The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by third–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger.[2] They were members of the Southland Conference.
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.[3]
| Coaches poll |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 93 (10) |
| 2 | McNeese State | 80 (3) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 73 |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 63 (1) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 55 (2) |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 36 |
| T-7 | Houston Baptist | 24 |
| T-7 | Nicholls | 24 |
Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors
[4]
Second Team
- Grant Smith – Shortstop
- Nixon Brannan – Utility
Personnel
| 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team |
| Players | Coaches |
| # | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Home town | | 0 | OF | Braxton Gerek | L/L | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | League City, Texas | | 1 | OF | Daniel Calabrese | R/R | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Fr | Colleyville, Texas | | 2 | INF | Grant Smith | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jr | Albuquerque, New Mexico | | 3 | C | Joey Baran | L/R | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | Fr | Austin, Texas | | 4 | INF | Alec Carr | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jr | Sugar Land, Texas | | 5 | OF | Ridge Rogers | L/L | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sr | Flower Mound, Texas | | 6 | INF | Taylor Darden | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jr | Las Vegas, Nevada | | 7 | OF | Warren Laster | L/L | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jr | Pearland, Texas | | 8 | INF | Zach Limas | R/R | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jr | Richmond, Texas | | 9 | OF | Jamey Richey | R/R | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jr | Lindale, Texas | | 11 | RHP | Larry Westall | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | So | Round Rock, Texas | | 12 | LHP | Kayden Cassidy  | L/L | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr | Burleson, Texas | | 13 | INF | Roberto Gonzalez | R/R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jr | Houston, Texas | | 14 | OF | Jack Jalufka | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Fr | Austin, Texas | | 15 | RHP | Steve Hayward | R/R | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Jr | Flower Mound, Texas | | 16 | RHP | Seth Higdon | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jr | Odessa, Texas | | 17 | RHP | Aaron Celestino | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sr | Houston, Texas | | 18 | RHP | Isaiah Zavala | R/R | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | Jr | San Antonio, Texas | | 19 | INF | Keaton Grady | R/R | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Fr | Elgin, Texas | | 20 | RHP | AJ Sotelo | R/R | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Fr | Edinburg, Texas | | 21 | RHP | Drew Minter | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sr | League City, Texas | | 22 | INF | Til Nalle | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Fr | Elgin, Texas | | 23 | INF | Kaddin Mikulik | L/R | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jr | Flatonia, Texas | | 24 | C | Hernan Yanez | R/R | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | San Luis, Arizona | | 25 | RHP | Michael Garza | R/R | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sr | Corpus Christi, Texas | | 26 | C | Nixon Brannan | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jr | San Angelo, Texas | | 27 | INF | Cole Gaddis | L/L | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | Fr | Malakoff, Texas | | 28 | RHP | Otto Stacey | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jr | Spring, Texas | | 29 | C | Reid Hensley | R/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Fr | Lufkin, Texas | | 30 | RHP | Carson Babb | R/R | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Fr | Hutto, Texas | | 31 | RHP | Zach May | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Gr | Bulverde, Texas | | 32 | INF | Jimmy De Leon | R/R | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jr | El Paso, Texas | | 33 | OF | Trey Triolo | L/R | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Fr | Lake Travis, Texas | | 34 | LHP | Carson Rollins | L/L | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jr | Katy, Texas | | 35 | OF | Wilson Ehrhardt | L/L | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sr | Katy, Texas | | 37 | OF | Brandon Nations | R/R | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | Malakoff, Texas | | 41 | INF | Ron Brown | R/R | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 250 lb (113 kg) | Sr | Houston, Texas | | 42 | RHP | JP O'Neal | R/R | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jr | Normangee, Texas | | 45 | RHP | Chandler David | R/R | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jr | Van Alstyne, Texas | | 49 | OF | Jacob Rosales | R/R | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jr | Mission, Texas | | - Head coach
