The 2022 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by sixth–year head coach Will Davis. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was Lamar's first year in the WAC. The Cardinals had a regular season record of 37–21 and a conference record of 20–10 finishing in second place in the WAC Southwest division, one game behind division winner Sam Houston. They participated in the 2022 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament as the second seeded team from the Southwest Division. After winning their first conference tournament game against Seattle, the Cardinals' season ended after losing to West Division first seed Grand Canyon and Southwest Division fourth seed Abilene Christian.
Preseason
Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll The Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022, and the Cardinals were picked to finish fourth in the Southwest Division with 11 votes.
Coaches poll 1 Abilene Christian 25 (5) 2 Texas-Rio Grande Valley 19 (2) 2 Sam Houston 19 4 Lamar 11 5 Stephen F. Austin 9 6 Tarleton 7
Preseason All-WAC Team & Honors
2022 Preseason All-WAC Team
C - Kaden Hollow, So., Dixie State 1B - Elijah Buries, So., Grand Canyon 1B - Chase Kemp, Sr., Lamar 2B - Kevin Jiminez, Jr., NM State 3B - Juan Colato, R-Sr., Grand Canyon SS - Jacob Wilson, So., Grand Canyon OF - Tayler Aguilar, Jr., Grand Canyon OF - Colton Eager, Gr., Abilene Christian OF - Grayson Tatrow, Jr., Abilene Christian DH/UT - Tommy Cruz, Sr., Abilene Christian SP - Coltin Atkinson, So., Sam Houston SP - Kevin Stevens, R-Sr., UT Rio Grande Valley SP - Carter Young, So., Grand Canyon RP - CJ Culpepper, So., California Baptist
Roster 2022 Lamar Cardinals roster Pitchers 6 Daniel Cole – Junior 8 Adam Wheaton – Senior 12 Braxton Douthit – Junior 14 Trhea Morse – Sophomore 18 Max Mize – Senior 19 Josh Ekness – Sophomore 20 Jacob Ellis – Sophomore 21 Zack Williams – Sophomore 22 Paul Rector – Junior 26 Jack Dallas – Senior 27 Michael Barta – Sophomore 32 Trent Tompkins – Freshman 33 Ty Ringo – Sophomore 36 Adam Davis – Sophomore 39 Camden Guarnere – Sophomore 43 Benjamin Content – Junior 45 Landon Odom – Junior 46 Owen Sheldon – Freshman 49 Joe Buckendorff – Junior 50 Dylan Johnson – Sophomore 51 John Altman – Senior 52 Patrick Hail – Sophomore 54 Will Cox – Senior Catchers 9 Ryan Snell – Junior 16 Kyle Harper – Junior 34 Monray van der Walt – Freshman RS 37 Josh Blankenship – Junior
Infielders 3 Deric Lamontagne – Junior 5 Jack Schell – Junior 11 Kelby Weyler – Junior 13 Ethan Ruiz – Junior 17 Chase Kemp – Senior 23 Kevin Bermudez – Sophomore 28 Kirkland Banks – Junior RS 30 Wesley Schields – Junior 31 Gavin Baratta – Freshman 35 Cameron Yadon – Freshman 42 Tyler Shepard – Freshman
Outfielders 1 Reese Durand – Junior 2 Matthew McDonald – Senior 4 Ben MacNaughton – Junior 7 Nathan Carriere – Junior 22 Cole Girouard – Senior 38 Tanner Wilson – Sophomore 46 Owen Sheldon – Freshman
Coaching staff 2022 lamar cardinals coaching staffWill Davis – Head coach – 6th year Scott Hatten – Associate head coach/hitting coach/recruiting coordinator – 21st year Sean Snedeker – Assistant head coach/pitching coach – 5th year
Schedule and results Legend Lamar win Lamar loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldLamar team member
2022 Lamar Cardinals baseball game log Regular season (36–19) February (4–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC recordFeb. 18 Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 2–1 Williams (1–0) Henderson (0–1) 1,102 1–0 Feb. 19 Binghamton Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 16–1 Wheaton (1–0) Lumpinski (0–1) 856 2–0 Feb. 20 Binghamton Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 5–9 Bryggman (1–0) Ekness (0–1) 867 2–1 Feb. 22 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 3–9 Khristian (1–0) Williams (1–1) ESPN+ 4578 2–2 Feb. 25 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 12–6 Douthit (1–0) Chandler (0–2) CUSA TV 1728 3–2 Feb. 26 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W 8–6 Dallas (1–0) Linskey (0–1) CUSA TV 1806 4–2 Feb. 27 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX L 6–8 Deskins (1–1) Odom (0–1) Linskey (1) CUSA TV 1734 4–3 March (11–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC recordMar. 