The 2021 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lumberjacks played their home games at Jaycees Field and were led by thirteenth–year head coach Johnny Cardenas. They were members of the Southland Conference. This was Stephen F. Austin'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 Lumberjacks were picked to finish eleventh in the conference with 92 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 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks roster Pitchers 9 Angelo Gennari – Junior 10 Joseph Sgambelluri – Senior 11 Tod Gauthe – Sophomore 18 Skyler Jaco – Freshman 19 Easton Turnage – Freshman 21 Chandler Poell – Junior 22 Jacob Stobart – Senior 23 Joe Todd – Junior 27 John Dominguez – Junior 32 Jeremy Rodriguez – Senior 35 Brooks Caple – Freshman 37 Clay Kennedy – Freshman 38 Lance Koch – Junior 39 Pedro Cuellar – Senior 40 Jaxon Covington – Sophomore 42 Benny Emmons III – Freshman 43 Harrison Lee – Sophomore 44 Austin Roth – Sophomore 45 Ian Siemonsma – Freshman 47 Joe Lopez – Freshman 53 Grant Zwald – Freshman Grant Walters – Freshman
Utility 8 Sean Moore – Senior 15 Cully Mangus – Sophomore 20 Cal Martin – Freshman Catchers 14 Adrian Minjares – Sophomore 30 Skylar Black – Senior 31 Jake Zarrello – Junior 41 Hunter Prescher – Freshman
Infielders 2 Kanin Dodge – Sophomore 3 Will Long – Sophomore 5 Garrett Goetz – Junior 12 Chaney Dodge – Junior 17 Jacob Evangelista – Freshman 24 Will Cerny – Junior 25 Drew Durst – Freshman 26 Bryan Burgos – Sophomore 33 Dillon Eatman – Junior 34 Jordan Monacy – Senior 36 Alex Gomez – Freshman 51 Cal Campbell – Freshman
Outfielders 1 Kyle Cullen – Junior 4 Cameron Crawford – Junior 6 Clayton Loranger – Sophomore 7 Kade Clemens – Junior 16 Martin Rodriguez – Freshman 28 Gabe Irwin – Freshman
Coaching staff 2021 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks coaching staffJohnny Cardenas – Head coach – 13th year Mike Haynes – Associate head coach/recruiting coordinator – 9th year Caleb Clowers – Assistant head coach/Assistant Recruiting coordinator – 6th year Dylan Belanger – Volunteer assistant Coach – 2nd year
Schedule and results Legend Stephen F. Austin win Stephen F. Austin loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldStephen F. Austin team member
2021 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball game log Regular season (20-31) February (2-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 21 Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game cancelledFeb. 21 Central Michigan Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game cancelledFeb. 22 Central Michigan Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game cancelledFeb. 23 vs. Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX W 9-5 Emons III (1-0) Brooks (0-1) None 1-0 Feb. 26 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 5-2 Gennari (1-0) Novis (0-1) Gauthe (1) 314 2-0 Feb. 27 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 3-5 Bullard (2-0) Stobart (0-1) Wong (1) 314 2-1 Feb. 27 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 1-2 Moffat (1-0) Todd (0-1) Norris (1) 314 2-2 March (6-10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar. 2 at No. 13 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 3-9 Meador (1-0) Sgambelluri (0-1) None 2,078 2-3 Mar. 5 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1-4 Bravo (1-0) Gennari (1-1) Dallas (2) 608 2-4 Mar. 6 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1-5 Grigsby (1-0) Todd (0-2) None 658 2-5 Mar. 7 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 2-3 Mize (1-0) Poell (0-1) Dallas (3) 812 2-6 Mar. 12 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 6-8 Gearing (2-1) Gennari (1-2) Taylor (3) 641 2-7 0-1Mar. 13 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 2-3 Balado (1-0) Jaco (0-1) None 683 2-8 0-2Mar. 13 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1-2 Theriot (1-1) Rodriguez (0-1) None 703 2-9 0-3Mar. 14 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1-2 Theriot (2-1) Cuellar (0-1) Taylor (4) 645 2-10 0-4Mar. 19 New Orleans Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 4-6 Lamkin (1-1) Gennari (1-3) None 200 2-11 0-5Mar. 20 New Orleans Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 5-4 Poell (1-1) Barthelemy (1-2) Gauthe (2) 450 3-11 1-5Mar. 20 New Orleans Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 4-8 Seroski (3-1) Stobart (0-2) None 500 3-12 1-6Mar. 21 New Orleans Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 5-3 Lee (2-3) Cerejo (0-1) Gauthe (3) 278 4-12 2-6Mar. 26 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 8-5 Koch (1-0) Reeves (1-1) Gauthe (4) 315 5-12 3-6Mar. 27 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 5-2 Todd (1-2) Dion (2-3) Poell (1) 312 6-12 4-6Mar. 27 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 4-3 Gauthe (1-0) Roliard (1-2) Emmons (1) 348 7-12 5-6Mar. 28 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 2-0 Sgambelluri (1-1) Vega (0-2) Gauthe (5) 190 8-12 6-6 April (6-11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 Incarnate Word Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 14-0 (7 inns) Gennari (2-2) Rollins (1-3) None 124 9-12 7-6Apr. 2 Incarnate Word Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 9-15 McElmeel (4-3) Stobart (0-3) None 113 9-13 7-7Apr. 2 Incarnate Word Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 11-1 (7 inns) Todd (2-2) Zavala (3-1) None 113 10-13 8-7Apr. 3 Incarnate Word Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 11-1 (8 inns) Sgambelluri (2-1) Walker (0-2) None 140 11-13 9-7Apr. 6 Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 10-8 Emmons (2-0) Rotramel (0-2) Gauthe (6) 80 12-13 Apr. 7 at No. 4 Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 1-9 Hansen (3-1) Stobart (0-4) None LHN 1,599 12-14 Apr. 13 at No. 8 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 3-4 Webster (1-0) Lee (1-1) None ESPN+ 3,516 12-15 Apr. 14 at No. 8 Texas Tech Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX L 5-7 Riechmann (1-0) Roth (0-1) Queen (4) ESPN+ 2,959 12-16 Apr. 17 Southeastern Louisiana Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 2-6 Warren (6-1) Gennari (2-3) None 150 12-17 9-8Apr. 17 Southeastern Louisiana Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 4-7 Kinzeler (4-1) Lee (1-2) Hoskins (5) 100 12-18 9-9Apr. 18 Southeastern Louisiana Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 6-9 (8 inns) Harrington (1-0) Gauthe (1-1) Flettrich (2) 120 12-19 9-10Apr. 18 Southeastern Louisiana Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 3-5 (7 inns) Stuprich (4-1) Sgambelluri (2-2) None 120 12-20 9-11Apr. 23 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 9-10 Cleveland (4-3) Koch (1-1) None 245 12-21 9-12Apr. 24 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR W 8-2 Todd (3-2) Moyer (2-5) None 325 13-21 10-12Apr. 25 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 6-7 (7 inns) Navarro (1-0) Gauthe (1-2) None 310 13-22 10-13Apr. 25 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR L 0-9 Cleveland (5-3) Sgambelluri (2-3) None 310 13-23 10-14Apr. 30 Sam Houston State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 6-3 Sgambelluri (3-3) Davis (5-3) Poell (2) 337 14-23 11-14 May (6–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 1 Sam Houston State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 5-4 Gauthe (2-2) Lusk (1-2) None 346 15-23 12-14May 1 Sam Houston State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 3-9 (7 inns) Backhus (3-0) Gennari (2-4) None 346 15-24 12-15May 2 Sam Houston State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game cancelledMay 7 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L 1-5 Ramirez (6-2) Sgambelluri (3-4) None 246 15-25 12-16May 8 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L 2-10 (7 inns) Gaddis (5-3) Todd (3-3) None 230 15-26 12-17May 8 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L 2-5 Thomas (3-3) Stobart (0-5) None 236 15-27 12-18May 9 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 5-3 Gennari (3-4) Miller (1-3) Rodriguez (1) 223 16-27 13-18May 14 Northwestern State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 8-3 Emmons (2-0) Carver (6-5) Koch (1) 185 17-27 14-18May 15 Northwestern State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 9-4 Lee (2-1) Ohnoutka (2-2) None 18-27 15-18May 15 Northwestern State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX L 4-5 Berens (1-0) Mangus (0-1) Brown (5) 140 18-28 15-19May 16 Northwestern State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 7-2 Cuellar (1-1) Harmon (4-4) None 210 19-28 16-19May 18 at UT Arlington Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX Game cancelledMay 20 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 3-13 (7 inns) Morgan (2-3) Stobart (0-6) None 491 19-29 16-20May 21 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 3-7 Cervantes (7-1) Todd (3-3) Carlton (2) 502 19-30 16-21May 21 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX L 4-6 Glaze (3-1) Gennari (3-5) Riley (8) 502 19-31 16-22May 22 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 9-3 Cuellar (2-1) Chirpich (6-4) None 563 20-31 17-22 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)