2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team

The 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team represented Stephen F. Austin State University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lumberjacks played their home games at Jaycees Field and were led by first–year head coach Mark Vanderberg. They are members of the Southland Conference. The 2025 season marked the Lumberjacks return to the Southland Conference returning from the Western Athletic Conference. The Lumberjacks compiled a 18–31 overall record and a 9–21 record in conference play for a tenth-place finish. They failed to qualify for the SLC conference tournament.

2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	18–31 (9–21 Southland)
Head coach	Mark Vanderberg (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Phillip Middleton Caleb Clowers Rusty Pendergrass
Home stadium	Jaycees Field
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana ‍†‍‍	22	–	8		.733			38	–	16		.704
UT Rio Grande Valley ‍†‍‍	22	–	8		.733			36	–	18		.667
Lamar  ‍‍‍	20	–	10		.667			40	–	17		.702
McNeese  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			31	–	17		.646
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	19	–	11		.633			35	–	21		.625
Houston Christian ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	13		.567			32	–	25		.561
New Orleans  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			28	–	26		.519
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			21	–	31		.404
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			17	–	32		.347
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			18	–	31		.367
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	3	–	27		.100			17	–	33		.340
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 31, 2025[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 6, 2025. Stephen F. Austin was picked to finish eleventh in the Southland Conference with 27 overall votes.^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Lamar	197 (18)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	146 (4)
3	McNeese	145
4	UT Rio Grande Valley	144
5	Nicholls	129
6	New Orleans	128
7	Incarnate Word	95
8	Northwestern State	89
9	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	73
10	Houston Christian	37
11	Stephen F. Austin	27

Preseason All-Southland team

No Lumberjacks were selected to either preseason all conference team. ^[2]

First Team

• Zak Skinner* (LU, JR, Catcher)
• Brayden Evans* (LU, JR, 1st Base)
• Isaac Webb* (TAMU, SR, 2nd Base)
• TJ Salvaggio (SELU, SR, Shortstop)
• Rocco Gump (NWST, SR, 3rd Base)
• Reese Lipoma* (NWST, RSR, Outfielder)
• Connor Westenburg (McN, SR, Outfielder)
• Cole Stromboe+ (SELU, RSR, Outfielder)
• Tristian Moore+ (UNO, RSR, Outfielder)
• Bryce Calloway* (UNO, SR, Utility)
• Rey Mendoza (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
• Brennan Stuprich* (SELU, RSR, Starting Pitcher)
• Josh Salinas (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Zach Garcia (TAMU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Kyle Moseley (LU, SR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

Second Team

• Steven Lancia (UTRGV, SR, Catcher)
• Martin Vazquez (UTRGV, SR, 1st Base)
• Diego Villsecas* (UNO, SR, 2nd Base)
• Isaac Lopez (UTRGV, GR, Shortstop)
• Easton Moomau+ (UTRGV, SO, 3rd Base)
• Matt Ryan+ (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
• Balin Valentine (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
• Parker Coley (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Jude Hall (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Simon Larranaga (MCN, SR, Utility)
• Armani Raygoza (UTRGV, RSO, Designated Hitter)
• Parker Edwards (HCU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Angelo Cabral (UTRGV, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Tyler Bryan (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Larson Fabre (SELU, JR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

Schedule and results

Legend
	Stephen F. Austin win
	Stephen F. Austin loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Stephen F. Austin team member

