# 2023 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team

The 2023 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team represented Houston Christian University, during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Field and were led by second–year head coach Lance Berkman, former star player with the Houston Astros. They are members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches poll

The Southland Conference Coaches poll was released on February 3, 2023. Houston Christian was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 41 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

No Houston Christian players were named to a conference preseason 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 :
| | Houston Christian win |
| | Houston Christian loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Houston Christian team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2023 Houston Christian Huskies baseball game log :
Regular season (11–37) :
February (0–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 17 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 0–10 | Aldaz, Jesus (1-0) | Gunter, Rye (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 1,876 | 0–1 |
| Feb. 18 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 6–10 | Cabral, Angelo (1-0) | Zander, Walker (0-1) | Tjelmeland, Zach (1) | ESPN+ | 1,519 | 0–2 |
| Feb. 19 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 4–10 | Verdugo, Alex (1-0) | Baumann, Baylor (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 1,061 | 0–3 |
| Feb. 21 | at Baylor* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 4–11 | Oliver, Hambleton (1-0) | Ripoll, Will (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 1,810 | 0–4 |
| Sugar Land Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 24 | vs. Stephen F. Austin* | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | 14–21 (15 inn) | Bowyer, Reid (1-0) | Jarek Wells (0-1) | | | | 0–5 |
| Feb. 25 | vs. Seton Hall* | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | 4–7 | Frontera (1-1) | Zander, Walker (0-2) | Cinnella (1) | | | 0–6 |
| Feb. 26 | vs. Lamar* | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | 3–4 (10 inn) | Cleveland (3-0) | Wells, Jarek (0-2) | | | | 0–7 |
| Feb. 28 | at Texas A&M* | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | 0–23 (7 inn) | Ty Sexton (1-0) | Valdez, Jonathan (0-1) | | SECN+ | 4,775 | 0–8 |
March (3–13) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
| Mar. 3 | at Abilene Christian* | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 3–13 (8 inn) | Boggan, Drake (1-0) | Wilson, Nolan (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 519 | 0–9 | |
| Mar. 4 | at Abilene Christian* | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 6–12 | Krkovski, Luke (1-0) | Charles, Matthew (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 499 | 0–10 | |
| Mar. 4 | at Abilene Christian* | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 5–9 | Eichelberger, Breck (1-0) | Zander, Walker (0-3) | | ESPN+ | 456 | 0–11 | |
| Mar. 5 | at Abilene Christian* | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 8–7 | Ricker, Chad (1-1) | Boggan, Drake (1-1) | | | 355 | 1–11 | |
| Mar. 10 | at Rice* | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | 1–5 | Parker Smith (1-1) | Gunter, Rye (0-2) | Matthew Linskey (1) | | 1,925 | 1–12 | |
| Mar. 11 | at Rice* | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | 12–14 | Brogdon, B (1-1) | Ricker, Chad (1-1) | Raj, Krishna (1) | | 2,173 | 1–13 | |
| Mar. 12 | at Rice* | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | 6–7 | Ben-Shoshan (1-0) | Ryan, Zach (0-1) | Cienfuegos (2) | | 2,139 | 1–14 | |
| Mar. 14 | at Sam Houston* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | 4–6 | David, C. (3-0) | Ewald, Tim (0-1) | | | 602 | 1–15 | |
| Mar. 17 | North Dakota State* | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 7–10 (7 inn) | Reese Ligtenberg (1-0) | Ricker, Chad (1-2) | Skyler Riedinger (1) | | 103 | 1–16 | |
| Mar. 18 | North Dakota State* | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 5–6 | Max Loven (1-1) | Wells, Jarek (0-2) | Carson Jacobs (1) | | 135 | 1–17 | |
| Mar. 19 | North Dakota State* | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 6–5 | Ricker, Chad (2-2) | Wyatt Nelson (0-1) | Ryan, Zach (1) | | 121 | 2–17 | |
| Mar. 22 | at Texas State* | Bobcat Baseball Stadium • San Marcos, TX | 7–13 | Wofford, Otto (2-0) | Valdez, Jonathan (0-2) | | ESPN+ | 1,339 | 2–18 | |
| Mar. 24 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | 3–7 (11 inn) | Hayward, Steve (3-1) | Smitherman, Javan (0-1) | | ESPN+ | 230 | 2–19 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 25 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | 6–7 | Schlotzhauer, R (2-0) | Farrow, Daniel (0-1) | Garcia, EJ (2) | ESPN+ | 110 | 2–20 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 26 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | 7–6 | Ricker, Chad (3-2) | Hayward, Steve (3-2) | Smitherman, Javan (1) | ESPN+ | 157 | 3–20 | 1–2 |
