2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Team:	Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	30–31
Conf Record:	14–10
Head Coach:	Matt Riser
Hc Year:	9th
Asst Coach1:	Andrew Gipson
Asst Coach2:	Gerry Salisbury
Asst Coach3:	Ford Pemberton
Stadium:	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Champion:	Southland Conference tournament champions
Bowl:	NCAA Auburn Regional, 0–2

The 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions played their home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field and were led by ninth–year head coach Matt Riser. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.^[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
T-7	Houston Baptist	24
T-7	Nicholls	24

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

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First Team

• Preston Faulkner – 1st Base
• Evan Keller – Shortstop
• Bryce Grizzafi – Catcher
• Tyler Finke – Outfielder
• Brennan Stuprich – Pitcher

Second Team

• Rhett Rosevear – 2nd Base
• Christian Garcia – Outfielder
• Will Kinzeler – Pitcher

Schedule and results

Legend
	Southeastern Louisiana win
	Southeastern Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Southeastern Louisiana team member

2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball game log
Regular season (24–27)
February (3–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 18 W 1–0 Kinzeler (1-0) Karnes (0-1) Harrington (1) 945 1–0 Feb. 19 SIU Edwardsville Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 4–3 Landry (1-0) Scherer (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,085 2–0 Feb. 20 SIU Edwardsville Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 3–10 Baumgartner (1-0) O'Toole (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,032 2–1 Feb. 22 L 5–6^10 Hammond (1-0) Landry (1-1) None 4,098 2–2 Feb. 25 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 7–4 Dugas (1-0) Myers (1-1) Harrington (2) ESPN+ 920 3–2 Feb. 26 UAB Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4–6 Greene (1-0) Reynolds (0-1) Skinner (1) ESPN+ 954 3–3 Feb. 27 UAB Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 5–6 Smith (1-0) Harrington (0-1) None ESPN+ 988 3–4
March (5–13) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar. 1 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 1–23 Robinson (1-0) Lauve (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,436 3–5 Mar. 2 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 4–3 Reynolds (1-1) Hodges (0-1) Trahan (1) ESPN+ 1,218 4–5 Mar. 4 W 7–3 Kinzeler (2-0) Noland (1-1) Trahan (2) 9,273 5–5 Mar. 5 at No. 3 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 2–4 Hagen (2-1) Harrington (0-2) Tygart (1) SECN+ 10,321 5–6 Mar. 5 at No. 3 Arkansas Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 1–11^8 Wiggins (2-0) O'Toole (0-2) None SECN+ 10,444 5–7 Mar. 9 at Louisiana Tech L 1–13 Giannette (1-0) Lauve (0-2) None CUSA.TV 2,229 5–8 Mar. 11 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 2–1^10 Trahan (1-0) Myers (3-1) None ESPN+ 941 6–8 Mar. 12 Tennessee Tech Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 8–2 O'Toole (1-2) Gannaway (2-1) None ESPN+ 1,001 7–8 Mar. 13 Tennessee Tech Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4–18 Adams (1-0) Robb (0-1) None ESPN+ 984 7–9 Mar. 15 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 5–1 Guth (1-0) Washburn (2-1) None ESPN+ 2,915 8–9 Mar. 18 at L 4–10 Westbrooks (1-0) Dugas (1-1) None ESPN+ 413 8–10 Mar. 19 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, AL L 5–6 Bortak (1-2) Landry (1-2) None ESPN+ 573 8–11 Mar. 20 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Birmingham, LA L 8–16 Westbrooks (2-0) Robb (0-2) None ESPN+ 677 8–12 Mar. 23 at Tulane L 6–7 Robinson (2-2) Guth (1-1) Devito (5) ESPN+ 1,405 8–13 Mar. 25 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4–6 Andrews (1-0) Trahan (1-1) Evans (4) ESPN+ 1,224 8–14 0–1 Mar. 26 Nicholls Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4–11 Gearing (3-1) O'Toole (1-3) None ESPN+ 1,172 8–15 0–2 Mar. 27 Nicholls Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 7–10 Heckman (1-1) Robb (0-3) Desandro (1) ESPN+ 1,229 8–16 0–3 Mar. 29 Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4–6 Shifflet (2-1) Batty (0-1) Menard (2) ESPN+ 1,478 8–17
