2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team

2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Clay VanderLaan (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Lousteau (asst. head) John Cannon Ryan Farney Drew Decker (graduate asst.)
Home stadium	Husky Field
Seasons ←  2024 2026  →

2025 Southland Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Lamar  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
McNeese  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
UT Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
New Orleans  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	3		.000
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	4		.000
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of February 18, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team will represent Houston Christian University, during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies will play their home games at Husky Field and are led by first-year head coach Clay VanderLaan. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team

The Huskies had a regular season record of 18–31 and a conference record of 9–15 finishing in ninth place in SLC play, their second straight last place finish. They did not qualify for the 2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament. Head coach Lance Berkman resigned on May 24 following the conclusion of the 2024 season, ^[2] and then-assistant coach Clay VanderLaan was hired as the new head coach on June 11. ^[3] VanderLaan was previously a head coach at Saginaw Valley State for part of the 2018 season and at St. Thomas (TX) from 2020 to 2021. ^{[4] [3]}

Preseason

Southland Conference Preseason Poll

The Huskies were picked to finish tenth out of eleven in the Southland Conference with 37 votes in the Preseason Poll released on February 6, 2025. ^[5]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Lamar	197 (18)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	146 (4)
3	McNeese	145
4	UT Rio Grande Valley	144
5	Nicholls	129
6	New Orleans	128
7	Incarnate Word	95
8	Northwestern State	89
9	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	73
10	Houston Christian	37
11	Stephen F. Austin	27

Preseason All-Southland team

Parker Edwards, starting pitcher for the Huskies, was named to the conference preseason second team. ^[5]

First Team

• Zak Skinner* (LU, JR, Catcher)
• Brayden Evans* (LU, JR, 1st Base)
• Isaac Webb* (TAMU, SR, 2nd Base)
• TJ Salvaggio (SELU, SR, Shortstop)
• Rocco Gump (NWST, SR, 3rd Base)
• Reese Lipoma* (NWST, RSR, Outfielder)
• Connor Westenburg (McN, SR, Outfielder)
• Cole Stromboe+ (SELU, RSR, Outfielder)
• Tristian Moore+ (UNO, RSR, Outfielder)
• Bryce Calloway* (UNO, SR, Utility)
• Rey Mendoza (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
• Brennan Stuprich* (SELU, RSR, Starting Pitcher)
• Josh Salinas (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Zach Garcia (TAMU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Kyle Moseley (LU, SR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

Second Team

• Steven Lancia (UTRGV, SR, Catcher)
• Martin Vazquez (UTRGV, SR, 1st Base)
• Diego Villsecas* (UNO, SR, 2nd Base)
• Isaac Lopez (UTRGV, GR, Shortstop)
• Easton Moomau+ (UTRGV, SO, 3rd Base)
• Matt Ryan+ (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
• Balin Valentine (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
• Parker Coley (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Jude Hall (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Simon Larranaga (MCN, SR, Utility)
• Armani Raygoza (UTRGV, RSO, Designated Hitter)
• Parker Edwards (HCU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Angelo Cabral (UTRGV, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Tyler Bryan (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Larson Fabre (SELU, JR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
+-Tie for final spot

Roster

2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Kennath Dutka L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond, TX 2 OF Ayden Slott R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Willis, TX 3 P Caleb Matthews R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Katy, TX 4 C Tevis Payne R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr San Jose, CA 5 INF Jeremy Rader R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Springfield, MO 6 INF Matthew Leiterman R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Woodland Hills, CA 7 INF Robert Oropeza R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tomball, TX 8 OF Walker Bazile L/L 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kenner, LA 9 INF Trevor Roper R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Midland, TX 10 P Kyler Mentzel R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Alvin, TX 11 INF Graham Laxton R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Katy, TX 12 INF Katcher Halligan L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Sugar Land, TX 13 C Reuben Bennevendo L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Houston, TX 14 P Jack Hamilton R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr College Station, TX 15 OF Jack Walker L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Shreveport, LA 16 P Jacob Cyr L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hitchcock, TX 17 UTL Brock Lambert R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Shreveport, LA 18 P Ben Smith R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cleveland, TN 19 P Jett Feltman R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Conroe, TX 20 P Kameren Hardebeck R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Texas City, TX 22 P Louis Castano R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Miami, FL 24 OF Rhett Hendricks R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Springfield, MO 25 P Remy Marsh R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mandeville, LA 26 P Ben Norton R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Marietta, GA 27 P Nick Ferazzi R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Houston, TX 28 C Luke Bard R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Castle Rock, CO 29 C Levi Castilleja R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr San Antonio, TX 31 C Anthony Russell R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Houston, TX 32 P Tyler McCloskey R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cypress, TX 33 P Joshua Caravalho R/R 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Santa Clara, CA 35 P Ryan Porche R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So River Ridge, LA 36 INF Canon Chester R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Sinton, TX 39 P Aiden DeLeon R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr College Station, TX 41 P Alejandro Marquez R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Richmond, TX 43 P Parker Edwards R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Houston, TX 44 INF Harrison Helton R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr The Woodlands, TX 45 P Luke Campbell R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Missouri City, TX 50 P Collin Toedter R/R 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Spring, TX 51 P Seth Davis L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Pearland, TX 55 C Adin Morehouse R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Corsicana, TX	Head coach Clay VanderLaan – 1st season Assistant coach(es) Ryan Lousteau John Cannon Ryan Farney Drew Decker (Graduate Asst.) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2025-02-08

