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American college baseball season

2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record28–26 (14–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Evans
  • Quintin Crandall
Home stadiumSullivan Field
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nicholls ‍†‍‡‍ 15 – 9   .625 34 – 24   .586
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 28 – 26   .519
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 36 – 24   .600
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 23   .582
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 35 – 23   .603
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 29 – 27   .518
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 24 – 30   .444
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 25 – 25   .500
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 7 – 16   .304 11 – 37   .229
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 3, 2023
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by fourth–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger. They are members of the Southland Conference.

The Cardinals had a regular season record of 28–26 and a conference record of 14–10 finishing in second place in SLC play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the second seeded team. The Cardinals were 0–2 in the conference tournament losing to fifth seeded Northwestern State 1–2 and sixth seeded McNeese 0–3.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Incarnate Word was picked to finish ninth in the Southland Conference with 20 votes.

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 McNeese 118 (7)
2 Southeastern Louisiana 115 (10)
3 Lamar 88
4 New Orleans 87
5 Northwestern State 65 (1)
6 Nicholls 59
7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 55
8 Houston Christian 41
9 Incarnate Word 20

Preseason All-Southland team

One Incarnate Word player was named to the conference preseason first team.

First Team

  • Alec Carr (UIW, SR, Utility)

Personnel

Roster

2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 – Isaiah Zavala – RHP – senior (5'11, 145)
  • 11 – Larry Westall – RHP – junior (6'4, 185)
  • 12 – Kayden Cassidy – LHP – Redshirt senior (6'0, 180)
  • 15 – Steve Hayward – RHP – Redshirt senior (6'5, 188)
  • 16 – Seth Higdon – RHP – senior (6'2, 205)
  • 17 – Westin Walls – RHP – junior (6'5, 215)
  • 18 – Luis Rodriguez – RHP – junior (6'0, 215)
  • 19 – Garrett Coiner – RHP – freshman (5'10, 165)
  • 20 – EJ Garcia – RHP – freshman (5'9, 170)
  • 23 – Braden Berry – RHP – junior (6'2, 230)
  • 27 – Dave Johnson – RHP – junior (6'4, 180)
  • 28 – Otto Stacey – RHP – senior (6'2, 195)
  • 31 – Danny Davis – RHP – junior (6'6, 215)
  • 34 – Carson Rollins – LHP – junior (6'2, 200)
  • 37 – Sawyer Hansen – LHP – junior (6'1, 180)
  • 38 – Ryan Schlotzhauer – LHP – junior (6'3, 190)
  • 41 – Hunter Murray – RHP – Redshirt senior (6'0, 200)
  • 43 – Micah Berens – RHP – junior (6'4, 235)
  

Catchers

  • 8 – Jared Rhodes – R/R – junior (6'0, 185)
  • 24 – Hernan Yanez – R/R – senior (6'0, 200)
  • 30 – Tommy McCormick – R/R – junior (6'0, 215)

Infielders

  • 0 – Jacob Ruiz – R/R – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 195)
  • 2 – Grant Randall – R/R – junior (5'10, 165)
  • 3 – Tyler Preece – R/R – junior (6'0, 195)
  • 5 – Alec Carr – R/R – senior (6'0, 210)
  • 13 – Cameron Crotte – R/R – junior (6'4, 195)
  • 21 – Tony DeJesus – R/R – freshman (6'0, 190)
  • 22 – Til Nalle – R/R – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 195)
  • 25 – Joe Jimenez – R/R – Redshirt senior (6'3, 190)
  • 26 – Matt Crump – R/R – junior (6'1, 200)
  • 32 – Jimmy De Leon – R/R – senior (5'8, 180)
  

Outfielders

  • 1 – Daniel Calabrese – R/R – sophomore (5'11, 170)
  • 4 – Sterling Sutcliffe – L/L – junior (6'2, 185)
  • 7 – Warren Laster – L/L – senior (5'10, 170)
  • 9 – Jamey Richey – R/R – senior (6'5, 205)
  • 29 – Sam Tormos – R/R – junior (6'3, 205)
  • 33 – Rey Mendoza – L/L – Redshirt senior (6'5, 210)
  • 35 – Wilson Ehrhardt – L/L – Redshirt senior (6'1, 215)
  • 36 – Jacob Caraway – L/L – freshman (6'3, 190)
  • 46 – Matthew Flores-King – R/R – freshman (6'0, 175)
  

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Incarnate Word		 Alma Mater
Ryan Shotzberger Head Coach 4 McDaniel College (2004)
Greg Evans Assistant Coach 4 Ole Miss (1985)
Quintin Crandall Assistant Coach 2 Kansas State (2017)
Andrew Stumph Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 Texas State (2013)
Chance Medina Director of Player Development 2 Incarnate Word (2021)

