# 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team

The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represented the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Sullivan Field and were led by third–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger. They were members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll is to be released in the winter of 2022.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 93 (10) |
| 2 | McNeese State | 80 (3) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 73 |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 63 (1) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 55 (2) |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 36 |
| T-7 | Houston Baptist | 24 |
| T-7 | Nicholls | 24 |

### Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors
#### Second Team

* Grant Smith – Shortstop
* Nixon Brannan – Utility

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Incarnate Word win |
| | Incarnate Word loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Incarnate Word team member |
2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log :
Regular season (19–29) :
February (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Feb. 18 | Bradley | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Feb. 19 | Bradley | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Feb. 20 | Bradley | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Feb. 22 | at Tarleton State | Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX | L 0–1 | Campa (1-0) | Stacey (0-1) | Hickey (1) | | 106 | 0–1 | |
| Feb. 24 | South Dakota State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 10–7 | Celestino (1-0) | McCay (0-1) | David (1) | | 32 | 1–1 | |
| Feb. 25 | South Dakota State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 4–6 | Carlson (1-1) | Cassidy (0-1) | Bourassa (1) | | 90 | 1–2 | |
| Feb. 26 | South Dakota State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 1–0 | Garza (1-0) | Bishop (0-2) | David (2) | | 112 | 2–2 | |
March (9–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar. 2 | Abilene Christian | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 12–5 | Higdon (1-0) | Cervantes (0-1) | None | 167 | 3–2 | |
| Mar. 4 | at Houston | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | L 2–5 | Prayer (1-0) | Garza (1-1) | Torrealba (1) | 1,007 | 3–3 | |
| Mar. 5 | at Houston | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | W 13–8 | Celestino (2-0) | Clayton (0-2) | None | 1,083 | 4–3 | |
| Mar. 6 | at Houston | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | L 4–10 | Medrano (1-0) | Zavala (0-1) | None | 1,064 | 4–4 | |
| Mar. 8 | at UTSA | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX | L 0–6 | Malone (2-0) | Stacey (0-2) | None | 488 | 4–5 | |
| Mar. 11 | UT Arlington | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 7–1 | Garza (2-1) | Wong (1-1) | None | 214 | 5–5 | |
| Mar. 12 | UT Arlington | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 9–3 | Celestino (3-0) | Bailey (2-1) | None | 225 | 6–5 | |
| Mar. 13 | UT Arlington | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 15–2 | Zavala (1-1) | Citelli (0-1) | None | 185 | 7–5 | |
| Mar. 15 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 13–8 | Westall (1-0) | Escobedo (0-1) | None | 252 | 8–5 | |
| Mar. 16 | at Columbia | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 5–3 | Stacey (1-2) | Tucker (1-1) | David (3) | 272 | 9–5 | |
| Mar. 18 | at No. 2 Texas | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2–19 | Hansen (4-0) | Garza (2-2) | None | 6,516 | 9–6 | |
| Mar. 19 | at No. 2 Texas | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 2–10 | Stevens (4-1) | Celestino (3-1) | None | 7,458 | 9–7 | |
| Mar. 20 | at No. 2 Texas | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 0–12 | Gordon (1-1) | Zavala (1-2) | None | 6,786 | 9–8 | |
| Mar. 22 | No. 20 Texas State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 4–2 | Rollins (1-0) | Sundgren (2-2) | David (4) | 275 | 10–8 | |
| Mar. 25 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 2–12$^7$ | Miller (1-0) | Garza (2-3) | None | | 10–9 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 26 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 1–4 | Thomas (4-1) | Zavala (1-3) | Moeller (1) | 401 | 10–10 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 27 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 7–4 | David (1-0) | Perez (2-1) | None | 309 | 11–10 | 1–2 |
