2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team

2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	21–31 (9–18 SLC)
Head coach	Jim Gilligan (39th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Rickelfsen (17th season) Scott Hatten (15th season)
Home stadium	Vincent–Beck Stadium (Capacity: 3,500)
Seasons

2015 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana ‍†‍‍	25	–	5	–	0		.833			42	–	17	–	0		.712
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	20	–	8	–	0		.714			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍	18	–	11	–	0		.621			34	–	19	–	1		.639
McNeese State  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍	17	–	12	–	0		.586			31	–	28	–	0		.525
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			29	–	24	–	0		.547
Houston Baptist ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	13	–	0		.519			28	–	27	–	0		.509
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	13	–	14	–	0		.481			26	–	27	–	0		.491
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			17	–	38	–	0		.309
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			17	–	34	–	0		.333
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			21	–	33	–	0		.389
Lamar  ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0		.345			21	–	31	–	0		.404
New Orleans  ‍‍‍	3	–	27	–	0		.100			14	–	40	–	0		.259
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 31, 2015[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball *Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition

The 2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were members of the Southland Conference. The team was coached by Jim Gilligan in his 39th season at Lamar.

Previous season

In 2014, the Cardinals finished the season 8th in the Southland with a record of 31–25, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Southland Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in the first round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Roster

2015 Lamar Cardinals roster[2]
	Pitchers 5 Chase Angelle - Junior 34 Joe Farley - Junior 35 Travis Moore - Junior 39 Cody Laird - Senior 46 Matt White - Freshman 50 Brandon Kirkham - Senior 6 Kyle Leggett - Junior 12 Derek Wade - Senior 14 Brent Janak - Sophomore 16 Eric Foshee - Freshman 18 Collin Chapman - Junior 23 Billy Love - Junior 26 Sean Hudson - Freshman 28 Jayson McKinley - Junior 30 Enrique Oquendo - Junior 31 Brent Brown - Sophomore 32 Danny Fernandez - Senior 33 Galen Andrews - Sophomore 37 Ryan Cawthon - Junior 40 Josh Crain - Freshman 45 Connor Thomas - Junior 48 Will Hibbs - Junior 49 Charlie Farrugia - Freshman		Catchers 3 Justin Eckols - Senior 17 Brandon Provost - Senior 44 Kyle Markum - Senior Infielders 2 Mason Salazar - Senior 8 Ryan Erickson - Freshman 9 Reed Seeley - Senior 19 Tyler Sullivan - Senior 20 Brennan Strovink - Freshman 21 Jake Nash - Junior 22 Kevin Santana - Senior 27 Stijn van der Meer - Junior		Outfielders 1 Joe Arechiga - Junior 7 Brendan Satran - Sophomore 24 Jacoby Middleton - Senior 36 Cutter McDowell - Sophomore 42 C J Moore - Freshman

Coaches

2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball coaching staff[2]

29 Jim Gilligan – Head coach – 38th year 4 Jim Rickelfsen – Associate head coach – 17th year 10 Scott Hatten – Assistant coach – 15th year 11 Brian Nelson – Volunteer assistant

Preseason

The Cardinals were predicted to finish 8th in the Southland in the preseason Coaches and Sports Information Director polls.^[3][4]

On February 5, three Cardinals were named to Southland Conference All-Conference teams. Brandon Provost, playing catcher for the Cardinals, was named as a 1st Team All-Conference member, and Reed Seeley, as third baseman, and Kyle Markhum, as designated hitter, were named as 2nd Team All-Conference members.^[5]

Season

February

Head coach Jim Gilligan achieved his 1,300th career win in the February 13 season opener pitting the Cardinals against the New Mexico State Aggies. He joined five other active college coaches with 1,300 or more career wins.^[6][7]

March

The Cardinals opened March play with a non-conference loss to Texas–Pan American in Edinburg, Texas. The month closed with the Cardinals losing another non-conference game against the Rice Owls. The Cardinals began conference play in March with series against Northwestern State, Central Arkansas, and New Orleans building a conference record of 3–6. The Cardinals also played two other conference foes during the month, Nicholls State and Abilene Christian, but those games were scheduled as non–conference games. The team had a 7–11 overall record during the month of March with a 13–15 for the season to date.