Schedule and results

Legend
  Incarnate Word win
  Incarnate Word loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Incarnate Word team member
* Non-Conference game
2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season (28–26)
February (3–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
February 17 SIU Edwardsville* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 0–2 J. Bockenstedt (1-0) K. Cassidy (0-1) Z. Ponder (1) ESPN+ 95 0–1
February 18 SIU Edwardsville* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 5–1 I. Zavala (1-0) H. Cooper (0-1) None ESPN+ 149 1–1
February 19 SIU Edwardsville* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 5–9 T. Conrad (1-0) C. Rollins (0-1) J. Kampf (1) ESPN+ 165 1–2
February 21 Tarleton* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 3–5 G. Garza (1-0) E. Garcia (0-1) Z. Poe (1) ESPN+ 128 1–3
Klegberg Bank College Classic
February 24 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* Whataburger Field
Corpus Christi, TX		 W 10–4 K. Cassidy (1-1) H. Thomas (1-1) None 883 2–3
February 25 Utah* Whataburger Field
Corpus Christi, TX		 L 6–13 M. Ashman (1-0) S. Higdon (0-1) None 173 2–4
February 26 Houston* Whataburger Field
Corpus Christi, TX		 W 10–8 S. Hayward (1-0) J. Torrealba (1-2) None 233 3–4
February 28 Texas State* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 8–12 O. Wofford (1-0) E. Garcia (0-2) None ESPN+ 220 3–5
March (10–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
March 1 at UTSA* Roadrunner Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 1–2 S. Miller (3-0) L. Rodriguez (0-1) None None 391 3–6
March 3 Louisiana–Monroe* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 5–4 S. Hayward (2-0) C. Orton (1-1) None ESPN+ 75 4–6
March 4 Louisiana–Monroe* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 14–4 I. Zavala (2-0) C. Cressend (1-2) E. Garcia (1) ESPN+ 178 5–6
March 5 Louisiana–Monroe* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 12–4 R. Schlotzhauer (1-0) C. Menard (1-1) None ESPN+ 90 6–6
March 7 at Texas A&M* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX		 L 5–13 B. Rudis (2-0) S. Higdon (0-2) None 4,653 6–7
March 10 Southern* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 6–5 O. Stacey (1-0) E. Ozoa (0-1) None ESPN+ 84 7–7
March 11 Southern* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 11–4 I. Zavala (3-0) N. Wilson (0-2) None ESPN+ 112 8–7
March 12 Southern* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 12–2 M. Berens (1-0) C. Davis (0-2) None ESPN+ 83 9–7
March 14 at Prairie View A&M* John W. Tankersley Field
Prairie View, TX		 W 5–4 L. Westall (1-0) G. Busch (0-2) S. Hayward (1) 132 10–7
March 17 at Tarleton * Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex
Stephenville, TX		 L 6–10 J. Burcham (2-1) L. Rodriguez (0-2) None ESPN+ 348 10–8
March 18 at Tarleton * Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex
Stephenville, TX		 L 4–5 R. Elston (2-0) S. Hayward (2-1) None ESPN+ 402 10–9
March 19 at Tarleton * Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex
Stephenville, TX		 L 7–8 R. Jacobs (1-0) D. Johnson (0-1) None ESPN+ 438 10–10
March 21 at Texas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX		 L 11–17 C. Hurley (2-0) S. Higdon (0-3) None 6,182 10–11
March 24 Houston Christian Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 7–3 S. Hayward (3-1) J. Smitherman (0-1) None ESPN+ 230 11–11 1–0
March 25 Houston Christian Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 7–6 R. Schlotzhauer (2-0) D. Farrow (0-1) E. Garcia (2) ESPN+ 110 12–11 2–0
March 26 Houston Christian Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 6–7 C. Ricker (3-2) S. Hayward (3-2) J. Smitherman (1) ESPN+ 157 12–12 2–1
March 28 Prairie View A&M* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 6–2 C. Rollins (1–1) K. Carrick (0–2) W. Walls (1) ESPN+ 83 13–12 2–1
March 31 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Hammond, LA		 L 2–10 B. Stuprich (3–2) K. Cassidy (1–2) None ESPN+ 1,254 13–13 2–2
April (9–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
April 1 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Hammond, LA		 W 5–2 I. Zavala (4–0) W. Kinzeler (4–1) S. Hayward (2) ESPN+ 1,275 14–13 3–2
April 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Hammond, LA		 W 11–1 M. Berens (2–0) A. Landry (2-4) L. Rodriguez (1) ESPN+ 1,258 15–13 4–2
April 4 UTSA* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 9–6 S. Hayward (4-2) D. Shafer (0-1) None ESPN+ 276 16–13 4–2
