# 2021 Northwestern State Demons baseball team

The 2021 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demons played their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and were led by fifth–year head coach Bobby Barbier. 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 Demons were picked to finish fifth in the conference with 193 votes.
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 :
| | Northwestern State win |
| | Northwestern State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Northwestern State team member |
2021 Northwestern State Demons baseball game log :
Regular season (27-24) :
February (3-4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 21 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 1-5 | Stanley (1-0) | Harmon (0-1) | Gillentine (1) | | 0-1 |
| Feb. 21 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 7-1 | Makarewich (1-0) | Best (0-1) | None | | 1-1 |
| Feb. 22 | at Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 0-10 (7 inns) | Boyd (1-0) | David (0-1) | None | | 1-2 |
| Feb. 24 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | L 2-5 | Barlow (1-0) | Banes (0-1) | None | 344 | 1-3 |
| Feb. 26 | Tarleton State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 0-3 | Pinedo (1-1) | Harmon (0-2) | None | 525 | 1-4 |
| Feb. 27 | Tarleton State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 2-1 | Carver (1-0) | Gagnon (0-2) | Brown (1) | 530 | 2-4 |
| Feb. 27 | Tarleton State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 5-3 | Banes (1-1) | Wood (0-1) | None | 530 | 3-4 |
March (7-8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar. 5 | Austin Peay | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 10-8 | Ohnoutka (1-0) | O'Shoney (0-1) | None | 285 | 4-4 | |
| Mar. 6 | Austin Peay | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 'W 4-0 | Carver (2-0) | Jula (0-3) | None | 478 | 5-4 | |
| Mar. 7 | Austin Peay | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 2-3 | Martinez (1-1) | Brown (1-1) | Leob (1) | 470 | 5-5 | |
| Mar. 12 | Incarnate Word | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 5-4 | Harmon (1-2) | Rollins (1-1) | Makarewich (1) | 463 | 6-5 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 13 | Incarnate Word | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 1-2 | Zavala (2-0) | Carver (2-1) | None | 305 | 6-6 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 13 | Incarnate Word | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 2-3 | Foral (1-0) | Michel (0-1) | None | 305 | 6-7 | 1-2 |
| Mar. 14 | Incarnate Word | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 6-5 | Daigle (1-0) | Hayward (0-3) | None | 427 | 7-7 | 2-2 |
| Mar. 19 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | 'L 2-3 | Lusk (1-1) | Makarewich (1-1) | None | 412 | 7-8 | 2-3 |
| Mar. 20 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | W 3-1 | Carver (3-1) | Egli (0-1) | None | 412 | 8-8 | 3-3 |
| Mar. 20 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | W 3-2 | David (1-1) | Robinson (0-1) | Ohnoutka (1) | 412 | 9-8 | 4-3 |
| Mar. 21 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | L 3-6 | Atkinson (1-1) | Michel (0-2) | Lusk (1) | 412 | 9-9 | 4-4 |
| Mar. 26 | South Alabama | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 6-8 | Smith (2-0) | Makarewich (1-2) | None | 491 | 9-10 | |
| Mar. 27 | South Alabama | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 5-6 | Dalton (4-2) | David (1-2) | Samaniego (4) | 434 | 9-11 | |
| Mar. 28 | South Alabama | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 1-12 | Booker (2-0) | Graham (0-1) | None | 520 | 9-12 | |
| Mar. 30 | LSU Alexandria | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 7-3 | Millsap (1-0) | Noel (0-1) | None | 402 | 10-12 | |
April (12-7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr. 1 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | W 8-2 | Brown (1-1) | Riley (5-1) | None | 231 | 11-12 | 5-4 |
| Apr. 2 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | L 0-11 (7 inns) | Cervantes (5-0) | Carver (3-2) | None | 242 | 11-13 | 5-5 |
| Apr. 2 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | W 5-3 | David (2-2) | Stephenson (0-4) | None | 286 | 12-13 | 6-5 |
| Apr. 3 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | W 6-5 | Taylor (1-0) | Carlton (0-1) | None | 298 | 13-13 | 7-5 |
