2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team
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| 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball | |
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Southland Conference Regular Season | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 22–11 (6–6 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Don Sanders Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State †y | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | 41 | – | 17 | .707 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | 32 | – | 26 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 33 | – | 26 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | 31 | – | 27 | .534 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana ‡y | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | 37 | – | 23 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 32 | – | 22 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | 30 | – | 28 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | 31 | – | 25 | .554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | 30 | – | 26 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | 23 | – | 28 | .451 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word* | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 18 | – | 32 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | 20 | – | 35 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian* | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 17 | – | 35 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | 11 | – | 38 | .224 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 24, 2014[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball *Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2014 intercollegiate baseball season. Sam Houston State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bearkats play home games at Don Sanders Stadium on the university's campus in Huntsville, Texas. Third year head coach David Pierce leads the Bearkats.
Personnel[edit]
Coaches[edit]
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Alma mater |
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| 22 | David Pierce | Head coach | 3rd season | University of Houston |
| 3 | Sean Allen | Assistant coach | 6th season[note 1] | University of Houston |
| 12 | Philip Miller | Assistant coach | 3rd season | Northwestern State University |
| 19 | Phil Haig | Assistant coach | 2nd season | Florida International University |
Players[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site/Event | TV | Win | Loss | Save | Result | Attd. | Record |
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| February 14 | 6:30 PM | Northern Colorado | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Tyler Eppler (1–0) | Chris Hammer (0–1) | Alan Scott (1) | W 5–3 | 903 | 1–0 | ||
| February 15 | 6:30 PM | Northern Colorado | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Andrew Godail (1–0) | Josh Tinnon (0–1) | W 8–1 | 846 | 2–0 | |||
| February 16 | 1:30 PM | Northern Colorado | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Dylan Ebbs (1–0) | Connor Leedholm (0–1) | Jason Simms (1) | W 5–0 | 740 | 3–0 | ||
| February 17 | 4:30 PM | Northern Colorado | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Sam Odom (1–0) | Nick Miller (0–1) | W 7–1 | 637 | 4–0 | |||
| February 18 | 6:00 PM | at McNeese State | Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | Alan Scott (1–0) | Lucas Quary (1–1) | W 18–6 | 548 | 5–0 | |||
| February 21 | 6:30 PM | Dallas Baptist | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Paul Voelker (2–0) | Tyler Eppler (1–1) | L 1–5 | 975 | 5–1 | |||
| February 22 | 4:00 PM | Dallas Baptist | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Andrew Godail (2–0) | Drew Smith (1–1) | Sam Odom (1) | W 12–2 | 794 | 6–1 | ||
| February 23 | 1:00 PM | Dallas Baptist | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Seth Holbert (2–0) | Cy Sneed (1–1) | Jason Sims (2) | W 4–1 | 747 | 7–1 | ||
| February 25 | 4:00 PM | at #15 Rice | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | Ryan Brinley (1–0) | Matt Ditman (0–2) | Jason Sims (3) | W 3–1 | 1,846 | 8–1 | ||
| February 28 | 3:36 PM | vs. #12 TCU | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) |
CSNH | Tyler Eppler (2–1) | Brandon Finnegan (2–1) | W 9–4 | N/A | 9–1 | ||
| March 1 | 12:05 PM | vs. #26 Texas Tech | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) |
CSNH | Sam Odom (2–0) | Matt Withrow (1–1) | W 10–6 | N/A | 10–1 | ||
| March 2 | 10:05 PM | vs. #24 Texas | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic) |
LHN | Morgan Cooper (1–0) | Jason Simms (0–1) | L 2–3 | N/A | 10–2 | ||
| March 5 | 5:00 PM | #29 Rice | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Chase McDowell (1–1) | Logan Boyd (0–1) | Austin Orewiler (1) | L 5–8 | 925 | 10–3 | ||
| March 7 | 6:30 PM | Cal State Northridge | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Tyler Eppler (3–1) | Jerry Keel (0–3) | W 6–0 | 670 | 11–3 | |||
| March 8 | 12:00 PM | Cal State Northridge | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Sam Odom (3–0) | Brycen Rutherford (1–2) | Jason Simms (4) | W 2–1 | 553 | 12–3 | ||
| March 9 | 1:00 PM | Cal State Northridge | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Ryan Brinley (2–0) | Brandon Warner (0–1) | W 3–2(13 INN) | 553 | 13–3 | |||
