GAME 45
Date: April 30, 2013
First Pitch: Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Location: Jonesboro, Ark.
Stadium: Tomlinson Stadium (1,200)
Radio: East Arkansas Broadcasters
95.3 FM The Ticket
970 AM KNEA
Radio Talent: Matt Stolz
SERIES
ASU vs Memphis: 54-89-1 (ASU Trails)
Raffo Record vs Memphis: 6-3
Last Meeting: Feb. 19, 2013 (3-2 ASU)
Current Streak: ASU 2 Wins
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Online Audio: AStateRedWolves.com
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LEADING OFF: Arkansas State will host Memphis in its final midweek contest of the season on Tuesday, April 30 at Tomlinson Stadium. The Red Wolves are coming off a series victory against Middle Tennessee and sit seventh in the SBC standings and are just five games out of first place. ASU battled not only the Blue Raiders, but the weather as well over the weekend. Friday night's game was suspended due to inclement weather and the team's were forced to play a doubleheader on Sunday to complete the three-game series. ASU used a nine run sixth inning in game one of the doubleheader to complete a five a run comeback to secure the series win. Collin Massanelli enjoyed a solid weekend at the plate, including going 5-for-6 in game one of the doubleheader and missed tying the school record for hits in a game by just one.
Memphis is coming off a weekend in which it lost two of the three games to East Carolina. The Tigers' last two midweek games were played at AutoZone Park where they beat Ole Miss but lost to Southern Mississippi.
In the previous meeting between the schools, ASU won in extra innings after Collin Massanelli drove in the tying run with two outs in the top of the 9th and Ryan Emery delivered the go ahead hit in the bottom half of the inning.
THE STARTERS: Seth McWilliams will get the start for ASU, while left-hander Michael Willis will get the call for Memphis.
ASU/MEMPHIS SERIES HISTORY
• Memphis leads the all-time series 89-54-1
• ASU won the last meeting between the two schools on Feb. 19 in Memphis when Ryan
Emery delivered the go ahead hit in the top of the 10th inning.
• The Tigers will start left-hander Michael Wills, who started the last three games against
ASU.
• ASU freshman Tanner Ring earned his first career save against Memphis on Feb. 19.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
• Memphis is 26-19 on the year and 9-9 in C-USA.
• The Tigers are coming off a weekend in which they lost two of three games to East
Carolina.
• Carter White leads the Tigers with a .328 batting average, while Jake Little has hit three
home runs to lead the team this season.
• The Tigers have the second highest team batting average in C-USA at .272.
• Memphis also has the second highest slugging percentage in the weak at .360.
• The Tigers have attempted 96 steals on the season, the most in C-USA.
MASSANELLI GOES FOR FIVE
• Sophomore outfielder Collin Massanelli went 5-for-6 against Middle Tennessee on April
28 in game one of a doubleheader.
• He was just one hit away from tying the school record for hits in a game with six.
• He had a hit in his first five at bats of the game.
TAKING A LEAD AFTER 8
• A-State is a perfect 18-0 on the season when leading after 8 innings this season.
• The team is also 17-1 when it has a lead after 7 innings and 16-3 when leading after 6
innings.
NINE RUNS ON THREE HITS
• A-State accomplished a rare feat on April 28 by scoring nine runs on just three hits in a
victory over Middle Tennessee.
• The Red Wolves scored runs on a variety of ways in the inning, including three bases
loaded walks, a hit batsman with the bases loaded, scoring on a wild pitch and passed
ball and a single.
ALL NIGHT TO THINK ABOUT IT
• Junior Dustin Jones had a little over 17 hours to think about his at bat with the bases
loaded in the bottom of the second back on April 26-27.
• A-State and Middle Tennessee's game on April 26 was suspended in the bottom of the
second inning with bases full of Red Wolves due to inclement weather. Dustin Jones was
at the plate when the suspension occurred and when play resumed 17 hours later the
next day he cleared the bases with first triple of his career.
HIGH ATTENDANCE MARKS
• ASU played before a crowd of 1,006 people on Tuesday, April 23 against Ole Miss at
Tomlinson Stadium.
• It was the second largest crowd at Kell Field since 2003. The Red Wolves played before
a crowd of 1,019 in 2008 against Memphis.
• It was only the second time since 2003 that ASU had a home crowd of 1,000 people.
BAKER AND UXA TIE SCHOOL WALKS RECORD
• Freshman Austin Baker tied the school record for walks in a game with four on April 19
at ULM.
• It came just two days after senior Logan Uxa was walked four times on April 16 at
SEMO.
• The feat has been accomplished 12 other times, with Murray Watts drawing the last four-
walk game against Western Kentucky in 2009.
UXA GOES YARD
• Logan Uxa hit his third home run of the season and the 18th of his career with a two-run
blast at ULM on April 20.
• It was Uxa's first home run since March 30 at FIU and his first in over 30 at bats.
THREE RUNS ON NO HITS
• A-State scored three runs in the top of the 7th inning against ULM on April 19, but did so
with collecting a hit in the inning.
• Tanner Ring drove in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
• Kaleb Brown drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.
• Dustin Jones scored on a wild pitch.
