# 2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball team

The 2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Trojans played their home games at Gary Hogan Field and were led by sixth year head coach Chris Curry. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Preseason
### Signing Day Recruits

| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Pitchers |||
| Matthew Davis | Selma, Alabama | Morgan Academy |
| Mason Hilton | Weatherford, Texas | McLennan CC |
| Zane Neves | Jonesboro, Arkansas | St. Johns River State |
| Sawyer Smallwood | Texarkana, Texas | Northeast Texas CC |
| Chance Vaught | Mobile, Alabama | Mobile Christian |
| Jacob Weatherley | Jonesboro, Arkansas | Jonesboro HS |
| Hitters |||
| Bryan Muniz | Orange Park, Florida | Calvary Christian |
| Austin Scritchfield | Cabot, Arkansas | Cabot HS |

### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2020 and the Trojans were picked to finish fourth in the West Division.
Coaches poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UT Arlington | 58 (3) |
| 2 | Louisiana | 57 (5) |
| 3 | Texas State | 55 (3) |
| 4 | Little Rock | 39 (1) |
| 5 | Louisiana–Monroe | 25 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 18 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

* Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
* Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
* Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
* Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
* Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
* Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
* Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
* Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
* Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
* Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
* Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
* Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
* Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
* Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
* Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Little Rock win |
| | Little Rock loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Little Rock team member |
2020 Little Rock Trojans baseball game log :
Regular season (9-8) :
February (7-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 14 | Illinois State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 6-0 | Arnold (1-0) | Johnson (0-1) | Torres (1) | | 257 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 15 | Illinois State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 7-6 | Smith (1-0) | Gilmore (0-1) | None | | 239 | 2-0 |
| Feb. 16 | Illinois State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 2-4 | Salata (1-0) | Torres (0-1) | Huffmanm (1) | | 312 | 2-1 |
| Feb. 19 | Grambling State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 6-4 | Delgadillo (1-0) | Peters (0-1) | None | | 125 | 3-1 |
| Feb. 21 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 8-6 (10 inns) | Torres (1-1) | Balado (0-2) | None | YouTube | 277 | 4-1 |
| Feb. 22 | vs. McNeese State | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 2-14 (7 inns) | Dion (2-0) | Sievert (0-1) | None | | 123 | 4-2 |
| Feb. 22 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 11-2 | Smith (2-0) | Evans (0-1) | None | | 237 | 5-2 |
| Feb. 23 | vs. Southern | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 7-4 | Evans (1-0) | Allen (1-3) | None | | 77 | 6-2 |
| Feb. 25 | at Oklahoma State | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 1-9 | Bowman (1-0) | Beardsley (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 462 | 6-3 |
| Feb. 26 | at Oklahoma State | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 0-12 (7 inn) | Varela (2-0) | Smith (2-1) | None | | 188 | 6-4 |
| Feb. 28 | North Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 4-8 | Davidson (1-2) | Arnold (1-1) | None | | 225 | 6-5 |
| Feb. 29 | North Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 7-3 | Sievert (1-1) | Laws (0-2) | Evans (1) | | 176 | 7-5 |
March (2-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | North Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 2-1 | Funk (1-0) | Best (1-2) | None | | 235 | 8-5 | |
| Mar. 3 | at Oral Roberts | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 3-4 (11 inns) | Swift (2-0) | Delgadillo (1-1) | None | | 612 | 8-6 | |
| Mar. 6 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 4-11 | Powell (3-0) | Sievert (1-2) | None | | 3,667 | 8-7 | |
| Mar. 7 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 1-4 | Ethridge (3-0) | Wallner (0-1) | Stanley (2) | | 3,920 | 8-8 | |
| Mar. 8 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 5-1 | Funk (2-0) | Best (0-2) | None | | 3,776 | 9-8 | |
| Mar. 13 | UT Arlington | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 14 | UT Arlington | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 15 | UT Arlington | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 17 | Mississippi Valley State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 18 | Mississippi Valley State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 20 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 21 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 22 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 24 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 27 | Appalachian State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 28 | Appalachian State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Mar. 29 | Appalachian State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
April (0-0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 3 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 4 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 5 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 7 | at No. 14 Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 9 | Louisiana–Monroe | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 10 | Louisiana–Monroe | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 11 | Louisiana–Monroe | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 14 | at Central Arkansas | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 17 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 18 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 19 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 21 | Central Arkansas | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 24 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 25 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 26 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Apr. 28 | at Grambling State | Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | South Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 2 | South Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 3 | South Alabama | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 5 | vs. Central Arkansas | Dickey–Stephens Park • North Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 8 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 9 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 10 | at Coastal Carolina | Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 14 | Arkansas State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 15 | Arkansas State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| May 16 | Arkansas State | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Post-season (0–0) :
SBC Tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 20 | | | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Championship Series suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.