2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball
MVC Regular season Champion
NCAA tournament, Lubbock Regional Final
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record43–20 (14–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Fitzgerald (7th season)
  • Josh Hopper (1st season)
  • Trevin Sonnier (2nd season)
Home stadiumHorner Ballpark
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Dallas Baptist  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 7   .667 43 – 20   .683
Illinois State  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 7   .667 36 – 26   .581
No. 23 Indiana State  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 8   .619 43 – 18   .705
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 31 – 19   .620
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 24 – 29   .453
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 20 – 36   .357
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 14 – 36   .280
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 26 – 29   .473


† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 16, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team represented Dallas Baptist University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Patriots played their home games at Horner Ballpark as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They were led by head coach Dan Heefner, in his 12th season at Dallas Baptist.

Previous season

The 2018 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team notched a 36–17 (16–5) regular season record and finished second in the Missouri Valley Conference standings. The Patriots reached the finals of the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament, where they were defeated by Missouri State in 10 innings. Dallas Baptist received an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Patriots were eliminated from the NCAA tournament by Arkansas in the Fayetteville Regional.[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Dallas Baptist		 Alma Mater
Dan Heefner Head coach 12 Olivet Nazarene University (2001)
Dan Fitzgerald Associate head coach - Recruiting Coordinator 7 University of Minnesota (2000)
Josh Hopper Assistant Coach - Pitching 1 Berry College (1999)
Trevin Sonnier Assistant Coach 2 Oral Roberts University (2016)

Roster

2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots Roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 8 - Travis Stone - RS Senior
  • 9 - JT Penick - Sophomore
  • 15 - MacGregor Hines - RS Senior
  • 17 - Luke Trahan - Freshman
  • 20 - Ray Gaither - RS Sophomore
  • 26 - Luke Eldred - RS Sophomore
  • 28 - Burl Carraway - Sophomore
  • 30 - Jordan Martinson - Senior
  • 32 - Kragen Kechely - Junior
  • 33 - Jarod Bayless - Senior
  • 34 - MD Johnson - Senior
  • 36 - Cole Reeves - Sophomore
  • 37 - Tim Ewald - Freshman
  • 38 - Jimmy Fouse - Senior
  • 39 - Reagan MacDonald - RS Junior
  • 41 - Peyton Sherlin - Sophomore
  • 44 - Kyle Rich - Freshman
  • 45 - Parker Towns - Senior
  • 46 - Zach Heaton - RS Freshman
  • 47 - Alec Baker - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 7 - Herbert Iser - Junior
  • 12 - Christian Boulware - Junior
  • 16 - Treet Williams - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Andres Sosa - Junior
  • 2 - Blayne Jones - Sophomore
  • 4 - Augie Isaacson - RS Senior
  • 6 - Hayden Ebrecht - Freshman
  • 13 - Jimmy Glowenke - Sophomore
  • 18 - Trevor Hatton - Freshman
  • 19 - Jackson Glenn - Junior
  • 27 - Jose Gutierrez - Freshman
  • 29 - Bryce Ball - Junior
  • 42 - Luke Bandy - Junior
  

Outfielders

  • 3 - Hunter Vansau - RS Senior
  • 5 - Austin Bell - RS Junior
  • 14 - Ben McConnell - Junior
  • 25 - Evan Sandmann - RS Senior
  

