2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team
American college baseball season
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
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
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
[ 3]
First Team
Tre Obregon III – Designated Hitter
Payton Harden – Outfielder
Second Team
Julian Gonzales – Outfielder
Personnel
2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
0
Braden Duhon
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
1
OF
Payton Harden
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
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Lake Charles, Louisiana
4
INF
Brad Burckel
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Lindale, Texas
6
C
Tre' Obregon III
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
8
INF
Kade Morris
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Alvin, Texas
11
INF
Reid Bourque
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
12
C
Schuyler Thibodaux
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Bridge City, Texas
13
RHP
Christian Vega
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Katy, Texas
14
RHP
Brett Payne
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Lumberton, Texas
16
INF
Josh Leslie
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Kenosha, Wisconsin
17
RHP
Sean-Michael Brady
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Lafayette, Louisiana
18
RHP
Isaac Duplechain
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
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
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Elgin, Texas
24
Peyton Johnson
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
25
RHP
Ty Abraham
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Sugar Land, Texas
26
INF
Jordan Yeatts
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
College Station, Texas
27
OF
Julian Gonzales
L/L
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Sulphur, Louisiana
28
C
Kade Hunter
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Comfort, Texas
31
LHP
Zane Zeppuhar
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
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Jr
Argyle, Texas
34
RHP
Burrell Jones
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Holt, Michigan
35
RHP
Andrew Sheridan
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Sulphur, Louisiana
37
RHP
Zach Diaz
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Tomball, Texas
38
RHP
Brian Shadrick
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Belton, Texas
39
INF
Nate Collins
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Alvin, Texas
40
RHP
Grant Rogers
R/R
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Groves, Texas
41
RHP
Hayden Shaddox
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Athens, Texas
44
RHP
Chance Stone
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Sulphur, Louisiana
45
RHP
JT Peloquin
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Lake Charles, Louisiana
46
RHP
Tyler Stone
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
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
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
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 11 April 2022
Schedule and results
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.
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References
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