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2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball
Southland Conference Regular season champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record34–23 (15–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Zaleski
  • Jim Ricklefsen
Home stadiumJoe Miller Ballpark
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese State  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 34 – 23   .596
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10   .583 30 – 29   .508
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 30 – 23   .566
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 26 – 25   .510
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 25 – 29   .463
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 18 – 36   .333
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 27 – 28   .491
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 31   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 19, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team represented McNeese State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Joe Miller Ballpark and were led by ninth–year head coach Justin Hill. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

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Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 10, 2022 and the Cowboys were picked to finish second in the conference with 80 votes and three first place votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southeastern Louisiana 93 (10)
2 McNeese State 80 (3)
3 New Orleans 73
4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 63 (1)
5 Northwestern State 55 (2)
6 Incarnate Word 36
T7 Houston Baptist 24
T7 Nicholls 24

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

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First Team

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  • Tre Obregon III – Designated Hitter
  • Payton Harden – Outfielder

Second Team

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  • Julian Gonzales – Outfielder

Personnel

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2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
0 Braden Duhon Current redshirt L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Moss Bluff, Louisiana
1 OF Payton Harden Current redshirt L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Atascocita, Texas
2 OF Cooper Hext L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So DeQuincy, Louisiana
3 INF Antonio Gauthier Current redshirt L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 INF Brad Burckel Current redshirt L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lindale, Texas
6 C Tre' Obregon III Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sallisaw, Oklahoma
8 INF Kade Morris Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alvin, Texas
11 INF Reid Bourque Current redshirt L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Moss Bluff, Louisiana
12 C Schuyler Thibodaux Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bridge City, Texas
13 RHP Christian Vega Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Katy, Texas
14 RHP Brett Payne Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lumberton, Texas
16 INF Josh Leslie Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kenosha, Wisconsin
17 RHP Sean-Michael Brady Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lafayette, Louisiana
18 RHP Isaac Duplechain Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 INF Shane Martin R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
20 RHP Daniel Hecker Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Seabrook, Texas
21 OF Conner Westenburg R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Porter, Texas
22 C Andruw Gonzales Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Elgin, Texas
24 Peyton Johnson Current redshirt L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Moss Bluff, Louisiana
25 RHP Ty Abraham Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Sugar Land, Texas
26 INF Jordan Yeatts Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr College Station, Texas
27 OF Julian Gonzales Current redshirt L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sulphur, Louisiana
28 C Kade Hunter Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Comfort, Texas
31 LHP Zane Zeppuhar Current redshirt L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Amant, Louisiana
32 RHP Trenton Chenard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Weimer, Texas
33 RHP Bryson Hudgens Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Argyle, Texas
34 RHP Burrell Jones Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Holt, Michigan
35 RHP Andrew Sheridan Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sulphur, Louisiana
37 RHP Zach Diaz Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tomball, Texas
38 RHP Brian Shadrick Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Belton, Texas
39 INF Nate Collins Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Alvin, Texas
40 RHP Grant Rogers Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Groves, Texas
41 RHP Hayden Shaddox Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Athens, Texas
44 RHP Chance Stone Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sulphur, Louisiana
45 RHP JT Peloquin Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lake Charles, Louisiana
46 RHP Tyler Stone Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Rockwall, Texas
47 INF Kade McBride R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Sulphur, Louisiana
48 C Ben David R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lake Charles, Louisiana
49 RHP Davis Burgin Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Trussville, Alabama
50 RHP Cameron Lejeune R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sulphur, Louisiana
99 RHP Cameron Foster Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach

Justin Hill (Northwestern State)

Assistant coach(es)

Nick Zaleski (Alabama)
Jimmy Ricklefsen (McNeese State)
Peyton McLemore (McNeese State)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11 April 2022

