Let the new era begin!

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 ‘𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 🪓

Cardinal Grange is assisting SFA Athletics with the national search for a new Head Baseball Coach to lead the Lumberjacks.

Applicants can go to https://t.co/iNFu57a3OV to apply and submit your materials.#AxeEm x #RaiseTheAxe x #SOMOS pic.twitter.com/KFuV3mrW19

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) June 3, 2024

Dusty Hart would be a great signing but that for sure is a long shot. But a man can dream...

New Coach Matt Vanderburg:
https://sfajacks.com/news/2024/6/19/sfa-lumberjacks-announce-new-head-baseball-coach

Make sense to go with someone you know I guess.
The Numbers:
2 40-Win Seasons at West Texas A&M

1 NCBWA South Central Region Coach of the Year Award

3 Lone Star Conference Regular Season Titles
(2015, 2018, 2021)

3 Lone Star Conference Tournament Championships (2016, 2017, 2019)

12 Lone Star Conference Tournament Appearances

9 NCAA Tournament Appearances

12 30-Win Seasons at West Texas A&M

14 All-Americans

53 All-Region honorees

91 All-Conference Selections

515 Victories at WT (Program Record)

614 Career Wins

SCH890 said:

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New Coach Matt Vanderburg:
https://sfajacks.com/news/2024/6/19/sfa-lumberjacks-announce-new-head-baseball-coach

Make sense to go with someone you know I guess.
The Numbers:
2 40-Win Seasons at West Texas A&M

1 NCBWA South Central Region Coach of the Year Award

3 Lone Star Conference Regular Season Titles
(2015, 2018, 2021)

3 Lone Star Conference Tournament Championships (2016, 2017, 2019)

12 Lone Star Conference Tournament Appearances

9 NCAA Tournament Appearances

12 30-Win Seasons at West Texas A&M

14 All-Americans

53 All-Region honorees

91 All-Conference Selections

515 Victories at WT (Program Record)

614 Career Wins

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The numbers are impressive. Meaningless until we get decent facilities.

BigJack85 said:

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SCH890 said:

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New Coach Matt Vanderburg:
https://sfajacks.com/news/2024/6/19/sfa-lumberjacks-announce-new-head-baseball-coach

Make sense to go with someone you know I guess.
The Numbers:
2 40-Win Seasons at West Texas A&M

1 NCBWA South Central Region Coach of the Year Award

3 Lone Star Conference Regular Season Titles
(2015, 2018, 2021)

3 Lone Star Conference Tournament Championships (2016, 2017, 2019)

12 Lone Star Conference Tournament Appearances

9 NCAA Tournament Appearances

12 30-Win Seasons at West Texas A&M

14 All-Americans

53 All-Region honorees

91 All-Conference Selections

515 Victories at WT (Program Record)

614 Career Wins

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The numbers are impressive. Meaningless until we get decent facilities.

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From what I heard WTAMU also doesn't have much facilities either. So pretty much will be normal to him haha.

"Let's build a winning tradition and make SFA Baseball a power house!"

This I gotta see!

Pretty nice facilities done at a fair price. I'd take that…

Wish him all the best. Faces a mountain of work here. Maybe the new leadership will take baseball seriously and make the effort to make us competitive. We will see.

He had only one losing season at West Texas A&M, (two losing seasons in his career) and that was his first in 2009 when they went 20-33.

Ran off 15-straight winning seasons after that.

The other losing season was his first season at Clarendon College going 22-30 and then two straight winning seasons before going to WT A&M.

Ljacks&Longnecks said:

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Wish him all the best. Faces a mountain of work here. Maybe the new leadership will take baseball seriously and make the effort to make us competitive. We will see.

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I can't imagine a scenario where Vanderburg takes this job without serious commitments from the administration to build D1 facilities. I mean , what incentive would he (Vanderburg) have to move from the catbird seat, to the bottom of the barrel, unless he got a commitment to give him a real chance of winning.

TallTexan said:

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I wanna know how much we paid cardinal grange for these last two hires.

Don't get me wrong, McBroom and the baseball coach look like great hires on paper. I'm happy with them.


But McBroom worked with Weaver for years. Vanderburg worked with McBroom for years. They were the blatantly obvious choices, the betting favorites as it were.

Certainly we didn't pay tens of thousands for these insights.

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I'm no expert, but I've been on the "hiring" end. In some cases these "consultants" are doing some base level "vetting". That's it. Paid 10% of the starting salary. That's not much for SFA. Especially a coaching position that probably doesn't pay more than $150,000.

