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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 32–23 (13–11 SLC) |
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Home stadium | Vincent–Beck Stadium |
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Nicholls †‡y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 34 | – | 24 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 36 | – | 24 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 32 | – | 23 | .582 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 35 | – | 23 | .603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 29 | – | 27 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 24 | – | 30 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | 25 | – | 25 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | 11 | – | 37 | .229 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 3, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2023 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by seventh–year head coach Will Davis. They returned as members of the Southland Conference following one year as members of the Western Athletic Conference.
The Cardinals had a regular season record of 32–23 and a conference record of 13–11 finishing in third place in SLC play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the third seeded team. The Cardinals were 0-2 in the conference tournament losing to fourth seeded New Orleans 1–4 and first seeded Nicholls 0–4.
Previous season
The Cardinals had a regular season record of 37–21 and a conference record of 20–10 finishing in second place in the WAC Southwest division, one game behind division winner Sam Houston. They participated in the 2022 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament as the second seeded team from the Southwest Division. After winning their first conference tournament game against Seattle, the Cardinals' season ended after losing to West Division first seed Grand Canyon and Southwest Division fourth seed Abilene Christian.
Preseason
New Players
On August 25, 2022, Lamar announced that twenty-nine new players would join the team for the 2023 season. [2]
Player | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
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NCAA Division I Transfers | |||
Brooks Caple | RHP | Gunter, Texas | Stephen F. Austin |
Kanin Dodge | Infielder | Carencro, Louisiana | Stephen F. Austin |
Carter Sutton | Pitcher (RHP) | Vancouver, Washington | Winthrop |
Quinn Waterhouse | Pitcher (LHP) | Bondurant, Iowa | SIU Edwardsville |
Trevor Mott | Pitcher (LHP) | Waxahachie, Texas | Western Kentucky |
JUCO Transfers | |||
River Orsak | Outfielder | Mont Belvieu, Texas | Alvin CC |
Dave Wilson | Infielder | Austin, Texas | Blinn College |
Antonio Escano | Pitcher (RHP) | Santo Domingo Dominican Republic | State Fair CC |
Lander Suarez | Infielder | Valencia, Venezuela | Highland CC |
Andres Perez | Pitcher (RHP) | Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua Mexico | El Paso CC |
Austin Neal | Pitcher (RHP) | Claremore, Oklahoma | Fort Scott CC |
Connor Kaiser | Outfielder | College Station, Texas | Galveston College |
Foster Kreuzer | Pitcher (RHP) | Anahuac, Texas | Galveston College |
Gavin Green | Pitcher (RHP) | Bridge City, Texas | Baton Rouge CC |
Griffin Clark | Infielder | Midland, Michigan | Chattanooga State CC |
Hunter Hessletine | Pitcher (LHP) | Topeka, Kansas | Barton CC |
Jackson Cleveland | Pitcher (RHP) / Outfielder | Deer Park, Texas | North Central Texas College |
Jesse Herrera | Catcher | San Antonio, Texas | New Mexico JC |
Kole Tauzin | Pitcher (RHP) | Tomball, Texas | Wharton JC |
Landon Roque | Infielder | Dickinson, Texas | Angelina CC |
Luke Bumpus | Outfielder | Wylie, Texas | Midland College |
Peyton Sanderson | Shortstop | Austin, Texas | Paris JC |
Ryan Sosa | Catcher | Groves, Texas | Panola College |
High School Signees | |||
Trent Caram | Pitcher (RHP) | Houston, Texas | St. Pius X HS |
Easton Culp | Catcher / Infielder | Salado, Texas | Harker Heights HS |
Brett Hall | Outfielder | Leander, Texas | Leander HS |
Ethan Ocuguera | Pitcher (RHP) | Bridge City, Texas | Bridge City HS |
Kameryn Henderson | Outfielder | Orange, Texas | Orangefield HS |
Tyler Hubbard | Outfielder | Austin, Texas | Vandegrift HS |
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Lamar was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 88 votes.[3]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | McNeese State | 118 (7) |
2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 115 (10) |
3 | Lamar | 88 |
4 | New Orleans | 87 |
5 | Northwestern State | 65 (1) |
6 | Nicholls | 59 |
7 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 |
8 | Houston Christian | 41 |
9 | Incarnate Word | 20 |
Preseason All-Southland team
One Lamar player was named to the conference preseason second team. [3]
First Team
- Edgar Alvarez (NICH, JR, 1st Base)
- Brad Burckel (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base)
- Josh Leslie (MCNS, SR, 3rd Base)
- Parker Coddou (NICH, JR, Shortstop)
- Bo Willis (NWST, JR, Catcher)
- Tre Jones (TAMUCC, JR, Designated Hitter)
- Payton Harden (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
- Brendan Ryan (TAMUCC, SR, Outfielder)
- Xane Washington (NICH, R-SR, Outfielder)
- Zach Garcia (TAMUCC, SO, Starting Pitcher)
- Grant Rogers (MCNS, JR, Starting Pitcher)
- Tyler Theriot (NICH, SR, Starting Pitcher)
- Burrell Jones (MCNS, SR, Relief Pitcher)
- Alec Carr (UIW, SR, Utility)
Second Team
- Josh Blankenship (LU, SR, 1st Base)
- Daunte Stuart (NWST, JR, 2nd Base)
- Kasten Furr (NO, JR, 3rd Base)
- Tyler Bischke (NO, JR, Shortstop)
- Bryce Grizzaffi (SELA, SR, Catcher)
- Kade Hunter (MCNS, SR, Designated Hitter)
- Josh Caraway (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder)
- Braden Duhon (MCNS, JR, Outfielder)
- Issac Williams (NO, JR, Outfielder)
- Cal Carver (NWST, SR, Starting Pitcher)
- Tyler LeBlanc (NO, JR, Starting Pitcher)
- Will Kinzeler (SELA, JR, Starting Pitcher)
- Dalton Aspholm (SELA, SR, Relief Pitcher)
- Tre’ Obregon III (MCNS, SR, Utility)
Roster
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Will Davis – 7th season
Scott Hatten, Sean Snedeker, and Todd McDowell – Vol. Asst.
Scott Hatten – 22nd season
Sean Snedeker – 6th season
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Bold | Lamar team member |
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† | Make-Up Game |
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References
- ↑ "2023 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ↑ Kenneth Cline (August 25, 2022). "Seven New Cardinals Joining 2023 Squad". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- 1 2 "McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced". Southland Conference. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ↑ "DIBASEBALL.COM TOP 25". NCAA.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Baseball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ↑ James Dixon (November 8, 2022). "Baseball Releases 2023 Slate". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Southland Baseball schedule announced". Southland Conference. October 14, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.