2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball
2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball
Southland Conference Regular Season
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	22–11 (6–6 Southland)
Head coach	David Pierce (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Allen (3rd season); Philip Miller (3rd season); Phil Haig (2nd season);
Home stadium	Don Sanders Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

Last updated May 11, 2024

2014 Southland Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State ‍†‍‍^y	22	–	8	.733	41	–	17	.707
Nicholls State ‍‍‍	21	–	9	.700	32	–	26	.552
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	19	–	11	.633	33	–	26	.559
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	19	–	11	.633	31	–	27	.534
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	12	.600	37	–	23	.617
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	32	–	22	.593
McNeese State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	30	–	28	.517
Lamar ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	31	–	25	.554
Oral Roberts ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	30	–	26	.536
Houston Baptist ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	23	–	28	.451
Incarnate Word* ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	18	–	32	.360
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	20	–	35	.364
Abilene Christian* ‍‍‍	6	–	18	.250	17	–	35	.327
New Orleans ‍‍‍	2	–	28	.067	11	–	38	.224

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 24, 2014^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball *Ineligible for postseason play due to Division I transition

The 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2014 intercollegiate baseball season. Sam Houston State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bearkats play home games at Don Sanders Stadium on the university's campus in Huntsville, Texas. Third year head coach David Pierce leads the Bearkats.

Personnel

Coaches

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball coaching staff^[2]
No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Alma mater
22	David Pierce	Head coach	3rd season	University of Houston
3	Sean Allen	Assistant coach	6th season^{[note 1]}	University of Houston
12	Philip Miller	Assistant coach	3rd season	Northwestern State University
19	Phil Haig	Assistant coach	2nd season	Florida International University

