2014 Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball team

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2014 Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record30–23 (19–8 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gregg Wallis (1st season)
  • Ryan Cisterna (3rd season)
Pitching coachNathan Choate (3rd season)
Home stadium Brazell Stadium
Seasons
 2013
2015 
2014 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sacramento State  y216 .7784024 .625
Grand Canyon  198 .7043023 .566
Texas–Pan American  1710 .6302730 .474
Utah Valley  1611 .5932830 .483
Cal State Bakersfield  1512 .5562633 .441
Seattle  1311 .5422627 .491
New Mexico State  1113 .4582331 .426
North Dakota  816 .3331029 .256
Chicago State  519 .2081737 .315
Northern Colorado  423 .1481043 .189
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2014 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball team represented Grand Canyon University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 'Lopes played their home games at Brazell Stadium and were first-year members of the Western Athletic Conference. The team was coached by Andy Stankiewicz in his 3rd season at Grand Canyon.

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Previous season

The 'Lopes were coming off of a 40–19 overall record and a 26–10 conference record, competing in the Division II PacWest Conference, where they were crowned Co-Conference Champions. Grand Canyon advanced to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship where they went 1–2, eventually being eliminated with a loss to St. Edward's University.

Roster

2014 Grand Canyon Antelopes roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 8 Scott Serigstad - Freshman
  • 12 Ethan Evanko - Freshman
  • 14 Jaren Drummond - Sophomore
  • 23 Brandon Bonilla - Junior
  • 26 Robert Beltran - Freshman
  • 28 Joey Wise - Freshman
  • 31 Houston Edwards - R Freshman
  • 33 Andrew Naderer - Sophomore
  • 34 Malcolm Purdy - Senior
  • 35 Jorge Perez - Junior
  • 37 Trent Wilson - Senior
  • 38 Kyle Detwiler - Sophomore
  • 40 Kevin Behnke - Senior
  • 43 Connor Belfiore - Junior
  • 45 Zebastian Valenzuela - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 24 Josh Meyer - Freshman
  • 42 Humberto Aranda - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 Josh Ethier - Freshman
  • 3 Paul Panaccione - Sophomore
  • 4 Ben Mauseth - Freshman
  • 6 Seth Fretheim - Sophomore
  • 7 Michael Pomeroy - R Senior
  • 11 Charles Wagner - Junior
  • 15 Chris Lindmark - Senior
  • 18 Dominic Portocarrera - Junior
  • 29 Jon Kealoha - Junior
  • 30 Chad De La Guerra - Junior
  • 32 Zayne Clancy - Freshman
  • 36 Rouric Bridgewater - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 2 David Walker - Junior
  • 5 Brian Kraft - Sophomore
  • 7 Michael Pomeroy - R Senior
  • 13 Brandon Smith - Sophomore
  • 21 Garrett Jeffries - Sophomore
  • 27 Matt Haggerty - Freshman
 

Coaches

2014 Grand Canyon Antelopes baseball coaching staff [2]
  • Andy Stankiewicz - Head Coach - 3rd year
  • Nathan Choate - Pitching Coach - 3rd year
  • Gregg Wallis - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Ryan Cisterna - Assistant Coach - 3rd year

Schedule

2014 Grand Canyon Antelopes Baseball Game Log [3]
Regular season
February
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreAttendanceOverall recordWAC record
Feb 14@ Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk FieldMonroe, LA 3-68770–1
Feb 15@ Louisiana-MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LA4–58640–2
Feb 16@ Louisiana-MonroeWarhawk Field • Monroe, LA7–17641-2
Feb 18@ Fresno State Pete Beiden FieldFresno, CA 1-101,2611–3
Feb 21vs Hofstra Brazell StadiumPhoenix, AZ 8-16122–3
Feb 22vs HofstraBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ10-32053-3-
Feb 22vs HofstraBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ5-71713-4-
Feb 23vs HofstraBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ9-21924-4
Feb 28vs Kansas State Crutcher Scott FieldAbilene, TX 4-92284-5-
March
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreAttendanceOverall recordWAC record
Mar 1vs Kansas State Crutcher Scott FieldAbilene, TX 1-112254-6-
Mar 1@ Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX2-3 (10)7514-7-
Mar 7vs Nebraska-Omaha Brazell StadiumPhoenix, AZ 0-62044-8-
Mar 8vs Nebraska-OmahaBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ9-21915-8-
Mar 8vs Nebraska-OmahaBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ14-0 (7)1226-8-
Mar 9vs Nebraska-OmahaBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ5-22117-8-
Mar 14@ Bakersfield Hardt Field • Bakersfield, CA
Mar 15@ BakersfieldHardt Field • Bakersfield, CA
Mar 16@ BakersfieldHardt Field • Bakersfield, CA
Mar 18@ Arizona Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ
Mar 21vs UC Irvine Cicerone FieldIrvine, CA
Mar 22vs UC IrvineCicerone Field • Irvine, CA
Mar 23vs UC IrvineCicerone Field • Irvine, CA
Mar 28vs Chicago State Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
Mar 29vs Chicago StateBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
Mar 30vs Chicago StateBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
Mar 31@ Nevada William Peccole ParkReno, NV
    April
    DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreAttendanceOverall recordWAC record
    Apr 1@ Nevada William Peccole ParkReno, NV
    Apr 4@ Texas-Pan American Edinburg StadiumEdinburg, TX
    Apr 5@ Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX
    Apr 6@ Texas-Pan AmericanEdinburg Stadium • Edinburg, TX
    Apr 11vs Sacramento State Brazell StadiumPhoenix, AZ
    Apr 12vs Sacramento StateBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
    Apr 13vs Sacramento StateBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
    Apr 15@ Kansas Hoglund BallparkLawrence, KS
    Apr 16@ KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
    Apr 18@ Northern Colorado Jackson FieldGreeley, CO
    Apr 19@ Northern ColoradoJackson Field • Greeley, CO
    Apr 20@ Northern ColoradoJackson Field • Greeley, CO
    Apr 25vs New Mexico State Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
    Apr 26vs New Mexico StateBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
    Apr 27vs New Mexico StateBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
    May
    DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreAttendanceOverall recordWAC record
    May 2@ Seattle U Bannerwood ParkBellevue, WA
    May 3@ Seattle UBannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA
    May 4@ Seattle UBannerwood Park • Bellevue, WA
    May 5@ Washington Husky BallparkSeattle, WA
    May 9@ North Dakota Harold Kraft Memorial FieldGrand Forks, ND
    May 10@ North DakotaHarold Kraft Memorial Field • Grand Forks, ND
    May 11@ North DakotaHarold Kraft Memorial Field • Grand Forks, ND
    May 16vs Utah Valley Brazell StadiumPhoenix, AZ
    May 17vs Utah ValleyBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
    May 18vs Utah ValleyBrazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ
    May 19@ USC Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA
    May 20@ UC Riverside Riverside Sports ComplexRiverside, CA

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