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The 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Lions played their home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field and were led by eighth–year head coach Matt Riser . They were members of the Southland Conference .
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021 and the Lions were picked to finish fourth in the conference with 243 votes and three first place vote.[ 2]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Sam Houston State
276 (17)
2
Central Arkansas
247 (5)
3
McNeese State
244 (1)
4
Southeastern Louisiana
243 (3)
5
Northwestern State
193
6
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
146
7
Incarnate Word
144
8
Nicholls
108
9
New Orleans
101
10
Abilene Christian
98
11
Stephen F. Austin
92
12
Lamar
87
13
Houston Baptist
49
Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors
[ 3]
First Team
Ryan Flores (UIW, 1st Base)
Nate Fisbeck (MCNS, 2nd Base)
Beau Orlando (UCA, 3rd Base)
JC Correa (LAMR, Shortstop)
Gavin Johnson (SHSU, Catcher)
Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS, Designated Hitter)
Sean Arnold (UIW, Outfielder)
Brandon Bena (HBU, Outfielder)
Colton Cowser (SHSU, Outfielder)
Noah Cameron (UCA, Pitcher)
Will Dion (MCNS, Pitcher)
Kyle Gruller (HBU, Pitcher)
Conner Williams (UCA, Pitcher)
Itchy Burts (TAMUCC, Utility)
Second Team
Preston Faulkner (SELA, 1st Base)
Logan Berlof (LAMR, 2nd Base)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR, 3rd Base)
Reid Bourque (MCNS, Shortstop)
Chris Sandberg (NICH, Catcher)
Lee Thomas (UIW, Designated Hitter)
Josh Ragan (UCA, Outfielder)
Jack Rogers (SHSU, Outfielder)
Tyler Smith (NSU, Outfielder)
John Gaddis (TAMUCC, Pitcher)
Gavin Stone (UCA, Pitcher)
Luke Taggart (UIW, Pitcher)
Jeremy Rodriguez (SFA, Pitcher)
Jake Dickerson (MCNS, Utility)
Roster
2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
C
Bryce Grizzaffi
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Morgan City, Louisiana
2
INF
Tyler Finke
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
Columbus, Indiana
3
INF
Eli Johnson
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Chehalis, Washington
4
INF
Champ Artigues
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Fr
Hammond, Louisiana
5
LHP
Noah Smith
R/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
153 lb (69 kg)
Fr
Houston, Texas
6
INF
Evan Keller
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Destrehan, Louisiana
7
RHP
Will Warren
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Brandon, Mississippi
8
OF
Joe Delaney
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Fr
Destrehan, Louisiana
9
OF
Christian Garcia
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Slidell, Louisiana
10
OF
Matt Taylor
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Pulaski, Mississippi
11
OF
Brandon Hale
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Pontotoc, Mississippi
12
OF
Nick Ray
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Jefferson, Louisiana
13
INF
Trey Harrington
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Jr
Lakeland, Tennessee
14
LHP
Antonio Buckley
R/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS So
Centreville, Virginia
15
LHP
Trey Shaffer
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Biloxi, Mississippi
16
INF
Rhett Rosevear
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Denham Springs, Louisiana
17
RHP
Cole Hoskins
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Anaheim, California
19
RHP
Noah Hughes
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Ridgeland, Mississippi
21
RHP
Daniel Dugas
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Pearl River, Louisiana
22
INF
Preston Faulkner
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Denham Springs, Louisiana
23
INF
Jacob Burke
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
St. Francisville, Louisiana
24
RHP
Andrew Landry
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Slidell, Louisiana
25
RHP
Grant Upton
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
26
RHP
Hunter O'Toole
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Arkansas City, Kansas
27
RHP
Dalton Aspholm
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
28
RHP
Kyle Bartley
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Lake Charles, Louisiana
29
RHP
Will Kinzeler
L/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Covington, Louisiana
30
LHP
Corbin Bozosi
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Keller, Texas
31
RHP
Landon Clifton
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Napoleonville, Louisiana
32
OF
Kenneth Bell, III
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Hammond, Louisiana
34
RHP
Brennan Stuprich
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Kenner, Louisiana
35
RHP
Kyle Flettrich
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Belle Chasse, Louisiana
36
LHP
Brock Batty
R/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Denham Springs, Louisiana
37
RHP
Ryan Keeley
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Naperville, Illinois
38
C
Gaby Cruz
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Miami, Florida
39
RHP
Gage Trahan
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Maurice, Louisiana
40
RHP
Robert Burke
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
St. Francisville, Louisiana
41
INF
Nathan Tribble
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
42
OF
Cade Scott
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Benton, Louisiana
RHP
Matt Flowers
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Fulshear, Texas
RHP
Cy Fontenot
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Fr
Pineville, Louisiana
RHP
Cam Gauthier
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Lafayette, Louisiana
RHP
Harrison Haley
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Canton, Mississippi
C
Connor Manola
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Port Allen, Louisiana
INF
Taylor Phillips
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Houston, Texas
Greg Thompson, Jr.
