2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team

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2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball

Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	31–11 (16–5 SLC)
Head coach	Jim Gilligan (39th year)
Assistant coach	Will Davis (1st year)
Assistant coach	Scott Hatten (16th year)
Home stadium	Vincent–Beck Stadium (Capacity: 3,500)

2016 Southland Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southeastern Louisiana	18	–	3	.857	31	–	13	.705
Sam Houston State	17	–	4	.810	28	–	17	.622
Lamar	16	–	5	.762	31	–	11	.738
Northwestern State	14	–	10	.583	25	–	18	.581
McNeese State	13	–	11	.542	23	–	18	.561
Nicholls State	10	–	11	.476	20	–	25	.444
New Orleans	10	–	11	.476	26	–	17	.605
Stephen F. Austin	11	–	13	.458	23	–	22	.511
Houston Baptist	9	–	12	.429	20	–	23	.465
Central Arkansas	9	–	12	.429	18	–	23	.439
Incarnate Word †	5	–	16	.238	12	–	32	.273
Abilene Christian †	5	–	16	.238	13	–	28	.317
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	4	–	17	.190	14	–	29	.326

‡ – Tournament champion † Ineligible for league and NCAA tournaments due to transition from Division II As of May 3, 2016^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and are members of the Southland Conference. The team is coached by Jim Gilligan in his 39th season at Lamar.

Previous Season

In 2015, the Cardinals finished the season 11th in the Southland with a record of 21–31, 9–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2015 Southland Conference Baseball Tournament.

Roster

2016 Lamar Cardinals roster^[2]

Pitchers

5 Galen Andrews - Junior
6 Kyle Leggett - Senior
11 Brent Janak - Junior
12 Connor Thomas - Senior
19 Billy Love - Senior
20 Fernando Martinez - Senior
22 Tyler Keegan - Sophomore
27 Jimmy Johnson - Junior
28 Jayson McKinley - Senior
30 Enrique Oquendo - Senior
31 Brett Brown - Junior
34 Joe Farley - Senior
35 Travis Moore - Senior
37 Ryan Cawthorn - Senior
40 Josh Crain - Freshman
46 Matt White - Freshman
48 Will Hibbs - Senior

Catchers

32 Bryndan Arredondo - Junior
33 Robin Adames - Freshman

Infielders

2 Gaylen Tristan - Junior
8 Ryan Erickson - Freshman
9 Chaneng Varela - Junior
17 Reid Russell - Junior
18 Stijn van der Meer - Senior
21 Jake Nash - Senior
23 J. M. Kelly - Junior
26 Brett Taff - Freshman
44 Trey Silvers -Junion

Outfielders

7 Brendan Satran - Junior
24 Jacoby Middleton - Senior
36 Cutter McDowell - Junior

Coaches

2015 Lamar Cardinals baseball coaching staff^[2]
29 Jim Gilligan - Head Coach - 40th year 52 Will Davis - Head Coach in Waiting - 1st year 10 Scott Hatten - Assistant Coach - 15th year 50 Brandon Kirkham - Volunteer Assistant

Preseason

Staff changes

On September 21, 2015, the Cardinals head coach, Jim Gilligan, announced he will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2016 season.^[3]

On January 15, 2016, Will Davis was named Jim Gilligan's successor beginning with the 2017 season. Davis was an assistant coach at LSU.^[4]^[5]^[6] Will Davis joined the Lamar coaching staff as an assistant coach as the Cardinals' third base and running coach on February 11, 2016. He fills the position left by Jim Ricklefsen's departure following 18 years as an assistant coach.^[7]

Preseason predictions and honors

The Cardinals were predicted to finish 9th in the Southland in the preseason Coaches and Sports Information Director polls.^[8]

On February 10, two Cardinals were named to preseason Southland Conference All-Conference teams. Stijn van der Meer, playing short stop for the Cardinals, was named as a 1st Team All-Conference member, and Jake Nash, as third baseman was named as 2nd Team All-Conference member.^[9]

Season

February

The Cardinals began Coach Jim Gilligan's final season with six straight wins sweeping Southeast Missouri State and with wins over #23 Arizona and #7 LSU and one win over North Dakota State. The game against LSU set a new attendance record for Vincent-Beck Stadium with 3,563 fans in attendance. On the downside, the Cardinals finished the month and the North Dakota State series with three straight losses to the Bison.

The Cardinals finished the month with an overall 6-3 record.

