American college baseball season
The 2022 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Demons played their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and were led by sixth–year head coach Bobby Barbier . They were members of the Southland Conference .
Southland Conference Coaches Poll [ edit ]
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2022, and the Demons were picked to finish fifth in the conference with 55 votes and two first place votes.[ 2]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
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
T–7
Houston Baptist
24
T–7
Nicholls
24
Preseason All-Southland Team [ edit ]
The following players were named to the 2022 Preseason All-Southland Team, voted on by the league's coaches.[ 3]
1st Team
Daunte Stuart – Second Baseman
Cal Carver – Starting Pitcher
2nd Team
Donovan Ohnoutka – Starting Pitcher
Drayton Brown – Relief Pitcher
2022 Northwestern State Demons baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
OF
Larson Fontenot
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
St. Amant, Louisiana
2
RHP
Ethan Francis
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Miscouche, Canada
3
INF
Bryce Holmes
R/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Livingston, Texas
4
OF
Kendall Foster
L/L
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Prosper, Texas
5
INF
Jake Haze
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
6
INF
Cam Sibley
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
8
RHP
Grayson Gates
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Benton, Louisiana
9
C
Bailyn Sorensen
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Rayville, Louisiana
11
C
Austin Kirkpatrick
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Parks, Louisiana
12
OF
Cole Horton
L/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Bossier City, Louisiana
13
OF
Broch Holmes
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Livingston, Texas
14
OF
Gabe Colaianni
L/L
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Missouri City, Texas
15
INF
Cameron Parikh
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Bossier City, Louisiana
16
RHP
Alex Makarewich
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Keller, Texas
18
LHP
Cal Carver
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
San Antonio, Texas
19
INF
Daunte Stuart
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
The Woodlands, Texas
20
OF
Jardy Montgomery
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
New Orleans, Louisiana
21
OF
Jacob Farrell
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Cypress, Texas
22
RHP
Ryan Olchoway
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Saskatoon, Canada
23
INF
Hayden Knotts
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Fr
Bossier City, Louisiana
24
RHP
Josh Banes
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Learned, Mississippi
25
C
Bo Willis
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Magnolia, Texas
26
RHP
Donovan Ohnoutka
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Natchitoches, Louisiana
27
RHP
Chase Prestwich
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Frederick, Colorado
31
C
James Starnes
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Spring, Texas
32
INF
Gray Rowlett
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Keller, Texas
33
INF
Miguel Vega
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Tyler, Texas
34
RHP
Drayton Brown
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Nacogdoches, Texas
35
INF
AJ Bailey
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Zachary, Louisiana
37
LHP
Will Hine
R/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Benton, Louisiana
39
LHP
Cameron Taylor
L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Bossier City, Louisiana
40
RHP
Gus Collins
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
So
Pryor, Oklahoma
41
RHP
Andrew Cossio
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Jr
Spring, Texas
42
RHP
Thomas Sotile
L/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
45
RHP
Dawson Flowers
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Brookhaven, Mississippi
46
RHP
Johnathan Harmon
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Hornbeck, Louisiana
48
OF
Reese Lipoma
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Gonzales, Louisiana
54
OF
Jeffrey Elkins
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Lafayette, Louisiana
INF
Darnell Bayonne
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Pineville, Louisiana
LHP
Mason Langdon
R/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Fr
Shreveport, Louisiana
Head coach
Bobby Barbier (Northwestern State )
Assistant coach(es)
Chris Bertrand (LSU–Shreveport ) Spencer Goodwin (Northwestern State ) Dan Hlad (Northwestern State )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 14 April 2022
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Legend
Northwestern State win
Northwestern State loss
Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold
Northwestern State team member
2022 Northwestern State Demons baseball game log
Regular season (25–27)
February (3–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Feb. 18
Stephen F. Austin
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 3–7
Richter (1-0)
Carver (0-1)
None
775
0–1
Feb. 19
Stephen F. Austin
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 6–2
Harmon (1-0)
Mangus (0-1)
None
602
1–1
Feb. 20
Stephen F. Austin
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 5–4
Ohnoutka (1-0)
Poell (0-1)
None
218
2–1
Feb. 25
vs. Oklahoma
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
W 4–2
Taylor (1-0)
Atwood (1-1)
Caossio (1)
3–1
Feb. 26
vs. Oklahoma
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
L 1–2
Sandlin (1-1)
Prestwich (0-1)
Michael (2)
5,974
3–2
Feb. 27
vs. Oklahoma
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
L 1–5
Martinez (1-0)
Brown (0-1)
None
4,895
3–3
March (9–9)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Mar. 1
Louisiana
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 8–11
Shifflet (1-0)
Prestwich (0-2)
Schultz (1)
580
3–4
Mar. 2
at Louisiana
M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA
L 3–6
Havard (1-1)
Ohnoutka (1-1)
Schultz (2)
4,072
3–5
Mar. 4
vs. Nebraska
