2023 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils baseball team

The 2023 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils baseball team was a baseball team that represented the Mississippi Valley State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Delta Devils were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and played their home games at Magnolia Field in Itta Bena, Mississippi. They were led by first-year head coach Milton Barney Jr..

2023 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils baseball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West
Record	15–37 (7–23 SWAC)
Head coach	Milton Barney Jr. (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jaylan Bledsoe (2nd season) Kenny Hudson (1st season)
Home stadium	Magnolia Field
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Alabama State ^x‍‍‍	26	–	4		.867			39	–	15		.722
Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‍	20	–	9		.690			29	–	25		.537
Florida A&M ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	12		.600			24	–	27		.471
Jackson State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			26	–	21		.553
Mississippi Valley State  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			15	–	37		.288
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍	5	–	24		.172			14	–	34		.292
West
Grambling State ^x‍‍‍	21	–	7		.750			27	–	24		.529
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			31	–	20		.608
Southern  ‍‍‍	17	–	10		.630			22	–	26		.458
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍	14	–	15		.483			19	–	35		.352
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			18	–	33		.353
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍	6	–	23		.207			9	–	39		.188
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 20, 2023^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

The Delta Devils finished the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season 10–31–1 overall (4–25 conference) and sixth place in the west division of the conference standings, failing to qualify for the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament.

Preseason

On June 15, 2022, head coach Stanley Stubbs resigned due to health concerns.^[2] On August 11, 2022, Milton Barney Jr. was named the head coach of the Delta Devils.^[3]

Preseason SWAC poll

For the 2023 poll, Mississippi Valley State was projected to finish in sixth in the East Division.^[4]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Alabama State	103 (8)
2	Bethune–Cookman	84 (3)
3	Florida A&M	79 (3)
4	Jackson State	76 (2)
5	Alabama A&M	51 (1)
6	Mississippi Valley State	27 (1)

Roster

2023 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 2 U Kameron Byrd / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Grayson H.S. Loganville, Georgia 3 OF Davon Mims / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Mississippi Delta C.C. Vicksburg, Mississippi 5 U Kyndell Dolphin / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Charles Drew H.S. College Park, Georgia 6 INF Treadwell Kennedy / 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr St. Joseph Catholic Yazoo City, Mississippi 8 OF Davione Hull / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mississippi Delta C.C. Grenada, Mississippi 9 P Hunter Stallings / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr North Mecklenburg H.S. Huntersville, North Carolina 10 OF Narvin Booker / 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Redan H.S. Atlanta, Georgia 11 OF Eric Johnson II / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Peach County H.S. Byron, Georgia 12 OF Michael Buckley / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Dallas College Cedar Valley Campus Mesquite, Texas 13 P Nathanael Ryhlick / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Clark State College Dayton, Ohio 14 U Dreylin Holmes / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Spalding H.S. Griffin, Georgia 15 OF Brian Hardaway / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Westlake H.S. Atlanta, Georgia 16 U Juan Rosa-Gonzalez / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Dallas College Cedar Valley Campus San Juan, Puerto Rico 17 P Calvin McClendon / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Leake Central H.S. Lena, Mississippi 18 INF Maury Weaver / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Trinity Christian School Fayetteville, Georgia 19 P Dylan Whitfield / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Coahoma C.C. Vicksburg, Mississippi 20 P Zachery Sigmon / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Vero Beach H.S. Fort Pierce, Florida 21 C Ty Washington / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Byron P. Steele H.S. San Antonio, Texas 22 U Isaiah Valenzuela / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Milby H.S. Houston, Texas 23 P James Snipes / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Etowah H.S. Woodstock, Georgia 24 INF Albert Moore Jr. / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Woodstock H.S. Acworth, Georgia 25 INF Victor Figueroa / 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr River Ridge H.S. New Port Richey, Florida 26 C Ryan Brown / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Vero Beach H.S. Fort Pierce, Florida 27 INF Darren Willis Jr. / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tattnall Square Academy Lizella, Georgia 28 U Jodany Ofarril-Ortiz / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Sunshine State Elite Academy Orlando, Florida 29 INF Josh Wilson / 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr Canyon Springs H.S. Moreno Valley, California 30 P Seth Alexander / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr El Capitan H.S. Atwater, California 31 U Jose Salazar-Ortega / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Sunshine State Elite Academy Kissimmee, Florida 32 INF Chris Soeder / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sarasota H.S. Sarasota, Florida 34 P Azalius Lewis / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Coahoma Community College Philadelphia, Mississippi 35 U Angel Maldonado / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mill Creek H.S. Carolina, Puerto Rico 36 INF Keith Harden / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr St. Cloud Technical and Community College Ruskin, Florida 40 P Doug Allen / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Warren H.S. Compton, California 42 OF Christopher King / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Combine Academy Rock Hill, South Carolina 47 P Jared Adams / 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Potomac State College of West Virginia University Jefferson, Georgia	Head coach Milton Barney Jr. Assistant coach(es) Jaylan Bledsoe Kenny Hudson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 17, 2023