Ryan Shotzberger (McDaniel College) - Assistant coach(es)
Kyle Simonds (Texas A&M)
Greg Evans (Texas Tech)
Quintin Crandall (Kansas State)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured- Current redshirt
Roster
Last update: 13 April 2022 |
Schedule and results
| Legend |
| | Incarnate Word win |
| | Incarnate Word loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Incarnate Word team member |
| 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log |
| Regular season (19–29) |
| February (2–2) | | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record | | Feb. 18 | Bradley | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | Game cancelled | | Feb. 19 | Bradley | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | Game cancelled | | Feb. 20 | Bradley | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | Game cancelled | | Feb. 22 | at Tarleton State | | Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX | L
0–1 | Campa
(1-0) | Stacey
(0-1) | Hickey
(1) | | 106 | 0–1 | | | Feb. 24 | South Dakota State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
10–7 | Celestino
(1-0) | McCay
(0-1) | David
(1) | | 32 | 1–1 | | | Feb. 25 | South Dakota State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
4–6 | Carlson
(1-1) | Cassidy
(0-1) | Bourassa
(1) | | 90 | 1–2 | | | Feb. 26 | South Dakota State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
1–0 | Garza
(1-0) | Bishop
(0-2) | David
(2) | | 112 | 2–2 | | |
| March (9–9) | | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record | | Mar. 2 | Abilene Christian | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
12–5 | Higdon
(1-0) | Cervantes
(0-1) | None | | 167 | 3–2 | | | Mar. 4 | at Houston | | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | L
2–5 | Prayer
(1-0) | Garza
(1-1) | Torrealba
(1) | | 1,007 | 3–3 | | | Mar. 5 | at Houston | | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | W
13–8 | Celestino
(2-0) | Clayton
(0-2) | None | | 1,083 | 4–3 | | | Mar. 6 | at Houston | | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | L
4–10 | Medrano
(1-0) | Zavala
(0-1) | None | | 1,064 | 4–4 | | | Mar. 8 | at UTSA | | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | L
0–6 | Malone
(2-0) | Stacey
(0-2) | None | | 488 | 4–5 | | | Mar. 11 | UT Arlington | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
7–1 | Garza
(2-1) | Wong
(1-1) | None | | 214 | 5–5 | | | Mar. 12 | UT Arlington | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
9–3 | Celestino
(3-0) | Bailey
(2-1) | None | | 225 | 6–5 | | | Mar. 13 | UT Arlington | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
15–2 | Zavala
(1-1) | Citelli
(0-1) | None | | 185 | 7–5 | | | Mar. 15 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
13–8 | Westall
(1-0) | Escobedo
(0-1) | None | | 252 | 8–5 | | | Mar. 16 | at Columbia | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
5–3 | Stacey
(1-2) | Tucker
(1-1) | David
(3) | | 272 | 9–5 | | | Mar. 18 | at No. 2 Texas | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L
2–19 | Hansen
(4-0) | Garza
(2-2) | None | | 6,516 | 9–6 | | | Mar. 19 | at No. 2 Texas | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L
2–10 | Stevens
(4-1) | Celestino
(3-1) | None | | 7,458 | 9–7 | | | Mar. 20 | at No. 2 Texas | | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L
0–12 | Gordon
(1-1) | Zavala
(1-2) | None | | 6,786 | 9–8 | | | Mar. 22 | No. 20 Texas State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
4–2 | Rollins
(1-0) | Sundgren
(2-2) | David
(4) | | 275 | 10–8 | | | Mar. 25 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L
2–127 | Miller
(1-0) | Garza
(2-3) | None | | | 10–9 | 0–1 | | Mar. 26 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L
1–4 | Thomas
(4-1) | Zavala
(1-3) | Moeller
(1) | | 401 | 10–10 | 0–2 | | Mar. 27 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W
7–4 | David
(1-0) | Perez
(2-1) | None | | 309 | 11–10 | 1–2 | | Mar. 29 | UTSA | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
4–610 | Shafer
(1-1) | Hayward
(0-1) | Malone
(1) | | 267 | 11–11 | | |
| April (5–12) | | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record | | Apr. 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
8–6 | Hayward
(1-1) | Landry
(1-3) | David