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Zachary, Louisiana
INF
Christian Westcott
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Mandeville, Louisiana
Head coach
Matt Riser (Tulane )
Assistant coach(es)
Tim Donnelly (Hardin–Simmons ) Andrew Gipson (Belhaven ) Gerry Salisbury (Ohio )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 2021 June 19
Schedule and results
Legend
Southeastern Louisiana win
Southeastern Louisiana loss
Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold
Southeastern Louisiana team member
2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball game log
Regular season (30-22)
February (3-4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Feb. 20
Mississippi Valley State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 26-0
Shaffer (1-0)
Johnson (0-1)
None
ESPN+
844
1-0
Feb. 20
Mississippi Valley State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 23-0
Warren (1-0)
Stallings (0-1)
None
818
2-0
Feb. 21
Mississippi Valley State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 17-0
Upton (1-0)
Charles (0-1)
None
844
3-0
Feb. 25
at Arizona
Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
L 4-7
Silseth (2-0)
Kinzeler (0-1)
Price (1)
Pac-12+
3-1
Feb. 26
at Arizona
Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
L 11-13
Murphy (1-0)
Shaffer (1-1)
Vannelle (2)
Pac-12+
3-2
Feb. 27
at Arizona
Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
L 3-4
Long (1-0)
Bartley (0-1)
Flanagan (1)
Pac-12+
3-3
Feb. 28
at Arizona
Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ
L 2-14
Nichols (2-0)
Upton (1-1)
None
Pac-12+
3-4
March (13-4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Mar. 3
Tulane
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 6-1
Kinzeler (1-1)
Hoffman (0-1)
Hughes (1)
937
4-4
Mar. 5
Troy
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 7-2
Bartley (1-1)
Ortiz (2-1)
None
898
5-4
Mar. 6
Troy
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 7-1
Warren (2-0)
Gainous (2-1)
None
868
6-4
Mar. 7
Troy
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 4-2
Hughes (1-0)
Oates (1-1)
None
833
7-4
Mar. 12
Sam Houston State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 12-3
Kinzeler (2-1)
Davis (2-1)
None
895
8-4
1-0
Mar. 13
Sam Houston State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 3-2
Warren (3-0)
Havlicek (1-1)
None
837
9-4
2-0
Mar. 13
Sam Houston State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 7-6
Hoskins (1-0)
Lusk (0-1)
None
849
10-4
3-0
Mar. 14
Sam Houston State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 3-1
Stuprich (2-0)
Driskell (0-1)
Hoskins (1)
ESPN+
895
11-4
4-0
Mar. 16
at No. 19 LSU
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA
L 7-10
Hellmers (4-1)
Batty (0-1)
Edwards (2)
SECN+
3,906
11-5
Mar. 19
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 5-6
Garza (1-0)
Hughes (1-1)
None
115
11-6
4-1
Mar. 20
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 0-5
Zavala (3-0)
Warren (3-1)
None
115
11-7
4-2
Mar. 20
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
W 7-6
Bartley (2-1)
Foral (1-1)
Hoskins (2)
115
12-7
5-2
Mar. 21
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 3-5
Hayward (1-3)
Stuprich (1-1)
Garza (2)
115
12-8
5-3
Mar. 26
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 3-0
Kinzeler (3-1)
