2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball
2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	20–35–1 (9–20–1 SBC)
Head coach	Michael Federico (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Collins; Jake Carlson; Kolton Childress;
Home stadium	Warhawk Field
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Warhawks played their home games at Warhawk Field and were led by fifth-year head coach Michael Federico. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 13 Texas State ‍†‍‍^y	26	–	4	–	0	.867	47	–	14	–	0	.770
No. 21 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	41	–	20	–	0	.672
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍^y	21	–	8	–	1	.717	39	–	20	–	1	.658
Louisiana ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	37	–	23	–	0	.617
South Alabama ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	31	–	23	–	0	.574
Troy ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	32	–	24	–	0	.571
Georgia State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	30	–	27	–	0	.526
Little Rock ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0	.379	24	–	27	–	0	.471
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	20	–	35	–	1	.366
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	15	–	39	–	0	.278
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	0	.172	11	–	38	–	0	.224

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 23, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason edit

Signing Day Recruits edit

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Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Miles Clack	Katy, Texas	LSU-Eunice
Brandt Corley	Lucas, Texas	Lovejoy HS
Drew Miller	Fernley, Nevada	Fort Scott CC
Ben Riley	Saraland, Alabama	Central Alabama CC
Tanner Roberts	Denham Springs, Louisiana	Live Oak HS
Justin Robinson	Carriere, Mississippi	Pearl River Central HS
Hitters
Trey Bridges	Jackson, Mississippi	Jackson Preparatory
Jake Haggard	West Palm Beach, Florida	The Benjamin School
Cardell Thibodeaux, Jr.	Lafayette, Louisiana	Acadiana HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll edit

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish ninth with 59 votes.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors edit

No players from the Warhawks were chosen.

Personnel edit

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	OF	Trace Henry	/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Mooreville, Mississippi
2	C	Matthew Lee	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3	C	Gus Freeman	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Leawood, Kansas
4	INF	Kade Dupont	/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Watson, Louisiana
5	INF	Michael Cervantes	/	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	League City, Texas
6	OF	Ryan Cupit	/	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	West Monroe, Louisiana
7	INF	Carson Jones	/	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Monroe, Louisiana
8	INF	Giovanni Licciardi	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Metairie, Louisiana
9	INF	Colby Deaville	/	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Broomfield, Colorado
10	INF	Grant Schultz	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Meraux, Louisiana
11	RHP	Trey Lindsay	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Beckville, Texas
16	C	Britt McKay	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	McHenry, Mississippi
17	OF	Matthew Bihm	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Clinton, Louisiana
18	INF	Chase DeJean	/	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	West Monroe, Louisiana
19	RHP	Lucas Wepf	/	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Georgetown, Canada
20	OF	Mason Holt	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Coppell, Texas
21	U	Austin Beech	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Pascagoula, Mississippi
22	OF	William Perkins	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Sterlington, Louisiana
23	INF	Travis Washburn	/	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Conroe, Texas
25	OF	Cole Stromboe	/	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	River Ridge, Louisiana
27	RHP	Cole Cressend	/	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Mandeville, Louisiana
28	LHP	Lane Little	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	West Monroe, Louisiana
29	RHP	Zach Shaw	/	—	—	Fr	Monroe, Louisiana
30	RHP	Caleb Sterling	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Vicksburg, Mississippi
32	LHP	Tyler Lien	/	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Kirkwood, Missouri
33	RHP	Kam Partridge	/	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Collinsville, Mississippi
34	C	Chris Noble	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Shreveport, Louisiana
35	LHP	Jackie Robinson	/	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Edmond, Oklahoma
36	RHP	Connor Cline	/	—	—	Sr	St. Louis, Missouri
37	RHP	Mikel Howell	/	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Huntsville, Texas
39	INF	Michelle Artzberger	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Lawton, Oklahoma
40	RHP	Carson Orton	/	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
41	RHP	Reid Goleman	/	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Moselle, Mississippi
42	RHP	Nicholas Judice	/	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
43	RHP	Tylor Jans	/	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Edmonton, Canada
44	RHP	Henry Shuffler	/	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Lafayette, Louisiana
45	RHP	Cole Brady	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Nacogdoches, Texas
46	LHP	Adam Tubbs	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sterlington, Louisiana
47	LHP	Cam Barlow	/	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Halls, Tennessee
48	RHP	Steve Owings	/	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Bixby, Oklahoma
49	RHP	Jack Englemann	/	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Georgetown, Texas
50	RHP	Wyatt Blalock	/	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Madison, Mississippi
51	INF	Landon Cato	/	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Birmingham, Alabama