Schedule and results

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Legend
  McNeese State win
  McNeese State loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold McNeese State team member
2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season (30–21)
February (6–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Feb. 18 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
6–4		 Vega
(1-0)		 Sharkey
(0-1)		 Foster
(1)		 621 1–0
Feb. 19 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
3–7		 Book
(1-0)		 Abraham
(0-1)		 None 725 1–1
Feb. 20 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
4–1		 Rogers
(1-0)		 Helmstadt
(0-1)		 Foster
(2)		 587 2–1
Feb. 22 Houston Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
2–3		 Sears
(1-0)		 Burgin
(0-1)		 Medrano
(1)		 475 2–2
Feb. 25 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
13–07		 Stone
(1-0)		 Meadows
(0-1)		 Brady
(1)		 400 3–2
Feb. 26 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
14–1(7 inns)		 Abraham
(1-1)		 Puckett
(0-1)		 None 417 4–2
Feb. 26 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
17–17		 Rogers
(2-0)		 Ford
(0-1)		 None 401 5–2
Feb. 27 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
23–17		 Duplechain
(1-0)		 Feltson
(0-1)		 None 486 6–2
March (7–10)
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 W
7–3		 Jones
(1-0)		 Paul
(0-1)		 Foster
(3)		 206 7–2
Mar. 4 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
5–21		 Fincher
(3-0)		 Stone
(1-1)		 None 851 7–3
Mar. 5 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
3–11		 Tomkins
(1-0)		 Rogers
(2-1)		 None 820 7–4
Mar. 6 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
5–2		 Shadrick
(1-0)		 Whorff
(0-2)		 Foster
(4)		 770 8–4
Mar. 9 at No. 12 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L
3–6		 Hellmers
(2-0)		 Vega
(1-1)		 None SECN+ 9,907 8–5
Mar. 11 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
6–9		 Sodersten
(3-1)		 Stone
(1-2)		 Gutierrez
(1)		 698 8–6
Mar. 12 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
4–3		 Foster
(1-0)		 Schriever
(0-1)		 None 704 9–6
Mar. 13 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
4–6		 Traxel
(3-1)		 Abraham
(1-2)		 Granados
(1)		 695 9–7
Mar. 15 Columbia Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
7–2		 Stone
(2-2)		 Yoo
(0-1)		 Foster
(5)		 703 10–7
Mar. 16 Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
8–10		 Menard
(1-0)		 Shadrick
(1-1)		 Schultz
(3)		 1,476 10–8
Mar. 18 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
2–3		 Nicholson
(3-0)		 Rogers
(2-2)		 Robbins
(4)		 623 10–9
Mar. 19 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
6–3		 Abraham
(2-2)		 Doherty
(2-2)		 Foster
(6)		 600 11–9
Mar. 20 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
6–7		 Wainscott
(1-1)		 Brady
(0-1)		 Robbins
(5)		 610 11–10
Mar. 22 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game cancelled
Mar. 25 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
4–6		 Spinney
(1-2)		 Sheridan
(0-1)		 Reitmeyer
(4)		 764 11–11 0–1
Mar. 26 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
3–5		 Burch
(1-2)		 Abraham
(2-3)		 Reitmeyer
(5)		 860 11–12 0–2
Mar. 27 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
13–7		 Brady
(1-1)		 Spinney
(1-3)		 None 700 12–12 1–2
Mar. 30 Southern Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
9–7		 Brady
(2-1)		 Dotson
(0-1)		 Foster
(7)		 650 13–12
April (12–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Apr. 1 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W
2–0		 Rogers
(3-2)		 Theriot
(3-2)		 Foster
(8)		 601 14–12 2–2
Apr. 2 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W
5–1		 Vega
(2-1)		 Gearing
(3-2)		 None 504 15–12 3–2
Apr. 3 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L
7–8		 Andrews
(2-0)		 Foster
(1-1)		 None 421 15–13 3–3
Apr. 6 Prairie View A&M Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
7–2		 Payne
(1-0)		 Larzabal
(1-3)		 None 650 16–13
Apr. 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L
