# 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team

The 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions played their home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field and were led by eighth–year head coach Matt Riser. They were members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021 and the Lions were picked to finish fourth in the conference with 243 votes and three first place vote.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 276 (17) |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 247 (5) |
| 3 | McNeese State | 244 (1) |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 243 (3) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 193 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 146 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 144 |
| 8 | Nicholls | 108 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 101 |
| 10 | Abilene Christian | 98 |
| 11 | Stephen F. Austin | 92 |
| 12 | Lamar | 87 |
| 13 | Houston Baptist | 49 |

### Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors
#### First Team

* Ryan Flores (UIW, 1st Base)
* Nate Fisbeck (MCNS, 2nd Base)
* Beau Orlando (UCA, 3rd Base)
* JC Correa (LAMR, Shortstop)
* Gavin Johnson (SHSU, Catcher)
* Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS, Designated Hitter)
* Sean Arnold (UIW, Outfielder)
* Brandon Bena (HBU, Outfielder)
* Colton Cowser (SHSU, Outfielder)
* Noah Cameron (UCA, Pitcher)
* Will Dion (MCNS, Pitcher)
* Kyle Gruller (HBU, Pitcher)
* Conner Williams (UCA, Pitcher)
* Itchy Burts (TAMUCC, Utility)

#### Second Team

* Preston Faulkner (SELA, 1st Base)
* Logan Berlof (LAMR, 2nd Base)
* Anthony Quirion (LAMR, 3rd Base)
* Reid Bourque (MCNS, Shortstop)
* Chris Sandberg (NICH, Catcher)
* Lee Thomas (UIW, Designated Hitter)
* Josh Ragan (UCA, Outfielder)
* Jack Rogers (SHSU, Outfielder)
* Tyler Smith (NSU, Outfielder)
* John Gaddis (TAMUCC, Pitcher)
* Gavin Stone (UCA, Pitcher)
* Luke Taggart (UIW, Pitcher)
* Jeremy Rodriguez (SFA, Pitcher)
* Jake Dickerson (MCNS, Utility)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Southeastern Louisiana win |
| | Southeastern Louisiana loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Southeastern Louisiana team member |
2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball game log :
Regular season (30-22) :
February (3-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 20 | Mississippi Valley State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 26-0 | Shaffer (1-0) | Johnson (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 844 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 20 | Mississippi Valley State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 23-0 | Warren (1-0) | Stallings (0-1) | None | | 818 | 2-0 |
| Feb. 21 | Mississippi Valley State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 17-0 | Upton (1-0) | Charles (0-1) | None | | 844 | 3-0 |
| Feb. 25 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 4-7 | Silseth (2-0) | Kinzeler (0-1) | Price (1) | Pac-12+ | | 3-1 |
| Feb. 26 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 11-13 | Murphy (1-0) | Shaffer (1-1) | Vannelle (2) | Pac-12+ | | 3-2 |
| Feb. 27 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 3-4 | Long (1-0) | Bartley (0-1) | Flanagan (1) | Pac-12+ | | 3-3 |
| Feb. 28 | at Arizona | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 2-14 | Nichols (2-0) | Upton (1-1) | None | Pac-12+ | | 3-4 |
March (13-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 3 | Tulane | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 6-1 | Kinzeler (1-1) | Hoffman (0-1) | Hughes (1) | | 937 | 4-4 | |
| Mar. 5 | Troy | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 7-2 | Bartley (1-1) | Ortiz (2-1) | None | | 898 | 5-4 | |
| Mar. 6 | Troy | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 7-1 | Warren (2-0) | Gainous (2-1) | None | | 868 | 6-4 | |
| Mar. 7 | Troy | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 4-2 | Hughes (1-0) | Oates (1-1) | None | | 833 | 7-4 | |
| Mar. 12 | Sam Houston State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 12-3 | Kinzeler (2-1) | Davis (2-1) | None | | 895 | 8-4 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 13 | Sam Houston State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 3-2 | Warren (3-0) | Havlicek (1-1) | None | | 837 | 9-4 | 2-0 |
| Mar. 13 | Sam Houston State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 7-6 | Hoskins (1-0) | Lusk (0-1) | None | | 849 | 10-4 | 3-0 |
| Mar. 14 | Sam Houston State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 3-1 | Stuprich (2-0) | Driskell (0-1) | Hoskins (1) | ESPN+ | 895 | 11-4 | 4-0 |
| Mar. 16 | at No. 19 LSU | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 7-10 | Hellmers (4-1) | Batty (0-1) | Edwards (2) | SECN+ | 3,906 | 11-5 | |
| Mar. 19 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 5-6 | Garza (1-0) | Hughes (1-1) | None | | 115 | 11-6 | 4-1 |
| Mar. 20 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 0-5 | Zavala (3-0) | Warren (3-1) | None | | 115 | 11-7 | 4-2 |
| Mar. 20 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 7-6 | Bartley (2-1) | Foral (1-1) | Hoskins (2) | | 115 | 12-7 | 5-2 |
| Mar. 21 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 3-5 | Hayward (1-3) | Stuprich (1-1) | Garza (2) | | 115 | 12-8 | 5-3 |
| Mar. 26 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | W 3-0 | Kinzeler (3-1) | Trevin (1-1) | Hughes (2) | | 712 | 13-8 | 6-3 |
| Mar. 27 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | W 6-5 | Warren (4-1) | Buckendorff (0-1) | Hoskins (3) | | 762 | 14-8 | 7-3 |
| Mar. 27 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | W 6-2 | Bartley (3-1) | Ekness (0-1) | Flettrich (1) | | 652 | 15-8 | 8-3 |
| Mar. 28 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | W 9-8 | Hoskins (2-0) | Dallas (0-1) | Aspholm (1) | | 512 | 16-8 | 9-3 |