Schedule and results

Legend
	Houston Christian win
	Houston Christian loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Houston Christian team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball game log
Regular season (3–1)
February (3–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Time Attendance Overall record SLC record Feb. 14 Central Michigan* Husky Field • Houston, TX 0–6 (7) Evan Waters (1-0) Edwards, Parker (0-1) None 3:00 pm 258 0–1 Feb. 14 Central Michigan* Husky Field • Houston, TX 5–0 (7) Caravalho, Joshua (1-0) Liam Stumpf (0-1) None 5:30 pm [a] 389 1–1 Feb. 15 Central Michigan* Husky Field • Houston, TX 15–3 Smith, Ben (1-0) Hayden Bailey (0-1) None 6:30 pm 409 2–1 Feb. 16 Central Michigan* Husky Field • Houston, TX 9–6 McCloskey, Tyler (1-0) Alejandro Espinoza (0-1) Norton, Ben (1) 12:30 pm 342 3–1 Feb. 18 vs. Tarleton State* La Moderna Field • Cleburne, TX Postponed–Inclement Weather Feb. 21 at Louisiana-Monroe* Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA – 6:00 pm – Feb. 22 at Louisiana–Monroe* Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA – 2:00 pm – Feb. 23 at Louisiana–Monroe* Lou St. Amant Field • Monroe, LA – 1:00 pm – Feb. 25 at UTSA* Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX – 6:00 pm – Feb. 28 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX – 2:05 pm – –
March (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Time Attendance Overall record SLC record Mar 1 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX – 2:05 pm – – Mar 2 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX – 1:05 pm – – Mar 7 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX – 6:30 pm – – Mar 8 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – Mar 9 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – Mar 12 Prairie View A&M* Husky Field • Houston, TX – 6:30 pm – Mar 14 at Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX – 6:30 pm – Mar 15 Rice* Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – Mar 15 Rice* Husky Field • Houston, TX – 5:30 pm – Mar 16 at Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX – TBA – Mar 21 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX – 6:30 pm – – Mar 22 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX – 6:30 pm – – Mar 23 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX – Noon – – Mar 25 at Texas A&M* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX – 6:00 pm – Mar 28 Stephen F. Austin Husky Field • Houston, TX – 6:30 pm – – Mar 29 Stephen F. Austin Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – Mar 30 Stephen F. Austin Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – –
April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Time Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr 1 at Baylor* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX – 6:30 pm – Apr 2 at Prairie View A&M* John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX – TBA – Apr 4 Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA – 6:00 pm – – Apr 5 Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA – 6:00 pm – – Apr 6 Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA – 1:00 pm – – Apr 8 at Texas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX – 6:30 pm – Apr 11 at Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX – 6:30 pm – – Apr 12 at Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – Apr 13 at Northwestern State Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – Apr 15 at Texas State* Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX – 6:00 pm – Apr 17 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – 6:30 pm – – Apr 18 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – 6:30 pm – – Apr 19 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – 2:00 pm – – Apr 22 at Baylor* Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX – 6:30 pm – Apr 25 Southeastern Louisiana Husky Field • Houston, TX 6:30 pm – – Apr 26 Southeastern Louisiana Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – Apr 27 Southeastern Louisiana Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – Apr 30 Tarleton State* Husky Field • Houston, TX – 6:30 pm –
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Time Attendance Overall record SLC record May 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX – 6:30 pm – – May 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – May 4 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Husky Field • Houston, TX – 2:00 pm – – May 8 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX – 6:00 pm – – May 9 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX – 6:00 pm – – May 10 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX – 1:00 pm – – May 13 at Sam Houston State* Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX – 6:00 pm – May 15–24 at Southland Conference baseball tournament TBA • TBA – TBA –

Source: ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes

1. First night game in Husky Field history

References

1. "2025 Baseball Standings". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
2. Duarte, Joseph (May 24, 2024). "Former Astros Star Lance Berkman Steps Down as Houston Christian's Baseball Coach". Hearst Newspapers LLC.
3. Houston Christian Athletics Department (June 11, 2024). "HCU Names Clay VanderLaan as Next Head Baseball Coach". hcuhuskies.com.
4. St. Thomas (TX) Athletics Department (May 31, 2021). "Baseball (Coaches)" – via Wayback Machine.
5. James Hill (February 6, 2025). "Lamar Chosen as Baseball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Team Announced". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
6. Houston Christian Athletics Department. "2025 Baseball Schedule". hcuhuskies.com.
7. "2025 Houston Christian Huskies Schedule". Nolan Analytics, LLC. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
8. Phil Stanton (November 24, 2024). "2025 HCU Baseball Schedule". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved February 16, 2025.