2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots baseball team

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.

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
2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Dallas Baptist  ‍†‍‍y 14–7 .66743–20 .683
Illinois State  ‍†‍‍y 14–7 .66736–26 .581
No. 23 Indiana State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–8 .61943–18 .705
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52431–19 .620
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52424–29 .453
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47620–36 .357
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28614–36 .280
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23826–29 .473


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

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
NamePositionSeasons at
Dallas Baptist		Alma Mater
Dan HeefnerHead coach12Olivet Nazarene University (2001)
Dan FitzgeraldAssociate head coach - Recruiting Coordinator7University of Minnesota (2000)
Josh HopperAssistant Coach - Pitching1Berry College (1999)
Trevin SonnierAssistant Coach2Oral 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)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
February 156:30 pmKent State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
3–0		Martinson
(1–0)		Wollersheim
(0–1)		Bayless
(1)		1,0441–0–Stats
Story
February 162:00 pmKent State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
8–4		Towns
(1–0)		Matthews
(0–1)		–5422–0–Stats
Story
February 1712:00 pmKent State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
8–1		Johnson
(1–0)		Schreiber
(0–1)		–4823–0–Stats
Story
February 203:00 pmat Oklahoma*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL
2–4		Abram
(1–0)		Towns
(1–1)		Matthews
(1)		4093–1–Stats
Story
February 226:30 pmMinnesota*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
9–0		Martinson
(2–0)		Lackney
(0–1)		–4964–1–Stats
Story
February 232:00 pmMinnesota*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
7–9		Fredrickson
(1–1)		Eldred
(0–1)		Meyer
(2)		7424–2–Stats
Story
February 241:00 pmMinnesota*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
7–5		Johnson
(2–0)		Thoresen
(0–2)		–4015–2–Stats
Story
February 266:35 pmat #14 Baylor*Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TXL
4–10		Leckich
(2–0)		Kechely
(0–1)		–1,3885–3–Stats
Story
March (16–3)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
March 13:00 pmHouston Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
7–1		Martinson
(3–0)		Carter
(1–1)		Kechely
(1)		2206–3–Stats
Story
March 16:00 pmHouston Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
2–1		Bayless
(1–0)		Newton
(0–1)		–4027–3–Stats
Story
March 21:00 pmHouston Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
12–2		Johnson
(3–0)		Batten
(0–1)		–4478–3–Stats
Story
March 63:00 pm#25 Oklahoma*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
7–2		Carraway
(1–0)		Matthews
(0–1)		–5699–3–Stats
Story
March 86:00 pmat Oral Roberts*J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKW
13–8		Martinson
(4–0)		McMinn
(2–2)		–94310–3–Stats
Story
March 92:00 pmat Oral Roberts*J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKW
13–6		Carraway
(2–0)		Gaskins
(1–1)		–98411–3–Stats
Story
March 101:00 pmat Oral Roberts*J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OKW
6–2		Bayless
(2–0)		Wolf
(0–1)		–74212–3–Stats
Story
March 126:30 pm#21 Texas A&M*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
5–4		Hines
(1–0)		Jozwiak
(2–1)		Carraway
(1)		2,04713–3–Stats
Story
March 156:30 pmHouston*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
6–8		Henry
(1–0)		Hines
(1–1)		Roedahl
(2)		87113–4–Stats
Story
March 162:00 pmHouston*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
0–2		Villarreal
(2–0)		Johnson
(3–1)		–89313–5–Stats
Story
March 171:00 pmHouston*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
8–4		Bayless
(3–0)		Roedahl
(3–1)		–79414–5–Stats
Story
March 196:30 pmOklahoma State*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
7–5		Carraway
(3–0)		Battenfield
(3–2)		Hines
(1)		96215–5–Stats
Story
March 224:00 pmat Air Force*Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, COW
4–312		Hines
(2–1)		Price
(3–1)		Kechely
(2)		6616–5–Stats
Story
March 232:00 pmat Air Force*Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, COW
6–5		Bayless
(4–0)		Chilcutt
(0–2)		Kechely
(3)		11717–5–Stats
Story
March 241:00 pmat Air Force*Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, COW
30–7		Fouse
(1–0)		Nichols
(1–2)		–12718–5–Stats
Story
March 266:30 pmUT Arlington*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
0–9		Gooch
(1–2)		Kechely
(0–2)		–83718–6–Stats
Story
March 296:30 pmValparaisoHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
10–5		Martinson
(5–0)		Tieman
(1–4)		–83119–61–0Stats
Story
March 302:00 pmValparaisoHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
10–5		Johnson
(4–1)		Fields
(2–2)		–55220–62–0Stats
Story
March 311:00 pmValparaisoHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
6–1		Fouse
(2–0)		Fricke
(0–2)		–49321–63–0Stats
Story
April (10–7)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
April 26:30 pm#22 Baylor*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
1–5		Helmer
(1–0)		Kechely
(0–3)		–1,69421–7–Stats
Story
April 56:00 pmat EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INL