| Apr. 10 | Lamar | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 11-7 | Harmon (2-2) | Michael (2-2) | Brown (2) | 510 | 14-13 | 8-5 |
| Apr. 10 | Lamar | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 4-16 (8 inns) | Bravo (3-1) | Carver (3-3) | None | 510 | 14-14 | 8-6 |
| Apr. 11 | Lamar | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 2-3 | Ekness (1-1) | David (2-3) | Dallas (7) | | 14-15 | 8-7 |
| Apr. 11 | Lamar | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 8-1 | | | | 15-15 | 9-7 | |
| Apr. 16 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L 6-7 | Morris (3-0) | Brown (1-2) | None | 200 | 15-16 | 9-8 |
| Apr. 17 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W 3-2 | Carver (4-3) | Burch (2-1) | None | 400 | 16-16 | 10-8 |
| Apr. 17 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L 2-6 | Coats (2-4) | David (2-4) | Reitmeyer (3) | 400 | 16-17 | 10-9 |
| Apr. 18 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W 6-5 | Banes (2-1) | Morris (3-1) | None | 200 | 17-17 | 11-9 |
| Apr. 24 | Nicholls | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 7-3 | Harmon (3-2) | Gearing (3-3) | None | 501 | 18-17 | 12-9 |
| Apr. 24 | Nicholls | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 13-6 | Carver (5-3) | Kilcrease (2-5) | None | 501 | 19-17 | 13-9 |
| Apr. 25 | Nicholls | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 3-2 | Michel (2-2) | Balado (2-1) | None | 511 | 20-17 | 14-9 |
| Apr. 25 | Nicholls | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 2-1 | Ohnoutka (2-0) | Mancuso (0-1) | Makarewich (2) | 511 | 21-17 | 15-9 |
| Apr. 30 | at Central Arkansas Bears | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | W 8-4 | Harmon (4-2) | Gilbertson (1-3) | Brown (3) | 295 | 22-17 | 16-9 |
| Apr. 30 | at Central Arkansas | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | L 1-3 | Williams (1-1) | Carver (5-4) | Cleveland (7) | 348 | 22-18 | 16-10 |
May (5–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 1 | at Central Arkansas | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | L 2-9 | Moyer (3-5) | David (2-5) | None | | 348 | 22-19 | 16-11 |
| May 1 | at Central Arkansas | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | L 8-13 | Verel (1-1) | Ohnoutka (2-1) | Navarro (1) | | 348 | 22-20 | 16-12 |
| May 7 | McNeese State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 1-7 | Dion (6-4) | Harmon (4-3) | None | | 458 | 22-21 | 16-13 |
| May 7 | McNeese State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 4-3 | Carver (6-4) | Hudgens (0-2) | Brown (4) | | 458 | 23-21 | 17-13 |
| May 8 | McNeese State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 4-3 | Brown (2-2) | Foster (0-2) | None | | 510 | 24-21 | 18-13 |
| May 8 | McNeese State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 6-5 | Taylor (2-0) | Vega (1-5) | None | | 510 | 25-21 | 19-13 |
| May 14 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | L 3-8 | Emmons (2-0) | Carver (6-5) | Koch (1) | | 185 | 25-22 | 19-14 |
| May 15 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | L 4-9 | Lee (2-2) | Ohnoutka (2-2) | None | | 151 | 25-23 | 19-15 |
| May 15 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 5-4 | Berens (1-0) | Mangus (0-1) | Brown (5) | | 140 | 26-23 | 20-15 |
| May 16 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | L 2-7 | Cuellar (1-1) | Harmon (4-4) | None | | 210 | 26-24 | 20-16 |
| May 18 | at LSU | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 7-3 | Francis (1-0) | Hellmers (6-2) | Brown (6) | SECN+ | 3,274 | 27-24 | |
| May 21 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 21 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 22 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 22 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
Post-season (0–2) :
SBC Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 26 | vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana | (6) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 1-2 | Shaffer (3-3) | Brown (2-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,467 | 27-25 | 0-1 |
| May 27 | vs. (2) New Orleans | (6) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 1-14 (7 inns) | Mitchell (5-2) | David (2-6) | None | ESPN+ | 914 | 27-26 | 0-2 |

## 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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