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Pair of Walk-Off wins Highlight Opening Night for Sun Belt Baseball

Friday, February 19

Ring, Burgess Carry A-State to 14-5 Season-Opening Win against UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (2/19/16) – The Arkansas State baseball team got two, four-RBI performances from Tanner Ring and Matt Burgess as the Red Wolves defeated UAB 14-5 in the 2016 season opener Friday at Regions Field in Birmingham, Ala.

The 14 runs are tied for the third most on opening day in school history and the win marks the first time in the Tommy Raffo era A-State has won a season opener on the road. The season-opening road win is the first time an Arkansas State team has started a season 1-0 on the road since an 8-6 win over Northeast Louisiana (now ULM) to begin the 1997 season.