American college baseball season
The 2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Gary Hogan Field and were led by sixth year head coach Chris Curry. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2020 and the Trojans were picked to finish fourth in the West Division.[3]
| Coaches poll (West)
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| Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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| 1 |
UT Arlington |
58 (3)
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| 2 |
Louisiana |
57 (5)
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| 3 |
Texas State |
55 (3)
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| 4 |
Little Rock |
39 (1)
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| 5 |
Louisiana–Monroe |
25
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| 6 |
Arkansas State |
18
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
- Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
- Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
- Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
- Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
- Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
- Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
- Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
- Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
- Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
- Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
- Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
- Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
- Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
- Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
- Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)
Roster
| 2020 Little Rock Trojans roster
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Pitchers
- 10 Keegan Westbrook - Junior
- 14 Eli Sievert - Senior
- 16 Alec Benavides - Redshirt Junior
- 17 Aaron Funk - Junior
- 18 Calvin Hunt - Freshman
- 25 Jose Torres - Redshirt Senior
- 26 Cal Beardsley - Junior
- 27 Luke Wallner - Junior
- 30 Hayden Arnold - Junior
- 34 Dillon Delgadillo - Senior
- 36 Austin Smith - Junior
- 37 Erik McKnight - Freshman
- 40 Ty Gordon - Redshirt Junior
- 44 Cole Evans - Junior
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Catchers
- 7 Josh Nowak - Senior
- 23 Kale Emshoff - Redshirt Junior
- 24 Houston Parker - Junior
- 28 John Michael Russ - Junior
- 29 Ramon Padilla - Senior
Infielders
- 1 Christian Bernabe - Freshman
- 2 Eldridge Figueroa - Junior
- 4 Ty Riche - Junior
- 5 Miguel Soto - Sophomore
- 6 Nathan Lyons - Sophomore
- 9 Will Spears - Freshman
- 12 Reed Shephard - Junior
- 21 Jorden Hussein - Junior
- 22 Garrett Scott - Redshirt Senior
- 31 Tucker Childers - Redshirt Junior
- 33 Kobe Barnum - Junior
Outfielders
- 8 Tim Dixon - Junior
- 13 Tyler Williams - Freshman
- 20 Kenny Rodriguez - Junior
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Coaching staff
| 2020 Little Rock Trojans coaching staff
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- Chris Curry – Head Coach – 6th year
- Noah Sanders – Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator – 3rd year
- R. D. Spiehs – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
- Nick Piraino – Director of Operations/Player Development – 1st year
- Jacob Caples – Volunteer Assistant Coach
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Schedule and results
| Legend
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Little Rock win
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Little Rock loss
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Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
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| Bold |
Little Rock team member
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| 2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log
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| Regular season (9-8)
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| February (7-5)
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| Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SBC record
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| Feb. 14 |
Illinois State |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
W 6-0 |
Arnold (1-0) |
Johnson (0-1) |
Torres (1) |
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257 |
1-0 |
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| Feb. 15 |
Illinois State |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
W 7-6 |
Smith (1-0) |
Gilmore (0-1) |
None |
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239 |
2-0 |
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| Feb. 16 |
Illinois State |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
L 2-4 |
Salata (1-0) |
Torres (0-1) |
Huffmanm (1) |
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312 |
2-1 |
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| Feb. 19 |
Grambling State |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
W 6-4 |
Delgadillo (1-0) |
Peters (0-1) |
None |
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125 |
3-1 |
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| Feb. 21 |
at Nicholls |
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Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA |
W 8-6 (10 inns) |
Torres (1-1) |
Balado (0-2) |
None |
YouTube |
277 |
4-1 |
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| Feb. 22 |
vs. McNeese State |
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Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA |
L 2-14 (7 inns) |
Dion (2-0) |
Sievert (0-1) |
None |
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123 |
4-2 |
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| Feb. 22 |
at Nicholls |
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Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA |
W 11-2 |
Smith (2-0) |
Evans (0-1) |
None |
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237 |
5-2 |
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| Feb. 23 |
vs. Southern |
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Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA |
W 7-4 |
Evans (1-0) |
Allen (1-3) |
None |
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77 |
6-2 |
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| Feb. 25 |
at Oklahoma State |
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O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
L 1-9 |
Bowman (1-0) |
Beardsley (0-1) |
None |
ESPN+ |
462 |
6-3 |
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| Feb. 26 |
at Oklahoma State |
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O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
L 0-12 (7 inn) |
Varela (2-0) |
Smith (2-1) |
None |
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188 |
6-4 |
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| Feb. 28 |
North Alabama |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
L 4-8 |
Davidson (1-2) |
Arnold (1-1) |
None |
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225 |
6-5 |
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| Feb. 29 |
North Alabama |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
W 7-3 |
Sievert (1-1) |
Laws (0-2) |
Evans (1) |
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176 |
7-5 |
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