Northwestern State Demon Baseball 2023

2022 Northwestern State Baseball Game Results for Northwestern State (Final Statistics) (All games)

Now in its seventh decade of service, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions and more than 4,200 student-athletes.

The Southland operates within a structure of shared core values by its membership: Excellence, Student-Athlete Focused, Integrity, Diversity and Inclusion, Sportsmanship, and Fiscal Responsibility.

Now in its 59th year, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of eight comprehensive universities in Texas and Louisiana. Beginning with a historic meeting of five original institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into the 21st Century.

The members of the Southland Conference are Houston Baptist University, the University of the Incarnate Word, McNeese State University, University of New Orleans, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Louisiana University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses over 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 900,000.

Southland cities encompass approximately 14 million people, and its geography covers many of the nation’s top 100 television markets, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge.

League institutions, their locations, and many of their namesakes are significant to the history of the South Central and Southwest regions of the United States.

Southland institutions are annually positioned among the nation’s best public and private universities, exemplified by superb undergraduate and graduate education rankings, and featuring unique and accomplished curriculums at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. Member universities are frequently acknowledged for their superior standing in areas such

2023 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Pos. Name Team Class Hometown

1B Edgar Alvarez Nicholls Jr. Orlando, Fla.

2B Brad Burckel McNeese Sr. Lindale, Texas

3B Josh Leslie McNeese Sr. Kenosha, Wis.

SS Parker Coddou Nicholls Jr. Thibodaux, La.

C Bo Willis Northwestern State Jr. Magnolia, Texas

DH Tre Jones Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Houston, Texas

OF Payton Harden McNeese Sr. Atascocita, Texas

OF Brendan Ryan Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sr. Leawood, Kan.

OF Xane Washington Nicholls R-Sr. Houma, La.

SP Zach Garcia Texas A&M-Corpus Christi So. New Branfuels, Texas

SP Grant Rogers McNeese Jr. Groves, Texas

SP Tyler Theriot Nicholls Sr. Brusly, La.

RP Burrell Jones McNeese Sr. Holt, Mich.

Util Alec Carr UIW Sr. Sugar Land, Texas

SECOND TEAM

Pos. Name Team Class Hometown

1B Josh Blankenship Lamar Sr. Santa Fe, Texas

2B Daunte Stuart Northwestern State Jr. The Woodlands, Texas

3B Kasten Furr New Orleans Jr. Ruston, La.

SS Tyler Bischke New Orleans Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa.

C Bryce Grizzaffi Southeastern Sr. Morgan City, La.

DH Kade Hunter McNeese Sr. Comfort, Texas

OF Josh Caraway Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Roanoke, Texas OF Braden Duhon McNeese Jr. Moss Bluff, La. OF Issac Williams New Orleans Jr. Alexandria, La.

SP Cal Carver Northwestern State Sr. San Antonio, Texas

SP Tyler LeBlanc New Orleans Jr. Lafayette, La.

SP Will Kinzeler Southeastern Jr. Covington, La.

RP Dalton Aspholm Southeastern as college buy value and return on investment, student engagement, best-in-region status, favorable student-to-faculty ratios, service learning, military-friendly designations, honors programs, online learning, faith-based learning, and access to higher education for all income levels.

Numerous Southland alumni have earned acclaim as business, medical, education and government leaders and innovators, iconic entertainers such as filmmakers, musicians and television/film actors, and athletes that starred at the professional and Olympic levels to earn hall of fame distinction.

Athletically, the Southland Conference sponsors championship play in 18 NCAA Division I sports at the NCAA Division I level. Women’s sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. Since 2015, the Conference has also administered the Southland Bowling League, an affiliated women’s sport that has produced NCAA national champions in three of the last four years.

The Conference boasts automatic qualification in all NCAA team sports, and league members have taken advantage of this access with recent wins in NCAA baseball, softball, football, and basketball championships. Additionally, Southland teams have won numerous contests in other national postseason events.

The Southland has also taken a lead role in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision by serving as the host conference for the annual DI national championship game in the league office’s base of Frisco, Texas, since 2011.

Working with its partners, the City of Frisco and Hunt Sports Ventures, the Southland’s hosting role has been reaffirmed three times since the initial game, that will remain at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium at least through the 2025 game.