The 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions played their home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field were led by tenth–year head coach Matt Riser. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Southeastern Louisiana was picked to finish second in the Southland Conference with 115 votes and 10 first place votes.

Coaches poll 1 McNeese State 118 (7) 2 Southeastern Louisiana 115 (10) 3 Lamar 88 4 New Orleans 87 5 Northwestern State 65 (1) 6 Nicholls 59 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 55 8 Houston Christian 41 9 Incarnate Word 20

Preseason All-Southland team Three Southeastern Louisiana players were named to the conference preseason second team.

First Team Edgar Alvarez (NICH, JR, 1st Base) Brad Burckel (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base) Josh Leslie (MCNS, SR, 3rd Base) Parker Coddou (NICH, JR, Shortstop) Bo Willis (NWST, JR, Catcher) Tre Jones (TAMUCC, JR, Designated Hitter) Payton Harden (MCNS, SR, Outfielder) Brendan Ryan (TAMUCC, SR, Outfielder) Xane Washington (NICH, R-SR, Outfielder) Zach Garcia (TAMUCC, SO, Starting Pitcher) Grant Rogers (MCNS, JR, Starting Pitcher) Tyler Theriot (NICH, SR, Starting Pitcher) Burrell Jones (MCNS, SR, Relief Pitcher) Alec Carr (UIW, SR, Utility)

Second Team Josh Blankenship (LU, SR, 1st Base) Daunte Stuart (NWST, JR, 2nd Base) Kasten Furr (NO, JR, 3rd Base) Tyler Bischke (NO, JR, Shortstop) Bryce Grizzaffi (SELA, SR, Catcher) Kade Hunter (MCNS, SR, Designated Hitter) Josh Caraway (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder) Braden Duhon (MCNS, JR, Outfielder) Issac Williams (NO, JR, Outfielder) Cal Carver (NWST, SR, Starting Pitcher) Tyler LeBlanc (NO, JR, Starting Pitcher) Will Kinzeler (SELA, JR, Starting Pitcher) Dalton Aspholm (SELA, SR, Relief Pitcher) Tre’ Obregon III (MCNS, SR, Utility)

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend Southeastern Louisiana win Southeastern Louisiana loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldSoutheastern Louisiana team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game

