2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team

2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball
2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	27–28 (10–14 Southland)
Head coach	Scott Malone (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Marty Smith; Seth LaRue;
Home stadium	Chapman Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southland Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 17, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Islanders played their home games at Chapman Field and were led by fifteenth–year head coach Scott Malone. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
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

Hayden Thomas – Pitcher
Josh Caraway – Utility

Second Team

Justin Taylor – Catcher
Brendan Ryan – Outfielder
Jaime Ramirez – Pitcher

Personnel

2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	INF	Tyler Linneweber	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Conroe, Texas
2	OF	Nick Mueller	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	League City, Texas
3	LHP	Tre Jones	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
4	INF	Diego Johnson	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Carrollton, Texas
5	INF	Tucker McEnroe	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Spring, Texas
6	RHP	JT Moeller	/	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	San Antonio, Texas
7	RHP	Henry Bird	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Alvin, Texas
9	LHP	Dom Lopez	L/L	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Corpus Christi, Texas
10	INF	Brendan Ryan	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Leawood, Kansas
11	INF	Steven Rivera-Chijin	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
13	C	Josh Caraway	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Roanoke, Texas
14	OF	Cole Modgling	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Castroville, Texas
15	RHP	Colin Purcell	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Tomball, Texas
16	INF	John Maldonado Jr.	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Kaufman, Texas
17	RHP	Marco Gutierrez	/	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Manvel, Texas
18	INF	Leo Markotic	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Canada
19	LHP	Kyle Dickey	/	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Cypress, Texas
20	C	Chance Reisdorph	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	New Braunfels, Texas
21	C	Justin Taylor	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dripping Springs, Texas
22	LHP	Jaime Ramirez Jr.	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	San Antonio, Texas
23	INF	Nate White	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Arlington, Texas
24	LHP	Cassius Shy	L/L	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Las Vegas, Nevada
25	INF	Max Puls	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Palm Desert, Texas
26	RHP	Dylan Johnson	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	San Antonio, Texas
27	RHP	Sean Sieve	/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Granbury, Texas
28	C	Tyler Byrd	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Atascocita, Texas
29	RHP	Clay Westbrook	/	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Spring, Texas
30	LHP	Zach Garcia	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	New Braunfels, Texas
31	RHP	Leo Perez	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Palmview, Texas
32	LHP	Justin Lewis	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Sachse, Texas
33	RHP	Daniel Nelson	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Crosby, Texas
34	RHP	Hayden Thomas	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Leander, Texas
35	RHP	Sebastian Mejia	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	Humble, Texas
36	RHP	Tyler Miller	R/R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
38	INF	Wesley Mitchell	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Katy, Texas
39	OF	Brandon Petkoff	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Frankfort, Illinois
40	OF	Caden Queck	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	The Woodlands, Texas
41	RHP	Kennedy Parks	/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Lexington, Kentucky
42	C	Jared Harris	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Tomball, Texas
43	RHP	Trace Blue	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Fulshear, Texas
44	OF	Trevor Davis	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Mesquite, Texas
45	RHP	David Hankins	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	So	Katy, Texas
46	INF	Jacob Ruiz	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Eagle Pass, Texas
47	OF	Carson Winkler	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Magnolia, Texas

Head coach

Scott Malone (McMurray)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty Smith (Hardin–Simmons)
Seth LaRue (Campbell)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7 January 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi win
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi team member

2022 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball game log

Regular season (26–26)

February (5–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Feb. 18	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 4–3	Ramirez Jr. (1-0)	Moffat (0-1)	Nelson (1)		427	1–0
Feb. 19	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 6–2	Garcia (1-0)	King (0-1)	None		549	2–0
Feb. 20	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 7–9	Bailey (1-0)	Bird (0-1)	None		534	2–1
Feb. 22	No. 1 Texas		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 0–12	Duplantier II (1-0)	Thomas (0-1)	None		4,372	2–2
Feb. 23	Texas		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 4–5	Blair (1-0)	Garcia (1-1)	Nixon (1)		1,743	2–3
Kleberg Bank Classic
Feb. 25	Wichita State		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 5–3	Westbrook (1-0)	Favors (0-1)	None		704	3–3
Feb. 26	Iowa		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 2–1¹¹	Bird (1-0)	Davitt (0-1)	None		631	4–3
Feb. 27	Pepperdine		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 5–7	Baird (3-0)	Parks (0-1)	Georges (1)		724	4–4

Feb. 28	Pepperdine		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 10–4	Thomas (1-1)	Diamond (0-1)	None	ESPN+	296	5–4

March (10–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar. 1	Prairie View A&M		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–0	Shy (1-0)	Denker (0-1)	None		322	6–4
Mar. 4	Stephen F. Austin		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 6–9¹⁰	Poell (1-1)	Moeller (0-1)	Caple (1)		385	6–5
Mar. 5	Stephen F. Austin		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 9–4	Perez (1-0)	Todd (0-2)	Garcia (1)		382	7–5
Mar. 6	Stephen F. Austin		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 12–11¹⁰	Gutierrez (1-0)	Poell (1-2)	None	ESPN+	336	8–5
South Texas Showdown
Mar. 8	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley		UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX	L 0–4	Bridges (1-0)	Shy (1-1)	None		918	8–6

