The 2021 Dixie State Trailblazers baseball team represented Dixie State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Dixie State competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Trailblazers played their home games at Bruce Hurst Field. Coach Chris Pfatenhauer led Dixie State in his 9th season with the program. The season was Dixie's first as a Division I institution.
Previous season
The Trailblazers finished 15–3 overall, and 4–0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The season was prematurely cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personnel
Roster 2021 Dixie State Trailblazers roster Pitchers 14 - Zach Thomas - Sophomore 15 - Ben Hart - Freshman 18 - Brett Porthan - Freshman 19 - Tevita Gerber - Senior 21 - Ryan Hardman - Freshman 22 - Haiden Hendricks - Junior 23 - Jack Gonzales - Junior 26 - Justin Dunham - Junior 29 - Dillon Holliday - Freshman 30 - Drew D'Ambra - Sophomore 32 - Brayden Bonner - Senior 35 - Sam Clow - Freshman 36 - Carson Phillips - Sophomore 40 - Jimmy Borzone - Junior 43 - Justin Woodbury - Freshman 44 - Zach Hansen - Junior 45 - Ethan Fowlks - Freshman 50 - Jed Jensen - Sophomore Catchers 17 - Tanner Harper - Junior 27 - Kaden Hollow - Freshman 33 - Cade Spurlin - Senior 48 - Hank Dodson - Freshman
Infielders 2 - Trey Allred - Freshman 10 - Tanner Argyle - Junior 12 - Jake Schulz - Freshman 24 - Tyler Hollow - Junior 28 - Matthew Ivancich - Junior 38 - Shane Taylor - Freshman 41 - Bryce Thelander - Freshman 46 - Tyson Fisher - Sophomore Outfielders 1 - Jagun Leavitt - Junior 5 - Drake Benner - Sophomore 6 - Ben Petty-Hull - Sophomore 7 - Lane Pritchard - Senior 11 - Jack Walker - Freshman 16 - Landon Levine - Freshman 31 - Jackson Kohler - Sophomore
Utility 8 - Chase Rodriguez - Freshman 34 - Jake Engel - Senior
Coaching staff 2021 Dixie State coaching staff Name Position Seasons atDixie State Alma mater Chris Pfatenhauer Head coach 9 Southwest Baptist Bobby Rinard Assistant head coach/Recruiting Coordinator 7 Arizona Matt Hill Volunteer Assistant Coach 7 Dixie State Zach Wilkins Pitching Coach 2 Nevada
Schedule and results Legend Trailblazers win Trailblazers loss PostponementBoldTrailblazers team member
2021 Dixie State Trailblazers baseball game log Regular season (24-32) February (0-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Overall record WAC recordFebruary 25 Washington State* Bruce Hurst Field L 2–4 Newstrom (2–0) Gerber (0–1) — WAC Digital Network 0–1 —February 26 Washington State* Bruce Hurst Field L 5-19 Mills (2–0) Gonzales (0–1) — WAC Digital Network 0–2 —February 27 Washington State* Bruce Hurst Field L 1-15 White (2–0) Phillips (0–1) — WAC Digital Network 0–3 —February 28 Washington State* Bruce Hurst Field L 3-10 Hawkins (1–1) Hart (0–1) — WAC Digital Network 0–4 — March (6–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Overall record WAC record March 5 Wichita State* Eck Stadium L 1-2 Barnhouse (1-0) Borzone (0–1) — ESPN+ 0-5 — March 6 Wichita State* Eck Stadium L 3-15 Hynes (1-1) Gonzales (0–2) — 0-6 — March 7 Wichita State* Eck Stadium L 7-15 Snavely (1-0) Phillips (0–2) — ESPN+ 0-7 — March 12 New Mexico State Presley Askew Field L 3-17(7) Barraza (1-1) Borzone (0–2) — WAC Digital Network 0-8 0-1 March 13 New Mexico State Presley Askew Field L 3-14(6) Jefferson (2-1) Hardman (0–1) — WAC Digital Network 0-9 0-2 March 13 New Mexico State Presley Askew Field L 2-19(7) Laukkanen (1-3) Hart (0–2) — WAC Digital Network 0-10 0-3 March 14 New Mexico State Presley Askew Field W 19-13 Thomas (1-0) Mejia (0–1) — WAC Digital Network 1-10 1-3 March 16 Brigham Young* Bruce Hurst Field W 5-4 Bonner (1-0) Johnson (0–3) — WAC Digital Network 2-10 1-3 March 19 UTRGV Vaqueros Bruce Hurst Field W 7-6 Bonner (2-0) Kisner (0–1) — WAC Digital Network 3-10 2-3 March 20 UTRGV Vaqueros Bruce Hurst Field L 3-13(6) Balderrama Jr. (3-0) Hardman (0–2) — WAC Digital Network 3-11 2-4 March 20 UTRGV Vaqueros Bruce Hurst Field L 1-18(7) Davis (4-0) Hart (0–3) — WAC Digital Network 3-12 2-5 March 21 UTRGV Vaqueros Bruce Hurst Field W 3-2 Gerber (1-1) Ariza (0–2) Bonner (1) WAC Digital Network 4-12 3-5 March 23 Utah* Smith's Ballpark W 9-7 Holliday (1-0) Schramm (0–1) Bonner (2) Utah Live Stream 5-12 3-5 March 26 Sacramanto State John Smith Field L 3-9 Randall (4-0) Borzone (0–3) — WAC Digital Network 5-13 3-6 March 27 Sacramento State John Smith Field L 4-9 Rodriguez (4-0) Hardman (0–3) — WAC Digital Network 5-14 3-7 March 27 Sacramento State John Smith Field