# 2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team

The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball team represented McNeese State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Joe Miller Ballpark and were led by ninth–year head coach Justin Hill. They were members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 10, 2022 and the Cowboys were picked to finish second in the conference with 80 votes and three first place votes.
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 |
| T7 | Houston Baptist | 24 |
| T7 | Nicholls | 24 |

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

* Tre Obregon III – Designated Hitter
* Payton Harden – Outfielder

#### Second Team

* Julian Gonzales – Outfielder

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | McNeese State win |
| | McNeese State loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | McNeese State team member |
2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball game log :
Regular season (30–21) :
February (6–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | Stony Brook | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 6–4 | Vega (1-0) | Sharkey (0-1) | Foster (1) | 621 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 19 | Stony Brook | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 3–7 | Book (1-0) | Abraham (0-1) | None | 725 | 1–1 |
| Feb. 20 | Stony Brook | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 4–1 | Rogers (1-0) | Helmstadt (0-1) | Foster (2) | 587 | 2–1 |
| Feb. 22 | Houston | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 2–3 | Sears (1-0) | Burgin (0-1) | Medrano (1) | 475 | 2–2 |
| Feb. 25 | Alcorn State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 13–0$^7$ | Stone (1-0) | Meadows (0-1) | Brady (1) | 400 | 3–2 |
| Feb. 26 | Alcorn State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 14–1$^{(7inns)}$ | Abraham (1-1) | Puckett (0-1) | None | 417 | 4–2 |
| Feb. 26 | Alcorn State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 17–1$^7$ | Rogers (2-0) | Ford (0-1) | None | 401 | 5–2 |
| Feb. 27 | Alcorn State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 23–1$^7$ | Duplechain (1-0) | Feltson (0-1) | None | 486 | 6–2 |
March (7–10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar. 1 | at Southern | Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA | W 7–3 | Jones (1-0) | Paul (0-1) | Foster (3) | | 206 | 7–2 | |
| Mar. 4 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 5–21 | Fincher (3-0) | Stone (1-1) | None | | 851 | 7–3 | |
| Mar. 5 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 3–11 | Tomkins (1-0) | Rogers (2-1) | None | | 820 | 7–4 | |
| Mar. 6 | Louisiana Tech | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 5–2 | Shadrick (1-0) | Whorff (0-2) | Foster (4) | | 770 | 8–4 | |
| Mar. 9 | at No. 12 LSU | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 3–6 | Hellmers (2-0) | Vega (1-1) | None | SECN+ | 9,907 | 8–5 | |
| Mar. 11 | Cal State Northridge | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 6–9 | Sodersten (3-1) | Stone (1-2) | Gutierrez (1) | | 698 | 8–6 | |
| Mar. 12 | Cal State Northridge | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 4–3 | Foster (1-0) | Schriever (0-1) | None | | 704 | 9–6 | |
| Mar. 13 | Cal State Northridge | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 4–6 | Traxel (3-1) | Abraham (1-2) | Granados (1) | | 695 | 9–7 | |
| Mar. 15 | Columbia | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 7–2 | Stone (2-2) | Yoo (0-1) | Foster (5) | | 703 | 10–7 | |
| Mar. 16 | Louisiana | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 8–10 | Menard (1-0) | Shadrick (1-1) | Schultz (3) | | 1,476 | 10–8 | |
| Mar. 18 | Eastern Illinois | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 2–3 | Nicholson (3-0) | Rogers (2-2) | Robbins (4) | | 623 | 10–9 | |
| Mar. 19 | Eastern Illinois | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 6–3 | Abraham (2-2) | Doherty (2-2) | Foster (6) | | 600 | 11–9 | |
| Mar. 20 | Eastern Illinois | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 6–7 | Wainscott (1-1) | Brady (0-1) | Robbins (5) | | 610 | 11–10 | |
| Mar. 22 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Mar. 25 | Houston Baptist | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 4–6 | Spinney (1-2) | Sheridan (0-1) | Reitmeyer (4) | | 764 | 11–11 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 26 | Houston Baptist | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 3–5 | Burch (1-2) | Abraham (2-3) | Reitmeyer (5) | | 860 | 11–12 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 27 | Houston Baptist | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 13–7 | Brady (1-1) | Spinney (1-3) | None | | 700 | 12–12 | 1–2 |
| Mar. 30 | Southern | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 9–7 | Brady (2-1) | Dotson (0-1) | Foster (7) | | 650 | 13–12 | |
