2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record20–35–1 (9–20–1 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Collins
  • Jake Carlson
  • Kolton Childress
Home stadiumWarhawk Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 13 Texas State ‍†‍‍y 26 – 4 – 0   .867 47 – 14 – 0   .770
No. 21 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 41 – 20 – 0   .672
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍y 21 – 8 – 1   .717 39 – 20 – 1   .658
Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 37 – 23 – 0   .617
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Troy  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 0   .379 24 – 27 – 0   .471
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 20 – 33 – 0   .377
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 9 – 20 – 1   .317 20 – 35 – 1   .366
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 15 – 39 – 0   .278
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24 – 0   .172 11 – 38 – 0   .224
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 28, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Warhawks played their home games at Warhawk Field and were led by fifth-year head coach Michael Federico. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[2]

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Miles Clack Katy, Texas LSU-Eunice
Brandt Corley Lucas, Texas Lovejoy HS
Drew Miller Fernley, Nevada Fort Scott CC
Ben Riley Saraland, Alabama Central Alabama CC
Tanner Roberts Denham Springs, Louisiana Live Oak HS
Justin Robinson Carriere, Mississippi Pearl River Central HS
Hitters
Trey Bridges Jackson, Mississippi Jackson Preparatory
Jake Haggard West Palm Beach, Florida The Benjamin School
Cardell Thibodeaux, Jr. Lafayette, Louisiana Acadiana HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish ninth with 59 votes.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Alabama 139 (7)
2 Georgia Southern 118
T3 Coastal Carolina 117 (3)
T3 Louisiana 117 (2)
5 UT Arlington 78
6 Troy 74
7 Texas State 71
8 Little Rock 63
9 Louisiana–Monroe 59
10 Appalachian State 38
11 Georgia State 34
12 Arkansas State 28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

No players from the Warhawks were chosen.

Personnel

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 OF Trace Henry / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Mooreville, Mississippi
2 C Matthew Lee / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3 C Gus Freeman / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Leawood, Kansas
4 INF Kade Dupont / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Watson, Louisiana
5 INF Michael Cervantes / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So League City, Texas
6 OF Ryan Cupit / 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr West Monroe, Louisiana
7 INF Carson Jones / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Monroe, Louisiana
8 INF Giovanni Licciardi / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Metairie, Louisiana
9 INF Colby Deaville / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Broomfield, Colorado
10 INF Grant Schultz / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Meraux, Louisiana
11 RHP Trey Lindsay / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Beckville, Texas
16 C Britt McKay / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr McHenry, Mississippi
17 OF Matthew Bihm / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Clinton, Louisiana
18 INF Chase DeJean / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So West Monroe, Louisiana
19 RHP Lucas Wepf / 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Georgetown, Canada
20 OF Mason Holt / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Coppell, Texas
21 Austin Beech / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Pascagoula, Mississippi
22 OF William Perkins / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sterlington, Louisiana
23 INF Travis Washburn / 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Conroe, Texas
25 OF Cole Stromboe Current redshirt / 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr River Ridge, Louisiana
27 RHP Cole Cressend / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Mandeville, Louisiana
28 LHP Lane Little / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr West Monroe, Louisiana
29 RHP Zach Shaw /
—
—
 Fr Monroe, Louisiana
30 RHP Caleb Sterling / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Vicksburg, Mississippi
32 LHP Tyler Lien Current redshirt / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Kirkwood, Missouri
33 RHP Kam Partridge / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Collinsville, Mississippi
34 C Chris Noble / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Shreveport, Louisiana
35 LHP Jackie Robinson / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Edmond, Oklahoma
36 RHP Connor Cline /
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—
 Sr St. Louis, Missouri
37 RHP Mikel Howell / 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Huntsville, Texas
39 INF Michelle Artzberger / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lawton, Oklahoma
40 RHP Carson Orton Current redshirt / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
41 RHP Reid Goleman / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Moselle, Mississippi
42 RHP Nicholas Judice / 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Baton Rouge, Louisiana
43 RHP Tylor Jans / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Edmonton, Canada
44 RHP Henry Shuffler Current redshirt / 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lafayette, Louisiana
45 RHP Cole Brady / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Nacogdoches, Texas
46 LHP Adam Tubbs Current redshirt / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sterlington, Louisiana
47 LHP Cam Barlow Current redshirt / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Halls, Tennessee
48 RHP Steve Owings / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bixby, Oklahoma
49 RHP Jack Englemann / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Georgetown, Texas
50 RHP Wyatt Blalock / 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Madison, Mississippi
51 INF Landon Cato / 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Birmingham, Alabama
Head coach