March

The month started with a win against Prairie View A&M, a 2-1 split series against UTRGV, a 1-2 series split against Northwestern State to begin conference play, followed by a loss to Houston. The month ended with a seven game winning streak sweeping Central Arkansas and New Orleans in conference play as well as a non-conference win against Texas.

The Cardinals had an 11-4 record for the month of March for a cumulative record of 17-4. They also ended the month with an 7-2 record in Southland Conference play.

Schedule

2016 Lamar Cardinals Baseball Game Log^[10]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Lamar team member

Regular Season

February (6–3)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
Feb 19	Southeast Missouri State*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 2–1	Hibbs, W. (1-0)	Lucchesi, J. (1-0)	Oquendo, E. (1)	647	1–0
Feb 20	Southeast Missouri State*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 2–1 (10)	Johnson, J. (1-0)	Murphy, J. (0-1)	None	659	2–0
Feb 21	Southeast Missouri State*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 5–2	Martinez, F. (1-0)	Beltran, R. (0-1)	Love, B. (1)	691	3–0
Feb 22	#23 Arizona*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 13–5	Andrews, G. (1-0)	Medel, R. (0-1)	Moore, T. (1)	671	4–0
Feb 24	#7 LSU*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 12–11	Johnson, J. (2-0)	Bugg, P. (0-1)	Oqueno, E. (2)	3,563	5–0
Feb 26	North Dakota State*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 7–6	Johnson, J. (2-0)	Terres, S. (0-1)	None	611	6–0
Feb 27 (DH)	North Dakota State*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 6–7	Choles, C. (1-0)	Moore, T. (0-1)	England, D. (1)		6–1
Feb 27 (DH)	North Dakota State*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 0–3	Pfannenstein, R. (1-0)	Martinez, F. (0-1)	Harms, J. (1)	827	6–2
Feb 28	North Dakota State*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 5–7	VanderWoude, B. (2-0)	Andrews, G. (1-1)	Terres, S. (2)	614	6–3

March (11–4)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
Mar 1	at Prairie View A&M*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 13–3	Moore, T. (1-1)	Roblebo, E. (1-2)	None	502	7–3
Mar 4	UTRGV*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 4–1	Hibbs, W. (2-0)	Martinez, Z (0-1)	Johnson, J. (1)	677	8–3
Mar 5	UTRGV*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 3–7	Garcia, A. (1-1)	Martinez, F. (1-2)	None	732	8–4
Mar 6	UTRGV*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 4–1	Brown, B. (1-0)	Jackson, R. (0-3)	Johnson, J. (2)	577	9–4
Mar 8	Rice*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–
Mar 12	at Northwestern State	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	L 0–2	Oller, A. (2-0)	Hibbs, W. (2-1)	None	612	9–5	0–1
Mar 13 (DH)	at Northwestern State	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	W 6–5	Johnson, J. (4-0)	Aultman, N. (1-2)	None		10–5	1–1
Mar 13 (DH)	at Northwestern State	H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	L 1–5	Tidwell, E. (2-1)	Love, B. (0-1)	None	582	10–6	1–2
Mar 15	#19/20 Houston*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 3–4	Kasowksi, M. (2-1)	Janak, B. (0-1)	Hernandez, N. (4)	1,074	10–7
Mar 18	Central Arkansas	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 19–5	Hibbs (3-1)	Gilmore (1-3)	None	536	11–7	2–2
Mar 19	Central Arkansas	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 7–6	Johnson, J. (5-0)	Murray, J. (0-2)	None	636	12–7	3–2
Mar 20	Central Arkansas	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 9–2	McKinley, J. (1-0)	Gray, T. (1-1)	None	573	13–7	4–2
Mar 24	New Orleans	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 10–7	Hobbs, W. (4-1)	Semple, S. (3-1)	Johnson, J. (3)	605	14–7	5–2
Mar 25	New Orleans	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 5–1	Love, B. (1-1)	Hodge, R. (3-1)	None	716	15–7	6–2
Mar 26	New Orleans	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 7–5	Oquendo, E. (1-0)	Martinez, D. (2-1)	None	718	16–7	7–2
Mar 29	Texas*	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 4–2	Johnson, J. (6-0)	Mayes, C. (0-3)	Oquendo, E. (3)	4,391	17–7

