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American college baseball season
The 2021 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by fifth–year head coach Will Davis . They were members of the Southland Conference . This was Lamar's final year in the Southland as they will be moving to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2022 season.
Southland Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021, and the Cardinals were picked to finish twelfth in the conference with 87 votes.[ 2]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Sam Houston State
276 (17)
2
Central Arkansas
247 (5)
3
McNeese State
244 (1)
4
Southeastern Louisiana
243 (3)
5
Northwestern State
193
6
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
146
7
Incarnate Word
144
8
Nicholls
108
9
New Orleans
101
10
Abilene Christian
98
11
Stephen F. Austin
92
12
Lamar
87
13
Houston Baptist
49
Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors[ edit ]
[ 3]
Ryan Flores (UIW, 1st Base)
Nate Fisbeck (MCNS, 2nd Base)
Beau Orlando (UCA, 3rd Base)
JC Correa (LAMR, Shortstop)
Gavin Johnson (SHSU, Catcher)
Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS, Designated Hitter)
Sean Arnold (UIW, Outfielder)
Brandon Bena (HBU, Outfielder)
Colton Cowser (SHSU, Outfielder)
Noah Cameron (UCA, Pitcher)
Will Dion (MCNS, Pitcher)
Kyle Gruller (HBU, Pitcher)
Conner Williams (UCA, Pitcher)
Itchy Burts (TAMUCC, Utility)
Preston Faulkner (SELA, 1st Base)
Logan Berlof (LAMR, 2nd Base)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR, 3rd Base)
Reid Bourque (MCNS, Shortstop)
Chris Sandberg (NICH, Catcher)
Lee Thomas (UIW, Designated Hitter)
Josh Ragan (UCA, Outfielder)
Jack Rogers (SHSU, Outfielder)
Tyler Smith (NSU, Outfielder)
John Gaddis (TAMUCC, Pitcher)
Gavin Stone (UCA, Pitcher)
Luke Taggart (UIW, Pitcher)
Jeremy Rodriguez (SFA, Pitcher)
Jake Dickerson (MCNS, Utility)
2021 Lamar Cardinals roster
Pitchers
8 Trevin Michael – Junior
12 Braxton Douthit – Sophomore
18 Max Mize – Junior
19 Josh Ekness – Freshman
23 Marcus Olivarez – Junior
26 Jack Dallas – Junior
27 Chet Jones – Sophomore
28 Zach Bravo – Junior
33 Daniel Cole – Sophomore
36 Christian Grigsby – Junior
40 Douglas Palmer – Senior
43 Benjamin Content – Sophomore
47 Mitchell Lee – Junior
49 Joe Buckendorff – Sophomore
50 Dylan Johnson – Sophomore
51 John Altman – Junior
52 Josh Hranicky – Sophomore
54 Will Cox – Junior
56 Bailey Giffen – Junior
Catchers
7 Copper Hansen – Sophomore
9 Ryan Snell – Sophomore
34 Monray van der Walt – Freshman
37 Josh Blankenship – Sophomore
Infielders
2 Matthew McDonald – Senior
3 Deric Lamontagne – Sophomore
5 Daniel Altman – Freshman
6 Zach Hoekstra – Freshman
11 Kelby Weyler – Sophomore
16 Anthony Quirion – Senior
17 Chase Kemp – Junior
21 Logan Lejeune – Junior
31 Jose Cintron – Freshman
35 Cameron Yadon – Freshman
Outfielders
1 Reese Durand – Sophomore
4 Ben MacNaughton – Sophomore
22 Cole Girouard – Senior
38 Tanner Wilson – Freshman
42 Avery George – Junior
46 Owen Sheldon – Freshman
2021 lamar cardinals coaching staff
Will Davis – Head coach – 5th year
Scott Hatten – Associate head coach/hitting coach/recruiting coordinator – 20th year
Sean Snedeker – Assistant head coach/pitching coach – 4th year
Hunter Doucet – Volunteer assistant Coach – 2nd year
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Legend
Lamar win
Lamar loss
Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold
Lamar team member
2021 Lamar Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season (25-21)
February (0-0)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Feb. 20
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX
Game cancelled
Feb. 20
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX
Game cancelled
Feb. 21
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX
Game cancelled
Feb. 24
Rice
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
Game cancelled
Feb. 26
Texas State
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
Game cancelled
Feb. 27
Texas State
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
Game cancelled
Feb. 28
Texas State
