5 - Troy (vs Kennesaw State, Feb 25, 2009) 5 - WKU (vs Albany, Mar 01, 2009) Total bases: 42 - Troy (vs Memphis, Feb 28, 2009) Walks: 11 - (4 times ) Strikeouts: 22 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 20, 2009) Sac hits: 3 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 21, 2009) Sac flies: 3 - South Alabama (vs Iowa, Feb 28, 2009) Stolen bases: 4 - Arkansas State (vs SIU-Edwardsville, Feb 27, 2009) 4 - ULM (vs Grambling State, Feb 28, 2009) Caught stealing: 3 - South Alabama (vs Southern Illinois, Feb 27, 2009) Hit by pitch: 4 - UALR (vs Northern Iowa, Feb 21, 2009) 4 - ULM (vs Stephen F. Austin, Feb 21, 2009) Runners LOB: 16 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 20, 2009) Hit into DP: 4 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Southern Miss, Feb 28, 2009) Fielding Putouts: 45 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 20, 2009) Assists: 21 - South Alabama (vs Ole Miss, Feb 22, 2009) 21 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 20, 2009) Errors: 5 - UALR (vs McNeese State, Feb 24, 2009) 5 - Arkansas State (vs SIU-Edwardsville, Feb 27, 2009) Passed balls: 2 - Troy (vs Kentucky, Feb 20, 2009) DPs turned: 4 - South Alabama (vs Ole Miss, Feb 22, 2009) Pitching Innings pitched: Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 20, 2009) Strikeouts: 14 - UALR (vs Valparaiso, Feb 27, 2009) Hits allowed: 2 - FIU (vs Jacksonville, Feb 20, 2009) Wild pitches: 4 - UALR (vs McNeese State, Feb 24, 2009) 4 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 21, 2009) Hit batters: 6 - Louisiana-Lafayette (vs Nebraska, Feb 21, 2009) 6 - UALR (vs Northern Iowa, Feb 22, 2009)

15 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Game Highs for Sun Belt (as of Mar 02, 2009) (All games) GAME HIGHS (BOTH TEAMS) Batting At bats: 54 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 20, 2009) Runs scored: 24 - Stephen F. Austin vs ULM (Feb 21, 2009) Hits: 25 - Memphis vs Troy (Feb 28, 2009) RBIs: 19 - Missouri State vs Middle Tennessee (Feb 20, 2009) Doubles: 6 - (6 times ) Triples: 2 - Missouri State vs Middle Tennessee (Feb 20, 2009) 2 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 22, 2009) 2 - Marist vs New Orleans (Feb 27, 2009) Home runs: 5 - Troy vs Kennesaw State (Feb 25, 2009) 5 - Albany vs WKU (Mar 01, 2009) Total bases: 42 - Memphis vs Troy (Feb 28, 2009) Walks: 11 - (4 times ) Strikeouts: 22 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 20, 2009) Sac hits: 3 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 21, 2009) Sac flies: 3 - South Alabama vs Iowa (Feb 28, 2009) Stolen bases: 4 - SIU-Edwardsville vs Arkansas State (Feb 27, 2009) 4 - Grambling State vs ULM (Feb 28, 2009) Caught stealing: 3 - Southern Illinois vs South Alabama (Feb 27, 2009) Hit by pitch: 4 - Northern Iowa vs UALR (Feb 21, 2009) 4 - Stephen F. Austin vs ULM (Feb 21, 2009) Runners LOB: 16 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 20, 2009) Hit into DP: 4 - Louisiana-Lafayette vs Southern Miss (Feb 28, 2009) Fielding Putouts: 45 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 20, 2009) Assists: 21 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 20, 2009) 21 - Ole Miss vs South Alabama (Feb 22, 2009) Errors: 5 - UALR vs McNeese State (Feb 24, 2009) 5 - SIU-Edwardsville vs Arkansas State (Feb 27, 2009) Passed balls: 2 - Troy vs Kentucky (Feb 20, 2009) DPs turned: 4 - Louisiana-Lafayette vs Southern Miss (Feb 28, 2009) Pitching Innings pitched: Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 20, 2009) Strikeouts: 14 - Valparaiso vs UALR (Feb 27, 2009) Hits allowed: 2 - Jacksonville vs FIU (Feb 20, 2009) Wild pitches: 4 - UALR vs McNeese State (Feb 24, 2009) 4 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 21, 2009) Hit batters: 6 - Nebraska vs Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb 21, 2009) 6 - Northern Iowa vs UALR (Feb 22, 2009)