2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team

American college baseball season

2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 1–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach|

* Ryan Shotzberger (6th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Greg Evans
* Steve Hecker
* Taylor Featherston

Home stadium| Sullivan Field

Seasons

<- 2024

2026 ->

2025 Southland Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Houston Christian ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
Incarnate Word ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
Lamar ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
McNeese ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
New Orleans ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
Nicholls ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
UT Rio Grande Valley ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 0 |  | – |  |  | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of February 9, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represents the University of the Incarnate Word during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals play their home games at Sullivan Field and are led by sixth–year head coach Ryan Shotzberger. They are members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason

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### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2025. Incarnate Word was picked to finish seventh in the Southland Conference with 95 overall votes.[2]

Coaches poll

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Lamar | 197 (18)
2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 146 (4)
3 | McNeese | 145
4 | UT Rio Grande Valley | 144
5 | Nicholls | 129
6 | New Orleans | 128
7 | Incarnate Word | 95
8 | Northwestern State | 89
9 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 73
10 | Houston Christian | 37
11 | Stephen F. Austin | 27

### Preseason All-Southland team

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Rey Mendoza and Josh Salinas were named to the conference preseason first team. No Cardinals were named to the conference preseason second team. [2]

#### First Team

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* Zak Skinner* (LU, JR, Catcher)
* Brayden Evans* (LU, JR, 1st Base)
* Isaac Webb* (TAMU, SR, 2nd Base)
* TJ Salvaggio (SELU, SR, Shortstop)
* Rocco Gump (NWST, SR, 3rd Base)
* Reese Lipoma* (NWST, RSR, Outfielder)
* Connor Westenburg (McN, SR, Outfielder)
* Cole Stromboe+ (SELU, RSR, Outfielder)
* Tristian Moore+ (UNO, RSR, Outfielder)
* Bryce Calloway* (UNO, SR, Utility)
* Rey Mendoza (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
* Brennan Stuprich* (SELU, RSR, Starting Pitcher)
* Josh Salinas (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
* Zach Garcia (TAMU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
* Kyle Moseley (LU, SR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

#### Second Team

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* Steven Lancia (UTRGV, SR, Catcher)
* Martin Vazquez (UTRGV, SR, 1st Base)
* Diego Villsecas* (UNO, SR, 2nd Base)
* Isaac Lopez (UTRGV, GR, Shortstop)
* Easton Moomau+ (UTRGV, SO, 3rd Base)
* Matt Ryan+ (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
* Balin Valentine (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
* Parker Coley (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
* Jude Hall (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
* Simon Larranaga (MCN, SR, Utility)
* Armani Raygoza (UTRGV, RSO, Designated Hitter)
* Parker Edwards (HCU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
* Angelo Cabral (UTRGV, GR, Starting Pitcher)
* Tyler Bryan (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
* Larson Fabre (SELU, JR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

## Schedule and results

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Legend

| Incarnate Word win
| Incarnate Word loss
| Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold | Incarnate Word team member
* | Non-Conference game
2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball game log

Regular season (1–0)
| February (1–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium
Site | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SLC Record
Feb. 14 | Saint Peter's University* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | 12–2
8 inn
| Salinas, Josh (1-0) | Yash Jain (0-1) | Pilot, Braelin (1) | ESPN+ | 126 | 1–0 |
Feb. 15 | Saint Peter's University* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 16 | Saint Peter's University* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 17 | Saint Peter's University* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 18 | Abilene Christian* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 21 | Texas Southern* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 22 | Texas Southern* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 23 | Texas Southern* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 25 | Texas* |  | UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
Feb. 28 | Houston Christian |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – | –
| March (0–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SLC Record
Mar 1 | Houston Christian |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – | –
Mar 2 | Houston Christian |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – | –
Mar 4 | Texas State* |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |
| April (0–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SLC Record
Apr 1 | Texas A&M* |  | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  |  |  | – |
| May (0–0)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | SLC Record
May 2 | UT Rio Grande Valley |  | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | – | (-) | (-) |  | ESPN+ |  | – | –
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 15–18 | vs. () TBD | () | TBD – at #1 or #2 seeded team's home stadium • TBD | – | (-) | -) |  | ESPN+ |  | – |

Schedule Source:[3][4][5]

## References

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1. ^ Hill, James. "Lamar Chosen as Baseball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Team Announced". southland.org. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
2. ^ a b James Hill (February 6, 2025). "Lamar Chosen as Baseball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Team Announced". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
3. ^ "2025 Baseball Schedule". University of the Incarnate Word. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
4. ^ "2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals Schedule". Warren Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
5. ^ "Incarnate Word (Southland)". D1 Baseball. Retrieved February 14, 2025.

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Venues|

* Sullivan Field (1989–present)

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

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