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
Game cancelled
March (10-8)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Mar. 3
Houston
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 2-0
Douthit (1-0)
Deese (0-1)
Dallas (1)
1,202
1-0
Mar. 5
Stephen F. Austin
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 4-1
Bravo (1-0)
Gennari (1-1)
Dallas (2)
608
2-0
Mar. 6
Stephen F. Austin
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 5-1
Grigsby (1-0)
Todd (0-2)
None
658
3-0
Mar. 7
Stephen F. Austin
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 3-2
Mize (1-0)
Poell (0-1)
Dallas (3)
812
4-0
Mar. 10
at Tarleton State
Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX
L 6-10
Baley (1-0)
Douthit (1-1)
None
276
4-1
Mar. 11
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 3-0
Palmer (1-0)
Tavera (0-2)
Dallas (4)
314
5-1
Mar. 12
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 2-0
Bravo (2-0)
Bullard (2-2)
Dallas (5)
314
6-1
Mar. 13
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
L 3-11
Moffat (2-0)
Mize (1-1)
None
314
6-2
Mar. 14
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
W 4-0
Johnson (1-0)
Winquest (0-2)
Douthit (1)
314
7-2
Mar. 16
at Southern
Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7-5 (11 inns)
Cole (1-0)
Washington (0-1)
None
154
8-2
Mar. 19
Central Arkansas
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 7-5
Michael (1-0)
Moyer (1-2)
Dallas (6)
785
9-2
1-0
Mar. 20
Central Arkansas
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 2-5
Cleveland (1-2)
Bravo (2-1)
None
805
9-3
1-1
Mar. 20
Central Arkansas
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 7-2
Palmer (2-0)
Janak (2-1)
None
805
10-3
2-1
Mar. 21
Central Arkansas
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 1-6
Cleveland (2-2)
Johnson (1-1)
None
658
10-4
2-2
Mar. 26
Southeastern Louisiana
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 0-3
Kinzeler (3-1)
Michael (1-1)
Hughes (2)
712
10-5
2-3
Mar. 27
Southeastern Louisiana
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 5-6
Warren (4-1)
Buckendorff (0-1)
Hoskins (3)
762
10-6
2-4
Mar. 27
Southeastern Louisiana
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 2-6
Bartley (3-1)
Ekness (0-1)
Flettrich (1)
652
10-7
2-5
Mar. 28
Southeastern Louisiana
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 8-9 (10 inns)
Hoskins (2-0)
Dallas (0-1)
Aspholm (1)
512
10-8
2-6
April (7-7)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Apr. 1
at Houston Baptist
Husky Field • Houston, TX
W 13-3 (8 inns)
Michael (2-1)
Spinney (0-3)
None
200
11-8
3-6
Apr. 2
at Houston Baptist
Husky Field • Houston, TX
L 2-3
Coats (1-4)
Olivarez (0-1)
Reitmeyer (2)
400
11-9
3-7
Apr. 2
at Houston Baptist
Husky Field • Houston, TX
W 15-4 (8 inns)
Grigsby (2-0)
Zarella (0-4)
None
400
12-9
4-7
Apr. 3
at Houston Baptist
Husky Field • Houston, TX
W 12-0 (8 inns)
Palmer (3-0)
Smitherman (0-2)
None
265
13-9
5-7
Apr. 10
at Northwestern State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 7-11
Harmon (2-2)
Michael (2-2)
Brown (2)
510
13-10
5-8
Apr. 10
at Northwestern State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 16-4 (8 inns)
Bravo (3-1)
Carver (3-3)
None
510
14-10
6-8
Apr. 11
at Northwestern State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 3-2
Ekness (1-1)
David (2-3)
Dallas (7)
15-10
7-8
Apr. 11
at Northwestern State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 1-8
15-11
7-9
Apr. 17
Nicholls
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 3-10
Gearing (3-2)
Olivarez (0-2)
None
503
15-12
7-10
Apr. 17
Nicholls
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 11-2
Bravo (4-1)
Kilcrease (2-4)
None
503
16-12
8-10
Apr. 18
Nicholls
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 2-3
Desandro (3-1)
Ekness (0-2)
Taylor (7)
499
16-13
8-11
Apr. 18
Nicholls
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 5-2
Michael (3-2)
Heckman (1-5)
Dallas (8)
499
17-13
9-11
Apr. 23
at Sam Houston State
Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
Game postponed
Apr. 24
at Sam Houston State
Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
Game postponed
Apr. 25
at Sam Houston State
Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
Game postponed
Apr. 25
at Sam Houston State
Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
Game postponed
Apr. 30
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 0-6
Gaddis (4-3)
Douthit (1-2)
None
565
17-14
9-12
Apr. 30
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 7-11
Perez (2-3)
Johnson (1-2)
None
565
17-15
9-13
May (8–6)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
May 1
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 7-3
Bravo (5-1)
Shy (0-4)
Dallas (9)
615
18-15
10-13
May 2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 6-3
Michael (4-2)
Thomas (2-3)
Dallas (10)
520
19-15
11-13
May 7
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
L 2-3
Riley (6-1)
Olivarez (0-3)
None
285
19-16
11-14
May 8
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
L 4-8
Cervantes (6-1)
Johnson (1-3)
None
391
19-17
11-15
May 8
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
L 5-10
Glaze (2-1)
Dallas (0-2)
None
401
19-18
11-16
May 9
at Abilene Christian
Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX
L 5-7
Huffling (6-1)
Ekness (1-3)
Riley (7)
388
19-19
11-17
May 14
New Orleans
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 6-0
Michael (5-4)
Erbe (1-5)
None
618
20-19
12-17
May 15
New Orleans
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 0-2
Turpin (9-2)
Bravo (5-2)
None
724
20-20
12-18
May 15
New Orleans
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 3-2
Dallas (1-2)
Seroski (4-2)
None
724
21-20
13-18
May 16
New Orleans
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 6-4
Cole (2-0)
Khachadourian (2-1)
Dallas (11)
723
22-20
14-18
May 20
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
W 7-0
Michael (6-2)
Cassidy (2-3)
None
75
23-20
15-18
May 20
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
W 13-4
Mize (2-1)
Minter (1-3)
None
112
24-20
16-18
May 21
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 4-6
Celestino (2-1)
Douthit (1-3)
Garza (6)
112
24-21
16-19
May 22
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
W 13-3 (8 inns)
Dallas (2-2)
Rollins (1-5)
Cole (1)
75
25-21
17-19
Post-season (0–2)
SLC Tournament (0–2)
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Tournament record
May 26
vs. (1) Abilene Christian
(8)
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 1-7
Morgan (3-3)
Michael (6-3)
None
ESPN+
847
25-22
0-1
May 27
vs. (5) Sam Houston State
(8)
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 4-7
Lusk (2-3)
Dallas (2-3)
None
757
25-23
0-2
Schedule Source: [ 4]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Conference accolades [ edit ]
Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Rick McCarty – ACU
All Conference First Team
Chase Kemp (LAMR)
Nate Fisbeck (MCNS)
Itchy Burts (TAMUCC)
Bash Randle (ACU)
Mitchell Dickson (ACU)
Lee Thomas (UIW)
Colton Cowser (SHSU)
Colton Eager (ACU)
Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS)
Will Dion (MCNS)
Brennan Stuprich (SELA)
Will Warren (SELA)
Tyler Cleveland (UCA)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
All Conference Second Team
Preston Faulkner (SELA)
Daunte Stuart (NSU)
Kasten Furr (UNO)
Evan Keller (SELA)
Skylar Black (SFA)
Tre Obregon III (MCNS)
Jack Rogers (SHSU)
Pearce Howard (UNO)
Grayson Tatrow (ACU)
Chris Turpin (UNO)
John Gaddis (TAMUCC)
Trevin Michael (LAMR)
Caleb Seroski (UNO)
Jacob Burke (SELA)
All Conference Third Team
Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
Salo Iza (UNO)
Austin Cain (NICH)
Darren Willis (UNO)
Ryan Snell (LAMR)
Tommy Cruz (ACU)
Tyler Finke (SELA)
Payton Harden (MCNS)
Mike Williams (TAMUCC)
Cal Carver (NSU)
Levi David (NSU)
Dominic Robinson (SHSU)
Jack Dallas (LAMR)
Brett Hammit (ACU)
All Conference Defensive Team
Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
Nate Fisebeck (MCNS)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
Darren Willis (UNO)
Gaby Cruz (SELA)
Julian Gonzales (MCNS)
Colton Cowser (SHSU)
Avery George (LAMR)
Will Dion (MCNS)
References: [ 5]