# 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball team

The 2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball team represented Arkansas State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Red Wolves played their home games at Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field and were led by thirteenth–year head coach Tommy Raffo. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Preseason
### Signing Day Recruits

| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Pitchers |||
| Sawyer Bentley | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Jonesboro HS |
| Kyler Carmack | Cabot, Arkansas | Cabot HS |
| Cooper Pieri | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Gosnell HS |
| Hitters |||
| Wil French | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Valley View HS |
| Jackson Harris | Texarkana, Arkansas | Arkansas HS |
| Ty Gordon | Nashville, Arkansas | Nashville HS |
| Daedrick Cail | Marion, Arkansas | Marion HS |
| Dawson Chester | Pocahontas, Arkansas | Pocahontas HS |

### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Red Wolves were picked to finish sixth in the West Division with 13 votes.
Coaches poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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

* Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
* Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
* Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
* Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
* Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
* Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
* William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
* Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
* Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
* Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
* Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
* Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
* Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
* Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
* Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Arkansas State win |
| | Arkansas State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Arkansas State team member |
2021 Arkansas State Red Wolves baseball game log :
Regular season (18-29) :
February (0-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Feb. 24 | at No. 1 Ole Miss | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | L 1-12 | McDaniel (1-0) | Jumper (0-1) | None | SECN+ | 2,635 | 0-1 | |
| Feb. 26 | UT Martin | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro | Game canceled due to inclement fog conditions in Jonesboro |
| Feb. 27 | UT Martin | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 5-21 | Cannon (1-0) | Jumper (0-2) | None | | 302 | 0-2 | |
| Feb. 27 | UT Martin | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 5-8 (5 inns. - Rain) | Wohlbold (1-1) | Nash (0-1) | None | | 302 | 0-3 | |
March (5-11) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 2 | at Murray State | Reagan Field • Murray, KY | L 6-9 | Jones (1-0) | Charlton (0-1) | Holden (2) | | 103 | 0-4 | |
| Mar. 5 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | L 3-26 | Chirpich (2-0) | Jarrard (0-1) | None | | 143 | 0-5 | |
| Mar. 6 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | L 5-6 (10 inns.) | Riley (3-0) | Stone (0-1) | None | | 228 | 0-6 | |
| Mar. 7 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | L 4-9 | Huffling (2-0) | Anderson (0-1) | None | | 238 | 0-7 | |
| Mar. 9 | Missouri State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 10-2 | Nash (1-1) | Buckner (1-2) | Jumper (1) | ESPN+ | 341 | 1-7 | |
| Mar. 10 | Missouri State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 7-3 | Gilmer (1-0) | Viertel (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 207 | 2-7 | |
| Mar. 14 | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | W 15-14 | Williams (1-0) | Olds (0-2) | Stone (1) | | 729 | 3-7 | |
| Mar. 14 | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | L 1-9 | Bennett (2-1) | Holt (0-1) | None | | 729 | 3-8 | |
| Mar. 15 | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | L 6-12 | Abram (1-0) | Anderson (0-2) | None | | 494 | 3-9 | |
| Mar. 19 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | L 4-5 | Tuthill (2-2) | Nash (1-2) | Hall (2) | ESPN+ | 220 | 3-10 | 0-1 |
| Mar. 20 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | L 3-8 | Martinez (3-2) | Holt (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 220 | 3-11 | 0-2 |
| Mar. 21 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | L 2-12 (7 inns) | Hall (3-0) | Anderson (0-3) | None | ESPN+ | 215 | 3-12 | 0-3 |
| Mar. 23 | Murray State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 3-1 | Hudson (1-0) | Gardner (0-4) | Stone (2) | | 188 | 4-12 | |
| Mar. 26 | at Illinois | Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL | L 3-6 | Johnson (1-0) | Charlton (0-2) | Salata (1) | ESPN+ | | 4-13 | |
| Mar. 27 | at Illinois State | Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL | L 9-10 | Burns (1-0) | Anderson (0-4) | Salata (2) | ESPN+ | | 4-14 | |
| Mar. 28 | at Illinois State | Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL | W 13-6 | Williams (2-0) | Gilmore (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | | 5-14 | |