April (11–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr. 1 L 6–8 Hayward (1-1) Landry (1-3) David (5) 322 8–18 0–4 Apr. 2 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 10–5 Dugas (2-1) Stacey (1-3) None 318 9–18 1–4 Apr. 3 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 6–5 Robb (1-3) Hayward (1-2) Trahan (3) 167 10–18 2–4 Apr. 5 Game cancelled Apr. 6 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 5–4 Yuratich (1-0) Oates (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,140 11–18 Apr. 8 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4–18^7 Garcia (3-2) Kinzeler (2-1) None ESPN+ 1,105 11–19 2–5 Apr. 9 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 12–9 Landry (2-3) Purcell (1-1) Trahan (4) ESPN+ 1,022 12–19 3–5 Apr. 10 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 7–3 Robb (2-3) Ramirez Jr. (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,007 13–19 4–5 Apr. 12 L 2–3 Gillentine (1-0) Lauve (0-3) Ramsey (3) ESPN+ 4,567 13–20 Pontchartrain Bowl Apr. 14 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 5–4 O'Toole (2-3) Williams (4-1) Trahan (5) ESPN+ 1,123 14–20 5–5 Apr. 15 New Orleans Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 10–5 Kinzeler (3-1) Mitchell (1-4) None ESPN+ 1,190 15–20 6–5 Apr. 16 New Orleans Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 9–5 Dugas (3-1) Horton (2-1) None ESPN+ 969 16–20 7–5 Apr. 19 South Alabama Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 8–6 Trahan (2-1) Copenhaver (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,007 17–20 Apr. 22 L 3–7^11 Foster (3-1) Trahan (2-2) None 780 17–21 7–6 Apr. 23 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4–6 Stone (1-0) Trahan (2-3) None 830 17–22 7–7 Apr. 24 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4–8 Payne (3-0) Landry (2-4) Foster (10) 830 17–23 7–8 Apr. 26 No. 4 Southern Miss Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4–9 Adams (1-0) O'Toole (2-4) Harper (9) ESPN+ 1,524 17–24 Apr. 29 W 6–4 Robb (3-3) Flowers (0-2) Trahan (6) 510 18–24 8–8 Apr. 30 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 4–2 Guth (2-1) Harmon (5-5) Trahan (7) 522 19–24 9–8
May (5–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 1 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 2–5 Brown (5-4) Landry (2-5) None 525 19–25 9–9 May 6 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 6–5 Guth (3-1) Ripoll (1-6) Trahan (8) ESPN+ 1,096 20–25 10–9 May 7 Houston Baptist Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 18–15 Trahan (3-3) Bales (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,030 21–25 11–9 May 8 Houston Baptist Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 12–0^7 Landry (3-5) Charles (3-1) None ESPN+ 1,012 22–25 12–9 May 10 L 3–17^7 Dutton (1-1) Yuratich (1-1) None SECN+ 10,601 22–26 May 12 W 3–2 Kinzeler (4-1) Desandro (3-4) Trahan (9) 588 23–26 13–9 May 13 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 8–6 Robb (4-3) Theriot (7-4) Trahan (10) 337 24–26 14–9 May 14 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 3–4^11 Heckman (2-5) Dugas (3-2) None 337 24–27 14–10
Post-season (6–4)
(6–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 19 vs. (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 5–6 Garcia (6-3) Kinzeler (4-2) Mejia (2) ESPN+ 680 24–28 0–1 May 20 vs. (6) Houston Baptist (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 12–4 Guth (4-1) Burch (1-5) None ESPN+ 522 25–28 1–1 May 21 vs. (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 18–11 Aspholm (1-0) Purcell (1-4) Trahan (11) ESPN+ 590 26–28 2–1 May 21 vs. (3) New Orleans (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 25–4^7 O'Toole (3-4) Blanchard (1-1) None ESPN+ 591 27–28 3–1 May 22 vs. (3) New Orleans (2) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 4–3^10 Trahan (4-3) Williams (7-2) None ESPN+ 564 28–28 4–1 May 26 vs. (1) McNeese State (2) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 5–6^12 Foster (4-2) Trahan (4-4) None ESPN+ 1,102 28–29 4–2 May 27 vs. (1) McNeese State (2) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 3–2 Dugas (4-2) Shadrick (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,304 29–29 5–2 May 28 vs. (1) McNeese State (2) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 11–7 O'Toole (4-4) Stone (3-3) None ESPN+ 1,223 30–29 6–2
(0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Auburn Regional Jun. 3 (4) L 7–19 Bright (4-4) Guth (4-2) None ESPN+ 3,388 30–30 0–1 Jun. 4 (4) Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 2–16 Saum (4-0) Landry (3-6) None 3,218 30–31 0–2

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: SOUTHEASTERN TOPS SOUTHLAND BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL . February 10, 2022 . Southland Conference . www.southland.org . February 16, 2022.
2. Web site: Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams . www.southland.org . 22 March 2022 . en.
3. Web site: Postseason Participants Recurring Theme on Lions’ 2022 Schedule . Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics . 17 April 2022 . en.