2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball team

The 2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demons played their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and were led by second–year head coach Chris Bertrand. They are members of the Southland Conference. Northwestern State compiled a 35–21 overall record and a 19–11 conference record. The Demons' season ended with a 2–2 record in the 2025 SLC tournament.

Preseason Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2025. Northwestern State was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 89 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 Rocco Gump and Reese Lipoma were named to the conference preseason first team. Balin Valentine and Tyler Bryan 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 Northwestern State win Northwestern State loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldNorthwestern State team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game

2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball game log (35–21) Regular season (33–19) February (4–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 14 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–6 CHRISTENSEN, Charlie (1–0) Marionneaux, Dylan (0–1) None ESPN+ 401 0–1 Feb. 15 Central Arkansas* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 16–68 White, Carter (1–0) COLLINS, Tate (0–1) None ESPN+ 590 1–1 Feb. 16 Central Arkansas* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 11–3 Hillen, Trent (1–0) MACRAE, Coleman (0–1) None ESPN+ 585 2–1 Feb. 19 at * Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA Postponed to April 8 due to inclement weather Feb. 21 at No. 24 Troy* Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL 1–7 GAINOUS, Garrett (1–0) Marionneaux, Dylan (0–2) None ESPN+ 1,928 2–2 Feb. 22 at No. 24 Troy* Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL 12–14 Edders, Noah (2–0) Bryan, Tyler (0–1) Gorgen, Grady (1) 2,012 2–3 Feb. 23 at No. 24 Troy* Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL 4–14 Nelson, Drew (1–0) Hillen, Trent (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,837 2–4 Feb. 25 Southern–New Orleans* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 14–37 Robinson, Kevin (1-0) Green, Christopher (0-1) None ESPN+ 437 3–4 Feb. 26 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 10–5 Alexis, Adam (1-0) Nailer,Jacobe (0-1) None ESPN+ 426 4–4 Feb. 28 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–6 Stuprich, Brennan (3-0) White, Carter (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,264 4–5 0–1 March (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar 1 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–7 Ambrose, Chase (1-0) Leonard, Bryce (0-1) Gisclair, Nick (1) ESPN+ 1,264 4–6 0–2Mar 2 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–6 St. Pierre, Brady (1-0) Bivins, Conner (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,349 4–7 0–3Mar 4 LeTourneau* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 18–17 Robinson, Kevin (2-0) Lane Holman (1-1) None ESPN+ 350 5–7 Mar 7 Incarnate Word H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–410 Leonard, Bryce (1-1) Pillot, Braelin (0-1) None ESPN+ 505 6–7 1–3Mar 8 Incarnate Word H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 12–4 Bryan, Tyler (1-1) Garcia, EJ (2-2) None ESPN+ 387 7–7 2–3Mar 9 Incarnate Word H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–4 Hillen, Trent (2-1) Elizondo, Jackson (1-2) None ESPN+ 8–7 3–3Mar 11 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 11–17 Robinson, Kevin (3-0) Nick Robinson (0-2) None 305 9–7 Mar 14 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 5–0 Marionneaux, Dylan (1-2) Garcia, Zach (2-2) None ESPN+ 447 10–7 4–3Mar 15 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–5 Burdick, G (1-1) Bryan, Tyler (1-2) None ESPN+ 469 10–8 4–4Mar 16 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 8–0 Hillen, Trent (3-1) Smith, E (0-1) None ESPN+ 422 11–8 5–4Mar 18 at Grambling* Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park • Grambling, LA 12–9 Robinson, Kevin (4-0) Nick Robinson (0-3) None 75 12–8 Mar 21 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 1–0 Marionneaux, Dylan (2-2) Edwards, Grant (0-2) None ESPN+ 389 13–8 6–4Mar 22 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 1–3 Syversen, Cole (3-0) Bryan, Tyler (1-3) Calloway, Bryce (5) ESPN+ 311 13–9 6–5Mar 23 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–9 Leonard, Bryce (2-1) Usey, Trey (0-1) None ESPN+ 387 14–9 7–5Mar 25 Centenary* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 11–17 Robinson, Kevin (5-0) Ardoin, Roman (1-3) None ESPN+ 576 15–9 Mar 28 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 9–4 Marionneaux, Dylan (3-2) Parache, Nuno (1-1) White, Carter (1) ESPN+   16–9 8–5Mar 29 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 9–5 Marien, Wesley (1-0) Jordan, Harper (3-3) Fiveash, Caden (1) ESPN+ 803 17–9 9–5Mar 30 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 6–2 Hillen, Trent (4-1) Lindsey, Michael (0-3) None ESPN+ 816 18–9 10–5 April (10–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr 1 at Louisiana* M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA 7–9 Tate Hess (3-2) Robinson, Kevin (5-1) Wil Taylor (2) ESPN+ 2,569 18–10 Apr 2 at * Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA 4–8 Michael Lombardi (1-0) Carter, Brandon (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,478 18–11 Apr 4 UT Rio Grande Valley H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 7–6 Anderson, Austin (1-0) Nolan, Nick (0-1) None ESPN+ 832 19–11 11–5Apr 5 UT Rio Grande Valley H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–8 Wiatrek, Wyatt (5-0) Bryan, Tyler (1-4) Thayer, Harrison (3) ESPN+   19–12 11–6Apr 6 UT Rio Grande Valley H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–5 White, Carter (2-1) Bonilla, Robert (1-2) Leonard, Bryce (1) ESPN+ 512 20–12 12–6Apr 8 at * Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA 5–6 Gregoire, Josh (1-1) Leonard, Bryce (2-2) None 940 20–13 Apr 9 Louisiana–Monroe* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–5 Hess, H (1-0) McCoy, Kaden (0-1) Grigg, L (1) ESPN+ 506 20–14 Apr 11 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 10–17 Castano, Louis (4-0) Marionneaux, Dylan (3-3) None 411 20–15 12–7Apr 12 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 2–5 Caravalho, Joshua (7-1) Bryan, Tyler (1-5) Norton, Ben (5) 174 20–16 12–8Apr 13 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 10–5 Hillen, Trent (5-1) Smith, Ben (3-3) Marien, Wesley (1) 321 21–16 13–8Apr 15 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 3–0 Robinson, Kevin (6-1) Foote, Blaise (0-0) Leonard, Bryce (2) ESPN+ 507 22–16 Apr 17 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–8 Olivier, Chris (5-1) Marionneaux, Dylan (3-4) Havard, Peyton (4) ESPN+ 764 22–17 13–9Apr 18 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–110 Anderson, Austin (2-0) Neal, Austin (1-1) None ESPN+ 804 23–17 14–9Apr 19 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 7–3 Hillen, Trent (6-1) Sutton, Carter (5-1) Marien, Wesley (2) ESPN+ 634 24–17 15–9Apr 22 at No. 7 LSU* Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA 13–37 Leonard, Bryce (3-2) Williams, Cooper (0-1) None SECN+ 10,634 25–17 Apr 23 Mississippi Valley State* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Canceled due to inclement weather ESPN+ Apr 25 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 12–2 White, Carter (3-1) Mulcahy, Dylan (1-3) None ESPN+ 144 26–17 16–9Apr 26 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 1–8 Templeton, Cody (4-4) Bryan, Tyler (1-6) None ESPN+ 164 26–18 16–10Apr 27 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 7–5 Anderson, Austin (3-0) Balmaceda, Elian (0-5) None ESPN+ 168 27–18 17–10Apr 29 at Louisiana–Monroe* Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA 9–8 Alexis, Adam (2-0) Huff, Hollis (0-1) LeBlanc, Jacob (1) ESPN+ 1,050 28–18 May (5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 2 at * Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA 5–1 Leonard, Bryce (4-2) Scavone, Tommy (1-5) Marien, Wesley (3) ESPN+ 220 29–18 May 3 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA 10–5 Bryan, Tyler (2-6) Plisinski, Austin (0-2) None ESPN+ 287 30–18 May 4 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA 15–12 Fiveash, Caden (1-0) Nichol, Wyatt (0-1) Anderson, Austin (1) ESPN+ 373 31–18 May 8 McNeese H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–2 White, Carter (4-1) Golden, Cooper (3-3) Marionneaux, Dylan (1) ESPN+ 751 32–18 18–10May 9 McNeese H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 6–7 Eric Nachtsheim (2-0) Fiveash, Caden (1-1) None ESPN+ 864 32–19 18–11May 10 McNeese H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 7–6 Hillen, Trent (7-1) Diego Corrales (0-3) Anderson, Austin (2) ESPN+ 987 33–19 19–11 Postseason (2–2) (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 15 vs. (5) McNeese (4) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–6 Marionneaux, Dylan (4-4) Alexis Gravel (4-3) None ESPN+ 600 34–19 1–0May 16 vs. (5) New Orleans (8) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–3 O'Dell, Hayden (3-0) Bryan, Tyler (2-7) Calloway, Bryce (10) ESPN+ 625 34–20 1–1May 17 vs. (5) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 11–8 Talley, Corbin (1-0) Howell, Kaleb (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,125 35–20 2–1May 17 vs. (5) New Orleans (8) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 11–12 Kimball, Carson (2-1) Anderson, Austin (3-1) Calloway, Bryce (11) ESPN+ 901 35–21 2–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CanceledBold = Northwestern State team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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