L 5-10 Martizia (2-0) Hart (0–3) Zalasky (1) WAC Digital Network 5-15 3-8 March 28 Sacramento State John Smith Field W 7-5 Holliday (2-0) Martizia (2-1) Bonner (3) WAC Digital Network 6-15 4-8 April (6–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Overall record WAC record April 1 Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex L 9-10(10) Wood (1–1) Bonner (2–1) – WAC Digital Network 6-16 4-9 April 2 Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex W 5-1 Borzone (1-3) Baley (3-2) - WAC Digital Network 7-16 5-9 April 2 Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex W 7-4 Hart (1-4) Jacobs (0-1) Holliday (1) WAC Digital Network 8-16 6-9 April 3 Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex W 13-9 Gonzales (1-2) Hackett (0-3) - WAC Digital Network 9-16 7-9 April 6 Utah* Bruce Hurst Field L 3-16 Sox (3-0) Holliday (2–1) - WAC Digital Network 9-17 7-9 April 9 USC* Dedeaux Field L 1-14 Esqueda (4-1) Borzone (1–4) - USC Live Stream 9-18 7-9 April 10 USC* Dedeaux Field L 3-10 Champlain (2-2) Hardman (0-4) - USC Live Stream 9-19 7-9 April 11 USC* Dedeaux Field L 5-6 Cornwell (4-3) Gonzales (1–3) - USC Live Stream 9-20 7-9 April 16 California Baptist Bruce Hurst Field W 3-1 Holliday (3-1) Burica (5–3) Bonner (4) WAC Digital Network 10-20 8-9 April 17 California Baptist Bruce Hurst Field W 2-1 Borzone (2-4) Pope (4–4) Bonner (5) WAC Digital Network 11-20 9-9 April 17 California Baptist Bruce Hurst Field L 4-7 McCarvel (3-1) Dunham (0-1) Culpepper (10) WAC Digital Network 11-21 9-10 April 18 California Baptist Bruce Hurst Field L 8-14 Bengard (2-0) Thomas (1-1) - WAC Digital Network 11-22 9-11 April 20 Brigham Young* Miller Park L 2-3 Neilson (2-2) Hendricks (0-1) Mclaughlin (4) BYUtv App 11-23 9-11 April 24 San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium L 7-8 Winston (2-1) Gonzales (1-4) - - 11-24 9-11 April 24 San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium L 4-5(10) Brown (5-1) Bonner (2-2) - - 11-25 9-11 April 25 San Diego State* Tony Gwynn Stadium L 1-9 Tibbett (3-1) Hardman (0-5) - - 11-26 9-11 April 30 Utah Valley Bruce Hurst Field W 9-8(10) Thomas (2-1) Yocum (0-2) - WAC Digital Network 12-26 10-11 May (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Overall record WAC record May 1 Utah Valley Bruce Hurst Field W 10-9(8) Gonzales (2-4) Smith (1-1) - WAC Digital Network 13-26 11-11 May 1 Utah Valley Bruce Hurst Field W 4-2 baseball Porthan (1-0) Voortmeyer (2-6) - WAC Digital Network 14-26 12-11 May 2 Utah Valley Bruce Hurst Field W 10-9(8) Hardman (1-5) Sims (1-6) - WAC Digital Network 15-26 13-11 May 7 Grand Canyon Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark L 0-10(7) Ohl (7-1) Holliday (3-2) - WAC Digital Network 15-27 13-12 May 8 Grand Canyon Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark L 0-5 Young (7-0) Borzone (2-5) - WAC Digital Network 15-28 13-13 May 8 Grand Canyon Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark L 3-4(10) Scalzo (2-2) Hart (1-5) - WAC Digital Network 15-29 13-14 May 9 Grand Canyon Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark L 3-6 Barnes (5-5) Hardman (1-6) Scalzo (8) WAC Digital Network 15-30 13-15 May 14 Seattle U Bruce Hurst Field W 6-3 Holliday (4-2) White (1-4) Gonzales (1) WAC Digital Network 16-30 14-15 May 15 Seattle U Bruce Hurst Field W 9-7 Hart (2-5) Petersen (0-2) Bonner (6) WAC Digital Network 17-30 15-15 May 15 Seattle U Bruce Hurst Field W 14-13 Bonner (3-2) Liddle (1-2) - WAC Digital Network 18-30 16-15 May 15 Seattle U Bruce Hurst Field W 14-4 Hardman (2-6) Sinclair (0-5) - WAC Digital Network 19-30 17-15 May 20 Northern Colorado Bruce Hurst Field W 6-3 Holliday (5-2) Bowers (2-5) - WAC Digital Network 20-30 18-15 May 21 Northern Colorado Bruce Hurst Field W 11-2 Borzone (3-5) Leach (3-7) - WAC Digital Network 21-30 19-15 May 21 Northern Colorado Bruce Hurst Field W 6-3 Porthan (2-0) Rust (2-3) Bonner (7) WAC Digital Network 22-30 20-15 May 22 Northern Colorado Bruce Hurst Field W 9-6 Hardman (3-6) Day (0-3) - WAC Digital Network 23-30 21-15 May 27 Arizona* No. 6 Hi Corbett Field L 2-4 Abshier (4-0) Gonzales (2-5) Luna (1) Arizona Live Stream 23-31 21-15 May 28 Arizona* No. 6 Hi Corbett Field W 11-9 Hart (3-5) Flanagan (0-4) Hardman (1) Arizona Live Stream 24-31 21-15 May 29 Arizona* No. 6 Hi Corbett Field L 4-5 Vanelle (5-2) Gerber (1-2) - Arizona Live Stream 24-32 21-15*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll
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