The 2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball team represented Houston Baptist University, now known as Houston Christian University, during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Field and were led by first–year head coach Lance Berkman, former star player with the Houston Astros. They were members of the Southland Conference.
This was the last season for the Huskies under the Houston Baptist name. The university changed its name to Houston Christian University on September 21 of that year. The nickname of Huskies was not changed.
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.
Coaches poll 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
First Team Daunte Stuart – 2nd Base Cal Carver – Pitcher
Second Team Donovan Ohnoutka – Pitcher Drayton Brown – Pitcher
Personnel
Schedule and results Legend Houston Baptist win Houston Baptist loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldHouston Baptist team member
2022 Houston Baptist Huskies baseball game log Regular season (18–34) February (2–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 18 Husky Field • Houston, TX L0–4 Bello(1-0) Tinker(0-1) None ESPN+ 413 0–1 Feb. 19 Rutgers Husky Field • Houston, TX L3–18 Gorski(1-0) Abbott(0-1) None ESPN+ 434 0–2 Feb. 20 Rutgers Husky Field • Houston, TX L5–10 Sinibaldi(1-0) Burch(0-1) None ESPN+ 450 0–3 Feb. 22 at Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L2–6 Andrade(1-0) Ripoll(0-1) None ESPN+ 1,471 0–4 Feb. 23 Rice Husky Field • Houston, TX L2–6 Smith(1-0) Ricker(0-1) None ESPN+ 289 0–5 Feb. 25 Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX L1–37 Faello(1-0) Abbott(0-2) None 345 0–6 Feb. 25 Hofstra Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX W4–3 Reitmeyer(1-0) O'Hanlon(0-1) None 345 1–6 Feb. 27 Hofstra Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX W6–3 Ewald(1-0) Nemjo(0-1) Reitmeyer(1) 380 2–6 March (6–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar. 1 at Texas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L2–3 Curtis(2-0) Spinney(0-1) Rudis(1) SECN+ 4,777 2–7 Mar. 4 at No. 23 John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA L4–217 Harper(1-0) Tinker(0-2) None ESPN+ 92 2–8 Mar. 5 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W4–17 Austin(1-0) Lucchesi(0-1) Reitmeyer(2) ESPN+ 255 3–8 Mar. 5 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W3–27 Ricker(1-1) Hunter(1-1) Reitmeyer(3) ESPN+ 255 4–8 Mar. 6 at No. 23 Sacramento State John Smith Field • Sacramento, CA W4–1 Ripoll(1-1) Stewart(1-1) Austin(1) ESPN+ 83 5–8 Mar. 9 Lamar Husky Field • Houston, TX W10–2 Smitherman(1-0) Ringo(0-1) None ESPN+ 245 6–8 Mar. 11 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L2–22 Fincher(4-0) Dixon(0-3) None 2,237 6–9 Mar. 12 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L3–12 Jennings(1-1) Burch(0-2) None 2,327 6–10 Mar. 13 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L0–6 Whorff(1-2) Ripoll(1-2) None 2,257 6–11 Mar. 15 UTSA Husky Field • Houston, TX L5–10 Garza(1-0) Reitmeyer(1-1) None ESPN+ 405 6–12 Mar. 18 at Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI L3–4 Tomasic(2-0) Reitmeyer(1-2) None 312 6–13 Mar. 20 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John W. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI L0–1 Carson(1-0) Spinney(0-2) Bischoff(4) 1,051 6–14 Mar. 20 at Michigan State Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John W. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI L5–6 Bischoff(1-0) King(0-1) None 1,051 6–15 Mar. 22 Husky Field • Houston, TX Game postponedMar. 