| March 11 | 6:30 PM | UTSA | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Logan Onda (2–1) | Ryan Brinley (2–1) | L 2–9 | 848 | 13–4 | |||
| March 14 | 6:30 PM | at New Orleans* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | Tyler Eppler (4–0) | Alex Smith (0–3) | Alan Scott (2) | W 6–3 | 338 | 14–4 | ||
| March 15 | 2:00 PM | at New Orleans* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | Sam Odom (4–0) | Darron McKigney (0–3) | W 14–4 | 211 | 15–4 | |||
| March 15 | 5:30 PM | at New Orleans* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | Dirk Masters (1–0) | Nick Halliday (2–1) | W 7–2 | 211 | 16–4 | |||
| March 18 | 6:30 PM | at UT Arlington | #25 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | Daniel Milliman (1–0) | Ryan Brinley (2–2) | Zach Hobbs (1) | L 6–7 | 317 | 16–5 | |
| March 21 | 6:00 PM | at Central Arkansas* | #25 | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | Connor Gilmore (2–0) | Tyler Eppler (4–2) | L 7–9 | 422 | 16–6 | ||
| March 22 | 2:00 PM | at Central Arkansas* | #25 | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | Chris Caudle (4–2) | Sam Odom (4–1) | L 2–4 | 355 | 16–7 | ||
| March 23 | 1:00 PM | at Central Arkansas* | #25 | Bear Stadium • Conway, AR | Connor McClain (2–1) | Dirk Masters (1–1) | Scott Zimmerle (1) | L 4–6 | 295 | 16–8 | |
| March 25 | 6:35 PM | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | Jason Simms (1–1) | Ryan Hendrix (0–2) | W 8–1 | 4,153 | 17–8 | |||
| March 26 | 6:30 PM | McNeese State | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Dylan Ebbs (2–0) | Cory Lapeze (0–2) | Ryan Brinley (1) | W 3–1 | 614 | 18–8 | ||
| March 28 | 6:30 PM | Northwestern State* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Adam Oller (3–0) | Tyler Eppler (4–3) | L 1–12 | 637 | 18–9 | |||
| March 29 | 4:00 PM | Northwestern State* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Sam Odom (5–1) | John Gault (3–3) | W 9–4 | 863 | 19–9 | |||
| March 30 | 1:00 PM | Northwestern State* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Steven Spann (6–3) | Jason Simms (1–2) | L 1–3 | 1,102 | 19–10 | |||
| April 4 | 6:30 PM | at Oral Roberts* | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | Kurt Giller (1–0) | Tyler Eppler (4–4) | Hayden Holley (1) | L 4–7 | 557 | 19–11 | ||
| April 5 | 2:01 PM | at Oral Roberts* | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | Jason Simms (2–2) | Jordan Romano (1–2) | W 2–1 | 548 | 20–11 | |||
| April 6 | 1:00 PM | at Oral Roberts* | J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK | Sam Odom (6–1) | Gavin Glanz (1–3) | W 7–4 | 540 | 21–11 | |||
| April 8 | 6:30 PM | Baylor | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | Ryan Brinley (3–2) | Sean Spicer (0–1) | Alan Scott (3) | W 4–3 | 1,336 | 22–11 | ||
| April 11 | 6:30 PM | Abilene Christian* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| April 12 | 4:00 PM | Abilene Christian* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| April 13 | 1:00 PM | Abilene Christian* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| April 15 | 6:30 PM | Houston | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| April 17 | 6:30 PM | at Lamar* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | ||||||||
| April 18 | 6:30 PM | at Lamar* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | ||||||||
| April 19 | 1:00 PM | at Lamar* | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | ||||||||
| April 22 | 6:30 PM | at Houston | Cougar Field • Houston, TX | ||||||||
| April 25 | 6:30 PM | Southeastern Louisiana* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| April 26 | 4:00 PM | Southeastern Louisiana* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| April 26 | 1:00 PM | Southeastern Louisiana* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| April 29 | 6:35 PM | at Baylor | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | ||||||||
| May 2 | 6:30 PM | Stephen F. Austin* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| May 3 | 4:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| May 4 | 1:00 PM | Stephen F. Austin* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| May 9 | 2:00 PM | at Houston Baptist* | Husky Field • Houston, TX | ||||||||
| May 10 | 1:00 PM | at Houston Baptist* | Husky Field • Houston, TX | ||||||||
| May 11 | 2:00 PM | at Houston Baptist* | Husky Field • Houston, TX | ||||||||
| May 13 | 6:35 PM | at Texas A&M* | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | ||||||||
| May 15 | 6:30 PM | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| May 16 | 6:30 PM | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| May 17 | 1:00 PM | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | ||||||||
| *Southland Conference game. #Rankings from Collegiate Baseball released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Ranking movements[edit]
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | —* | T24 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | — | ||||||||||
| Baseball America | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | 28 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | — | ||||||||||
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Notes[edit]
- ^ 6th season overall coaching with the Sam Houston State Bearkats.
References[edit]
- ^ "2014 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Baseball - Schedule - Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics". www.gobearkats.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012.