3–8		Lukas
(4–2)		Carraway
(3–1)		Parks
(4)		23721–83–1Stats
Story
April 61:00 pmat EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INL
5–11		Gray
(2–0)		Bayless
(4–1)		–23221–93–2Stats
Story
April 65:00 pmat EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INW
4–3		Heaton
(1–0)		Weigand
(2–3)		Hines
(2)		23222–94–2Stats
Story
April 96:30 pm#22 TCU*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
11–6		Reeves
(1–0)		Green
(2–1)		–1,54223–9–Stats
Story
April 125:00 pmat College of Charleston*CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SCL
3–4		McLarty
(6–2)		Martinson
(5–1)		Ocker
(8)		55623–10–Stats
Story
April 131:00 pmat College of Charleston*CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SCW
6–2		Johnson
(5–1)		Lucas
(3–1)		Carraway
(2)		60324–10–Stats
Story
April 1411:30 amat College of Charleston*CofC Baseball Stadium • Charleston, SCW
14–4		Bayless
(5–1)		Price
(5–3)		–51825–10–Stats
Story
April 166:05 pmat Oklahoma State*Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKL
3–6		Kelly
(1–0)		Kechely
(0–4)		Gragg
(2)		1,51125–11–Stats
Story
April 194:00 pmBradleyHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
1–2		Olson
(1–0)		Martinson
(5–2)		Denlinger
(3)		47625–124–3Stats
Story
April 202:00 pmBradleyHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
14–3		Johnson
(6–1)		Gosswein
(4–3)		–80126–125–3Stats
Story
April 205:50 pmBradleyHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
7–6		Hines
(3–1)		Cook
(4–1)		–80127–126–3Stats
Story
April 233:00 pmat TCU*Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TXW
9–3		Stone
(1–0)		Eissler
(3–4)		–3,93628–12–Stats
Story
April 266:30 pmIllinois StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
8–9		Headrick
(5–3)		Martinson
(5–3)		Gilmore
(10)		1,18428–136–4Stats
Story
April 272:00 pmIllinois StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
13–3		Johnson
(7–1)		Lindgren
(4–3)		–1,00029–137–4Stats
Story
April 2812:00 pmIllinois StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
11–4		Bayless
(6–1)		Walker
(3–6)		–64830–138–4Stats
Story
April 308:15 pmat UT Arlington*Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXW
7–1		Fouse
(3–0)		Skeffington
(0–1)		–34531–13–Stats
Story
May (7–3)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 26:00 pmESPNUat Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOW
6–1		Martinson
(6–3)		Lochner
(3–2)		–27332–139–4Stats
Story
May 412:00 pmat Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOL
3–4		Wiley
(3–5)		Johnson
(7–2)		Sechler
(4)		32–149–5Stats
Story
May 43:30 pmat Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOL
0–6		Schwab
(2–4)		Sherlin
(0–1)		–45532–159–6Stats
Story
May 76:30 pmStephen F. Austin*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
11–0		Towns
(2–1)		Sgambelluri
(2–5)		–84433–15–Stats
Story
May 106:30 pmIndiana StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
12–2		Martinson
(7–3)		Polley
(6–1)		–82834–1510–6Stats
Story
May 118:30 pmESPNUIndiana StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
8–1		Johnson
(8–2)		Liberatore
(9–1)		–80135–1511–6Stats
Story
May 122:00 pmIndiana StateHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW
7–3		Carraway
(4–1)		Whitbread
(6–2)		Hines
(3)		68636–1512–6Stats
Story
May 166:30 pmat Southern Illinois#27Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILL
2–3		Yeager
(3–2)		Carraway
(4–2)		–21436–1612–7Stats
Story
May 176:30 pmat Southern Illinois#27Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW
11–6		Johnson
(9–2)		Begner
(5–7)		–29737–1613–7Stats
Story
May 182:00 pmat Southern Illinois#27Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, ILW
12–1		Fouse
(4–0)		Steidl
(3–3)		–25538–1614–7Stats
Story
Postseason (5–4)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 2211:00 am(6) Missouri State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
1–0		Martinson
(8–3)		Schwab
(3–5)		Carraway
(3)		39–16–Stats
Story
May 233:00 pm(4) Evansville(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
9–2		Bayless
(7–1)		Hayden
(3–3)		–40–16–Stats
Story
May 245:00 pmat (2) Illinois State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
9–7		Fouse
(5–0)		Vogrin
(2–1)		Carraway
(4)		41–16–Stats
Story
May 252:00 pm(3) Indiana State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL
5–9		Moralis
(1–0)		Reeves
(1–1)		Grauer
(8)		41–17–Stats
Story
May 256:15 pm(3) Indiana State(1)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL
3–168		Ridgway
(2–0)		Towns
(2–2)		–32641–18–Stats
Story
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 317:00 pm(3) Florida(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXW
11–8		Johnson
(10–2)		Mace
(8–5)		Carraway
(5)		4,53042–18–Stats
Story
June 14:36 pmat (1) Texas Tech(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXL
2–3		Floyd
(5–3)		Martinson
(8–4)		–4,56742–19–Stats
Story
June 22:00 pm(3) Florida(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXW
9–8		Fouse
(6–0)		Pogue
(1–1)		Carraway
(6)		43–19–Stats
Story
June 26:26 pmat (1) Texas Tech(2)Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TXL
0–3		Bonnin
(6–1)		Reeves
(1–2)		McMillon
(2)		4,67943–20–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 ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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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