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2022 Lamar Cardinals baseball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionSouthwest
Record37–21 (20–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Hatten
  • Sean Snedeker
Home stadiumVincent–Beck Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest
Sam Houston State  x‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 31 – 25   .554
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 37 – 21   .638
UTRGV  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 33 – 25   .569
Abilene Christian  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 30 – 29   .508
Tarleton State*  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 17 – 36   .321
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 15 – 37   .288
West
Grand Canyon  x‍†‍‍y 25 – 5   .833 41 – 19   .683
California Baptist*  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 36 – 20   .643
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 26   .552
Dixie State*  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 22 – 33   .400
Seattle  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 16 – 34   .320
New Mexico State  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 20   .333 24 – 32   .429
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 19 – 37   .339
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 4, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2022 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by sixth–year head coach Will Davis. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was Lamar's first year in the WAC. The Cardinals had a regular season record of 37–21 and a conference record of 20–10 finishing in second place in the WAC Southwest division, one game behind division winner Sam Houston. They participated in the 2022 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament as the second seeded team from the Southwest Division. After winning their first conference tournament game against Seattle, the Cardinals' season ended after losing to West Division first seed Grand Canyon and Southwest Division fourth seed Abilene Christian.

Preseason

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Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll

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The Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022, and the Cardinals were picked to finish fourth in the Southwest Division with 11 votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Abilene Christian 25 (5)
2 Texas-Rio Grande Valley 19 (2)
2 Sam Houston 19
4 Lamar 11
5 Stephen F. Austin 9
6 Tarleton 7

Preseason All-WAC Team & Honors

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2022 Preseason All-WAC Team

C - Kaden Hollow, So., Dixie State
1B - Elijah Buries, So., Grand Canyon
1B - Chase Kemp, Sr., Lamar
2B - Kevin Jiminez, Jr., NM State
3B - Juan Colato, R-Sr., Grand Canyon
SS - Jacob Wilson, So., Grand Canyon
OF - Tayler Aguilar, Jr., Grand Canyon
OF - Colton Eager, Gr., Abilene Christian
OF - Grayson Tatrow, Jr., Abilene Christian
DH/UT - Tommy Cruz, Sr., Abilene Christian
SP - Coltin Atkinson, So., Sam Houston
SP - Kevin Stevens, R-Sr., UT Rio Grande Valley
SP - Carter Young, So., Grand Canyon
RP - CJ Culpepper, So., California Baptist

Roster

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2022 Lamar Cardinals roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 Daniel Cole – Junior
  • 8 Adam Wheaton – Senior
  • 12 Braxton Douthit – Junior
  • 14 Trhea Morse – Sophomore
  • 18 Max Mize – Senior
  • 19 Josh Ekness – Sophomore
  • 20 Jacob Ellis – Sophomore
  • 21 Zack Williams – Sophomore
  • 22 Paul Rector – Junior
  • 26 Jack Dallas – Senior
  • 27 Michael Barta – Sophomore
  • 32 Trent Tompkins – Freshman
  • 33 Ty Ringo – Sophomore
  • 36 Adam Davis – Sophomore
  • 39 Camden Guarnere – Sophomore
  • 43 Benjamin Content – Junior
  • 45 Landon Odom – Junior
  • 46 Owen Sheldon – Freshman
  • 49 Joe Buckendorff – Junior
  • 50 Dylan Johnson – Sophomore
  • 51 John Altman – Senior
  • 52 Patrick Hail – Sophomore
  • 54 Will Cox – Senior
  

Catchers

  • 9 Ryan Snell – Junior
  • 16 Kyle Harper – Junior
  • 34 Monray van der Walt – Freshman RS
  • 37 Josh Blankenship – Junior

Infielders

  • 3 Deric Lamontagne – Junior
  • 5 Jack Schell – Junior
  • 11 Kelby Weyler – Junior
  • 13 Ethan Ruiz – Junior
  • 17 Chase Kemp – Senior
  • 23 Kevin Bermudez – Sophomore
  • 28 Kirkland Banks – Junior RS
  • 30 Wesley Schields – Junior
  • 31 Gavin Baratta – Freshman
  • 35 Cameron Yadon – Freshman
  • 42 Tyler Shepard – Freshman

Outfielders

  • 1 Reese Durand – Junior
  • 2 Matthew McDonald – Senior
  • 4 Ben MacNaughton – Junior
  • 7 Nathan Carriere – Junior
  • 22 Cole Girouard – Senior
  • 38 Tanner Wilson – Sophomore
  • 46 Owen Sheldon – Freshman

Coaching staff

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2022 lamar cardinals coaching staff
  • Will Davis – Head coach – 6th year
  • Scott Hatten – Associate head coach/hitting coach/recruiting coordinator – 21st year
  • Sean Snedeker – Assistant head coach/pitching coach – 5th year