Schedule

2023 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils baseball game log
Regular season
February (3–6) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record 1 February 17 vs Texas Southern Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas 7–5 Stallings (1–0) Zwitzer (0–1) Salazar-Ortega (1) – 1–0 – 2 February 18 vs Jackson State Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas 1–14 Womble (1–0) Lewis (0–1) None – 1–1 – 3 February 19 vs Grambling State Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas 4–14 Rudy (1–0) McClendon (0–1) None 300 1–2 – 4 February 22 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, Tennessee 10–19 Ross (1–0) Lewis (0–2) None 319 1–3 – 5 February 25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 12–5 McClendon (1–1) Little (0–2) None – 2–3 – 6 February 25 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 8–11 Greene (1–1) Valenzuela (0–1) None – 2–4 – 7 February 26 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 16–3 Stallings (2–0) Little (0–2) None – 3–4 – 8 February 28 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, Arkansas 0–12 Carmack (1–0) Snipes (0–1) None 254 3–5 – 9 March 1 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, Arkansas 2–3 Armstrong (1–0) Lewis' (0–3) Wiseman (1) 254 3–6 –
March (5–12) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record 10 March 4 Tougaloo Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 15–5 Sigmon (1–0) Thomas (0–3) None – 4–6 – 11 March 4 Tougaloo Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 7–0 Valenzuela (1–1) Carter (1–1) None – 5–6 – 12 March 7 at Alcorn State Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium • Lorman, Mississippi 8–4 Stallings (3–0) Braziel (0–3) Salazar-Ortega (2) – 6–6 – – March 8 Butler Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi Game cancelled 13 March 10 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana 3–7 LeBlanc (2–1) Sigmon (1–1) Usey (2) 322 6–7 – 14 March 11 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana 3–35 Mitchell (3–1) Valenzuela (1–2) Macip (1) 388 6–8 – 15 March 12 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana 3–16 Horton (2–1) Lewis (0–4) None 396 6–9 – 16 March 14 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana 2–7 Morrow (2–0) Valenzuela (1–3) None 958 6–10 – 17 March 18 Florida A&M Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 0–8 Viets (1–0) Sigmon (1–2) None – 6–11 0–1 18 March 18 Florida A&M Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 2–18 Granger (1–1) McClendon (1–2) None – 6–12 0–2 19 March 19 Florida A&M Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 6–11 Simmons (1–2) Stallings (3–1) None – 6–13 0–3 20 March 21 Alcorn State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 17–13 McClendon (2–2) Baylis (0–1) Snipes (1) 289 7–13 0–3 21 March 22 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 5–10 Quevedo (1–0) Valenzuela (1–4) None 203 7–14 0–3 22 March 24 at Bethune–Cookman Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida 3–13 Santos (3–1) Sigmon (1–3) None 141 7–15 0–4 23 March 25 at Bethune–Cookman Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida 4–6 Michaud (2–0) Salazar-Ortega (0–1) Gonzalez (3) 145 7–16 0–5 24 March 26 at Bethune–Cookman Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida 8–12 Perez (2–1) Lewis (0–5) Gonzalez (4) 156 7–17 0–6 25 March 29 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, Louisiana 1–2 O'Toole (2–0) Snipes (0–2) None 1,006 7–18 0–6 26 March 31 Jackson State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 14–13 Sigmon (2–3) Gonzalez (1–1) None – 8–18 1–6
