2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team

American college baseball season

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball
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Conference	Southland Conference
Record	21–31 (9–15 Southland)
Head coach	Ryan Shotzberger (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Simonds Greg Evans
Home stadium	Sullivan Field
Seasons← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southland Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
McNeese State ‍†‍‍	15	–	9	.625	34	–	23	.596
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‡‍	14	–	10	.583	30	–	29	.508
New Orleans ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	30	–	23	.566
Nicholls ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	26	–	25	.510
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	12	–	12	.500	25	–	29	.463
Houston Baptist ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	18	–	36	.333
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	27	–	28	.491
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	21	–	31	.404

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of January 31, 2025 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by third–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger. They were members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Second Team

Grant Smith – Shortstop
Nixon Brannan – Utility

Personnel

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
0	OF	Braxton Gerek	L/L	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	League City, Texas
1	OF	Daniel Calabrese	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Colleyville, Texas
2	INF	Grant Smith	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Albuquerque, New Mexico
3	C	Joey Baran	L/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Austin, Texas
4	INF	Alec Carr	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Sugar Land, Texas
5	OF	Ridge Rogers	L/L	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Flower Mound, Texas
6	INF	Taylor Darden	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Las Vegas, Nevada
7	OF	Warren Laster	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Pearland, Texas
8	INF	Zach Limas	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Richmond, Texas
9	OF	Jamey Richey	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Lindale, Texas
11	RHP	Larry Westall	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Round Rock, Texas
12	LHP	Kayden Cassidy	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Burleson, Texas
13	INF	Roberto Gonzalez	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
14	OF	Jack Jalufka	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Austin, Texas
15	RHP	Steve Hayward	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Flower Mound, Texas
16	RHP	Seth Higdon	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Odessa, Texas
17	RHP	Aaron Celestino	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
18	RHP	Isaiah Zavala	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Jr	San Antonio, Texas
19	INF	Keaton Grady	R/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Elgin, Texas
20	RHP	AJ Sotelo	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Edinburg, Texas
21	RHP	Drew Minter	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	League City, Texas
22	INF	Til Nalle	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Elgin, Texas
23	INF	Kaddin Mikulik	L/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Flatonia, Texas
24	C	Hernan Yanez	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	San Luis, Arizona
25	RHP	Michael Garza	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Corpus Christi, Texas
26	C	Nixon Brannan	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	San Angelo, Texas
27	INF	Cole Gaddis	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Malakoff, Texas
28	RHP	Otto Stacey	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Spring, Texas
29	C	Reid Hensley	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Lufkin, Texas
30	RHP	Carson Babb	R/R	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hutto, Texas
31	RHP	Zach May	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Gr	Bulverde, Texas
32	INF	Jimmy De Leon	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	El Paso, Texas
33	OF	Trey Triolo	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Lake Travis, Texas
34	LHP	Carson Rollins	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Katy, Texas
35	OF	Wilson Ehrhardt	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Katy, Texas
37	OF	Brandon Nations	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Malakoff, Texas
41	INF	Ron Brown	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
42	RHP	JP O'Neal	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Normangee, Texas
45	RHP	Chandler David	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Van Alstyne, Texas
49	OF	Jacob Rosales	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Mission, Texas

Head coach

Ryan Shotzberger (McDaniel College)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Simonds (Texas A&M)
Greg Evans (Texas Tech)
Quintin Crandall (Kansas State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 13 April 2022

Schedule and results

Legend
	Incarnate Word win
	Incarnate Word loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Incarnate Word team member

2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log

Regular season (19–29)

February (2–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Feb. 18	Bradley		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	Game cancelled
Feb. 19	Bradley		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	Game cancelled
Feb. 20	Bradley		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	Game cancelled
Feb. 22	at Tarleton State		Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX	L 0–1	Campa (1-0)	Stacey (0-1)	Hickey (1)		106	0–1
Feb. 24	South Dakota State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 10–7	Celestino (1-0)	McCay (0-1)	David (1)		32	1–1
Feb. 25	South Dakota State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 4–6	Carlson (1-1)	Cassidy (0-1)	Bourassa (1)		90	1–2
Feb. 26	South Dakota State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 1–0	Garza (1-0)	Bishop (0-2)	David (2)		112	2–2

March (9–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar. 2	Abilene Christian		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 12–5	Higdon (1-0)	Cervantes (0-1)	None		167	3–2
Mar. 4	at Houston		Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	L 2–5	Prayer (1-0)	Garza (1-1)	Torrealba (1)		1,007	3–3
Mar. 5	at Houston		Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	W 13–8	Celestino (2-0)	Clayton (0-2)	None		1,083	4–3
Mar. 6	at Houston		Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	L 4–10	Medrano (1-0)	Zavala (0-1)	None		1,064	4–4
Mar. 8	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 0–6	Malone (2-0)	Stacey (0-2)	None		488	4–5
Mar. 11	UT Arlington		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 7–1	Garza (2-1)	Wong (1-1)	None		214	5–5
Mar. 12	UT Arlington		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 9–3	Celestino (3-0)	Bailey (2-1)	None		225	6–5
Mar. 13	UT Arlington		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 15–2	Zavala (1-1)	Citelli (0-1)	None		185	7–5
Mar. 15	Texas–Rio Grande Valley		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 13–8	Westall (1-0)	Escobedo (0-1)	None		252	8–5
Mar. 16	at Columbia		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 5–3	Stacey (1-2)	Tucker (1-1)	David (3)		272	9–5
Mar. 18	at No. 2 Texas		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–19	Hansen (4-0)	Garza (2-2)	None		6,516	9–6
Mar. 19	at No. 2 Texas		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 2–10	Stevens (4-1)	Celestino (3-1)	None		7,458	9–7
Mar. 20	at No. 2 Texas		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 0–12	Gordon (1-1)	Zavala (1-2)	None		6,786	9–8
Mar. 22	No. 20 Texas State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 4–2	Rollins (1-0)	Sundgren (2-2)	David (4)		275	10–8
Mar. 25	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 2–12	Miller (1-0)	Garza (2-3)	None			10–9	0–1
Mar. 26	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	L 1–4	Thomas (4-1)	Zavala (1-3)	Moeller (1)		401	10–10	0–2
Mar. 27	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	W 7–4	David (1-0)	Perez (2-1)	None		309	11–10	1–2
Mar. 29	UTSA		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 4–6	Shafer (1-1)	Hayward (0-1)	Malone (1)		267	11–11

