The 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by sixth–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals compiled a 17–33 overall record and a 3–27 record in conference play for an eleventh-place finish. They failed to qualify for the SLC conference tournament.

Preseason Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2025. Incarnate Word was picked to finish seventh in the Southland Conference with 95 overall votes.

Coaches poll 1 Lamar 197 (18) 2 Southeastern Louisiana 146 (4) 3 McNeese 145 4 UT Rio Grande Valley 144 5 Nicholls 129 6 New Orleans 128 7 Incarnate Word 95 8 Northwestern State 89 9 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 73 10 Houston Christian 37 11 Stephen F. Austin 27

Preseason All-Southland team Rey Mendoza and Josh Salinas were named to the conference preseason first team. No Cardinals were named to the conference preseason second team.

First Team Zak Skinner* (LU, JR, Catcher) Brayden Evans* (LU, JR, 1st Base) Isaac Webb* (TAMU, SR, 2nd Base) TJ Salvaggio (SELU, SR, Shortstop) Rocco Gump (NWST, SR, 3rd Base) Reese Lipoma* (NWST, RSR, Outfielder) Connor Westenburg (McN, SR, Outfielder) Cole Stromboe+ (SELU, RSR, Outfielder) Tristian Moore+ (UNO, RSR, Outfielder) Bryce Calloway* (UNO, SR, Utility) Rey Mendoza (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter) Brennan Stuprich* (SELU, RSR, Starting Pitcher) Josh Salinas (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher) Zach Garcia (TAMU, SR, Starting Pitcher) Kyle Moseley (LU, SR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection +-Tie for final spot

Second Team Steven Lancia (UTRGV, SR, Catcher) Martin Vazquez (UTRGV, SR, 1st Base) Diego Villsecas* (UNO, SR, 2nd Base) Isaac Lopez (UTRGV, GR, Shortstop) Easton Moomau+ (UTRGV, SO, 3rd Base) Matt Ryan+ (LU, SR, 3rd Base) Balin Valentine (NWST, SR, Outfielder) Parker Coley (SELU, SR, Outfielder) Jude Hall (SELU, SR, Outfielder) Simon Larranaga (MCN, SR, Utility) Armani Raygoza (UTRGV, RSO, Designated Hitter) Parker Edwards (HCU, SR, Starting Pitcher) Angelo Cabral (UTRGV, GR, Starting Pitcher) Tyler Bryan (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher) Larson Fabre (SELU, JR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection +-Tie for final spot

Schedule and results Legend Incarnate Word win Incarnate Word loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldIncarnate Word team member * Non-Conference game