Trevin (1-1)
Hughes (2)
712
13-8
6-3
Mar. 27
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 6-5
Warren (4-1)
Buckendorff (0-1)
Hoskins (3)
762
14-8
7-3
Mar. 27
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 6-2
Bartley (3-1)
Ekness (0-1)
Flettrich (1)
652
15-8
8-3
Mar. 28
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
W 9-8
Hoskins (2-0)
Dallas (0-1)
Aspholm (1)
512
16-8
9-3
April (9-7)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Apr. 1
McNeese State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 4-6
Roliard (2-2)
Hughes (1-2)
None
ESPN+
918
16-9
9-4
Apr. 2
McNeese State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 0-5
Dion (3-3)
Shaffer (1-2)
None
ESPN+
937
16-10
9-5
Apr. 2
McNeese State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 6-3
Warren (5-1)
Ellison (1-1)
Hoskins (4)
ESPN+
937
17-10
10-5
Apr. 3
McNeese State
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 13-9
Stuprich (2-1)
Meeks (0-1)
None
ESPN+
925
18-10
11-5
Apr. 9
Abilene Christian
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 9-13
Carlton (1-1)
Flettrich (0-1)
Riley (2)
ESPN+
765
18-11
11-6
Apr. 10
Abilene Christian
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 8-3
Shaffer (2-2)
Cervantes (5-1)
Dugas (1)
ESPN+
800
19-11
12-6
Apr. 10
Abilene Christian
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 4-8
Jackson (1-1)
Hughes (1-3)
Riley (3)
ESPN+
825
19-12
12-7
Apr. 11
Abilene Christian
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 7-0
Stuprich (3-1)
Chirpich (3-2)
None
ESPN+
832
20-12
13-7
Apr. 16
at Stephen F. Austin
Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX
W 6-2
Warren (6-1)
Gennari (2-3)
None
150
21-12
14-7
Apr. 17
at Stephen F. Austin
Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX
W 7-4
Kinzeler (4-1)
Lee (1-2)
Hoskins (5)
100
22-12
15-7
Apr. 17
at Stephen F. Austin
Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX
W 9-6
Harrington (1-0)
Gauthe (1-1)
Flettrich (2)
120
23-12
16-7
Apr. 18
at Stephen F. Austin
Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX
W 5-3
Stuprich (4-1)
Sgambelluri (2-2)
None
120
24-12
17-7
Apr. 23
at New Orleans
Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA
L 8-9
Lamkin (2-1)
Warren (6-2)
Seroski (6)
353
24-13
17-8
Apr. 24
at New Orleans
Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA
L 4-8
Turpin (7-1)
Shaffer (2-3)
None
489
24-14
17-9
Apr. 24
at New Orleans
Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA
L 3-11
Mitchell (3-1)
Kinzeler (4-2)
Seroski (7)
389
24-15
17-10
Apr. 25
at New Orleans
Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA
W 7-0
Stuprich (5-1)
Acree (1-1)
None
279
25-15
18-10
May (5–7)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
May 5
at No. 20 Southern Miss
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
W 5-3
Batty (1-1)
Adams (0-1)
Shaffer (1)
CUSA.TV
26-15
May 7
Nicholls
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 3-11
Balado (4-1)
Harrington (1-1)
None
ESPN+
1,035
26-16
18-11
May 8
Nicholls
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 7-6
Flettrich (1-1)
Kilcrease (2-7)
Shaffer (2)
ESPN+
968
27-16
19-11
May 8
Nicholls
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 5-4
Stuprich (6-1)
Desandro (3-3)
Shaffer (3)
ESPN+
1,053
28-16
20-11
May 9
at Nicholls
