# 2023 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team

The 2023 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Islanders played their home games at Chapman Field. They were led by sixteenth–year head coach Scott Malone and are members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was picked to finish seventh in the Southland Conference with 55 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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

Three Texas A&M-Corpus Christi players were named to the conference preseason first team. One player was 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)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi win |
| | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2023 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball game log :
Regular season (24–30) :
February (3–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 17 | UT Arlington* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 11–6 | Purcell, Colin (1-0) | Novis, Matt (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 401 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 18 | UT Arlington* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 6–1 | Thomas, Hayden (1-0) | Hackett, Bryce (0-1) | Ramirez Jr., Jaime (1) | ESPN+ | 412 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 19 | UT Arlington* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 3–5 | Noah, Caden (1-0) | Watson, Matthew (0-1) | Peters, Connery (1) | ESPN+ | 371 | 2–1 |
| Feb. 21 | Texas* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | 2–12 | Johnson, Lebarron (1-1) | Garcia, Zach (0-1) | | LHN | 6,388 | 2–2 |
| Kleberg Bank College Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 24 | vs. Incarnate Word* | Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 4–10 | Cassidy, Kayden (1-1) | Thomas, Hayden (1-1) | | FloBaseball | 883 | 2–3 |
| Feb. 25 | Houston* | Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 12–2 (7 inn) | Hendricks, Evans (1-0) | WRIGHT, Dan (0-1) | | FloBaseball | 1,016 | 3–3 |
| Feb. 26 | Utah* | Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 6–7 | Van Sickle, Bryson (1-1) | Trimble, James (0-1) | | FloBaseball | 863 | 3–4 |
| Feb. 27 | Utah* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 3–6 | Clarkson, TJ (1-0) | Ramirez Jr., Jaime (0-1) | Ashman, Micah (1) | ESPN+ | 265 | 3–5 |
March (10–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar. 3 | Lindenwood* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 4–0 | Thomas, Hayden (2-1) | (–)Salazar,Preston (0-3) | Hendricks, Evans (1) | ESPN+ | 319 | 4–5 | |
| Mar. 4 | Lindenwood* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 13–0 (7 inn) | Garcia, Zach (1–1) | Brown, Eli (0–2) | | | | 5–5 | |
| Mar. 4 | Lindenwood* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 7–6 (10 inn) | Burchett, James (1-0) | Subbert,Carson (0-1) | | | 332 | 6–5 | |
| Mar. 5 | Lindenwood* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 8–0 | Purcell, Colin (2-0) | Stice,Bennett (1-2) | | | 287 | 7–5 | |
| Mar. 8 | Texas Southern* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 13–14 | Mateo Lamas (2-0) | Burchett, James (1-1) | Abraham Deleon (1) | | 348 | 7–6 | |
| Mar. 10 | at UTSA* | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | 6–10 | MALONE, Luke (1-2) | Thomas, Hayden (2-2) | SHAFER, Daniel (2) | | 564 | 7–7 | |
| Mar. 11 | at UTSA* | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | 6–31 | QUIROGA, Ulises (3-0) | Garcia, Zach (1-2) | | | 537 | 7–8 | |
| Mar. 12 | at UTSA* | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | 6–9 | RIOJAS, Ruger (2-0) | Feltz, Samuel (0-1) | MILLER, Simon (2) | | 562 | 7–9 | |
| South Texas Showdown presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union ||||||||||||
| Mar. 14 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 5–4 | Watson, Matthew (1-1) | Ariza, JC (0-2) | Dean, Austin (1) | ESPN+ | | 8–9 | |
| Mar. 16 | Harvard* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 24–3 (7 inn) | Thomas, Hayden (3-2) | Fang, Callan (0-2) | | ESPN+ | 319 | 9–9 | |
| Mar. 17 | Harvard* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 5–4 | Dean, Austin (1-0) | Stovern, Harrison (1-2) | | ESPN+ | 292 | 10–9 | |
| Mar. 18 | Harvard* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 3–7 | Clark, Chris (1-1) | Watson, Matthew (1-2) | | ESPN+ | 285 | 10–10 | |
| Mar. 18 | Harvard* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 5–3 | Dean, Austin (2-0) | Jacobsen, Will (0-2) | Hendricks, Evans (2) | ESPN+ | 307 | 11–10 | |
| Mar. 21 | at Texas State* | Bobcat Baseball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | 5–7 | Smith, Austin (1-1) | Ramirez Jr., Jaime (0-2) | Keithley, Carson (1) | ESPN+ | 1,284 | 11–11 | |
| Mar. 24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 4–10 | Stuprich, Brennan (2-2) | Thomas, Hayden (3-3) | | ESPN+ | 346 | 11–12 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 25 | Southeastern Louisiana | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 5–7 | Reynolds, Reid (1-0) | Purcell, Colin (2-1) | Lauve, Lance (2) | ESPN+ | 321 | 11–13 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 26 | Southeastern Louisiana | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 3–1 | Ramirez Jr., Jaime (1-2) | Landry, Andrew (2-3) | Dean, Austin (2) | ESPN+ | 319 | 12–13 | 1–2 |