| Mar. 31 | McNeese | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 5–15 (7 inn) | Rogers, Grant (7-0) | Baumann, Baylor (0-2) | | ESPN+ | 200 | 3–21 | 1–3 |
April (6–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
| Apr. 1 | McNeese | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 4–2 | Zander, Walker (1-3) | Cherry, Derrick (3-1) | Smitherman, Javan (2) | ESPN+ | 300 | 4–21 | 2–3 |
| Apr. 2 | McNeese | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 12–10 | Charles, Matthew (1-1) | Vega, Christian (2-2) | Smitherman, Javan (3) | ESPN+ | | 5–21 | 3–3 |
| Apr. 7 | vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley* | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Apr. 8 | vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley* | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | 5–16 | Cabral, A (6-0) | Baumann, Baylor (0-2) | | | 200 | 5–22 | |
| Apr. 8 | vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley* | | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | 11–10 (13 inn) | Ricker, Chad (4-2) | Rodriguez, N (0-2) | | | 200 | 6–22 | |
| Apr. 11 | at Prairie View A&M* | | John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Apr. 12 | at Prairie View A&M* | | John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Apr. 14 | Northwestern State | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 14–13 | Smitherman, Javan (1-1) | Froehlich, Kyle (3-1) | Austin, Morris (1) | | 150 | 7–22 | 4–3 |
| Apr. 16 | Northwestern State | | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | 14–7 | Gunter, Rye (1-2) | Brown, Drayton (2-5) | | ESPN+ | 200 | 8–22 | 5–3 |
| Apr. 16 | Northwestern State | | Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX | 5–16 (7 inn) | Cossio, Andrew (1-1) | Ripoli, Will (0-2) | | ESPN+ | 200 | 8–23 | 5–4 |
| Apr. 18 | at Houston* | | Darryl & Lori Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | 7–13 | CUNNINGHAM, Braedyn (1-0) | Farrow, Daniel (0-2) | | ESPN+ | 1,077 | 8–24 | |
| Apr. 21 | at Nicholls | | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 7–16 | Galy, Gavin (1-0) | Wells, Jarek (0-3) | | ESPN+ | | 8–25 | 5–5 |
| Apr. 22 | at Nicholls | | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 5–13 | Quevedo, Michael (3-0) | Zander, Walker (1-4) | Jordan, Harper (1) | ESPN+ | 501 | 8–26 | 5–6 |
| Apr. 23 | at Nicholls | | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 5–6 | Mayers, Jacob (5-1) | Ripoll, Will (0-3) | | ESPN+ | 613 | 8–27 | 5–7 |
| Apr. 25 | at UTSA* | 23 | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | 8–9 | BEAIRD, Ryan (2-1) | Smitherman, Javan (1-2) | | | 446 | 8–28 | |
| Apr. 28 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 7–12 | Watson, Matthew (4-3) | Gunter, Rye (1-3) | | ESPN+ | 350 | 8–29 | 5–8 |
| Apr. 29 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 7–6 | Zander, Walker (2-4) | Purcell, Colin (3-5) | Austin, Morris (2) | ESPN+ | 250 | 9–29 | 6–8 |
| Apr. 30 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 2–7 | Hendricks, Evans (3-0) | Ripoll, Will (0-4) | | ESPN+ | 300 | 9–30 | 6–9 |
May (2–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC record |
| May 2 | Stephen F. Austin* | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | 14–7 | Baumann, Baylor (1-3) | S. Jaco (2-3) | | ESPN+ | 189 | 10–30 | |
| May 5 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 7–9 | Daniel, Nolan (2-0) | Ewald, Tim (0-2) | Mead, Jacob (2) | ESPN+ | 320 | 10–31 | 6–10 |
| May 6 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 8–7 (11 inn) | Charles, Matthew (2-1) | Horton, Collin (2-4) | | ESPN+ | 432 | 11–31 | 7–10 |
| May 7 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 6–10 | Seroski, Caleb (2-0) | Valdez, Jonathan (0-3) | Mead, Jacob (3) | ESPN+ | 327 | 11–32 | 7–11 |
| May 12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | 4–5 | Will Kinzeler (5-1) | Rye Gunter (1-4) | Conner Spencer (1) | ESPN+ | 200 | 11–33 | 7–12 |
| May 12 | Southeastern Louisiana | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | 5–9 | Stuprich, Brennan (4-5) | Ricker, Chad (1-1) | Guth, Adam (1) | ESPN+ | 215 | 11–34 | 7–13 |
| May 13 | Southeastern Louisiana | Husky Field • Houston, TX | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| May 18 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 1–11 (7 inn) | Ellis, Jacob (4-4) | Gunter, Rye (1-5) | Waterhouse, Quinn (1) | ESPN+ | 1,098 | 11–35 | 7–14 |
| May 19 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 3–10 | Hesseltine, Hunter (4-1) | Baumann, Baylor (1-4) | | ESPN+ | 1,614 | 11–36 | 7–15 |
| May 20 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 5–9 | Caple, Brooks (5-0) | Ewald, Tim (0-3) | Cole, Daniel (3) | ESPN+ | 1,444 | 11–37 | 7–16 |