April (5–12)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr. 1	Southeastern Louisiana		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 8–6	Hayward (1-1)	Landry (1-3)	David (5)		322	12–11	2–2
Apr. 2	Southeastern Louisiana		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 5–10	Dugas (2-1)	Stacey (1-3)	None		318	12–12	2–3
Apr. 3	Southeastern Louisiana		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 5–6	Robb (1-3)	Hayward (1-2)	Trahan (3)		167	12–13	2–4
Apr. 8	Northwestern State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 8–2	Rollins (2-0)	Carver (3-3)	None		195	13–13	3–4
Apr. 9	Northwestern State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 6–2	Garza (3-3)	Harmon (4-3)	Hayward (1)		190	14–13	4–4
Apr. 10	Northwestern State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 11–4	David (2-0)	Brown (3-3)	None		233	15–13	5–4
Apr. 12	Tarleton State		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 6–14	Boyd (1-3)	Minter (0-1)	None		134	15–14
Apr. 14	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 3–9	Rogers (4-3)	Rollins (2-1)	None		620	15–15	5–5
Apr. 15	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 3–4	Foster (2-1)	Hayward (1-3)	None		680	15–16	5–6
Apr. 16	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 1–11	Jones (2-0)	David (2-1)	None		750	15–17	5–7
Apr. 19	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley		UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX	L 3–9	Garza (1-0)	Celestino (3-2)	None		1,127	15–18
Apr. 22	Nicholls		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 11–4	Garza (4-3)	Desandro (2-3)	None		227	16–18	6–7
Apr. 23	Nicholls		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 3–5	Theriot (6-2)	Cassidy (0-2)	Gearing (2)		253	16–19	6–8
Apr. 24	Nicholls		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 7–8	Saltaformaggio (3-1)	Celestino (3-3)	Gearing (3)		247	16–20	6–9
Apr. 26	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 7–8	Voelker (3-5)	Hayward (1-4)	None		1,435	16–21
Apr. 29	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	L 6–13	Spinney (3-3)	Garza (4-4)	None		205	16–22	6–10
Apr. 30	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	L 9–10	Reitmeyer (3-2)	Mikulik (0-1)	None		237	16–23	6–11

May (3–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
May 1	at Houston Baptist		Husky Field • Houston, TX	L 7–8	Smitherman (2-1)	Celestino (3-4)	Zarella (1)		389	16–24	6–12
May 3	at No. 17 Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 1–3	Smith (1-0)	David (2-2)	Stivors (10)		1,088	16–25
May 6	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	L 3–11	Williams (5-1)	Hayward (1-5)	None		643	16–26	6–13
May 7	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	W 9–8	David (3-2)	Mead (0-1)	None		304	17–26	7–13
May 8	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	L 8–9	Cunningham (1-1)	Hayward (1-6)	None		406	17–27	7–14
May 10	at TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 7–11	Hill (1-0)	Hayward (1-7)	None		3,386	17–28
May 12	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 13–3	Garza (5-4)	Thomas (4-4)	None		215	18–28	8–14
May 13	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	W 8–6	May (1-0)	Bird (1-2)	Hayward (2)		409	19–28	9–14
May 14	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	L 2–6	Perez (3-3)	Zavala (1-4)	Mejia (1)		212	19–29	9–15
May 17	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	Game cancelled

Post-season (2–2)

Southland Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 19	vs. (1) McNeese State	(8)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 6–12	Rogers (7-4)	Garza (5-5)	None	ESPN+	611	19–30	0–1
May 20	vs. (5) Northwestern State	(8)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 14–10	Mikulik (1-1)	Harmon (5-6)	None	ESPN+	346	20–30	1–1
May 21	vs. (4) Nicholls	(8)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 9–8	Hayward (2-7)	Vial Jr. (1-1)	None	ESPN+	336	21–30	2–1
May 21	vs. (1) McNeese State	(8)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 2–7	Zeppuhar (2-0)	Cassidy (0-3)	Stone (1)	ESPN+	611	21–31	2–2

Schedule Source:

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

"2022 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
"Ryan Shotzberger - Baseball Coach". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
"SOUTHEASTERN TOPS SOUTHLAND BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL". www.southland.org. Southland Conference. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
"Southland Announces 2022 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
"2022 Baseball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

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