ST. LOUIS, MO. – November 15, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals today announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2022 season with two new coaches joining their Major League staff and newly-named manager Oli Marmol.

New to the team’s coaching staff for 2022 are Bench Coach, and former Cardinals outfielder/infielder Jared “Skip” Schumaker, and Assistant Hitting Coach Turner Ward.

Schumaker, 41, served as the San Diego Padres Associate Manager the past two seasons (2020-21) and was the team’s First Base Coach from 2018-19.  Prior to joining San Diego’s Major League coaching staff, Schumaker served as an assistant to baseball operations and player development for the Padres from 2016-17 after concluding his 11-year major league playing career.

Drafted by the Cardinals in 2001 (5th round) out of the University of California-Santa Barbara, Schumaker debuted with the Cardinals in 2005 and was a member of both the 2006 and 2011 World Series Championship teams during his eight seasons (2005-12) in St. Louis.

Schumaker’s playing career concluded in 2015 after stints with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2013) and Cincinnati (2014-15).   Schumaker compiled a career batting mark of .278 in 1,149 games played, posting .300-plus seasons in both 2008 (.302) and 2009 (.303).  Schumaker transitioned from the outfield to playing second base on a regular basis in 2009, and totaled 487 career games played at the keystone along with his 561 career games in the outfield.

Ward, 56, played 12 seasons in the majors from 1990-2001 before transitioning into coaching.  He spent eight years coaching in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, serving as Hitting Coach at Class AA Mobile (2008-10), Manager at Mobile (2011-12), Assistant Hitting coach for Arizona (2013) and Hitting Coach for Arizona (2014-15).  The Alabama native was the Hitting Coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2016-18, which included consecutive trips to the World Series in 2017 and 2018.   Ward then joined the Cincinnati Reds as hitting coach in 2019.  He also managed in the minors in 2006 with the Gulf Coast League Pirates and in 2007 with the State College Spikes of the New York-Penn League (A).

Ward’s Mobile teams won consecutive Southern League championships in 2011 and 2012, and he was named Southern League Manager of the Year in 2011 as Mobile was voted Minor League Team of the Year by Baseball America.

Drafted by the Yankees in 1986 as an outfielder out of the University of South Alabama, the switch-hitting Ward played for the Indians (1990-91), Blue Jays (1991-1993), Brewers (1994-96), Pirates (1997-99), Diamondbacks (1999-2000) and Phillies (2001).

Those returning to the team’s Major League coaching staff include Pitching Coach Mike Maddux (5th season with Cardinals), Bullpen Coach Bryan Eversgerd (5th season), Hitting Coach Jeff Albert (3rd season), First Base Coach Stubby Clapp (4th season), Third Base Coach Ron “Pop” Warner (4th season) and Coach Willie McGee (5th season).

Also returning for 2022 are Pitching Strategist Dusty Blake (2nd season), Run Production Coach Patrick Elkins (3rd season), Bullpen Catcher/Catching Instructor Jamie Pogue and Bullpen Catcher Kleininger Teran.

ST. LOUIS, MO – Nov. 12, 2021 – Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., announced the winners of the
Rawlings Platinum GloveTM and Team Defense Awards for the 2021 season. Houston Astros’ shortstop,
Carlos Correa, and St. Louis Cardinals’ third baseman, Nolan Arenado, each won a Rawlings Platinum
Glove Award, presented by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Their respective teams,
the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, were announced as recipients of the Rawlings Team
Defense Award. The Awards were revealed in a special broadcast that aired earlier in the evening on
MLB Network, co-hosted by Greg Amsinger, Yonder Alonso and Harold Reynolds.

This marks the first Rawlings Platinum Glove Award for Correa and fifth consecutive Rawlings Platinum
Glove Award for Arenado. Arenado is the first player to secure five Platinum Glove Awards and the first
infielder to begin a career with nine consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Awards®.

The Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners are determined by combining votes based on an adjusted
SABR Defensive IndexTM (SDI) for each of the nine Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners in each League
and from baseball fan votes worldwide. Voting for the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award began at the
conclusion of the ‘2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Announcement Show’ that aired on ESPN’s ‘Sunday
Night Baseball’ on Nov. 7 and ended on Nov. 10. Fans took to Rawlings.com to voice who they thought
was the best defender in each League.

“Since 2011, fans have passionately chosen the Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners, and they
continue to impress us with their knowledge and admiration of great defense,” said Scott Bush, chief
executive officer of SABR. “SABR is proud to provide the detailed statistics and pertinent data to aid in
the fans’ informed voting decision process.”

The Rawlings Team Award, in its second year, utilizes an SDI that draws on and aggregates two types of
existing defensive metrics: those derived from batted ball location-based data and those collected from
play-by-play accounts. SDI utilizes MLBAM’s Statcast, Sports Information Solutions data, and STATS, LLC
data as well as traditional statistics with advanced analysis.