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
L 0–2
Frank (1-0)
Carver (0-2)
Olson (1)
200
3–6
Mar. 5
vs. Nebraska
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
L 0–6
Schanaman (1-2)
Harmon (1-1)
None
311
3–7
Mar. 6
at UT Arlington
Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX
L 0–1
Bailey (2-0)
Brown (0-2)
King (1)
420
3–8
Mar. 9
at Louisiana–Monroe
Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA
L 2–6
Cressend (1-1)
Ohnoutka (1-2)
None
972
3–9
Mar. 12
Alcorn State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 20–37
Carver (1-2)
Meadows (0-3)
None
4–9
Mar. 12
Alcorn State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 19–17
Harmon (2-1)
Puckett (0-2)
None
510
5–9
Mar. 13
Alcorn State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 16–17
Brown (1-2)
Ford (0-3)
None
457
6–9
Mar. 15
Lamar
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 21–7
Taylor (2-0)
Ellis (0-1)
None
487
7–9
Mar. 17
South Dakota State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 2–16
Bishop (1-2)
Ohnoutka (1-3)
Arbogast (1)
382
7–10
Mar. 18
South Dakota State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 6–2
Carver (2-2)
Bourassa (0-2)
Flowers (1)
502
8–10
Mar. 19
South Dakota State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 2–47
Carlson (3-2)
Harmon (2-2)
Barnett (3)
498
8–11
Mar. 19
South Dakota State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 13–97
Brown (2-2)
Beazley (0-2)
Banes (1)
498
9–11
Mar. 23
Grambling State
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 6–3
Cossio (1-0)
Mims III (0-1)
Banes (2)
400
10–11
Mar. 25
at New Orleans
Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA
L 6–7
Williams (4-0)
Flowers (0-1)
None
ESPN+
623
10–12
0–1
Mar. 26
at New Orleans
Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA
W 2–1
Harmon (3-2)
Mitchell (0-3)
None
ESPN+
415
11–12
1–1
Mar. 27
at New Orleans
Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA
W 16–10
Brown (3-2)
Lamkin (0-1)
None
454
12–12
2–1
April (8–10)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
Apr. 1
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 8–2
Carver (3-2)
Garcia (2-2)
None
519
13–12
3–1
Apr. 2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 11–8
Harmon (4-2)
Thomas (4-2)
Flowers (2)
555
14–12
4–1
Apr. 3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 1–010
Collins (1-0)
Perez (2-3)
None
576
15–12
5–1
Apr. 6
at Lamar
Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
L 6–9
Morse (2-1)
Francis (0-1)
None
988
15–13
Apr. 8
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 2–8
Rollins (2-0)
Carver (3-3)
None
195
15–14
5–2
Apr. 9
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 2–6
Garza (3-3)
Harmon (4-3)
Hayward (1)
190
15–15
5–3
Apr. 10
at Incarnate Word
Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX
L 4–11
David (2-0)
Brown (3-3)
None
233
15–16
5–4
Apr. 14
at Nicholls
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 2–8
Desandro (2-2)
Carver (3-4)
Gearing (1)
511
15–17
5–5
Apr. 15
at Nicholls
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
L 0–6
Theriot (5-2)
Harmon (4-4)
None
215
15–18
5–6
Apr. 16
at Nicholls
Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA
W 10–7
Brown (4-3)
Heckman (1-3)
None
287
16–18
6–6
Apr. 19
LSU–Alexandria
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 11–4
Collins (2-0)
Klieb (0-1)
None
385
17–18
Apr. 20
at Louisiana Tech
J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA
L 4–6
Whorff (4-5)
Prestwich (0-3)
Crigger (7)
2,499
17–19
Apr. 22
Houston Baptist
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 4–3
Collins (3-0)
Smitherman (1-1)
None
461
18–19
7–6
Apr. 23
Houston Baptist
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 4–2
Harmon (5-4)
Burch (1-3)
None
475
19–19
8–6
Apr. 24
Houston Baptist
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 1–10
Charles (3-0)
Brown (4-4)
None
502
19–20
8–7
Apr. 26
at Grambling State
Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park and Wilbert Ellis Field • Grambling, LA
W 8–3
Prestwich (1-3)
Rudy (3-6)
None
121
20–20
Apr. 27
at LSU–Alexandria
Generals Baseball Field • Alexandria, LA
Game cancelled
Apr. 29
Southeastern Louisiana
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 4–6
Robb (3-3)
Flowers (0-2)
Trahan (6)
510
20–21
8–8
Apr. 30
Southeastern Louisiana
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 2–4
Guth (2-1)
Harmon (5-5)
Trahan (7)
522
20–22
8–9
May (5–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SLC Record
May 1
Southeastern Louisiana
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 5–2
Brown (5-4)
Landry (2-5)
None
525
21–22
9–9
May 4
Louisiana Tech
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 3–4
Knight (1-0)
Taylor (2-1)
Crigger (10)
1,208
21–23
May 6
at McNeese State
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
W 16–12
Carver (4-4)
Rogers (5-4)
None
750
22–23
10–9
May 7
at McNeese State
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
W 5–410
Cossio (2-0)
Foster (3-2)
Ohnoutka (1)
777
23–23
11–9
May 8
at McNeese State
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
L 4–10
Zeppuhar (1-0)
Brown (5-5)
None
763
23–24
11–10
May 10
Louisiana–Monroe
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 10–5
Francis (1-1)
Brady (0-1)
None
414
24–24
May 13
New Orleans
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 4–6
Williams (6-1)
Collins (3-1)
None
519
24–25
11–11
May 14
New Orleans
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
W 14–11
Taylor (3-1)
Porter (1-2)
Francis (1)
530
25–25
12–11
May 15
New Orleans
H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA
L 4–11
Khachadourian (5-2)
Brown (5-6)
Seroski (3)
602
25–26
12–12
May 17
at LSU
Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA
L 7–197
Gervase (3-1)
Flowers (0-3)
None
SECN+
10,423
25–27
Post-season (0–2)
Southland Tournament (0–2)
Date
Opponent
(Seed)/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
Tournament record
May 19
vs. (4) Nicholls
(5)
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
L 6–7
Gearing (5-3)
Carver (4-5)
None
ESPN+
348
25–28
0–1
May 20
vs. (8) Incarnate Word
(5)
Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–14
Mikulik (1-1)
Harmon (5-6)
None
ESPN+
346
25–29
0–2
Schedule Source: [ 4]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.