(5) | | 322 | 12–11 | 2–2 | | Apr. 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
5–10 | Dugas
(2-1) | Stacey
(1-3) | None | | 318 | 12–12 | 2–3 | | Apr. 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
5–6 | Robb
(1-3) | Hayward
(1-2) | Trahan
(3) | | 167 | 12–13 | 2–4 | | Apr. 8 | Northwestern State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
8–2 | Rollins
(2-0) | Carver
(3-3) | None | | 195 | 13–13 | 3–4 | | Apr. 9 | Northwestern State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
6–2 | Garza
(3-3) | Harmon
(4-3) | Hayward
(1) | | 190 | 14–13 | 4–4 | | Apr. 10 | Northwestern State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
11–4 | David
(2-0) | Brown
(3-3) | None | | 233 | 15–13 | 5–4 | | Apr. 12 | Tarleton State | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
6–14 | Boyd
(1-3) | Minter
(0-1) | None | | 134 | 15–14 | | | Apr. 14 | at McNeese State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
3–9 | Rogers
(4-3) | Rollins
(2-1) | None | | 620 | 15–15 | 5–5 | | Apr. 15 | at McNeese State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
3–411 | Foster
(2-1) | Hayward
(1-3) | None | | 680 | 15–16 | 5–6 | | Apr. 16 | at McNeese State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
1–117 | Jones
(2-0) | David
(2-1) | None | | 750 | 15–17 | 5–7 | | Apr. 19 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | L
3–9 | Garza
(1-0) | Celestino
(3-2) | None | | 1,127 | 15–18 | | | Apr. 22 | Nicholls | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
11–4 | Garza
(4-3) | Desandro
(2-3) | None | | 227 | 16–18 | 6–7 | | Apr. 23 | Nicholls | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
3–5 | Theriot
(6-2) | Cassidy
(0-2) | Gearing
(2) | | 253 | 16–19 | 6–8 | | Apr. 24 | Nicholls | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
7–8 | Saltaformaggio
(3-1) | Celestino
(3-3) | Gearing
(3) | | 247 | 16–20 | 6–9 | | Apr. 26 | at Baylor | | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L
7–8 | Voelker
(3-5) | Hayward
(1-4) | None | | 1,435 | 16–21 | | | Apr. 29 | at Houston Baptist | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
6–13 | Spinney
(3-3) | Garza
(4-4) | None | | 205 | 16–22 | 6–10 | | Apr. 30 | at Houston Baptist | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
9–10 | Reitmeyer
(3-2) | Mikulik
(0-1) | None | | 237 | 16–23 | 6–11 | |
| May (3–6) | | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record | | May 1 | at Houston Baptist | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L
7–8 | Smitherman
(2-1) | Celestino
(3-4) | Zarella
(1) | | 389 | 16–24 | 6–12 | | May 3 | at No. 17 Texas State | | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L
1–3 | Smith
(1-0) | David
(2-2) | Stivors
(10) | | 1,088 | 16–25 | | | May 6 | at New Orleans | | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L
3–11 | Williams
(5-1) | Hayward
(1-5) | None | | 643 | 16–26 | 6–13 | | May 7 | at New Orleans | | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W
9–810 | David
(3-2) | Mead
(0-1) | None | | 304 | 17–26 | 7–13 | | May 8 | at New Orleans | | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L
8–911 | Cunningham
(1-1) | Hayward
(1-6) | None | | 406 | 17–27 | 7–14 | | May 10 | at TCU | | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L
7–1111 | Hill
(1-0) | Hayward
(1-7) | None | | 3,386 | 17–28 | | | May 12 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
13–38 | Garza
(5-4) | Thomas
(4-4) | None | | 215 | 18–28 | 8–14 | | May 13 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W
8–6 | May
(1-0) | Bird
(1-2) | Hayward
(2) | | 409 | 19–28 | 9–14 | | May 14 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L
2–6 | Perez
(3-3) | Zavala
(1-4) | Mejia
(1) | | 212 | 19–29 | 9–15 | | May 17 | at Texas A&M | | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | Game cancelled | |
| Post-season (2–2) |
| Southland Tournament (2–2) | | Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record | | May 19 | vs. (1) McNeese State | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
6–12 | Rogers
(7-4) | Garza
(5-5) | None | ESPN+ | 611 | 19–30 | 0–1 | | May 20 | vs. (5) Northwestern State | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
14–10 | Mikulik
(1-1) | Harmon
(5-6) | None | ESPN+ | 346 | 20–30 | 1–1 | | May 21 | vs. (4) Nicholls | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W
9–8 | Hayward
(2-7) | Vial Jr.
(1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 336 | 21–30 | 2–1 | | May 21 | vs. (1) McNeese State | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L
2–7 | Zeppuhar
(2-0) | Cassidy
(0-3) | Stone
(1) | ESPN+ | 611 | 21–31 | 2–2 | - Schedule Source:[5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. |
References
