2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team

The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team represented McNeese State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Joe Miller Ballpark and were led by ninth–year head coach Justin Hill. They were members of the Southland Conference.

2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball
Southland Conference Regular season champion
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	34–23 (15–9 Southland)
Head coach	Justin Hill (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Nick Zaleski Jim Ricklefsen
Home stadium	Joe Miller Ballpark
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 October 31, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 10, 2022 and the Cowboys were picked to finish second in the conference with 80 votes and three first place votes.^[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
T7	Houston Baptist	24
T7	Nicholls	24

Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

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First Team

• Tre Obregon III – Designated Hitter
• Payton Harden – Outfielder

Second Team

• Julian Gonzales – Outfielder

Personnel

2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 0 U Braden Duhon   L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Moss Bluff, Louisiana 1 OF Payton Harden   L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Atascocita, Texas 2 OF Cooper Hext L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So DeQuincy, Louisiana 3 INF Antonio Gauthier   L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lake Charles, Louisiana 4 INF Brad Burckel   L/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lindale, Texas 6 C Tre' Obregon III   R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sallisaw, Oklahoma 8 INF Kade Morris   R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Alvin, Texas 11 INF Reid Bourque   L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Moss Bluff, Louisiana 12 C Schuyler Thibodaux   R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bridge City, Texas 13 RHP Christian Vega   R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Katy, Texas 14 RHP Brett Payne   R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lumberton, Texas 16 INF Josh Leslie   R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kenosha, Wisconsin 17 RHP Sean-Michael Brady   R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lafayette, Louisiana 18 RHP Isaac Duplechain   R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Lake Charles, Louisiana 19 INF Shane Martin R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Houston, Texas 20 RHP Daniel Hecker   R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Seabrook, Texas 21 OF Conner Westenburg R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Porter, Texas 22 C Andruw Gonzales   R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Elgin, Texas 24 U Peyton Johnson   L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Moss Bluff, Louisiana 25 RHP Ty Abraham   R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Sugar Land, Texas 26 INF Jordan Yeatts   R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr College Station, Texas 27 OF Julian Gonzales   L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sulphur, Louisiana 28 C Kade Hunter   R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Comfort, Texas 31 LHP Zane Zeppuhar   L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Amant, Louisiana 32 RHP Trenton Chenard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Weimer, Texas 33 RHP Bryson Hudgens   R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Argyle, Texas 34 RHP Burrell Jones   R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Holt, Michigan 35 RHP Andrew Sheridan   R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Sulphur, Louisiana 37 RHP Zach Diaz   R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tomball, Texas 38 RHP Brian Shadrick   R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Belton, Texas 39 INF Nate Collins   R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Alvin, Texas 40 RHP Grant Rogers   R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Groves, Texas 41 RHP Hayden Shaddox   R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Athens, Texas 44 RHP Chance Stone   R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sulphur, Louisiana 45 RHP JT Peloquin   R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lake Charles, Louisiana 46 RHP Tyler Stone   R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Rockwall, Texas 47 INF Kade McBride R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Sulphur, Louisiana 48 C Ben David R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lake Charles, Louisiana 49 RHP Davis Burgin   R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Trussville, Alabama 50 RHP Cameron Lejeune R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sulphur, Louisiana 99 RHP Cameron Foster   R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Houston, Texas	Head coach Justin Hill (Northwestern State) Assistant coach(es) Nick Zaleski (Alabama) Jimmy Ricklefsen (McNeese State) Peyton McLemore (McNeese State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 11 April 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	McNeese State win
	McNeese State loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	McNeese State team member