| Mar. 29 | UTSA | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 4–6$^{10}$ | Shafer (1-1) | Hayward (0-1) | Malone (1) | 267 | 11–11 | |
April (5–12) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr. 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 8–6 | Hayward (1-1) | Landry (1-3) | David (5) | 322 | 12–11 | 2–2 |
| Apr. 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 5–10 | Dugas (2-1) | Stacey (1-3) | None | 318 | 12–12 | 2–3 |
| Apr. 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 5–6 | Robb (1-3) | Hayward (1-2) | Trahan (3) | 167 | 12–13 | 2–4 |
| Apr. 8 | Northwestern State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 8–2 | Rollins (2-0) | Carver (3-3) | None | 195 | 13–13 | 3–4 |
| Apr. 9 | Northwestern State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 6–2 | Garza (3-3) | Harmon (4-3) | Hayward (1) | 190 | 14–13 | 4–4 |
| Apr. 10 | Northwestern State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 11–4 | David (2-0) | Brown (3-3) | None | 233 | 15–13 | 5–4 |
| Apr. 12 | Tarleton State | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 6–14 | Boyd (1-3) | Minter (0-1) | None | 134 | 15–14 | |
| Apr. 14 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 3–9 | Rogers (4-3) | Rollins (2-1) | None | 620 | 15–15 | 5–5 |
| Apr. 15 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 3–4$^{11}$ | Foster (2-1) | Hayward (1-3) | None | 680 | 15–16 | 5–6 |
| Apr. 16 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 1–11$^7$ | Jones (2-0) | David (2-1) | None | 750 | 15–17 | 5–7 |
| Apr. 19 | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | L 3–9 | Garza (1-0) | Celestino (3-2) | None | 1,127 | 15–18 | |
| Apr. 22 | Nicholls | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 11–4 | Garza (4-3) | Desandro (2-3) | None | 227 | 16–18 | 6–7 |
| Apr. 23 | Nicholls | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 3–5 | Theriot (6-2) | Cassidy (0-2) | Gearing (2) | 253 | 16–19 | 6–8 |
| Apr. 24 | Nicholls | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 7–8 | Saltaformaggio (3-1) | Celestino (3-3) | Gearing (3) | 247 | 16–20 | 6–9 |
| Apr. 26 | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 7–8 | Voelker (3-5) | Hayward (1-4) | None | 1,435 | 16–21 | |
| Apr. 29 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L 6–13 | Spinney (3-3) | Garza (4-4) | None | 205 | 16–22 | 6–10 |
| Apr. 30 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L 9–10 | Reitmeyer (3-2) | Mikulik (0-1) | None | 237 | 16–23 | 6–11 |
May (3–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 1 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L 7–8 | Smitherman (2-1) | Celestino (3-4) | Zarella (1) | | 389 | 16–24 | 6–12 |
| May 3 | at No. 17 Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 1–3 | Smith (1-0) | David (2-2) | Stivors (10) | | 1,088 | 16–25 | |
| May 6 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 3–11 | Williams (5-1) | Hayward (1-5) | None | | 643 | 16–26 | 6–13 |
| May 7 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9–8$^{10}$ | David (3-2) | Mead (0-1) | None | | 304 | 17–26 | 7–13 |
| May 8 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 8–9$^{11}$ | Cunningham (1-1) | Hayward (1-6) | None | | 406 | 17–27 | 7–14 |
| May 10 | at TCU | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 7–11$^{11}$ | Hill (1-0) | Hayward (1-7) | None | | 3,386 | 17–28 | |
| May 12 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 13–3$^8$ | Garza (5-4) | Thomas (4-4) | None | | 215 | 18–28 | 8–14 |
| May 13 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 8–6 | May (1-0) | Bird (1-2) | Hayward (2) | | 409 | 19–28 | 9–14 |
| May 14 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 2–6 | Perez (3-3) | Zavala (1-4) | Mejia (1) | | 212 | 19–29 | 9–15 |
| May 17 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
Post-season (2–2) :
Southland Tournament (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 19 | vs. (1) McNeese State | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 6–12 | Rogers (7-4) | Garza (5-5) | None | ESPN+ | 611 | 19–30 | 0–1 |
| May 20 | vs. (5) Northwestern State | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 14–10 | Mikulik (1-1) | Harmon (5-6) | None | ESPN+ | 346 | 20–30 | 1–1 |
| May 21 | vs. (4) Nicholls | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 9–8 | Hayward (2-7) | Vial Jr. (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 336 | 21–30 | 2–1 |
| May 21 | vs. (1) McNeese State | (8) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 2–7 | Zeppuhar (2-0) | Cassidy (0-3) | Stone (1) | ESPN+ | 611 | 21–31 | 2–2 |