Friday, February 20
Pine Bluff, AR
2:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
at
Arkansas - Pine Bluff
Photo by: Erika Cruz
Jacks Carry Unbeaten Record to Pine Bluff for Weekend Series
2/19/2026 5:50:00 PM | Baseball
SFA faces first road test of the season
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin hits the road for the first time in 2026 and carries an unbeaten 5-0 record into the Natural State for a four-game weekend series at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Live coverage links for the series are available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SFA (4-0) vs. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (2-2)
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex | Feb. 20-22
PURCHASE TICKETS
LIVE COVERAGE
Watch: YouTube
Live Stats
THE RECENT SERIES
--- The Jacks and the Golden Lions meet for the fifth-straight season and for a second-straight February weekend. SFA has won nine straight against UAPB including taking all four games from the Golden Lions last season. Overall, the Jacks hold a 12-2 record against UAPB in a series that was first contested in 2011.
UAPB RUNDOWN
2026 Season Statistics
--- The Golden Lions split with Lindenwood to open the 2026 season.
--- UAPB plated 11 runs highlighted by an eight-run output, behind a dozen hits, in game two of the series.
--- Joe Adams, Blake Coleman and Zach Wieder all collected four hits last weekend.
--- UAPB struck out 41 Lindenwood batters and issued a dozen walks in 36.0 innings.
NO-NO! NO, NO, NO! NO!
--- Six Lumberjack arms combined to toss 9.0 innings of hitless baseball on Tuesday in SFA's 8-0 win over Huston Tillotson. The Jacks tossed the ball to Seanan Farney who went 3.0 innings in a starting role allowing just two free passes with five strikeouts as he faced two over the minimum before giving way to five relievers, the first of which was Gage Elliott (W, 1-0) who went 2.0 innings with two punchouts to earn the victory. Jack James, Kadin Munson, Nate Bergeron and Ayden Terry all tossed a frame with James and Terry facing the minimum. Ethan Adkisson caught all six arms which totaled 11 punchouts and relied on a defense that recorded seven flyouts and seven groundouts with Bergeron receiving a 4-6-3 double play to end the eighth.
--- The effort is the first combined nine-inning no-hitter in program history.
BEST START… EVER.
--- SFA's 5-0 start to the season marks just the second time in program history, and the first since 2010, that the Jacks have won their first four games of a campaign. A win over the visiting Rams on Tuesday would give SFA its best start in the program's Division I history.
--- The Jacks are one of 39 teams still unbeaten in Division I baseball as the second weekend of the season looms.
RUNS, RUNS, RUNS
--- The Jacks pushed across double-digit runs in each of the four games against the Delta Devils. SFA's 17 runs in the season opener are the second-most by the Jacks in any game under Vanderburg and the Jacks have 14 games with 10+ runs in his tenure.
--- SFA's 56 runs over opening weekend were the fourth-most in the country, while its 64 total runs through five games are the seventh most in DI, while the per-game average of 12.8 currently rates 12thnationally.
--- SFA has plated 8+ runs in each of its five games this season; the longest streak since scoring 8+ runs in a four-game sweep of UIW (4/1-3) and a midweek win over Grambling (4/6) in 2021.
PILGRIM'S PARK MASH METRICS
--- Josh Ibe left the yard for the second time this season on Tuesday night as he deposited a third inning pitch nearly 400 ft out to left centerfield to open scoring against the Rams.
B3 | Ibe | 2R LC (396-107-22)
B5 | Cantua | 1R LC (368-102-27)
B1 | Ibe | 1R RF (400-104-26)
(Distance (ft), Exit Velo (mph), Launch Angle (degrees))
STREAKIN'
--- Twelve players have current reached base safely streaks of at least three games this season with Ibe (29), Bland (25) and Julian Swift (18) owning lengthy streaks dating back to last season. Swift is currently riding an 18-game hitting streak, the third-longest streak since 2006, while Bland owns a 15-game hit streak and Ethan Adkisson sits at ten-straight games with a base knock.
AT THE PLATE
--- Bland and Swift each have nine hits this season and the two have combined to score 15 runs paced by Bland's team-best eight.
--- Ethan Peña leads the team in RBI with ten behind three multi-RBI games.
--- SFA has combined for 22 extra-base hits with nine different Jacks accounting for the team's 17 doubles, the third-most of any DI program in the nation, highlighted by Peña's four.