1 at Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 5–6 Cherry (1–1) Odom (0–2) Sears (1) 253 4–4 Mar. 4 Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–4 Douthit (2–0) Breznak (0–2) Dallas (1) WACD 1152 5–4 Mar. 5 Mount St. Mary's Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 12–1 Wheaton (2–0) Ament (0–1) WACD 1647 6–4 Mar. 5 Mount St. Mary's Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 14–5 Buckendorff (1–0) Adams (0–1) WACD 1647 7–4 Mar. 6 Mount St. Mary's Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–0 Morse (1–0) Midkiff (0–1) WACD 864 8–4 Mar. 9 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX L 2–10 Smitherman (1–0) Ringo(0–1) ESPN+ 245 8–5 Mar. 12 at Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 2–1 Douthit (3–0) Richter (1–1) Dallas (2) ESPN+ 212 9–5 1-0Mar. 12 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 14–3 Wheaton (3–0) Dewberry (1–2) ESPN+ 197 10–5 2-0Mar. 13 at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 6–3 Williams (2–1) Todd (0–3) Buckendorff (1) ESPN+ 197 11–5 3-0Mar. 15 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 7–21 Taylor (2–0) Ellis (0–1) 487 11–6 Mar. 18 Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 3–2 (10) Dallas (2–0) Coldiron (1–1) WACD 1460 12–6 4-0Mar. 19 Sam Houston Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 8–2 Wheaton (4–0) Beard (1–2) WACD 1207 13–6 5-0Mar. 20 Sam Houston Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–9 Hewitt (1–1) Buckendorff (1–1) WACD 836 13–7 5-1Mar. 23 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 7–2 Mize (1–0) Shy (1–2) 13–8 Mar. 25 at UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX W 9–8 Cole (1–0) Gerik Jr. (1–2) Dallas (3) WACD 1288 14–8 6-1Mar. 26 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX L 2–5 Davis (4–0) Wheaton (4–1) Gerik Jr. (3) WACD 1341 14–9 6-2Mar. 27 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX L 2–14 Aldaz (2–2) Morse (1–1) WACD 821 14–10 6-3Mar. 29 at Nicholls Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 2–5 Mancuso (2–0) Odom (0–3) Vial Jr (1) 493 14–11 April (12–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC recordApr. 1 Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 3–6 Morgan (4–0) Douthit (3–1) WACD 1182 15–11 6-4Apr. 2 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 3–2 Cole (2–0) Huffling (3–1) Dallas (4) WACD 1183 16–11 7-4Apr. 3 Abilene Christian Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 8–11 Sells (2–1) Davis (0–1) Riley (2) WACD 783 16–12 7-5Apr. 3 Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 7–4 Davis (1–1) Castro (3–3) Dallas (5) WACD 840 17–12 Apr. 6 Northwestern State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 9–6 Morse (2–1) Frances (0–1) WACD 988 18–12 Apr. 8 at Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX W 4–1 Douthit (4–1) Bailey (3–1) Dallas (6) WACD 988 19–12 8-5Apr. 9 at Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX W 15–8 Wheaton (5–1) Burcham (0–1) WACD 575 20–12 9-5Apr. 10 at Tarleton State Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX L 2–12 Hackett (2–4) Ekness (0–2) WACD 390 20–13 9-6Apr. 12 at LSU 15 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA Game CancelledApr. 