April (5–12) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record 27 April 1 Jackson State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 7–18 Caver (4–2) Snipes (0–3) None – 8–19 1–7 28 April 2 Jackson State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 6–8 Haston (1–0) Stallings (3–2) None – 8–20 1–8 29 April 4 vs Alcorn Smith–Wills Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi 20–17 Brown (1–0) Dews (0–1) Snipes (2) – 9–20 1–8 30 April 6 at Alabama State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama 2–8 Melendez (6–0) Salazar-Ortega (0–2) None 467 9–21 1–9 31 April 7 at Alabama State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama 7–6 Sigmon (3–3) Seb. Colon (1–2) None 478 10–21 2–9 32 April 7 at Alabama State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, Alabama 1–5 Sha. Colon (3–0) Stallings (3–3) None 457 10–22 2–10 33 April 11 at Grambling State Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park • Grambling, Louisiana 11–12 Boudreaux (1–3) Sigmon (3–4) None 105 10–23 2–10 34 April 14 Bethune–Cookman Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 2–13 Santos (4–2) Salazar-Ortega (0–3) None – 10–24 2–11 35 April 15 Bethune–Cookman Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 7–19 Torres (1–0) McClendon (2–3) None – 10–25 2–12 36 April 16 Bethune–Cookman Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 3–6 Gonzalez (3–0) Sigmon (3–5) None – 10–26 2–13 37 April 18 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 3–12 Desandro (2–3) Snipes (0–4) None 311 10–27 2–13 38 April 21 at Florida A&M Moore–Kittles Field • Tallahassee, Florida 5–13 Viets (5–0) Lewis (0–6) None 190 10–28 2–14 39 April 22 at Florida A&M Moore–Kittles Field • Tallahassee, Florida 12–16 Granger (6–2) Salazar-Ortega (0–4) None 114 10–29 2–15 40 April 23 at Florida A&M Moore–Kittles Field • Tallahassee, Florida 4–11 Wagner (2–0) Sigmon (3–6) None 160 10–30 2–16 – April 25 Grambling State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi Game cancelled 41 April 28 Alabama A&M Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 6–1 Stallings (4–3) Campbell (2–2) Sigmon (1) – 11–30 3–16 42 April 29 Alabama A&M Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 13–7 Salazar-Ortega (1–4) Marono (1–3) None – 12–30 4–16 43 April 30 Alabama A&M Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 10–7 McClendon (3–3) Mateo (0–4) Sigmon (2) – 13–30 5–16
May (2–7) # Date Rank Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record 44 May 5 Alabama State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 5–18 O. Melendez (10–0) Valenzuela (1–5) None – 13–31 5–17 45 May 6 Alabama State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 1–15 Rivera (8–0) Stallings (4–4) None – 13–32 5–18 46 May 7 Alabama State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, Mississippi 1–14 Sha. Colon (4–0) Sigmon (3–7) None – 13–33 5–19 47 May 13 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, Mississippi 1–4 Caver (6–4) Stallings (4–5) Gonzalez (8) 75 13–34 5–20 48 May 13 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, Mississippi 2–12 Guy (4–4) Salazar-Ortega (1–5) None 154 13–35 5–21 49 May 14 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, Mississippi 7–6 Sigmon (4–7) Gonzalez (1–2) None 105 14–35 6–21 50 May 18 at Alabama A&M Bulldog Field • Huntsville, Alabama 5–3 Sigmon (5–7) Campbell (2–4) None 25 15–35 7–21 51 May 19 at Alabama A&M Bulldog Field • Huntsville, Alabama 3–4 Mateo (1–5) Lewis (0–7) None 70 15–36 7–22 52 May 20 at Alabama A&M Bulldog Field • Huntsville, Alabama 3–5 Marano (2–4) Snipes (0–5) None 70 15–37 7–23

References

1. "Baseball Standings". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
2. Michael Coker (June 15, 2022). "Mississippi Valley State Head Baseball Coach Stanley Stubbs Steps Down". www.blackcollegenines.com. Black College Nines. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
3. "Milton Barney Tabbed To Lead MVSU Baseball Program". www.mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State University. August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
4. "SWAC Announces Baseball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason Selections". www.swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. February 10, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.