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American college baseball team

Incarnate Word Cardinals

2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team
Founded| 1987
Overall record| 991–767–2
University| University of the Incarnate Word
Athletic director| Richard Duran
Head coach| Ryan Shotzberger (6th season)
Conference| Southland
Location| San Antonio, Texas
Home stadium| Sullivan Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname| Cardinals
Colors| Red, white, and black[1]

Conference tournament champions
Heart of Texas
1997

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Heartland
2001, 2010
Conference regular season champions
Heart of Texas
1990, 1993, 1997

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Heartland
2005, 2006

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Lone Star
2011

For information on all University of the Incarnate Word sports, see Incarnate Word Cardinals

The Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represents The University of the Incarnate Word in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition. The Cardinals currently compete in the Southland Conference. The Cardinals play home games at Sullivan Field. The team is led by first-year head coach Ryan Shotzberger.

## History

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Incarnate Word baseball has compiled an all-time record of 925–719–2 (.564 winning percentage) through the 2017 season. The Cardinals have won 6 regular season conference championships and 3 conference tournament championships. Incarnate Word has made 5 NCAA Postseason Regional Tournaments (1 NAIA Regional Tournament and 4 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournaments).

## All-time season results

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Year-by-Year Results Year  | Head Coach  | Collegiate Record  | Conference Record  | Notes

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1987 | Jim Ellwanger | 19–34 |  |
1988 | Jim Ellwanger | 30–25 | 3–12 |
1989 | Jim Ellwanger | 35–16 | 7–8 |
1990 | Jim Ellwanger | 32–17 | 10–5 | Heart of Texas Conference Champions
1991 | Jim Ellwanger | 35–18 | 8–7 |
1992 | Jim Ellwanger | 31–18 | 8–7 |
1993 | Steve Heying | 37–13–2 | 14–1 | Heart of Texas Conference Champions
1994 | Steve Heying | 19–29 | 6–8 |
1995 | Steve Heying | 28–21 | 15–6 |
1996 | Steve Heying | 19–31 | 10–11 |
1997 | Steve Heying | 36–22 | 15–9 | Heart of Texas Conference Champions, Heart of Texas Conference Tournament Champions
1998 | Danny Heep | 33–17 | 14–7 |
1999 | Danny Heep | 30–22 | 12–8 |
2000 | Danny Heep | 20–28 |  |
2001 | Danny Heep | 35–21 |  | Heartland Conference Tournament Champions
2002 | Danny Heep | 31–24 |  |
2003 | Danny Heep | 30–27 |  |
2004 | Danny Heep | 41–17 | 14–6 |
2005 | Danny Heep | 35–19 | 28–10 | Heartland Conference Champions
2006 | Danny Heep | 38–21 | 30–10 | Heartland Conference Champions
2007 | Danny Heep | 34–21 | 23–17 |
2008 | Danny Heep | 39–17 | 35–14 |
2009 | Danny Heep | 36–17 | 32–14 |
2010 | Danny Heep | 42–18 | 34–13 | Heartland Conference Tournament Champions
2011 | Danny Heep | 37–18 | 24–9 | Lone Star Conference Champions
2012 | Danny Heep | 23–21 | 16–11 |
2013  | Danny Heep  | 26–26  | 12–16  |
2014  | Danny Heep  | 18–32  | 9–15  |
2015  | Danny Heep  | 21–33  | 11–19  |
2016  | Danny Heep  | 13–38  | 5–22  |
2017  | Danny Heep  | 20–36  | 8–22  |
2018  | Patrick Hallmark | 29–26  | 13–17  |
2019  | Patrick Hallmark  | 37–22  | 18–12  |
2020  | Ryan Shotzberger | 9–7  | 1–2  | Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 | Ryan Shotzberger  | 21–28  | 17–23
2022 | Ryan Shotzberger  | 21–31  | 9–15  |

## Major League Baseball

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Incarnate Word has had 8 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[2]

Cardinals in the Major League Baseball Draft

Year  | Player  | Round  | Team
1990 | Eric Corbell | 16  | Mets
1992 | Reynol Mendoza | 7  | Marlins
2002 | Billy Dennis | 49  | Reds
2003 | Matt Trepkowski | 35  | Reds
2005 | Hector Delgadillo | 36  | Blue Jays
2008 | Chris Solis | 27  | Nationals
2011 | Elroy Urbina | 37  | Diamondbacks
2015 | Geno Encina | 18  | Blue Jays

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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1. ^ 2019 UIW Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
2. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

## External links

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* Official website

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Southland Conference baseball

Teams|

* Houston Christian Huskies
* Incarnate Word Cardinals
* Lamar Cardinals
* McNeese Cowboys
* New Orleans Privateers
* Nicholls Colonels
* Northwestern State Demons
* Southeastern Louisiana Lions
* Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
* UTRGV Vaqueros

Championship|

* Tournament

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Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball

Venues|

* Sullivan Field (1989–present)

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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University of the Incarnate Word

Located in: San Antonio & Alamo Heights, Texas

Academics|

* University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

Athletics|

* Incarnate Word Cardinals
* Baseball
* Men's basketball
* Football
* Women's basketball
* Softball
* Sullivan Field
* Cardinals Field
* McDermott Center
* Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium

* Founded: 1881

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