Michael Federico (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Collins (Louisiana–Monroe)
Jake Carlson (Nicholls State)
Kolton Childress (Louisiana–Monroe)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7 June 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
  Louisiana–Monroe win
  Louisiana–Monroe loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Louisiana–Monroe team member
2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball game log
Regular season (19–34–1)
February (1–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Feb. 18 Southern Illinois Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
1–0		 Wepf
(1-0)		 Steidl
(0-1)		 None 1,045 1–0
Feb. 19 Southern Illinois Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
3–11		 Hansell
(1-0)		 Jans
(0-1)		 None 1,005 1–1
Feb. 20 Southern Illinois Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
9–10		 McDaniel
(1-0)		 Blalock
(0-1)		 Combs
(1)		 1,031 1–2
Feb. 25 Missouri Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
3–4		 Neubeck
(1-1)		 Wepf
(1-1)		 Cheeley
(1)		 1,072 1–3
Feb. 26 Missouri Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Game cancelled
Feb. 27 Missouri Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
2–4		 Troesser
(2-0)		 Jans
(0-2)		 Cheeley
(2)		 1,013 1–4
March (7–9–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 1 at No. 2 Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L
2–10		 Elliott
(1-0)		 Shuffler
(0-1)		 Dougherty
(1)		 SECN+ 9,407 1–5
Mar. 2 at No. 2 Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L
1–117		 Washburn
(2-0)		 Cressend
(0-1)		 None SECN+ 9,499 1–6
Mar. 4 New Orleans Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
2–8		 LeBlanc
(3-0)		 Barlow
(0-1)		 None 1,031 1–7
Mar. 5 New Orleans Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
11–13		 Seroski
(1-0)		 Wepf
(1-2)		 None 1,052 1–8
Mar. 6 New Orleans Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
5–10		 Williams
(2-0)		 Lien
(0-1)		 None 989 1–9
Mar. 9 Northwestern State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
6–2		 Cressend
(1-1)		 Ohnoutka
(1-2)		 None 972 2–9
Mar. 11 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W
10–8		 Barlow
(1-1)		 Gearing
(2-1)		 Orton
(1)		 406 3–9
Mar. 12 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L
2–5		 Theriot
(3-1)		 Goleman
(0-1)		 Evans
(3)		 201 3–10
Mar. 13 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W
2–1		 Lien
(1–1)		 Heckman
(0-1)		 Wepf
(1)		 311 4–10
Mar. 15 Louisiana Tech Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
4–8		 Martinez
(2-0)		 Shuffler
(0-2)		 None ESPN+ 1,574 4–11
Mar. 18 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W
3–2		 Barlow
(2-1)		 Parker
(0-1)		 Orton
(2)		 ESPN+ 1,481 5–11 1–0
Mar. 19 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L
4–9		 VanScoter
(3-1)		 Cressend
(1-2)		 None ESPN+ 1,177 5–12 1–1
Mar. 20 at Coastal Carolina Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC T
17–179		 ESPN+ 1,370 5–12–1 1–1–1
Mar. 23 Stephen F. Austin Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
13–6		 Shuffler
(1-2)		 Mangus
(0-2)		 None 901 6–12–1
Mar. 25 Georgia State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
5–311		 Orton
(1-0)		 Jones
(0-1)		 None ESPN+ 941 7–12–1 2–1–1
Mar. 26 Georgia State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
5–2		 Cressend
(2-2)		 Dawson
(1-2)		 Shaw
(1)		 ESPN+ 1,120 8–12–1 3–1–1
Mar. 27 Georgia State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
5–8		 Treadway
(4-0)		 Jans
(0-3)		 Jones
(5)		 989 8–13–1 3–2–1
Mar. 29 at No. 13 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L
4–15		 Vietmeier
(1-0)		 Howell
(0-1)		 None SECN+ 10,206 8–14–1
April (7–11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 1 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L
2–5		 King
(2-2)		 Barlow
(2-2)		 Bailey
(1)		 405 8–15–1 3–3–1
Apr. 2 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W
5–2		 Cressend
(3-2)		 Wong
(1-3)		 Orton
(3)		 559 9–15–1 4–3–1
Apr. 3 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L
2–5		 Winquest
(1-1)		 Lien
(1-2)		 Moffat
(2)		 474 9–16–1 4–4–1
Apr. 4 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W
15–6		 Jans
(1-3)		 Boyett
(0-2)		 None 120 10–16–1
Apr. 8 Troy Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