April (7-8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | Little Rock | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 10-2 | Hudson (2-0) | Funk (0-3) | Jumper (2) | ESPN+ | 405 | 6-14 | 1-3 |
| Apr. 2 | Little Rock | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 4-0 | Jeans (1-0) | Arnold (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 422 | 7-14 | 2-3 |
| Apr. 3 | Little Rock | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 10-6 | Holt (1-2) | DeCooman (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 510 | 8-14 | 3-3 |
| Apr. 6 | Central Arkansas | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol | Game Postponed due to COVID-19 protocol |
| Apr. 9 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3-10 | Arrighetti (6-1) | Jeans (1-1) | Talley (5) | ESPN+ | 900 | 8-15 | 3-4 |
| Apr. 10 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0-9 | Cooke (4-2) | Nash (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 851 | 8-16 | 3-5 |
| Apr. 11 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 16-11 | Jumper (1-2) | Christie (1-1) | Stone (3) | | 782 | 9-16 | 4-5 |
| Apr. 13 | at No. 4 Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Mississippi State, MS | L 10-18 | Smith (1-0) | Algee (0-1) | None | SECN+ | 2,447 | 9-17 | |
| Apr. 16 | UT Arlington | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 5-7 | King (2-0) | Algee (0-2) | Wong (5) | ESPN+ | 415 | 9-18 | 4-6 |
| Apr. 17 | UT Arlington | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 2-9 | Bullard (6-2) | Nash (1-4) | None | ESPN+ | 356 | 9-19 | 4-7 |
| Apr. 18 | UT Arlington | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 5-3 | Holt (2-2) | Moffat (3-2) | Stone (4) | ESPN+ | 307 | 10-19 | 5-7 |
| Apr. 20 | at Central Arkansas | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | L 3-5 | Shoultz (1-0) | Albat (0-1) | Cleveland (6) | | 245 | 10-20 | |
| Apr. 23 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4-11 | Leigh (3-5) | Hudson (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 10-21 | 5-8 |
| Apr. 24 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 5-6 | Stivors (2-2) | Stone (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 700 | 10-22 | 5-9 |
| Apr. 25 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 12-1 | Holt (3-2) | Dixon (0-1) | Jumper (3) | ESPN+ | 700 | 11-22 | 6-9 |
| Apr. 30 | at Austin Peay | Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN | W 12-7 | Hudson (3-1) | Brown (3-1) | None | | 206 | 12-22 | |
May (6–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | at Austin Peay | Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN | W 11-5 | Nash (2-4) | Martinez (2-5) | None | | 272 | 13-22 | |
| May 2 | at Austin Peay | Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN | W 9-4 | Anderson (1-4) | O'Shoney (0-5) | None | | 207 | 14-22 | |
| May 4 | at No. 12 Ole Miss | Swayze Field • Oxford, MS | L 12-15 | Mallitz (4-1) | Jeans (1-2) | Diamond (1) | SECN | 6,682 | 14-23 | |
| May 7 | Georgia Southern | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 6-1 | Hudson (4-1) | Owens (6-1) | None | ESPN+ | 346 | 15-23 | 7-9 |
| May 8 | Georgia Southern | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 4-0 | Nash (3-4) | Dollander (4-2) | Jumper (4) | ESPN+ | 457 | 16-23 | 8-9 |
| May 8 | Georgia Southern | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 2-3 | Jackson (3-6) | Holt (3-3) | Jones (14) | ESPN+ | 457 | 16-24 | 8-10 |
| May 11 | at No. 1 Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 4-8 | Lockhart (2-2) | Jeans (1-3) | None | SECN+ | 7,645 | 16-25 | |
| May 14 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 4-12 | Gainous (8-4) | Hudson (4-2) | None | ESPN+ | 834 | 16-26 | 8-11 |
| May 15 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 1-3 | Ortiz (6-4) | Nash (3-5) | Oates (5) | ESPN+ | 866 | 16-27 | 8-12 |
| May 16 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 9-5 | Holt (4-3) | Witcher (6-3) | None | ESPN+ | 816 | 17-27 | 9-12 |
| May 20 | Louisiana–Monroe | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 12-6 | Hudson (5-2) | Barlow (7-5) | None | ESPN+ | 343 | 18-27 | 10-12 |
| May 21 | Louisiana–Monroe | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 7-10 | Wepf (2-0) | Nash (3-6) | Orton (8) | ESPN+ | 557 | 18-28 | 10-13 |
| May 22 | Louisiana–Monroe | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 4-6 | Lien (4-2) | Jeans (1-4) | Orton (9) | ESPN+ | 417 | 18-29 | 10-14 |
Post-season (1–1) :
SBC Tournament (1–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 25 | vs. (3E) Troy | (5W) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | W 9-6 | Stone (1-2) | Oates (3-2) | None | ESPN+ | | 19-29 | 1-0 |
| May 27 | vs. (2W) UT Arlington | (5W) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | L 3-8 | Tavera (3-4) | Hudson (5-3) | None | ESPN+ | | 19-30 | 1-1 |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Postseason
### Conference accolades

* Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
* Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
* Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
* Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
* Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA
References: