2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team

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2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball
Incarnate Word UIW logo.png
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2021 record21–28 (17–23 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Evans
  • Kyle Winkler
Home stadiumSullivan Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southland Conference baseball standings
  • v
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian  ‍†‍‍ 25 – 13   .658 36 – 21   .632
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 20 – 14   .588 25 – 29   .463
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 23 – 17   .575 29 – 28   .509
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 15   .571 30 – 25   .545
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 22 – 17   .564 32 – 24   .571
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 16   .556 27 – 26   .509
McNeese State  ‍‍‡‍y 21 – 18   .538 32 – 30   .516
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 17 – 19   .472 25 – 23   .521
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 18 – 22   .450 23 – 28   .451
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 – 22   .436 20 – 31   .392
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 17 – 23   .425 21 – 28   .429
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 16 – 24   .400 21 – 34   .382
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 11 – 27   .289 14 – 38   .269
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 6, 2021[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by second–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason[]

Southland Conference Coaches Poll[]

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021, and the Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference with 144 votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Sam Houston State 276 (17)
2 Central Arkansas 247 (5)
3 McNeese State 244 (1)
4 Southeastern Louisiana 243 (3)
5 Northwestern State 193
6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 146
7 Incarnate Word 144
8 Nicholls 108
9 New Orleans 101
10 Abilene Christian 98
11 Stephen F. Austin 92
12 Lamar 87
13 Houston Baptist 49

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors[]

[3]

First Team[]

  • Ryan Flores (UIW, 1st Base)
  • Nate Fisbeck (MCNS, 2nd Base)
  • Beau Orlando (UCA, 3rd Base)
  • JC Correa (LAMR, Shortstop)
  • Gavin Johnson (SHSU, Catcher)
  • Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS, Designated Hitter)
  • Sean Arnold (UIW, Outfielder)
  • Brandon Bena (HBU, Outfielder)
  • Colton Cowser (SHSU, Outfielder)
  • Noah Cameron (UCA, Pitcher)
  • Will Dion (MCNS, Pitcher)
  • Kyle Gruller (HBU, Pitcher)
  • Conner Williams (UCA, Pitcher)
  • Itchy Burts (TAMUCC, Utility)

Second Team[]

  • Preston Faulkner (SELA, 1st Base)
  • Logan Berlof (LAMR, 2nd Base)
  • Anthony Quirion (LAMR, 3rd Base)
  • Reid Bourque (MCNS, Shortstop)
  • Chris Sandberg (NICH, Catcher)
  • Lee Thomas (UIW, Designated Hitter)
  • Josh Ragan (UCA, Outfielder)
  • Jack Rogers (SHSU, Outfielder)
  • Tyler Smith (NSU, Outfielder)
  • John Gaddis (TAMUCC, Pitcher)
  • Gavin Stone (UCA, Pitcher)
  • Luke Taggart (UIW, Pitcher)
  • Jeremy Rodriguez (SFA, Pitcher)
  • Jake Dickerson (MCNS, Utility)

Roster[]

2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals roster
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Justin Anaya - Sophomore
  • 3 Jaren Warwick - Freshman
  • 12 Kayden Cassidy - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 15 Steve Hayward - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 17 Aaron Celestino - Senior
  • 18 Isaiah Zavala - Sophomore
  • 19 Michael McElmeel - Senior
  • 23 Luis Martinez - Sophomore
  • 25 Michael Garza - Junior
  • 27 Johnny Foral - Senior
  • 31 Carson Rollins - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 33 Bryson Walker - Freshman
  • 36 Larry Westall - Freshman
  • 37 Colin Jackson - Freshman
  • 38 Brandon Troxler - Redshirt Freshman
  • 39 Derek Saenz - Freshman
  • 42 Cole Beddingfield - Freshman
  • 43 Shea Walker - Freshman
  • 45 Jake Zatopek - Redshirt Junior

