# 2025 Lamar Cardinals baseball team

The 2025 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represents Lamar University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals play their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium located on the university campus in Beaumont, Texas. The Cardinals are led by ninth–year head coach Will Davis.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2025. Lamar was picked to finish first in the Southland Conference with 197 overall votes and 18 first place 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

Zak Skinner, Brayden Evans, and Kyle Moseley were named to the conference preseason first team. Matt Ryan was 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 :
| | Lamar win |
| | Lamar loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Lamar team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2025 Lamar Cardinals baseball game log (16–7) :
Regular season (16–7) :
February (9–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Feb. 14 | at CSU Bakersfield* | Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA | 17–1 | Havard, Peyton (1-0) | Jones, Jeremy (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 304 | 1–0 | |
| Feb. 15 | at CSU Bakersfield* | Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA | 1–8 | Riley, Michael (1-0) | Moseley, Kyle (0-1) | None | | 373 | 1–1 | |
| Feb. 16 | at CSU Bakersfield* | Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA | 13–3$^8$ | Hamm, Logan (1-0) | Leary, Jack (0-1) | None | | 309 | 2–1 | |
| Feb. 18 | North Dakota State* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 10–3 | Sutton, Carter (1-0) | Luke Agnew (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 568 | 3–1 | |
| Feb. 19 | North Dakota State* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 13–2$^7$ | Stallings, Hayden (1-0) | Matt Sargeant (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 543 | 4–1 | |
| Feb. 21 | Albany* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 7–4 | Baker, Trent (1-0) | Ethan Nardac (0-1) | Shertel, Jayden (1) | ESPN+ | 537 | 5–1 | |
| Feb. 22 | Albany* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 21–0$^7$ | Hunsaker, Riely (1-0) | Mariano, Matthew (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 648 | 6–1 | |
| Feb. 23 | Albany* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 5–3 | Olivier, Chris (1-0) | Pittz, Ryan (0-1) | Moseley, Kyle (1) | ESPN+ | 653 | 7–1 | |
| Feb. 24 | Oakland* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, | 15–2$^8$ | Sutton, Carter (2-0) | C. Barone (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 625 | 8–1 | |
| Feb. 25 | at Louisiana Tech* | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | 6–5 | Krkovski, Luke (1-0) | Nation,Connor (0-1) | Lopez, Mark (1) | ESPN+ | 1,837 | 9–1 | |
| Feb. 28 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 3–13$^7$ | Cabral, Angelo (1-0)) | Havard, Peyton (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 3,111 | 9–2 | 0–1 |
March (7–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar 1 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 0–2 | Loa, Victor (2-1) | Hunsaker, Riely (1-1) | Thayer, Harrison (1) | ESPN+ | 3,345 | 9–3 | 0–2 |
| Mar 2 | at UT Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 2–5 | Hernandez, Francisco (1-0) | Moseley, Kyle (0-1) | Oliva, Steven (2) | ESPN+ | 1,519 | 9–4 | 0–3 |
| Mar 4 | at Rice* | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | 11–7 | Stallings, Hayden (2-0) | Garrett Stratton (1-1) | None | | 1,541 | 10–4 | |
| Mar 7 | Stephen F. Austin | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 0–2 | Cody Templeton (2-0) | Hunsaker, Riely (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,338 | 10–5 | 0–4 |
| Mar 8 | Stephen F. Austin | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 9–3 | Havard, Peyton (2-1) | Dylan Mulcahy (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,187 | 11–5 | 1–4 |
| Mar 9 | Stephen F. Austin | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 3–2 | Olivier, Chris (2-0) | Hayden Tronson (0-3) | Neal, Austin (1) | ESPN+ | 773 | 12–5 | 2–4 |
| Mar 11 | New Mexico State* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 13–5 | Shertel, Jayden (1-0) | Ferny Barreda (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 651 | 13–5 | |
| Mar 12 | New Mexico State* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 5–4$^{10}$ | Ramirez, Fabian (1-0) | Jake Carvajal (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 338 | 14–5 | |
| Battle of the Border (Rivalry) ||||||||||||
| Mar 14 | at McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 8–7$^{10}$ | Neal, Austin (1-0) | Sergio Lopez (3-1) | None | ESPN+ | 727 | 15–5 | 3–4 |
| Mar 15 | at McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 8–9$^{10}$ | Brady Corcoran(1-0) | Moseley, Kyle(0-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,111 | 15–6 | 3–5 |
| Mar 16 | at McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 4–9 | Paul Coppinger (1-0) | Olivier, Chris (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,032 | 15–7 | 3–6 |
| Mar 18 | at Tulane* | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | 14–4 | Krkovski, Luke (2-0) | J. Rodriguez (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,392 | 16–7 | |
| Mar 21 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | | ESPN+ | | – | – |
| Mar 22 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | | ESPN+ | | – | – |
| Mar 23 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | | ESPN+ | | – | – |
| Mar 25 | Rice* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | | ESPN+ | | – | |
| Mar 28 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) | | ESPN+ | | – | – |
| Mar 29 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) | | | | – | – |
| Mar 30 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) | | ESPN+ | | – | – |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr 1 | at Tarleton State* | Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 4 | UT Arlington* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 5 | UT Arlington* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 6 | UT Arlington* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 9 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 11 | Nicholls | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 12 | Nicholls | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 13 | Nicholls | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 15 | at Sam Houston* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 17 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 18 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 19 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 22 | at Houston* | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 23 | Prairie View A&M* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| Apr 25 | New Orleans | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 26 | New Orleans | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 27 | New Orleans | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| Apr 29 | at Texas A&M* | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 2 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| May 3 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| May 4 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| May 6 | at Texas* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | |
| May 8 | Houston Christian | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| May 9 | Houston Christian | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
| May 10 | Houston Christian | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | – | (-) | (-) | – | – |
Postseason ( 0–0 ) :
Southland Conference 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 stadiums of 1st and 2nd seeds | – | (-) | (-) | | ESPN+ | | – | – |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Lamar team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :
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