American college baseball season
The 2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Gary Hogan Field and were led by seventh-year head coach Chris Curry. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
Preseason
Signing Day Recruits
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Player
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Hometown
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Previous Team
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Pitchers
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Preston Davis
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Texarkana, Texas
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Redwater HS
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Ezra Gustafson
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Midwest City, Oklahoma
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Carl Albert HS
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Asher Hastings
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Little Rock, Arkansas
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Joe T. Robinson HS
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Tristan Hawkins
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Benton, Arkansas
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Benton HS
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Michael Quevedo
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Deltona, Florida
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TNXL Academy
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Hitters
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Jaxson Anders
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Greenbrier, Arkansas
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Greenbrier HS
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Traejon Blake
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England, Arkansas
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England HS
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Aidan Garrett
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Benton, Arkansas
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Benton HS
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Jarkevious Johnson
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Cleveland, Mississippi
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Cleveland Central HS
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Graydon Martin
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Texarkana, Arkansas
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Arkansas HS
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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 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 |
Texas State |
65 (6)
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2 |
UT Arlington |
58 (4)
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3 |
Louisiana |
52 (2)
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4 |
Little Rock |
33
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5 |
Louisiana–Monroe |
27
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6 |
Arkansas State |
13
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
- Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
- Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
- Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
- Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
- Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
- Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
- William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
- Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
- Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
- Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
- Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
- Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
- Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
- Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
- Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)
Roster
2021 Little Rock Trojans roster
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Pitchers
- 12 Reese Lansville - Sophomore
- 14 Eli Sievert - Senior
- 16 Jacob Weatherley - Freshman
- 17 Aaron Funk - Senior
- 18 Aaron Barkley - Senior
- 19 Calvin Hunt - Sophomore
- 25 Jack Decooman - Redshirt Junior
- 26 Cal Beardsley - Senior
- 27 Luke Wallner - Senior
- 29 Matthew Davis - Freshman
- 30 Hayden Arnold - Senior
- 31 Chance Vaught - Freshman
- 34 Dillon Delgadillo - Senior
- 35 Zane Neves - Sophomore
- 36 Austin Smith - Senior
- 37 Erik McKnight - Sophomore
- 39 Sawyer Smallwood - Junior
- 40 John Boushelle - Senior
- 44 Cole Evans - Senior
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Catchers
- 10 Anthony Socci - Junior
- 23 Robert Diaz - Freshman
- 28 John Michael Russ - Senior
- 32 Jake Wright - Sophomore
Infielders
- 1 Christian Bernabe - Sophomore
- 2 Eldrige Figeuroa - Senior
- 4 Chris Prentiss - Senior
- 5 Miguel Soto - Junior
- 6 Nathan Lyons - Junior
- 9 Will Spears - Sophomore
- 21 Jorden Hussein - Senior
- 24 Canyon McWilliams - Senior
- 33 Kobe Barnum - Senior
Outfielders
- 7 Noah Dickerson - Redshirt Sophomore
- 8 Tim Dixon - Senior
- 13 Tyler Williams - Sophomore
- 20 Kenny Rodriguez - Senior
- 22 Marlon Lindsey - Junior
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Coaching staff
2021 Little Rock Trojans coaching staff
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- Chris Curry – Head Coach – 7th year
- Noah Sanders – Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator – 4th year
- R. D. Spiehs – Assistant Head Coach – 3rd year
- Eric Hansen – 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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2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log
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Regular season (21-28)
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February (2-4)
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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. 21 |
at Oral Roberts |
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J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
W 4-3 |
Arnold (1-0) |
Rogen (0-1) |
None |
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882 |
1-0 |
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Feb. 22 |
at Oral Roberts |
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J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
L 3-7 |
Coffey (1-0) |
DeCooman (0-1) |
None |
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519 |
1-1 |
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Feb. 23 |
at No. 20 Oklahoma State |
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O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
Cancelled
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Feb. 24 |
at No. 20 Oklahoma State |
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O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
L 2-7 |
Cheney (1-0) |
McKnight (0-1) |
None |
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2,635 |
1-2 |
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Feb. 26 |
Eastern Illinois |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
L 6-12 |
Hampton (2-0) |
Funk (0-1) |
Doherty (1) |
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75 |
1-3 |
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Feb. 26 |
Eastern Illinois |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
L 1-17 (7 inns) |
Nicholson (1-0) |
Arnold (1-1) |
None |
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240 |
1-4 |
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Feb. 27 |
Eastern Illinois |
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Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR |
W 6-5 |
Barkley (1-0) |
Stevenson (0-1) |
None |
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185 |
2-4 |
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