2023 Northwestern State Demons baseball team explained

Year:	2023
Team:	Northwestern State Demons
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	29–27
Conf Record:	12–12
Head Coach:	Bobby Barbier
Hc Year:	7th
Asst Coach1:	Chris Bertrand
Asst Coach2:	Spencer Goodwin
Asst Coach3:	Dan Hlad
Stadium:	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field

The 2023 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demons played their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and were led by seventh–year head coach Bobby Barbier. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Northwestern State was picked to finish fifth in the Southland Conference with 65 votes and 1 first place vote.^[1]

Coaches poll
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 Northwestern State player was named to the conference preseason first team. Two players were named to the conference preseason second team.^[1]

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)

Schedule and results

Legend
	Northwestern State win
	Northwestern State loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Northwestern State team member
	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2023 Northwestern State Demons baseball game log

Regular season (29–27)

February (4–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Jaguar Classic
Feb. 17	at *			2–3	DeLano (1-0)	Flowers, Dawson (0-1)	Wood (1)		1,217	0–1
Feb. 18	vs. *		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	3–4	J. Smith (1-0)	Collins, Gus (0-1)	B. Abernathy (1)			0–2
Feb. 19	vs. *		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	1–11	BLANTON, B. (1-0)	Brown, Drayton (0-1)	KALANDROS (1)			0–3

Feb. 21	LSU–Alexandria			5–4	Froehlich, Kyle (1-0)	Solis Jr. Rene (0-0)	Collins, Gus (1)		894	1–3
Sugar Land Space Cowboys College Classic
Feb. 24	vs. *			6–1	Carver, Cal (1-0)	O'Neill (0-1)				2–3
Feb. 25	vs. *		Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	7–3	Alex Makarewich (1-0)	Tyler Hoeft (0-1)	Kyle Froehlich (1)			3–3
Feb. 26	vs. *		Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	4–5	Castilaw (1-0)	Flowers, Dawson (0-2)	Jaco (1)			3–4

Feb. 28	Stephen F. Austin*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	13–2 (8 inn)	Prestwich, Chase (1-0)	Hines (0-1)			678	4–4

March (10–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar. 3			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	4–5	Starks, Gabe (1-0)	Carver, Cal (1-1)	Peters, Connery (2)	ESPN+	749	4–5
Mar. 4	UT Arlington*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	11–10	Froehlich, Kyle (2-0)	Kuykendall, Thomas (0-2)		ESPN+	811	5–5
Mar. 5	UT Arlington*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	2–5	Novis, Matt (1-1)	Brown, Drayton (0-2)	Peters, Connery (3)	ESPN+	676	5–6
Mar. 8				3–1	Prestwich, Chase (2-0)	Corley, Brandt (0-2)	Froehlich, Kyle (2)		512	6–6
Mar. 10			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	7–0	Carver, Cal (2-1)	Jackson Hall (1-1)		ESPN+	813	7–6
Mar. 11	Alabama A&M*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	10–0	Makarewich, Alex (2-0)	Evan Crenshaw (2-1)		ESPN+	757	8–6
Mar. 12	Alabama A&M*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	8–5	Brown, Drayton (1-2)	Anthony Mateo (0-2)	Froehlich, Kyle (3)	ESPN+	723	9–6
Mar. 14	Louisiana–Monroe*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	6–2	Prestwich, Chase (3-0)	Huff, H (1-1)		ESPN+	687	10–6
Mar. 17			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	9–4	Carver, Cal (3-1)	BREWER, Hoss (1-1)		ESPN+	543	11–6
Mar. 18	Little Rock*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	5–0	Prestwich, Chase (4-0)	WELLS, Jackson (2-1)		ESPN+	422	12–6
Mar. 19	Little Rock*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	6–8	DAVIS, Preston (2-1)	Brown, Drayton (1-3)		ESPN+	723	12–7
Mar. 21	LSU–Alexandria*		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	12–3	Francis, Ethan (1-0)	Daigle, Cameron (0-0)		ESPN+	611	13–7
Mar. 24	at *			1–16	Stoffal, J (2-2)	Carver, Cal (3-2)			1,081	13–8
Mar. 25	at Oregon*		PK Park • Eugene, OR	7–12	Mercado, L (2-0)	Makarewich, Alex (2-1)			1,146	13–9
Mar. 25	at Oregon*		PK Park • Eugene, OR	3–13	Uelmen, L (2-2)	Prestwich, Chase (4-1)	Grinsell, G (1)		1,146	13–10
Mar. 26	at Oregon*		PK Park • Eugene, OR	0–5	Dallas, M (3-0)	Brown, Drayton (1-4)			1,182	13–11
Mar. 31				11–8	Carver, Cal (4-2)	LeBlanc, Tyler (2-3)	Froehlich, Kyle (4)	ESPN+		14–11	1–0

