2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team

The 2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball team represents the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Warhawks play their home games at Warhawk Field. They are under the direction of second year head coach Michael Federico.

2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
2019 record	23–27 (11–15 SBC)
Head coach	Michael Federico (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Collins Jake Carlson Brandon Belanger
Home stadium	Warhawk Field

2019 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Georgia Southern  ^x‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			35	–	24	–	0		.593
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	13	–	0		.536			36	–	26	–	1		.579
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			30	–	26	–	0		.536
Troy  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			31	–	29	–	0		.517
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			22	–	31	–	0		.415
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			15	–	41	–	0		.268
West Division
Texas State  ^x‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			36	–	20	–	0		.643
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	18	–	11	–	0		.621			29	–	28	–	0		.509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍	17	–	12	–	0		.586			32	–	26	–	0		.552
Louisiana  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			28	–	31	–	0		.475
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0		.414			27	–	31	–	0		.466
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			26	–	29	–	0		.473
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 5, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt coaches poll

On January 30, 2019, the Sun Belt released their preseason coaches poll with the Warhawks predicted to finish in sixth place in the West Division.[2]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana–Lafayette	71 (11)
2	Texas State	55
3	Little Rock	48 (1)
4	Texas–Arlington	36
5	Arkansas State	24
6	Louisiana–Monroe	18

Personnel

Coaching staff

2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks coaching staff

Michael Federico – Head Coach – 2nd year Matt Collins – Assistant Coach – 2nd year Jake Carlson – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year Brandon Belanger – Assistant Coach – 2nd year Stephen Morrison – Director of Baseball Operations – 1st year Kyle Vagher – Strength & Conditioning – 2nd year Michael Gardner – Graduate Assistant – Strength and Conditioning – 2nd year Justin Rohrman – Graduate Assistant – Athletic Trainer – 1st year [3]

Roster

2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks roster
	Pitchers 1 Logan McDowell – Junior 20 Richard Hebert – Senior 21 Ty Barnes – Junior 25 Brock Figueroa – Junior 26 Josh Lallier – Redshirt Junior 30 Conner Deeds – Junior 31 Jacob Barton – Senior 32 Tyler Lien – Junior 34 Dylan Marsh – Junior 35 Kayleb Sanderson – Junior 36 Miles Dunn – Senior 37 Landon Longsworth – Junior 38 Kolton Childress – Senior 40 Cole Gray – Redshirt Junior 42 Trey Jeans – Senior 43 Cameron Allison – Junior 45 Cole Martin – Junior 47 Cam Barlow – Freshman 50 Justin Barton – Redshirt Junior 51 E.J. Scott – Junior		Catchers 9 Jacob Charron – Senior 18 Austin Schmitt – Freshman 23 Carson Klepzig – Redshirt Junior 33 Logan Wurm – Junior Infielders 2 Colin Gordon – Junior 4 Nathan Miranda – Junior 5 Joey Jordan – Senior 6 Masen Prososki – Junior 10 Braedon Barrett – Redshirt Senior 12 Brendan Jordan – Redshirt Senior 16 Cameron Horton – Junior 22 Blake Buckman – Junior		Outfielders 3 Andrew Beesley – Junior 7 Ryan Humeniuk – Junior 11 Trent Tingelstad – Junior 27 Jake Kaufman – Junior 41 Kade Harper – Redshirt Senior Utility 19 Chad Bell – Senior [4]

Schedule and results

The 2019 ULM Warhawks baseball schedule was released on October 25, 2018. It features 28 games at Warhawk Field in Monroe, Louisiana, including a seven–game home stand in March. They will play 27 games against opponents who won 30 or more games in the 2018 season, and 13 games against teams who played in the NCAA Tournament last year (Army, Coastal Carolina, LSU, Mississippi State, Northwestern State, Southern Miss and Troy). They will also travel to Pensacola, Florida during the first weekend of March to play at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos baseball park.[5]