Players

Schedule

2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball team game log^[3]
Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank ^#	Site/Event	TV	Win	Loss	Save	Result	Attd.	Record
February 14	6:30 PM	Northern Colorado		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Tyler Eppler (1–0)	Chris Hammer (0–1)	Alan Scott (1)	W 5–3	903	1–0
February 15	6:30 PM	Northern Colorado		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Andrew Godail (1–0)	Josh Tinnon (0–1)		W 8–1	846	2–0
February 16	1:30 PM	Northern Colorado		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Dylan Ebbs (1–0)	Connor Leedholm (0–1)	Jason Simms (1)	W 5–0	740	3–0
February 17	4:30 PM	Northern Colorado		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Sam Odom (1–0)	Nick Miller (0–1)		W 7–1	637	4–0
February 18	6:00 PM	at McNeese State		Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA		Alan Scott (1–0)	Lucas Quary (1–1)		W 18–6	548	5–0
February 21	6:30 PM	Dallas Baptist		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Paul Voelker (2–0)	Tyler Eppler (1–1)		L 1–5	975	5–1
February 22	4:00 PM	Dallas Baptist		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Andrew Godail (2–0)	Drew Smith (1–1)	Sam Odom (1)	W 12–2	794	6–1
February 23	1:00 PM	Dallas Baptist		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Seth Holbert (2–0)	Cy Sneed (1–1)	Jason Sims (2)	W 4–1	747	7–1
February 25	4:00 PM	at #15 Rice		Reckling Park • Houston, TX		Ryan Brinley (1–0)	Matt Ditman (0–2)	Jason Sims (3)	W 3–1	1,846	8–1
February 28	3:36 PM	vs. #12 TCU		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic)	CSNH	Tyler Eppler (2–1)	Brandon Finnegan (2–1)		W 9–4	N/A	9–1
March 1	12:05 PM	vs. #26 Texas Tech		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic)	CSNH	Sam Odom (2–0)	Matt Withrow (1–1)		W 10–6	N/A	10–1
March 2	10:05 PM	vs. #24 Texas		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Houston College Classic)	LHN	Morgan Cooper (1–0)	Jason Simms (0–1)		L 2–3	N/A	10–2
March 5	5:00 PM	#29 Rice		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Chase McDowell (1–1)	Logan Boyd (0–1)	Austin Orewiler (1)	L 5–8	925	10–3
March 7	6:30 PM	Cal State Northridge		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Tyler Eppler (3–1)	Jerry Keel (0–3)		W 6–0	670	11–3
March 8	12:00 PM	Cal State Northridge		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Sam Odom (3–0)	Brycen Rutherford (1–2)	Jason Simms (4)	W 2–1	553	12–3
March 9	1:00 PM	Cal State Northridge		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Ryan Brinley (2–0)	Brandon Warner (0–1)		W 3–2^{(13 INN)}	553	13–3
March 11	6:30 PM	UTSA		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Logan Onda (2–1)	Ryan Brinley (2–1)		L 2–9	848	13–4
March 14	6:30 PM	at New Orleans*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA		Tyler Eppler (4–0)	Alex Smith (0–3)	Alan Scott (2)	W 6–3	338	14–4
March 15	2:00 PM	at New Orleans*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA		Sam Odom (4–0)	Darron McKigney (0–3)		W 14–4	211	15–4
March 15	5:30 PM	at New Orleans*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA		Dirk Masters (1–0)	Nick Halliday (2–1)		W 7–2	211	16–4
March 18	6:30 PM	at UT Arlington	#25	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX		Daniel Milliman (1–0)	Ryan Brinley (2–2)	Zach Hobbs (1)	L 6–7	317	16–5
March 21	6:00 PM	at Central Arkansas*	#25	Bear Stadium • Conway, AR		Connor Gilmore (2–0)	Tyler Eppler (4–2)		L 7–9	422	16–6
March 22	2:00 PM	at Central Arkansas*	#25	Bear Stadium • Conway, AR		Chris Caudle (4–2)	Sam Odom (4–1)		L 2–4	355	16–7
March 23	1:00 PM	at Central Arkansas*	#25	Bear Stadium • Conway, AR		Connor McClain (2–1)	Dirk Masters (1–1)	Scott Zimmerle (1)	L 4–6	295	16–8
March 25	6:35 PM	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX		Jason Simms (1–1)	Ryan Hendrix (0–2)		W 8–1	4,153	17–8
March 26	6:30 PM	McNeese State		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Dylan Ebbs (2–0)	Cory Lapeze (0–2)	Ryan Brinley (1)	W 3–1	614	18–8
March 28	6:30 PM	Northwestern State*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Adam Oller (3–0)	Tyler Eppler (4–3)		L 1–12	637	18–9
March 29	4:00 PM	Northwestern State*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Sam Odom (5–1)	John Gault (3–3)		W 9–4	863	19–9
March 30	1:00 PM	Northwestern State*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Steven Spann (6–3)	Jason Simms (1–2)		L 1–3	1,102	19–10
April 4	6:30 PM	at Oral Roberts*		J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK		Kurt Giller (1–0)	Tyler Eppler (4–4)	Hayden Holley (1)	L 4–7	557	19–11
April 5	2:01 PM	at Oral Roberts*		J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK		Jason Simms (2–2)	Jordan Romano (1–2)		W 2–1	548	20–11
April 6	1:00 PM	at Oral Roberts*		J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK		Sam Odom (6–1)	Gavin Glanz (1–3)		W 7–4	540	21–11
April 8	6:30 PM	Baylor		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX		Ryan Brinley (3–2)	Sean Spicer (0–1)	Alan Scott (3)	W 4–3	1,336	22–11
April 11	6:30 PM	Abilene Christian*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
April 12	4:00 PM	Abilene Christian*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
April 13	1:00 PM	Abilene Christian*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
April 15	6:30 PM	Houston		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
April 17	6:30 PM	at Lamar*		Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
April 18	6:30 PM	at Lamar*		Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
April 19	1:00 PM	at Lamar*		Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX
April 22	6:30 PM	at Houston		Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 25	6:30 PM	Southeastern Louisiana*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
April 26	4:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
April 26	1:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
April 29	6:35 PM	at Baylor		Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
May 2	6:30 PM	Stephen F. Austin*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
May 3	4:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
May 4	1:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
May 9	2:00 PM	at Houston Baptist*		Husky Field • Houston, TX
May 10	1:00 PM	at Houston Baptist*		Husky Field • Houston, TX
May 11	2:00 PM	at Houston Baptist*		Husky Field • Houston, TX
May 13	6:35 PM	at Texas A&M*		Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX
May 15	6:30 PM	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
May 16	6:30 PM	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
May 17	1:00 PM	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi*		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX
*Southland Conference game. ^# Rankings from Collegiate Baseball released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	—*	T24	RV	23	RV	RV	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	20	18	16	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—
NCBWA†	—	—	—	28	24	22	RV	RV	—

^ 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.

Notes

↑ 6th season overall coaching with the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

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References

↑ "2014 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". Southland Conference . Retrieved May 24, 2014.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Baseball - Schedule - Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics". www.gobearkats.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012.

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[3] 6th season overall coaching with the Sam Houston State Bearkats.

[1] "2014 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". Southland Conference . Retrieved May 24, 2014.

[2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Baseball - Schedule - Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics". www.gobearkats.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012.

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