2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team

2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball
2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball
MVC Regular season Champion
NCAA tournament, Lubbock Regional Final
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	43–20 (14–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dan Heefner (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Dan Fitzgerald (7th season); Josh Hopper (1st season); Trevin Sonnier (2nd season);
Home stadium	Horner Ballpark

2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 24 ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	43	–	20	.683
Illinois State ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	36	–	26	.581
No. 23 Indiana State ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	8	.619	43	–	18	.705
Bradley ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	31	–	19	.620
Evansville ‍‍‍	11	–	10	.524	24	–	29	.453
Missouri State ‍‍‍	10	–	11	.476	20	–	36	.357
Valparaiso ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	14	–	36	.280
Southern Illinois ‍‍‍	5	–	16	.238	26	–	29	.473

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 16, 2019^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team represented Dallas Baptist University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Patriots played their home games at Horner Ballpark as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by head coach Dan Heefner, in his 12th season at Dallas Baptist.

Previous season

The 2018 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team notched a 36–17 (16–5) regular season record and finished second in the Missouri Valley Conference standings. The Patriots reached the finals of the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament, where they were defeated by Missouri State in 10 innings. Dallas Baptist received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Patriots were eliminated from the NCAA tournament by Arkansas in the Fayetteville Regional.^[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Dallas Baptist	Alma Mater
Dan Heefner	Head coach	12	Olivet Nazarene University (2001)
Dan Fitzgerald	Associate head coach - Recruiting Coordinator	7	University of Minnesota (2000)
Josh Hopper	Assistant Coach - Pitching	1	Berry College (1999)
Trevin Sonnier	Assistant Coach	2	Oral Roberts University (2016)

Roster

2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots Roster^[3]

Pitchers

8 - Travis Stone - RS Senior
9 - JT Penick - Sophomore
15 - MacGregor Hines - RS Senior
17 - Luke Trahan - Freshman
20 - Ray Gaither - RS Sophomore
26 - Luke Eldred - RS Sophomore
28 - Burl Carraway - Sophomore
30 - Jordan Martinson - Senior
32 - Kragen Kechely - Junior
33 - Jarod Bayless - Senior
34 - MD Johnson - Senior
36 - Cole Reeves - Sophomore
37 - Tim Ewald - Freshman
38 - Jimmy Fouse - Senior
39 - Reagan MacDonald - RS Junior
41 - Peyton Sherlin - Sophomore
44 - Kyle Rich - Freshman
45 - Parker Towns - Senior
46 - Zach Heaton - RS Freshman
47 - Alec Baker - Freshman

Catchers

7 - Herbert Iser - Junior
12 - Christian Boulware - Junior
16 - Treet Williams - Freshman

Infielders

1 - Andres Sosa - Junior
2 - Blayne Jones - Sophomore
4 - Augie Isaacson - RS Senior
6 - Hayden Ebrecht - Freshman
13 - Jimmy Glowenke - Sophomore
18 - Trevor Hatton - Freshman
19 - Jackson Glenn - Junior
27 - Jose Gutierrez - Freshman
29 - Bryce Ball - Junior
42 - Luke Bandy - Junior

Outfielders

3 - Hunter Vansau - RS Senior
5 - Austin Bell - RS Junior
14 - Ben McConnell - Junior
25 - Evan Sandmann - RS Senior

Schedule and results

2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball game log^[4]

Regular season (38–16)

February (5–3)

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
February 15	6:30 pm	Kent State*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 3–0	Martinson (1–0)	Wollersheim (0–1)	Bayless (1)	1,044	1–0	–	Stats Story
February 16	2:00 pm	Kent State*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 8–4	Towns (1–0)	Matthews (0–1)	–	542	2–0	–	Stats Story
February 17	12:00 pm	Kent State*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 8–1	Johnson (1–0)	Schreiber (0–1)	–	482	3–0	–	Stats Story
February 20	3:00 pm	at Oklahoma*	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 2–4	Abram (1–0)	Towns (1–1)	Matthews (1)	409	3–1	–	Stats Story
February 22	6:30 pm	Minnesota*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 9–0	Martinson (2–0)	Lackney (0–1)	–	496	4–1	–	Stats Story
February 23	2:00 pm	Minnesota*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 7–9	Fredrickson (1–1)	Eldred (0–1)	Meyer (2)	742	4–2	–	Stats Story
February 24	1:00 pm	Minnesota*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 7–5	Johnson (2–0)	Thoresen (0–2)	–	401	5–2	–	Stats Story
February 26	6:35 pm	at #14 Baylor*	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	L 4–10	Leckich (2–0)	Kechely (0–1)	–	1,388	5–3	–	Stats Story

March (16–3)