Utility

  • 35 Trey Triolo - Freshman

Catchers

  • 32 Trent Koerner - Senior
  

Infielders

  • 2 Grant Smith - Sophomore
  • 4 Ryan Guerra - Freshman
  • 6 Taylor Darden - Sophomore
  • 7 Chance Medina - Senior
  • 8 Zach Limas - Sophomore
  • 9 Shaughn Kelly - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 11 Walt Evans - Sophomore
  • 13 Ryan Flores - Senior
  • 16 Scott Siebenthall - Freshman
  • 22 Lee Thomas - Senior
  • 24 Devon de Leon - Freshman
  • 26 Kendall Achilles - Redshirt Junior
  • 28 Josh Lackner - Sophomore
  • 29 Landen Kimbro - Redshirt Senior
  • 30 Noah Brewer - Freshman
  • 40 Kaddin Mikulik - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 Ron Brown - Senior
  • 44 Jordan McFarland - Senior

Outfielders

  • 0 Braxton Gerek - Junior
  • 5 Ridge Rogers - Senior
  • 14 Jack Jalufka - Freshman
  • 20 Wilson Ehrhardt - Junior
  • 21 Drew Minter - Senior
  • 34 Landon Etzel - Senior
  • 48 Alex Bustamante - Junior
  • 49 Jacob Rosales - Sophomore
  • 50 Steven Villagran - Redshirt Sophomore

Coaching staff[]

2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals coaching staff
  • Ryan Shotzberger – Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Greg Evans – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Kyle Winkler – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Jake Arledge – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year

Schedule and results[]

