The 2021 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by fifth–year head coach Will Davis. They were members of the Southland Conference. This was Lamar's final year in the Southland as they will be moving to the Western Athletic Conference for the 2022 season.
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021, and the Cardinals were picked to finish twelfth in the conference with 87 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 2021 Lamar Cardinals roster Pitchers 8 Trevin Michael – Junior 12 Braxton Douthit – Sophomore 18 Max Mize – Junior 19 Josh Ekness – Freshman 23 Marcus Olivarez – Junior 26 Jack Dallas – Junior 27 Chet Jones – Sophomore 28 Zach Bravo – Junior 33 Daniel Cole – Sophomore 36 Christian Grigsby – Junior 40 Douglas Palmer – Senior 43 Benjamin Content – Sophomore 47 Mitchell Lee – Junior 49 Joe Buckendorff – Sophomore 50 Dylan Johnson – Sophomore 51 John Altman – Junior 52 Josh Hranicky – Sophomore 54 Will Cox – Junior 56 Bailey Giffen – Junior Catchers 7 Copper Hansen – Sophomore 9 Ryan Snell – Sophomore 34 Monray van der Walt – Freshman 37 Josh Blankenship – Sophomore
Infielders 2 Matthew McDonald – Senior 3 Deric Lamontagne – Sophomore 5 Daniel Altman – Freshman 6 Zach Hoekstra – Freshman 11 Kelby Weyler – Sophomore 16 Anthony Quirion – Senior 17 Chase Kemp – Junior 21 Logan Lejeune – Junior 31 Jose Cintron – Freshman 35 Cameron Yadon – Freshman
Outfielders 1 Reese Durand – Sophomore 4 Ben MacNaughton – Sophomore 22 Cole Girouard – Senior 38 Tanner Wilson – Freshman 42 Avery George – Junior 46 Owen Sheldon – Freshman
Coaching staff 2021 lamar cardinals coaching staffWill Davis – Head coach – 5th year Scott Hatten – Associate head coach/hitting coach/recruiting coordinator – 20th year Sean Snedeker – Assistant head coach/pitching coach – 4th year Hunter Doucet – Volunteer assistant Coach – 2nd year
Schedule and results Legend Lamar win Lamar loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldLamar team member
2021 Lamar Cardinals baseball game log Regular season (25-21) February (0-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 20 at UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX Game cancelledFeb. 20 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX Game cancelledFeb. 21 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX Game cancelledFeb. 24 Rice Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX Game cancelledFeb. 26 Texas State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX Game cancelledFeb. 27 Texas State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX Game cancelledFeb. 28 Texas State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX Game cancelled March (10-8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar. 3 Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 2-0 Douthit (1-0) Deese (0-1) Dallas (1) 1,202 1-0 Mar. 5 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4-1 Bravo (1-0) Gennari (1-1) Dallas (2) 608 2-0 Mar. 6 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5-1 Grigsby (1-0) Todd (0-2) None 658 3-0 Mar. 7 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 3-2 Mize (1-0) Poell (0-1) Dallas (3) 812 4-0 Mar. 10 at Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX L 6-10 Baley (1-0) Douthit (1-1) None 276 4-1 Mar. 11 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 3-0 Palmer (1-0) Tavera (0-2) Dallas (4) 314 5-1 Mar. 12 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 2-0 Bravo (2-0) Bullard (2-2) Dallas (5) 314 6-1 Mar. 13 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3-11 Moffat (2-0) Mize (1-1) None 314 6-2 Mar. 14 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 4-0 Johnson (1-0) Winquest (0-2) Douthit (1) 314 7-2 Mar. 16 at Southern Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 7-5 (11 inns) Cole (1-0) Washington (0-1) None 154 8-2 Mar. 19 Central Arkansas Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 7-5 Michael (1-0) Moyer (1-2) Dallas (6) 785 9-2 1-0Mar. 20 Central Arkansas Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 2-5 Cleveland (1-2) Bravo (2-1) None 805 9-3 1-1Mar. 20 Central Arkansas Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 7-2 Palmer (2-0) Janak (2-1) None 805 10-3 2-1Mar. 21 Central Arkansas Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1-6 Cleveland (2-2) Johnson (1-1) None 658 10-4 2-2Mar. 26 Southeastern Louisiana Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0-3 Kinzeler (3-1) Michael (1-1) Hughes (2) 712 10-5 2-3Mar. 27 Southeastern Louisiana Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 5-6 Warren (4-1) Buckendorff (0-1) Hoskins (3) 762 10-6 2-4Mar. 27 Southeastern