# 2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball team

The 2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represents Northwestern State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demons play their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and are led by second–year head coach Chris Bertrand. They are members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2025. Northwestern State was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 89 overall votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Lamar | 197 (18) |
| 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 146 (4) |
| 3 | McNeese | 145 |
| 4 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 144 |
| 5 | Nicholls | 129 |
| 6 | New Orleans | 128 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 95 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 89 |
| 9 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 73 |
| 10 | Houston Christian | 37 |
| 11 | Stephen F. Austin | 27 |

### Preseason All-Southland team

Rocco Gump and Reese Lipoma were named to the conference preseason first team. Balin Valentine and Tyler Bryan were named to the conference preseason second team.

#### First Team

* Zak Skinner* (LU, JR, Catcher)
* Brayden Evans* (LU, JR, 1st Base)
* Isaac Webb* (TAMU, SR, 2nd Base)
* TJ Salvaggio (SELU, SR, Shortstop)
* Rocco Gump (NWST, SR, 3rd Base)
* Reese Lipoma* (NWST, RSR, Outfielder)
* Connor Westenburg (McN, SR, Outfielder)
* Cole Stromboe+ (SELU, RSR, Outfielder)
* Tristian Moore+ (UNO, RSR, Outfielder)
* Bryce Calloway* (UNO, SR, Utility)
* Rey Mendoza (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
* Brennan Stuprich* (SELU, RSR, Starting Pitcher)
* Josh Salinas (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
* Zach Garcia (TAMU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
* Kyle Moseley (LU, SR, Relief Pitcher)
*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection +-Tie for final spot

#### Second Team

* Steven Lancia (UTRGV, SR, Catcher)
* Martin Vazquez (UTRGV, SR, 1st Base)
* Diego Villsecas* (UNO, SR, 2nd Base)
* Isaac Lopez (UTRGV, GR, Shortstop)
* Easton Moomau+ (UTRGV, SO, 3rd Base)
* Matt Ryan+ (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
* Balin Valentine (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
* Parker Coley (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
* Jude Hall (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
* Simon Larranaga (MCN, SR, Utility)
* Armani Raygoza (UTRGV, RSO, Designated Hitter)
* Parker Edwards (HCU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
* Angelo Cabral (UTRGV, GR, Starting Pitcher)
* Tyler Bryan (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
* Larson Fabre (SELU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection +-Tie for final spot

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Northwestern State win |
| | Northwestern State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Northwestern State team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2025 Northwestern State Demons baseball game log (11–8) :
Regular season (11–8) :
February (4–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Feb. 14 | Central Arkansas* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 2–6 | CHRISTENSEN, Charlie (1–0) | Marionneaux, Dylan (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 401 | 0–1 | |
| Feb. 15 | Central Arkansas* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 16–6$^8$ | White, Carter (1–0) | COLLINS, Tate (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 590 | 1–1 | |
| Feb. 16 | Central Arkansas* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 11–3 | Hillen, Trent (1–0) | MACRAE, Coleman (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 585 | 2–1 | |
| Feb. 19 | at Louisiana–Monroe* | Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA | | | | Postponed to April 8 due to inclement weather | | | | |
| Feb. 21 | at No. 24 Troy* | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | 1–7 | GAINOUS, Garrett (1–0) | Marionneaux, Dylan (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,928 | 2–2 | |
| Feb. 22 | at No. 24 Troy* | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | 12–14 | Edders, Noah (2–0) | Bryan, Tyler (0–1) | Gorgen, Grady (1) | | 2,012 | 2–3 | |
| Feb. 23 | at No. 24 Troy* | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | 4–14 | Nelson, Drew (1–0) | Hillen, Trent (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,837 | 2–4 | |
| Feb. 25 | Southern–New Orleans* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 14–3$^7$ | Robinson, Kevin (1-0) | Green, Christopher (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 437 | 3–4 | |
| Feb. 26 | Alcorn State* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 10–5 | Alexis, Adam (1-0) | Nailer,Jacobe (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 426 | 4–4 | |
| Feb. 28 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 2–6 | Stuprich, Brennan (3-0) | White, Carter (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,264 | 4–5 | 0–1 |
March (7–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar 1 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 3–7 | Ambrose, Chase (1-0) | Leonard, Bryce (0-1) | Gisclair, Nick (1) | ESPN+ | 1,264 | 4–6 | 0–2 |
| Mar 2 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 5–6 | St. Pierre, Brady (1-0) | Bivins, Conner (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,349 | 4–7 | 0–3 |
| Mar 4 | LeTourneau* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 18–1$^7$ | Robinson, Kevin (2-0) | Lane Holman (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 350 | 5–7 | |
| Mar 7 | Incarnate Word | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 5–4$^{10}$ | Leonard, Bryce (1-1) | Pillot, Braelin (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 505 | 6–7 | 1–3 |
| Mar 8 | Incarnate Word | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 12–4 | Bryan, Tyler (1-1) | Garcia, EJ (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 387 | 7–7 | 2–3 |
| Mar 9 | Incarnate Word | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 5–4 | Hillen, Trent (2-1) | Elizondo, Jackson (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | | 8–7 | 3–3 |
| Mar 11 | Grambling* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 11–1$^7$ | Robinson, Kevin (3-0) | Nick Robinson (0-2) | None | | 305 | 9–7 | |
| Mar 14 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 5–0 | Marionneaux, Dylan (1-2) | Garcia, Zach (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 447 | 10–7 | 4–3 |
| Mar 15 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 2–5 | Burdick, G (1-1) | Bryan, Tyler (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 469 | 10–8 | 4–4 |
| Mar 16 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | 8–0 | Hillen, Trent (3-1) | Smith, E (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 422 | 11–8 | 5–4 |
| Mar 18 | at Grambling* | Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park • Grambling, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | |
| Mar 21 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
| Mar 22 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
| Mar 23 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
| Mar 25 | Centenary* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | |
| Mar 28 | Nicholls | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
| Mar 29 | Nicholls | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
| Mar 30 | Nicholls | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr 1 | at Louisiana* | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 2 | at Tulane* | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 4 | UT Rio Grande Valley | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 5 | UT Rio Grande Valley | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 6 | UT Rio Grande Valley | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 8 | at Louisiana–Monroe* | Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 9 | Louisiana–Monroe* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 11 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 12 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 13 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 15 | LSU–Alexandria* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 17 | Lamar | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 18 | Lamar | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 19 | Lamar | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 22 | at LSU* | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 25 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 26 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 27 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 29 | at Louisiana–Monroe* | Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 2 | at Pepperdine* | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| May 3 | at Pepperdine* | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| May 4 | at Pepperdine* | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| May 8 | McNeese | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| May 9 | McNeese | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| May 10 | McNeese | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
Post-season (0–0) :
Southland Tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 15–18 | vs. TBD | | TBD – at #1 or #2 seeded team's home stadium • TBD | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Northwestern State team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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