Legend
  Incarnate Word win
  Incarnate Word loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Incarnate Word team member
2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (21-28)
February (3-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
Feb. 19 Oral Roberts Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelled
Feb. 20 Oral Roberts Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelled
Feb. 21 Oral Roberts Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelled
Feb. 26 Texas Southern Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 12-1 Rollins (1-0) Fields (0-2) Garza (1) 115 1-0
Feb. 27 Texas Southern Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 16-6 McElmeel (1-0) Olguin (0-2) None 115 2-0
Feb. 28 Texas Southern Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 13-5 Zavala (1-0) Williams (0-2) None 115 3-0
March (7-8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
Mar. 3 Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 4-6 Menefee (2-1) Hayward (0-1) None 894 3-1
Mar. 10 Houston Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 7-13 Deese (1-1) Hayward (0-2) None 115 3-2
Mar. 12 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 4-5 Harmon (1-2) Rollins (1-1) Makarewich (1) 463 3-3 0-1
Mar. 13 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 2-1 (7 inns) Zavala (2-0) Carver (2-1) None 305 4-3 1-1
Mar. 13 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 3-2 Foral (1-0) Michel (0-1) None 305 5-3 2-1
Mar. 14 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 5-6 Daigle (1-0) Hayward (0-3) None 427 5-4 2-2
Mar. 19 Southeastern Louisiana Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 6-5 (13 inns) Garza (1-0) Hughes (1-1) None 115 6-4 3-2
Mar. 20 Southeastern Louisiana Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 5-0 (7 inns) Zavala (3-0) Warren (3-1) None 7-4 4-2
Mar. 20 Southeastern Louisiana Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 6-7 Bartley (2-1) Foral (1-1) Hoskins (2) 115 7-5 4-3
Mar. 21 Southeastern Louisiana Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 5-3 Hayward (1-3) Stuprich (1-1) Garza (2) 115 8-5 5-3
Mar. 23 at No. 9 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1-10 Quintanilla (2-0) Walker (0-1) None 1,538 8-6
Mar. 26 Central Arkansas Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 7-12 Haley (1-0) Rollins (1-2) Gregson (1) 82 8-7 5-4
Mar. 27 Central Arkansas Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 12-11 (7 inns) Garza (2-0) Verel (0-1) None 115 9-7 6-4
Mar. 27 Central Arkansas Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 10-2 McElmeel (2-0) Janak (2-2) Hayward (1) 115 10-7 7-4
Mar. 28 Central Arkansas Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 3-4 Cleveland (3-2) Martinez (0-1) None 92 10-8 7-5
April (4-16)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
Apr. 1 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 0-14 (7 inns) Gennari (2-2) Rollins (1-3) None 124 10-9 7-6
Apr. 2 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 1-11 (7 inns) Todd (2-2) Zavala (3-1) None 116 10-10 7-7
Apr. 2 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 15-9 Garza (3-0) Stobart (0-3) None 118 11-10 8-7
Apr. 3 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 1-11 (8 inns) Sgambelluri (2-1) Walker (0-2) None 140 11-11 8-8
Apr. 6 Prairie View A&M Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 12-1 (8 inns) Warwick (1-0) Maldonado (0-3) Beddingfield (1) 52 12-11
Apr. 9 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 6-10 Abraham (2-0) Zavala (3-2) Duplechain (1) 311 12-12 8-9
Apr. 10 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 1-19 (7 inns) Dion (4-3) Rollins (1-4) None 429 12-13 8-10
Apr. 10 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 1-4 Ellison (2-1) Garza (3-1) Foster (1) 429 12-14 8-11
Apr. 11 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4-10 Vega (1-3) Minter (0-1) None 368 12-15 8-12
Apr. 13 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX L 12-15 (10 inns) Larzabal (1-0) Foral (1-2) None 1,045 12-16
Apr. 16 New Orleans Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 4-5 Erbe (1-2) Cassidy (0-1) Seroski (4) 64 12-17 8-13
Apr. 17 New Orleans Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 5-13 (7 inns) Turpin (6-1) Garza (3-2) None 12-18 8-14
Apr. 17 New Orleans Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 1-3 Mitchell (2-1) Minter (0-2) Seroski (5) 102 12-19 8-15
Apr. 18 New Orleans Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 6-3 Zavala (4-2) LeBlanc (0-3) McElmeel (1) 88 13-19 9-15
Apr. 23 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 12-1 (7 inns) Cassidy (1-1) Morgan (0-3) None 238 14-19 10-15
Apr. 24 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 7-10 (7 inns) Huffling (5-1) Garza (3-3) None 481 14-20 10-16
Apr. 24 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 3-8 Glaze (1-1) Westall (0-1) None 411 14-21 10-17
Apr. 25 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 4-8 Chirpich (4-3) Zavala (4-3) None 616 14-22 10-18
Apr. 27 at No. 3 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3-5 Shifflet (1-0) Celestino (0-1) Nixon (5) 1,610 14-23
Apr. 30 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1-2 Gearing (4-3) Cassidy (1-2) Taylor (8) 784 14-24 10-19
May (7–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
May 1 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 6-1 Minter (1-2) Desandro (3-2) None 637 15-24 11-19
May 1 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 3-2 Zavala (5-3) Kilcrease (2-6) Garza (3) 684 16-24 12-19
May 2 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 5-7 Balado (3-1) Garza (3-4) Taylor (9) 777 16-25 12-20
May 4 at No. 3 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX Game cancelled
May 7 Houston Baptist Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 9-4 (7 inns) Celestino (1-1) Austin (3-2) None 50 17-25 13-20
May 7 Houston Baptist Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 5-4 Cassidy (2-2) Coats (2-7) Garza (4) 94 18-25 14-20
May 8 Houston Baptist Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 5-4 McElmeel (3-0) Reitmeyer (2-3) Foral (1) 115 19-25 15-20
May 9 Houston Baptist Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 3-2 Hayward (2-3) Zarella (0-6) Garza (5) 92 20-25 16-20
May 11 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX Game cancelled
May 18 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX Game cancelled
May 20 Lamar Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 0-7 (7 inns) Michael (6-2) Cassidy (2-3) None 75 20-26 16-21
May 20 Lamar Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 4-13 Mize (2-1) Minter (1-3) None 112 20-27 16-22
May 21 Lamar Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 6-4 Celestino (2-1) Douthit (1-3) Garza (6) 112 21-27 17-22
May 22 Lamar Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 3-13 (7 inns) Dallas (2-2) Rollins (1-5) Cole (1) 75 21-28

17-23

Schedule Source:[4]

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

Posteason[]

Conference Accolades[]

  • Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
  • Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
  • Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
  • Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
  • Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
  • Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
  • Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Rick McCarty – ACU

References:[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Sam Houston Repeats as Southland Baseball Preseason Favorite". www.southland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ "UIW announces 2021 baseball schedule". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "SFA's Kassidy Wilbur Named Southland Player of the Year". www.southland.org. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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