--- The Jacks have recorded 63 hits, which rates fourth nationally, behind a team batting average of .401 which also ranks fourth.
BAG SWIPIN'
--- The Jacks have stolen 22 bases in two dozen attempts so far this season.
--- Both Bland and Cooper Schneider have been successful in all five of their attempts with Rodric Black perfect in three efforts.
--- SFA's total as well as its 4.4 per game are both top five in the in the country and pace the SLC.
--- The Jacks grabbed nine bags in the game three win over MVSU which is tied for the second-most steals in a single game in program history.
DEALIN'
--- The Jacks' team ERA of 1.62 rates sixth nationally and SFA leads the SLC in hits allowed per nine (6.69), strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.00), strikeouts per nine (14.5), WHIP (.97) and walks allowed per nine (2.08).
--- SFA's 7-to-1 K-to-BB ratio is the third best in the country.
--- SFA's K/9 rate is sixth nationally as the Jacks have recorded 63 punchouts with 14 arms responsible for two or more with Cody Templeton and Reid Bowyer at eight each.
FREE PASSES, NO FREE PASSES
--- The Jacks drew 38 walks over the weekend second to only New Mexico (41) but added eight more base-on-balls against HTU to take over the nation's lead with 56.
--- Mark Henning leads the team in walks with eight which is the fifth-highest total nationally. Ibe follows with six and Jhett Creel has collected five.
--- As a staff, the Jacks were stingy issuing free 90s during opening weekend as only four were allowed by the squad in 30.0 innings.
STRONG STARTS
--- The Jacks enjoyed a handful of strong starts over the weekend. Cody Templeton won for the seventh time as a Lumberjack scattering six hits and run, while striking out eight batters in the season opener. Nate Vidlak capped the series with a perfect four innings of work with seven strikeouts in combining for a shutout in the finale. Gabe LeBlanc allowed just one hit with four Ks in four innings of action as the game three starter.
GAME ONE, GAME WON.
--- SFA's 17-2 (7) win over Mississippi Valley State was the Jacks' first win in a season opener since knocking off Northwestern State in the first game of the 2022 campaign.
UP NEXT
Following the weekend series at UAPB, SFA heads to Waco for a midweek tilt with Baylor. First-pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. from Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE 'JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
#LogByLog
SFA (4-0) vs. ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF (2-2)
Torii Hunter Baseball Complex | Feb. 20-22
PURCHASE TICKETS
LIVE COVERAGE
Watch: YouTube
Live Stats
THE RECENT SERIES
--- The Jacks and the Golden Lions meet for the fifth-straight season and for a second-straight February weekend. SFA has won nine straight against UAPB including taking all four games from the Golden Lions last season. Overall, the Jacks hold a 12-2 record against UAPB in a series that was first contested in 2011.
UAPB RUNDOWN
2026 Season Statistics
--- The Golden Lions split with Lindenwood to open the 2026 season.
--- UAPB plated 11 runs highlighted by an eight-run output, behind a dozen hits, in game two of the series.
--- Joe Adams, Blake Coleman and Zach Wieder all collected four hits last weekend.
--- UAPB struck out 41 Lindenwood batters and issued a dozen walks in 36.0 innings.
NO-NO! NO, NO, NO! NO!
--- Six Lumberjack arms combined to toss 9.0 innings of hitless baseball on Tuesday in SFA's 8-0 win over Huston Tillotson. The Jacks tossed the ball to Seanan Farney who went 3.0 innings in a starting role allowing just two free passes with five strikeouts as he faced two over the minimum before giving way to five relievers, the first of which was Gage Elliott (W, 1-0) who went 2.0 innings with two punchouts to earn the victory. Jack James, Kadin Munson, Nate Bergeron and Ayden Terry all tossed a frame with James and Terry facing the minimum. Ethan Adkisson caught all six arms which totaled 11 punchouts and relied on a defense that recorded seven flyouts and seven groundouts with Bergeron receiving a 4-6-3 double play to end the eighth.
--- The effort is the first combined nine-inning no-hitter in program history.
BEST START… EVER.
--- SFA's 5-0 start to the season marks just the second time in program history, and the first since 2010, that the Jacks have won their first four games of a campaign. A win over the visiting Rams on Tuesday would give SFA its best start in the program's Division I history.