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 2-4
Heckman (2-5)
Kinzeler (4-3)
Taylor (10)
847
28-17
20-12
May 14
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi–
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
L 3-4
Miller (2-3)
Hoskins (2-1)
None
210
28-18
20-13
May 14
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
L 1-2
Ramirez (7-2)
Stuprich (6-2)
None
210
28-19
20-14
May 15
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
L 6-10
Thomas (4-3)
Kinzeler (4-4)
None
290
28-20
20-15
May 16
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX
Game cancelled
May 20
Houston Baptist
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 10-0
Warren (7-2)
Coats (3-8)
None
ESPN+
825
29-20
21-15
May 21
Houston Baptist
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 1-3
Tinker (2-4)
Hoskins (2-2)
None
ESPN+
848
29-21
21-16
May 21
Houston Baptist
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 3-4
Reitmeyer (3-4)
Harrington (1-2)
None
ESPN+
879
29-22
21-17
May 22
Houston Baptist
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 8-2
Bartley (4-1)
Zarella (0-7)
None
ESPN+
915
30-22
22-17
Post-season (2–2)
SBC Tournament (2–2)
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Tournament record
May 26
vs. (6) Northwestern State
(3)
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 2-1
Shaffer (3-3)
Brown (2-3)
None
ESPN+
1,467
31-22
1-0
May 27
vs. (7) McNeese State
(3)
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 2-3
Ellison (5-3)
Stuprich (6-3)
Foster (5)
ESPN+
1,167
31-23
1-1
May 28
vs. (2) New Orleans
(3)
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
W 15-13
O'Toole (1-0)
Seroski (4-4)
Shaffer (4)
ESPN+
874
32-23
2-1
May 28
vs. (7) McNeese State
(3)
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA
L 2-18 (7 inns)
Abraham (4-3)
Dugas (0-1)
None
ESPN+
1,225
32-24
2-2
Schedule Source: [ 4]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Postseason
Conference accolades
Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Rick McCarty – ACU
All Conference First Team
Chase Kemp (LAMR)
Nate Fisbeck (MCNS)
Itchy Burts (TAMUCC)
Bash Randle (ACU)
Mitchell Dickson (ACU)
Lee Thomas (UIW)
Colton Cowser (SHSU)
Colton Eager (ACU)
Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS)
Will Dion (MCNS)
Brennan Stuprich (SELA)
Will Warren (SELA)
Tyler Cleveland (UCA)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
All Conference Second Team
Preston Faulkner (SELA)
Daunte Stuart (NSU)
Kasten Furr (UNO)
Evan Keller (SELA)
Skylar Black (SFA)
Tre Obregon III (MCNS)
Jack Rogers (SHSU)
Pearce Howard (UNO)
Grayson Tatrow (ACU)
Chris Turpin (UNO)
John Gaddis (TAMUCC)
Trevin Michael (LAMR)
Caleb Seroski (UNO)
Jacob Burke (SELA)
All Conference Third Team
Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
Salo Iza (UNO)
Austin Cain (NICH)
Darren Willis (UNO)
Ryan Snell (LAMR)
Tommy Cruz (ACU)
Tyler Finke (SELA)
Payton Harden (MCNS)
Mike Williams (TAMUCC)
Cal Carver (NSU)
Levi David (NSU)
Dominic Robinson (SHSU)
Jack Dallas (LAMR)
Brett Hammit (ACU)
All Conference Defensive Team
Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
Nate Fisebeck (MCNS)
Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
Darren Willis (UNO)
Gaby Cruz (SELA)
Julian Gonzales (MCNS)
Colton Cowser (SHSU)
Avery George (LAMR)
Will Dion (MCNS)
References: [ 5]
References