# 2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team

The 2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team represented Dallas Baptist University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Patriots played their home games at Horner Ballpark as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by head coach Dan Heefner, in his 12th season at Dallas Baptist.

## Previous season

The 2018 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team notched a 36–17 (16–5) regular season record and finished second in the Missouri Valley Conference standings. The Patriots reached the finals of the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament, where they were defeated by Missouri State in 10 innings. Dallas Baptist received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Patriots were eliminated from the NCAA tournament by Arkansas in the Fayetteville Regional.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Dallas Baptist | Alma Mater |
| Dan Heefner | Head coach | 12 | Olivet Nazarene University (2001) |
| Dan Fitzgerald | Associate head coach - Recruiting Coordinator | 7 | University of Minnesota (2000) |
| Josh Hopper | Assistant Coach - Pitching | 1 | Berry College (1999) |
| Trevin Sonnier | Assistant Coach | 2 | Oral Roberts University (2016) |

### Roster
## Schedule and results

2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball game log :
Regular season (38–16) :
February (5–3)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
February 156:30 pmKent State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 3–0Martinson (1–0)Wollersheim (0–1)Bayless (1)1,0441–0–Stats Story
February 162:00 pmKent State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 8–4Towns (1–0)Matthews (0–1)–5422–0–Stats Story
February 1712:00 pmKent State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 8–1Johnson (1–0)Schreiber (0–1)–4823–0–Stats Story
February 203:00 pmat Oklahoma*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 2–4Abram (1–0)Towns (1–1)Matthews (1)4093–1–Stats Story
February 226:30 pmMinnesota*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 9–0Martinson (2–0)Lackney (0–1)–4964–1–Stats Story
February 232:00 pmMinnesota*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 7–9Fredrickson (1–1)Eldred (0–1)Meyer (2)7424–2–Stats Story
February 241:00 pmMinnesota*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 7–5Johnson (2–0)Thoresen (0–2)–4015–2–Stats Story
February 266:35 pmat #14 Baylor*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL 4–10Leckich (2–0)Kechely (0–1)–1,3885–3–Stats Story :
March (16–3)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
March 13:00 pmHouston Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 7–1Martinson (3–0)Carter (1–1)Kechely (1)2206–3–Stats Story
March 16:00 pmHouston Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 2–1Bayless (1–0)Newton (0–1)–4027–3–Stats Story
March 21:00 pmHouston Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 12–2Johnson (3–0)Batten (0–1)–4478–3–Stats Story
March 63:00 pm#25 Oklahoma*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 7–2Carraway (1–0)Matthews (0–1)–5699–3–Stats Story
March 86:00 pmat Oral Roberts*J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 13–8Martinson (4–0)McMinn (2–2)–94310–3–Stats Story
March 92:00 pmat Oral Roberts*J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 13–6Carraway (2–0)Gaskins (1–1)–98411–3–Stats Story
March 101:00 pmat Oral Roberts*J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKW 6–2Bayless (2–0)Wolf (0–1)–74212–3–Stats Story
March 126:30 pm#21 Texas A&M*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 5–4Hines (1–0)Jozwiak (2–1)Carraway (1)2,04713–3–Stats Story
March 156:30 pmHouston*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 6–8Henry (1–0)Hines (1–1)Roedahl (2)87113–4–Stats Story
March 162:00 pmHouston*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 0–2Villarreal (2–0)Johnson (3–1)–89313–5–Stats Story
March 171:00 pmHouston*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 8–4Bayless (3–0)Roedahl (3–1)–79414–5–Stats Story
March 196:30 pmOklahoma State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 7–5Carraway (3–0)Battenfield (3–2)Hines (1)96215–5–Stats Story
March 224:00 pmat Air Force*Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, COW 4–3$^{12}$Hines (2–1)Price (3–1)Kechely (2)6616–5–Stats Story
March 232:00 pmat Air Force*Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, COW 6–5Bayless (4–0)Chilcutt (0–2)Kechely (3)11717–5–Stats Story
March 241:00 pmat Air Force*Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, COW 30–7Fouse (1–0)Nichols (1–2)–12718–5–Stats Story
March 266:30 pmUT Arlington*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 0–9Gooch (1–2)Kechely (0–2)–83718–6–Stats Story
March 296:30 pmValparaisoHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 10–5Martinson (5–0)Tieman (1–4)–83119–61–0Stats Story
March 302:00 pmValparaisoHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 10–5Johnson (4–1)Fields (2–2)–55220–62–0Stats Story
March 311:00 pmValparaisoHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 6–1Fouse (2–0)Fricke (0–2)–49321–63–0Stats Story :
April (10–7)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
April 26:30 pm#22 Baylor*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 1–5Helmer (1–0)Kechely (0–3)–1,69421–7–Stats Story
April 56:00 pmat EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INL 3–8Lukas (4–2)Carraway (3–1)Parks (4)23721–83–1Stats Story
