2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team

2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–36 (11–13 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Clay Vanderlaan
  • Tyler Bremer
Home stadiumHusky Field
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 November 4, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team represented Houston Baptist University, now known as Houston Christian University, during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Field and were led by first–year head coach Lance Berkman, former star player with the Houston Astros. They were members of the Southland Conference.

This was the last season for the Huskies under the Houston Baptist name. The university changed its name to Houston Christian University on September 21 of that year. The nickname of Huskies was not changed.

Preseason

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Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.[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
T-7 Houston Baptist 24
T-7 Nicholls 24

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

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First Team

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  • Daunte Stuart – 2nd Base
  • Cal Carver – Pitcher

Second Team

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  • Donovan Ohnoutka – Pitcher
  • Drayton Brown – Pitcher

Personnel

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2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 OF Christian Dumont R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bellevue, Nebraska
2 INF Sebastian Trinidad R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Houston, Texas
3 C Dawson Woods L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Corsicana, Texas
4 RHP Tyler Zarella R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr League City, Texas
5 RHP Jordan Powell R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Montgomery, Texas
6 INF Jake Miller R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Round Rock, Texas
7 INF Austin Roccaforte R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Tomball, Texas
8 INF Braden Sanford R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Santee, California
9 RHP Chad Ricker L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Argyle, Texas
10 OF Logan Letney L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Spring, Texas
11 INF Diego Davila R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Spring, Texas
13 OF Bernard Shivers R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey
14 OF Jared Schatz L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Thousand Oaks, California
15 INF Brennan Bales R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Nebraska City, Nebraska
16 RHP Matthew Charles R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
17 RHP Morris Austin R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Keller, Texas
19 LHP Bryce Toney L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cypress, Texas
20 RHP Jared Burch R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
21 RHP Blake Bolgiano R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Midlothian, Texas
22 RHP Will Ripoll R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
23 OF Lane Botkin L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina
24 C Tyler LaRue R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr San Antonio, Texas
25 OF Daniel Budke R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
26 OF Connor Fremin L/L 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Katy, Texas
27 INF Matt Crossley R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Round Rock, Texas
28 RHP Javan Smitherman R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kilgore, Texas
29 C Kevin Ortiz R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Richmond, Texas
30 INF Caleb Munton S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Pilot Point, Texas
31 RHP Kevin Conley R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oak Ridge, Texas
32 INF Reed Chumley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cypress, Texas
33 LHP Austin Spinney L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Placentia, California
35 RHP Andrew Reitmeyer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Oceanside, California
36 RHP Trey Valka R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Spring, Texas
39 LHP Tim Ewald R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Saint Charles, Missouri
40 INF Matt Crossley R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Round Rock, Texas
41 RHP Daxton Tinker R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Sulphur, Louisiana
43 C Parker Edwards R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
44 RHP Ethan Abbott R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
45 RHP Thomas King R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
INF Caden Biedermann R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
OF Connor McBryde R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Spring, Texas
Head coach

Lance Berkman (Rice)

Assistant coach(es)

Clay VanderLaan (Graceland)
Tyler Bremer (Baylor)