5–9		 LeBlanc
(5-0)		 Rogers
(3-3)		 None ESPN+ 733 16–14 3–4
Apr. 9 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L
2–11		 Mitchell
(1-3)		 Abraham
(2-4)		 None ESPN+ 513 16–15 3–5
Apr. 10 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L
9–11		 Seroski
(3-1)		 Vega
(2-2)		 Paplham
(1)		 ESPN+ 428 16–16 3–6
Apr. 12 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Game cancelled
Apr. 14 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
9–3		 Rogers
(4-3)		 Rollins
(2-1)		 None 620 17–16 4–6
Apr. 15 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
4–3		 Foster
(2-1)		 Hayward
(1-3)		 None 680 18–16 5–6
Apr. 16 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
11–17		 Jones
(2-0)		 David
(2-1)		 None 750 19–16 6–6
Apr. 18 Sam Houston State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8–4 Payne
(2-0)		 Dillard
(4-3)		 Foster
(9)		 670 20—16
Apr. 20 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
3–4		 Judice
(2-0)		 Vega
(2-3)		 None 1,253 20–17
Apr. 22 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
7–3		 Foster
(3-1)		 Trahan
(2-2)		 None 780 21–17 7–6
Apr. 23 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
6–4		 Stone
(1-0)		 Trahan
(2-3)		 None 830 22–17 8–6
Apr. 24 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
8–4		 Payne
(3-0)		 Landry
(2-4)		 Foster
(10)		 830 23–17 9–6
Apr. 26 Louisiana–Monroe Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
7–8		 Shuffler
(2-2)		 Payne
(3-1)		 Orton
(6)		 870 23–18
Apr. 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W
7–2		 Rogers
(5-3)		 Thomas
(4-3)		 None 297 24–18 10–6
Apr. 30 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX` W
7–3		 Stone
(3-2)		 Purcell
(1-3)		 Foster
(11)		 ESPN+ 297 25–18 11–6
May (5–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
May 1 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L
11–13		 Miller
(2-1)		 Vega
(2-4)		 Bird
(1)		 ESPN+ 306 25–19 11–7
May 3 Stephen F. Austin Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
17–78		 Sheridan
(1-1)		 Poell
(2-3)		 Shadrick
(1)		 650 26–19
May 6 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
12–16		 Carver
(4-4)		 Rogers
(5-4)		 None 750 26–20 11–8
May 7 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
4–5		 Cossio
(2-0)		 Foster
(3-2)		 Ohnoutka
(1)		 777 26–21 11–9
May 8 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
10–4		 Zeppuhar
(1-0)		 Brown
(5-5)		 None 763 27–21 12–9
May 12 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W
23–57		 Rogers
(6-4)		 Spinney
(3-4)		 None 236 28–21 13–9
May 13 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W
16–67		 Jones
(3-0)		 Burch
(1-4)		 Sheridan
(1)		 304 29–21 14–9
May 14 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W
14–9		 Stone
(2-0)		 Reitmeyer
(3-3)		 None 389 30–21 15–9
Post-season (4–2)
Southland Tournament (4–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 19 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
12–6		 Rogers
(7-4)		 Garza
(5-5)		 None ESPN+ 611 31–21 1–0
May 20 vs. (4) Nicholls (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
8–4		 Jones
(4-0)		 Theriot
(7-5)		 Foster
(12)		 ESPN+ 678 32–21 2–0
May 21 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
7–2		 Zeppuhar
(2-0)		 Cassidy
(0-3)		 Stone
(1)		 ESPN+ 611 33–21 3–0
May 26 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
6–512		 Foster
(4-2)		 Trahan
(4-4)		 None ESPN+ 1,102 34–21 4–0
May 27 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
2–3		 Dugas
(4-2)		 Shadrick
(1-2)		 None ESPN+ 1,304 34–22 4–1
May 28 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
7–11		 O'Toole
(4-4)		 Stone
(3-3)		 None ESPN+ 1,223 34–23 4–2
Schedule Source:[4]

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

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Southeastern Tops Southland Baseball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "McNeese Baseball Announces 2022 Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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