2024 Lamar Cardinals baseball team
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Southland Conference regular season champions | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 41–14 (17–7 SLC) |
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Home stadium | Vincent–Beck Stadium |
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Lamar † | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 41 | – | 14 | .745 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 35 | – | 20 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | 30 | – | 24 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 30 | – | 25 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 28 | – | 26 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 18 | – | 31 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 22, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2024 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals play their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and are led by eighth–year head coach Will Davis. On May 16, the team clinched at least a share of the conference regular season championship.[2] The Cardinals moved to sole regular champions due to a 6–10 Nicholls loss to McNeese in both team's final regular season game on May 18.
Previous season[edit]
The Cardinals had a overall season record of 32–23 including a conference record of 13–11 finishing in third place in SLC play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the third seeded team. The Cardinals were 0–2 in the conference tournament losing to fourth seeded New Orleans 1–4 and first seeded Nicholls 0–4.
New Players[edit]
On September 26, 2023, Lamar announced the addition of eight junior college transfers joining the team for the 2024 season. [3] On October 21, 2023, Lamar announced ten transfers from NCAA Division I programs and one player from an NCAA Division II program.[4]
Player | Position | Hometown | Previous Team |
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Cristian Cienfuegos | Pitcher (RHP) | Baytown, Texas | Rice |
Bryce Grizzaffi | Catcher | Morgan City, Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana |
Logan Hamm | Outfielder /Pitcher (RHP) | Bridge City, Texas | Houston |
Peyton Harvard | Pitcher (RHP) | Bridge City, Texas | Louisiana |
Scott Jones | Outfielder | Sulphur, Louisiana | Butler |
Weston Peninger | Catcher | Flower Mound, Texas | Utah Valley |
Travis Phelps | Pitcher (RHP) | Alvin, Texas | Houston |
Will Ripoll | Pitcher (RHP)– | New Orleans, Louisiana | Houston Christian |
Austin Roccaforte | Outfielder / Infielder | Port Neches, Texas | Houston Christian |
Drake Varnado | Infielder | Tomball, Texas | Arizona State |
NCAA Division II Transfer | |||
Kyle Mosley | Pitcher (LHP) | Houston, Texas | Angelo State |
JUCO Transfers | |||
Brayden Evans | 1B / Outfielder | Pearland, Texas | Wharton JC |
Slade Foreman | Outfielder | Bridge City, Texas | Angelina College |
Colton Graham | Pitcher (RHP) | Surprise, Arizona | Glendale CC |
Heladio Moreno | Outfielder | Pearland, Texas | Angelina College |
Anthony Ortiz | Pitcher (RHP) | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Labette CC |
Hunter Rebando | Catcher | Lampasas, Texas | Hill College |
Ricky Sanchez | Infielder | Mexico City, Mexico | Barton CC |
Zak Skinner | Catcher | Melbourne, Australia | Vernon College |
College Top 25: April 15
Southland Conference Coaches Poll[edit]
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Lamar was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 106 overall votes and 1 first place vote.[5]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Nicholls | 126 (14) |
2 | Lamar | 106 (1) |
3 | New Orleans | 92 (3) |
4 | Incarnate Word | 81 |
5 | McNeese | 67 |
6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 |
7 | Southeastern Louisiana | 53 |
8 | Northwestern State | 42 |
9 | Houston Christian | 26 |
Preseason All-Southland team[edit]
Ethan Ruiz, Brooks Caple, Hunter Hesseltine, and Kanin Dodge were named to the conference preseason first team. Austin Roccaforte, River Orsak, Jacob Ellis, and Jackson Cleveland were named to the conference preseason second team. [5]
First Team[edit]
- Edgar Alvarez* (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
- MaCrae Kendrick (NICH, SR, 2nd Base)
- Ethan Ruiz (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
- Parker Coddou* (NICH, SR, Shortstop)
- Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
- Rey Mendoza* (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)9
- Mitchell Sanford* (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
- Samuel Benjamin* (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
- Issac Williams (UNO, SR, Outfielder)
- Jacob Mayers* (NICH, SO, Starting Pitcher)
- Brooks Caple* (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
- Hunter Hesseltine* (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
- Gavin Galy* (NICH, RJR, Relief Pitcher)
- Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Utility)
*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection
Second Team[edit]
- Cameron Crotte (UIW, SR, 1st Base)
- Austin Roccaforte (LU, SR, 2nd Base)
- Dylan Mach (UNO, SR, 3rd Base)9
- Jake Haze* (SLU, GR, Shortstop)
- Bo Willis (NWST, SR, Catcher)
- River Orsak (LU, SR, Designated Hitter)
- Garrett Felix (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
- Cooper Hext (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
- Christian Smith-Johnson (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
- Chase Prestwich (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
- Isaiah Zavala (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
- Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
- Jackson Cleveland (LU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
- Grant Randall (UIW, SR, Utility)
*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection
Roster[edit]
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Will Davis – 8th season
Scott Hatten, Sean Snedeker, and Tod McDowell
Scott Hatten – 23nd season
Sean Snedeker – 7th season
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Schedule and results[edit]
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† | Make-Up Game |
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National recognition[edit]
The Cardinals appeared in the top 25 in three national polls during the week of April 14. They were ranked #24 in the April 14 College Baseball nation poll.[10] On April 15, the Cardinals were ranked #24 in the Baseball America poll.[11] The same day, the Cardinals were ranked #25 in the Perfect Game poll.[12] The Cardinals dropped out of both polls the following week after losing two of three games in a conference series against Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.
Conference awards and honors[edit]
Weekly awards[edit]
Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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SLC Pitcher of the Week | Brooks Caple | RHP | February 26, 2024 | [13] On April 15, the Cardinals appeared in the Baseball America |
Rankings[edit]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
Coaches'[14] | — | —* | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
Baseball America[15] | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | — | ||||||||
NCBWA†[16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
D1Baseball[17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Perfect Game[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | 25 | — |
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
See also[edit]
2024 Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team
References[edit]
- ^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Matt Faye (May 16, 2024). "Lamar baseball sweeps doubleheader, clinches conference championship". Retrieved May 17, 2024.
- ^ James Dixon (September 26, 2023). "Cardinals Land Top 10 JUCO Class". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ James Dixon (October 21, 2023). "Lamar Bolsters Roster with Four-Year Transfers". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ a b James Hill (February 8, 2024). "Nicholls Chosen to Repeat at Southland Baseball Champions; Preseason All-Conference Team Released". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "DIBASEBALL.COM TOP 25". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ Phil Stratton (September 25, 2023). "Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ James Dixon (December 18, 2023). "Baseball Releases 2024 Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Week 9 College Baseball Top 25". College Baseball Nation. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Teddy Cahill & Peter Flaherty (April 15, 2024). "College Baseball Rankings". Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Craig Cozart & Vincent Cervino (April 15, 2024). "College Top 25: April 15". Perfect Game. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ James Hill (February 26, 2024). "McNeese's Westenburg, Lamar's Caple Named Jersey Mike's Baseball Players of the Week". Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
- ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
- ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
- ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
- ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings