2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2021
Next Year:2022
Team:Little Rock Trojans
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Division:West Division
Short Conf:SBC
Record:21–30
Conf Record:11–13
Head Coach:Chris Curry
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Noah Sanders
Asst Coach2:R. D. Spiehs
Stadium:Gary Hogan Field

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

[1]

Pitchers
Preston DavisTexarkana, TexasRedwater HS
Ezra GustafsonMidwest City, OklahomaCarl Albert HS
Asher HastingsLittle Rock, ArkansasJoe T. Robinson HS
Tristan HawkinsBenton, ArkansasBenton HS
Michael QuevedoDeltona, FloridaTNXL Academy
Hitters
Jaxson AndersGreenbrier, ArkansasGreenbrier HS
Traejon BlakeEngland, ArkansasEngland HS
Aidan GarrettBenton, ArkansasBenton HS
Jarkevious JohnsonCleveland, MississippiCleveland Central HS
Graydon MartinTexarkana, ArkansasArkansas HS

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.[2]

Coaches poll (West)
1 Texas State 65 (6)
2 UT Arlington 58 (4)
3 Louisiana 52 (2)
4 Little Rock 33
5 Louisiana–Monroe 27
6 Arkansas State 13

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
 Little Rock win
 Little Rock loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldLittle Rock team member
2021 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log
Regular season (21-28)
February (2-4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Feb. 21 at W 4-3 Arnold (1-0) Rogen (0-1) None 882 1-0
Feb. 22 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 3-7 Coffey (1-0) DeCooman (0-1) None 519 1-1
Feb. 23 Cancelled
Feb. 24 at No. 20 Oklahoma State O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 2-7 Cheney (1-0) McKnight (0-1) None 2,635 1-2
Feb. 26 L 6-12 Hampton (2-0) Funk (0-1) Doherty (1) 75 1-3
Feb. 26 Eastern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 1-17 (7 inns) Nicholson (1-0) Arnold (1-1) None 240 1-4
Feb. 27 Eastern Illinois Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 6-5 Barkley (1-0) Stevenson (0-1) None 185 2-4
March (9-4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Mar. 3 Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 5-3 Evans (1-0) Gregson (0-1) Barkley (1) 294 3-4
Mar. 5 at L 4-6 Nichols (1-0) Hunt (0-1) None 157 3-5
Mar. 6 at North Alabama Mike D. Lane Field • Florence, AL W 9-1 Barkley (2-0) Best (0-2) None 210 4-5
Mar. 7 at North Alabama Mike D. Lane Field • Florence, AL W 10-3 Weatherley (1-0) Moore (0-2) None 209 5-5
Mar. 12 at L 0-7 Greenhill (2-0) Funk (0-2) None 850 5-6
Mar. 13 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 0-6 Barnett (2-0) Arnold (1-2) None 850 5-7
Mar. 14 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W 12-6 Barkley (3-0) Bright (2-1) None 850 6-7
Mar. 19 Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 2-1 (11 inns) Barkley (1-0) Wofford (1-1) None 212 7-7 1-0
Mar. 20 Texas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 12-0 Arnold (2-2) Bush (1-2) None 238 8-7 2-0
Mar. 21 Texas State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 7-4 Weatherley (2-0) Nicholas (0-1) Barkley (2) 254 9-7 3-0
Mar. 23 at Game Cancelled
Mar. 26 at L 7-10 McDaniel (1-0) Barkley (4-1) None 9-8
Mar. 27 at Southern Illinois Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL W 11-5 Arnold (3-2) Chapman (5-1) None 10-8
Mar. 28 at Southern Illinois Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL W 11-5 Barkley (5-1) McDaniel (1-1) None 11-8
Mar. 30 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 7-2 Delgadillo (1-0) Wasson (0-1) None 207 12-8
April (6-10)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Apr. 1 L 2-10 Hudson (2-0) Funk (0-3) Jumpers (2) 405 12-9 3-1
Apr. 2 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 0-4 Jeans (1-0) Arnold (3-3) None 422 12-10 3-2