“The Rawlings Team Defense Awards represent a new chapter in ‘Gold-Glove’ worthy defense, and the
recipients truly epitomize “The Finest in the Field,” said Mike Thompson, chief marketing officer of
Rawlings. “The Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals had countless, memorable defensive plays this
season and have undeniably earned the distinction of being named winners of the Rawlings Team
Defense Awards.”

Both the Rawlings Platinum and Team Defense Awards will be presented to the athletes and their
teams, respectively, at games to take place early in the 2022 regular season.

The Kansas City Chiefs got the offense back on track Sunday Night in Las Vegas and rolled to a 41-14 win over the Raiders. Patrick Mahomes threw for 406 yards and 5 touchdowns as the Chiefs took sole possession of the lead in the AFC West.

Mahomes completed three short touchdown passes, two to Tyreek Hill in the first half, before showing off a couple of big throws. Early in the fourth quarter after the Chiefs had converted a fake punt to keep the drive alive, Mahomes scrambled away from pressure and heaved one 38-yards to the end zone across the field to running back Darrel Williams who made a spectacular catch. Mahomes later hit Byron Pringle for a 22-yard score.

The Chiefs improved to 6-4 on the season and will now prep for a home game against the Dallas Cowboys next Sunday at 3:25 p.m. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame starting at 2:00 p.m.

The UNI men’s basketball team got into the win column for the first time this season with a 95-58 win over the University of Dubuque on Sunday. The Panthers jumped out to a 49-23 lead by half and outscored the Spartans by 11 the rest of the way.

Noah Carter led UNI with 17 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 assist. The Panthers had struggled to get the offense going in their first two games. The Panthers are now 1-2 and next up will play at Arkansas on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

The Drake men’s basketball team picked up a 99-50 win over South Dakota at the Knapp Center on Sunday. ShanQuan Hemphill dropped in 14 points to carry the Bulldogs to 2-0 on the season.

Drake jumped out to a 40-24 halftime lead in the game and really pulled away in the second half outscoring the Coyotes 59-26.

Next up for the Bulldogs is a home game against Richmond on Saturday at 12:00 p.m.

The Iowa women’s basketball team improved to 3-0 on the young season with an 82-61 win over UNI on Sunday afternoon in Cedar Falls. Caitlin Clark recorded a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds. She also added 7 assists.

Monika Czinano dropped in 16 points and McKenna Warnock added 15 for the Hawkeyes.

Next up for Iowa is a home game against Southern University on Wednesday, Nov. 17th. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT) and the game will stream live on B1Gt+.

AP Top 25

Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 52; Auburn 43; App State 32; Penn State 31; Coastal Carolina 28; Utah State 12; Kansas State 12; SMU 9; Kentucky 9; Purdue 4.

St. Thomas built an early 14-point lead and held on for a 21-14 win over the Drake Bulldogs on Saturday at Drake Stadium. Hope Adebayo carried the ball 23 times for 105 yards and 2 second quarter touchdowns to lead the Tommies to the win.

Drake climbed within 7 points twice in the second half but could never knot it up. Caden Meis caught a 6 yard touchdown pass from Ian Corwin with 5:26 left to make it a 21-14 game, but that’s how it would end.

St. Thomas improved to 6-3 in their first season at the FCS level. Drake falls to 2-7 on the year and will travel to face Davidson next Saturday at 12:00 p.m.

Jason Shelley connected with Naveon Mitchell for a 55-yard touchdown pass with :58 left to lift Missouri State over UNI on Saturday in Springfield. UNI rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game but the Bears came up with the last big play.

Jason Shelley threw for 320 yards and that final score to lead Missouri State to their 7th win of the season. The Bears improved to 7-3.

Theo Day threw for 238 yards and two fourth quarter touchdowns to Deion McShane. UNI falls to 5-5 on the season.

Next up for the Panthers is a home game against Western Illinois next Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Jonathan Garibay drilled a 62-yard field goal as time expired to defeat Iowa State 41-38 on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas.

Freshman quarterback Donovan Smith had a phenomenal game in his first start, completing 25-32 passes for 322 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Smith put up the majority of his numbers in a first half spurt that got the Red Raiders up 28-7 at one point and 31-14 by the break.

The Iowa State defense buckled down in the second half and Brock Purdy rallied the Cyclones all the way back to a 38 all tie with one minute left. Purdy threw two touchdown passes to Charlie Kolar during the rally and Breece Hall added his third TD run of the game in the fourth quarter.

Smith got the Red Raiders to midfield in the final minute and Garibay drilled the long field goal. Texas Tech improved to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in Big 12 play.

Iowa State falls to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the Big 12. Next up for the Cyclones is a road trip to face Oklahoma at 11:00 a.m. next Saturday.