The 2021 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team represented
Sam Houston State University during the
2021 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 19, 2021. The season progressed through the regula ...
. The Bearkats played their home games at
Don Sanders Stadium
Don Sanders Stadium, nicknamed "The Don", is located in Huntsville, TX and home to the Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team. It opened on February 11, 2006. The Stadium was originally named Bearkat Baseball Complex in 2006 and in 2007 was re ...
and were led by second–year head coach
Jay Sirianni. They were members of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it ...
. This was Sam Houston State's final year in the Southland as they will be moving to the
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Texas.
Due to mos ...
for the 2022 season.
Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021 and the Bearkats were picked to finish first in the conference with 276 votes and 17 first place votes.
Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors
First Team
*Ryan Flores (UIW, 1st Base)
*Nate Fisbeck (MCNS, 2nd Base)
*Beau Orlando (UCA, 3rd Base)
*JC Correa (LAMR, Shortstop)
*Gavin Johnson (SHSU, Catcher)
*Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS, Designated Hitter)
*Sean Arnold (UIW, Outfielder)
*Brandon Bena (HBU, Outfielder)
*Colton Cowser (SHSU, Outfielder)
*Noah Cameron (UCA, Pitcher)
*Will Dion (MCNS, Pitcher)
*Kyle Gruller (HBU, Pitcher)
*Conner Williams (UCA, Pitcher)
*Itchy Burts (TAMUCC, Utility)
Second Team
*Preston Faulkner (SELA, 1st Base)
*Logan Berlof (LAMR, 2nd Base)
*Anthony Quirion (LAMR, 3rd Base)
*Reid Bourque (MCNS, Shortstop)
*Chris Sandberg (NICH, Catcher)
*Lee Thomas (UIW, Designated Hitter)
*Josh Ragan (UCA, Outfielder)
*Jack Rogers (SHSU, Outfielder)
*Tyler Smith (NSU, Outfielder)
*John Gaddis (TAMUCC, Pitcher)
*Gavin Stone (UCA, Pitcher)
*Luke Taggart (UIW, Pitcher)
*Jeremy Rodriguez (SFA, Pitcher)
*Jake Dickerson (MCNS, Utility)
Roster
Schedule and results
Postseason
Conference accolades
*Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
*Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
*Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
*Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
*Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
*Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
*Clay Gould Coach of the Year:
Rick McCarty
Rick Lee McCarty (born November 2, 1979) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball team. McCarty played baseball for the Murray State Racers baseball team and John A. Logan C ...
– ACU
All Conference First Team
*Chase Kemp (LAMR)
*Nate Fisbeck (MCNS)
*Itchy Burts (TAMUCC)
*Bash Randle (ACU)
*Mitchell Dickson (ACU)
*Lee Thomas (UIW)
*Colton Cowser (SHSU)
*Colton Eager (ACU)
*Clayton Rasbeary (MCNS)
*Will Dion (MCNS)
*Brennan Stuprich (SELA)
*Will Warren (SELA)
*Tyler Cleveland (UCA)
*Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
All Conference Second Team
*Preston Faulkner (SELA)
*Daunte Stuart (NSU)
*Kasten Furr (UNO)
*Evan Keller (SELA)
*Skylar Black (SFA)
*Tre Obregon III (MCNS)
*Jack Rogers (SHSU)
*Pearce Howard (UNO)
*Grayson Tatrow (ACU)
*Chris Turpin (UNO)
*John Gaddis (TAMUCC)
*Trevin Michael (LAMR)
*Caleb Seroski (UNO)
*Jacob Burke (SELA)
All Conference Third Team
*Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
*Salo Iza (UNO)
*Austin Cain (NICH)
*Darren Willis (UNO)
*Ryan Snell (LAMR)
*Tommy Cruz (ACU)
*Tyler Finke (SELA)
*Payton Harden (MCNS)
*Mike Williams (TAMUCC)
*Cal Carver (NSU)
*Levi David (NSU)
*Dominic Robinson (SHSU)
*Jack Dallas (LAMR)
*Brett Hammit (ACU)
All Conference Defensive Team
*Luke Marbach (TAMUCC)
*Nate Fisebeck (MCNS)
*Anthony Quirion (LAMR)
*Darren Willis (UNO)
*Gaby Cruz (SELA)
*Julian Gonzales (MCNS)
*Colton Cowser (SHSU)
*Avery George (LAMR)
*Will Dion (MCNS)
References:
2021 MLB Draft
References
Sam Houston State Bearkats
The Sam Houston State Bearkats are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Sam Houston State University, located in Huntsville, Texas. Sam Houston's colors are orange and white and their sports teams' nickname is the Bearkats. Sam Ho ...
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Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball
The Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The team is a member of the Western Athletic Conference, an athletic conference in Divis ...