A-STATE/UCA SERIES HISTORY
• The will be the 22nd meeting all-time between A-State and Central Arkansas.
• A-State and UCA split the last seasons series in 2007 with each team winning a home game.
• The teams were scheduled to play a game in Jonesboro, but severe weather caused the game to be cancelled.
• The series began in 1951 with A-State defeating the Bears 15-1.
• The team's met a Southwest Regional Postseason Tournament in 1962 with the Bears defeating the Red Wolves 5-3.
EXTRA, EXTRA!
• Since being inserted into the starting lineup on March 29th against Texas State, freshman Eric Wilcoxson has had seven hits, four of which have gone for extra bases.
• He has hit a home run and three doubles during the span.
TWO OUT RBIs
• A-State has had 61 RBIs come with two outs in an inning so far this far.
• Matt Burgess, the team-leader in RBIs with 34, has driven in 14 runs with outs this season.
A TABLE-SETTER
• Zach Maggio tied career-highs in hits and runs scored in A-State's 7-5 victory over Western Kentucky on April 6.
• Maggio was a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate and reached base all five times he came up to bat in the game.
• He also scored four times during, tying a career high in that category.
THE RBI MACHINE
• Sophomore first baseman Matt Burgess tied a career-high with four RBIs in A-State's 7-5 victory over WKU on April 6.
• Burgess drove in three of his runs without the benefit of a hit. Two of his came on sacrifice fly outs and another came via and RBI groundout.
JONES EYES GAMES PLAYED RECORD
• Senior Dustin Jones is approaching the A-State record for most games played in a career.
• He has played in 201 games in his Red Wolves career.
• The record is 227 games by Chris Floyd from 1992-95.
• Jones also ranks 11th in the nation among active in players in career games played.
SACRIFICING HIMSELF
• Dustin Jones ranks 20th among active players with 29 career sacrifice bunts in his career.
• Michael Faulkner holds the A-State career record for sac bunts with 37.
A POWER SURGE
• A-State hit three home runs in the March 25-30 to raise its season total to eight on the year.
• Matt Burgess followed with a 2-run home run on March 30 to complete three home run week for the Red Wolves.