April (9–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr. 1	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	2–10	Mitchell, Brandon (5-2)	Makarewich, Alex (2-2)		ESPN+	367	14–12	1–1
Apr. 2	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	4–1	Brown, Drayton (2-4)	Mercer, Colton (2-2)	Prestwich, Chase (1)	ESPN+	375	15–12	2–1
Apr. 4			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	8–7 (13 inn)	Talley, Corbin (1-0)	BATES, Ethan (2-1)		ESPN+	1,027	16–12
Apr. 7			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	13–5	Flowers, Dawson (1-2)	Ellis, Jacob (2-1)		ESPN+	621	17–12	3–1
Apr. 8	Lamar		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	7–9	Caple, Brooks (3-0)	Makarewich, Alex (2-3)	Cleveland, Jackson (6)	ESPN+		17–13	3–2
Apr. 8	Lamar		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	6–5	Froehlich, Kyle (3-0)	Morse, Trhea (1-3)		ESPN+	719	18–13	4–2
Apr. 11	at Stephen F. Austin*			Cancelled
Apr. 14				13–14	Smitherman, Javan (1-1)	Froehlich, Kyle (3-1)	Austin, Morris (1)		150	18–14	4–3
Apr. 16	at Houston Christian		Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	7–14	Gunter, Rye (1-2)	Brown, Drayton (2-5)			200	18–15	4–4
Apr. 16	at Houston Christian		Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	16–5 (7 inn)	Cossio, Andrew (1-1)	Ripoli, Will (0-2)		ESPN+	200	19–15	5–4
Apr. 21			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	5–11 (10 inn)	Hayward, Steve (5-3)	Prestwich, Chase (4-2)		ESPN+	673	19–16	5–5
Apr. 22	Incarnate Word		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	10–4	Makarewich, Alex (4-3)	Zavala, Isaiah (6-1)		ESPN+	915	20–16	6–5
Apr. 23	Incarnate Word		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	10–0 (8 inn)	Brown, Drayton (3-5)	Berens, Micah (2-2)		ESPN+	769	21–16	7–5
Apr. 26	at Louisiana*			3–15	Jackson Nezuh (6-3)	Prestwich, Chase (4-3)		ESPN+	3,841	21–17
Apr. 28			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	4–2	Carver, Cal (5-2)	Desandro, Devin (2-4)	Froehlich, Kyle (5)	ESPN+	912	22–17	8–5
Apr. 29	Nicholls		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	7–4	Makarewich, Alex (5-3)	Quevedo, Michael (3-1)	Froehlich, Kyle (6)	ESPN+	878	23–17	9–5
Apr. 30	Nicholls		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	5–9	Mayers, Jacob (6-1)	Brown, Drayton (3-6)		ESPN+	853	23–18	9–6

May (4–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
May 2	at Louisiana Tech*			10–7 (11 inn)	Froehlich, Kyle (4-1)	BATES, Ethan (3-2)		CUSAtv	2,171	24–18
May 5				8–11	Watson, Matthew (5-3)	Carver, Cal (5-3)		ESPN+	327	24–19	9–7
May 6	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	1–4	Purcell, Colin (4-5)	Makarewich, Alex (5-4)	Garcia, Zach (1)	ESPN+	340	24–20	9–8
May 7	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	17–8	Brown, Drayton (4-6)	Dean, Austin (2-2)		ESPN+	287	25–20	10–8
May 9	at LSU*	2		4–14	Thatcher Hurd (3-1)	(-)	Francis, Ethan (1-1)	SECN+	10,262	25–21
May 12			H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	5–2	Carver, Cal (6-3)	Rogers, Grant (10-1)	Froehlich, Kyle (7)	ESPN+	732	26–21	11–8
May 13	McNeese		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	2–4	Abraham, Ty (2-2)	Prestwich, Chase (4-4)	Barthelemy, Brock (2)	ESPN+	308	26–22	11–9
May 14	McNeese		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	8–4	Brown, Drayton (5-6)	Jones, Burrell (4-3)		ESPN+	328	27–22	12–9
May 18				5–6	Lauve, Lance (3-3)	Froehlich, Kyle (4-2)		ESPN+	1,242	27–23	12–10
May 19	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	5–7	Guth, Adam (1-1)	Flowers, Dawson (1-3)	Spencer, Connor (3)	ESPN+	1,313	27–24	12–11
May 20	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	6–7	Reynolds, Reid (2-0)	Froehlich, Kyle (4-3)		ESPN+	1,108	27–25	12–12

Post-season (2–2)

(2–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 24	vs. (2) Incarnate Word	(5)		2–1	Carver, Cal (7-3)	Cassidy, Kayden (3-3)	Prestwich, Chase (2)	ESPN+		28–25	1–0
May 25	vs. (4) New Orleans	(5)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	3–4	Seroski (4-1)	Makarewich, Alex (5-5)	N. Daniel (1)	ESPN+	629	28–26	1–1
May 26	vs. (6) McNeese	(5)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	6–2	Brown, Drayton (6-6)	Jones, Burrell (4-5)		ESPN+		29–26	2–1
May 26	vs. (4) New Orleans	(5)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	7–3	Horton, Collin (3-4)	Cossio, Andrew (0-1)		ESPN+	633	29–27	2–2

Schedule Source:^[2] ^[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.|}

References

Notes and References

Web site: McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced . Southland Conference . February 3, 2023 . February 3, 2023.
Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . Northwestern State University Athletics . January 23, 2023 . en.
Web site: Jason Pugh . Rain postpones Saturday game at HCU, doubleheader set for Sunday in Sugar Land . Northwestern State University of Louisiana . April 15, 2023 . April 15, 2023.