15 vs L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 13–2 Wheaton (6–1) Hayes (2–6) 21–13 Apr. 15 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK W 14–11 Douthit (5–1) Bennett (2–2) 916 22–13 Apr. 18 at Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L 1–5 Caley (2–0) Buckendorff (1–2) 1553 22–14 Apr. 20 Houston Baptist Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0–1 Ricker (2–1) Cole (2–1) Reitmeyer (8) WACD 1923 22–15 Apr. 22 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–4 Douthit (6–1) Todd (1–5) Dallas (7) WACD 1092 23–15 10-6Apr. 23 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 0–6 Emmons III (3–0) Wheaton (6–2) WACD 1012 23–16 10-7Apr. 24 Stephen F. Austin Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–3 Dallas (3–0) Jaco (0–3) WACD 1082 24–16 11-7Apr. 26 Houston Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–1 Odom (1–3) Cherry (2–2) Morse (1) WACD 1157 25–16 Apr. 29 at Sam Houston Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 8–7 Mize (2–0) Davis (0–1) Dallas (8) ESPN+ 955 26–16 12-7Apr. 29 at Sam Houston Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 1–0 Wheaton (7–2) Beard (4–3) Dallas (9) ESPN+ 1055 27–16 13-7 May (9–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WAC recordMay 1 at Sam Houston Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 3–5 Lusk (3–0) Cole (2–2) 980 27–17 13-8May 3 at Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–5 (7 inn.) Altman (1–0) Davis (1–4) 296 28–17 May 6 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 5–9 Stevens (7–2) Douthit (6–2) WACD 1082 28–18 13-9May 7 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–2 Wheaton (8–2) Aldaz (5–4) Dallas (10) WACD 1014 29–18 14-9May 8 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX L 1–6 Garza (2–1) Cole (2–3) WACD 1014 29–19 14-10May 10 Southern Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 10–1 Buckendorff (2–2) Kyles' (0–1) WACD 538 30–19 May 13 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 17–9 Cole (3–3) Morgan (5–3) ESPN+ 137 31–19 15-10May 14 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 9–5 Wheaton (9–2) Cervamtes (5–4) ESPN+ 267 32–19 16-10May 15 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX W 7–4 Ellis (1–1) Stephensen (2–3) Dallas (11) ESPN+ 312 33–19 17-10May 19 Tarleton State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 4–3 (10 inn.) Dallas (4–0) Badmaev (2–3) WACD 783 34–19 18-10May 20 Tarleton State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 6–2 Wheaton (10–2) Hackett (2–7) Dallas (12) WACD 887 35–19 19-10May 21 Tarleton State Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX W 5–4 Ellis (2–1) Boyd (1–5) Dallas (13) WACD 926 36–19 20-10 Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record WACT RecordMay 25 vs Hohokam StadiumMesa, AZ W 6–4 Mize (3–0) Chronowski (4–7) Dallas (14) ESPN+ 37–19 1-0May 26 vs Hohokam StadiumMesa, AZ L 3–4 Reilly (7–1) Dallas (4–1) ESPN+ 37–20 1-1May 27 vs Abilene Christian Hohokam StadiumMesa, AZ L 4–9 Stephenson (3–3) Ellis (2–2) ESPN+ 37–21 1-2 Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Lamar team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Postseason All-WAC Team & Honors
2022 Postseason All-WAC Teams 2022 First Team All-WAC Catcher: David Martin, So., California Baptist First Base: Logan Gallina, So., NM State Second Base: Harrison Spohn, Sr., California Baptist Third Base: Juan Colato, R-Sr., Grand Canyon Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, So., Grand Canyon Outfield: Tayler Aguilar, Jr., Grand Canyon Outfield: Chad Castillo, Jr., California Baptist Outfield: Carlos Contreras, Jr., Sam Houston DH/Utility: Parker Schmidt, So., Dixie State At-Large: Tyler Wilson, So., C, Grand Canyon Starting Pitcher: Daniel Avitia, Fr., Grand Canyon Starting Pitcher: Kevin Stevens, R-Sr, UT Rio Grande Valley Relief Pitcher: Jack Dallas, Sr., Lamar At-Large: Vince Reilly, Jr., RHP, Grand Canyon
2022 Second Team All-WAC Catcher: Kaden Hollow, So., Dixie State First Base: Justin Wishkoski, So., Sam Houston Second Base: Kemuel Thomas-Rivera, Gr., Tarleton Third Base: Mitchel Simon, So., California Baptist Shortstop: Bash Randle, So., Abilene Christian Outfield: Brett Cain, Gr., UT Rio Grande Valley Outfield: Matthew McDonald, Sr., Lamar Outfield: Brandon Pimentel, Jr., UT Rio Grande Valley DH/Utility: Russell Stevenson, Sr., California Baptist At-Large: London Green, Sr., OF, Tarleton Starting Pitcher: CJ Culpepper, So., California Baptist Starting Pitcher: Adam Wheaton, Sr., Lamar Relief Pitcher: Lance Lusk, Sr., Sam Houston