Incarnate Word Cardinals
2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team
Founded1987
Overall record991–767–2
UniversityUniversity of the Incarnate Word
Athletic directorRichard Duran
Head coachRyan Shotzberger (4th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationSan Antonio, Texas
Home stadiumSullivan Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameCardinals
ColorsRed, white, and black[1]
     
Conference tournament champions
Heart of Texas
1997
Heartland
2001, 2010
Regular season conference champions
Heart of Texas
1990, 1993, 1997

Heartland
2005, 2006

Lone Star
2011
For information on all University of the Incarnate Word sports, see Incarnate Word Cardinals

The Incarnate Word Cardinals baseball team represents The University of the Incarnate Word in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition. The Cardinals currently compete in the Southland Conference. The Cardinals play home games at Sullivan Field. The team is led by first-year head coach Ryan Shotzberger.

History

Incarnate Word baseball has compiled an all-time record of 925–719–2 (.564 winning percentage) through the 2017 season. The Cardinals have won 6 regular season conference championships and 3 conference tournament championships. Incarnate Word has made 5 NCAA Postseason Regional Tournaments (1 NAIA Regional Tournament and 4 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournaments).

All-time season results

Year-by-Year Results
Year Head Coach Collegiate Record Conference Record Notes
1987Jim Ellwanger19–34
1988Jim Ellwanger30–253–12
1989Jim Ellwanger35–167–8
1990Jim Ellwanger32–1710–5Heart of Texas Conference Champions
1991Jim Ellwanger35–188–7
1992Jim Ellwanger31–188–7
1993Steve Heying37–13–214–1Heart of Texas Conference Champions
1994Steve Heying19–296–8
1995Steve Heying28–2115–6
1996Steve Heying19–3110–11
1997Steve Heying36–2215–9Heart of Texas Conference Champions, Heart of Texas Conference Tournament Champions
1998Danny Heep33–1714–7
1999Danny Heep30–2212–8
2000Danny Heep20–28
2001Danny Heep35–21Heartland Conference Tournament Champions
2002Danny Heep31–24
2003Danny Heep30–27
2004Danny Heep41–1714–6
2005Danny Heep35–1928–10Heartland Conference Champions
2006Danny Heep38–2130–10Heartland Conference Champions
2007Danny Heep34–2123–17
2008Danny Heep39–1735–14
2009Danny Heep36–1732–14
2010Danny Heep42–1834–13Heartland Conference Tournament Champions
2011Danny Heep37–1824–9Lone Star Conference Champions
2012Danny Heep23–2116–11
2013 Danny Heep 26–26 12–16
2014 Danny Heep 18–32 9–15
2015 Danny Heep 21–33 11–19
2016 Danny Heep 13–38 5–22
2017 Danny Heep 20–36 8–22
2018 Patrick Hallmark 29–26 13–17
2019 Patrick Hallmark 37–22 18–12
2020 Ryan Shotzberger 9–7 1–2 Season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Ryan Shotzberger 21–28 17–23
2022 Ryan Shotzberger 21–31 9–15

Major League Baseball

Incarnate Word has had 8 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[2]

Cardinals in the Major League Baseball Draft
Year Player Round Team
1990 Eric Corbell 16 Mets
1992 Reynol Mendoza 7 Marlins
2002 Billy Dennis 49 Reds
2003 Matt Trepkowski 35 Reds
2005 Hector Delgadillo 36 Blue Jays
2008 Chris Solis 27 Nationals
2011 Elroy Urbina 37 Diamondbacks
2015 Geno Encina 18 Blue Jays

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2019 UIW Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.


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