Louisiana Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 2-6 Bartley (3-1) Ekness (0-1) Flettrich (1) 652 10-7 2-5Mar. 28 Southeastern Louisiana Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 8-9 (10 inns) Hoskins (2-0) Dallas (0-1) Aspholm (1) 512 10-8 2-6 April (7-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 13-3 (8 inns) Michael (2-1) Spinney (0-3) None 200 11-8 3-6Apr. 2 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 2-3 Coats (1-4) Olivarez (0-1) Reitmeyer (2) 400 11-9 3-7Apr. 2 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 15-4 (8 inns) Grigsby (2-0) Zarella (0-4) None 400 12-9 4-7Apr. 3 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W 12-0 (8 inns) Palmer (3-0) Smitherman (0-2) None 265 13-9 5-7Apr. 10 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 7-11 Harmon (2-2) Michael (2-2) Brown (2) 510 13-10 5-8Apr. 10 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 16-4 (8 inns) Bravo (3-1) Carver (3-3) None 510 14-10 6-8Apr. 11 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 3-2 Ekness (1-1) David (2-3) Dallas (7) 15-10 7-8Apr. 11 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 1-8 15-11 7-9Apr. 17 Nicholls Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3-10 Gearing (3-2) Olivarez (0-2) None 503 15-12 7-10Apr. 17 Nicholls Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 11-2 Bravo (4-1) Kilcrease (2-4) None 503 16-12 8-10Apr. 18 Nicholls Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 2-3 Desandro (3-1) Ekness (0-2) Taylor (7) 499 16-13 8-11Apr. 18 Nicholls Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5-2 Michael (3-2) Heckman (1-5) Dallas (8) 499 17-13 9-11Apr. 23 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Game postponedApr. 24 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Game postponedApr. 25 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Game postponedApr. 25 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Game postponedApr. 30 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0-6 Gaddis (4-3) Douthit (1-2) None 565 17-14 9-12Apr. 30 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 7-11 Perez (2-3) Johnson (1-2) None 565 17-15 9-13 May (8–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 7-3 Bravo (5-1) Shy (0-4) Dallas (9) 615 18-15 10-13May 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 6-3 Michael (4-2) Thomas (2-3) Dallas (10) 520 19-15 11-13May 7 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 2-3 Riley (6-1) Olivarez (0-3) None 285 19-16 11-14May 8 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 4-8 Cervantes (6-1) Johnson (1-3) None 391 19-17 11-15May 8 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 5-10 Glaze (2-1) Dallas (0-2) None 401 19-18 11-16May 9 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 5-7 Huffling (6-1) Ekness (1-3) Riley (7) 388 19-19 11-17May 14 New Orleans Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 6-0 Michael (5-4) Erbe (1-5) None 618 20-19 12-17May 15 New Orleans Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0-2 Turpin (9-2) Bravo (5-2) None 724 20-20 12-18May 15 New Orleans Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 3-2 Dallas (1-2) Seroski (4-2) None 724 21-20 13-18May 16 New Orleans Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 6-4 Cole (2-0) Khachadourian (2-1) Dallas (11) 723 22-20 14-18May 20 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 7-0 Michael (6-2) Cassidy (2-3) None 75 23-20 15-18May 20 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 13-4 Mize (2-1) Minter (1-3) None 112 24-20 16-18May 21 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX L 4-6 Celestino (2-1) Douthit (1-3) Garza (6) 112 24-21 16-19May 22 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX W 13-3 (8 inns) Dallas (2-2) Rollins (1-5) Cole (1) 75 25-21 17-19 Postseason (0–2) (0–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 26 vs. (1) Abilene Christian (8) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 1-7 Morgan (3-3) Michael (6-3) None ESPN+ 847 25-22 0-1May 27 vs. (5) Sam Houston State (8) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4-7 Lusk (2-3) Dallas (2-3) None 757 25-23 0-2 Schedule 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 – ACU
All Conference First Team Chase 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 Team Preston 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 Team Luke 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 Team Luke Marbach (TAMUCC) Nate Fisebeck (MCNS) Anthony Quirion (LAMR) Darren Willis (UNO) Gaby Cruz (SELA) Julian Gonzales (MCNS) Colton Cowser (SHSU) Avery George (LAMR) Will Dion (MCNS)
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