Sam Houston State Bearkats 2020 Baseball Preseason Prospectus
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SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS 2020 BASEBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS 7 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 12 NCAa REGIONALS | 1 SUPER REGIONAL | 64 MLB DRAFT PICKS Bearkat quick facts 2020 SChedule GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF FEBRUARY Location ......................................................................Huntsville, Texas Head Coach .....................................................Jay Sirianni (1st season) 14 SAINT MARY’S 6:30 p.m. Founded ........................................................................................1879 Alma Mater ..............................................................Nebraska, 2001 15 SAINT MARY’S 3:00 p.m. Enrollment .................................................................................20,477 School Record ......................................................... 0-0 (1st season) 16 SAINT MARY’S 12:00 p.m. 18 RICE 6:30 p.m. Nickname ................................................................................Bearkats Career Record ...........................................................................Same 21 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 6:30 p.m. Colors ...........................................................................Orange & White Assistant Coach (Recruiting Coord) .................Fuller Smith (1st season) 22 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 3:00 p.m. Affiliation ......................................................................NCAA Division I Alma Mater ................................................................Ole Miss, 2008 23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 1:00 p.m. Conference ...........................................................................Southland Assistant Coach (Offense) ..............................Shane Wedd (1st season) 25 at Texas 7:00 p.m. President .....................................................................Dr. Dana G. Hoyt Alma Mater ..................................................................Kansas, 2000 28 at Louisiana 6:00 p.m. Director of Athletics......................................................Bobby Williams Volunteer Assistant Coach ............................Trevor Rainey (1st season) 29 at Louisiana 2:00 p.m. Alma Mater ....................................................Houston Baptist, 2011 MARCH DON SANDERS STADIUM Director of Baseball Operations ...............Jason Washburn (1st season) 1 at Louisiana 1:00 p.m. Year Opened ..................................................................................2006 Alma Mater ............................................................Texas A&M, 1995 3 LOUISIANA TECH 6:30 p.m. Capacity .......................................................................................1,164 4 LOUISIANA TECH 3:00 p.m. Record at Stadium ...................................................................280-139 TEAM INFORMATION 6 HOUSTON BAPTIST* 6:30 p.m. Longest Winning Streak ................................... 12 Games (2013-2014) 2019 Overall Record ....................................................................31-25 7 HOUSTON BAPTIST* 3:00 p.m. Southland Record/Finish .......................................................20-10/1st 8 HOUSTON BAPTIST* 1:00 p.m. HISTORY Postseason ..........................................................SLC Tournament (0-2) 13 at Incarnate Word* 6:30 p.m. First Year .......................................................................................1906 Southland Conference Titles ............................................... 7, last 2019 14 at Incarnate Word* 6:30 p.m. 15 at Incarnate Word* 1:00 p.m. Modern Record ..............................................1,827-1,309 (Since 1949) Southland Tournament Titles ............................................. 6, last 2017 17 at TCU 6:30 p.m. NCAA Division I Record ........................................992-809 (Since 1987) NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................................... 12, last 2017 18 MARYLAND* 6:30 p.m. NCAA Division I Regionals ..................................................................... All-Time NCAA Tournament Record .............................................15-23 20 NEW ORLEANS* 6:30 p.m. 1987, 1989, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 Letterwinners Returning./Lost ....................................................12/20 21 NEW ORLEANS* 3:00 p.m. NCAA Division I Super Regionals ........................................................... Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................................4/5 22 NEW ORLEANS* 1:00 p.m. 2017 Newcomers .......................................................................................21 24 HOUSTON 6:30 p.m. Conference Championships ...............................................................12 27 at McNeese* 6:00 p.m. 28 at McNeese* 3:00 p.m. Southland .................7 - 1989, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 29 at McNeese 1:00 p.m. SLC Tournament ..................6 - 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017 Gulf Star ...........................................................3 - 1985, 1986, 1987 APRIL 1 UT ARLINGTON 6:30 p.m. MEDIA RELATIONS 3 at Lamar* 6:00 p.m. Asst AD/Media Relations (BSB) ........................................... Ben Rikard 4 at Lamar* 2:00 p.m. Email ...............................................................ben.rikard@shsu.edu 5 at Lamar* 1:00 p.m. 7 at Baylor 6:30 p.m. Office Phone.............................................................(936) 294-1764 9 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* 6:30 p.m. Cell Phone ................................................................(325) 234-3234 10 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 6:30 p.m. Assoc AD/Media Relations .............................................. Jason Barfield 11 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* 1:00 p.m. Email ..................................................................jbarfield@shsu.edu 14 at Rice 6:30 p.m. Office Phone.............................................................(936) 294-3533 17 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 6:30 p.m. Cell Phone ................................................................(325) 234-3234 18 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 3:00 p.m. Media Relations Coordinator ................................................Cody Stark 19 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 1:00 p.m. Email ......................................................................cstark@shsu.edu 21 TEXAS A&M 6:30 p.m. 24 at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. Office Phone.............................................................(936) 294-2692 25 at Oklahoma 2:00 p.m. Cell Phone ................................................................(979) 229-3722 26 at Oklahoma 1:00 p.m. Website .......................................................................GoBearkats.com 28 at Houston 6:30 p.m. Twitter ...........................................................................@BearkatsBSB Facebook .................................................................../BearkatAthletics MAY 1 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA* 6:30 p.m. 2 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA* 3:00 p.m. 3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA* 1:00 p.m. 5 vs Houston& 7:00 p.m. 8 at Northwestern State* 6:30 p.m. 9 at Northwestern State* 2:00 p.m. 10 at Northwestern State* 1:00 p.m. 12 BAYLOR 6:30 p.m. 14 at A&M-Corpus Christi* 6:00 p.m. 15 at A&M-Corpus Christi* 6:00 p.m. 16 at A&M-Corpus Christi* 1:00 p.m. 20-23 Southland Conference Tournament# All times are Central and subject to change BOLD - Home game at Don Sanders Stadium * - Southland Conference game & - Constellation Field (Sugar Land) # - Whataburger Field (Corpus Christi) SAM HOUSTON STATE BEARKATS 2020 BASEBALL PRESEASON PROSPECTUS 7 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 12 NCAa REGIONALS | 1 SUPER REGIONAL | 64 MLB DRAFT PICKS 2020 NUMERical Roster bearkat NEWCOMERS NO. NAME B/T POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PEVIOUS SCHOOL NO. NAME PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Erick Davila IF L/R 5-9 165 Fr-HS Victoria, Texas / Victoria East HS 1 Erick Davila Victoria East HS 2 Anthony MacKenzie IF S/R 6-0 180 Fr-HS Houston, Texas / Second Baptist HS 2 Anthony MacKenzie Second Baptist HS 3 Blake Faecher Blinn College 3 Blake Faecher OF R/R 6-0 195 Jr-TR Cypress, Texas / Cy Fair HS / Blinn College / Louisiana 8 Christian Smith Cisco College 5 Eric Bohnert OF R/R 5-11 200 Jr-2L Cypress, Texas / Cy Ranch HS 9 Bryce Holmes Cisco College 7 Jackson Loftin IF R/R 6-1 185 So-1L Spring, Texas / Klein Collins HS 10 Wes Folse Sweeny HS 8 Christian Smith OF R/R 5-10 180 Jr-TR El Paso, Texas / Coronado HS / Cisco College 11 Dee Shelton Hillsborough CC 9 Bryce Holmes IF L/R 6-0 190 Jr-TR Woodville, Texas / Big Sandy HS / Cisco College 12 Clayton Chadwick La Vernia HS 15 Lance Lusk Angelina College 10 Wes Folse C R/R 6-1 180 Fr-HS Sweeny, Texas / Sweeny HS 18 Tyler Davis Panola College 11 Dee Shelton IF S/R 5-9 175 Jr-TR Winter Garden, Fla. / West Orange HS / Hillsborough CC / Stetson 20 Bryson Lucas College Station HS 12 Clayton Chadwick IF L/R 5-9 195 Fr-HS La Vernia, Texas / La Vernia HS 21 Hayden Collins Panola College 14 Luke Repka IF L/R 5-11 180 So-1L The Woodlands, Texas / College Park HS 23 Garrett Egli Midland College 15 Lance Lusk RHP R/R 6-1 175 Jr-TR Spring, Texas / Spring HS / Angelina College 25 Trent Touchet Panola College 27 Corbin Vines Galveston College 17 Colton Cowser OF L/R 6-3 190 So-1L Cypress, Texas / Cy Ranch HS 29 Tanner Sembera Angelina College 18 Tyler Davis RHP R/R 6-3 215 Jr-TR Spring, Texas / Oak Ridge HS / Panola College / Wichita State 32 Ryan Peters Cy Ranch HS 19 Kyle Backhus LHP L/L 6-4 190 Sr-3L New Waverly, Texas / Willis HS 34 Caleb Cannon Atascocita HS 20 Bryson Lucas LHP L/L 6-1 190 Fr-HS College Station, Texas / College Station HS 42 Brody Logsdon