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2023 Houston Christian Huskies baseball
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ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–17 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Clay Vanderlaan
  • Tyler Bremer
  • Sam McElrath
Home stadiumHusky Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team represents Houston Christian University, during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies play their home games at Husky Field and are led by second–year head coach Lance Berkman, former star player with the Houston Astros. They are members of the Southland Conference.

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Houston Christian University

Houston Christian University

Houston Christian University (HCU), formerly Houston Baptist University, is a private Baptist university in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Its Cultural Arts Center houses three museums: the Dunham Bible Museum, the Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts, and the Museum of Southern History.

2023 NCAA Division I baseball season

2023 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 17, 2023. The ongoing regular season will be followed by many conference tournaments and championship series, and the season concludes with the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2023 Men's College World Series. The Men's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska, at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, will end in June 2023.

Husky Field

Husky Field

Husky Field is a baseball venue on the campus of Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas, United States. It is home to the Houston Christian Huskies baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southland Conference. Opened in 1993, it has a capacity of 500 spectators. The facility features a press box and natural grass surface. It hosted the 2008 Red River Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament and the 2007 NAIA Region IV Tournament. Construction began on a 7,200 square-foot indoor facility in early-September 2022, located down the right field line.

Lance Berkman

Lance Berkman

William Lance Berkman, nicknamed "Fat Elvis" and "Big Puma", is an American baseball coach and former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Houston Christian Huskies. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. Berkman is a six-time MLB All-Star and won a World Series championship and the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award with the Cardinals in 2011. He stands 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). Berkman spent various seasons of his career as a regular at all three outfield positions.

Houston Astros

Houston Astros

The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL).

Southland Conference

Southland Conference

The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Southland sponsors 18 sports, 10 for women and eight for men, and is governed by a presidential Board of Directors and an Advisory Council of athletic and academic administrators. Chris Grant became the Southland's seventh commissioner on April 5, 2022. From 1996 to 2002, for football only, the Southland Conference was known as the Southland Football League.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. Houston Christian was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 41 votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 McNeese State 118 (7)
2 Southeastern Louisiana 115 (10)
3 Lamar 88
4 New Orleans 87
5 Northwestern State 65 (1)
6 Nicholls 59
7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 55
8 Houston Christian 41
9 Incarnate Word 20

Preseason All-Southland team

No Houston Christian players were named to a conference preseason team. [2]

First Team

  • Edgar Alvarez (NICH, JR, 1st Base)
  • Brad Burckel (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Josh Leslie (MCNS, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Parker Coddou (NICH, JR, Shortstop)
  • Bo Willis (NWST, JR, Catcher)
  • Tre Jones (TAMUCC, JR, Designated Hitter)
  • Payton Harden (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
  • Brendan Ryan (TAMUCC, SR, Outfielder)
  • Xane Washington (NICH, R-SR, Outfielder)
  • Zach Garcia (TAMUCC, SO, Starting Pitcher)
  • Grant Rogers (MCNS, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Tyler Theriot (NICH, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Burrell Jones (MCNS, SR, Relief Pitcher)
  • Alec Carr (UIW, SR, Utility)

Second Team

  • Josh Blankenship (LU, SR, 1st Base)
  • Daunte Stuart (NWST, JR, 2nd Base)
  • Kasten Furr (NO, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Tyler Bischke (NO, JR, Shortstop)
  • Bryce Grizzaffi (SELA, SR, Catcher)
  • Kade Hunter (MCNS, SR, Designated Hitter)
  • Josh Caraway (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder)
  • Braden Duhon (MCNS, JR, Outfielder)
  • Issac Williams (NO, JR, Outfielder)
  • Cal Carver (NWST, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Tyler LeBlanc (NO, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Will Kinzeler (SELA, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Dalton Aspholm (SELA, SR, Relief Pitcher)
  • Tre’ Obregon III (MCNS, SR, Utility)