2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball game log (18–31)
Regular season (18–31)
February (4–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 14 vs. Purdue* Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 1–4 Vallone, Michael (1-0) Tronson, Hayden (0-1) Cook, Avery (1)   0–1 Feb. 14 vs. Purdue* Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 2–4 Guiliano, Justin (1-0) Zeplin, Blaine (0-1) Cook, Avery (2) 331 0–2 Feb. 15 vs. Purdue* Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 2–14 Storey, Easton (1-0) Nickerson, Trent (0-1) None 288 0–3 Feb. 16 vs. Purdue* Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 12–16 Olson, Brayden (1-0) Balmaceda, Elian (0-1) None 442 0–4 Feb. 21 Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 13–38 Templeton, Cody (1-0) K. Fabian (0-2) None ESPN+ 100 1–4 Feb. 22 Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 7–6 Valdez, Jonathan (1-0) C. Kenyon (0-1) None 155 2–4 Feb. 22 Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Postponed to Feb 23 due to weather[3] Feb. 23 Arkansas–Pine Bluff*[3] Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 13–6 Bowyer, Reid (1-0) N. Monceaux (0-2) None 155 3–4 Feb. 23 Arkansas–Pine Bluff* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 6–5 Zeplin, Blaine (1-1) L. Bailey (0-1) None ESPN+ 100 4–4 Feb. 25 at Baylor* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 4–9 Murry, Grayson (1-0) Tronson, Hayden (0-2) None 1,837 4–5 Feb. 28 New Orleans Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 2–3 I. Austin (1-0) Zeplin, Blane (1-2) B. Calloway (1) ESPN+ 148 4–6 0–1
March (5–13) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar 1 New Orleans Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 14–47 Mulcahy, Dylan (1-0) Z. Longshore (0-2) None 134 5–6 1–1 Mar 2 New Orleans Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 2–3 S. Jones (2-0) Balmaceda, Elian (0-2) B. Calloway (1) ESPN+ 162 5–7 1–2 Mar 5 Huston–Tillotson* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 10–3 Bowyer, Reid (2-0) D. Delvalle (0-1) None 121 6–7 Mar 7 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–0 Templeton, Cody (2-0) Hunsaker, Riely (1-2) None 1,338 7–7 2–2 Mar 8 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 3–9 Havard, Peyton (2-1) Dylan Mulcahy (1-1) None ESPN+ 1,187 7–8 2–3 Mar 9 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–3 Olivier, Chris (2-0) Hayden Tronson (0-3) Neal, Austin (1) ESPN+ 773 7–9 2–4 Mar 12 at Abilene Christian* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 2–11 I. Campa (1-1) Landry, Garrett (0-1) None ESPN+ 134 7–10 Mar 14 Southeastern Louisiana Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 3–4 Stuprich, Brennan (5-0) C. Templeton (2-1) St. Pierre, Brady (3) ESPN+ 7–11 2–5 Mar 15 Southeastern Louisiana Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 3–16 Polk, Lakin (3-0) E. Balmaceda (0-3) None ESPN+ 160 7–12 2–6 Mar 16 Southeastern Louisiana Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 0–108 Lobell, Blake (2-0) H. Tronson (0-4) None ESPN+ 160 7–13 2–7 Mar 19 at Abilene Christian* Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX 15–13 James, Jack (1-0) Iain Campa (1-2) Balmaceda, Elian (1) 188 8–13 Mar 21 at Tarleton State* Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX 5–2 Templeton, Cody (3-1) Burcham, Jake (1-3) Balmaceda, Elian (1) 522 9–13 Mar 22 at Tarleton State* Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX 8–14 Beaird, Ryan (1-3) Munson, Kadin (0-1) None 487 9–14 Mar 23 at Tarleton State* Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex • Stephenville, TX 3–8 Olson, Tyler (2-1) Jonathan Valdez (1-1) None 429 9–15 Mar 25 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX 2–9 Solis, Alex (1-0) Zeplin, Blane (1-3) None ESPN+ 906 9–16 Mar 28 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–6 Castano, Louis (3-0) Jack James (1-1) None ESPN+ 213 9–17 2–8 Mar 29 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 8–12 Ferazzi, Nick (1-0) Elian Balmaceda (0-4) None ESPN+ 244 9–18 2–9 Mar 30 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–6 Cyr, Jacob (1-0) Jonathan Valdez (1-2) Norton, Ben (4) 204 9–19 2–10
April (4–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr 1 at Louisiana–Monroe* Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA 4–8 Eager, Brennan (4-2) Tronson, Hayden (0-5) None ESPN+ 997 9–20 Apr 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 7–14 Garcia, Zach (3-3) Templeton, Cody (3-2) None ESPN+ 102 9–21 2–11 Apr 6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 5–816 Soliz, Cam (1-3) Bowyer, Reid (2-1) None ESPN+ 133 9–22 2–12 Apr 7 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 4–6 Crane, Tristan (1-0) Munson, Kadin (0-2) Molina, Matthew (1) ESPN+ 9–23 2–13 Apr 8 LSU–Shreveport* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Canceled[4] Apr 11 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 2–7 Cabral, Angelo (4-4) Templeton, Cody (3-3) Lopez, Jack (1) ESPN+ 2,057 9–24 2–14 Apr 12 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 7–9 Thayer, Harrison (2-1) Mulcahy, Dylan (1-2) Oliva, Steven (5) ESPN+ 6,537 9–25 2–15 Apr 13 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 2–127 Loa, Víctor (5-1) Landry, Garrett (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,243 9–26 2–16 Apr 15 Prairie View A&M* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 9–6 Tronson, Hayden (1-5) Bravo, Leonardo (2-2) Boyett, Reid (1) ESPN+ 80 10–26 Apr 17 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 3–5 Parache, Nuno (3-1) Templeton, Cody (3-4) Jordan, Harper (2) 445 10–27 2–17 Apr 18 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 7–5 Boyett, Reid (1-0) Sparks, Alec (4-3) Balmaceda, Elian (3) 1,010 11–27 3–17 Apr 19 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 6–713 Fields, Nick (2-1) Boyett, Reid (1-1) None 955 11–28 3–18 Apr 22 at Alcorn State* Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium • Lorman, MS Canceled[5] Apr 23 Texas A&M–Texarkana* Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX Canceled[5] Apr 25 Northwestern State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 2–12 White, Carter (3-1) Mulcahy, Dylan (1-3) None ESPN+ 144 11–29 3–19 Apr 26 Northwestern State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 8–1 Templeton, Cody (4-4) Bryan, Tyler (1-6) None ESPN+ 164 12–29 4–19 Apr 27 Northwestern State Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 5–7 Anderson, Austin (3-0) Balmaceda, Elian (0-5) None ESPN+ 168 12–30 4–20 Apr 29 at Grambling* Wilbert Ellis Field at Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones Park • Grambling, LA 20–8 Tronson, Hayden (2-5) Dooley, Taylor (1-2) None 75 13–30
May (5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 3 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 5–4 Templeton, Cody (5-4) Corcoran, Brady (1-1) Boyett, Reid (2) ESPN+ 887 14–30 5–20 May 3 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 2–128 Lopez, Sergio (7-1) Mulcahy, Dylan (1-4) None ESPN+ 984 14–31 5–21 May 4 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 10–3 Balmaceda, Elian (1-5) Morgan, Parker (1-2) James, Jack (1) ESPN+ 1,037 15–31 6–21 May 8 Incarnate Word Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 14–12 Bowyer, Reid (3-1) Robles, Bruno (1-1) Balmaceda, Elian (1) ESPN+ 142 16–31 7–21 May 9 Incarnate Word Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 6–2 Templeton, Cody (6-4) Ejgarcia (5-6) None ESPN+ 159 17–31 8–21 May 10 Incarnate Word Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX 13–12 Bowyer, Reid (4-1) Byrd (0-2) Boyett, Reid (1) ESPN+ 225 18–31 9–21
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Stephen F. Austin team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Schedule Source:^[6][7][8]