April (12–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr. 1 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 2–0 | Rogers (3-2) | Theriot (3-2) | Foster (8) | | 601 | 14–12 | 2–2 |
| Apr. 2 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 5–1 | Vega (2-1) | Gearing (3-2) | None | | 504 | 15–12 | 3–2 |
| Apr. 3 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 7–8 | Andrews (2-0) | Foster (1-1) | None | | 421 | 15–13 | 3–3 |
| Apr. 6 | Prairie View A&M | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 7–2 | Payne (1-0) | Larzabal (1-3) | None | | 650 | 16–13 | |
| Apr. 8 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 5–9 | LeBlanc (5-0) | Rogers (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 733 | 16–14 | 3–4 |
| Apr. 9 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 2–11 | Mitchell (1-3) | Abraham (2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 513 | 16–15 | 3–5 |
| Apr. 10 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 9–11 | Seroski (3-1) | Vega (2-2) | Paplham (1) | ESPN+ | 428 | 16–16 | 3–6 |
| Apr. 12 | at Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Apr. 14 | Incarnate Word | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 9–3 | Rogers (4-3) | Rollins (2-1) | None | | 620 | 17–16 | 4–6 |
| Apr. 15 | Incarnate Word | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 4–3 | Foster (2-1) | Hayward (1-3) | None | | 680 | 18–16 | 5–6 |
| Apr. 16 | Incarnate Word | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 11–1$^7$ | Jones (2-0) | David (2-1) | None | | 750 | 19–16 | 6–6 |
| Apr. 18 | Sam Houston State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 8–4 | Payne (2-0) | Dillard (4-3) | Foster (9) | | 670 | 20—16 | |
| Apr. 20 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | L 3–4 | Judice (2-0) | Vega (2-3) | None | | 1,253 | 20–17 | |
| Apr. 22 | Southeastern Louisiana | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 7–3 | Foster (3-1) | Trahan (2-2) | None | | 780 | 21–17 | 7–6 |
| Apr. 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 6–4 | Stone (1-0) | Trahan (2-3) | None | | 830 | 22–17 | 8–6 |
| Apr. 24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 8–4 | Payne (3-0) | Landry (2-4) | Foster (10) | | 830 | 23–17 | 9–6 |
| Apr. 26 | Louisiana–Monroe | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 7–8 | Shuffler (2-2) | Payne (3-1) | Orton (6) | | 870 | 23–18 | |
| Apr. 29 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 7–2 | Rogers (5-3) | Thomas (4-3) | None | | 297 | 24–18 | 10–6 |
| Apr. 30 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX` | W 7–3 | Stone (3-2) | Purcell (1-3) | Foster (11) | ESPN+ | 297 | 25–18 | 11–6 |
May (5–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 1 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 11–13 | Miller (2-1) | Vega (2-4) | Bird (1) | ESPN+ | 306 | 25–19 | 11–7 |
| May 3 | Stephen F. Austin | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 17–7$^8$ | Sheridan (1-1) | Poell (2-3) | Shadrick (1) | | 650 | 26–19 | |
| May 6 | Northwestern State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 12–16 | Carver (4-4) | Rogers (5-4) | None | | 750 | 26–20 | 11–8 |
| May 7 | Northwestern State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 4–5 | Cossio (2-0) | Foster (3-2) | Ohnoutka (1) | | 777 | 26–21 | 11–9 |
| May 8 | Northwestern State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 10–4 | Zeppuhar (1-0) | Brown (5-5) | None | | 763 | 27–21 | 12–9 |
| May 12 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W 23–5$^7$ | Rogers (6-4) | Spinney (3-4) | None | | 236 | 28–21 | 13–9 |
| May 13 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W 16–6$^7$ | Jones (3-0) | Burch (1-4) | Sheridan (1) | | 304 | 29–21 | 14–9 |
| May 14 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W 14–9 | Stone (2-0) | Reitmeyer (3-3) | None | | 389 | 30–21 | 15–9 |
Post-season (4–2) :
Southland Tournament (4–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 19 | vs. (8) Incarnate Word | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 12–6 | Rogers (7-4) | Garza (5-5) | None | ESPN+ | 611 | 31–21 | 1–0 |
| May 20 | vs. (4) Nicholls | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 8–4 | Jones (4-0) | Theriot (7-5) | Foster (12) | ESPN+ | 678 | 32–21 | 2–0 |
| May 21 | vs. (8) Incarnate Word | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 7–2 | Zeppuhar (2-0) | Cassidy (0-3) | Stone (1) | ESPN+ | 611 | 33–21 | 3–0 |
| May 26 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 6–5$^{12}$ | Foster (4-2) | Trahan (4-4) | None | ESPN+ | 1,102 | 34–21 | 4–0 |
| May 27 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 2–3 | Dugas (4-2) | Shadrick (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,304 | 34–22 | 4–1 |
| May 28 | vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (1) | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 7–11 | O'Toole (4-4) | Stone (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,223 | 34–23 | 4–2 |
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