# 2017 Lamar Cardinals baseball team

The 2017 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season as members of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by first–year head coach Will Davis. The team compiled a 33–25 overall record and were 16–14 in conference play for a seventh-place finish. They qualified for the SLC tournament as the number 7 seed. The Cardinals' season ended losing their first two games in the tournament. In the first game, the team lost to #1 seed McNeese State 5–7. Their second game loss was to 4th seed Houston Baptist 5–8.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Lamar win |
| | Lamar loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Lamar team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2017 Lamar Cardinals baseball game log :
Regular season (33–25) :
February (6–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
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| Feb. 18 | Milwaukee* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 6–0 | Driskill, Tanner (1–0) | GOODMAN, Elijah (0–1) | None | 1,141 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 18 | Illinois* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 15–9 | Lance, Carson (1–0) | Bellair, Cole (0–1) | None | 1,122 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 19 | Illinois* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 2–1 | Andrews, Galen (1–0) | Jones, Zack (0–1) | None | | 3–0 |
| Feb. 19 | Milwaukee* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 2–1 | Fleischman, Chad (1–0) | SOMMERS, Jake (0–1) | None | 834 | 4–0 |
| Feb. 24 | Fairfield* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 6–7 | Bonaiuto, Mike (1–0) | Johnson, Jimmy (0–1) | None | 739 | 4–1 |
| Feb. 25 | Fairfield* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 19–9 | Lance, Carson (1–0) | O'Connor, Ryan (0–1) | None | | 5–1 |
| Feb. 25 | Fairfield* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 5–1 | Campbell, Jace (1–0) | Sacco, David (0–1) | Johnson, Jimmy (1) | 770 | 6–1 |
| Feb. 26 | Fairfield* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 2–6 | Wallace, Gavin (1–0) | Gabryszwski, Nathan (0–1) | None | 669 | 6–2 |
| Feb. 28 | at #21 Texas* | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | 5–9 | Kennedy, Nick (1–0) | Erickson, Ryan (0–1) | Ridgeway, Beau (1) | 4,109 | 6–3 |
March (9–10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar. 3 | at UT Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 1–3 | Johnson, Carter (3–0) | Driskill, Tanner (1–1) | Acosta, Luis (1) | 884 | 6–4 | |
| Mar. 5 | at UT Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 5–1 | Lance, Carson (3–0) | Grant, Connor (2–2) | Andrews, Galen (1) | | 7–4 | |
| Mar. 5 | at UT Rio Grande Valley* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX | 5–6 | Douglas, Austin (2–0) | Johnson, Jimmy (0–2) | Acosta, Luis (2) | 757 | 7–5 | |
| Mar. 7 | Rice* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 10–4 | Janak, Brent (1–0) | Nick Orewiler (0–1) | None | 903 | 8–5 | |
| Mar. 10 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | 4–9 | Donica, Heath (3–1) | Driskill, Tanner (1–2) | None | 802 | 8–6 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 11 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | 4–6 | Mills, Dakota (2–1) | Campbell, Jace (1–1) | Mikolajchak, N. (3) | 851 | 8–7 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 12 | at Sam Houston State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | 1–3 | Wesneski, Hayden (4–0) | Lance, Carson (3–1) | Mikolajchak, N. (4) | 854 | 8–8 | 0–3 |
| Mar. 14 | Prairie View A&M* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 15–7 | Gabryszwski, Nathan (1–1) | Jordan Johnson (1–2) | None | 704 | 9–8 | |
| Mar. 15 | Texas Southern* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 5–2 | Janak, Brent (2–0) | Jaime Vazquez (0–1) | Johnson, Jimmy (2) | 744 | 10–8 | |
| Mar. 17 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 5–6 | Sceroler, M. (4–0) | Driskill, Tanner (1–3) | Green, J. (2) | 1,210 | 10–9 | 0–4 |
| Mar. 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 1–4 | Gaconi, Corey (2–0) | Lance, Carson (3–2) | None | 1,151 | 10–10 | 0–5 |
| Mar. 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 13–5 | Johnson, Jimmy (1–2) | Hileman, Evan (3–1) | None | 1,088 | 11–10 | 1–5 |
| Mar. 22 | Northwestern State* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 12–6 | Andrews, Galen (2–0) | Hlad, Dan (0–2) | None | 712 | 12–10 | |
| Mar. 24 | Incarnate Word | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 9–6 | Lance, Carson (4–2) | Lesley, Tyler (0–3) | Driskill, Tanner (1) | 602 | 13–10 | 2–5 |
| Mar. 25 | Incarnate Word | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 3–1 | Johnson, Jimmy (2–2) | Moszkowicz, Lance (2–1) | None | 724 | 14–10 | 3–5 |
| Mar. 26 | Incarnate Word | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 5–2 | Driskill, Tanner (2–3) | Shull, John (2–3) | None | 769 | 15–10 | 4–5 |
| Mar. 28 | at Northwestern State* | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 9–11 | Bear, Devin (2–0) | Janak, Brent (2–1) | None | 508 | 15–11 | |
| Mar. 31 | Houston Baptist | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 2–7 | Russ, Addison (1–2) | Lance, Carson (4–3) | None | | 15–12 | 4–6 |
