Sam Houston vs McNeese (Feb 13, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Sam Houston at McNeese
Feb 13, 2026 at Lake Charles, La. (Joe Miller Ballpark)

Sam Houston 8 (0-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Ryan Franden 3b 
Hunter Alvord ss 
Nathan Fink dh 
Cade Corcoran 1b 
Addison Smith 2b 
   Parker Blackman rf 
Jeric Curtis cf 
Jace Martinez rf/2b 
Caleb Cotton lf 
Ty Marthiljohni c  11 
Ryan Peterson p 
   Jakob Holzer p 
   Kade Neuenschwander p 
   Cooper Harris p 
   Tate Hickman p 
Totals  42  12  17  31  12  10 
  

McNeese 9 (1-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Matt Stancliff 2b 
Danny Barbero rf 
   Bryce Fontenot pr/rf 
Marcus Heusohn 1b 
Hayden Stringfellow dh 
Larry Edwards Jr. cf/lf 
Korey Cooper 3b 
   Simon Larranaga ph 
   Connor Schneider pr/3b 
Easton Dowell ss 
Isaiah Keller lf 
   Daniel Pinkerton ph/cf 
Seth Fontenot c  16 
   Viggo Lopez ph 
   Kaden Schuck c 
Cooper Golden p 
   Colton Cross p 
   Parker Morgan p 
   Adrian Najar p 
   Jake Blackwell p 
   Eric Nachtsheim p 
Totals  45  17  13  33 

Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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Sam Houston......... 040 003 100 00 -  8 12  1
McNeese............. 110 003 111 01 -  9 17  3
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Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Cotton, C.(1); Stancliff(1); Fontenot,S. 2(2). DP - Bearkats 2; Cowboys 1. LOB - Bearkats 10; Cowboys 9. 2B - Alvord, H.(1); Smith, A.(1); Stancliff(1); Edwards Jr.(1); Dowell(1); Pinkerton 2(2). 3B - Franden, R.(1); Keller(1). HR - Barbero(1); Cooper(1). SB - Franden, R.(1); Alvord, H.(1); Blackman, P.(1); Martinez, J.(1); Cotton, C.(1). CS - Curtis, J.; Cotton, C.; Dowell; Pinkerton. Reached on CI - Franden, R..

Sam Houston   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ryan Peterson   5.0  20  21  96 
Jakob Holzer   2.0  10  11  39 
Kade Neuenschwander   1.0  17 
Cooper Harris L,0-1  2.1  11  46 
Tate Hickman   0.0 
  
McNeese   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Cooper Golden   2.0  10  13  50 
Colton Cross   3.0  11  47 
Parker Morgan   1.0  24 
Adrian Najar   1.0  26 
Jake Blackwell   2.0  25 
Eric Nachtsheim W,1-0  2.0  32 

Win - Nachtsheim (1-0). Loss - Harris, C. (0-1). Save - None. WP - Harris, C.; Morgan; Najar. BK - Cross. CI - Fontenot,S.. Pitches/strikes: Peterson, R. 96/66; Holzer, J. 39/24; Neuenschwand 17/14; Harris, C. 46/28; Hickman, T. 3/1; Golden 50/27; Cross 47/31; Morgan 24/16; Najar 26/15; Blackwell 25/16; Nachtsheim 32/17.

Umpires - HP: Brian Reulet 1B: Jason White 3B: Phillip Jean-Louis
Start: 6:05 pm Time: 3:55 Attendance: 1180
Weather: 72 deg, partly cloudy, calm
Najar faced 1 batter in the 8th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Sam Houston Baseball
Sam Houston at McNeese
Feb 13, 2026 at Lake Charles, La. (Joe Miller Ballpark)

Sam Houston starters: 7/3b Franden, R.; 9/ss Alvord, H.; 25/dh Fink, N.; 14/1b Corcoran, C.; 2/2b Smith, A.; 13/cf Curtis, J.; 8/rf Martinez, J.; 4/lf Cotton, C.; 12/c Marthilj, T.; 27/p Peterson, R.;

McNeese starters: 1/2b Stancliff; 8/rf Barbero; 19/1b Heusohn; 34/dh Stringfello; 28/cf Edwards Jr.; 16/3b Cooper; 3/ss Dowell; 15/lf Keller; 44/c Fontenot,S.; 13/p Golden;

Sam Houston 1st - Welcome to Opening Day 2026. Weather: 72 deg, partly cloudy, calm winds. Official first pitch at 6:04 pm. Franden, R. struck out looking (1-2 KKBK). Alvord, H. singled through the left side (0-2 FF). Fink, N. grounded into double play ss to 1b (1-0 B); Alvord, H. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