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Lamar win
  Lamar loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Lamar team member
2022 Lamar Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season (36–19)
February (4–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC record
Feb. 18 Binghamton Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 2–1 Williams (1–0) Henderson (0–1) 1,102 1–0
Feb. 19 Binghamton Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 16–1 Wheaton (1–0) Lumpinski (0–1) 856 2–0
Feb. 20 Binghamton Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 5–9 Bryggman (1–0) Ekness (0–1) 867 2–1
Feb. 22 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 3–9 Khristian (1–0) Williams (1–1) ESPN+ 4578 2–2
Feb. 25 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 12–6 Douthit (1–0) Chandler (0–2) CUSA TV 1728 3–2
Feb. 26 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 8–6 Dallas (1–0) Linskey (0–1) CUSA TV 1806 4–2
Feb. 27 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX L 6–8 Deskins (1–1) Odom (0–1) Linskey (1) CUSA TV 1734 4–3
March (11–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC record
Mar. 1 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 5–6 Cherry (1–1) Odom (0–2) Sears (1) 253 4–4
Mar. 4 Mount St. Mary's Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–4 Douthit (2–0) Breznak (0–2) Dallas (1) WACD 1152 5–4
Mar. 5 Mount St. Mary's Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 12–1 Wheaton (2–0) Ament (0–1) WACD 1647 6–4
Mar. 5 Mount St. Mary's Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 14–5 Buckendorff (1–0) Adams (0–1) WACD 1647 7–4
Mar. 6 Mount St. Mary's Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–0 Morse (1–0) Midkiff (0–1) WACD 864 8–4
Mar. 9 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 2–10 Smitherman (1–0) Ringo(0–1) ESPN+ 245 8–5
Mar. 12 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 2–1 Douthit (3–0) Richter (1–1) Dallas (2) ESPN+ 212 9–5 1-0
Mar. 12 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 14–3 Wheaton (3–0) Dewberry (1–2) ESPN+ 197 10–5 2-0
Mar. 13 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 6–3 Williams (2–1) Todd (0–3) Buckendorff (1) ESPN+ 197 11–5 3-0
Mar. 15 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 7–21 Taylor (2–0) Ellis (0–1) 487 11–6
Mar. 18 Sam Houston Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 3–2 (10) Dallas (2–0) Coldiron (1–1) WACD 1460 12–6 4-0
Mar. 19 Sam Houston Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 8–2 Wheaton (4–0) Beard (1–2) WACD 1207 13–6 5-0
Mar. 20 Sam Houston Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–9 Hewitt (1–1) Buckendorff (1–1) WACD 836 13–7 5-1
Mar. 23 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 7–2 Mize (1–0) Shy (1–2) 13–8
Mar. 25 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX W 9–8 Cole (1–0) Gerik Jr. (1–2) Dallas (3) WACD 1288 14–8 6-1
Mar. 26 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX L 2–5 Davis (4–0) Wheaton (4–1) Gerik Jr. (3) WACD 1341 14–9 6-2
Mar. 27 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX L 2–14 Aldaz (2–2) Morse (1–1) WACD 821 14–10 6-3
Mar. 29 at Nicholls Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 2–5 Mancuso (2–0) Odom (0–3) Vial Jr (1) 493 14–11
April (12–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC record
Apr. 1 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–6 Morgan (4–0) Douthit (3–1) WACD 1182 15–11 6-4
Apr. 2 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 3–2 Cole (2–0) Huffling (3–1) Dallas (4) WACD 1183 16–11 7-4
Apr. 3 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 8–11 Sells (2–1) Davis (0–1) Riley (2) WACD 783 16–12 7-5
Apr. 3 Texas Southern Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 7–4 Davis (1–1) Castro (3–3) Dallas (5) WACD 840 17–12
Apr. 6 Northwestern State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 9–6 Morse (2–1) Frances (0–1) WACD 988 18–12
Apr. 8 at Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX W 4–1 Douthit (4–1) Bailey (3–1) Dallas (6) WACD 988 19–12 8-5
Apr. 9 at Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX W 15–8 Wheaton (5–1) Burcham (0–1) WACD 575 20–12 9-5
Apr. 10 at Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX L 2–12 Hackett (2–4) Ekness (0–2) WACD 390 20–13 9-6
Apr. 12 at LSU 15 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA Game Cancelled
Apr. 15 vs Pacific L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 13–2 Wheaton (6–1) Hayes (2–6) 21–13
Apr. 15 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 14–11 Douthit (5–1) Bennett (2–2) 916 22–13
Apr. 18 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 1–5 Caley (2–0) Buckendorff (1–2) 1553 22–14
Apr. 20 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0–1 Ricker (2–1) Cole (2–1) Reitmeyer (8) WACD 1923 22–15
Apr. 22 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–4 Douthit (6–1) Todd (1–5) Dallas (7) WACD 1092 23–15 10-6
Apr. 23 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0–6 Emmons III (3–0) Wheaton (6–2) WACD 1012 23–16 10-7
Apr. 24 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–3 Dallas (3–0) Jaco (0–3) WACD 1082 24–16 11-7
Apr. 26 Houston Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–1 Odom (1–3) Cherry (2–2) Morse (1) WACD 1157 25–16
Apr. 29 at Sam Houston Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 8–7 Mize (2–0) Davis (0–1) Dallas (8) ESPN+ 955 26–16 12-7
Apr. 29 at Sam Houston Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 1–0 Wheaton (7–2) Beard (4–3) Dallas (9) ESPN+ 1055 27–16 13-7
May (9–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC record
May 1 at Sam Houston Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 3–5 Lusk (3–0) Cole (2–2) 980 27–17 13-8
May 3 at Southern Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–5 (7 inn.) Altman (1–0) Davis (1–4) 296 28–17
May 6 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 5–9 Stevens (7–2) Douthit (6–2) WACD 1082 28–18 13-9
May 7 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–2 Wheaton (8–2) Aldaz (5–4) Dallas (10) WACD 1014 29–18 14-9
May 8 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1–6 Garza (2–1) Cole (2–3) WACD 1014 29–19 14-10
May 10 Southern Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 10–1 Buckendorff (2–2) Kyles' (0–1) WACD 538 30–19
May 13 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 17–9 Cole (3–3) Morgan (5–3) ESPN+ 137 31–19 15-10
May 14 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 9–5 Wheaton (9–2) Cervamtes (5–4) ESPN+ 267 32–19 16-10
May 15 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 7–4 Ellis (1–1) Stephensen (2–3) Dallas (11) ESPN+ 312 33–19 17-10
May 19 Tarleton State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–3 (10 inn.) Dallas (4–0) Badmaev (2–3) WACD 783 34–19 18-10
May 20 Tarleton State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 6–2 Wheaton (10–2) Hackett (2–7) Dallas (12) WACD 887 35–19 19-10
May 21 Tarleton State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–4 Ellis (2–1) Boyd (1–5) Dallas (13) WACD 926 36–19 20-10
Postseason
WAC Tournament
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WACT Record
May 25 vs Seattle Hohokam Stadium
Mesa, AZ		 W 6–4 Mize (3–0) Chronowski (4–7) Dallas (14) ESPN+ 37–19 1-0
May 26 vs Grand Canyon Hohokam Stadium
Mesa, AZ		 L 3–4 Reilly (7–1) Dallas (4–1) ESPN+ 37–20 1-1
May 27 vs Abilene Christian Hohokam Stadium
Mesa, AZ		 L 4–9 Stephenson (3–3) Ellis (2–2) ESPN+ 37–21 1-2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Lamar team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Postseason All-WAC Team & Honors