Schedule and results

2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball game log[4]
Regular season (38–16)
February (5–3)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
February 15 6:30 pm Kent State* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
3–0		 Martinson
(1–0)		 Wollersheim
(0–1)		 Bayless
(1)		 1,044 1–0 – Stats
Story
February 16 2:00 pm Kent State* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
8–4		 Towns
(1–0)		 Matthews
(0–1)		 – 542 2–0 – Stats
Story
February 17 12:00 pm Kent State* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
8–1		 Johnson
(1–0)		 Schreiber
(0–1)		 – 482 3–0 – Stats
Story
February 20 3:00 pm at Oklahoma* L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L
2–4		 Abram
(1–0)		 Towns
(1–1)		 Matthews
(1)		 409 3–1 – Stats
Story
February 22 6:30 pm Minnesota* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
9–0		 Martinson
(2–0)		 Lackney
(0–1)		 – 496 4–1 – Stats
Story
February 23 2:00 pm Minnesota* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L
7–9		 Fredrickson
(1–1)		 Eldred
(0–1)		 Meyer
(2)		 742 4–2 – Stats
Story
February 24 1:00 pm Minnesota* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
7–5		 Johnson
(2–0)		 Thoresen
(0–2)		 – 401 5–2 – Stats
Story
February 26 6:35 pm at #14 Baylor* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX L
4–10		 Leckich
(2–0)		 Kechely
(0–1)		 – 1,388 5–3 – Stats
Story
March (16–3)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
March 1 3:00 pm Houston Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
7–1		 Martinson
(3–0)		 Carter
(1–1)		 Kechely
(1)		 220 6–3 – Stats
Story
March 1 6:00 pm Houston Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
2–1		 Bayless
(1–0)		 Newton
(0–1)		 – 402 7–3 – Stats
Story
March 2 1:00 pm Houston Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
12–2		 Johnson
(3–0)		 Batten
(0–1)		 – 447 8–3 – Stats
Story
March 6 3:00 pm #25 Oklahoma* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
7–2		 Carraway
(1–0)		 Matthews
(0–1)		 – 569 9–3 – Stats
Story
March 8 6:00 pm at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W
13–8		 Martinson
(4–0)		 McMinn
(2–2)		 – 943 10–3 – Stats
Story
March 9 2:00 pm at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W
13–6		 Carraway
(2–0)		 Gaskins
(1–1)		 – 984 11–3 – Stats
Story
March 10 1:00 pm at Oral Roberts* J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W
6–2		 Bayless
(2–0)		 Wolf
(0–1)		 – 742 12–3 – Stats
Story
March 12 6:30 pm #21 Texas A&M* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
5–4		 Hines
(1–0)		 Jozwiak
(2–1)		 Carraway
(1)		 2,047 13–3 – Stats
Story
March 15 6:30 pm Houston* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L
6–8		 Henry
(1–0)		 Hines
(1–1)		 Roedahl
(2)		 871 13–4 – Stats
Story
March 16 2:00 pm Houston* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L
0–2		 Villarreal
(2–0)		 Johnson
(3–1)		 – 893 13–5 – Stats
Story
March 17 1:00 pm Houston* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
8–4		 Bayless
(3–0)		 Roedahl
(3–1)		 – 794 14–5 – Stats
Story
March 19 6:30 pm Oklahoma State* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
7–5		 Carraway
(3–0)		 Battenfield
(3–2)		 Hines
(1)		 962 15–5 – Stats
Story
March 22 4:00 pm at Air Force* Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO W
4–312		 Hines
(2–1)		 Price
(3–1)		 Kechely
(2)		 66 16–5 – Stats
Story
March 23 2:00 pm at Air Force* Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO W
6–5		 Bayless
(4–0)		 Chilcutt
(0–2)		 Kechely
(3)		 117 17–5 – Stats
Story
March 24 1:00 pm at Air Force* Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO W
30–7		 Fouse
(1–0)		 Nichols
(1–2)		 – 127 18–5 – Stats
Story
March 26 6:30 pm UT Arlington* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L
0–9		 Gooch
(1–2)		 Kechely
(0–2)		 – 837 18–6 – Stats
Story
March 29 6:30 pm Valparaiso Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
10–5		 Martinson
(5–0)		 Tieman
(1–4)		 – 831 19–6 1–0 Stats
Story
March 30 2:00 pm Valparaiso Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
10–5		 Johnson
(4–1)		 Fields
(2–2)		 – 552 20–6 2–0 Stats
Story
March 31 1:00 pm Valparaiso Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
6–1		 Fouse
(2–0)		 Fricke
(0–2)		 – 493 21–6 3–0 Stats
Story
April (10–7)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
April 2 6:30 pm #22 Baylor* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L
1–5		 Helmer
(1–0)		 Kechely
(0–3)		 – 1,694 21–7 – Stats
Story
April 5 6:00 pm at Evansville Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN L
3–8		 Lukas
(4–2)		 Carraway
(3–1)		 Parks
(4)		 237 21–8 3–1 Stats
Story
April 6 1:00 pm at Evansville Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN L
5–11		 Gray
(2–0)		 Bayless
(4–1)		 – 232 21–9 3–2 Stats
Story
April 6 5:00 pm at Evansville Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN W
4–3		 Heaton
(1–0)		 Weigand
(2–3)		 Hines
(2)		 232 22–9 4–2 Stats
Story
April 9 6:30 pm #22 TCU* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
11–6		 Reeves
(1–0)		 Green
(2–1)		 – 1,542 23–9 – Stats
Story
April 12 5:00 pm at College of Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SC L
3–4		 McLarty
(6–2)		 Martinson
(5–1)		 Ocker
(8)		 556 23–10 – Stats
Story
April 13 1:00 pm at College of Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SC W
6–2		 Johnson
(5–1)		 Lucas
(3–1)		 Carraway
(2)		 603 24–10 – Stats
Story
April 14 11:30 am at College of Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SC W
