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
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2019 record	43–20 (14–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dan Heefner (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Fitzgerald (7th season) Josh Hopper (1st season) Trevin Sonnier (2nd season)
Home stadium	Horner Ballpark

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

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 & Results

2019 Dallas Baptist Patriots Baseball Game Log[4]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Dallas Baptist team member
Regular Season (38–16)
February (5–3) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC Sources 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 Sources 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 4–3^12 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 Sources 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 Sources 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)
MVC Tournament (3–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC Sources 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 3–16^8 Ridgway (2–0) Towns (2–2) – 326 41–18 – Stats Story
NCAA Tournament (2–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall MVC Sources 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

"#" 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[5]	RV	RV*	RV*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	25	25*	25*	RV
Baseball America[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	22	NR	NR*	NR*	NR
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	27	28	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†[8]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	27т	23	26	26*	26*	28т
D1Baseball[9]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	24	24*	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. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll
9. D1Baseball poll