# 2022 Little Rock Trojans baseball team

The 2022 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Gary Hogan Field and were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Curry. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Preseason
### Signing Day Recruits

| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Pitchers |||
| Ashton Branson | Mabelvale, Arkansas | Sheridan HS |
| Hitters |||
| Malcolm Brown | Texarkana, Texas | Redwater HS |
| Luke Dickerson | Windermere, Florida | Windermere HS |
| Trey Hill | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Farmington HS |
| Jordan Kelly | North Little Rock, Arkansas | North Little Rock HS |
| Ty Rhoades | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Jonesboro HS |

### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Little Rock was picked to finish eighth with 63 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | South Alabama | 139 (7) |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 118 |
| T3 | Coastal Carolina | 117 (3) |
| T3 | Louisiana | 117 (2) |
| 5 | UT Arlington | 78 |
| 6 | Troy | 74 |
| 7 | Texas State | 71 |
| 8 | Little Rock | 63 |
| 9 | Louisiana–Monroe | 59 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 38 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 34 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 28 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

* Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
* Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
* Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
* Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
* Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
* Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
* Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
* Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
* Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
* Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
* Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
* Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
* Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
* Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Little Rock win |
| | Little Rock loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Little Rock team member |
2022 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log :
Regular season (24–26) :
February (5–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 0–11 | Malatestinic (1-0) | Arnold (0-1) | Nicholson (1) | 328 | 0–1 |
| Feb. 19 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 10–6 | Gustafson (1-0) | Doherty (0-1) | Martin (1) | 468 | 1–1 |
| Feb. 20 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 11–4 | Smallwood (1-0) | Birdsong (0-1) | None | 358 | 2–1 |
| Feb. 25 | Western Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 6–2 | Arnold (1-1) | Carberry (0-2) | Davis (1) | | 3–1 |
| Feb. 26 | Western Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 8–3 | Smallwood (1-0) | Greenan (0-1) | Brewer (1) | 179 | 4–1 |
| Feb. 27 | Western Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 16–1 | McKnight (1-0) | Fochs (0-1) | None | 209 | 5–1 |
March (6–10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 4 | Southern Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 10–0 | Arnold (2-1) | Chapman (0-1) | None | | 337 | 6–1 | |
| Mar. 5 | Southern Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 6–9 | Lewis (2-0) | Davis (0-1) | McDaniel (2) | | 337 | 6–2 | |
| Mar. 6 | Southern Illinois | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 2–5 | Hansell (2-0) | McKnight (1-1) | Steidl (1) | | 337 | 6–3 | |
| Mar. 8 | at Central Arkansas | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | L 1–3 | Barker (1-2) | Davis (0-2) | Shoultz (2) | ESPN+ | 295 | 6–4 | |
| Mar. 11 | North Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 5–1 | Arnold (3-1) | Bradshaw (1-3) | None | | 121 | 7–4 | |
| Mar. 12 | North Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 5–4 | Weatherley (1-0) | Haberstock (1-2) | Smallwood (1) | | 277 | 8–4 | |
| Mar. 13 | North Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 16–4$^7$ | McKnight (2-1) | Parish (1-1) | None | | 153 | 9–4 | |
| Mar. 13 | North Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 3–2$^7$ | Brewer (1-0) | Nichols (0-3) | None | | 157 | 10–4 | |
| Mar. 16 | Oral Roberts | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 3–18$^7$ | Ronan (1-0) | Vaught (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 237 | 10–5 | |
| Mar. 18 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 3–9 | Dow (1-0) | Arnold (3-2) | Watson (2) | | 305 | 10–6 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 19 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 4–7 | Lutz (1-0) | Smallwood (2-1) | Treadway (1) | ESPN+ | 395 | 10–7 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 20 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | L 8–12 | Landry (2-2) | Vaught (0-2) | Watson (3) | ESPN+ | 391 | 10–8 | 0–3 |
| Mar. 25 | Appalachian State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 2–5$^{14}$ | LaSpaluto (1-1) | Smallwood (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 169 | 10–9 | 0–4 |
| Mar. 26 | Appalachian State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 7–4 | Vaught (1-2) | Hamilton (1-3) | Martin (2) | | 136 | 11–9 | 1–4 |