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
March 1	3:00 pm	Houston Baptist*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 7–1	Martinson (3–0)	Carter (1–1)	Kechely (1)	220	6–3	–	Stats Story
March 1	6:00 pm	Houston Baptist*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 2–1	Bayless (1–0)	Newton (0–1)	–	402	7–3	–	Stats Story
March 2	1:00 pm	Houston Baptist*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 12–2	Johnson (3–0)	Batten (0–1)	–	447	8–3	–	Stats Story
March 6	3:00 pm	#25 Oklahoma*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 7–2	Carraway (1–0)	Matthews (0–1)	–	569	9–3	–	Stats Story
March 8	6:00 pm	at Oral Roberts*	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	W 13–8	Martinson (4–0)	McMinn (2–2)	–	943	10–3	–	Stats Story
March 9	2:00 pm	at Oral Roberts*	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	W 13–6	Carraway (2–0)	Gaskins (1–1)	–	984	11–3	–	Stats Story
March 10	1:00 pm	at Oral Roberts*	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK	W 6–2	Bayless (2–0)	Wolf (0–1)	–	742	12–3	–	Stats Story
March 12	6:30 pm	#21 Texas A&M*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 5–4	Hines (1–0)	Jozwiak (2–1)	Carraway (1)	2,047	13–3	–	Stats Story
March 15	6:30 pm	Houston*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 6–8	Henry (1–0)	Hines (1–1)	Roedahl (2)	871	13–4	–	Stats Story
March 16	2:00 pm	Houston*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 0–2	Villarreal (2–0)	Johnson (3–1)	–	893	13–5	–	Stats Story
March 17	1:00 pm	Houston*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 8–4	Bayless (3–0)	Roedahl (3–1)	–	794	14–5	–	Stats Story
March 19	6:30 pm	Oklahoma State*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 7–5	Carraway (3–0)	Battenfield (3–2)	Hines (1)	962	15–5	–	Stats Story
March 22	4:00 pm	at Air Force*	Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO	W 4–3¹²	Hines (2–1)	Price (3–1)	Kechely (2)	66	16–5	–	Stats Story
March 23	2:00 pm	at Air Force*	Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO	W 6–5	Bayless (4–0)	Chilcutt (0–2)	Kechely (3)	117	17–5	–	Stats Story
March 24	1:00 pm	at Air Force*	Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO	W 30–7	Fouse (1–0)	Nichols (1–2)	–	127	18–5	–	Stats Story
March 26	6:30 pm	UT Arlington*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 0–9	Gooch (1–2)	Kechely (0–2)	–	837	18–6	–	Stats Story
March 29	6:30 pm	Valparaiso	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 10–5	Martinson (5–0)	Tieman (1–4)	–	831	19–6	1–0	Stats Story
March 30	2:00 pm	Valparaiso	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 10–5	Johnson (4–1)	Fields (2–2)	–	552	20–6	2–0	Stats Story
March 31	1:00 pm	Valparaiso	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 6–1	Fouse (2–0)	Fricke (0–2)	–	493	21–6	3–0	Stats Story

April (10–7)

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
April 2	6:30 pm	#22 Baylor*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 1–5	Helmer (1–0)	Kechely (0–3)	–	1,694	21–7	–	Stats Story
April 5	6:00 pm	at Evansville	Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN	L 3–8	Lukas (4–2)	Carraway (3–1)	Parks (4)	237	21–8	3–1	Stats Story
April 6	1:00 pm	at Evansville	Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN	L 5–11	Gray (2–0)	Bayless (4–1)	–	232	21–9	3–2	Stats Story
April 6	5:00 pm	at Evansville	Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN	W 4–3	Heaton (1–0)	Weigand (2–3)	Hines (2)	232	22–9	4–2	Stats Story
April 9	6:30 pm	#22 TCU*	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 11–6	Reeves (1–0)	Green (2–1)	–	1,542	23–9	–	Stats Story
April 12	5:00 pm	at College of Charleston*	CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 3–4	McLarty (6–2)	Martinson (5–1)	Ocker (8)	556	23–10	–	Stats Story
April 13	1:00 pm	at College of Charleston*	CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 6–2	Johnson (5–1)	Lucas (3–1)	Carraway (2)	603	24–10	–	Stats Story
April 14	11:30 am	at College of Charleston*	CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 14–4	Bayless (5–1)	Price (5–3)	–	518	25–10	–	Stats Story
April 16	6:05 pm	at Oklahoma State*	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	L 3–6	Kelly (1–0)	Kechely (0–4)	Gragg (2)	1,511	25–11	–	Stats Story
April 19	4:00 pm	Bradley	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 1–2	Olson (1–0)	Martinson (5–2)	Denlinger (3)	476	25–12	4–3	Stats Story
April 20	2:00 pm	Bradley	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 14–3	Johnson (6–1)	Gosswein (4–3)	–	801	26–12	5–3	Stats Story
April 20	5:50 pm	Bradley	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 7–6	Hines (3–1)	Cook (4–1)	–	801	27–12	6–3	Stats Story
April 23	3:00 pm	at TCU*	Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 9–3	Stone (1–0)	Eissler (3–4)	–	3,936	28–12	–	Stats Story
April 26	6:30 pm	Illinois State	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	L 8–9	Headrick (5–3)	Martinson (5–3)	Gilmore (10)	1,184	28–13	6–4	Stats Story
April 27	2:00 pm	Illinois State	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 13–3	Johnson (7–1)	Lindgren (4–3)	–	1,000	29–13	7–4	Stats Story
April 28	12:00 pm	Illinois State	Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 11–4	Bayless (6–1)	Walker (3–6)	–	648	30–13	8–4	Stats Story
April 30	8:15 pm	at UT Arlington*	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 7–1	Fouse (3–0)	Skeffington (0–1)	–	345	31–13	–	Stats Story