14–4		 Bayless
(5–1)		 Price
(5–3)		 – 518 25–10 – Stats
Story
April 16 6:05 pm at Oklahoma State* Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L
3–6		 Kelly
(1–0)		 Kechely
(0–4)		 Gragg
(2)		 1,511 25–11 – Stats
Story
April 19 4:00 pm Bradley Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L
1–2		 Olson
(1–0)		 Martinson
(5–2)		 Denlinger
(3)		 476 25–12 4–3 Stats
Story
April 20 2:00 pm Bradley Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
14–3		 Johnson
(6–1)		 Gosswein
(4–3)		 – 801 26–12 5–3 Stats
Story
April 20 5:50 pm Bradley Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
7–6		 Hines
(3–1)		 Cook
(4–1)		 – 801 27–12 6–3 Stats
Story
April 23 3:00 pm at TCU* Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX W
9–3		 Stone
(1–0)		 Eissler
(3–4)		 – 3,936 28–12 – Stats
Story
April 26 6:30 pm Illinois State Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L
8–9		 Headrick
(5–3)		 Martinson
(5–3)		 Gilmore
(10)		 1,184 28–13 6–4 Stats
Story
April 27 2:00 pm Illinois State Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
13–3		 Johnson
(7–1)		 Lindgren
(4–3)		 – 1,000 29–13 7–4 Stats
Story
April 28 12:00 pm Illinois State Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
11–4		 Bayless
(6–1)		 Walker
(3–6)		 – 648 30–13 8–4 Stats
Story
April 30 8:15 pm at UT Arlington* Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W
7–1		 Fouse
(3–0)		 Skeffington
(0–1)		 – 345 31–13 – Stats
Story
May (7–3)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
May 2 6:00 pm ESPNU at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO W
6–1		 Martinson
(6–3)		 Lochner
(3–2)		 – 273 32–13 9–4 Stats
Story
May 4 12:00 pm at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L
3–4		 Wiley
(3–5)		 Johnson
(7–2)		 Sechler
(4)		 32–14 9–5 Stats
Story
May 4 3:30 pm at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L
0–6		 Schwab
(2–4)		 Sherlin
(0–1)		 – 455 32–15 9–6 Stats
Story
May 7 6:30 pm Stephen F. Austin* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
11–0		 Towns
(2–1)		 Sgambelluri
(2–5)		 – 844 33–15 – Stats
Story
May 10 6:30 pm Indiana State Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
12–2		 Martinson
(7–3)		 Polley
(6–1)		 – 828 34–15 10–6 Stats
Story
May 11 8:30 pm ESPNU Indiana State Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
8–1		 Johnson
(8–2)		 Liberatore
(9–1)		 – 801 35–15 11–6 Stats
Story
May 12 2:00 pm Indiana State Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W
7–3		 Carraway
(4–1)		 Whitbread
(6–2)		 Hines
(3)		 686 36–15 12–6 Stats
Story
May 16 6:30 pm at Southern Illinois #27 Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL L
2–3		 Yeager
(3–2)		 Carraway
(4–2)		 – 214 36–16 12–7 Stats
Story
May 17 6:30 pm at Southern Illinois #27 Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL W
11–6		 Johnson
(9–2)		 Begner
(5–7)		 – 297 37–16 13–7 Stats
Story
May 18 2:00 pm at Southern Illinois #27 Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL W
12–1		 Fouse
(4–0)		 Steidl
(3–3)		 – 255 38–16 14–7 Stats
Story
Postseason (5–4)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
May 22 11:00 am (6) Missouri State (1) Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL W
1–0		 Martinson
(8–3)		 Schwab
(3–5)		 Carraway
(3)		 39–16 – Stats
Story
May 23 3:00 pm (4) Evansville (1) Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL W
9–2		 Bayless
(7–1)		 Hayden
(3–3)		 – 40–16 – Stats
Story
May 24 5:00 pm at (2) Illinois State (1) Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL W
9–7		 Fouse
(5–0)		 Vogrin
(2–1)		 Carraway
(4)		 41–16 – Stats
Story
May 25 2:00 pm (3) Indiana State (1) Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL L
5–9		 Moralis
(1–0)		 Reeves
(1–1)		 Grauer
(8)		 41–17 – Stats
Story
May 25 6:15 pm (3) Indiana State (1) Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL L
3–168		 Ridgway
(2–0)		 Towns
(2–2)		 – 326 41–18 – Stats
Story
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC
May 31 7:00 pm (3) Florida (2) Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX W
11–8		 Johnson
(10–2)		 Mace
(8–5)		 Carraway
(5)		 4,530 42–18 – Stats
Story
June 1 4:36 pm at (1) Texas Tech (2) Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX L
2–3		 Floyd
(5–3)		 Martinson
(8–4)		 – 4,567 42–19 – Stats
Story
June 2 2:00 pm (3) Florida (2) Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX W
9–8		 Fouse
(6–0)		 Pogue
(1–1)		 Carraway
(6)		 43–19 – Stats
Story
June 2 6:26 pm at (1) Texas Tech (2) Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX L
0–3		 Bonnin
(6–1)		 Reeves
(1–2)		 McMillon
(2)		 4,679 43–20 – Stats
Story
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Dallas Baptist team member
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Missouri Valley Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]RVRV*RV*RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV252525*25*RV
Baseball America[6]—————————————2322——*—*—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]—————————————2728————
NCBWA†[8]RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV27т232626*26*28т
D1Baseball[9]——————————————242424*24*24

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Baseball Schedule". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Baseball Roster". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Dallas Baptist Patriots. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  9. ^ D1Baseball poll
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