2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Team:	Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	20–35–1
Conf Record:	9–20–1
Head Coach:	Michael Federico
Hc Year:	5th
Asst Coach1:	Matt Collins
Asst Coach2:	Jake Carlson
Asst Coach3:	Kolton Childress
Stadium:	Warhawk Field

The 2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Warhawks played their home games at Warhawk Field and were led by fifth-year head coach Michael Federico. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Pitchers
Miles Clack	Katy, Texas	LSU-Eunice
Brandt Corley	Lucas, Texas	Lovejoy HS
Drew Miller	Fernley, Nevada	Fort Scott CC
Ben Riley	Saraland, Alabama	Central Alabama CC
Tanner Roberts	Denham Springs, Louisiana	Live Oak HS
Justin Robinson	Carriere, Mississippi	Pearl River Central HS
Hitters
Trey Bridges	Jackson, Mississippi	Jackson Preparatory
Jake Haggard	West Palm Beach, Florida	The Benjamin School
Cardell Thibodeaux, Jr.	Lafayette, Louisiana	Acadiana HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Louisiana–Monroe was picked to finish ninth with 59 votes.^[2]

Coaches poll
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

No players from the Warhawks were chosen.

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana–Monroe win
	Louisiana–Monroe loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Louisiana–Monroe team member

2022 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball game log

Regular season (19–34–1)

February (1–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 18				W 1–0	Wepf (1-0)	Steidl (0-1)	None		1,045	1–0
Feb. 19	Southern Illinois		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 3–11	Hansell (1-0)	Jans (0-1)	None		1,005	1–1
Feb. 20	Southern Illinois		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 9–10	McDaniel (1-0)	Blalock (0-1)	Combs (1)		1,031	1–2
Feb. 25			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 3–4	Neubeck (1-1)	Wepf (1-1)	Cheeley (1)		1,072	1–3
Feb. 26	Missouri		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	Game cancelled
Feb. 27	Missouri		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 2–4	Troesser (2-0)	Jans (0-2)	Cheeley (2)		1,013	1–4

March (7–9–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1				L 2–10	Elliott (1-0)	Shuffler (0-1)	Dougherty (1)		9,407	1–5
Mar. 2	at No. 2 Ole Miss		Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	L 1–11⁷	Washburn (2-0)	Cressend (0-1)	None	SECN+	9,499	1–6
Mar. 4			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 2–8	LeBlanc (3-0)	Barlow (0-1)	None		1,031	1–7
Mar. 5	New Orleans		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 11–13	Seroski (1-0)	Wepf (1-2)	None		1,052	1–8
Mar. 6	New Orleans		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 5–10	Williams (2-0)	Lien (0-1)	None		989	1–9
Mar. 9	Northwestern State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 6–2	Cressend (1-1)	Ohnoutka (1-2)	None		972	2–9
Mar. 11				W 10–8	Barlow (1-1)	Gearing (2-1)	Orton (1)		406	3–9
Mar. 12	at Nicholls		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 2–5	Theriot (3-1)	Goleman (0-1)	Evans (3)		201	3–10
Mar. 13	at Nicholls		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 2–1	Lien (1–1)	Heckman (0-1)	Wepf (1)		311	4–10
Mar. 15			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–8	Martinez (2-0)	Shuffler (0-2)	None	ESPN+	1,574	4–11
Mar. 18				W 3–2	Barlow (2-1)	Parker (0-1)	Orton (2)	ESPN+	1,481	5–11	1–0
Mar. 19	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 4–9	VanScoter (3-1)	Cressend (1-2)	None	ESPN+	1,177	5–12	1–1
Mar. 20	at Coastal Carolina		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	T 17–17⁹				ESPN+	1,370	5–12–1	1–1–1
Mar. 23			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 13–6	Shuffler (1-2)	Mangus (0-2)	None		901	6–12–1
Mar. 25			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 5–3¹¹	Orton (1-0)	Jones (0-1)	None	ESPN+	941	7–12–1	2–1–1
Mar. 26	Georgia State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 5–2	Cressend (2-2)	Dawson (1-2)	Shaw (1)	ESPN+	1,120	8–12–1	3–1–1
Mar. 27	Georgia State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 5–8	Treadway (4-0)	Jans (0-3)	Jones (5)		989	8–13–1	3–2–1
Mar. 29				L 4–15	Vietmeier (1-0)	Howell (0-1)	None		10,206	8–14–1

