2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2023
Team:	Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	25–25
Conf Record:	9–14
Head Coach:	Matt Riser
Hc Year:	10th
Asst Coach1:	Ford Pemberton
Asst Coach2:	Gerry Salisbury
Asst Coach3:	Derrick Mount
Stadium:	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field

The 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions played their home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field were led by tenth–year head coach Matt Riser. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Southeastern Louisiana was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 115 votes and 10 first place votes.^[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

Three Southeastern Louisiana 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
	Southeastern Louisiana win
	Southeastern Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Southeastern Louisiana team member
	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball game log
Regular season (25–25)
February (7–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 17 W 15–4 Stuprich (1-0) Craytor (0-1) None 1,236 1–0 Feb. 18 Lafayette* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 20–0 Kinzeler (1-0) Bogosian (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,236 2–0 Feb. 18 Lafayette* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 7–5 Landry (1-0) Walsh (0-1) Aspholm (1-0) ESPN+ 1,236 3–0 Feb. 19 Lafayette* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 11–4 Lauve (1-0) Maurer (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,272 4–0 Feb. 21 at * W 19–0 Hosack, Aaron (1-0) Francis Thorne Jr. (0-1) None 156 5–0 Feb. 24 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 6–5 O'Toole, Hunter (1-0) Jacob Cravey (0-1) Aspholm, Dalton (2) ESPN+ 1,241 6–0 Feb. 25 Samford* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 15–5 Kinzeler (2-0) Holifield (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,362 7–0 Feb. 26 Samford* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 3–9 Petschke (1-1) Landry (1-1) Hobbs, Carson (1) ESPN+ 1,189 7–1 Feb. 27 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 7–12 Johnson (1-0) Long (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,265 7–2
March (9–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar. 3 at 2–6 Evan Chrest (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (1-1) None 302 7–3 Mar. 4 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL 15–2 Kinzeler, Will (3-0) Christian Graham (1-1) None 216 8–3 Mar. 5 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL 4–6 Chris Lotito (1-0) Aspholm, Dalton (0-1) None 246 8–4 Mar. 8 at * 14–0 Long, Jay (1-1) Jason Garcia (1-1) None 200 9–4 Mar. 10 at Auburn* 11 1–7 Carlson, Parker (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (1-2) Armstrong, John (1) None 3,072 9–5 Mar. 11 at Auburn* 11 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 8–3 Lauve, Lance (2-0) Isbell, Chase (1-1) Rodriguez, Jackson (1) 4,097 10–5 Mar. 12 at Auburn* 11 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 8–7 Landry, Andrew (2-1) Herberholz,Christian (0-1) Lauve, Lance (1) SECN+ 2,875 11–5 Mar. 14 Southern Miss 25 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–8 Oldham, Billy (2-0) Long, Jay (1-2) None ESPN+ 2,147 11–6 Mar. 17 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–4 DURHAM, JT (2-1) Hosack, Aaron (1-1) KENDRICK, DALTON (5) ESPN+ 1,117 11–7 Mar. 18 Memphis* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–1 Kinzeler, Will (4-0) FOWLER, DALTON (1-3) None ESPN+ 1,007 12–7 Mar. 19 Memphis* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–8 GARNER, SETH (1-2) Landry, Andrew (2-2) KENDRICK, DALTON (6) ESPN+ 1,103 12–8 Mar. 22 Louisiana 0–2 Rawls (5-0) Long, Jay (1-3) Moody (2) ESPN+ 3,786 12–9 Mar. 24 10–4 Stuprich, Brennan (2-2) Thomas, Hayden (3-3) None ESPN+ 346 13–9 1–0 Mar. 25 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 7–5 Reynolds, Reid (1-0) Purcell, Colin (2-1) Lauve, Lance (2) ESPN+ 321 14–9 2–0 Mar. 26 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 1–3 Ramirez Jr., Jaime (1-2) Landry, Andrew (2-3) Dean, Austin (2) ESPN+ 319 14–10 2–1 Mar. 28 at * Postponed – New date TBD Mar. 29 Mississippi Valley State Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–1 (10 inn) O'Toole, Hunter (2-0) SNIPES, JAMES (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,006 15–10 Mar. 31 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 10–2 Stuprich, Brennan (3-2) Cassidy, Kayden (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,254 16–10 3–1
