2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team

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.

2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	18–36 (11–13 Southland)
Head coach	Lance Berkman (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Clay Vanderlaan Tyler Bremer
Home stadium	Husky 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 April 10, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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

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

Second Team

• Donovan Ohnoutka – Pitcher
• Drayton Brown – Pitcher

Personnel

2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws 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   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 8 January 2022

Schedule and results

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 1–3^7 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 4–21^7 Harper (1-0) Tinker (0-2) None ESPN+ 92 2–8 Mar. 5 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W 4–1^7 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 3–2^7 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 6–4^13 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 3–18^7 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 1–13^7 Burbank (1-3) King (0-1) None 1,893 9–20 Apr. 8 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX L 1–11^7 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 3–17^7 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 3–13^7 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 0–12^7 Landry (3-5) Charles (3-1) None 1,012 18–31 11–10 May 12 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L 5–23^7 Rogers (6-4) Spinney (3-4) None ESPN+ 236 18–32 11–11 May 13 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L 6–16^7 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

1. "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved April 10, 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.