2019 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (23-27)
February (3–4) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Feb. 15 at No. 1 LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 7–12 12,404 0–1 – Feb. 16 vs. Air Force Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–1 763 0–2 – Feb. 17 vs. Army Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 10–3 810 1–2 – Feb. 22 SIU–Edwardsville Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Canceled Feb. 24 SIU–Edwardsville Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 12–3 1,123 2–2 – Feb. 24 SIU–Edwardsville Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 4–12 1,123 2–3 – Feb. 25 SIU–Edwardsville Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 4–1 1,016 3–3 – Feb. 26 at Northwestern State C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA L 0–15 589 3–4 –
March (8–13) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 1 vs. Tennessee Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL L 2–7 557 3–5 – Mar. 2 vs. Western Kentucky Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL W 4–3 259 4–5 – Mar. 2 vs. North Florida Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL W 7–4 (7) 448 5–5 – Mar. 5 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA L 3–10 1,137 5–6 – Mar. 6 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA L 1–7 1,105 5–7 – Mar. 8 McNeese State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 12–13 976 5–8 – Mar. 9 McNeese State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 10–5 978 6–8 – Mar. 10 McNeese State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 2–10 1,109 6–9 – Mar. 12 Southern Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 10–6 844 7–9 – Mar. 15 No. 16 Coastal Carolina Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 3–13 986 7–10 0–1 Mar. 16 No. 16 Coastal Carolina Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 2–14 998 7–11 0–2 Mar. 17 No. 16 Coastal Carolina Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 7–15 878 7–12 0–3 Mar. 19 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 4–5 3,085 7–13 – Mar. 22 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 1–5 1,178 7–14 0–4 Mar. 23 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 5–6 1,083 7–15 0–5 Mar. 24 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 1–13 (7) 1,112 7–16 0–6 Mar. 26 at Louisiana Tech J.C. Love Field • Ruston, LA W 9–4 1,974 8–16 – Mar. 27 Jackson State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 10–1 816 9–16 – Mar. 29 Georgia Southern Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 8–9 964 9–17 0–7 Mar. 30 Georgia Southern Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 4–2 964 10–17 1–7 Mar. 31 Georgia Southern Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 8–5 1,261 11–17 2–7
April (9-7) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record April 3 at No. 5 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 8–21 7,532 11–18 – April 5 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 16–8 362 12–18 3–7 April 6 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 10–3 391 13–18 4–7 April 7 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9–3 397 14–18 5–7 April 9 Northwestern State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 8–4 813 15–18 – April 12 at Appalachian State Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 2-3 209 15–19 5–8 April 13 at Appalachian State Beaver Field • Boone, NC L 8-10 184 15–20 5–9 April 14 at Appalachian State Beaver Field • Boone, NC Game cancelled due to persistent rains in Boone. April 16 #21 Louisiana Tech Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 0-5 1,859 15–21 5–10 April 18 Little Rock Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 5-2 906 16–21 6–10 April 20 Little Rock Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 3-7 952 16–22 6–11 April 20 Little Rock Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 2-4 952 16–23 6–12 April 23 at Southern Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 5-4 128 17–23 – April 26 at Arkansas State Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 11-4 802 18–23 7–12 April 27 at Arkansas State Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 3-4 (12 inn) 411 18–24 7–13 April 28 at Arkansas State Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 4-2 291 19–24 8–13 April 30 Alcorn State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 11-4 801 20–24 –
May (3-3) Date Opponent Rank Site Score Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 3 UT–Arlington Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA L 2-10 20–25 8–14 May 4 UT–Arlington Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 8-0 912 21–25 9–14 May 5 UT–Arlington Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 6-3 817 22–25 10–14 May 10 at Troy Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL L 4-15 1,623 22–26 10–15 May 11 at Troy Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL L 4-10 1,352 22–27 10–16 May 11 at Troy Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 14-6 1,471 23–27 11–16 May 14 Northwestern State Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA Game cancelled due to unknown circumstances May 16 Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA – – May 17 Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA – – May 18 Louisiana Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA – –

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
2. https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2019/1/30/coastal-carolina-louisiana-tabbed-as-favorites-in-preseason-baseball-coaches-poll.aspx
3. "2019 ULM Baseball Coaching Staff". ULM.
4. "2019 ULM Baseball Roster". ULM.
5. "2019 ULM Baseball Schedule Announced". ULM. October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.