2023 McNeese Cowboys baseball team

2023 McNeese Cowboys baseball
2023 McNeese Cowboys baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	35–23 (12–12 Southland)
Head coach	Justin Hill (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Nick Zaleski; Jim Ricklefsen;
Home stadium	Joe Miller Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southland Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nicholls ‍†‍‡‍^y	15	–	9	.625	34	–	24	.586
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	28	–	26	.519
New Orleans ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	36	–	24	.600
Lamar ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	32	–	23	.582
McNeese ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	35	–	23	.603
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	29	–	27	.518
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	24	–	30	.444
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	9	–	14	.391	25	–	25	.500
Houston Christian ‍‍‍	7	–	16	.304	11	–	37	.229

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 3, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 McNeese Cowboys baseball team represented McNeese State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Joe Miller Ballpark and were led by tenth–year head coach Justin Hill. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason[edit]

Southland Conference Coaches Poll[edit]

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. McNeese was picked to finish first in the Southland Conference with 118 votes and 7 first place votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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[edit]

Five McNeese players were named to the conference preseason first team. Three McNeese players were named to the conference preseason second team. ^[2]

First Team[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

2023 McNeese Cowboys baseball game log

Regular season (35–23)

February (4–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Feb. 17	Creighton*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	1–0	Rogers, Grant (1-0)	Ryan Windham (0-1)	Abraham, Ty (1)		1,015	1–0
Feb. 18	Creighton*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	4–9	Daniel Hammond (1-0)	Steward, Luke (0-1)	Tommy Steier (1)		1,001	1–1
Feb. 19	Creighton*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	1–5	Justin Kleinsorge (1-0)	Voss, Zach (0-1)			1,060	1–2
Feb. 21	at Sam Houston*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX	6–18	David, Chandler (2-0)	Steward, Luke (0-2)		ESPN+	878	1–3
Feb. 24	at UT Arlington*		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	10–4	Rogers, Grant (2-0)	Kuykendall, Thomas (0-1)			399	2–3
Feb. 25	at UT Arlington*		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	12–8	Vega, Christian (1-0)	Peters, Connery (0-1)			363	3–3
Feb. 26	at UT Arlington*		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	6–12	Noah, Caden (2-0)	Voss, Zach (0-2)	Norris, Zach (1)		351	3–4
Feb. 28	Louisiana*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	5–4	Morrow, Kainin (1-0)	Brendan Moody (0-1)	Vega, Christian (1)		1,405	4–4

March (14–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar. 1	at Southern*		Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA	10–3	Jones, Burrell (1-0)	Antoine Harris (0-2)			268	5–4
Mar. 3	George Washington*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	2–0	Rogers, Grant (3-0)	Logan Koester (0-1)			1,043	6–4
Mar. 4	George Washington*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	7–0	Cherry, Derrick (1-0)	Austin Odell (1-3)			1,052	7–4
Mar. 5	George Washington*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	7–6	Vega, Christian (2-0)	Chris Knight (0-1)			979	8–4
Mar. 8	at Louisiana*		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	3–5	Ray, Tommy (2-0)	Lejeune, Cameron (0-1)	Marshall, Blake (1)		3,959	8–5
Mar. 10	Prairie View A&M*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	9–0	Rogers, Grant (4-0)	Victor Mendoza (0-2)			1,081	9–5
Mar. 11	Prairie View A&M*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	10–0 (8 inn)	Cherry, Derrick (2-0)	Michael Dews (0-3)			861	10–5
Mar. 12	Prairie View A&M*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	11–10	Jones, Burrell (2-0)	Joshua Larzabal (0-1)			1,040	11–5
Mar. 14	Mississippi Valley State*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	7–2	Morrow, Kainin (2-0)	VALENZUELA, ISAIAH (1-3)			958	12–5
Mar. 17	Yale*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	7–1	Rogers, Grant (5-0)	Reese, Bryant (1-1)			1,062	13–5
Mar. 18	Yale*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	8–1	Cherry, Derrick (3-0)	Shaw, Colton (1-1)	Abraham, Ty (2)		1,037	14–5
Mar. 19	Yale*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	9–4	Voss, Zach (1-2)	Easterly, Reid (2-1)	Vega, Christian (2)		1,030	15–5
Mar. 21	Houston*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	6–9	CITELLI, Cade (1-2)	Morrow, Kainin (2-1)	MURRAY, Justin (2)	ESPN+	1,104	15–6
Mar. 24	Nicholls		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	8–3	Rogers, Grant (6-0)	Theriot, Tyler (2-4)			1,020	16–6	1–0
Mar. 25	Nicholls		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	6–8 (12 inn)	Saltaformaggio, Nico (2-0)	Vega, Christian (2-1)			1,320	16–7	1–1
Mar. 26	Nicholls		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	5–8	Mancuso, Josh (2-1)	Voss, Zach (1-3)	Saltaformaggio, Nico (2)		1,068	16–8	1–2
Mar. 28	Southern*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	12–5	Moeller, JT (1-0)	Daren Smith (1-2)		ESPN+	1,017	17–8
Mar. 31	at Houston Christian		Husky Field • Houston, TX	15–5 (7 inn)	Rogers, Grant (7-0)	Baumann, Baylor (0-2)			200	18–8	2–2

