2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | McNeese State Cowboys |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 34–23 |
| Conf Record: | 15–9 |
| Head Coach: | Justin Hill |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach1: | Nick Zaleski |
| Asst Coach2: | Jim Ricklefsen |
| Stadium: | Joe Miller Ballpark |
| Champion: | Southland Conference Regular season champion |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team represented McNeese State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Joe Miller Ballpark and were led by ninth–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 10, 2022 and the Cowboys were picked to finish second in the conference with 80 votes and three first place votes.[1]
| Coaches poll |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 93 (10) |
| 2 | McNeese State | 80 (3) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 73 |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 63 (1) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 55 (2) |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 36 |
| T7 | Houston Baptist | 24 |
| T7 | Nicholls | 24 |
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Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors
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First Team
- Tre Obregon III – Designated Hitter
- Payton Harden – Outfielder
Second Team
- Julian Gonzales – Outfielder
Schedule and results
| Legend |
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| | McNeese State win |
| | McNeese State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | McNeese State team member | |
| 2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball game log |
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| Regular season (30–21) |
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| February (6–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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| Feb. 18 | | | | W
6–4 | Vega
(1-0) | Sharkey
(0-1) | Foster
(1) | | 621 | 1–0 | | | Feb. 19 | Stony Brook | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
3–7 | Book
(1-0) | Abraham
(0-1) | None | | 725 | 1–1 | | | Feb. 20 | Stony Brook | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
4–1 | Rogers
(1-0) | Helmstadt
(0-1) | Foster
(2) | | 587 | 2–1 | | | Feb. 22 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
2–3 | Sears
(1-0) | Burgin
(0-1) | Medrano
(1) | | 475 | 2–2 | | | Feb. 25 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
13–07 | Stone
(1-0) | Meadows
(0-1) | Brady
(1) | | 400 | 3–2 | | | Feb. 26 | Alcorn State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
14–1(7 inns) | Abraham
(1-1) | Puckett
(0-1) | None | | 417 | 4–2 | | | Feb. 26 | Alcorn State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
17–17 | Rogers
(2-0) | Ford
(0-1) | None | | 401 | 5–2 | | | Feb. 27 | Alcorn State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
23–17 | Duplechain
(1-0) | Feltson
(0-1) | None | | 486 | 6–2 | | |
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| March (7–10) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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| Mar. 1 | at | | | W
7–3 | Jones
(1-0) | Paul
(0-1) | Foster
(3) | | 206 | 7–2 | | | Mar. 4 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
5–21 | Fincher
(3-0) | Stone
(1-1) | None | | 851 | 7–3 | | | Mar. 5 | Louisiana Tech | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
3–11 | Tomkins
(1-0) | Rogers
(2-1) | None | | 820 | 7–4 | | | Mar. 6 | Louisiana Tech | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
5–2 | Shadrick
(1-0) | Whorff
(0-2) | Foster
(4) | | 770 | 8–4 | | | Mar. 9 | | | | L
3–6 | Hellmers
(2-0) | Vega
(1-1) | None | | 9,907 | 8–5 | | | Mar. 11 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
6–9 | Sodersten
(3-1) | Stone
(1-2) | Gutierrez
(1) | | 698 | 8–6 | | | Mar. 12 | Cal State Northridge | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
4–3 | Foster
(1-0) | Schriever
(0-1) | None | | 704 | 9–6 | | | Mar. 13 | Cal State Northridge | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
4–6 | Traxel
(3-1) | Abraham
(1-2) | Granados
(1) | | 695 | 9–7 | | | Mar. 15 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
7–2 | Stone
(2-2) | Yoo
(0-1) | Foster
(5) | | 703 | 10–7 | | | Mar. 16 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
8–10 | Menard
(1-0) | Shadrick
(1-1) | Schultz
(3) | | 1,476 | 10–8 | | | Mar. 18 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
2–3 | Nicholson
(3-0) | Rogers
(2-2) | Robbins
(4) | | 623 | 10–9 | | | Mar. 19 | Eastern Illinois | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
6–3 | Abraham
(2-2) | Doherty
(2-2) | Foster
(6) | | 600 | 11–9 | | | Mar. 20 | Eastern Illinois | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
6–7 | Wainscott
(1-1) | Brady
(0-1) | Robbins
(5) | | 610 | 11–10 | | | Mar. 22 | at | | | Game cancelled | | Mar. 25 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
4–6 | Spinney
(1-2) | Sheridan
(0-1) | Reitmeyer
(4) | | 764 | 11–11 | 0–1 | | Mar. 26 | Houston Baptist | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
3–5 | Burch
(1-2) | Abraham
(2-3) | Reitmeyer
(5) | | 860 | 11–12 | 0–2 | | Mar. 27 | Houston Baptist | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
13–7 | Brady
(1-1) | Spinney
(1-3) | None | | 700 | 12–12 | 1–2 | | Mar. 30 | Southern | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
9–7 | Brady
(2-1) | Dotson
(0-1) | Foster
(7) | | 650 | 13–12 | | |
