The 2021 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demons played their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and were led by fifth–year head coach Bobby Barbier. They were members of the Southland Conference.
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021 and the Demons were picked to finish fifth in the conference with 193 votes.
Coaches poll 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
First Team 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)
Second Team 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)
Roster
Schedule and results Legend Northwestern State win Northwestern State loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldNorthwestern State team member
{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2021 Northwestern State Demons baseball game log |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (27-24) |- valign="top" | February (3-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 21 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 1-5 Stanley (1-0) Harmon (0-1) Gillentine (1) 0-1 Feb. 21 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 7-1 Makarewich (1-0) Best (0-1) None 1-1 Feb. 22 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 0-10 (7 inns) Boyd (1-0) David (0-1) None 1-2 Feb. 24 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 2-5 Barlow (1-0) Banes (0-1) None 344 1-3 Feb. 26 H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 0-3 Pinedo (1-1) Harmon (0-2) None 525 1-4 Feb. 27 Tarleton State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 2-1 Carver (1-0) Gagnon (0-2) Brown (1) 530 2-4 Feb. 27 Tarleton State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 5-3 Banes (1-1) Wood (0-1) None 530 3-4
{| class="wikitable collapsible " style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=12 style="padding-left:4em;" | March (7-8) |- ! Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! TV ! Attendance ! Overall record ! SLC Record |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Mar. 5 || || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || W 10-8 || Ohnoutka (1-0) || O'Shoney (0-1) || None || || 285 || 4-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Mar. 6 || Austin Peay || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || 'W 4-0 || Carver (2-0) || Jula (0-3) || None || || 478 || 5-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 7 || Austin Peay || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || L 2-3 || Martinez (1-1) || Brown (1-1) || Leob (1) || || 470 || 5-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Mar. 12 || Incarnate Word || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || W 5-4 || Harmon (1-2) || Rollins (1-1) || Makarewich (1) || || 463 || 6-5 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 13 || Incarnate Word || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || L 1-2 || Zavala (2-0) || Carver (2-1) || None || || 305 || 6-6 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 13 || Incarnate Word || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || L 2-3 || Foral (1-0) || Michel (0-1) || None || || 305 || 6-7 || 1-2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Mar. 14 || Incarnate Word || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || W 6-5 || Daigle (1-0) || Hayward (0-3) || None || || 427 || 7-7 || 2-2 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 19 || at Sam Houston State || || Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX || L 2-3 || Lusk (1-1) || Makarewich (1-1) || None || || 412 || 7-8 || 2-3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Mar. 20 || at Sam Houston State || || Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX || W 3-1 || Carver (3-1) || Egli (0-1) || None || || 412 || 8-8 || 3-3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Mar. 20 || at Sam Houston State || || Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX || W 3-2 || David (1-1) || Robinson (0-1) || Ohnoutka (1) || || 412 || 9-8 || 4-3 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 21 || at Sam Houston State || || Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX || L 3-6 || Atkinson (1-1) || Michel (0-2) || Lusk (1) || || 412 || 9-9 || 4-4 |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 26 || South Alabama || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || L 6-8 || Smith (2-0) || Makarewich (1-2) || None || || 491 || 9-10 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 27 || South Alabama || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || L 5-6 || Dalton (4-2) || David (1-2) || Samaniego (4) || || 434 || 9-11 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ffdddd |Mar. 28 || South Alabama || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || L 1-12 || Booker (2-0) || Graham (0-1) || None || || 520 || 9-12 || |- align="center" bgcolor=#ddffdd |Mar. 30 || || || H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA || W 7-3 || Millsap (1-0) || Noel (0-1) || None'' || || 402 || 10-12 ||
April (12-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 8-2 Brown (1-1) Riley (5-1) None 231 11-12 5-4Apr. 2 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 0-11 (7 inns) Cervantes (5-0) Carver (3-2) None 242 11-13 5-5Apr. 2 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 5-3 David (2-2) Stephenson (0-4) None 286 12-13 6-5Apr. 3 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 6-5 Taylor (1-0) Carlton (0-1) None 298 13-13 7-5Apr. 10 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 11-7 Harmon (2-2) Michael (2-2) Brown (2) 510 14-13 8-5Apr. 10 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 4-16 (8 inns) Bravo (3-1) Carver (3-3) None 510 14-14 8-6Apr. 11 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 2-3 Ekness (1-1) David (2-3) Dallas (7) 14-15 8-7Apr. 11 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 8-1 15-15 9-7 Apr. 16 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 6-7 Morris (3-0) Brown (1-2) None 200 15-16 9-8Apr. 17 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 3-2 Carver (4-3) Burch (2-1) None 400 16-16 10-8Apr. 17 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 2-6 Coats (2-4) David (2-4) Reitmeyer (3) 400 16-17 10-9Apr. 18 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 6-5 Banes (2-1) Morris (3-1) None 200 17-17 11-9Apr. 24 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 7-3 Harmon (3-2) Gearing (3-3) None 501 18-17 12-9Apr. 24 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 13-6 Carver (5-3) Kilcrease (2-5) None 501 19-17 13-9Apr. 25 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 3-2 Michel (2-2) Balado (2-1) None 511 20-17 14-9Apr. 25 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 2-1 Ohnoutka (2-0) Mancuso (0-1) Makarewich (2) 511 21-17 15-9Apr. 30 at Central Arkansas Bears Bear Stadium • Conway, AR W 8-4 Harmon (4-2) Gilbertson (1-3) Brown (3) 295 22-17 16-9Apr. 30 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 1-3 Williams (1-1) Carver (5-4) Cleveland (7) 348 22-18 16-10
May (5–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 1 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 2-9 Moyer (3-5) David (2-5) None 348 22-19 16-11May 1 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 8-13 Verel (1-1) Ohnoutka (2-1) Navarro (1) 348 22-20 16-12May 7 McNeese State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 1-7 Dion (6-4) Harmon (4-3) None 458 22-21 16-13May 7 McNeese State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 4-3 Carver (6-4) Hudgens (0-2) Brown (4) 458 23-21 17-13May 8 McNeese State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 4-3 Brown (2-2) Foster (0-2) None 510 24-21 18-13May 8 McNeese State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 6-5 Taylor (2-0) Vega (1-5) None 510 25-21 19-13May 14 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 3-8 Emmons (2-0) Carver (6-5) Koch (1) 185 25-22 19-14May 15 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 4-9 Lee (2-2) Ohnoutka (2-2) None 151 25-23 19-15May 15 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 5-4 Berens (1-0) Mangus (0-1) Brown (5) 140 26-23 20-15May 16 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 2-7 Cuellar (1-1) Harmon (4-4) None 210 26-24 20-16May 18 at LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 7-3 Francis (1-0) Hellmers (6-2) Brown (6) SECN+ 3,274 27-24 May 21 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelledMay 21 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelledMay 22 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelledMay 22 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Game cancelled |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (0–2)
(0–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 26 vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 1-2 Shaffer (3-3) Brown (2-3) None ESPN+ 1,467 27-25 0-1May 27 vs. (2) New Orleans (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 1-14 (7 inns) Mitchell (5-2) David (2-6) None ESPN+ 914 27-26 0-2Schedule source:*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Postseason
Conference accolades 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 – ACUAll Conference First TeamChase 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 TeamPreston 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 TeamLuke 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 TeamLuke Marbach (TAMUCC) Nate Fisebeck (MCNS)