25 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W6–413 Spinney(1-2) Sheridan(0-1) Reitmeyer(4) ESPN+ 764 7–15 1–0 Mar. 26 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W5–3 Burch(1-2) Abraham(2-3) Reitmeyer(5) ESPN+ 860 8–15 2–0 Mar. 27 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L7–13 Brady(1-1) Spinney(1-3) None 700 8–16 2–1 Mar. 29 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX L7–8 Tjelmeland(1-0) Valka(0-1) None 1,086 8–17 April (9–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX L3–187 LeBlanc(4-0) Tinker(0-4) None ESPN+ 320 8–18 2–2 Apr. 2 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX W5–3 Charles(1-0) Gauthe(1-1) Reitmeyer(6) ESPN+ 367 9–18 3–2Apr. 3 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX L10–14 Khachadourian(2-1) Powell(0-1) None ESPN+ 385 9–19 3–3 Apr. 5 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX L1–137 Burbank(1-3) King(0-1) None 1,893 9–20 Apr. 8 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX L1–117 Theriot(4-2) Ripoll(1-3) None ESPN+ 201 9–21 3–4 Apr. 9 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX W6–5 Reitmeyer(2-2) Andrews(2-1) None ESPN+ 378 10–21 4–4 Apr. 10 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX W9–2 Spinney(2-3) Heckman(1-2) None ESPN+ 311 11–21 5–4 Apr. 12 Prairie View A&M Husky Field • Houston, TX L9–11 Krall(3-4) King(0-3) Maxcey(2) ESPN+ 245 11–22 Apr. 14 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L3–177 Garcia(4-2) Ripoll(1-4) None ESPN+ 344 11–23 5–5 Apr. 15 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W5–3 Zarella(1-0) Miller(1-1) Reitmeyer(7) ESPN+ 366 12–23 6–5Apr. 16 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W11–5 Charles(2-0) Ramirez Jr.(1-2) None ESPN+ 319 13–23 7–5 Apr. 19 at Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L2–4 Miller(2-0) King(0-4) Dannelley(1) 935 13–24 Apr. 20 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W1–0 Ricker(2-1) Cole(2-1) Reitmeyer(8) 1,923 14–24 Apr. 22 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L3–4 Collins(3-0) Smitherman(1-1) None 461 14–25 7–6 Apr. 23 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L2–4 Harmon(5-4) Burch(1-3) None 475 14–26 7–7 Apr. 24 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W10–1 Charles(3-0) Brown(4-4) None 502 15–26 8–7 Apr. 27 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L3–19 Coldiron(2-3) Ripoll(1-5) None 455 15–27 Apr. 29 Incarnate Word Husky Field • Houston, TX W13–6 Spinney(3-3) Garza(4-4) None ESPN+ 205 16–27 9–7 Apr. 30 Incarnate Word Husky Field • Houston, TX W10–9 Reitmeyer(3-2) Mikulik(0-1) None ESPN+ 237 17–27 10–7 May (1–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 1 Incarnate Word Husky Field • Houston, TX W8–7 Smitherman(2-1) Celestino(3-4) Zarella(1) ESPN+ 389 18–27 11–7 May 3 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L3–137 Morehouse(2-0) Tinker(0-5) None LHN 5,936 18–28 May 6 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L5–6 Guth(3-1) Ripoll(1-6) Trahan(8) 1,096 18–29 11–8 May 7 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L15–18 Trahan(3-3) Bales(0-1) None 1,030 18–30 11–9 May 8 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L0–127 Landry(3-5) Charles(3-1) None 1,012 18–31 11–10 May 12 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L5–237 Rogers(6-4) Spinney(3-4) None ESPN+ 236 18–32 11–11 May 13 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L6–167 Jones(3-0) Burch(1-4) Sheridan(1) ESPN+ 304 18–33 11–12 May 14 McNeese State Husky Field • Houston, TX L9–14 Stone(2-0) Reitmeyer(3-3) None ESPN+ 389 18–34 11–13 Postseason (0–2) (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 19 vs. (3) New Orleans (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L3–10 LeBlanc(7-1) Bales(0-2) None ESPN+ 477 18–35 0–1May 20 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L4–12 Guth(4-1) Burch(1-5) None ESPN+ 522 18–36 0–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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