April (14–3)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
Apr 2 (DH)	at Abilene Christian*	Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX	W 8–5	Hibbs, W. (5-1)	Garrett, D. (2-4)	Johnson, J. (4)		18–7
Apr 2 (DH)	at Abilene Christian*	Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX	W 16–6	Love, B. (2-1)	Mason, A (3-2)	None	1,135	19–7
Apr 3	at Abilene Christian*	Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX	W 7–5	McKinley, J. (2-0)	Hanson, D. (1-2)	Johnson, J. (5)	403	20–7
Apr 5	Nicholls*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 7–2	Moore, T. (2-1)	Tarver, A. (1-1)	None	634	21–7
Apr 6	Nicholls*	Vincent-Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 14–10	White, M. (1-0)	Speer, H. (0-1)	None	578	22–7
Apr 8	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 1–0	Hibbs, W. (6-1)	Falwell, C. (1-3)	None	153	23–7	8–2
Apr 9	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 5–1	Love, B. (3-1)	Skapura, D. (2-4)	None	178	24–7	9–2
Apr 10	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 15–12	Martinez, F. (2-2)	Worrel, D. (2-4)	None	187	25–7	10–2
Apr 13	at Baylor*	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 3–6	Ott (3-2)	Johnson, J. (6-1)	Montemayor (8)	1,918	25–8
Apr 15	McNeese State	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 5–1	Hibbs, W. (7-1)	Fontenot, K. (4-3)	None	1,107	26–8	11–2
Apr 16	McNeese State	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 4–5	King, B. (4-1)	Love, B. (3-2)	Kober, C. (6)	979	26–9	11–3
Apr 17	McNeese State	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 0–1	Stremmel, E. (3-1)	McKinley, J. (2-1)	Kober, C. (7)	722	26–10	11–4
Apr 20	Texas Southern*	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	CANCELLED	(-)	(-)			–
Apr 22	at Houston Baptist	Husky Field • Houston, TX	W 3–1	Hibbs, W. (8-1)	Thames, C. (2-4)	Martinez, F. (1)	317	27–10	12–4
Apr 23	at Houston Baptist	Husky Field • Houston, TX	W 8–0	Love, B. (4-2)	Russ, A. (6-3)	None		28–10	13–4
Apr 24	at Houston Baptist	Husky Field • Houston, TX	W 8–6	Johnson, J. (7-1)	Zarosky, D. (2-3)	None	578	29–10	14–4
Apr 29	Incarnate Word	Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 20–6	Hibbs, W. (9-1)	Martinez, B. (1-8)	None	145	30–10	15–4
Apr 30	Incarnate Word	Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 3–1	Love, B. (5-2)	Shull, J. (2-5)	Martinez, F. (2)	167	31–10	16–4

May (0–1)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SLC Record
May 1	Incarnate Word	Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 2–3	Richey, C (2-4)	Johnson, J. (7-2)	Moszkowicz, L. (7)	162	31–11	16–5
May 4	at Rice*	Reckling Park • Houston, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–
May 6	Southeastern Louisiana	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 7	Southeastern Louisiana	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 8	Southeastern Louisiana	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 13	Sam Houston State	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 14	Sam Houston State	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 15	Sam Houston State	Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 19	at Stephen F. Austin	Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 20	at Stephen F. Austin	Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–
May 21	at Stephen F. Austin	Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–	–

Post Season

Southland Conference Tournament
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record
May 25–28	TBA	Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX	–	(-)	(-)			–

References

↑ "Southland Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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↑ Kendall Rogers (September 21, 2015). "Lamar's Jim Gilligan Retiring After 2016". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
↑ Randy Rosetta (January 15, 2016). "LSU assistant coach Will Davis will take charge of the Lamar program in 2017". The Times-Picayune - 2016 NOLA Media Group. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
↑ Brian Foley (January 15, 2016). "Lamar hires LSU Assistant Will Davis as Head Coach for 2017 Season". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
↑ Kendall Rogers (January 15, 2016). "Lamar Hires LSU's Davis As Successor". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
↑ Danny Shapiro (February 12, 2016). "Gilligan's successor joins Lamar baseball staff". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
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↑ "Southland Announces Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". Southland Conference. February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
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Lamar Cardinals baseball

Venues	Stuart Stadium (1952–1954) Price Daniel Field (1967–1968) Vincent–Beck Stadium (1969–present)

People	Head coaches

NCAA Tournaments	1976 1977 1979 1981 1984 1985 1987 1993 1995 2002 2003 2004 2010

Conference tournament champions	Sunbelt (1993 1995) Southland (2002 2004 2010)

Conference champions	Southland (1971 1975 1976 1977 1979 1981 1984 1985 2003 2004) Sun Belt 1993

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