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 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
Personnel
Schedule and results Legend McNeese State win McNeese State loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldMcNeese State team member
2022 McNeese State Cowboys baseball game log Regular season (30–21) February (6–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordFeb. 18 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W6–4 Vega(1-0) Sharkey(0-1) Foster(1) 621 1–0 Feb. 19 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L3–7 Book(1-0) Abraham(0-1) None 725 1–1 Feb. 20 Stony Brook Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W4–1 Rogers(1-0) Helmstadt(0-1) Foster(2) 587 2–1 Feb. 22 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L2–3 Sears(1-0) Burgin(0-1) Medrano(1) 475 2–2 Feb. 25 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W13–07 Stone(1-0) Meadows(0-1) Brady(1) 400 3–2 Feb. 26 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W14–1(7 inns) Abraham(1-1) Puckett(0-1) None 417 4–2 Feb. 26 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W17–17 Rogers(2-0) Ford(0-1) None 401 5–2 Feb. 27 Alcorn State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W23–17 Duplechain(1-0) Feltson(0-1) None 486 6–2 March (7–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar. 1 at Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W7–3 Jones(1-0) Paul(0-1) Foster(3) 206 7–2 Mar. 4 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L5–21 Fincher(3-0) Stone(1-1) None 851 7–3 Mar. 5 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L3–11 Tomkins(1-0) Rogers(2-1) None 820 7–4 Mar. 6 Louisiana Tech Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W5–2 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 L3–6 Hellmers(2-0) Vega(1-1) None SECN+ 9,907 8–5 Mar. 11 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L6–9 Sodersten(3-1) Stone(1-2) Gutierrez(1) 698 8–6 Mar. 12 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W4–3 Foster(1-0) Schriever(0-1) None 704 9–6 Mar. 13 Cal State Northridge Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L4–6 Traxel(3-1) Abraham(1-2) Granados(1) 695 9–7 Mar. 15 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W7–2 Stone(2-2) Yoo(0-1) Foster(5) 703 10–7 Mar. 16 Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L8–10 Menard(1-0) Shadrick(1-1) Schultz(3) 1,476 10–8 Mar. 18 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L2–3 Nicholson(3-0) Rogers(2-2) Robbins(4) 623 10–9 Mar. 19 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W6–3 Abraham(2-2) Doherty(2-2) Foster(6) 600 11–9 Mar. 20 Eastern Illinois Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L6–7 Wainscott(1-1) Brady(0-1) Robbins(5) 610 11–10 Mar. 22 at Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game cancelledMar. 25 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L4–6 Spinney(1-2) Sheridan(0-1) Reitmeyer(4) 764 11–11 0–1Mar. 26 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L3–5 Burch(1-2) Abraham(2-3) Reitmeyer(5) 860 11–12 0–2Mar. 27 Houston Baptist Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W13–7 Brady(1-1) Spinney(1-3) None 700 12–12 1–2Mar. 30 Southern Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W9–7 Brady(2-1) Dotson(0-1) Foster(7) 650 13–12 April (12–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr. 1 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W2–0 Rogers(3-2) Theriot(3-2) Foster(8) 601 14–12 2–2Apr. 2 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W5–1 Vega(2-1) Gearing(3-2) None 504 15–12 3–2Apr. 3 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L7–8 Andrews(2-0) Foster(1-1) None 421 15–13 3–3Apr. 6 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W7–2 Payne(1-0) Larzabal(1-3) None 650 16–13 Apr. 8 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L5–9 LeBlanc(5-0) Rogers(3-3) None ESPN+ 733 16–14 3–4Apr. 9 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L2–11 Mitchell(1-3) Abraham(2-4) None ESPN+ 513 16–15 3–5Apr. 10 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA L9–11 Seroski(3-1) Vega(2-2) Paplham(1) ESPN+ 428 16–16 3–6Apr. 12 at Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Game cancelledApr. 14 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W9–3 Rogers(4-3) Rollins(2-1) None 620 17–16 4–6Apr. 15 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W4–3 Foster(2-1) Hayward(1-3) None 680 18–16 5–6Apr. 16 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W11–17 Jones(2-0) David(2-1) None 750 19–16 6–6Apr. 18 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 L3–4 Judice(2-0) Vega(2-3) None 1,253 20–17 Apr. 22 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W7–3 Foster(3-1) Trahan(2-2) None 780 21–17 7–6Apr. 23 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W6–4 Stone(1-0) Trahan(2-3) None 830 22–17 8–6Apr. 24 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W8–4 Payne(3-0) Landry(2-4) Foster(10) 830 23–17 9–6Apr. 26 Louisiana–Monroe Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L7–8 Shuffler(2-2) Payne(3-1) Orton(6) 870 23–18 Apr. 29 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX W7–2 Rogers(5-3) Thomas(4-3) None 297 24–18 10–6Apr. 30 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX` W7–3 Stone(3-2) Purcell(1-3) Foster(11) ESPN+ 297 25–18 11–6 May (5–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 1 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX L11–13 Miller(2-1) Vega(2-4) Bird(1) ESPN+ 306 25–19 11–7May 3 Stephen F. Austin Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W17–78 Sheridan(1-1) Poell(2-3) Shadrick(1) 650 26–19 May 6 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L12–16 Carver(4-4) Rogers(5-4) None 750 26–20 11–8May 7 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L4–5 Cossio(2-0) Foster(3-2) Ohnoutka(1) 777 26–21 11–9May 8 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W10–4 Zeppuhar(1-0) Brown(5-5) None 763 27–21 12–9May 12 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W23–57 Rogers(6-4) Spinney(3-4) None 236 28–21 13–9May 13 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W16–67 Jones(3-0) Burch(1-4) Sheridan(1) 304 29–21 14–9May 14 at Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX W14–9 Stone(2-0) Reitmeyer(3-3) None 389 30–21 15–9 Postseason (4–2) (4–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 19 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W12–6 Rogers(7-4) Garza(5-5) None ESPN+ 611 31–21 1–0May 20 vs. (4) Nicholls (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W8–4 Jones(4-0) Theriot(7-5) Foster(12) ESPN+ 678 32–21 2–0May 21 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W7–2 Zeppuhar(2-0) Cassidy(0-3) Stone(1) ESPN+ 611 33–21 3–0May 26 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W6–512 Foster(4-2) Trahan(4-4) None ESPN+ 1,102 34–21 4–0May 27 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L2–3 Dugas(4-2) Shadrick(1-2) None ESPN+ 1,304 34–22 4–1May 28 vs. (2) Southeastern Louisiana (1) Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L7–11 O'Toole(4-4) Stone(3-3) None ESPN+ 1,223 34–23 4–2 Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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