Apr. 3 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 6-10 Holt (1-2) DeCooman (0-2) None 510 12-11 3-3
Apr. 6 L 2-7 Costeiu (4-0) Smallwood (0-1) None 4,225 12-12
Apr. 7 at No. 2 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 3-10 Bolden (1-0) Evans (1-1) None 4,002 12-13
Apr. 9 Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 7-3 Arnold (4-3) Lee (2-2) Barkley (3) 204 13-13 4-3
Apr. 10 South Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 4-2 Funk (1-3) Boswell (2-1) Barkley (4) 432 14-13 5-3
Apr. 11 South Alabama Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 9-8 Hunt (1-1) Samaniego (1-1) None 436 15-13 6-3
Apr. 13 at Central Arkansas L 2-4 Moyer (2-3) Beardsley (0-1) Cleveland (5) 345 15-14
Apr. 17 W 2-0 Arnold (5-3) Barnes (1-3) Barkley (5) 618 16-14 7-3
Apr. 18 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 3-5 Barlow (4-4) Funk (1-4) Lindsay (2) 578 16-15 7-4
Apr. 19 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 4-5 (10 inns) Goleman (1-1) Barkley (5-2) None 494 16-16 7-5
Apr. 20 L 6-11 Kimbrell (4-0) Vaught (0-1) None 6,851 16-17
Apr. 23 Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 8-2 Arnold (6-3) Arrighetti (6-3) Barkley (6) 256 17-17 8-5
Apr. 24 Louisiana Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 4-3 (10 inns) Delgadillo (2-0) Nelson (1-1) None 490 18-17 9-5
Apr. 25 Louisiana Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 4-7 Dixon (2-0) Wallner (0-1) Talley (5) 390 18-18 9-6
May (3–10)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 1 L 0-1 (11 inns) King (3-0) Evans (1-2) None 314 18-19 9-7
May 2 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 4-5 Wong (3-1) Barkley (5-3) King (2) 314 18-20 9-8
May 2 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 0-3 Moffat (4-3) DeCooman (0-3) Austin (2) 314 18-21 9-9
May 7 W 5-3 Barkley (6-3) Dillard (1-4) None 462 19-21
May 8 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 4-9 Wesneski (2-1) Funk (1-5) Atkinson (2) 462 19-22
May 9 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 4-8 Backhus (4-0) Weatherley (2-1) None 462 19-23
May 12 at No. 18 Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 4-9 Miller (1-1) Wallner (0-2) None 6,703 19-24
May 14 Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 1-2 Tuthill (4-5) Barkley (6-4) None 329 19-25 9-10
May 15 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 4-2 Funk (2-5) Cornatzer (1-2) Barkley (7) 378 20-25 10-10
May 16 Appalachian State Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 0-5 Tujetsch (1-5) Weatherley (2-2) Ellington (4) 271 20-26 10-11
May 20 W 7-3 Arnold (7-3) Jones (1-7) None 239 21-26 11-11
May 21 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 0-5 Dawson (3-2) Funk (2-6) Watson (1) 278 21-27 11-12
May 22 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA L 10-11 Brandon (1-2) Barkley (6-5) Watson (2) 351 21-28 11-13
Post-season (0–2)
(0–2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 25 L 1-15 (7 inns) Peavyhouse (3-2) Arnold (7-4) Joyce (1) 21-29 0-1
May 27 vs. (1E) South Alabama Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L 2-6 Michael (5-0) Evans (1-3) None 21-30 0-2

Schedule Source:*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference accolades

All Conference First Team

All Conference Second Team

References:[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curry Adds 10 in Fall Early Signing Period . Little Rock Athletics . 6 March 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Conference . Sun Belt . Sun Belt Conference Announces 2021 Baseball Preseason Honors . sunbeltsports.org . 17 February 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2021 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards . sunbeltsports.org . 5 January 2022 . en.

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