April (3–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr. 1 Incarnate Word Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–5 Zavala, Isaiah (4-0) Kinzeler, Will (4-1) Hayward, Steve (2) ESPN+ 1,275 16–11 3–2 Apr. 2 Incarnate Word Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–11 Berens, Micah (2-0) Landry, Andrew (2-4) Rodriguez, Luis (1) ESPN+ 1,254 16–12 3–3 Apr. 4 at Southern Miss* 6–10 Sivley, Kros (2-0) Aspholm, Dalton (0-2) None ESPN+ 5,232 16–13 Ponchatrain Bowl Apr. 6 0–10 (8 inn) Seroski, Caleb (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (3-3) None ESPN+ 312 16–14 3–4 Apr. 7 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 2–22 (7 inn) Williams, Jack (1-0) Hosack, Aaron (1-2) None ESPN+ 312 16–15 3–5 Apr. 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 2–3 Mitchell, Brandon (6-2) Landry, Andrew (2-5) Mercer, Colton (1) ESPN+ 355 16–16 3–6 Apr. 12 Louisiana* 28 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–4 Spencer, Connor (1-0) Steven Cash (0-1) Lauve, Lance (3) ESPN+ 1,208 17–16 Apr. 14 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–7 Vega, Christian (3-2) Lauve, Lance (2-1) Abraham, Ty (3) ESPN+ 1,288 17–17 3–7 Apr. 15 McNeese Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–7 Rodriguez, Jackson (1-0) Vega, Christian (3-3) None ESPN+ 1,178 18–17 4–7 Apr. 16 McNeese Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–3 Lejeune, Cameron (2-1) Rodriguez, Jackson (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,263 18–18 4–8 Apr. 18 Jackson State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 14–4 Walker, Jack (1-0) Erwins Branche (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,017 19–18 Apr. 28 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–5 Caple, Brooks (4-0) Lauve, Lance (2-2) None ESPN+ 1,212 19–19 4–9 Apr. 29 Lamar Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–7 Hesseltine, Hunter (3-1) Landry, Andrew (2-6) None ESPN+ 1,178 19–20 4–10 Apr. 30 Lamar Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–12 Hail, Patrick (3-0) Stuprich, Brennan (3-4) None ESPN+ 1,098 19–21 4–11
May (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 2 LSU Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 0–10 (7 inn) Gavin Guidry (3-0) Guth, Adam (0-1) None ESPN+ 3,214 19–22 May 5 7–13 Saltaformaggio, Nico (4-1) Aspholm, Dalton (0-3) None ESPN+ 847 19–23 4–12 May 7 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 5–6 Saltaformaggio, Nico (5-1) Lauve, Lance (2-3) None ESPN+ 554 19–24 4–13 May 7 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 0–9 Mayers, Jacob (7-1) Stuprich, Brennan (3-5) None ESPN+ 554 19–25 4–14 May 12 5–4 Kinzeler, Will (5-1) Gunter, Rye (1-4) Spencer, Connor (1) ESPN+ 200 20–25 5–14 May 12 at Houston Christian Reckling Park • Houston, TX 9–5 Stuprich, Brennan (4-5) Ricker, Chad (1-1) Guth, Adam (1) ESPN+ 215 21–25 6–14 May 13 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX Cancelled May 16 South Alabama* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–4 Rodriguez, Jackson (2-1) Willingham, Zach (2-2) Spencer, Connor (2) ESPN+ 1,049 22–25 May 18 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–5 Lauve, Lance (3-3) Froehlich, Kyle (4-2) None ESPN+ 1,242 23–25 7–14 May 19 Northwestern State Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–5 Guth, Adam (1-1) Flowers, Dawson (1-3) Spencer, Connor (3) ESPN+ 1,313 24–25 8–14 May 20 Northwestern State Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–6 Reynolds, Reid (2-0) Froehlich, Kyle (4-3) None ESPN+ 1,108 25–25 9–14

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced . Southland Conference . February 3, 2023 . February 3, 2023.
2. Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . Southeastern Louisiana Athletics . January 16, 2023.
3. Web site: Josh Manck . Southland Conference finalizes 2023 baseball schedule . Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC . January 16, 2023 . October 14, 2022.