April 6 (1) at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Thibodaux, LA		 W 9–8 L. Rodriguez (1–2) C. Evans (0–1) S. Hayward (3) 165 17–13 5–2
April 6 (2) at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Thibodaux, LA		 L 1–8 M. Quevedo (2–0) S. Higdon (0–4) None 107 17–14 5–3
April 8 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field
Thibodaux, LA		 W 8–3 I. Zavala (5-0) N. Saltaformaggio (2-1) M. Berens (1) 534 18–14 6–3
April 14 Lamar Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 9–7 O. Stacey (2-0) J. Cleveland (3-3) None ESPN+ 191 19–14 7–3
April 15 Lamar Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 W 5–1 I. Zavala (6-0) J. Ellis (2-2) S. Hayward (4) ESPN+ 230 20–14 8–3
April 16 Lamar Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 1–6 H. Hesseltine (2-1) M. Berens (2-1) None ESPN+ 202 20–15 8–4
April 18 UTRGV* Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 L 12–15 Z. Tjelmeland (2-1) S. Hayward (4-3) N. Rodriguez (2) ESPN+ 109 20–16
April 19 at Grambling* Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park
Grambling, LA		 19–3
(7 inn)		 Higdon, Seth (1-4) Jacorey Boudreaux (1-4) None 75 21–15
April 21 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field
Natchitoches, LA		 11–5
(10 inn)		 Hayward, Steve (5-3) Prestwich, Chase (4-2) None 673 22–15 9–4
April 22 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field
Natchitoches, LA		 4–10 Makarewich, Alex (4-3) Zavala, Isaiah (6-1) None 915 22–16 9–5
April 23 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field
Natchitoches, LA		 0–10
(8 inn)		 Brown, Drayton (3-5) Berens, Micah (2-2) None 769 22–17 9–6
April 25 UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium
Edinburg, TX		 8–9 Loya, Bobby (1-0) Higdon, Seth (1-5) Rodriguez, Nico (3) 2,262 22–18
April 28 McNeese Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 8–7 Hayward, Steve (6-3) Abraham, Ty (1-1) None ESPN+ 84 23–18 10–6
April 29 McNeese Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 8–6 Cassidy, Kayden (2-2) Jones, Burrell (3-2) Hayward, Steve (5) ESPN+ 147 24–19 11–6
April 30 McNeese Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 2–9 Barthelemy, Brock (2-0) Berens, Micah (2-3) None ESPN+ 110 24–20 11–7
Rescheduled from April 8 as a single-admission doubleheader due to the threat of inclement weather.
May (4–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
May 2 at Texas State* Bobcat Baseball Stadium
San Marcos, TX		 5–10 Medrano, Nathan (2-2) Garcia, EJ (0-3) None 1,434 24–21
May 9 at Rice* Reckling Park
Houston, TX		 10–1 Rollins, Carson (2-1) Ryland Urbanczyk (0-1) None 1,738 25–21
May 12 New Orleans Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 1–12 Mitchell, Brandon (9-3 Schlotzhauer, Ryan (2-1) () ESPN+ 86 25–22 11–8
May 12 New Orleans Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 11–10 Hayward, Steve (7-3) Blanchard, Beau (0-4) None ESPN+ 112 26–22 12–8
May 14 New Orleans Sullivan Field
San Antonio, TX		 5–15 LeBlanc, Tyler (3-3) Berens, Micah (2-4) None ESPN+ 114 26–23 12–9
May 18 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field
Corpus Christi, TX		 9–6 Cassidy, Kayden (3-2) Watson, Matthew (6-4) Hayward, Steve (6) ESPN+ 334 27–23 13–9
May 19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field
Corpus Christi, TX		 3–7 Purcell, Colin (5-6) Schlotzhauer, Ryan (2-2) None ESPN+ 405 27–24 13–10
May 20 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field
Corpus Christi, TX		 5–1 Rollins, Carson (3-1) Garcia, Zach (2-5) Hayward, Steve (7) ESPN+ 345 28–24 14–10
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 24 vs. (5) Northwestern State (2) Joe Miller Ballpark
Lake Charles, LA		 1–2 Carver, Cal (7-3) Cassidy, Kayden (3-3) Prestwich, Chase (2) ESPN+ 28–25 0–1
May 25 vs. (6) McNeese (2) Joe Miller Ballpark
Lake Charles, LA		 0–3 Hudgens, Bryson (1-0) Berens, Micah (2-5) Barthelemy, Brock (3) ESPN+ 28–26 0–2
Schedule Source:

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

References

  1. "2023 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. "Ryan Shotzberger - Baseball Coach". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced". Southland Conference. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. "2023 Baseball Roster". UIW Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  5. "Baseball shifts weekend schedule starting with Thursday doubleheader". geauxcolonels.com. Nicholls Colonels Athletics. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  6. "2023 Baseball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
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