April (9-7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | McNeese State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 4-6 | Roliard (2-2) | Hughes (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 918 | 16-9 | 9-4 |
| Apr. 2 | McNeese State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 0-5 | Dion (3-3) | Shaffer (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 937 | 16-10 | 9-5 |
| Apr. 2 | McNeese State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 6-3 | Warren (5-1) | Ellison (1-1) | Hoskins (4) | ESPN+ | 937 | 17-10 | 10-5 |
| Apr. 3 | McNeese State | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 13-9 | Stuprich (2-1) | Meeks (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 925 | 18-10 | 11-5 |
| Apr. 9 | Abilene Christian | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 9-13 | Carlton (1-1) | Flettrich (0-1) | Riley (2) | ESPN+ | 765 | 18-11 | 11-6 |
| Apr. 10 | Abilene Christian | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 8-3 | Shaffer (2-2) | Cervantes (5-1) | Dugas (1) | ESPN+ | 800 | 19-11 | 12-6 |
| Apr. 10 | Abilene Christian | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 4-8 | Jackson (1-1) | Hughes (1-3) | Riley (3) | ESPN+ | 825 | 19-12 | 12-7 |
| Apr. 11 | Abilene Christian | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 7-0 | Stuprich (3-1) | Chirpich (3-2) | None | ESPN+ | 832 | 20-12 | 13-7 |
| Apr. 16 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 6-2 | Warren (6-1) | Gennari (2-3) | None | | 150 | 21-12 | 14-7 |
| Apr. 17 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 7-4 | Kinzeler (4-1) | Lee (1-2) | Hoskins (5) | | 100 | 22-12 | 15-7 |
| Apr. 17 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 9-6 | Harrington (1-0) | Gauthe (1-1) | Flettrich (2) | | 120 | 23-12 | 16-7 |
| Apr. 18 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 5-3 | Stuprich (4-1) | Sgambelluri (2-2) | None | | 120 | 24-12 | 17-7 |
| Apr. 23 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 8-9 | Lamkin (2-1) | Warren (6-2) | Seroski (6) | | 353 | 24-13 | 17-8 |
| Apr. 24 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 4-8 | Turpin (7-1) | Shaffer (2-3) | None | | 489 | 24-14 | 17-9 |
| Apr. 24 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 3-11 | Mitchell (3-1) | Kinzeler (4-2) | Seroski (7) | | 389 | 24-15 | 17-10 |
| Apr. 25 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 7-0 | Stuprich (5-1) | Acree (1-1) | None | | 279 | 25-15 | 18-10 |
May (5–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 5 | at No. 20 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 5-3 | Batty (1-1) | Adams (0-1) | Shaffer (1) | CUSA.TV | | 26-15 | |
| May 7 | Nicholls | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 3-11 | Balado (4-1) | Harrington (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,035 | 26-16 | 18-11 |
| May 8 | Nicholls | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 7-6 | Flettrich (1-1) | Kilcrease (2-7) | Shaffer (2) | ESPN+ | 968 | 27-16 | 19-11 |
| May 8 | Nicholls | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 5-4 | Stuprich (6-1) | Desandro (3-3) | Shaffer (3) | ESPN+ | 1,053 | 28-16 | 20-11 |
| May 9 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 2-4 | Heckman (2-5) | Kinzeler (4-3) | Taylor (10) | | 847 | 28-17 | 20-12 |
| May 14 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi– | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 3-4 | Miller (2-3) | Hoskins (2-1) | None | | 210 | 28-18 | 20-13 |
| May 14 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 1-2 | Ramirez (7-2) | Stuprich (6-2) | None | | 210 | 28-19 | 20-14 |
| May 15 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 6-10 | Thomas (4-3) | Kinzeler (4-4) | None | | 290 | 28-20 | 20-15 |
| May 16 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 20 | Houston Baptist | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 10-0 | Warren (7-2) | Coats (3-8) | None | ESPN+ | 825 | 29-20 | 21-15 |
| May 21 | Houston Baptist | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 1-3 | Tinker (2-4) | Hoskins (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 848 | 29-21 | 21-16 |
| May 21 | Houston Baptist | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 3-4 | Reitmeyer (3-4) | Harrington (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 879 | 29-22 | 21-17 |
| May 22 | Houston Baptist | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 8-2 | Bartley (4-1) | Zarella (0-7) | None | ESPN+ | 915 | 30-22 | 22-17 |
Post-season (2–2) :
SBC Tournament (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 26 | vs. (6) Northwestern State | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 2-1 | Shaffer (3-3) | Brown (2-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,467 | 31-22 | 1-0 |
| May 27 | vs. (7) McNeese State | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 2-3 | Ellison (5-3) | Stuprich (6-3) | Foster (5) | ESPN+ | 1,167 | 31-23 | 1-1 |
| May 28 | vs. (2) New Orleans | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 15-13 | O'Toole (1-0) | Seroski (4-4) | Shaffer (4) | ESPN+ | 874 | 32-23 | 2-1 |
| May 28 | vs. (7) McNeese State | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 2-18 (7 inns) | Abraham (4-3) | Dugas (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,225 | 32-24 | 2-2 |

## Postseason
### Conference accolades

* Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
* Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
* Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
* Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
* Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
* Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
* Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Rick McCarty – ACU
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