2–7		 Gainous
(4-2)		 Barlow
(2-3)		 Stewart
(2)		 950 10–17–1 4–5–1
Apr. 9 Troy Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
7–12		 Fuller
(3-1)		 Cressend
(3-3)		 None 1,081 10–18–1 4–6–1
Apr. 10 Troy Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
10–1311		 Janney
(1-0)		 Shaw
(0-1)		 Hershiser
(1)		 1,036 10–19–1 4–7–1
Apr. 12 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, MS W
8–3		 Blalock
(1-1)		 Johnson
(0-1)		 None 25 11–19–1
Apr. 14 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L
2–14		 Talley
(2-1)		 Barlow
(2-4)		 None ESPN+ 4,037 11–20–1 4–8–1
Apr. 15 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W
7–5		 Judice
(1-0)		 Rawls
(2-1)		 Orton
(4)		 4,042 12–20–1 5–8–1
Apr. 16 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L
1–7		 Wilson
(3-1)		 Wepf
(1-3)		 None 4,170 12–21–1 5–9–1
Apr. 20 McNeese State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
4–310		 Judice
(2-0)		 Vega
(2-3)		 None 1,253 13–21–1
Apr. 22 Appalachian State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
1–5		 Ellington
(1-2)		 Barlow
(2-5)		 None ESPN+ 1,197 13–22–1 5–10–1
Apr. 23 Appalachian State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
0–10		 Tujetsch
(3-3)		 Cressend
(3-4)		 None ESPN+ 937 13–23–1 5–11–1
Apr. 24 Appalachian State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
8–5		 Robinson
(1-0)		 Carter
(2-3)		 Orton
(5)		 962 14–23–1 6–11–1
Apr. 26 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W
8–7		 Shuffler
(2-2)		 Payne
(3-1)		 Orton
(6)		 870 15–23–1
Apr. 29 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L
3–4		 Smallwood
(5-3)		 Wepf
(1-4)		 Weatherley
(2)		 179 15–24–1 6–12–1
Apr. 30 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L
9–12		 Vaught
(3-4)		 Howell
(0-2)		 Weatherley
(3)		 194 15–25–1 6–13–1
May (4–9)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 1 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L
6–7		 Brewer
(3-2)		 Wepf
(1-5)		 None ESPN+ 297 15–26–1 6–14–1
May 3 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L
5–11		 Harland
(3-0)		 Robinson
(1-1)		 None 2,512 15–27–1
May 6 No. 17 Texas State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
4–5		 Dixon
(8-0)		 Orton
(1-1)		 Stivors
(11)		 ESPN+ 1,046 15–28–1 6–15–1
May 7 No. 17 Texas State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
1–9		 Wells
(6-1)		 Cressend
(3-5)		 None 1,066 15–29–1 6–16–1
May 8 No. 17 Texas State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L
4–5		 Smith
(2-0)		 Judice
(2-1)		 Stivors
(12)		 982 15–30–1 6–17–1
May 10 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L
5–10		 Francis
(1-1)		 Brady
(0-1)		 None 414 15–31–1
May 11 Jackson State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
13–28		 Engelmann
(1-0)		 Marulanda
(6-7)		 Blalock
(1)		 1,076 16–31–1
May 13 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L
4–12		 Booker
(4-2)		 Barlow
(2-6)		 None ESPN+ 1,007 16–32–1 6–18–1
May 14 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L
1–3		 Boyd
(2-1)		 Cressend
(3-6)		 None ESPN+ 1,106 16–33–1 6–19–1
May 15 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L
2–4		 Johnson
(4-2)		 Jans
(1-4)		 Stokes
(2)		 ESPN+ 1,081 16–34–1 6–20–1
May 19 Arkansas State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
16–9		 Judice
(3-1)		 Medlin
(1-7)		 None ESPN+ 1,109 17–34–1 7–20–1
May 20 Arkansas State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
13–7		 Jans
(2-4)		 Nash
(1-7)		 None ESPN+ 1,125 18–34–1 8–20–1
May 21 Arkansas State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W
6–3		 Wepf
(2-5)		 Holt
(0-3)		 None ESPN+ 1,073 19–34–1 9–20–1
Post-season (1–1)
SBC Tournament (1–1)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 24 vs. (7) Georgia State (10) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL W
8–5		 Orton
(2-1)		 Watson
(1-4)		 None ESPN+ 20–34–1 1–0
May 27 vs. (1)/No. 11 Texas State (10) Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL L
2–8		 Stivors
(7-1)		 Barlow
(2-7)		 None ESPN+ 20–35–1 1–1
Schedule Source:[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference Awards

References:[5]

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Baseball Adds Four Pitchers in Early Signing Period". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.