2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log (17–33) Regular season (17–33) February (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadiumSite Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 14 Saint Peter's University* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 12–28 inn Salinas, Josh (1-0) Yash Jain (0-1) Pilot, Braelin (1) ESPN+ 126 1–0 Feb. 15 Saint Peter's University* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 16–67 Garcia, EJ (1-0) David Delgadillo (0-1) None ESPN+ 224 2–0 Feb. 16 Saint Peter's University* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 16–11 Schlotzhauer, Ryan (1-0) Michael DiForte (0-1) Hargett, Hunter (1) ESPN+ 264 3–0 Feb. 17 Saint Peter's University* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 5–8 Lance Mittelman (1-0) Byrd, Adam (0-1) Ben Williams (1) ESPN+ 156 3–1 Feb. 18 * Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 11–7 Garcia, EJ (2-0) Huspen, C. (0-1) None ESPN+ 123 4–1 Feb. 21 * Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 18–17 Salinas, Josh (2-0) Joshua Prieto (0-1) None ESPN+ 104 5–1 Feb. 22 Texas Southern* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 8–4 Elizondo, Jackson (1-0) Leeroy Tavarez (1-1) None ESPN+ 117 6–1 Feb. 23 Texas Southern* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 14–10 Hargett, Hunter (1-0) Kewan Braziel (0-2) None ESPN+ 218 7–1 Feb. 25 #15 Texas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 6–0 Jason Flores (1-0) Garcia, EJ (2-1) None ESPN+ 6,964 7–2 Feb. 28 Houston Christian Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 10–14 Castano, Louis (1-0) Salinas, Josh (2-1) None ESPN+ 184 7–3 0–1 March (6–14) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar 1 Houston Christian Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 5–10 Caravalho, Joshua (3-0) Elizondo, Jackson (1-1) None ESPN+ 7–4 0–2Mar 2 Houston Christian Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 7–9 Feltman, Jett (1-1) Hargett, Hunter (1-1) Norton, Ben (1) ESPN+ 268 7–5 0–3Mar 4 * Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 7–6 Posey, Jonah (1-0) Dudley, Bryson (3-1) None ESPN+ 254 8–5 Mar 5 at * Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park • Grambling, LA Cancelled Mar 7 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 4–5 Leonard, Bryce (1-1) Pillot, Braelin (0-1) None ESPN+ 505 8–6 0–4Mar 8 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 4–12 Bryan, Tyler (1-1) Garcia, EJ (2-2) None ESPN+ 387 8–7 0–5Mar 9 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 4–5 Hillen, Trent (2-1) Elizondo, Jackson (1-2) None ESPN+ 8–8 0–6Mar 11 at UTSA* Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX] 8–5 McKay, Gus (1-0)) James Hubbard (1-2) None 873 9–8 Mar 12 at * Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX 3–187 Carter, Brendon (1-0) Smith, Luke (0-1) None 243 9–9 Mar 14 New Orleans Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 9–18 Torrez, Aiden (1-1) Salinas, Josh (2-2) Toney, Sawyer (1) ESPN+ 182 9–10 0–7Mar 15 New Orleans Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 7–10 Jones, Skylar (3-0) Elizondo, Jackson (2-3) Calloway, Bryce (4) ESPN+ 218 9–11 0–8Mar 16 New Orleans Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 6–12 Bienvenu, Matthew (1-1) McKay, Gus (1-1) None ESPN+ 178 9–12 0–9Mar 18 at * Reckling Park • Houston, TX 4–2 Robles, Bruno (1-0) Jackson Blank (0-2) Pillot, Braelin (2) ESPN+ 1,474 10–12 Mar 19 at * Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA 19–11 Garcia, EJ (3-2) Genesis Prosper (0-2) None 378 11–12 Mar 21 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 1–7 Parache, Nuno (1-0) Salinas, Josh (2-3) None 504 11–13 0–10Mar 22 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 0–107 Sparks, Alec (4-1) McKay, Gus (1-2) None 613 11–14 0–11Mar 23 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 4–3 Elizondo, Jackson (3-3) McGibboney, Luke (0-1) Pillot, Braelin (3) 501 12–14 1–11Mar 25 at * John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX 8–7 Esparza, Trevor (1-0) Marcus McMillan (0-1) Byrd, Adam (1) YouTube 98 13–14 Mar 26 at * Bobcat Baseball Stadium • San Marcos, TX Cancelled due to inclement weather. Game will not be made up. Mar 28 Lamar Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 5–810 Ramirez, Fabian (2-0) Schlotzhauer, Ryan (1-1) None ESPN+ 142 13–15 1–12Mar 29 Lamar Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 6–8 Sutton, Carter (4-0) McKay, Gus (1-3) Krkovski, Luke (1) 378 13–16 1–13Mar 30 Lamar Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 6–177 Olivier, Chris (4-1) Bush, Jordan (0-1) None ESPN+ 202 13–17 1–14 April (4–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr 1 Texas A&M* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 1–21 Lyons, Gavin (2-0) Garcia, EJ (2-3) None SECN+ 4,373 13–18 Apr 4 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–2 McKay, Gus (2-3) Stuprich, Brennan (6-2) Posey, Jonah (1) ESPN+ 1,379 14–18 2–14Apr 5 Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–6 Lirette, Luke (2-1) Salinas, Josh (2-4) St. Pierre, Brady (6) ESPN+ 1,027 14–19 2–15Apr 6 Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–5 Lobell, Blake (4-1) Elizondo, Jackson (3-4) None ESPN+ 1,199 14–20 2–16Apr 8 Prairie View A&M* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 18–27 Garcia, EJ (3-3) McMillan, Marcus (0-2) None 92 15–20 Apr 9 Tarleton State* Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 6–12 Lucas, Aden (3-2) Bush, Jordan (0-2) None 142 15–21 Apr 11 McNeese Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 6–11 Golden, Cooper (2-2) McKay, Gus (2-4) None ESPN+ 144 15–22 2–17Apr 12 McNeese Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 1–8 Gravel, Alexis (4-1) Salinas, Josh (2-5) None ESPN+ 263 15–23 2–18Apr 13 McNeese Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 7–14 Coppinger, Paul (2-0) Posey, Jonah (1-1) None ESPN+ 188 15–24 2–19Apr 15 at * Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 5–13 Campa, Iain (2-2) Garcia, EJ (3-4) None ESPN+ 356 15–25 Apr 22 UT Rio Grande Valley* UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 10–2 Garcia, EJ (4-4) Thayer, Harrison (2-2) None 4,408 16–25 Apr 25 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 6–10 Garcia, Zach (5-4) Salinas, Josh (2-6) None ESPN+ 475 16–26 2–20Apr 26 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 5–10 Burdick, Gage (3-3) Hargett, Hunter (1-2) None ESPN+ 323 16–27 2–21Apr 27 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 9–3 Elizondo, Jackson (4-4) Shea, Bryson (1-4) Robles, Bruno (1) ESPN+ 403 17–27 3–21 May (0–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 3 UT Rio Grande Valley Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 10–14 Cienfuegos, Kike (2-0) Garcia, EJ (4-5) None ESPN+ 287 17–28 3–22May 3 UT Rio Grande Valley Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 10–13 Oliva, Steven (1-2) McKay, Gus (2-5) None ESPN+ 315 17–29 3–23May 4 UT Rio Grande Valley Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 5–168 Limas, Jacob (2-2) Elizondo, Jackson (4-5) None ESPN+ 312 17–30 3–24May 6 UTSA Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX Cancelled due to inclement weather. Game will not be made up. May 8 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 12–14 Bowyer, Reid (3-1) Robles, Bruno (1-1) Balmaceda, Elian (1) ESPN+ 142 17–31 3–25May 9 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 2–6 C. Templeton (6-4) Garcia, EJ (5-6) None ESPN+ 159 17–32 3–26May 10 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 12–13 R. Bowyer (4-1) Byrd, Adam (0-2) R. Boyett (3) ESPN+ 225 17–33 3–27 Schedule source:

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