Mar. 11	Prairie View A&M		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 9–8	Garcia (2-1)	Tubbs (0-1)	None		323	9–6
Mar. 12	Prairie View A&M		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 4–5	Mendoza (1-2)	Perez (1-1)	Maxcey (1)		395	9–7
Mar. 13	Prairie View A&M		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 12–0⁷	Thomas (2-1)	Krall (0-1)	None		352	10–7
Mar. 15	at No. 21 TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 6–17⁸	Bolden (1-0)	Westbrook (1-1)	None		3,561	10–8
Mar. 16	at Tarleton State		Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX	L 8–9	Hickey (1-0)	Sieve (0-1)	None		504	10–9
Mar. 18	at Nebraska		Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE	L 12–13	Ornelas (2-0)	Nelson (0-1)	None		4,407	10–10
Mar. 19	at Nebraska		Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE	W 4–1	Thomas (3-1)	Schanaman (1-3)	Garcia (2)		5,446	11–10
Mar. 20	at Nebraska		Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE	W 21–4	Perez (2-1)	McCarville (2-2)	None		5,627	12–10
Mar. 23	Lamar		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 2–7	Mize (1-0)	Shy (1-2)	None			12–11
Mar. 25	Incarnate Word		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 12–2⁷	Miller (1-0)	Garza (2-3)	None		401	13–11	1–0
Mar. 26	Incarnate Word		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 4–1	Thomas (4-1)	Zavala (1-3)	Moeller (1)	ESPN+	401	14–11	2–0
Mar. 27	Incarnate Word		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 4–7	David (1-0)	Perez (2-1)	None	ESPN+	309	14–12	2–1
Mar. 30	at Rice		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 12–10	Purcell (1-0)	Cienfuegos (0-1)	Moeller (2)		2,060	15–12

April (5–13)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr. 1	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	L 2–8	Carver (3-2)	Garcia (2-4)	None		519	15–13	2–2
Apr. 2	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	L 8–11	Harmon (4-2)	Thomas (4-2)	Flowers (2)		555	15–14	2–3
Apr. 3	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	L 0–1¹⁰	Collins (1-0)	Perez (2-3)	None		576	15–15	2–4
Apr. 8	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 18–4⁷	Garcia (3-4)	Kinzeler (2-1)	None		1,015	16–15	3–4
Apr. 9	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	L 9–12	Landry (2-3)	Purcell (1-1)	Trahan (4)		1,022	16–16	3–5
Apr. 10	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	L 3–7	Robb (2-3)	Ramirez Jr. (1-1)	None		1,007	16–17	3–6
Apr. 12	Texas A&M		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 3–5	Menefee (1-2)	Purcell (1-2)	Palisch (1)		3,279	16–18
Apr. 14	Houston Baptist		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 17–3⁷	Garcia (4-2)	Ripoll (1-4)	None	ESPN+	344	17–18	4–6
Apr. 15	Houston Baptist		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 3–5	Zarella (1-0)	Miller (1-1)	Reitmeyer (7)	ESPN+	366	17–19	4–7
Apr. 16	Houston Baptist		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 5–11	Charles (2-0)	Ramirez Jr. (1-2)	None	ESPN+	319	17–20	4–8
Apr. 20	at Prairie View A&M		John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX	W 8–5¹⁰	Moeller (1-1)	Curry (3-3)	None		145	18–20
Apr. 22	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	L 3–13⁷	LeBlanc (6-0)	Garcia (4-3)	None		600	18–21	4–9
Apr. 23	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	W 11–9	Westbrook (2-1)	Mitchell (1-5)	None		535	19–21	5–9
Apr. 24	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	L 6–14	Khachadourian (3-2)	Mejia (0-1)	None		244	19–22	5–10
South Texas Showdown
Apr. 27	Texas–Rio Grande Valley		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 12–5	Westbrook (3-1)	Verdugo (0-1)	None	ESPN+		20–22

Apr. 29	McNeese State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 2–7	Rogers (5-3)	Thomas (4-3)	None			20–23	5–11
Apr. 30	McNeese State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 3–7	Stone (3-2)	Purcell (1-3)	Foster (11)	ESPN+	297	20–24	5–12

May (6–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
May 1	McNeese State		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 13–11	Miller (2-1)	Vega (2-4)	Bird (1)	ESPN+	306	21–24	6–12
May 4	Texas–Rio Grande Valley		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 18–3⁷	Shy (2-2)	Cabral (1-1)	None			22–24
May 6	Nicholls		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–6	Shy (3-2)	Gearing (4-3)	None		370	23–24	7–12
May 7	Nicholls		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 5–4	Garcia (5-3)	Theriot (7-3)	Bird (2)		319	24–24	8–12
May 8	Nicholls		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 11–10	Sieve (1-0)	Heckman (1-5)	None	ESPN+	301	25–24	9–12
May 12	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 3–13⁸	Garza (5-4)	Thomas (4-4)	None		215	25–25	9–13
May 13	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 6–8	May (1-0)	Bird (1-2)	Hayward (2)		409	25–26	9–14
May 14	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 6–2	Perez (3-3)	Zavala (1-4)	Mejia (1)		212	26–26	10–14

Post-season (1–2)

Southland Tournament (1–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 19	vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana	(7)	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 6–5	Garcia (6-3)	Kinzeler (4-2)	Mejia (2)	ESPN+	680	27–26	1–0
May 20	vs. (3) New Orleans	(7)	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	L 9–10	Williams (7-1)	Thomas (4-5)	Cunningham (1)	ESPN+	527	27–27	1–1
May 21	vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana	(7)	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	L 11–18	Aspholm (1-0)	Purcell (1-4)	Trahan (11)	ESPN+	590	27–28	1–2

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

References

^ "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
^ "SOUTHEASTERN TOPS SOUTHLAND BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL". www.southland.org. Southland Conference. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^ "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Baseball Releases Challenging 2022 Schedule". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

[1] "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved November 17, 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] "Baseball Releases Challenging 2022 Schedule". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

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