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2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach
  • Clay VanderLaan (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Lousteau (asst. head)
  • John Cannon
  • Ryan Farney
  • Drew Decker (graduate asst.)
Home stadiumHusky Field
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
UT Rio Grande Valley  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of February 9, 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

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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

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Southland Conference Preseason Poll

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The Huskies were picked to finish ninth out of ten in the Southland Conference with 37 votes in the Preseason Poll released on February 6, 2025. Starting pitcher Parker Edwards was selected to the Second Team in the Southland Preseason All-Conference Team.[5]

Roster

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2025-02-08

Schedule and results

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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 (0–0)

Source:[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ First night game in Husky Field history

References

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  1. ^ Hill, James. "Lamar Chosen as Baseball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Team Announced". southland.org. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Duarte, Joseph (May 24, 2024). "Former Astros Star Lance Berkman Steps Down as Houston Christian's Baseball Coach". Hearst Newspapers LLC.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ Hill, James (February 6, 2025). "Lamar Chosen as Baseball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Team Announced". southland.org.
  6. ^ Houston Christian Athletics Department. "2025 Baseball Schedule". hcuhuskies.com.
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