LEADING OFF

• The Red Wolves are entering the Mid-Week matchup after 2-1 series win over Southland opponent Stephen F. Austin. 
• In the three-game, season opening series vs. SFA, Arkansas State played error-free baseball for the first time since ULM in 2016 (Apr. 22-24).
• Arkansas State dropped the season opening contest (Feb. 14) against the Lumberjacks 3-2.
• Saturday's matchup against the Lumberjack included a steller performance from senior Zach Jackson, on the mound and the Red Wolves' new look infield.
• Jackson (1-0) finished his first start of the season with seven strikeouts and only one walk.  In relief, Stone struck out one of the seven batters he faced, in his second appearance of the 2020 campaign.
• Sunday's rubber match (8-4) saw the first go-ahead grandslam of the year for the Red Wolves as junior Jaylon Deshazier launch one out of the park in the bottom of the sixth.
• Chandler Coates (1-0) registered a quality start for the Red Wolves as he worked 7.0 shutout innings in his first start of the season for, scattering five hits and walking one to go along with five strikeouts to earn the win.
• Newcomer, Liam Hicks punched in a dominant performance in the weekend series against SFA as he registered two home runs, three RBI and scored three times.
• Newcomer, Ben Klutts made noise for Arkansas State in its opening weekend as he gave A-State early momentum with a solo homerun shot in the first inning of the Red Wolves 3-0 win over SFA (Feb. 15).

AT THE SANDLOT

• Arkansas State trails the all-time series with Ole Miss by a count of 24-75. 
• The Red Wolves took the most recent contest 6-5 at Tomlinson Stadium May 16, 2019.
• Zachary Patterson pitched five innings in the mid-week matchup, where he allowed four runs on five hits while walking five and striking out one. Noah Stone saw action out of the bullpen, throwing four innings allowing one run on three hits while punching out five.
• The home team entered the bottom of the eighth trailing 5-0, but pulled within 5-2, when Justin Felix sent a two-run blast to left scoring Kyle MacDonald. Jablonski started the ninth with a leadoff walk and scored on an RBI single by Eli Davis. Drew Tipton walked to put two on with one out and Sky-Lar Culver singled through the right side to bring the Red Wolves within one, 5-4.
• Last season the Red Wolves dropped the first contest against the Rebels 15-3 (Feb. 20) at Swayze Field. 
• In the first contest, Drew Tipton, Sky-Lar Culver and Alex Howard each finished the night 2-for-4 for the Red Wolves, with Howard adding an RBI single in the third inning. Felix and MacDonald each finished with an RBI as well.