You are probably correct BigJack. To leave a winning situation for the train wreck baseball has been here would be unwise at best. Baseball was mentioned in the facilities to be upgraded talk from the AD.
I fully believe we could draw well from the ArkLaTex region if we had something to offer---and be true contenders in the SLC year in and year out.

Leaving what they call their softball complex but built baseball as well. Not bad!

Sorry but this is their baseball! that he is leaving!

If I had read a little closer, I would have seen cboothe09 has already posted...sorry.

It appears to be a very nice playing surface. For the field alone & some metal stands, I wonder what that would cost.

Wonder what that construction is for in the background? Maybe a parking lot for their sports complex?

I see lots of upgrades at WT A&M.

What's the university's plan for the land direclty across from the commuter lot on University Drive?

Specifically the part between the Nacogdoches animal hospital & the PPD Housing Operations Building.
The link below may work.

The total area is 18 acres, but the deepest part is about an 8 acre rectangle, which is almost the exact same size as the current baseball & softball fields.

You wouldn't even need to build much parking, just a pedestrian bridge from the commuter lot.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/scwoZbueWF5qR9p2A

This post is factually inaccurate. There has been zero communication between Alcorn State and myself. I wish them luck in their hiring process. https://t.co/ofusAFhLDf

— Johnny Cardenas (@CoachJCardenas) June 20, 2024

TallTexan said:

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It appears to be a very nice playing surface. For the field alone & some metal stands, I wonder what that would cost.

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There's no way the baseball/softball complex like at WT could be more than 6-8 mil?!

Naming rights for Wilder Park cost the family only $200,000 if that says anything on the cost…

Baseball/softball complex in our TJC Master Plan. 2022 cost estimated at 15.5 mil!

Don't get me wrong, that looks very nice, but what in that photo costs 15.5 mil?

Although I love Mike Carter Field. Loved catching Wildcatter games there.

TallTexan said:

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Don't get me wrong, that looks very nice, but what in that photo costs 15.5 mil?

Although I love Mike Carter Field. Loved catching Wildcatter games there.

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The labor?

I have no idea. This is Mike Carter Field and I love watching games there. TJC is shooting to get everything on campus over the next 8-10 years.
I believe there are locker rooms etc not seen in the architectural pictures.

Thank You Coach V#BuffNation | #WeTrust pic.twitter.com/ZniUWT7e0X

— WT Baseball (@WTAMUBaseball) June 20, 2024

I guess everyone knew this was going to happen, as he needs to be on the next level.

TCU baseball received a commitment from former Stephen F. Austin infielder Colton Griffin!

Griffin slashed .303/.375/.487 with five homers, 22 RBIs and 21 steals during his freshman season in 2024.https://t.co/d6D7csyHjg

— Frogs O’ War (@FrogsOWar) June 19, 2024

Leadoff Homer by @coltongriffin18 !! @WillmarStingers @SFA_Baseball pic.twitter.com/pelXC6CpMv

— Northwoods League Baseball (@NWLbaseball) May 28, 2024

Coach V will pretty much have a clean slat on the roster as most of the starting lineup has graduated or in the portal.

The pitching staff needs a complete overhaul.

Don't know about Brock Knoerr (Jr.) he would be the biggest return currently on the roster.
GP:43;GS:39;AB:138;R:17;H:38;RBI:11;2B:8;BB:16;AVG:.275

I think he's a good coach.

But outside of an introductory press conference boiler plate stuff, I'd be real curious what the plan is.

Not to get to NCAA tournaments. What's the plan to regularly make the conference tourney?

I wonder if any will follow?