McNeese 1st - Stancliff struck out swinging (3-2 KBKBFBS). Barbero homered to right field, RBI (2-1 KBB). Distance:353 ft Exit velo: 98 mph. Heusohn flied out to cf (1-2 KFBFF). Stringfello walked (3-2 KBBKBB). Edwards Jr. lined out to 3b (1-1 KB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 2nd - Corcoran, C. singled through the right side (2-1 SBB). Smith, A. doubled to left center, RBI (0-0); Corcoran, C. scored. Curtis, J. singled to pitcher, bunt (0-0); Smith, A. advanced to third. Martinez, J. grounded out to 3b (3-2 BKBBFF); Curtis, J. advanced to second. Cotton, C. walked (3-2 BBBKKB). Marthilj, T. grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-2 BFSFFB); Cotton, C. advanced to second; Curtis, J. advanced to third; Smith, A. scored. Franden, R. singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-0 B); Cotton, C. scored; Curtis, J. scored. Alvord, H. walked (3-1 BKBBB); Franden, R. advanced to second. Fink, N. walked (3-2 KFBBBB); Alvord, H. advanced to second; Franden, R. advanced to third. Corcoran, C. out at first 1b to p (1-0 B). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

McNeese 2nd - Cooper homered to right field, RBI (0-0). Distance:368 feet Exit velo:102 mph. Dowell singled to right center (1-2 KSBF). Dowell out at second p to 1b to ss, picked off, caught stealing. Dowell caught prior to 2-2 pitch. Warnings issued to both teams by 1B umpire Jason White. Keller struck out looking (2-2 SFBBFFK). Fontenot,S. struck out looking (1-2 KSBK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 3rd - Cross to p for Golden. Smith, A. struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). Curtis, J. walked (3-2 BBSBSB). Curtis, J. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Curtis thrown out on 0-0 pitch; overslide of 2B. Martinez, J. struck out looking (0-2 KKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

McNeese 3rd - Stancliff out at first 1b to p (1-2 FFB). Barbero struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKFS). Heusohn singled to right field (2-0 BB). Stringfello singled through the left side (1-2 BFF); Heusohn advanced to second. Edwards Jr. fouled out to 1b (1-1 BF). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sam Houston 4th - Cotton, C. singled to third base, bunt (0-1 F). Cotton, C. stole second. Marthilj, T. struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). Cotton, C. advanced to third on a balk. Balk called prior to 0-1 pitch. Franden, R. reached on catcher's interference (2-2 FSBFB). Alvord, H. struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Franden, R. stole second. Fink, N. struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

McNeese 4th - Cooper struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Dowell grounded out to ss (2-2 SBBKFFFF). Keller tripled down the lf line (0-2 SK). Fontenot,S. struck out swinging (1-2 KKBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 5th - Corcoran, C. struck out looking (1-2 BFSK). Smith, A. struck out swinging (2-2 KSBBS). Curtis, J. lined out to cf (2-1 BSB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

McNeese 5th - Stancliff singled to third base (3-2 KBFBFB). Barbero grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-2 SBBF); Stancliff out on the play. Heusohn flied out to lf (0-1 K). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 6th - Morgan to p for Cross. Martinez, J. flied out to cf (1-0 B). Cotton, C. struck out swinging (1-2 SKBFS). Marthilj, T. singled to right center (0-0). Marthilj, T. advanced to second on a wild pitch. Franden, R. tripled down the rf line, RBI (3-2 BKBKFFB); Marthilj, T. scored. Franden, R. scored on a throwing error by 2b. Alvord, H. doubled to left field (2-0 BB). Fink, N. singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); Alvord, H. scored. Corcoran, C. struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