Head coach

Michael Federico (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Collins (Louisiana–Monroe)
Jake Carlson (Nicholls State)
Kolton Childress (Louisiana–Monroe)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 7 June 2022

Schedule and results edit

Legend
	Louisiana–Monroe win
	Louisiana–Monroe loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Louisiana–Monroe team member

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball game log

Regular season (19–34–1)

February (1–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 18	Southern Illinois		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 1–0	Wepf (1-0)	Steidl (0-1)	None		1,045	1–0
Feb. 19	Southern Illinois		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 3–11	Hansell (1-0)	Jans (0-1)	None		1,005	1–1
Feb. 20	Southern Illinois		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 9–10	McDaniel (1-0)	Blalock (0-1)	Combs (1)		1,031	1–2
Feb. 25	Missouri		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 3–4	Neubeck (1-1)	Wepf (1-1)	Cheeley (1)		1,072	1–3
Feb. 26	Missouri		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	Game cancelled
Feb. 27	Missouri		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 2–4	Troesser (2-0)	Jans (0-2)	Cheeley (2)		1,013	1–4

March (7–9–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	at No. 2 Ole Miss		Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 2–10	Elliott (1-0)	Shuffler (0-1)	Dougherty (1)	SECN+	9,407	1–5
Mar. 2	at No. 2 Ole Miss		Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 1–11⁷	Washburn (2-0)	Cressend (0-1)	None	SECN+	9,499	1–6
Mar. 4	New Orleans		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 2–8	LeBlanc (3-0)	Barlow (0-1)	None		1,031	1–7
Mar. 5	New Orleans		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 11–13	Seroski (1-0)	Wepf (1-2)	None		1,052	1–8
Mar. 6	New Orleans		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 5–10	Williams (2-0)	Lien (0-1)	None		989	1–9
Mar. 9	Northwestern State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 6–2	Cressend (1-1)	Ohnoutka (1-2)	None		972	2–9
Mar. 11	at Nicholls		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 10–8	Barlow (1-1)	Gearing (2-1)	Orton (1)		406	3–9
Mar. 12	at Nicholls		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 2–5	Theriot (3-1)	Goleman (0-1)	Evans (3)		201	3–10
Mar. 13	at Nicholls		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 2–1	Lien (1–1)	Heckman (0-1)	Wepf (1)		311	4–10
Mar. 15	Louisiana Tech		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–8	Martinez (2-0)	Shuffler (0-2)	None	ESPN+	1,574	4–11
Mar. 18	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 3–2	Barlow (2-1)	Parker (0-1)	Orton (2)	ESPN+	1,481	5–11	1–0
Mar. 19	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 4–9	VanScoter (3-1)	Cressend (1-2)	None	ESPN+	1,177	5–12	1–1
Mar. 20	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	T 17–17⁹				ESPN+	1,370	5–12–1	1–1–1
Mar. 23	Stephen F. Austin		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 13–6	Shuffler (1-2)	Mangus (0-2)	None		901	6–12–1
Mar. 25	Georgia State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 5–3¹¹	Orton (1-0)	Jones (0-1)	None	ESPN+	941	7–12–1	2–1–1
Mar. 26	Georgia State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 5–2	Cressend (2-2)	Dawson (1-2)	Shaw (1)	ESPN+	1,120	8–12–1	3–1–1
Mar. 27	Georgia State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 5–8	Treadway (4-0)	Jans (0-3)	Jones (5)		989	8–13–1	3–2–1
Mar. 29	at No. 13 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 4–15	Vietmeier (1-0)	Howell (0-1)	None	SECN+	10,206	8–14–1

