2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team

The 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by fifth–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger.[2] They are members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 26–31 overall record and finished with a 10–14 record in conference play in a three–way tie for 6th place. The Cardinals qualified for the SLC tournament as the 8th seeded team. The team had a 1–2 record in tournament play defeating 1st seeded Lamar 6–3 and falling to 5th seeded McNeese 2–6 and Lamar 6–18(7).

2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record26–31 (10–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Evans
  • Butch Rea
  • Andrew Stumph - Volunteer Asst
Home stadiumSullivan Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 44 15   .746
Nicholls ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 38 22   .633
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 31 26   .544
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 32 27   .542
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 22 33   .400
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 30 28   .517
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 22 35   .386
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 26 31   .456
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 18 31   .367
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The Cardinals had a regular season record of 28–26 and a conference record of 14–10 finishing in second place in SLC play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the second seeded team. The Cardinals were 0–2 in the conference tournament losing to fifth seeded Northwestern State 1–2 and sixth seeded McNeese 0–3.

Preseason

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Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Incarnate Word was picked to finish fourth in the Southland Conference with 81 votes.[3]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nicholls 126 (14)
2 Lamar 106 (1)
3 New Orleans 92 (3)
4 Incarnate Word 81
5 McNeese 67
6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 55
7 Southeastern Louisiana 53
8 Northwestern State 42
9 Houston Christian 26

Preseason All-Southland team

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Ray Mendoza was named to the conference preseason first team. Cameron Crotte, Isaiah Zavala, and Grant Randall were named to the conference preseason second team. [3]

First Team

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  • Edgar Alvarez* (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
  • MaCrae Kendrick (NICH, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Ethan Ruiz (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Parker Coddou* (NICH, SR, Shortstop)
  • Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
  • Rey Mendoza* (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
  • Mitchell Sanford* (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
  • Samuel Benjamin* (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Issac Williams (UNO, SR, Outfielder)
  • Jacob Mayers* (NICH, SO, Starting Pitcher)
  • Brooks Caple* (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Hunter Hesseltine* (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Gavin Galy* (NICH, RJR, Relief Pitcher)
  • Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Utility)

*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Second Team

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  • Cameron Crotte (UIW, SR, 1st Base)
  • Austin Roccaforte (LU, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Dylan Mach (UNO, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Jake Haze* (SLU, GR, Shortstop)
  • Bo Willis (NWST, SR, Catcher)
  • River Orsak (LU, SR, Designated Hitter)
  • Garrett Felix (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
  • Cooper Hext (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
  • Christian Smith-Johnson (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
  • Chase Prestwich (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Isaiah Zavala (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Jackson Cleveland (LU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
  • Isaiah Zavala (UIW, SR, Utility)

*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Personnel

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Roster

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2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – Adam Byrd – LHP – junior (6'0, 180)
  • 11 – Larry Westall – RHP – senior (6'4, 185)
  • 17 – Westin Walls – RHP – senior (6'5, 215)
  • 18 – Luis Rodriguez – RHP – senior (6'0, 215)
  • 19 – Garrett Coiner – RHP – sophomore (5'10, 165)
  • 20 – EJ Garcia – RHP – sophomore (5'10, 170)
  • 23 – Braden Berry – RHP – senior (6'3, 230)
  • 27 – Dave Johnson – RHP –   junior (6'4, 180)
  • 30 – Thomas Urbina – RHP – junior (6'0, 200)
  • 31 – Danny Davis – RHP – junior (6'6, 215)
  • 34 – Carson Rollins – LHP – junior (6'2, 200)
  • 37 – Sawyer Hansen – LHP – junior (6'1, 180)
  • 38 – Ryan Schlotzhauer – LHP – junior (6'3, 190)
  • 43 – Micah Berens – RHP – junior (6'4, 235)
 

Catchers

  • 3 – JD Gregson – junior (6'4, 205)
  • 24 – AJ Herrera – freshman (5'10, 195)
  • 25 – Luca Boscarino – junior (5'10, 195)
  • 37 – Cole Williams – junior (6'2, 210)

Infielders

  • 2 – Grant Randall – senior (5'10, 165)
  • 7 – Tyler Cowan – junior (5'11, 180)
  • 8 – Jayden Ramos – sophomore (5'9, 180)
  • 13 – Cameron Crotte – senior (6'4, 195)
  • 14 – Ryder Hernandez – junior (6'0, 190)
  • 16 – Weldon Sherrell – junior (5'10, 180)
  • 21 – Tony DeJesus – sophomore (6'0, 190)
  • 26 – Matt Crump –   junior (6'1, 200)
  • 32 – Matt Marlow – graduate student (5'11, 200)
  • 35 – Ryan Scott – junior (6'2, 225)
  • 40 – Julio Riggs – graduate student (5'9, 175)
  • 41 – Rob Liddington Jr. – junior (6'3, 190)
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Daniel Calabrese – junior (5'11, 170)
  • 4 – Sterling Sutcliffe – senior (6'2, 185)
  • 29 – Sam Tormos – R/R – junior (6'3, 205)
  • 36 – Jacob Caraway – L/L – freshman (6'3, 190)
  • 46 – Matthew Flores-King – R/R – freshman (6'0, 175)
 

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Incarnate Word
Alma Mater
Ryan Shotzberger Head Coach 5 McDaniel College (2004)
Greg Evans Assistant Coach 5 Ole Miss (1985)
Butch Rea Assistant Coach 1 Northeastern State
Andrew Stumph Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Texas State (2013)
Chance Medina Director of Player Development 3 Incarnate Word (2021)

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Incarnate Word win
  Incarnate Word loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Incarnate Word team member
* Non-Conference game
2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log
Regular season (25–29)
Post-season (1–1)
Southland Tournament (1–1)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 22 vs. (1) Lamar (8) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Hammond, LA
6–3 Byrd, Adam(1-3) Perez, Andres(2-1) None ESPN+ 26–29 1–0
May 23 vs. (5) McNeese (8) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Hammond, LA
2–6 Alexis Gravel(2-4) Zavala, Isaiah(4-6) Cameron LeJeune (6) ESPN+ 26–30 1–1
May 24 vs. (1) Lamar (8) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field
Hammond, LA
6–18
(7 inn)
Hesseltine, Hunter(7-3) Berens, Micah(2-4) None ESPN+ 26–31 1–2
Schedule Source:[6]

[7][8][9][10] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

See also

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2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals softball team

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ryan Shotzberger - Baseball Coach". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b James Hill (February 8, 2024). "Nicholls Chosen to Repeat at Southland Baseball Champions; Preseason All-Conference Team Released". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Baseball Roster". UIW Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "BSB: Saturday's Doubleheader Moved to Lamar University at 2 pm - The Huskies and Cardinals will play two in Beaumont". Houston Christian University. May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule". Nolan Analytics LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Incarnate Word 26-31 (10-14 Southland)". D1Baseball. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "UIW Cardinals (26-31) RPI Ranking - 193". NCAA.org. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Phil Stanton (January 19, 2024). "2024 UIW Baseball Schedule". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved September 28, 2024.