| Mar. 27 | Appalachian State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 5–10 | Tujetsch (2-0) | Vaught (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 127 | 11–10 | 1–5 |
| Mar. 29 | at No. 2 Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | L 8–16 | Taylor (2-0) | Davis (0-3) | None | SECN+ | 9,502 | 11–11 | |
| Mar. 30 | at No. 2 Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
April (8–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 4–5 | Stewart (4-1) | Smallwood (2-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,976 | 11–12 | 1–6 |
| Apr. 2 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 4–3 | Vaught (2-3) | Gamble (0-2) | Smallwood (2) | ESPN+ | 2,153 | 12–12 | 2–6 |
| Apr. 3 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 10–6 | Brewer (2-0) | Witcher (3-2) | Weatherley (1) | ESPN+ | 1,632 | 13–12 | 3–6 |
| Apr. 5 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Torii Hunter Baseball Complex • Pine Bluff, AR | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed |
| Apr. 8 | UT Arlington | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 5–1 | Arnold (4-2) | King (2-3) | Smallwood (3) | ESPN+ | 132 | 14–12 | 4–6 |
| Apr. 9 | UT Arlington | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 4–3 | Smallwood (3-3) | Novis (0-2) | None | | 292 | 15–12 | 5–6 |
| Apr. 10 | UT Arlington | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 6–5$^{10}$ | Davis (1-0) | Bailey (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 353 | 16–12 | 6–6 |
| Apr. 12 | Central Arkansas | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 5–11 | Haley (1-1) | Davis (0-4) | None | ESPN+ | 186 | 16–13 | |
| Apr. 14 | Arkansas State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 5–6 | Anderson (1-3) | Arnold (4-3) | Jeans (1) | ESPN+ | 358 | 16–14 | 6–7 |
| Apr. 15 | Arkansas State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 6–7 | Jeans (1-4) | Vaught (2-4) | None | | 387 | 16–15 | 6–8 |
| Apr. 16 | Arkansas State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Apr. 19 | at Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 0–10 | Martinez (3-1) | Brewer (2-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,186 | 16–16 | |
| Apr. 22 | at No. 17 Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 2–3 | Wood (4-1) | Arnold (4-4) | Stivors (9) | ESPN+ | 1,236 | 16–17 | 6–9 |
| Apr. 23 | at No. 17 Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4–30 | Wells (5-1) | Weatherley (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,307 | 16–18 | 6–10 |
| Apr. 24 | at No. 17 Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 2–9 | Dixon (7-0) | Brewer (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,176 | 16–19 | 6–11 |
| Apr. 27 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 8–7 | Smallwood (4-3) | Whorff (4-6) | None | ESPN+ | 115 | 17–19 | |
| Apr. 29 | Louisiana–Monroe | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 4–3 | Smallwood (5-3) | Wepf (1-4) | Weatherley (2) | ESPN+ | 179 | 18–19 | 7–11 |
| Apr. 30 | Louisiana–Monroe | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 12–9 | Vaught (3-4) | Howell (0-2) | Weatherley (3) | ESPN+ | 194 | 19–19 | 8–11 |
May (5–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 7–6 | Brewer (3-2) | Wepf (1-5) | None | ESPN+ | 297 | 20–19 | 9–11 |
| May 3 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 11–4 | Quevedo (1-0) | Niemann (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 194 | 21–19 | |
| May 6 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 4–15 | VanScoter (8-2) | Arnold (4-5) | None | ESPN+ | 1,164 | 21–20 | 9–12 |
| May 7 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 6–9$^{10}$ | Potok (3-0) | Weatherley (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,337 | 21–21 | 9–13 |
| May 8 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 9–19$^7$ | Eikhoff (4-0) | Smallwood (5-4) | Carney (3) | ESPN+ | 1,243 | 21–22 | 9–14 |
| May 13 | Georgia Southern | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 2–13 | Fisher (4-2) | Arnold (4-6) | None | ESPN+ | 231 | 21–23 | 9–15 |
| May 14 | Georgia Southern | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 7–6 | Quevedo (2-0) | Paden (5-2) | Smallwood (4) | | 281 | 22–23 | 10–15 |
| May 15 | Georgia Southern | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 6–14$^7$ | Thompson (6-3) | Weatherley (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 176 | 22–24 | 10–16 |
| May 17 | at Central Arkansas | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | W 9–6 | Smith (1-0) | Haley (1-3) | Smallwood (5) | ESPN+ | 346 | 23–24 | |
| May 19 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2–0 | Arnold (5-6) | Bonds (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 3,891 | 24–24 | 11–16 |
| May 20 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 4–10 | Ray (3-2) | Smallwood (5-5) | None | ESPN+ | 4,215 | 24–25 | 11–17 |
| May 21 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3–9 | Perrin (3-0) | Quevedo (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,080 | 24–26 | 11–18 |
Post-season (0–1) :
SBC Tournament (0–1) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 24 | vs. (9) Appalachian State | (8) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | L 3–10 | Cross (3-1) | Smallwood (5-6) | None | ESPN+ | | 24–27 | 0–1 |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Postseason
### Conference Awards

* Player of the Year: Dalton Shuffield – TXST
* Ron Maestri Coach of the Year: Steven Trout – TXST
References: