2017 Lamar Cardinals baseball team

American college baseball season

2017 Lamar Cardinals baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record33–25 (16–14 SLC)
Head coach
  • Will Davis (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Hatten
  • Jon Phillips
Home stadiumVincent–Beck Stadium
Seasons
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2018 →
2017 Southland Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
McNeese State ‍†‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 37 – 20 – 0   .649
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 37 – 22 – 0   .627
No. 14 Sam Houston State  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 44 – 23 – 0   .657
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 29 – 25 – 0   .537
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 26 – 0   .567
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 25 – 0   .569
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 30 – 28 – 1   .517
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 22 – 32 – 0   .407
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 20 – 34 – 0   .370
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 20 – 36 – 0   .357
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 3 – 27 – 0   .100 13 – 40 – 0   .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

The 2017 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by first–year head coach Will Davis. The team compiled a 33–25 overall record and were 16–14 in conference play for a seventh-place finish. They qualified for the SLC tournament as the number 7 seed. The Cardinals' season ended losing their first two games in the tournament. In the first game, the team lost to #1 seed McNeese State 5–7. Their second game loss was to 4th seed Houston Baptist 5–8.

Schedule and results

Legend
  Lamar win
  Lamar loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Lamar team member
* Non-Conference game
† Make-Up Game
2017 Lamar Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season (33–25)
February (6–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Cardinal Classic
Feb. 18 Milwaukee* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 6–0 Driskill, Tanner (1–0) GOODMAN, Elijah (0–1) None 1,141 1–0
Feb. 18 Illinois* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 15–9 Lance, Carson (1–0) Bellair, Cole (0–1) None 1,122 2–0
Feb. 19 Illinois* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–1 Andrews, Galen (1–0) Jones, Zack (0–1) None 3–0
Feb. 19 Milwaukee* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–1 Fleischman, Chad (1–0) SOMMERS, Jake (0–1) None 834 4–0
Feb. 24 Fairfield* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 6–7 Bonaiuto, Mike (1–0) Johnson, Jimmy (0–1) None 739 4–1
Feb. 25 Fairfield* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 19–9 Lance, Carson (1–0) O'Connor, Ryan (0–1) None 5–1
Feb. 25 Fairfield* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 5–1 Campbell, Jace (1–0) Sacco, David (0–1) Johnson, Jimmy (1) 770 6–1
Feb. 26 Fairfield* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–6 Wallace, Gavin (1–0) Gabryszwski, Nathan (0–1) None 669 6–2
Feb. 28 at #21 Texas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 5–9 Kennedy, Nick (1–0) Erickson, Ryan (0–1) Ridgeway, Beau (1) 4,109 6–3
March (9–10)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Mar. 3 at UT Rio Grande Valley* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 1–3 Johnson, Carter (3–0) Driskill, Tanner (1–1) Acosta, Luis (1) 884 6–4
Mar. 5 at UT Rio Grande Valley* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 5–1 Lance, Carson (3–0) Grant, Connor (2–2) Andrews, Galen (1) 7–4
Mar. 5 at UT Rio Grande Valley* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 5–6 Douglas, Austin (2–0) Johnson, Jimmy (0–2) Acosta, Luis (2) 757 7–5
Mar. 7 Rice* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 10–4 Janak, Brent (1–0) Nick Orewiler (0–1) None 903 8–5
Mar. 10 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX 4–9 Donica, Heath (3–1) Driskill, Tanner (1–2) None 802 8–6 0–1
Mar. 11 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX 4–6 Mills, Dakota (2–1) Campbell, Jace (1–1) Mikolajchak, N. (3) 851 8–7 0–2
Mar. 12 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX 1–3 Wesneski, Hayden (4–0) Lance, Carson (3–1) Mikolajchak, N. (4) 854 8–8 0–3
Mar. 14 Prairie View A&M* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 15–7 Gabryszwski, Nathan (1–1) Jordan Johnson (1–2) None 704 9–8
Mar. 15 Texas Southern* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 5–2 Janak, Brent (2–0) Jaime Vazquez (0–1) Johnson, Jimmy (2) 744 10–8
Mar. 17 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–6 Sceroler, M. (4–0) Driskill, Tanner (1–3) Green, J. (2) 1,210 10–9 0–4
Mar. 18 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–4 Gaconi, Corey (2–0) Lance, Carson (3–2) None 1,151 10–10 0–5
Mar. 18 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 13–5 Johnson, Jimmy (1–2) Hileman, Evan (3–1) None 1,088 11–10 1–5
Mar. 22 Northwestern State* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 12–6 Andrews, Galen (2–0) Hlad, Dan (0–2) None 712 12–10
Mar. 24 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 9–6 Lance, Carson (4–2) Lesley, Tyler (0–3) Driskill, Tanner (1) 602 13–10 2–5
Mar. 25 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 3–1 Johnson, Jimmy (2–2) Moszkowicz, Lance (2–1) None 724 14–10 3–5
Mar. 26 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 5–2 Driskill, Tanner (2–3) Shull, John (2–3) None 769 15–10 4–5
Mar. 28 at Northwestern State* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 9–11 Bear, Devin (2–0) Janak, Brent (2–1) None 508 15–11
Mar. 31 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–7 Russ, Addison (1–2) Lance, Carson (4–3) None 15–12 4–6
Mar. 31 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 1–2 Thames, Christian (2–3) Johnson, Jimmy (2–3) Newton, JT (3) 806 15–13 4–7
April (11–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Apr. 1 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–7 Russ, Addison (1–2) Lance, Carson (4–3) None 15–14 4–8
Apr. 5 at Baylor* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 11–1 Johnson, Ryan (1–0) Phillips (3–2) None 2,028 16–14
Apr. 7 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 0–2 Semple, Shawn (5–1) Lance, Carson (4–4) Martin, Reeves (2) 274 16–15 4–9
Apr. 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 0–6 Warzek, Bryan (5–0) Johnson, Jimmy (2–4) None 227 16–16 4–10
Apr. 9 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 9–1 Campbell, Jace (2–1) DeMayo, C. (0–5) None 209 17–16 5–10
Apr. 11 Grambling State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 11–2 Brown, Brett (1–0) Devin Washington (0–1) None 541 18–16
Apr. 13 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 4–2 Lance, Carson (5–4) Romere, Chad (1–1) None 649 19–16 6–10
Apr. 14 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 8–2 Johnson, Jimmy (3–4) Carter, Cole (3–5) None 882 20–16 7–10
Apr. 15 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 6–4 Campbell, Jace (3–1) Skapura, Devin (1–4) Driskill, Tanner (2) 741 21–16 8–10
Apr. 18 at #8 LSU* Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA 4–10 Gilbert (2–1) Johnson, Ryan (1–1) None 10,603 21–17
Apr. 21 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 17–11 Lance, Carson (6–4) Caleb Dougherty (0–2) None 375 22–17 9–10
Apr. 22 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 13–8 Johnson, Jimmy (4–4) Zach Kornely (0–2) Driskill, Tanner (3) 350 23–17 10–10
Apr. 23 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 0–9 Keaton Brewer (1–2) Campbell, Jace (3–2) Jonah Smith (1) 475 23–18 10–11
Apr. 25 Texas Southern* Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 3–2 Johnson, Ryan (2–1) Ryan Hawkins (0–6) Driskill, Tanner (4) 587 24–18
Apr. 28 Nicholls Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 0–2 Stapler, Cole (5–5) Lance, Carson (6–5) Tarver, Adam (6) 24–19 11–11
Apr. 28 Nicholls Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 7–5 Johnson, Jimmy (5–4) Ernestine, Alex (1–3) Driskill, Tanner (5) 25–19 12–11
Apr. 30 Nicholls Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 4–5 Hanchar, Mike (3–3) Campbell, Jace (3–2) Tarver, Adam (7) 26–19 12–12
May (7–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC Record
May 3 at Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX 8–9 Moss (2–1) Campbell, Jace (3–4) None 2,042 26–20
May 5 at Oklahoma State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 5–6 Cobb (1–0) Brown, Brett (1–1) None 1,348 26–21
May 6 at Oklahoma State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 7–6 Driskill, Tanner (4–3) Lienhard (2–1) None 1,443 27–21
May 7 at Oklahoma State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 6–2 Johnson, Ryan (3–1) Battenfield (2–4) Cawthon, Ryan (1) 1,406 28–21
May 10 at Southern* Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA 10–1 Cawthon, Ryan (1–0) Snyder, J. (3–2) None 56 29–21
May 12 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 10–5 Lance, Carson (7–5) Ledet, Patrick (6–5) None 887 30–21 13–12
May 13 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 14–8 Andrews, Galen (3–0) Kiminski, Trevor (3–4) None 959 31–21 14–12
May 14 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 9–4 Johnson, Jimmy (6–4) Nouis, Erik (2–4) None 776 32–21 15–12
May 18 at #28 McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 2–10 Sanders, Austin (7–2) Sanders, Austin (7–2) None 1,179 32–22 15–13
May 19 at #28 McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 4–1 Campbell, Jace (4–4) Deaton, Rhett (8–3) Driskill, Tanner (6) 1,141 33–22 16–13
May 19 at #28 McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–16
(7 inn)		 Anderson, Grant (7–0) Johnson, Jimmy (6–5) None 874 33–23 16–14
Postseason ( 0–2 )
Southland Conference Tournament ( 0–2 )
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 24 vs. (1) McNeese State (7) Constellation Field
Sugar Land, TX		 5–7 Anderson, Grant (8–0) Lance, Carson (7–7) Kober, Collin (9) 33–24 0–1
May 25 vs. (4) Houston Baptist (7) Constellation Field
Sugar Land, TX		 5–8 Newton, JT (7–0) Johnson, Jimmy (6–6) None 33–25 0–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Lamar team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Sources:[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Lamar 33-25 (16-14)". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lamar University Cardinals (33-25)". NCAA.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "2017 Baseball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
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