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Incarnate Word Cardinals
2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team
Founded1987
Overall record991–767–2
UniversityUniversity of the Incarnate Word
Athletic directorRichard Duran
Head coachRyan Shotzberger (5th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Home stadiumSullivan Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameCardinals
ColorsRed, white, and black[1]
     
Conference tournament champions
Heart of Texas
1997
Heartland
2001, 2010
Regular season conference champions
Heart of Texas
1990, 1993, 1997

Heartland
2005, 2006

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[edit]

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[edit]

Year-by-Year Results
Year Head Coach Collegiate Record Conference Record Notes
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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

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