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

Roster
Last update: 8 January 2022

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Houston Baptist win
  Houston Baptist loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Houston Baptist team member
2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball game log
Regular season (18–34)
February (2–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Feb. 18 Rutgers Husky Field • Houston, TX L
0–4		 Bello
(1-0)		 Tinker
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 413 0–1
Feb. 19 Rutgers Husky Field • Houston, TX L
3–18		 Gorski
(1-0)		 Abbott
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 434 0–2
Feb. 20 Rutgers Husky Field • Houston, TX L
5–10		 Sinibaldi
(1-0)		 Burch
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 450 0–3
Feb. 22 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L
2–6		 Andrade
(1-0)		 Ripoll
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 1,471 0–4
Feb. 23 Rice Husky Field • Houston, TX L
2–6		 Smith
(1-0)		 Ricker
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 289 0–5
Feb. 25 Hofstra Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX L
1–37		 Faello
(1-0)		 Abbott
(0-2)		 None 345 0–6
Feb. 25 Hofstra Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX W
4–3		 Reitmeyer
(1-0)		 O'Hanlon
(0-1)		 None 345 1–6
Feb. 27 Hofstra Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX W
6–3		 Ewald
(1-0)		 Nemjo
(0-1)		 Reitmeyer
(1)		 380 2–6
March (6–11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Mar. 1 at Texas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L
2–3		 Curtis
(2-0)		 Spinney
(0-1)		 Rudis
(1)		 SECN+ 4,777 2–7
Mar. 4 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA L
4–217		 Harper
(1-0)		 Tinker
(0-2)		 None ESPN+ 92 2–8
Mar. 5 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W
4–17		 Austin
(1-0)		 Lucchesi
(0-1)		 Reitmeyer
(2)		 ESPN+ 255 3–8
Mar. 5 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W
3–27		 Ricker
(1-1)		 Hunter
(1-1)		 Reitmeyer
(3)		 ESPN+ 255 4–8
Mar. 6 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W
4–1		 Ripoll
(1-1)		 Stewart
(1-1)		 Austin
(1)		 ESPN+ 83 5–8
Mar. 9 Lamar Husky Field • Houston, TX W
10–2		 Smitherman
(1-0)		 Ringo
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 245 6–8
Mar. 11 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L
2–22		 Fincher
(4-0)		 Dixon
(0-3)		 None 2,237 6–9
Mar. 12 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L
3–12		 Jennings
(1-1)		 Burch
(0-2)		 None 2,327 6–10
Mar. 13 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L
0–6		 Whorff
(1-2)		 Ripoll
(1-2)		 None 2,257 6–11
Mar. 15 UTSA Husky Field • Houston, TX L
5–10		 Garza
(1-0)		 Reitmeyer
(1-1)		 None ESPN+ 405 6–12
Mar. 18 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI L
3–4		 Tomasic
(2-0)		 Reitmeyer
(1-2)		 None 312 6–13
Mar. 20 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John W. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI L
0–1		 Carson
(1-0)		 Spinney
(0-2)		 Bischoff
(4)		 1,051 6–14
Mar. 20 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John W. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI L
5–6		 Bischoff
(1-0)		 King
(0-1)		 None 1,051 6–15
Mar. 22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Husky Field • Houston, TX Game postponed
Mar. 25 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
6–413		 Spinney
(1-2)		 Sheridan
(0-1)		 Reitmeyer
(4)		 ESPN+ 764 7–15 1–0
Mar. 26 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
5–3		 Burch
(1-2)		 Abraham
(2-3)		 Reitmeyer
(5)		 ESPN+ 860 8–15 2–0
Mar. 27 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L
7–13		 Brady
(1-1)		 Spinney
(1-3)		 None 700 8–16 2–1
Mar. 29 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX L
7–8		 Tjelmeland
(1-0)		 Valka
(0-1)		 None 1,086 8–17
April (9–10)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Apr. 1 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX L
3–187		 LeBlanc
(4-0)		 Tinker
(0-4)		 None ESPN+ 320 8–18 2–2
Apr. 2 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX W
5–3		 Charles
(1-0)		 Gauthe
(1-1)		 Reitmeyer
(6)		 ESPN+ 367 9–18 3–2
Apr. 3 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX L
10–14		 Khachadourian
(2-1)		 Powell
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 385 9–19 3–3
Apr. 5 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX L
1–137		 Burbank
(1-3)		 King
(0-1)		 None 1,893 9–20
Apr. 8 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX L
1–117		 Theriot
(4-2)		 Ripoll
(1-3)		 None ESPN+ 201 9–21 3–4
Apr. 9 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX W
6–5		 Reitmeyer
(2-2)		 Andrews
(2-1)		 None ESPN+ 378 10–21 4–4
Apr. 10 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX W
9–2		 Spinney
(2-3)		 Heckman
(1-2)		 None ESPN+ 311 11–21 5–4
Apr. 12 Prairie View A&M Husky Field • Houston, TX L
9–11		 Krall
(3-4)		 King
(0-3)		 Maxcey
(2)		 ESPN+ 245 11–22
Apr. 14 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L
3–177		 Garcia
(4-2)		 Ripoll
(1-4)		 None ESPN+ 344 11–23 5–5
Apr. 15 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W
5–3		 Zarella
(1-0)		 Miller
(1-1)		 Reitmeyer
(7)		 ESPN+ 366 12–23 6–5
Apr. 16 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W
11–5		 Charles
(2-0)		 Ramirez Jr.
(1-2)		 None ESPN+ 319 13–23 7–5
Apr. 19 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L
2–4		 Miller
(2-0)		 King
(0-4)		 Dannelley
(1)		 935 13–24
Apr. 20 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W
1–0		 Ricker
(2-1)		 Cole
(2-1)		 Reitmeyer
(8)		 1,923 14–24
Apr. 22 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L
3–4		 Collins
(3-0)		 Smitherman
(1-1)		 None 461 14–25 7–6
Apr. 23 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L
2–4		 Harmon
(5-4)		 Burch
(1-3)		 None 475 14–26 7–7
Apr. 24 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W
10–1		 Charles
(3-0)		 Brown
(4-4)		 None 502 15–26 8–7
Apr. 27 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L
3–19		 Coldiron
(2-3)		 Ripoll
(1-5)		 None 455 15–27
Apr. 29 Incarnate Word Husky Field • Houston, TX W
13–6		 Spinney
(3-3)		 Garza
(4-4)		 None ESPN+ 205 16–27 9–7
Apr. 30 Incarnate Word Husky Field • Houston, TX W
10–9		 Reitmeyer
(3-2)		 Mikulik
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 237 17–27 10–7
May (1–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
May 1 Incarnate Word Husky Field • Houston, TX W
8–7		 Smitherman
(2-1)		 Celestino
(3-4)		 Zarella
(1)		 ESPN+ 389 18–27 11–7
May 3 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L
3–137		 Morehouse
(2-0)		 Tinker
(0-5)		 None LHN 5,936 18–28
May 6 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L
5–6		 Guth
(3-1)		 Ripoll
(1-6)		 Trahan
(8)		 1,096 18–29 11–8
May 7 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L
15–18		 Trahan
(3-3)		 Bales
(0-1)		 None 1,030 18–30 11–9
May 8 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L
0–127		 Landry
(3-5)		 Charles
(3-1)		 None 1,012 18–31 11–10
May 12 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L
5–237		 Rogers
(6-4)		 Spinney
(3-4)		 None ESPN+ 236 18–32 11–11
May 13 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L
6–167		 Jones
(3-0)		 Burch
(1-4)		 Sheridan
(1)		 ESPN+ 304 18–33 11–12
May 14 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L
9–14		 Stone
(2-0)		 Reitmeyer
(3-3)		 None ESPN+ 389 18–34 11–13
Post-season (0–2)
Southland Tournament (0–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 19 vs. (3) New Orleans (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L
3–10		 LeBlanc
(7-1)		 Bales
(0-2)		 None ESPN+ 477 18–35 0–1
May 20 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L
4–12		 Guth
(4-1)		 Burch
(1-5)		 None ESPN+ 522 18–36 0–2
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 November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "SOUTHEASTERN TOPS SOUTHLAND BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL". www.southland.org. Southland Conference. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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