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| April (12–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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| Apr. 1 | | | | W
2–0 | Rogers
(3-2) | Theriot
(3-2) | Foster
(8) | | 601 | 14–12 | 2–2 | | Apr. 2 | at Nicholls | | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W
5–1 | Vega
(2-1) | Gearing
(3-2) | None | | 504 | 15–12 | 3–2 | | Apr. 3 | at Nicholls | | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L
7–8 | Andrews
(2-0) | Foster
(1-1) | None | | 421 | 15–13 | 3–3 | | Apr. 6 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
7–2 | Payne
(1-0) | Larzabal
(1-3) | None | | 650 | 16–13 | | | Apr. 8 | | | | L
5–9 | LeBlanc
(5-0) | Rogers
(3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 733 | 16–14 | 3–4 | | Apr. 9 | at New Orleans | | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L
2–11 | Mitchell
(1-3) | Abraham
(2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 513 | 16–15 | 3–5 | | Apr. 10 | at New Orleans | | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L
9–11 | Seroski
(3-1) | Vega
(2-2) | Paplham
(1) | ESPN+ | 428 | 16–16 | 3–6 | | Apr. 12 | at Louisiana | | | Game cancelled | | Apr. 14 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
9–3 | Rogers
(4-3) | Rollins
(2-1) | None | | 620 | 17–16 | 4–6 | | Apr. 15 | Incarnate Word | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
4–3 | Foster
(2-1) | Hayward
(1-3) | None | | 680 | 18–16 | 5–6 | | Apr. 16 | Incarnate Word | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
11–17 | Jones
(2-0) | David
(2-1) | None | | 750 | 19–16 | 6–6 | | Apr. 18 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 8–4 | Payne
(2-0) | Dillard
(4-3) | Foster
(9) | | 670 | 20—16 | | | Apr. 20 | | | | L
3–4 | Judice
(2-0) | Vega
(2-3) | None | | 1,253 | 20–17 | | | Apr. 22 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
7–3 | Foster
(3-1) | Trahan
(2-2) | None | | 780 | 21–17 | 7–6 | | Apr. 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
6–4 | Stone
(1-0) | Trahan
(2-3) | None | | 830 | 22–17 | 8–6 | | Apr. 24 | Southeastern Louisiana | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
8–4 | Payne
(3-0) | Landry
(2-4) | Foster
(10) | | 830 | 23–17 | 9–6 | | Apr. 26 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
7–8 | Shuffler
(2-2) | Payne
(3-1) | Orton
(6) | | 870 | 23–18 | | | Apr. 29 | | | | W
7–2 | Rogers
(5-3) | Thomas
(4-3) | None | | 297 | 24–18 | 10–6 | | Apr. 30 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX` | W
7–3 | Stone
(3-2) | Purcell
(1-3) | Foster
(11) | ESPN+ | 297 | 25–18 | 11–6 | |
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| May (5–3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
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| May 1 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L
11–13 | Miller
(2-1) | Vega
(2-4) | Bird
(1) | ESPN+ | 306 | 25–19 | 11–7 | | May 3 | Stephen F. Austin | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
17–78 | Sheridan
(1-1) | Poell
(2-3) | Shadrick
(1) | | 650 | 26–19 | | | May 6 | | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
12–16 | Carver
(4-4) | Rogers
(5-4) | None | | 750 | 26–20 | 11–8 | | May 7 | Northwestern State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
4–5 | Cossio
(2-0) | Foster
(3-2) | Ohnoutka
(1) | | 777 | 26–21 | 11–9 | | May 8 | Northwestern State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
10–4 | Zeppuhar
(1-0) | Brown
(5-5) | None | | 763 | 27–21 | 12–9 | | May 12 | | | | W
23–57 | Rogers
(6-4) | Spinney
(3-4) | None | | 236 | 28–21 | 13–9 | | May 13 | at Houston Baptist | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
16–67 | Jones
(3-0) | Burch
(1-4) | Sheridan
(1) | | 304 | 29–21 | 14–9 | | May 14 | at Houston Baptist | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W
14–9 | Stone
(2-0) | Reitmeyer
(3-3) | None | | 389 | 30–21 | 15–9 | |
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| Post-season (4–2) |
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| (4–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
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| May 19 | vs. (8) Incarnate Word | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
12–6 | Rogers
(7-4) | Garza
(5-5) | None | ESPN+ | 611 | 31–21 | 1–0 | | May 20 | vs. (4) Nicholls | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
8–4 | Jones
(4-0) | Theriot
(7-5) | Foster
(12) | ESPN+ | 678 | 32–21 | 2–0 | | May 21 | vs. (8) Incarnate Word | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
7–2 | Zeppuhar
(2-0) | Cassidy
(0-3) | Stone
(1) | ESPN+ | 611 | 33–21 | 3–0 | | May 26 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
6–512 | Foster
(4-2) | Trahan
(4-4) | None | ESPN+ | 1,102 | 34–21 | 4–0 | | May 27 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
2–3 | Dugas
(4-2) | Shadrick
(1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,304 | 34–22 | 4–1 | | May 28 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
7–11 | O'Toole
(4-4) | Stone
(3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,223 | 34–23 | 4–2 | |
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Schedule Source:[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.|}
Notes and References
- Web site: Southeastern Tops Southland Baseball Preseason Poll . www.southland.org . 22 March 2022 . en.
- Web site: Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams . www.southland.org . 22 March 2022 . en.
- Web site: McNeese Baseball Announces 2022 Schedule . McNeese State University Athletics . 22 March 2022 . en.