Schedule and results

Legend
  Houston Christian win
  Houston Christian loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Houston Christian team member
* Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2023 Houston Christian Huskies Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (2–17)
March (2–9)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
Mar. 3 at Abilene Christian* Crutcher Scott FieldAbilene, TX 3–13
(8 inn)
Boggan, Drake (1-0) Wilson, Nolan (0-1) ESPN+ 519 0–9
Mar. 4 at Abilene Christian* Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 6–12 Krkovski, Luke (1-0) Charles, Matthew (0-1) ESPN+ 499 0–10
Mar. 4 at Abilene Christian* Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 5–9 Eichelberger, Breck (1-0) Zander, Walker (0-3) ESPN+ 456 0–11
Mar. 5 at Abilene Christian* Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 8–7 Ricker, Chad (1-1) Boggan, Drake (1-1) 355 1–11
Mar. 10 at Rice* Reckling ParkHouston, TX 1–5 Parker Smith (1-1) Gunter, Rye (0-2) Matthew Linskey (1) 1,925 1–12
Mar. 11 at Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX 12–14 Brogdon, B (1-1) Ricker, Chad (1-1) Raj, Krishna (1) 2,173 1–13
Mar. 12 at Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX 6–7 Ben-Shoshan (1-0) Ryan, Zach (0-1) Cienfuegos (2) 2,139 1–14
Mar. 14 at Sam Houston* Don Sanders StadiumHuntsville, TX 4–6 David, C. (3-0) Ewald, Tim (0-1) 602 1–15
Mar. 17 North Dakota State* Husky Field • Houston, TX 7–10
(7 inn)
Reese Ligtenberg (1-0) Ricker, Chad (1-2) Skyler Riedinger (1) 103 1–16
Mar. 18 North Dakota State* Husky Field • Houston, TX 5–6 Max Loven (1-1) Wells, Jarek (0-2) Carson Jacobs (1) 135 1–17
Mar. 19 North Dakota State* Husky Field • Houston, TX 6–5 Ricker, Chad (2-2) Wyatt Nelson (0-1) Ryan, Zach (1) 121 2–17
Mar. 22 at Texas State* Bobcat Baseball StadiumSan Marcos, TX (–) (–)
Mar. 24 at Incarnate Word Sullivan FieldSan Antonio, TX (–) (–) ESPN+
Mar. 25 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX (–) (–) ESPN+
Mar. 26 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX (–) (–) ESPN+
Mar. 31 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
Apr. 1 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 2 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 6 Texas–Rio Grande Valley* Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 7 Texas–Rio Grande Valley* Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 8 Texas–Rio Grande Valley* Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 11 at Prairie View A&M* John W. Tankersley FieldPrairie View, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 12 at Prairie View A&M* John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 14 Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 15 Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 16 Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 19 at McNeese* Joe Miller BallparkLake Charles, LA (–) (–)
Apr. 21 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier FieldThibodaux, LA (–) (–)
Apr. 22 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA (–) (–)
Apr. 23 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA (–) (–)
Apr. 25 at UTSA* Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 28 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 29 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
Apr. 30 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SLC Record
May 2 Stephen F. Austin* Jaycees FieldNacogdoches, TX (–) (–)
May 5 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer ParkNew Orleans, LA (–) (–)
May 6 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA (–) (–)
May 7 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA (–) (–)
May 12 Southeastern Louisiana Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
May 13 Southeastern Louisiana Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
May 14 Southeastern Louisiana Husky Field • Houston, TX (–) (–)
May 18 at Lamar Vincent–Beck StadiumBeaumont, TX (–) (–)
May 19 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX (–) (–)
May 20 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX (–) (–)
Post-Season (0–0)
Southland Tournament (0–0)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record Tournament Record
May 24-27 vs. TBA Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA (–) (–)
Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Source: "2023 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 20th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Houston_Christian_Huskies_baseball_team.

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References
  1. ^ "2023 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced". Southland Conference. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

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