2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball game log Regular season (25–25) February (7–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 17 * Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W15–4 Stuprich(1-0) Craytor(0-1) None ESPN+ 1,236 1–0 Feb. 18 Lafayette* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W20–0 Kinzeler(1-0) Bogosian(0-1) None ESPN+ 1,236 2–0 Feb. 18 Lafayette* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W7–5 Landry(1-0) Walsh(0-1) Aspholm(1-0) ESPN+ 1,236 3–0 Feb. 19 Lafayette* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W11–4 Lauve(1-0) Maurer(0-1) None ESPN+ 1,272 4–0 Feb. 21 at * Braddy Field • Jackson, MS W19–0 Hosack, Aaron(1-0) Francis Thorne Jr.(0-1) None 156 5–0 Feb. 24 * Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W6–5 O'Toole, Hunter (1-0) Jacob Cravey (0-1) Aspholm, Dalton (2) ESPN+ 1,241 6–0 Feb. 25 Samford* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W15–5 Kinzeler(2-0) Holifield (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,362 7–0 Feb. 26 Samford* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L3–9 Petschke (1-1) Landry(1-1) Hobbs, Carson (1) ESPN+ 1,189 7–1 Feb. 27 * Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L7–12 Johnson (1-0) Long(0-1) None ESPN+ 1,265 7–2 March (9–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar. 3 at John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL 2–6 Evan Chrest (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (1-1) None 302 7–3 Mar. 4 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL 15–2 Kinzeler, Will (3-0) Christian Graham (1-1) None 216 8–3 Mar. 5 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL 4–6 Chris Lotito (1-0) Aspholm, Dalton (0-1) None 246 8–4 Mar. 8 at * Bulldog Field • Huntsville, AL 14–0 Long, Jay (1-1) Jason Garcia (1-1) None 200 9–4 Mar. 10 at Auburn* 11 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 1–7 Carlson, Parker (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (1-2) Armstrong, John (1) None 3,072 9–5 Mar. 11 at Auburn* 11 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 8–3 Lauve, Lance (2-0) Isbell, Chase (1-1) Rodriguez, Jackson (1) SECN+ 4,097 10–5 Mar. 12 at Auburn* 11 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 8–7 Landry, Andrew (2-1) Herberholz, Christian (0-1) Lauve, Lance (1) SECN+ 2,875 11–5 Mar. 14 Southern Miss* 25 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–8 Oldham, Billy (2-0) Long, Jay (1-2) None ESPN+ 2,147 11–6 Mar. 17 * Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–4 DURHAM, JT (2-1) Hosack, Aaron (1-1) KENDRICK, DALTON (5) ESPN+ 1,117 11–7 Mar. 18 Memphis* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–1 Kinzeler, Will (4-0) FOWLER, DALTON (1-3) None ESPN+ 1,007 12–7 Mar. 19 Memphis* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–8 GARNER, SETH (1-2) Landry, Andrew (2-2) KENDRICK, DALTON (6) ESPN+ 1,103 12–8 Mar. 22 Louisiana* M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA 0–2 Rawls (5-0) Long, Jay (1-3) Moody (2) ESPN+ 3,786 12–9 Mar. 24 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 10–4 Stuprich, Brennan (2-2) Thomas, Hayden (3-3) None ESPN+ 346 13–9 1–0Mar. 25 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 7–5 Reynolds, Reid (1-0) Purcell, Colin (2-1) Lauve, Lance (2) ESPN+ 321 14–9 2–0Mar. 26 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 1–3 Ramirez Jr., Jaime (1-2) Landry, Andrew (2-3) Dean, Austin (2) ESPN+ 319 14–10 2–1Mar. 28 at * Postponed – New date TBDMar. 29 Mississippi Valley State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–1(10 inn) O'Toole, Hunter (2-0) SNIPES, JAMES (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,006 15–10 Mar. 31 Incarnate Word Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 10–2 Stuprich, Brennan (3-2) Cassidy, Kayden (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,254 16–10 3–1 April (3–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 Incarnate Word Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–5 Zavala, Isaiah (4-0) Kinzeler, Will (4-1) Hayward, Steve (2) ESPN+ 1,275 16–11 3–2Apr. 2 Incarnate Word Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–11 Berens, Micah (2-0) Landry, Andrew (2-4) Rodriguez, Luis (1) ESPN+ 1,254 16–12 3–3Apr. 4 at Southern Miss* Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 6–10 Sivley, Kros (2-0) Aspholm, Dalton (0-2) None ESPN+ 5,232 16–13 Ponchatrain BowlApr. 6 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 0–10(8 inn) Seroski, Caleb (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (3-3) None ESPN+ 312 16–14 3–4Apr. 7 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 2–22(7 inn) Williams, Jack (1-0) Hosack, Aaron (1-2) None ESPN+ 312 16–15 3–5Apr. 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 2–3 Mitchell, Brandon (6-2) Landry, Andrew (2-5) Mercer, Colton (1) ESPN+ 355 16–16 3–6Apr. 12 Louisiana* 28 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–4 Spencer, Connor (1-0) Steven Cash (0-1) Lauve, Lance (3) ESPN+ 1,208 17–16 Apr. 14 McNeese Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–7 Vega, Christian (3-2) Lauve, Lance (2-1) Abraham, Ty (3) ESPN+ 1,288 17–17 3–7Apr. 15 McNeese Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–7 Rodriguez, Jackson (1-0) Vega, Christian (3-3) None ESPN+ 1,178 18–17 4–7Apr. 16 McNeese Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–3 Lejeune, Cameron (2-1) Rodriguez, Jackson (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,263 18–18 4–8Apr. 18 Jackson State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 14–4 Walker, Jack (1-0) Erwins Branche (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,017 19–18 Apr. 28 Lamar Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–5 Caple, Brooks (4-0) Lauve, Lance (2-2) None ESPN+ 1,212 19–19 4–9Apr. 29 Lamar Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–7 Hesseltine, Hunter (3-1) Landry, Andrew (2-6) None ESPN+ 1,178 19–20 4–10Apr. 30 Lamar Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–12 Hail, Patrick (3-0) Stuprich, Brennan (3-4) None ESPN+ 1,098 19–21 4–11 May (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 2 LSU* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 0–10(7 inn) Gavin Guidry (3-0) Guth, Adam (0-1) None ESPN+ 3,214 19–22 May 5 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 7–13 Saltaformaggio, Nico (4-1) Aspholm, Dalton (0-3) None ESPN+ 847 19–23 4–12May 7 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 5–6 Saltaformaggio, Nico (5-1) Lauve, Lance (2-3) None ESPN+ 554 19–24 4–13May 7 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 0–9 Mayers, Jacob (7-1) Stuprich, Brennan (3-5) None ESPN+ 554 19–25 4–14May 12 at Houston Christian Reckling Park • Houston, TX 5–4 Kinzeler, Will (5-1) Gunter, Rye (1-4) Spencer, Connor (1) ESPN+ 200 20–25 5–14May 12 at Houston Christian Reckling Park • Houston, TX 9–5 Stuprich, Brennan (4-5) Ricker, Chad (1-1) Guth, Adam (1) ESPN+ 215 21–25 6–14May 13 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX CancelledMay 16 South Alabama* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–4 Rodriguez, Jackson (2-1) Willingham, Zach (2-2) Spencer, Connor (2) ESPN+ 1,049 22–25 May 18 Northwestern State Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–5 Lauve, Lance (3-3) Froehlich, Kyle (4-2) None ESPN+ 1,242 23–25 7–14May 19 Northwestern State Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–5 Guth, Adam (1-1) Flowers, Dawson (1-3) Spencer, Connor (3) ESPN+ 1,313 24–25 8–14May 20 Northwestern State Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–6 Reynolds, Reid (2-0) Froehlich, Kyle (4-3) None ESPN+ 1,108 25–25 9–14 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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