April

The Cardinals opened April play with a conference win against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at home. The month closed with a home loss to Texas Southern. The Cardinals split all four of the conference series only winning the series against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. At the end of April, the team finished with a 5–7 conference record for the month and an 8–13 season to date conference record. In non-conference play, the Cardinals recorded one victory against Grambling State and had losses to LSU, Baylor, and Texas Southern. The team had a 6–10 overall record during the month of April with a 19–25 for the season to date.

May

The Cardinals opened May play with a five-game losing streak. The team ended the month with a record of 2–6 and were eliminated as a possible contender in postseason play on May 9. The team ended the season with a 21–31 overall record and a 10–19 record in conference play. The Cardinals ended the season in 12th place in Southland Conference play.

Schedule

Legend
	Lamar win
	Lamar loss
	Postponement
Bold	Lamar team member

2015 Lamar Cardinals Baseball Game Log[8]
February (6–4) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb 13 New Mexico State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 7–6 Andrews, G. (1–0) Higginbotham (1–0) None 764 1–0 Feb 14 Illinois Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1–8 Kravetz, J. (1–0) Angelle, C. (0–1) Nielsen, J.D (1) 1,032 1–1 Feb 14 New Mexico State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 9–2 Fernandez, D (1–0) Conard (0–1) None 1,032 2–1 Feb 15 Illinois Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–9 Jay, T. (1–0) Foshee, E. (0–1) None 811 2–2 Feb 20 Manhattan Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 14–1 Fernandez, D (2–0) McClennan, S (0–1) None 611 3–2 Feb 20 Manhattan Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 2–1 Angelle, C. (1–1) Scarinci (0–1) None 611 4–2 Feb 21 Manhattan Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 11–7 Hibbs, W. (1–0) Jacques (0–1) None N/A 5–2 Feb 21 Manhattan Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 12–0 Foshee, E. (1–1) Arntsen (0–1) None 697 6–2 Feb 27 at Texas–Pan American Edinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX L 2–5 Gonzalez, J (1–0) Andrews, G. (1–1) None 497 6–3 Feb 28 at Texas–Pan American Edinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX L 8–11 Martinez, I (1–1) Kirkham, B. (0–1) Padron, A (5) 312 6–4
March (7–11) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar 1 at Texas–Pan American Edinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX L 4–6 Quinonez, R (1–0) Hibbs, W. (1–1) Padron, A (6) 328 6–5 Mar 3 Prairie View A&M Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–3 Farley, J. (1–0) E.Robledo (0–1) None 573 7–5 Mar 6 Northwestern State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 2–4 Oller, A. (2–1) Fernandez, D (2–1) None 607 7–6 0–1 Mar 7 Northwestern State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 6–9 Oller, J. (3–0) Angelle, C. (1–2) Hymel, C. (1) 7–7 0–2 Mar 8 Northwestern State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1–3 Stovall, J. (2–1) Foshee, E. (1–2) Smith, B. (2) 647 7–8 0–3 Mar 13 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 4–8 Gilmore, C. (2–2) Fernandez, D (2–2) None 315 7–9 0–4 Mar 14 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 4–2 Hagerla, B. (3–0) Angelle, C. (1–3) Stitch, B. (1) 275 7–10 0–5 Mar 15 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 0–8 Echols, R. (2–0) Foshee, E. (1–3) None 412 7–11 0–6 Mar 17 at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 0–1 Deemes, R. (3–0) McKinley, J. (0–1) Holmes, S. (7) 788 7–12 – Mar 18 at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 9–7 ^(11) Kirkham, B. (1–1) Petty, R. (1–1) Cawthon, R. (1) 438 8–12 – Mar 20 at New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA W 8–1 Angelle, C. (2–3) Smith, A. (2–4) None 462 9–12 1–6 Mar 21 at New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA W 5–4 Fernandez, D (3–2) Priddle, J. (4–2) Wade, D. (2) 10–12 2–6 Mar 21 at New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA W 17–2 ^(7) Andrews, G. (2–1) Martinez, D. (0–2) None 492 11–12 3–6 Mar 24 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 5–6 ^(10) Moore (1–0) Oquendo, E. (0–1) None 1,502 11–13 3–6 Mar 27 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 6–1 Angelle, C. (3–3) G. deMeyere (2–3) None 777 12–13 3–6 Mar 28 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 8–4 Fernandez, D (4–2) A. Mason (0–4) None 776 13–13 3–6 Mar 29 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 4–5 L. Zotyka (2–1) Leggett, K. (0–1) N. Palacios (1) 702 13–14 3–6 Mar 31 Rice Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–4 A.Orewiler (4–0) Janak, B. (0–1) Ditman (5) 853 13–15 3–6
April (6–10) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 3–0 Angelle, C. (4–3) Danton,M (2–5) Wade, D. (3) 587 14–15 4–6 Apr 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–12 Belicek,T (3–3) Fernandez, D (4–3) None 723 14–16 4–7 Apr 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 11–1 McKinley, J (1–1) Harris, G (2–2) None 705 15–16 5–7 Apr 7 Grambling State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 11–4 Foshee, E. (2–3) Mckinney (1–3) None 649 16–16 5–7 Apr 11 at McNeese State Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 0–2 Fontenot, K. (5–3) Angelle, C. (4–4) Kober, C. (8) N/A 16–17 5–8 Apr 11 at McNeese State Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 8–2 McKinley, J. (2–1) Stremmel, E. (3–3) Wade, D. (4) 684 17–17 6–8 Apr 12 at McNeese State Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA L 2–6 Kober, C. (3–1) Oquendo, E. (0–2) None 524 17–18 6–9 Apr 15 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–11 Bouman (1–1) Love, B. (0–1) None 9,947 17–19 6–9 Apr 17 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 2–3 McCollough (7–1) Wade, D. (0–1) Zarosky, D. (2) 634 17–20 6–10 Apr 19 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–4 Jones, Cu. (4–4) McKinley, J. (2–2) Martinez, J. (1) 636 17–21 6–11 Apr 19 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–0 Leggett, K. (1–1) Wright, T. (6–4) None 636 18–21 7–11 Apr 21 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 6–8 Hessemer (4–1) Foshee, E. (2–4) Kirkland (1) 1,896 18–22 7–11 Apr 24 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 1–0 Angelle, C. (5–4) Encina, G. (2–4) None 808 19–22 8–11 Apr 25 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0–2 Cooper, G. (5-5 McKinley, J. (2–3) Shull, J. (1) 754 19–23 8–12 Apr 26 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 6–8 Looper, K. (2–5) Kirkham, B. (1–2) None 720 19–24 8–13 Apr 29 Texas Southern Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 2–6 Rios, R (5–1) Foshee, E. (2–5) None 644 19–25 8–13
May (2–6) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 1 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA L 0–6 Scioneaux, T (7–2) Angelle, C. (5–5) None 1,013 19–26 8–14 May 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA L 2–5 Johnson, J. (9–1) Chapman, C. (0–1) Sceroler, M. (6) 876 19–27 8–15 May 3 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA L 0–6 Cedotal, K. (7–2) Foshee, E. (2–6) None 969 19–28 8–16 May 8 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0–1 Gann, C. (4–3) Angelle, C. (5–6) None 796 19–29 8–17 May 9 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1–8 Mangham, D. (4–8) Chapman, C. (0–2) None 787 19–30 8–18 May 10 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 9–8 (10) Hibbs, W. (2–1) Wiedenfeld, (0–1) None 742 20–30 9–18 May 15 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 1–4 Godail, A. (4–6) Fernandez, D (4–4) Bisacca, A. (3) 824 20–31 9–19 May 16 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 3–2 (10) McKinley, J. (3–3) Brinley, R. (1–5) None 1,015 21–31 10–19

Note: Nicholls State and Abilene Christian series games were scheduled as non-conference games.

References

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