McNeese 6th - Holzer, J. to p for Peterson, R.. Stringfello singled to right field (3-2 KBSBB). Edwards Jr. walked (3-2 BBBKFB); Stringfello advanced to second. Larranaga pinch hit for Cooper. Larranaga singled to third base (0-2 FK); Edwards Jr. advanced to second; Stringfello advanced to third. Schneider pinch ran for Larranaga. SHSU mound visit (1). Dowell grounded out to ss, RBI (2-2 FKBB); Schneider advanced to second; Edwards Jr. advanced to third; Stringfello scored. Pinkerton pinch hit for Keller. Pinkerton doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Schneider scored; Edwards Jr. scored. SHSU challenge pickoff attempt at 2B prior to 2-0 pitch. Call of safe upheld after video review. Fontenot,S. flied into double play rf to 3b (2-0 BB); Pinkerton out on the play. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 7th - Edwards Jr. to lf. Schneider to 3b. Pinkerton to cf. Najar to p for Morgan. Smith, A. struck out looking (3-2 BFBBSFK). Curtis, J. flied out to rf (2-2 BKFBF). Martinez, J. singled through the left side (2-1 KBB). Martinez, J. stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch. Martinez, J. scored on a throwing error by c, unearned. Cotton, C. walked (3-2 BBBKKB). Cotton, C. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

McNeese 7th - Stancliff doubled to left field, advanced to third on a throwing error by lf, scored, unearned (0-0). Barbero struck out looking (2-2 BKKBK). Heusohn singled to third base (0-0). Stringfello struck out looking (1-2 BSFK). Edwards Jr. reached on a fielder's choice to third base (1-1 BK); Heusohn out at second 3b to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 8th - Marthilj, T. singled to left field (0-1 F). Blackwell to p for Najar. Franden, R. fouled out to 3b (1-1 KB). Alvord, H. flied out to rf (0-0). Fink, N. walked (3-1 BKBBB); Marthilj, T. advanced to second. Corcoran, C. struck out swinging (1-2 FKBFFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

McNeese 8th - Neuenschwand to p for Holzer, J.. Schneider flied out to cf (0-2 KS). Dowell doubled to center field (1-0 B). Routine fly ball lost in fog by CF. Pinkerton doubled to left center, RBI (0-2 SF); Dowell scored. Fontenot,S. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2 SSS). Stancliff struck out looking (2-2 SBKBFK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 9th - Smith, A. struck out looking (1-2 SBFK). Curtis, J. flied out to rf (0-0). Martinez, J. flied out to rf (2-2 KSBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

McNeese 9th - Blackman, P. to rf for Smith, A.. Martinez, J. to 2b. Harris, C. to p for Neuenschwand. Barbero walked (3-2 KFBBFBB). Heusohn struck out swinging (1-2 SSFBS). Fontenot,B. pinch ran for Barbero. Stringfello flied out to 2b (2-2 BKBF). Edwards Jr. doubled to left field, RBI (2-2 KBFB); Fontenot,B. scored. Schneider flied out to cf (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sam Houston 10th - Fontenot,B. to rf. Nachtsheim to p for Blackwell. Cotton, C. struck out looking (2-2 KSBBK). Marthilj, T. struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). Franden, R. struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

McNeese 10th - Dowell struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). Pinkerton struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (1-2 BKSFS). Lopez pinch hit for Fontenot,S.. Lopez flied out to rf (0-1 K). Pinkerton out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sam Houston 11th - Schuck to c for Lopez. Alvord, H. walked (3-0 BBBB). Fink, N. struck out looking (2-2 BBSKK); Alvord, H. stole second. Corcoran, C. intentionally walked (3-1 BBFB). Blackman, P. reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-2 FSB); Corcoran, C. out at second ss to 2b; Alvord, H. advanced to third. Blackman, P. stole second. Curtis, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

McNeese 11th - Stancliff grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). Fontenot,B. walked (3-2 BBKBFB). Heusohn singled through the left side (1-0 B); Fontenot,B. advanced to second. Hickman, T. to p for Harris, C.. Stringfello singled down the rf line, RBI (2-0 BB); Heusohn advanced to third; Fontenot,B. scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Line score
 


McNeese 9, Sam Houston 8 (Feb 13, 2026 at Lake Charles, La.)
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Sam Houston......... 040 003 100 00 -  8 12  1      (0-1)
McNeese............. 110 003 111 01 -  9 17  3      (1-0)
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Pitchers: Sam Houston - Ryan Peterson; Jakob Holzer(6); Kade Neuenschwander(8);
Cooper Harris(9); Tate Hickman(11) and Ty Marthiljohni. McNeese - Cooper Golden;
Colton Cross(3); Parker Morgan(6); Adrian Najar(7); Jake Blackwell(8); Eric Nachtsheim(10) and
Seth Fontenot; Kaden Schuck.
Win-Eric Nachtsheim(1-0)  Loss-Cooper Harris(0-1)  T-3:55  A-1180
HR MCN - Danny Barbero (1); Korey Cooper (1).
Weather: 72 deg, partly cloudy, calm

Najar faced 1 batter in the 8th.