April (7–11)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1				L 2–5	King (2-2)	Barlow (2-2)	Bailey (1)		405	8–15–1	3–3–1
Apr. 2	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 5–2	Cressend (3-2)	Wong (1-3)	Orton (3)		559	9–15–1	4–3–1
Apr. 3	at UT Arlington		Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 2–5	Winquest (1-1)	Lien (1-2)	Moffat (2)		474	9–16–1	4–4–1
Apr. 4	at Stephen F. Austin			W 15–6	Jans (1-3)	Boyett (0-2)	None		120	10–16–1
Apr. 8			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 2–7	Gainous (4-2)	Barlow (2-3)	Stewart (2)		950	10–17–1	4–5–1
Apr. 9	Troy		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 7–12	Fuller (3-1)	Cressend (3-3)	None		1,081	10–18–1	4–6–1
Apr. 10	Troy		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 10–13¹¹	Janney (1-0)	Shaw (0-1)	Hershiser (1)		1,036	10–19–1	4–7–1
Apr. 12	at Jackson State			W 8–3	Blalock (1-1)	Johnson (0-1)	None		25	11–19–1
Apr. 14				L 2–14	Talley (2-1)	Barlow (2-4)	None	ESPN+	4,037	11–20–1	4–8–1
Apr. 15	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7–5	Judice (1-0)	Rawls (2-1)	Orton (4)		4,042	12–20–1	5–8–1
Apr. 16	at Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1–7	Wilson (3-1)	Wepf (1-3)	None		4,170	12–21–1	5–9–1
Apr. 20			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 4–3¹⁰	Judice (2-0)	Vega (2-3)	None		1,253	13–21–1
Apr. 22			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 1–5	Ellington (1-2)	Barlow (2-5)	None	ESPN+	1,197	13–22–1	5–10–1
Apr. 23	Appalachian State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 0–10	Tujetsch (3-3)	Cressend (3-4)	None	ESPN+	937	13–23–1	5–11–1
Apr. 24	Appalachian State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 8–5	Robinson (1-0)	Carter (2-3)	Orton (5)		962	14–23–1	6–11–1
Apr. 26	at McNeese State			W 8–7	Shuffler (2-2)	Payne (3-1)	Orton (6)		870	15–23–1
Apr. 29				L 3–4	Smallwood (5-3)	Wepf (1-4)	Weatherley (2)		179	15–24–1	6–12–1
Apr. 30	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 9–12	Vaught (3-4)	Howell (0-2)	Weatherley (3)		194	15–25–1	6–13–1

May (4–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 6–7	Brewer (3-2)	Wepf (1-5)	None	ESPN+	297	15–26–1	6–14–1
May 3	at Louisiana Tech			L 5–11	Harland (3-0)	Robinson (1-1)	None		2,512	15–27–1
May 6			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–5	Dixon (8-0)	Orton (1-1)	Stivors (11)	ESPN+	1,046	15–28–1	6–15–1
May 7	No. 17 Texas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 1–9	Wells (6-1)	Cressend (3-5)	None		1,066	15–29–1	6–16–1
May 8	No. 17 Texas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–5	Smith (2-0)	Judice (2-1)	Stivors (12)		982	15–30–1	6–17–1
May 10	at Northwestern State			L 5–10	Francis (1-1)	Brady (0-1)	None		414	15–31–1
May 11	Jackson State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 13–2⁸	Engelmann (1-0)	Marulanda (6-7)	Blalock (1)		1,076	16–31–1
May 13				L 4–12	Booker (4-2)	Barlow (2-6)	None	ESPN+	1,007	16–32–1	6–18–1
May 14	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 1–3	Boyd (2-1)	Cressend (3-6)	None	ESPN+	1,106	16–33–1	6–19–1
May 15	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 2–4	Johnson (4-2)	Jans (1-4)	Stokes (2)	ESPN+	1,081	16–34–1	6–20–1
May 19			Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 16–9	Judice (3-1)	Medlin (1-7)	None	ESPN+	1,109	17–34–1	7–20–1
May 20	Arkansas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 13–7	Jans (2-4)	Nash (1-7)	None	ESPN+	1,125	18–34–1	8–20–1
May 21	Arkansas State		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 6–3	Wepf (2-5)	Holt (0-3)	None	ESPN+	1,073	19–34–1	9–20–1

Post-season (1–1)

(1–1)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 24	vs. (7) Georgia State	(10)		W 8–5	Orton (2-1)	Watson (1-4)	None	ESPN+		20–34–1	1–0
May 27	vs. (1)/No. 11 Texas State	(10)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	L 2–8	Stivors (7-1)	Barlow (2-7)	None	ESPN+		20–35–1	1–1

Schedule Source:^[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference Awards

All Conference First Team

Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)
Levi Wells (TXST, So, P)
Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P)
Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP)
Julian Brock (LA, So, C)
Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B)
Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B)
Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS)
Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B)
Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF)
Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF)
Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT)
Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team

Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P)
Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P)
Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP)
Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B)
Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B)
Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS)
Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF)
Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF)
John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT)
Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References:^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Baseball Adds Four Pitchers in Early Signing Period . University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics . 3 March 2021 . en.
Web site: South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 1 March 2022 . en.
Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule . University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics . 31 December 2021 . en.
Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards . sunbeltsports.org . 28 December 2023 . en.