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2022 Postseason All-WAC Teams
2022 First Team All-WAC
Catcher: David Martin, So., California Baptist
First Base: Logan Gallina, So., NM State
Second Base: Harrison Spohn, Sr., California Baptist
Third Base: Juan Colato, R-Sr., Grand Canyon
Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, So., Grand Canyon
Outfield: Tayler Aguilar, Jr., Grand Canyon
Outfield: Chad Castillo, Jr., California Baptist
Outfield: Carlos Contreras, Jr., Sam Houston
DH/Utility: Parker Schmidt, So., Dixie State
At-Large: Tyler Wilson, So., C, Grand Canyon
Starting Pitcher: Daniel Avitia, Fr., Grand Canyon
Starting Pitcher: Kevin Stevens, R-Sr, UT Rio Grande Valley
Relief Pitcher: Jack Dallas, Sr., Lamar
At-Large: Vince Reilly, Jr., RHP, Grand Canyon

2022 Second Team All-WAC
Catcher: Kaden Hollow, So., Dixie State
First Base: Justin Wishkoski, So., Sam Houston
Second Base: Kemuel Thomas-Rivera, Gr., Tarleton
Third Base: Mitchel Simon, So., California Baptist
Shortstop: Bash Randle, So., Abilene Christian
Outfield: Brett Cain, Gr., UT Rio Grande Valley
Outfield: Matthew McDonald, Sr., Lamar
Outfield: Brandon Pimentel, Jr., UT Rio Grande Valley
DH/Utility: Russell Stevenson, Sr., California Baptist
At-Large: London Green, Sr., OF, Tarleton
Starting Pitcher: CJ Culpepper, So., California Baptist
Starting Pitcher: Adam Wheaton, Sr., Lamar
Relief Pitcher: Lance Lusk, Sr., Sam Houston
At-Large: Nick Hull, Gr., RHP, Grand Canyon

2022 All-Defensive Team
Kirkland Banks, Jr., IF, Lamar
Logan Gallina, So., 1B, NM State
London Green, Sr., OF, Tarleton
Walker Janek, Fr., UT, Sam Houston
Chase Kemp, Sr., IF, Lamar
Isaac Lopez, R-Fr., IF, UT Rio Grande Valley
Bash Randle, So., SS, Abilene Christian
Harrison Spohn, Sr., IF, California Baptist
Jacob Wilson, So., SS, Grand Canyon
Cade Verdusco, So., OF, Grand Canyon

References

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  1. ^ "Western Athletic Conference Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ACU, GCU Picked to Win 2022 WAC Baseball Titles". Western Athletic Conference. February 9, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lamar". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "WAC Baseball Postseason Honors Announced". Western Athletic Conference. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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