| Mar. 28 | UTSA* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 8–2 | Watson, Matthew (2-2) | WARD, Ryan (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 379 | 13–13 | |
| Mar. 31 | at Abilene Christian* | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 7–9 | Morgan, T. (2-1) | Ramirez Jr., Jaime (1-3) | Anderson, B. (3) | | 210 | 13–14 | |
April (7–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr. 1 | vs. Nebraska* | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 1–12 (8 inn) | Olson, Emmett (5-1) | Purcell, Colin (2-3) | | | 213 | 13–15 | |
| Apr. 2 | at Abilene Christian* | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 9–10 | Anderson, B. (4-0) | Dean, Austin (2-1) | | | 382 | 13–16 | |
| South Texas Showdown Presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union ||||||||||||
| Apr. 2 | at Texas-Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV BaseballStadium • Edinburg, TX | 2–20 (7 inn) | Massey, Kris (1-0) | Villegas, Nash (0-1) | | | 1,312 | 13–17 | |
| Apr. 7 | at McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 3–8 | Rogers, Grant (8-0) | Watson, Matthew (2-3) | | | | 13–18 | 1–3 |
| Apr. 7 | at McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 5–3 | Dickey, Kyle (1-0) | Cherry, Derrick (3-2) | Dean, Austin (3) | | 1,042 | 14–18 | 2–3 |
| Apr. 8 | at McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 3–4 | Jones, Burrell (3-0) | Purcell, Colin (2-3) | Moeller, JT (1) | ESPN+ | 1,076 | 14–19 | 2–4 |
| South Texas Showdown presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union ||||||||||||
| Apr. 11 | Texas-Rio Grande Valley* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 2–11 | Garza, Randy (2-1) | Thomas, Hayden (3-4) | | ESPN+ | 439 | 14–20 | |
| Apr. 14 | New Orleans | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 6–7 | Delorbe, Ryan (2-0) | Dickey, Kyle (1-1) | | ESPN+ | 318 | 14–21 | 2–5 |
| Apr. 15 | New Orleans | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 5–3 | Purcell, Colin (3-3) | Mitchell, Brandon (6-3) | Dean, Austin (4) | ESPN+ | 388 | 15–21 | 3–5 |
| Apr. 16 | New Orleans | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 7–5 | Hendricks, Evans (2-0) | Mercer, Colton (2-3) | Thomas, Hayden (1) | ESPN+ | 352 | 16–21 | 4–5 |
| Apr. 18 | University of Houston–Victoria* | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Apr. 21 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 4–3 | Watson, Matthew (3-3) | Cleveland, J (3-4) | Dean, Austin (5) | ESPN+ | 1,476 | 17–21 | 5–5 |
| Apr. 22 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 0–10 | Ellis, Jacob (3-2) | Purcell, Colin (3-4) | | ESPN+ | 1,366 | 17–22 | 5–6 |
| Apr. 23 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 7–5 (11 inn) | Garcia, Zach (2-2) | Tauzin, Kole (2-2) | Dickey, Kyle (1) | ESPN+ | 1,668 | 18–22 | 6–6 |
| Apr. 26 | at UT Arlington* | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Apr. 28 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 12–7 | Watson, Matthew (4-3) | Gunter, Rye (1-3) | | ESPN+ | 350 | 19–22 | 7–6 |
| Apr. 29 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 6–7 | Zander, Walker (2-4) | Purcell, Colin (3-5) | Austin, Morris (2) | ESPN+ | 250 | 19–23 | 7–7 |
| Apr. 30 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 7–2 | Hendricks, Evans (3-0) | Ripoll, Will (0-4) | | ESPN+ | 300 | 20–23 | 8–7 |
May (4–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 3 | at Baylor* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 6–12 | Needham, Anderson (1-1) | Garcia, Zach (2-3) | | ESPN+ | 1,707 | 20–24 | |
| May 5 | Northwestern State | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 11–8 | Watson, Matthew (5-3) | Carver, Cal (5-3) | | | 327 | 21–24 | 9–7 |
| May 6 | Northwestern State | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 4–1 | Purcell, Colin (4-5) | Makarewich, Alex (5-4) | Garcia, Zach (1) | | 340 | 22–24 | 10–7 |
| May 7 | Northwestern State | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 8–17 | Brown, Drayton (4-6) | Dean, Austin (2-2) | | | 287 | 22–25 | 10–8 |
| May 12 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 9–4 | Watson, Matthew (6-3) | Rodriguez, Arturo (1-3) | Thomas, Hayden (2) | ESPN+ | 501 | 23–25 | 11–8 |
| May 13 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 2–7 | Mayers, Jacob (8-1) | Purcell, Colin (4-6) | Saltaformaggio, Nico (3) | ESPN+ | 531 | 23–26 | 11–9 |
| May 14 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 6–9 | Gearing, Chase (2-1) | Garcia, Zach (2-4) | Evans, Cade (6) | ESPN+ | 545 | 23–27 | 11–10 |
| May 18 | Incarnate Word | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 6–9 | Cassidy, Kayden (3-2) | Watson, Matthew (6-4) | Hayward, Steve (6) | ESPN+ | 334 | 23–28 | 11–11 |
| May 19 | Incarnate Word | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 7–3 | Purcell, Colin (5-6) | Schlotzhauer, R (2-2) | | ESPN+ | 405 | 24–28 | 12–11 |
| May 20 | Incarnate Word | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 1–5 | Rollins, Carson (3-1) | Garcia, Zach (2-5) | Hayward, Steve (7) | ESPN+ | 345 | 24–29 | 12–12 |
Post-season (0–1) :
Southland Tournament (0–1) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 23 | vs. (6) McNeese | (7) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 0–4 | Rogers, Grant (12-1) | Watson, Matthew (6-5) | | ESPN+ | 884 | 24–30 | 0–1 |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.