| Mar. 31 | Houston Baptist | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 1–2 | Thames, Christian (2–3) | Johnson, Jimmy (2–3) | Newton, JT (3) | 806 | 15–13 | 4–7 |
April (11–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr. 1 | Houston Baptist | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 2–7 | Russ, Addison (1–2) | Lance, Carson (4–3) | None | | 15–14 | 4–8 |
| Apr. 5 | at Baylor* | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | 11–1 | Johnson, Ryan (1–0) | Phillips (3–2) | None | 2,028 | 16–14 | |
| Apr. 7 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 0–2 | Semple, Shawn (5–1) | Lance, Carson (4–4) | Martin, Reeves (2) | 274 | 16–15 | 4–9 |
| Apr. 8 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 0–6 | Warzek, Bryan (5–0) | Johnson, Jimmy (2–4) | None | 227 | 16–16 | 4–10 |
| Apr. 9 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 9–1 | Campbell, Jace (2–1) | DeMayo, C. (0–5) | None | 209 | 17–16 | 5–10 |
| Apr. 11 | Grambling State | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 11–2 | Brown, Brett (1–0) | Devin Washington (0–1) | None | 541 | 18–16 | |
| Apr. 13 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 4–2 | Lance, Carson (5–4) | Romere, Chad (1–1) | None | 649 | 19–16 | 6–10 |
| Apr. 14 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 8–2 | Johnson, Jimmy (3–4) | Carter, Cole (3–5) | None | 882 | 20–16 | 7–10 |
| Apr. 15 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 6–4 | Campbell, Jace (3–1) | Skapura, Devin (1–4) | Driskill, Tanner (2) | 741 | 21–16 | 8–10 |
| Apr. 18 | at #8 LSU* | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | 4–10 | Gilbert (2–1) | Johnson, Ryan (1–1) | None | 10,603 | 21–17 | |
| Apr. 21 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 17–11 | Lance, Carson (6–4) | Caleb Dougherty (0–2) | None | 375 | 22–17 | 9–10 |
| Apr. 22 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 13–8 | Johnson, Jimmy (4–4) | Zach Kornely (0–2) | Driskill, Tanner (3) | 350 | 23–17 | 10–10 |
| Apr. 23 | at Abilene Christian | Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX | 0–9 | Keaton Brewer (1–2) | Campbell, Jace (3–2) | Jonah Smith (1) | 475 | 23–18 | 10–11 |
| Apr. 25 | Texas Southern* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 3–2 | Johnson, Ryan (2–1) | Ryan Hawkins (0–6) | Driskill, Tanner (4) | 587 | 24–18 | |
| Apr. 28 | Nicholls | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 0–2 | Stapler, Cole (5–5) | Lance, Carson (6–5) | Tarver, Adam (6) | | 24–19 | 11–11 |
| Apr. 28 | Nicholls | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 7–5 | Johnson, Jimmy (5–4) | Ernestine, Alex (1–3) | Driskill, Tanner (5) | | 25–19 | 12–11 |
| Apr. 30 | Nicholls | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 4–5 | Hanchar, Mike (3–3) | Campbell, Jace (3–2) | Tarver, Adam (7) | | 26–19 | 12–12 |
May (7–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 3 | at Rice* | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | 8–9 | Moss (2–1) | Campbell, Jace (3–4) | None | 2,042 | 26–20 | |
| May 5 | at Oklahoma State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 5–6 | Cobb (1–0) | Brown, Brett (1–1) | None | 1,348 | 26–21 | |
| May 6 | at Oklahoma State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 7–6 | Driskill, Tanner (4–3) | Lienhard (2–1) | None | 1,443 | 27–21 | |
| May 7 | at Oklahoma State* | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK | 6–2 | Johnson, Ryan (3–1) | Battenfield (2–4) | Cawthon, Ryan (1) | 1,406 | 28–21 | |
| May 10 | at Southern* | Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA | 10–1 | Cawthon, Ryan (1–0) | Snyder, J. (3–2) | None | 56 | 29–21 | |
| May 12 | Stephen F. Austin | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 10–5 | Lance, Carson (7–5) | Ledet, Patrick (6–5) | None | 887 | 30–21 | 13–12 |
| May 13 | Stephen F. Austin | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 14–8 | Andrews, Galen (3–0) | Kiminski, Trevor (3–4) | None | 959 | 31–21 | 14–12 |
| May 14 | Stephen F. Austin | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | 9–4 | Johnson, Jimmy (6–4) | Nouis, Erik (2–4) | None | 776 | 32–21 | 15–12 |
| May 18 | at #28 McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 2–10 | Sanders, Austin (7–2) | Sanders, Austin (7–2) | None | 1,179 | 32–22 | 15–13 |
| May 19 | at #28 McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 4–1 | Campbell, Jace (4–4) | Deaton, Rhett (8–3) | Driskill, Tanner (6) | 1,141 | 33–22 | 16–13 |
| May 19 | at #28 McNeese | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | 6–16 (7 inn) | Anderson, Grant (7–0) | Johnson, Jimmy (6–5) | None | 874 | 33–23 | 16–14 |
Postseason ( 0–2 ) :
Southland Conference Tournament ( 0–2 ) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 24 | vs. (1) McNeese State | (7) | Constellation Field Sugar Land, TX | 5–7 | Anderson, Grant (8–0) | Lance, Carson (7–7) | Kober, Collin (9) | | 33–24 | 0–1 |
| May 25 | vs. (4) Houston Baptist | (7) | Constellation Field Sugar Land, TX | 5–8 | Newton, JT (7–0) | Johnson, Jimmy (6–6) | None | | 33–25 | 0–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Lamar team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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