2021 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2021
Team:McNeese State Cowboys
Conference:Southland Conference
Short Conf:Southland
Record:32–30
Conf Record:21–18
Head Coach:Justin Hill
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach1:Nick Zaleski
Asst Coach2:Jim Ricklefsen
Stadium:Joe Miller Ballpark
Champion:Fort Worth Regional appearance
Southland Conference Tournament champions

The 2021 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team represented McNeese State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Joe Miller Ballpark and were led by eighth–year head coach Justin Hill. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021 and the Cowboys were picked to finish third in the conference with 244 votes and one first place vote.[1]

Coaches poll
1 Sam Houston State 276 (17)
2 Central Arkansas 247 (5)
3 McNeese State 244 (1)
4 Southeastern Louisiana 243 (3)
5 Northwestern State 193
6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 146
7 Incarnate Word 144
8 Nicholls 108
9 New Orleans 101
10 Abilene Christian 98
11 Stephen F. Austin 92
12 Lamar 87
13 Houston Baptist 49

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

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First Team

Second Team

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
 McNeese State win
 McNeese State loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
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2021 McNeese State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season (28-28)
February (4-3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC Record
Feb. 19 L 6-10 Prielipp (1-0) Dion (0-1) None 1,748 0-1
Feb. 20 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 3-4 Lee (1-0) Roliard (0-1) None 1,764 0-2
Feb. 21 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 5-9 Hitt (1-0) Strahan (0-1) Guffey (1) 1,764 0-3
Feb. 26 W 5-0 Dion (1-1) Smith (0-1) None 439 1-3
Feb. 27 Prairie View A&M Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 3-1 Abraham (1-1) Laux (0-1) Reeves (1) 257 2-3
Feb. 27 Prairie View A&M Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 6-5 Roliard (1-0) Hardit (0-1) None 257 3-3
Feb. 28 Prairie View A&M Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 11-5 Brady (1-0) Mendoza (0-1) None 440 4-3
March (8-8)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC Record
Mar. 3 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 4-3 Duplechain (1-0) Moriarty (0-1) Reeves(1) 402 5-3
Mar. 5 L 0-11 Fincher (2-0) Dion (1-2) Tomkins (1) 1,000 5-4
Mar. 6 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L 3-4 Griffen (1-1) Duplechain (1-1) Ouellette (2) 1,000 5-5
Mar. 7 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L 4-14 Whorff (2-1) Vega (0-1) None 1,000 5-6
Mar. 12 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 4-2 Kincaid (1-0) Gaddis (0-1) Dion (1) 236 6-6 1-0
Mar. 13 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 9-8 Duplechain (2-1) Miller (0-1) None 312 7-6 2-0
Mar. 14 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 12-7 Reeves (1-0) Purcell (0-1) None 298 8-6 3-0
Mar. 16 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 16-6 May (1-0) Colligan (0-2) None 438 9-6
Mar. 19 W 12-6 Duplechain (3-1) Zarella (0-3) None 200 10-6 4-0
Mar. 20 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 7-1 Dion (2-2) Coats (0-3) None 11-6 5-0
Mar. 20 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 3-7 Morris (1-0) Foster (0-1) Reitmeyer (1) 400 11-7 5-1
Mar. 21 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 10-0 Ellison (1-0) Tinker (0-4) None 200 12-7 6-1
Mar. 26 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 5-8 (10 inns) Koch (1-0) Reeves (1-1) Gauthe (4) 315 12-8 6-2
Mar. 27 Stephen F. Austin Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 2-5 Todd (1-2) Dion (2-3) Poell (1) 312 12-9 6-3
Mar. 27 Stephen F. Austin Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 3-4 Gauthe (1-0) Roliard (1-2) Emmons (1) 348 12-10 6-4
Mar. 28 Stephen F. Austin Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 0-2 Sgambelluri (1-1) Vega (0-2) Gauthe (5) 190 12-11 6-5
April (8-10)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC Record
Apr. 1 W 6-4 Roliard (2-2) Hughes (1-2) None 918 13-11 7-5
Apr. 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 5-0 Dion (3-3) Shaffer (1-2) None 937 14-11 8-5
Apr. 2 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 3-6 Warren (5-1) Ellison (1-1) Hoskins (4) 937 14-12 8-6
Apr. 3 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 9-13 Stuprich (2-1) Meeks (0-1) None 925 14-13 8-7
Apr. 6 L 1-14 Edwards (1-2) Vega (0-3) None 3,606 14-14
Apr. 9 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 10-6 Abraham (2-0) Zavala (3-2) Duplechain (1) 311 15-14 9-7
Apr. 10 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 19-1 (7 inns) Dion (4-3) Rollins (1-4) None 16-14 10-7
Apr. 10 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 4-1 Ellison (2-1) Garza (3-1) Foster (1) 429 17-14 11-7
Apr. 11 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 10-4 Vega (1-3) Minter (0-1) None 368 18-14 12-7
Apr. 17 L 2-6 Davis (5-2) Hudgens (0-1) None 512 18-15 12-8
Apr. 18 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 5-6 (14 inns) Wesneski (1-1) Foster (0-2) None 512 18-16 12-9
Apr. 18 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 4-5 Atkinson (4-1) Ellison (2-2) Beard (1) 512 18-17 12-10
Apr. 19 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 4-6 Backhus (2-0) Vega (1-4) Havlicek (2) 512 18-18 12-11
Apr. 21 at Louisiana L 3-4 Burk (3-0) Abraham (2-1) Schultz (3) 643 18-19
Apr. 24 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 1-8 Tavera (1-4) Dion (4-4) King (1) 412 18-20
Apr. 24 UT Arlington Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 5-6 (10 inns) Wong (2-1) Brady (1-1) Austin (1) 377 18-21
Apr. 25 UT Arlington Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 5-3 Ellison (3-2) Moffat (3-3) Foster (2) 439 19-21
Apr. 30 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8-6 Reeves (2-1) Erbe (1-3) Foster (3) 399 20-21 13-11
May (8–7)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSLC Record
May 1 New Orleans Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8-3 Dion (5-4) Turpin (7-2) None 447 21-21 14-11
May 1 New Orleans Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4-8 Mitchell (4-1) Ellison (3-3) Seroski (8) 487 21-22 14-12
May 2 New Orleans Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 10-13 Acree (2-1) Abraham (2-2) Seroski (9) 379 21-23 14-13
May 7 W 7-1 Dion (6-4) Harmon (4-3) None 458 22-23 15-13
May 7 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 3-4 Carver (6-4) Hudgens (0-2) Brown (4) 458 22-24 15-14
May 8 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 3-4 Brown (2-2) Foster (0-2) None 510 22-25 15-15
May 8 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 5-6 Taylor (2-0) Vega (1-5) None 510 22-26 15-16
May 14 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 7-0 Hudgens (1-2) Gearing (4-4) None 398 23-26 16-16
May 15 Nicholls Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 13-3 (7 inns) Dion (7-4) Kilcrease (2-8) None 447 24-26 17-16
May 15 Nicholls Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 10-7 Ellison (4-3) Mancuso (0-2) Vega (1) 419 25-26 18-16
May 16 Nicholls Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 6-5 Abraham (3-2) Heckman (2-6) Foster (4) 437 26-26 19-16
May 20 L 1-8 Moyer (5-6) Hudgens (1-3) None 348 26-27 19-17
May 21 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR W 6-1 Dion (8-4) Williams (2-2) None 304 27-27 20-17
May 21 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR W 6-5 (10 inns) Foster (1-3) Williams (2-3) None 255 28-27 21-17
May 22 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 4-5 Gilbertson (2-3) Abraham (3-3) Verel (1) 410 28-28 21-18
Post-season (4–2)
(4–0)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 26 vs. (2) New Orleans (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 12-0 (8 inns) Dion (9-4) Turpin (9-3) None 1,262 29-28 1-0
May 27 vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 3-2 Ellison (5-3) Stuprich (6-3) Foster (3) 1,167 30-28 2-0
May 28 vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 18-2 (7 inns) Abraham (4-3) Dugas (0-1) None 1,225 31-28 3-0
May 29 vs. (5) Sam Houston State (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 2-1 Hudgens (2-3) Backhus (4-2) Foster (4) 903 32-28 4-0
(0-2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
Fort Worth Regionals
Jun. 4 (4) L 4-12 Krob (8-1) Foster (1-4) None 4,468 32-29 0-1
Jun. 5 (4) Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 5-10 Watkins (3-4) Foster (1-5) None 3,96932-30 0-2

