2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team

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2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2015 record21–31 (9–18 SLC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Rickelfsen (17th season)
  • Scott Hatten (15th season)
Home stadiumVincent–Beck Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 25 5 0   .833 42 17 0   .712
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 8 0   .714 31 23 0   .574
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 34 19 1   .639
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 18 12 0   .600 32 25 0   .561
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 17 12 0   .586 31 28 0   .525
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 29 24 0   .547
Houston Baptist ‍‍y 14 13 0   .519 28 27 0   .509
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 13 14 0   .481 26 27 0   .491
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 17 38 0   .309
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 11 18 0   .379 17 34 0   .333
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 21 33 0   .389
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 10 19 0   .345 21 31 0   .404
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 3 27 0   .100 14 40 0   .259
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 31, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition

The 2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and are members of the Southland Conference. The team is coached by Jim Gilligan in his 39th season at Lamar.

Previous Season[]

In 2014, the Cardinals finished the season 8th in the Southland with a record of 31–25, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament and were eliminated in the first round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Roster[]

2015 Lamar Cardinals roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 Chase Angelle - Redshirt Junior
  • 34 Joe Farley - Junior
  • 35 Travis Moore - Junior
  • 39 Cody Laird - Senior
  • 46 Matt White - Freshman
  • 50 Brandon Kirkham - Senior
  • 6 Kyle Leggett - Junior
  • 12 Derek Wade - Senior
  • 14 Brent Janak - Sophomore
  • 16 Eric Foshee - Freshman
  • 18 Collin Chapman - Redshirt Junior
  • 23 Billy Love - Redshirt Junior
  • 26 Sean Hudson - Freshman
  • 28 Jayson McKinley - Junior
  • 30 Enrique Oquendo - Junior
  • 31 Brent Brown - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 Danny Fernandez - Senior
  • 33 Galen Andrews - Sophomore
  • 37 Ryan Cawthon - Junior
  • 40 Josh Crain - Freshman
  • 45 Connor Thomas - Junior
  • 48 Will Hibbs - Junior
  • 49 Charlie Farrugia - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 3 Justin Eckols - Senior
  • 17 Brandon Provost - Senior
  • 44 Kyle Markum - Senior

Infielders

  • 2 Mason Salazar - Senior
  • 8 Ryan Erickson - Freshman
  • 9 Reed Seeley - Senior
  • 19 Tyler Sullivan - Senior
  • 20 Brennan Strovink - Freshman
  • 21 Jake Nash - Junior
  • 22 Kevin Santana - Senior
  • 27 Stijn van der Meer - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 1 Joe Arechiga - Redshirt Junior
  • 7 Brendan Satran - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Jacoby Middleton - Senior
  • 36 Cutter McDowell - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 42 C J Moore - Freshman
 

Coaches[]

2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball coaching staff[2]
  • 29 Jim Gilligan - Head Coach - 38th year
  • 4 Jim Rickelfsen - Associate Head Coach - 17th year
  • 10 Scott Hatten - Assistant Coach - 15th year
  • 11 Brian Nelson - Volunteer Assistant

Preseason[]

The Cardinals were predicted to finish 8th in the Southland in the preseason Coaches and Sports Information Director polls.[3][4]

On February 5, three Cardinals were named to Southland Conference All-Conference teams. Brandon Provost, playing catcher for the Cardinals, was named as a 1st Team All-Conference member, and Reed Seeley, as third baseman, and Kyle Markhum, as designated hitter, were named as 2nd Team All-Conference members.[5]

Season[]

February[]

Head coach Jim Gilligan achieved his 1,300th career win in the February 13 season opener pitting the Cardinals against the New Mexico State Aggies. He joined five other active college coaches with 1,300 or more career wins.[6][7]

March[]

The Cardinals opened March play with a non-conference loss to Texas–Pan American in Edinburg, TX. The month closed with the Cardinals losing another non-conference game against the Rice Owls. The Cardinals began conference play in March with series against Northwestern State, Central Arkansas, and New Orleans building a conference record of 3–6. The Cardinals also played two other conference foes during the month, Nicholls State and Abilene Christian, but those games were scheduled as non–conference games. The team had a 7–11 overall record during the month of March with a 13–15 for the season to date.

April[]

The Cardinals opened April play with a conference win against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at home. The month closed with a home loss to Texas Southern. The Cardinals split all four of the conference series only winning the series against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. At the end of April, the team finished with a 5–7 conference record for the month and an 8–13 season to date conference record. In non-conference play, the Cardinals recorded one victory against Grambling State and had losses to LSU, Baylor, and Texas Southern. The team had a 6–10 overall record during the month of April with a 19–25 for the season to date.

May[]

The Cardinals opened May play with a five-game losing streak. The team ended the month with a record of 2-6 and were eliminated as a possible contender in postseason play on May 9. The team ended the season with a 21–31 overall record and a 10–19 record in conference play. The Cardinals ended the season in 12th place in Southland Conference play.

Schedule[]

Legend
  Lamar win
  Lamar loss
  Postponement
Bold Lamar team member
2015 Lamar Cardinals Baseball Game Log[8]

Note: Nicholls State and Abilene Christian series games were scheduled as non-conference games.

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "2015 Lamar Baseball Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "SAM HOUSTON STATE PICKED TO WIN 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE BASEBALL TITLE". Southland Conference. January 28, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 Preseason Southland Conference Poll". College Baseball Daily. January 28, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAMS". Southland Conference. February 5, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "GILLIGAN GETS 1,300 IN TIGHT CONTEST". Lamar University Athletics. February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  7. ^ Daniel Maher (February 16, 2015). "Opening win No. 1,300 for coach Jim Gilligan". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Lamar Cardinals baseball schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
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