April (10–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr. 1	at Houston Christian		Husky Field • Houston, TX	2–4	Zander, Walker (1-3)	Cherry, Derrick (3-1)	Smitherman, Javan (2)	ESPN+	300	18–9	2–3
Apr. 2	at Houston Christian		Husky Field • Houston, TX	10–12	Charles, Matthew (1-1)	Vega, Christian (2-2)	Smitherman, Javan (3)	ESPN+	250	18–10	2–4
Apr. 6	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	8–3	Rogers, Grant (8-0)	Watson, Matthew (2-3)				19–10	3–4
Apr. 7	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	3–5	Dickey, Kyle (1-0)	Cherry, Derrick (3-2)	Dean, Austin (3)		1,042	19–11	3–5
Apr. 8	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	4–3	Jones, Burrell (3-0)	Purcell, Colin (2-3)	Moeller, JT (1)	ESPN+	1,076	20–11	4–5
Apr. 11	Louisiana Christian*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	3–0	Christian Vega (2–2)	Braxton Cooksey (2-3)		ESPN+		21–11
Apr. 12	at Rice*		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	7–6	Hart, Cade (1-0)	Zaskoda, G. (0-1)	Cherry, Derrick (1)	CUSAtv	1,667	22–11
Apr. 14	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	7–6	Vega, Christian (3-2)	Lauve, Lance (2-1)	Abraham, Ty (3)	ESPN+	1,288	23–11	5–5
Apr. 15	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	7–8	Rodriguez, Jackson (1-0)	Vega, Christian (3-3)		ESPN+	1,178	23–12	5–6
Apr. 16	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	3–2	Lejeune, Cameron (2-1)	Rodriguez, Jackson (1-1)		ESPN+	1,263	24–12	6–6
Apr. 21	New Orleans		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	11–1 (7 inn)	Rogers, Grant (9-0)	Blanchard, Beau (0-3)		ESPN+	1,138	25–12	7–6
Apr. 22	New Orleans		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	2–9	Mitchell, Brandon (7-3)	Jones, Burrell (3-1)		ESPN+	1,233	25–13	7–7
Apr. 23	New Orleans		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	6–2	Abraham, Ty (1-0)	Mercer, Colton (2-4)		ESPN+	1,132	26–13	8–7
Apr. 25	LSU–Alexandria		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	8–1	Barthelemy, Brock (1-0)	Benevage, Zack (1-1)			1,007	27–13
Apr. 28	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	7–8	Hayward, Steve (6-3)	Abraham, Ty (1-1)			84	27–14	8–8
Apr. 29	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	6–8	Cassidy, K (2-2)	Jones, Burrell (3-2)	Hayward, S (5)		147	27–15	8–9
Apr. 30	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	9–2	Barthelemy, Brock (2-0)	Berens, M (2-3)		ESPN+	110	28–15	9–9

May (5–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Battle of the Border
May 5	Lamar		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	6–4	Rogers, Grant (10-0)	Ellis, Jacob (3-3)	Abraham, Ty (4)	ESPN+	1,674	29–15	10–9
May 6	Lamar		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	4–3	Jones, Burrell (4-2)	Tauzin, Kole (0-2)	Abraham, Ty (5)	ESPN+	1,172	30–15	11–9
May 7	Lamar		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	9–10	Cleveland, Jackson (1-2)	Abraham, Ty (1-2)	Morse, Trhea (1)	ESPN+	1,099	30–16	11–10

May 9	Nicholls*		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	7–3	Barthelemy, Brock (3-0)	Evans, Cade (0-2)			207	31–16
May 12	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	2–5	Carver, Cal (6-3)	Rogers, Grant (10-1)	Froehlich, Kyle (7)	ESPN+	732	31–17	11–11
May 13	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	4–2	Abraham, Ty (2-2)	Prestwich, Chase (4-4)	Barthelemy, Brock (2)	ESPN+	308	32–17	12–11
May 14	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	4–8	Brown, Drayton (5-7)	Jones, Burrell (4-3)		ESPN+	328	32–18	12–12
May 16	at LSU*	5	Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	4–7	Griffin Herring (3-1)	Barthelemy, Brock (3-1)	Thatcher Hurd (3)	SECN+	10,576	32–19
May 17	Miami of Ohio*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	8–14	Nick Vardavas (3-2)	Jones, Burrell (4-4)	Martin Sosna (1)		1,002	32–20
May 18	Miami of Ohio*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	13–5	Rogers, Grant (11-1)	Connor Oliver (2-6)	Vega, Christian (3)		992	33–20
May 19	Miami of Ohio*		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	6–13	Connor Preisel (2-1)	Moeller, JT (1-1)			975	33–21

Post-season (2–2)

Southland Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 23	vs. (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	(6)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	4–0	Rogers, Grant (12-1)	Watson, Matthew (6-5)		ESPN+	884	34–21	1–0
May 24	vs. (1) Nicholls	(6)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	2–3	Galy, Gavin (1-1)	Cherry, Derrick (3-3)		ESPN+	757	34–22	1–1
May 25	vs. (2) Incarnate Word	(6)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	3–0	Hudgens, Bryson (1-0)	Berens, Micah (2-5)	Barthelemy, Brock (3)	ESPN+		35–22	2–1
May 26	vs. (5) Northwestern State	(6)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	2–6	Brown, Drayton (6-6)	Jones, Burrell (4-5)		ESPN+		35–23	2–2

Schedule Source:^[3]^[4]^[5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. |}

References[edit]

^ "2023 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced". Southland Conference. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "2023 Baseball Schedule Released". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
^ Matthew Bonnette (December 6, 2022). "McNeese announces 2023 baseball schedule". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[1] "2023 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

[Polls-2] "McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced". Southland Conference. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[3] "2023 Baseball Schedule Released". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[4] "2023 Baseball Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[5] Matthew Bonnette (December 6, 2022). "McNeese announces 2023 baseball schedule". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

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