2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season (30–21)
February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 18 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 6–4 Vega (1-0) Sharkey (0-1) Foster (1) 621 1–0 Feb. 19 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 3–7 Book (1-0) Abraham (0-1) None 725 1–1 Feb. 20 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 4–1 Rogers (1-0) Helmstadt (0-1) Foster (2) 587 2–1 Feb. 22 Houston Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 2–3 Sears (1-0) Burgin (0-1) Medrano (1) 475 2–2 Feb. 25 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 13–0^7 Stone (1-0) Meadows (0-1) Brady (1) 400 3–2 Feb. 26 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 14–1^(7 inns) Abraham (1-1) Puckett (0-1) None 417 4–2 Feb. 26 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 17–1^7 Rogers (2-0) Ford (0-1) None 401 5–2 Feb. 27 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 23–1^7 Duplechain (1-0) Feltson (0-1) None 486 6–2
March (7–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar. 1 at Southern Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–3 Jones (1-0) Paul (0-1) Foster (3) 206 7–2 Mar. 4 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 5–21 Fincher (3-0) Stone (1-1) None 851 7–3 Mar. 5 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 3–11 Tomkins (1-0) Rogers (2-1) None 820 7–4 Mar. 6 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 5–2 Shadrick (1-0) Whorff (0-2) Foster (4) 770 8–4 Mar. 9 at No. 12 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 3–6 Hellmers (2-0) Vega (1-1) None SECN+ 9,907 8–5 Mar. 11 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 6–9 Sodersten (3-1) Stone (1-2) Gutierrez (1) 698 8–6 Mar. 12 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 4–3 Foster (1-0) Schriever (0-1) None 704 9–6 Mar. 13 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4–6 Traxel (3-1) Abraham (1-2) Granados (1) 695 9–7 Mar. 15 Columbia Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 7–2 Stone (2-2) Yoo (0-1) Foster (5) 703 10–7 Mar. 16 Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 8–10 Menard (1-0) Shadrick (1-1) Schultz (3) 1,476 10–8 Mar. 18 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 2–3 Nicholson (3-0) Rogers (2-2) Robbins (4) 623 10–9 Mar. 19 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 6–3 Abraham (2-2) Doherty (2-2) Foster (6) 600 11–9 Mar. 20 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 6–7 Wainscott (1-1) Brady (0-1) Robbins (5) 610 11–10 Mar. 22 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game cancelled Mar. 25 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4–6 Spinney (1-2) Sheridan (0-1) Reitmeyer (4) 764 11–11 0–1 Mar. 26 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 3–5 Burch (1-2) Abraham (2-3) Reitmeyer (5) 860 11–12 0–2 Mar. 27 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 13–7 Brady (1-1) Spinney (1-3) None 700 12–12 1–2 Mar. 30 Southern Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 9–7 Brady (2-1) Dotson (0-1) Foster (7) 650 13–12
April (12–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr. 1 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 2–0 Rogers (3-2) Theriot (3-2) Foster (8) 601 14–12 2–2 Apr. 2 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 5–1 Vega (2-1) Gearing (3-2) None 504 15–12 3–2 Apr. 3 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 7–8 Andrews (2-0) Foster (1-1) None 421 15–13 3–3 Apr. 6 Prairie View A&M Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 7–2 Payne (1-0) Larzabal (1-3) None 650 16–13 Apr. 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 5–9 LeBlanc (5-0) Rogers (3-3) None ESPN+ 733 16–14 3–4 Apr. 9 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 2–11 Mitchell (1-3) Abraham (2-4) None ESPN+ 513 16–15 3–5 Apr. 10 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L 9–11 Seroski (3-1) Vega (2-2) Paplham (1) ESPN+ 428 16–16 3–6 Apr. 12 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Game cancelled Apr. 14 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 9–3 Rogers (4-3) Rollins (2-1) None 620 17–16 4–6 Apr. 15 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 4–3 Foster (2-1) Hayward (1-3) None 680 18–16 5–6 Apr. 16 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 11–1^7 Jones (2-0) David (2-1) None 750 19–16 6–6 Apr. 18 Sam Houston State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8–4 Payne (2-0) Dillard (4-3) Foster (9) 670 20—16 Apr. 20 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 3–4 Judice (2-0) Vega (2-3) None 1,253 20–17 Apr. 22 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 7–3 Foster (3-1) Trahan (2-2) None 780 21–17 7–6 Apr. 23 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 6–4 Stone (1-0) Trahan (2-3) None 830 22–17 8–6 Apr. 24 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8–4 Payne (3-0) Landry (2-4) Foster (10) 830 23–17 9–6 Apr. 26 Louisiana–Monroe Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 7–8 Shuffler (2-2) Payne (3-1) Orton (6) 870 23–18 Apr. 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 7–2 Rogers (5-3) Thomas (4-3) None 297 24–18 10–6 Apr. 30 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX` W 7–3 Stone (3-2) Purcell (1-3) Foster (11) ESPN+ 297 25–18 11–6
May (5–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 1 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L 11–13 Miller (2-1) Vega (2-4) Bird (1) ESPN+ 306 25–19 11–7 May 3 Stephen F. Austin Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 17–7^8 Sheridan (1-1) Poell (2-3) Shadrick (1) 650 26–19 May 6 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 12–16 Carver (4-4) Rogers (5-4) None 750 26–20 11–8 May 7 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 4–5 Cossio (2-0) Foster (3-2) Ohnoutka (1) 777 26–21 11–9 May 8 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 10–4 Zeppuhar (1-0) Brown (5-5) None 763 27–21 12–9 May 12 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 23–5^7 Rogers (6-4) Spinney (3-4) None 236 28–21 13–9 May 13 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 16–6^7 Jones (3-0) Burch (1-4) Sheridan (1) 304 29–21 14–9 May 14 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 14–9 Stone (2-0) Reitmeyer (3-3) None 389 30–21 15–9
Post-season (4–2)
Southland Tournament (4–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 19 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 12–6 Rogers (7-4) Garza (5-5) None ESPN+ 611 31–21 1–0 May 20 vs. (4) Nicholls (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8–4 Jones (4-0) Theriot (7-5) Foster (12) ESPN+ 678 32–21 2–0 May 21 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 7–2 Zeppuhar (2-0) Cassidy (0-3) Stone (1) ESPN+ 611 33–21 3–0 May 26 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 6–5^12 Foster (4-2) Trahan (4-4) None ESPN+ 1,102 34–21 4–0 May 27 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 2–3 Dugas (4-2) Shadrick (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,304 34–22 4–1 May 28 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 7–11 O'Toole (4-4) Stone (3-3) None ESPN+ 1,223 34–23 4–2

Schedule Source:^[4]

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References

1. "2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
2. "Southeastern Tops Southland Baseball Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
3. "Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
4. "McNeese Baseball Announces 2022 Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2022.