OF: RYAN CAMACHO (SR.) (21st in the LSC in hits/21st in batting average/16th in fielding and OBP/15th in runs/17th in hits and doubles)
2nd Team All-LSC
GP:56;GS:56;AB:206;R:54;H:73;2B:18;3B:3;HR:0;RBI:45;BB:25;SB:11;AVG:.354
INF: RODRIC BLACK (SR.) (24th in hits/11th in stolen bases)
GP:56;GS:55;AB:208;R:44;H:59;2B:7;3B:2;HR:4;RBI:41;BB:19;SB:17;AVG:.284
OF: GLENN NORONHA (SR.) (25th in hits and batting average)
3rd Team All-LSC
GP:52;GS:47;AB:166;R:30;H:58;2B:11;3B:1;HR:1;RBI:34;BB:21;SB:10;AVG:.349
C: KYLE MICKLUS (SR.) (5th in the LSC in hits and batting average/24th in fielding/3rd in OBP/7th in runs/12th in hits/19th in doubles/7th in walks
LSC Newcomer of the Year
1st Team All-LSC
GP:54;GS:54;AB:193;R:65;H:79;2B:17;3B:2;HR:6;RBI:44;BB:39;SB:11;AVG:.409
INF: ELIJAH BATISTA (SR.)
GP:55;GS:52;AB:160;R:37;H:42;2B:13;3B:2;HR:7;RBI:32;BB:14;SB:10;AVG:.263
OF: PAUL WITTMANN (SR.) (5th in the LSC in fielding/14th in runs/15th in stolen bases)
GP:47;GS:41;AB:155;R:55;H:46;2B:9;3B:2;HR:1;RBI:16;BB:31;SB:13;AVG:.297
OF: JOSH ZAPATA (SR.)
GP:32;GS:17;AB:56;R:21;H:14;2B:3;3B:0;HR:2;RBI:16;;BB:12;SB:6;AVG:.250
INF: LANDON GABER (SR.)
GP:23;GS:15;AB:52;R:6;H:15;2B:2;3B:0;HR:0;RBI:8;BB:5;SB:2;AVG:.288
INF: OWEN ALSUP (SR.)
GP:22;GS:10;AB:43;R:9;H:14;2B:1;3B:1;HR:1;RBI:9;BB:3;SB:0;AVG:.326
OF: JOVAN CAMACHO (SR.)
GP:22;GS:10;AB:48;R:5;H:21;2B:5;3B:0;HR:0;RBI:9;BB:3;SB:0;AVG:.438
OF: ZAK BETANCOURT (SR.)
GP:18;GS:3;AB:31;R:3;H:9;2B:3;3B:0;HR:1;RBI:11;BB:0;SB:0;AVG:.290
INF: KEN HEMMER (SR.)
GP:17;GS:2;AB:18;R:4;H:4;2B:1;3B:0;HR:0;RBI:0;BB:3;SB:0;AVG:.222

RHP: MATT MILNER (SR.) 11th in ERA/12th in OBA
ERA:5.14;W-L:4-3;APP-GS:14-13;IP:61.1;H:70;R:45;ER:35;BB:32;SO:41;HR:3;SV:0
RHP: TAI PHETLUAMGSY (SR.)
ERA:5.95;W-L:2-1;APP-GS:16-0;IP:19.2;H:28;R:13;ER:13;BB:10;SO:17;HR:2;SV:1
RHP: NATHAN SCOTT (SR.)
ERA:6.23;W-L:0-0;APP-GS:4-0;IP:4.1;H:8;R:8;ER:3;BB:1;SO:5;HR:2;SV:0
RHP: MAX LANKFORD (SR.)
ERA:6.60;W-L:1-0;APP-GS:11-2;IP:15.0;H:19;R:13;ER:11;BB:10;SO:9;HR:0;SV:0
RHP: NICK YEAGER (SR.)
ERA:7.55;W-L:5-3;APP-GS:13-8;IP:39.1;H:49;R:39;ER:33;BB:27;SO:52;HR:9;SV:0
LHP: CHASE WEAVER (SO.)
ERA:9.35;W-L:0-0;APP-GS:10-2;IP:17.1;H:25;R:23;ER:18;BB:11;SO:27;HR:2;SV:0
LHP: MATT WHITNEY (SR.)
ERA:10.00;W-L:0-0;APP-GS:8-0;IP:9.0;H:20;R:13;ER:10;BB:4;SO:14;HR:2;SV:0
RHP: JAXEN MONKERUD (SO.)
ERA:18.00;W-L:0-0;APP-GS:1-0;IP:1.0;H:3;R:2;ER:2;BB:0;SO:0;HR:0;SV:0

TallTexan said:

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What's the university's plan for the land direclty across from the commuter lot on University Drive?

Specifically the part between the Nacogdoches animal hospital & the PPD Housing Operations Building.
The link below may work.

The total area is 18 acres, but the deepest part is about an 8 acre rectangle, which is almost the exact same size as the current baseball & softball fields.

You wouldn't even need to build much parking, just a pedestrian bridge from the commuter lot.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/scwoZbueWF5qR9p2A

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Where you marked I think is the high ropes course for Outdoor Pursuits apart of the Rec.