April 61:00 pmat EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INL 5–11Gray (2–0)Bayless (4–1)–23221–93–2Stats Story
April 65:00 pmat EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INW 4–3Heaton (1–0)Weigand (2–3)Hines (2)23222–94–2Stats Story
April 96:30 pm#22 TCU*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 11–6Reeves (1–0)Green (2–1)–1,54223–9–Stats Story
April 125:00 pmat College of Charleston*CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SCL 3–4McLarty (6–2)Martinson (5–1)Ocker (8)55623–10–Stats Story
April 131:00 pmat College of Charleston*CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SCW 6–2Johnson (5–1)Lucas (3–1)Carraway (2)60324–10–Stats Story
April 1411:30 amat College of Charleston*CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SCW 14–4Bayless (5–1)Price (5–3)–51825–10–Stats Story
April 166:05 pmat Oklahoma State*Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKL 3–6Kelly (1–0)Kechely (0–4)Gragg (2)1,51125–11–Stats Story
April 194:00 pmBradleyHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 1–2Olson (1–0)Martinson (5–2)Denlinger (3)47625–124–3Stats Story
April 202:00 pmBradleyHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 14–3Johnson (6–1)Gosswein (4–3)–80126–125–3Stats Story
April 205:50 pmBradleyHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 7–6Hines (3–1)Cook (4–1)–80127–126–3Stats Story
April 233:00 pmat TCU*Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW 9–3Stone (1–0)Eissler (3–4)–3,93628–12–Stats Story
April 266:30 pmIllinois StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 8–9Headrick (5–3)Martinson (5–3)Gilmore (10)1,18428–136–4Stats Story
April 272:00 pmIllinois StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 13–3Johnson (7–1)Lindgren (4–3)–1,00029–137–4Stats Story
April 2812:00 pmIllinois StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 11–4Bayless (6–1)Walker (3–6)–64830–138–4Stats Story
April 308:15 pmat UT Arlington*Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXW 7–1Fouse (3–0)Skeffington (0–1)–34531–13–Stats Story :
May (7–3)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 26:00 pmESPNUat Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOW 6–1Martinson (6–3)Lochner (3–2)–27332–139–4Stats Story
May 412:00 pmat Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOL 3–4Wiley (3–5)Johnson (7–2)Sechler (4)32–149–5Stats Story
May 43:30 pmat Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOL 0–6Schwab (2–4)Sherlin (0–1)–45532–159–6Stats Story
May 76:30 pmStephen F. Austin*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 11–0Towns (2–1)Sgambelluri (2–5)–84433–15–Stats Story
May 106:30 pmIndiana StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 12–2Martinson (7–3)Polley (6–1)–82834–1510–6Stats Story
May 118:30 pmESPNUIndiana StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 8–1Johnson (8–2)Liberatore (9–1)–80135–1511–6Stats Story
May 122:00 pmIndiana StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 7–3Carraway (4–1)Whitbread (6–2)Hines (3)68636–1512–6Stats Story
May 166:30 pmat Southern Illinois#27Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILL 2–3Yeager (3–2)Carraway (4–2)–21436–1612–7Stats Story
May 176:30 pmat Southern Illinois#27Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW 11–6Johnson (9–2)Begner (5–7)–29737–1613–7Stats Story
May 182:00 pmat Southern Illinois#27Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW 12–1Fouse (4–0)Steidl (3–3)–25538–1614–7Stats Story :
Postseason (5–4) :
MVC Tournament (3–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 2211:00 am(6) Missouri State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 1–0Martinson (8–3)Schwab (3–5)Carraway (3)39–16–Stats Story
May 233:00 pm(4) Evansville(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 9–2Bayless (7–1)Hayden (3–3)–40–16–Stats Story
May 245:00 pmat (2) Illinois State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW 9–7Fouse (5–0)Vogrin (2–1)Carraway (4)41–16–Stats Story
May 252:00 pm(3) Indiana State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 5–9Moralis (1–0)Reeves (1–1)Grauer (8)41–17–Stats Story
May 256:15 pm(3) Indiana State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL 3–16$^8$Ridgway (2–0)Towns (2–2)–32641–18–Stats Story :
NCAA tournament (2–2)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 317:00 pm(3) Florida(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXW 11–8Johnson (10–2)Mace (8–5)Carraway (5)4,53042–18–Stats Story
June 14:36 pmat (1) Texas Tech(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXL 2–3Floyd (5–3)Martinson (8–4)–4,56742–19–Stats Story
June 22:00 pm(3) Florida(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXW 9–8Fouse (6–0)Pogue (1–1)Carraway (6)43–19–Stats Story
June 26:26 pmat (1) Texas Tech(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXL 0–3Bonnin (6–1)Reeves (1–2)McMillon (2)4,67943–20–Stats Story :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Dallas Baptist team member :
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest. "" represents postseason seeding in the Missouri Valley Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | RV* | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 25* | 25* | RV |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | —* | —* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 27т | 23 | 26 | 26* | 26* | 28т |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 24* | 24* | 24 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.