--- The Jacks are one of 39 teams still unbeaten in Division I baseball as the second weekend of the season looms.
RUNS, RUNS, RUNS
--- The Jacks pushed across double-digit runs in each of the four games against the Delta Devils. SFA's 17 runs in the season opener are the second-most by the Jacks in any game under Vanderburg and the Jacks have 14 games with 10+ runs in his tenure.
--- SFA's 56 runs over opening weekend were the fourth-most in the country, while its 64 total runs through five games are the seventh most in DI, while the per-game average of 12.8 currently rates 12thnationally.
--- SFA has plated 8+ runs in each of its five games this season; the longest streak since scoring 8+ runs in a four-game sweep of UIW (4/1-3) and a midweek win over Grambling (4/6) in 2021.
PILGRIM'S PARK MASH METRICS
--- Josh Ibe left the yard for the second time this season on Tuesday night as he deposited a third inning pitch nearly 400 ft out to left centerfield to open scoring against the Rams.
B3 | Ibe | 2R LC (396-107-22)
B5 | Cantua | 1R LC (368-102-27)
B1 | Ibe | 1R RF (400-104-26)
(Distance (ft), Exit Velo (mph), Launch Angle (degrees))
STREAKIN'
--- Twelve players have current reached base safely streaks of at least three games this season with Ibe (29), Bland (25) and Julian Swift (18) owning lengthy streaks dating back to last season. Swift is currently riding an 18-game hitting streak, the third-longest streak since 2006, while Bland owns a 15-game hit streak and Ethan Adkisson sits at ten-straight games with a base knock.
AT THE PLATE
--- Bland and Swift each have nine hits this season and the two have combined to score 15 runs paced by Bland's team-best eight.
--- Ethan Peña leads the team in RBI with ten behind three multi-RBI games.
--- SFA has combined for 22 extra-base hits with nine different Jacks accounting for the team's 17 doubles, the third-most of any DI program in the nation, highlighted by Peña's four.
--- The Jacks have recorded 63 hits, which rates fourth nationally, behind a team batting average of .401 which also ranks fourth.
BAG SWIPIN'
--- The Jacks have stolen 22 bases in two dozen attempts so far this season.
--- Both Bland and Cooper Schneider have been successful in all five of their attempts with Rodric Black perfect in three efforts.
--- SFA's total as well as its 4.4 per game are both top five in the in the country and pace the SLC.
--- The Jacks grabbed nine bags in the game three win over MVSU which is tied for the second-most steals in a single game in program history.
DEALIN'
--- The Jacks' team ERA of 1.62 rates sixth nationally and SFA leads the SLC in hits allowed per nine (6.69), strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.00), strikeouts per nine (14.5), WHIP (.97) and walks allowed per nine (2.08).
--- SFA's 7-to-1 K-to-BB ratio is the third best in the country.
--- SFA's K/9 rate is sixth nationally as the Jacks have recorded 63 punchouts with 14 arms responsible for two or more with Cody Templeton and Reid Bowyer at eight each.
FREE PASSES, NO FREE PASSES
--- The Jacks drew 38 walks over the weekend second to only New Mexico (41) but added eight more base-on-balls against HTU to take over the nation's lead with 56.
--- Mark Henning leads the team in walks with eight which is the fifth-highest total nationally. Ibe follows with six and Jhett Creel has collected five.
--- As a staff, the Jacks were stingy issuing free 90s during opening weekend as only four were allowed by the squad in 30.0 innings.
STRONG STARTS
--- The Jacks enjoyed a handful of strong starts over the weekend. Cody Templeton won for the seventh time as a Lumberjack scattering six hits and run, while striking out eight batters in the season opener. Nate Vidlak capped the series with a perfect four innings of work with seven strikeouts in combining for a shutout in the finale. Gabe LeBlanc allowed just one hit with four Ks in four innings of action as the game three starter.
GAME ONE, GAME WON.
--- SFA's 17-2 (7) win over Mississippi Valley State was the Jacks' first win in a season opener since knocking off Northwestern State in the first game of the 2022 campaign.
UP NEXT
Following the weekend series at UAPB, SFA heads to Waco for a midweek tilt with Baylor. First-pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. from Magnolia Field at Baylor Ballpark. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE 'JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
#LogByLog
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