A-STATE/TROY SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the 35th meeting all-time between the two schools with Troy holding a 26-8
all-time advantage.
• A-State took two of three games from the Trojans May 10-11 after winning the nightcap of a doubleheader 10-7 and then defeated the Trojans 8-5 Sunday afternoon.
• This is the third straight season in which A-State and Troy have squared off at some point in the conference tournament. The Trojans have a 3-1 edge over the Red Wolves during that span.
• Overall this will be the seventh meeting all-time between A-State and Troy in the league to tournament, with Troy holding a 4-2 record over the Red Wolves.
• A-State also played Troy in the opening round of the tournament in 2013 and lost 3-2, but did eliminate the Trojans later in the tournament by a score of 3-2.
• A-State and Troy played each five times in 2013, including twice in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Red Wolves eliminated the Trojans from the tournament with a 3-2 victory.
A-STATE IN THE SBC TOURNEY
• Arkansas State is making its fifth consecutive trip to the SBC Tourney, joining Troy, South Alabama and Western Kentucky as the only teams to have played in five straight tournaments over the same span.
• A-State has won at least two games in the tournament in each of the last four season, the only team in this year's field to have accomplished that feat.
•Arkansas State is 21-35 all-time in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, but the Red Wolveshave enjoyed success in the last three years.
• The Red Wolves went 2-1 in pool play in 2012 and reached the championship game againstULM.
• Arkansas State won two games to reach the semifinals following the 2010 season, and went 2-1 in 2011, but did not advance out of pool play.
• Arkansas State has advanced to the championship game of the tournament three times. The Red Wolves defeated Lamar 3-2 to win the tournament in 1994 and advance to the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas. Arkansas State went 2-2 in the regional, losing to host Texas in the opening round 9-4, before defeating Nevada 4-2 and Texas-San Antonio 10-5. Arkansas State was eliminated with a 10-3 loss to eventual national champion Oklahoma.
• A-State was defeated by South Alabama 11-6 in the championship game in 1996.
• In 2012 A-State fell to ULM 4-2 in the championship game.
• Arkansas State is 2-3 in extra inning games in the tournament, defeating Lamar 3-2 in 11 innings and UNO 9-8 in 11 innings, both in 1994. The Red Wolves lost 13-10 in 10 innings to FIU in 2011, 12-8 in 11 innings to Troy in 2010 and to Lamar 4-3 in 13 innings in 1998.
A FAMILIAR FOE
• Friday night's meeting between A-State and Troy with be the 26th meeting since Tommy Raffo took over the A-State baseball progam in 2009.
• Troy is the second most opponent the Red Wolves have played in the Tommy Raffo era.
• Raffo is 8-17 against Troy all-time.
WHAT A MARATHON
• A-State and Troy tied for the longest game in Sun Belt Conference Tournament history in their opening round game on March 21.
• The team played 13 innings and with the Trojans defeating the Red Wolves 4-3.
• It was the second time that A-State had played 13 innings in the SBC Tournament. The first was in 1998 against Lamar, a game in which the Red Wolves lost 4-3.
• It was also A-State's first extra inning game in the tournament since 2011.
• The last 13 inning in the SBC Tournament was in 2012 when FAU and ULM went 13 innings.
BULLPEN DOMINANT IN TOURNAMENT
• The A-State bullpen has been tough to score against during the 2014 SBC Tournament. In 11 2/3 innings the bullpen has allowed just two runs.
• Freshman Tyler Zuber has been near perfect. In 4 2/3 innings in Thursday's opening round game against Troy he surrendered just one run on one hit.
CARDIAC KIDS
• A-State has had a flare for the dramatic during the SBC Tournament. The Red Wolves rallied from two runs on May 21 to force extra-innings against Troy beofre eventually falling in the 13th inning.
• In its elimination game on May 22 against South Alabama. the Red Wolves scored two runs in the eighth inning to take the lead and held to a one run advantage in the ninth to close out the win.
HISTORY ON A-STATE'S SIDE
• The Sun Belt Conference Tournament has been kind to Arkansas State in its history in Mobile, with A-State holding a 7-11 record all-time in the tourney in Mobile.
• The last time Arkansas State won the SBC Tournament was in 1994 in Mobile. The Red Wolves also entered as the No. 3 seed that season.
CLOSING IN ON RECORDS
• Several players on this year's squad are approaching single season records. Below is a list of where they stand:
• Doubles: Stuart Levy - 19 (Third Most in a Single Season - Record 23, Josh Yates, 2006)
• Appearances: Colton Kibler - 30 (Tied Third Most in Single Season - Record 32, 2007)
• Pitching Strikeouts: 419 - Currently Ranks third in a single season (Record is 487 set in 2013)
• Team Fielding Percentage: 973 - Tied Highest (.973 in 2012)
