The 2023 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demons played their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and were led by seventh–year head coach Bobby Barbier. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Northwestern State was picked to finish fifth in the Southland Conference with 65 votes and 1 first place vote.

Coaches poll 1 McNeese State 118 (7) 2 Southeastern Louisiana 115 (10) 3 Lamar 88 4 New Orleans 87 5 Northwestern State 65 (1) 6 Nicholls 59 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 55 8 Houston Christian 41 9 Incarnate Word 20

Preseason All-Southland team One Northwestern State player was named to the conference preseason first team. Two players were named to the conference preseason second team.

First Team Edgar Alvarez (NICH, JR, 1st Base) Brad Burckel (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base) Josh Leslie (MCNS, SR, 3rd Base) Parker Coddou (NICH, JR, Shortstop) Bo Willis (NWST, JR, Catcher) Tre Jones (TAMUCC, JR, Designated Hitter) Payton Harden (MCNS, SR, Outfielder) Brendan Ryan (TAMUCC, SR, Outfielder) Xane Washington (NICH, R-SR, Outfielder) Zach Garcia (TAMUCC, SO, Starting Pitcher) Grant Rogers (MCNS, JR, Starting Pitcher) Tyler Theriot (NICH, SR, Starting Pitcher) Burrell Jones (MCNS, SR, Relief Pitcher) Alec Carr (UIW, SR, Utility)

Second Team Josh Blankenship (LU, SR, 1st Base) Daunte Stuart (NWST, JR, 2nd Base) Kasten Furr (NO, JR, 3rd Base) Tyler Bischke (NO, JR, Shortstop) Bryce Grizzaffi (SELA, SR, Catcher) Kade Hunter (MCNS, SR, Designated Hitter) Josh Caraway (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder) Braden Duhon (MCNS, JR, Outfielder) Issac Williams (NO, JR, Outfielder) Cal Carver (NWST, SR, Starting Pitcher) Tyler LeBlanc (NO, JR, Starting Pitcher) Will Kinzeler (SELA, JR, Starting Pitcher) Dalton Aspholm (SELA, SR, Relief Pitcher) Tre’ Obregon III (MCNS, SR, Utility)

Personnel

Schedule and results Legend Northwestern State win Northwestern State loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldNorthwestern State team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game

