x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 19, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball
The 2022 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented Lamar University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cardinals played their home games at Vincent–Beck Stadium and were led by sixth–year head coach Will Davis. They were members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was Lamar's first year in the WAC. The Cardinals had a regular season record of 37–21 and a conference record of 20–10 finishing in second place in the WAC Southwest division, one game behind division winner Sam Houston. They participated in the 2022 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament as the second seeded team from the Southwest Division. After winning their first conference tournament game against Seattle, the Cardinals' season ended after losing to West Division first seed Grand Canyon and Southwest Division fourth seed Abilene Christian.
The Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022, and the Cardinals were picked to finish fourth in the Southwest Division with 11 votes.[2]
C - Kaden Hollow, So., Dixie State 1B - Elijah Buries, So., Grand Canyon 1B - Chase Kemp, Sr., Lamar 2B - Kevin Jiminez, Jr., NM State 3B - Juan Colato, R-Sr., Grand Canyon SS - Jacob Wilson, So., Grand Canyon OF - Tayler Aguilar, Jr., Grand Canyon OF - Colton Eager, Gr., Abilene Christian OF - Grayson Tatrow, Jr., Abilene Christian DH/UT - Tommy Cruz, Sr., Abilene Christian SP - Coltin Atkinson, So., Sam Houston SP - Kevin Stevens, R-Sr., UT Rio Grande Valley SP - Carter Young, So., Grand Canyon RP - CJ Culpepper, So., California Baptist
2022 Postseason All-WAC Teams 2022 First Team All-WAC Catcher: David Martin, So., California Baptist First Base: Logan Gallina, So., NM State Second Base: Harrison Spohn, Sr., California Baptist Third Base: Juan Colato, R-Sr., Grand Canyon Shortstop: Jacob Wilson, So., Grand Canyon Outfield: Tayler Aguilar, Jr., Grand Canyon Outfield: Chad Castillo, Jr., California Baptist Outfield: Carlos Contreras, Jr., Sam Houston DH/Utility: Parker Schmidt, So., Dixie State At-Large: Tyler Wilson, So., C, Grand Canyon Starting Pitcher: Daniel Avitia, Fr., Grand Canyon Starting Pitcher: Kevin Stevens, R-Sr, UT Rio Grande Valley Relief Pitcher: Jack Dallas, Sr., Lamar At-Large: Vince Reilly, Jr., RHP, Grand Canyon
2022 Second Team All-WAC Catcher: Kaden Hollow, So., Dixie State First Base: Justin Wishkoski, So., Sam Houston Second Base: Kemuel Thomas-Rivera, Gr., Tarleton Third Base: Mitchel Simon, So., California Baptist Shortstop: Bash Randle, So., Abilene Christian Outfield: Brett Cain, Gr., UT Rio Grande Valley Outfield: Matthew McDonald, Sr., Lamar Outfield: Brandon Pimentel, Jr., UT Rio Grande Valley DH/Utility: Russell Stevenson, Sr., California Baptist At-Large: London Green, Sr., OF, Tarleton Starting Pitcher: CJ Culpepper, So., California Baptist Starting Pitcher: Adam Wheaton, Sr., Lamar Relief Pitcher: Lance Lusk, Sr., Sam Houston At-Large: Nick Hull, Gr., RHP, Grand Canyon
2022 All-Defensive Team Kirkland Banks, Jr., IF, Lamar Logan Gallina, So., 1B, NM State London Green, Sr., OF, Tarleton Walker Janek, Fr., UT, Sam Houston Chase Kemp, Sr., IF, Lamar Isaac Lopez, R-Fr., IF, UT Rio Grande Valley Bash Randle, So., SS, Abilene Christian Harrison Spohn, Sr., IF, California Baptist Jacob Wilson, So., SS, Grand Canyon Cade Verdusco, So., OF, Grand Canyon