May (7–3)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
May 2	6:00 pm	ESPNU	at Missouri State		Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	W 6–1	Martinson (6–3)	Lochner (3–2)	–	273	32–13	9–4	Stats Story
May 4	12:00 pm		at Missouri State		Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	L 3–4	Wiley (3–5)	Johnson (7–2)	Sechler (4)		32–14	9–5	Stats Story
May 4	3:30 pm		at Missouri State		Hammons Field • Springfield, MO	L 0–6	Schwab (2–4)	Sherlin (0–1)	–	455	32–15	9–6	Stats Story
May 7	6:30 pm		Stephen F. Austin*		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 11–0	Towns (2–1)	Sgambelluri (2–5)	–	844	33–15	–	Stats Story
May 10	6:30 pm		Indiana State		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 12–2	Martinson (7–3)	Polley (6–1)	–	828	34–15	10–6	Stats Story
May 11	8:30 pm	ESPNU	Indiana State		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 8–1	Johnson (8–2)	Liberatore (9–1)	–	801	35–15	11–6	Stats Story
May 12	2:00 pm		Indiana State		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	W 7–3	Carraway (4–1)	Whitbread (6–2)	Hines (3)	686	36–15	12–6	Stats Story
May 16	6:30 pm		at Southern Illinois	#27	Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL	L 2–3	Yeager (3–2)	Carraway (4–2)	–	214	36–16	12–7	Stats Story
May 17	6:30 pm		at Southern Illinois	#27	Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL	W 11–6	Johnson (9–2)	Begner (5–7)	–	297	37–16	13–7	Stats Story
May 18	2:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	#27	Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL	W 12–1	Fouse (4–0)	Steidl (3–3)	–	255	38–16	14–7	Stats Story

Postseason (5–4)

MVC Tournament (3–2)

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
May 22	11:00 am	(6) Missouri State	(1)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 1–0	Martinson (8–3)	Schwab (3–5)	Carraway (3)		39–16	–	Stats Story
May 23	3:00 pm	(4) Evansville	(1)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 9–2	Bayless (7–1)	Hayden (3–3)	–		40–16	–	Stats Story
May 24	5:00 pm	at (2) Illinois State	(1)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	W 9–7	Fouse (5–0)	Vogrin (2–1)	Carraway (4)		41–16	–	Stats Story
May 25	2:00 pm	(3) Indiana State	(1)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 5–9	Moralis (1–0)	Reeves (1–1)	Grauer (8)		41–17	–	Stats Story
May 25	6:15 pm	(3) Indiana State	(1)	Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL	L 3–16⁸	Ridgway (2–0)	Towns (2–2)	–	326	41–18	–	Stats Story

NCAA tournament (2–2)

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	MVC
May 31	7:00 pm	(3) Florida	(2)	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX	W 11–8	Johnson (10–2)	Mace (8–5)	Carraway (5)	4,530	42–18	–	Stats Story
June 1	4:36 pm	at (1) Texas Tech	(2)	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX	L 2–3	Floyd (5–3)	Martinson (8–4)	–	4,567	42–19	–	Stats Story
June 2	2:00 pm	(3) Florida	(2)	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX	W 9–8	Fouse (6–0)	Pogue (1–1)	Carraway (6)		43–19	–	Stats Story
June 2	6:26 pm	at (1) Texas Tech	(2)	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX	L 0–3	Bonnin (6–1)	Reeves (1–2)	McMillon (2)	4,679	43–20	–	Stats Story

Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Dallas Baptist team member

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Missouri Valley Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	RV	RV*	RV*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	25	25*	25*	RV
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	22	—	—*	—*	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	28	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[8]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	27т	23	26	26*	26*	28т
D1Baseball^[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	24	24*	24*	24

^ 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.

References

^ "Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "2018 Baseball Schedule". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
^ "2019 Baseball Roster". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1Baseball poll

[1] "Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.

[2] "2018 Baseball Schedule". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 2, 2020.

[roster-3] "2019 Baseball Roster". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[schedule-4] "2019 Baseball Schedule". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[5] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-7] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[8] NCBWA Division I poll

[9] D1Baseball poll

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