2023 Northwestern State Demons baseball game log Regular season (29–27) February (4–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordJaguar ClassicFeb. 17 at * Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 2–3 DeLano (1-0) Flowers, Dawson (0-1) Wood (1) 1,217 0–1 Feb. 18 vs. * Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 3–4 J. Smith (1-0) Collins, Gus (0-1) B. Abernathy (1) 0–2 Feb. 19 vs. * Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 1–11 BLANTON, B. (1-0) Brown, Drayton (0-1) KALANDROS (1) 0–3 Feb. 21 LSU–Alexandria* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–4 Froehlich, Kyle (1-0) Solis Jr. Rene (0-0) Collins, Gus (1) ESPN+ 894 1–3 Sugar Land Space Cowboys College ClassicFeb. 24 vs. * Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 6–1 Carver, Cal (1-0) O'Neill (0-1) 2–3 Feb. 25 vs. * Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 7–3 Alex Makarewich (1-0) Tyler Hoeft (0-1) Kyle Froehlich (1) 3–3 Feb. 26 vs. * Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 4–5 Castilaw (1-0) Flowers, Dawson (0-2) Jaco (1) 3–4 Feb. 28 Stephen F. Austin* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 13–2(8 inn) Prestwich, Chase (1-0) Hines (0-1) 678 4–4 March (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar. 3 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 4–5 Starks, Gabe (1-0) Carver, Cal (1-1) Peters, Connery (2) ESPN+ 749 4–5 Mar. 4 UT Arlington* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 11–10 Froehlich, Kyle (2-0) Kuykendall, Thomas (0-2) ESPN+ 811 5–5 Mar. 5 UT Arlington* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–5 Novis, Matt (1-1) Brown, Drayton (0-2) Peters, Connery (3) ESPN+ 676 5–6 Mar. 8 * Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA 3–1 Prestwich, Chase (2-0) Corley, Brandt (0-2) Froehlich, Kyle (2) 512 6–6 Mar. 10 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 7–0 Carver, Cal (2-1) Jackson Hall (1-1) ESPN+ 813 7–6 Mar. 11 Alabama A&M* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 10–0 Makarewich, Alex (2-0) Evan Crenshaw (2-1) ESPN+ 757 8–6 Mar. 12 Alabama A&M* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–5 Brown, Drayton (1-2) Anthony Mateo (0-2) Froehlich, Kyle (3) ESPN+ 723 9–6 Mar. 14 Louisiana–Monroe* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 6–2 Prestwich, Chase (3-0) Huff, H (1-1) ESPN+ 687 10–6 Mar. 17 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 9–4 Carver, Cal (3-1) BREWER, Hoss (1-1) ESPN+ 543 11–6 Mar. 18 Little Rock* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–0 Prestwich, Chase (4-0) WELLS, Jackson (2-1) ESPN+ 422 12–6 Mar. 19 Little Rock* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 6–8 DAVIS, Preston (2-1) Brown, Drayton (1-3) ESPN+ 723 12–7 Mar. 21 LSU–Alexandria* H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 12–3 Francis, Ethan (1-0) Daigle, Cameron (0-0) ESPN+ 611 13–7 Mar. 24 at * PK Park • Eugene, OR 1–16 Stoffal, J (2-2) Carver, Cal (3-2) 1,081 13–8 Mar. 25 at Oregon* PK Park • Eugene, OR 7–12 Mercado, L (2-0) Makarewich, Alex (2-1) 1,146 13–9 Mar. 25 at Oregon* PK Park • Eugene, OR 3–13 Uelmen, L (2-2) Prestwich, Chase (4-1) Grinsell, G (1) 1,146 13–10 Mar. 26 at Oregon* PK Park • Eugene, OR 0–5 Dallas, M (3-0) Brown, Drayton (1-4) 1,182 13–11 Mar. 31 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 11–8 Carver, Cal (4-2) LeBlanc, Tyler (2-3) Froehlich, Kyle (4) ESPN+ 14–11 1–0 April (9–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 2–10 Mitchell, Brandon (5-2) Makarewich, Alex (2-2) ESPN+ 367 14–12 1–1Apr. 2 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–1 Brown, Drayton (2-4) Mercer, Colton (2-2) Prestwich, Chase (1) ESPN+ 375 15–12 2–1Apr. 4 * H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–7(13 inn) Talley, Corbin (1-0) BATES, Ethan (2-1) ESPN+ 1,027 16–12 Apr. 7 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 13–5 Flowers, Dawson (1-2) Ellis, Jacob (2-1) ESPN+ 621 17–12 3–1Apr. 8 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 7–9 Caple, Brooks (3-0) Makarewich, Alex (2-3) Cleveland, Jackson (6) ESPN+ 17–13 3–2Apr. 8 Lamar H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 6–5 Froehlich, Kyle (3-0) Morse, Trhea (1-3) ESPN+ 719 18–13 4–2Apr. 11 at Stephen F. Austin* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX CancelledApr. 14 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 13–14 Smitherman, Javan (1-1) Froehlich, Kyle (3-1) Austin, Morris (1) 150 18–14 4–3Apr. 16 at Houston Christian Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 7–14 Gunter, Rye (1-2) Brown, Drayton (2-5) 200 18–15 4–4Apr. 16 at Houston Christian Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 16–5(7 inn) Cossio, Andrew (1-1) Ripoli, Will (0-2) ESPN+ 200 19–15 5–4Apr. 21 Incarnate Word H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–11(10 inn) Hayward, Steve (5-3) Prestwich, Chase (4-2) ESPN+ 673 19–16 5–5Apr. 22 Incarnate Word H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 10–4 Makarewich, Alex (4-3) Zavala, Isaiah (6-1) ESPN+ 915 20–16 6–5Apr. 23 Incarnate Word H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 10–0(8 inn) Brown, Drayton (3-5) Berens, Micah (2-2) ESPN+ 769 21–16 7–5Apr. 26 at Louisiana* M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA 3–15 Jackson Nezuh (6-3) Prestwich, Chase (4-3) ESPN+ 3,841 21–17 Apr. 28 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 4–2 Carver, Cal (5-2) Desandro, Devin (2-4) Froehlich, Kyle (5) ESPN+ 912 22–17 8–5Apr. 29 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 7–4 Makarewich, Alex (5-3) Quevedo, Michael (3-1) Froehlich, Kyle (6) ESPN+ 878 23–17 9–5Apr. 30 Nicholls H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–9 Mayers, Jacob (6-1) Brown, Drayton (3-6) ESPN+ 853 23–18 9–6 May (4–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 2 at Louisiana Tech* J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA 10–7(11 inn) Froehlich, Kyle (4-1) BATES, Ethan (3-2) CUSAtv 2,171 24–18 May 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 8–11 Watson, Matthew (5-3) Carver, Cal (5-3) ESPN+ 327 24–19 9–7May 6 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 1–4 Purcell, Colin (4-5) Makarewich, Alex (5-4) Garcia, Zach (1) ESPN+ 340 24–20 9–8May 7 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 17–8 Brown, Drayton (4-6) Dean, Austin (2-2) ESPN+ 287 25–20 10–8May 9 at LSU* 2 Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA 4–14 Thatcher Hurd (3-1) (-) Francis, Ethan (1-1) SECN+ 10,262 25–21 May 12 McNeese H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–2 Carver, Cal (6-3) Rogers, Grant (10-1) Froehlich, Kyle (7) ESPN+ 732 26–21 11–8May 13 McNeese H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–4 Abraham, Ty (2-2) Prestwich, Chase (4-4) Barthelemy, Brock (2) ESPN+ 308 26–22 11–9May 14 McNeese H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–4 Brown, Drayton (5-6) Jones, Burrell (4-3) ESPN+ 328 27–22 12–9May 18 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–6 Lauve, Lance (3-3) Froehlich, Kyle (4-2) ESPN+ 1,242 27–23 12–10May 19 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–7 Guth, Adam (1-1) Flowers, Dawson (1-3) Spencer, Connor (3) ESPN+ 1,313 27–24 12–11May 20 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–7 Reynolds, Reid (2-0) Froehlich, Kyle (4-3) ESPN+ 1,108 27–25 12–12 Post-season (2–2) (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 24 vs. (2) Incarnate Word (5) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 2–1 Carver, Cal (7-3) Cassidy, Kayden (3-3) Prestwich, Chase (2) ESPN+ 28–25 1–0May 25 vs. (4) New Orleans (5) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 3–4 Seroski (4-1) Makarewich, Alex (5-5) N. Daniel (1) ESPN+ 629 28–26 1–1May 26 vs. (6) McNeese (5) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–2 Brown, Drayton (6-6) Jones, Burrell (4-5) ESPN+ 29–26 2–1May 26 vs. (4) New Orleans (5) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 7–3 Horton, Collin (3-4) Cossio, Andrew (0-1) ESPN+ 633 29–27 2–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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