April (7–11)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–5	King (2-2)	Barlow (2-2)	Bailey (1)		405	8–15–1	3–3–1
Apr. 2	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5–2	Cressend (3-2)	Wong (1-3)	Orton (3)		559	9–15–1	4–3–1
Apr. 3	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–5	Winquest (1-1)	Lien (1-2)	Moffat (2)		474	9–16–1	4–4–1
Apr. 4	at Stephen F. Austin		Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	W 15–6	Jans (1-3)	Boyett (0-2)	None		120	10–16–1
Apr. 8	Troy		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 2–7	Gainous (4-2)	Barlow (2-3)	Stewart (2)		950	10–17–1	4–5–1
Apr. 9	Troy		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 7–12	Fuller (3-1)	Cressend (3-3)	None		1,081	10–18–1	4–6–1
Apr. 10	Troy		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 10–13¹¹	Janney (1-0)	Shaw (0-1)	Hershiser (1)		1,036	10–19–1	4–7–1
Apr. 12	at Jackson State		Braddy Field • Jackson, MS	W 8–3	Blalock (1-1)	Johnson (0-1)	None		25	11–19–1
Apr. 14	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2–14	Talley (2-1)	Barlow (2-4)	None	ESPN+	4,037	11–20–1	4–8–1
Apr. 15	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7–5	Judice (1-0)	Rawls (2-1)	Orton (4)		4,042	12–20–1	5–8–1
Apr. 16	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1–7	Wilson (3-1)	Wepf (1-3)	None		4,170	12–21–1	5–9–1
Apr. 20	McNeese State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 4–3¹⁰	Judice (2-0)	Vega (2-3)	None		1,253	13–21–1
Apr. 22	Appalachian State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 1–5	Ellington (1-2)	Barlow (2-5)	None	ESPN+	1,197	13–22–1	5–10–1
Apr. 23	Appalachian State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 0–10	Tujetsch (3-3)	Cressend (3-4)	None	ESPN+	937	13–23–1	5–11–1
Apr. 24	Appalachian State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 8–5	Robinson (1-0)	Carter (2-3)	Orton (5)		962	14–23–1	6–11–1
Apr. 26	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 8–7	Shuffler (2-2)	Payne (3-1)	Orton (6)		870	15–23–1
Apr. 29	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 3–4	Smallwood (5-3)	Wepf (1-4)	Weatherley (2)		179	15–24–1	6–12–1
Apr. 30	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 9–12	Vaught (3-4)	Howell (0-2)	Weatherley (3)		194	15–25–1	6–13–1

May (4–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 6–7	Brewer (3-2)	Wepf (1-5)	None	ESPN+	297	15–26–1	6–14–1
May 3	at Louisiana Tech		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 5–11	Harland (3-0)	Robinson (1-1)	None		2,512	15–27–1
May 6	No. 17 Texas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–5	Dixon (8-0)	Orton (1-1)	Stivors (11)	ESPN+	1,046	15–28–1	6–15–1
May 7	No. 17 Texas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 1–9	Wells (6-1)	Cressend (3-5)	None		1,066	15–29–1	6–16–1
May 8	No. 17 Texas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–5	Smith (2-0)	Judice (2-1)	Stivors (12)		982	15–30–1	6–17–1
May 10	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	L 5–10	Francis (1-1)	Brady (0-1)	None		414	15–31–1
May 11	Jackson State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 13–2⁸	Engelmann (1-0)	Marulanda (6-7)	Blalock (1)		1,076	16–31–1
May 13	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 4–12	Booker (4-2)	Barlow (2-6)	None	ESPN+	1,007	16–32–1	6–18–1
May 14	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 1–3	Boyd (2-1)	Cressend (3-6)	None	ESPN+	1,106	16–33–1	6–19–1
May 15	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 2–4	Johnson (4-2)	Jans (1-4)	Stokes (2)	ESPN+	1,081	16–34–1	6–20–1
May 19	Arkansas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 16–9	Judice (3-1)	Medlin (1-7)	None	ESPN+	1,109	17–34–1	7–20–1
May 20	Arkansas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 13–7	Jans (2-4)	Nash (1-7)	None	ESPN+	1,125	18–34–1	8–20–1
May 21	Arkansas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 6–3	Wepf (2-5)	Holt (0-3)	None	ESPN+	1,073	19–34–1	9–20–1

Post-season (1–1)

SBC Tournament (1–1)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 24	vs. (7) Georgia State	(10)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 8–5	Orton (2-1)	Watson (1-4)	None	ESPN+		20–34–1	1–0
May 27	vs. (1)/No. 11 Texas State	(10)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	L 2–8	Stivors (7-1)	Barlow (2-7)	None	ESPN+		20–35–1	1–1

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

Postseason edit

Conference Awards edit

All Conference First Team

Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)
Levi Wells (TXST, So, P)
Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P)
Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP)
Julian Brock (LA, So, C)
Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B)
Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B)
Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS)
Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B)
Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF)
Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF)
Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT)
Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team

Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P)
Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P)
Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP)
Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B)
Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B)
Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS)
Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF)
Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF)
John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT)
Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References:^[5]

References edit

^ "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^ "Baseball Adds Four Pitchers in Early Signing Period". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

[2] "Baseball Adds Four Pitchers in Early Signing Period". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[3] "South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[4] "2022 Baseball Schedule". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[5] "Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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