Schedule Source:[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.|}

Postseason

Conference accolades

  • Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
  • Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
  • Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
  • Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
  • Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
  • Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
  • Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Rick McCarty – ACU

All Conference First Team

  • Chase Kemp (LAMR)
  • Nate Fisbeck (MCNS)
  • Itchy Burts (TAMUCC)
  • Bash Randle (ACU)
  • Mitchell Dickson (ACU)
  • Lee Thomas (UIW)
  • Colton Cowser (SHSU)
  • Colton Eager (ACU)
  • Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS)
  • Will Dion (MCNS)
  • Brennan Stuprich (SELA)
  • Will Warren (SELA)
  • Tyler Cleveland (UCA)
  • Anthony Quirion (LAMR)

All Conference Second Team

  • Preston Faulkner (SELA)
  • Daunte Stuart (NSU)
  • Kasten Furr (UNO)
  • Evan Keller (SELA)
  • Skylar Black (SFA)
  • Tre Obregon III (MCNS)
  • Jack Rogers (SHSU)
  • Pearce Howard (UNO)
  • Grayson Tatrow (ACU)
  • Chris Turpin (UNO)
  • John Gaddis (TAMUCC)
  • Trevin Michael (LAMR)
  • Caleb Seroski (UNO)
  • Jacob Burke (SELA)

All Conference Third Team

  • Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
  • Salo Iza (UNO)
  • Austin Cain (NICH)
  • Darren Willis (UNO)
  • Ryan Snell (LAMR)
  • Tommy Cruz (ACU)
  • Tyler Finke (SELA)
  • Payton Harden (MCNS)
  • Mike Williams (TAMUCC)
  • Cal Carver (NSU)
  • Levi David (NSU)
  • Dominic Robinson (SHSU)
  • Jack Dallas (LAMR)
  • Brett Hammit (ACU)

All Conference Defensive Team

  • Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
  • Nate Fisbeck (MCNS)
  • Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
  • Darren Willis (UNO)
  • Gaby Cruz (SELA)
  • Julian Gonzales (MCNS)
  • Colton Cowser (SHSU)
  • Avery George (LAMR)
  • Will Dion (MCNS)

References:[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Houston Repeats as Southland Baseball Preseason Favorite . www.southland.org . 9 April 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams . www.southland.org . 9 April 2021 . en.
  3. Web site: Pokes release '21 baseball schedule featuring 29 home games . McNeese State University Athletics . 19 April 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: SFA’s Kassidy Wilbur Named Southland Player of the Year . www.southland.org . 6 January 2022 . en.

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