SFA can win this

2-1 series win over Lamar
2-1 series win over UTRGV
1-2 against Northwestern State

SFAXE93 said:

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SFA can win this

2-1 series win over Lamar
2-1 series win over UTRGV
1-2 against Northwestern State

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We do have a favorable side of the bracket.

If SFA was in the other bracket

0-3 series loss to Nicholls (Nicholls dominated this series)
1-2 series loss to Southeastern (did play SLU very close should have won it)
1-2 series loss to McNeese
2-1 series win over HCU

More history being made this season, as SFA gets two players on the 1st Team All-Conference Team, first time in a decade (Conner Fikes, Garrett McMullen, and Kyle Thornell 2016) to have multiple players selected. The last time with at least one player was 2019 with pitcher Alex Palmer


Let the conference in Hits and RBI's
AVG:.329;OPS:.865;R:40;H:70;2B:12;3B:4;HR:5;RBI:53;BB:12;SB:10


AVG:.309;OPS:.849;R:38;H:52;2B:8;HR:3;RBI:26;BB:42;SB:4

From the first pitch to the final out, y’all showed up for us every step of the way.

Thank you to the best fans in the Southland for riding with us all season long!

Log by log. Lumberjack Baseball. ⚾️🪓#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/pdR8y1A5e2

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) May 19, 2026

𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 ➡️ 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 ➡️ 𝐍𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 💥

Welcome to the Piney Woods, @eastonpaxton2! 🪓#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/MXMgeLu0Kk

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) May 21, 2026

OF: Easton Paxton 5-10; 185 Waco, Texas (West/Grayson College)
BA:.451;H:74;2B:10;HR:7;RBI:56;SB:24;OPS:1.223 (2026)

- 1st Team All Conference/All Region V North (2026)
- #15 Team in JUCO
- Texas/New Mexico All-Star

Coach Vanderburg recruiting tool (you have to stay until the 2029 season though)

Is it supposed to happen by then?

SFA Jack Fanatic said:

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Is it supposed to happen by then?

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I believe so. Football is supposed to be ready by the start of the 2028 season too according to the timeline. The next few years will have the campus looking like downtown Houston with all the construction.

According to Vanderburg in the interviews done during the SLC Tournament, he is saying the 2029 season.

SFAXE93 said:

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According to Vanderburg in the interviews done during the SLC Tournament, he is saying the 2029 season.

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3 year long runway.

Lamar coach Will Davis has been hired as the next baseball coach at Houston. Team is being told right this moment.
Davis, 41, receives a 5-year deal. pic.twitter.com/YMcoDqmPky

— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) May 26, 2026

New Houston coach Will Davis received a five-year deal that will pay about $425,000 annually, according to the MOU he signed. Other details, including incentives, are still being finalized.

— Joseph Duarte (@Joseph_Duarte) May 26, 2026

FOLKS….

Kevin Duran. YARD. @Lamar_Baseball is here to PLAY.

5-0 BIG. RED. pic.twitter.com/Gxq78iWx1X

— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) May 29, 2026

Ex Lumberjack Kevin Duran

Then reality sets in.

Final.

Lamar-5
Texas A&M-7#MoBetta | #PeckEmCards pic.twitter.com/z0Au46ThU2

— Lamar Baseball (@Lamar_Baseball) May 29, 2026

You just need to get in!

THE SAINT MARY'S GAELS HAVE DONE IT 🔥🔥🔥

DOWN GOES #1 NATIONAL SEED UCLA. THE FIRST TIME EVER, #1 OVERALL SEED LOST GAME 1 pic.twitter.com/QxNBEFjGJF

— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 29, 2026

HOW BOUT THEM TARLETON STATE TEXANS???? 🔥🔥🔥

FIRST EVER NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN. 1-0 ALL-TIME. Face Texas tomorrow night. pic.twitter.com/Bbf8ALvJYj

— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 30, 2026

CHASE MORA GAME ENDING DIVING SNAG 🔥🔥🔥

TEXAS STATE ADVANCES TO FACE TEXAS A&M TOMORROW NIGHT pic.twitter.com/6JsVWtFNUh

— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) May 30, 2026

Texas teams

Austin Regional
#6 Texas 1-0
Tarleton State (1st ever Division I tournament in program history) 1-0

College Station Regional
#12 Texas A&M 1-0
Texas State 1-0
Lamar 0-2 (eliminated) 7-5 Texas A&M; 19-6 USC

@Kai_Parker17 is the 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤 💥

Welcoming another Lone Star State arm to the staff! 🪓#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/Shbto5zQm5

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) June 1, 2026

RHP: Kai Parker 6-0; 195 The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands Christian Academy/Grayson College) (Jr.)

Freshman Season pitched 40.2 innings, W-L: 2-2; 12 appearances, 8 starts, 50K's, 3.98 ERA, 1.50 WHIP
Sophomore Season pitched 61.2 innings, W-L: 8-0; 13 appearances, 10 starts, 63K's, 4.67 ERA, 1.57 WHIP

- 90-93 MPH Fastball
- NTJCAC Pitcher of the Week (2026) (1-hit game, with 9 K's)
- Texas/New Mexico All-Star (2025)

𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬 🪓

Jacks add a RHP (@louis_hertling) from the 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 10,000 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 by way of Cisco! 💥#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/Pfvwn42UdJ

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) June 1, 2026

RHP: Louis Hertling 6-4; 220 Ramsey, Minnesota (Cisco College)

APP:16;IP:24;K:29;ERA:4.88 (2026) (Used as a late inning set up pitcher, which is what SFA needs)

- Played gap-year baseball with Minnesota Post Grad Baseball (tossed a no hitter, first one in that program's history, 12.5 K/9 rate

From the 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 to the 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬! 🪓

Jacks add transfer infielder and '26 NCBWA all-region selection @bernalll_29 to the '27 roster! 💪#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/ujo2ZWvCl8

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) June 5, 2026

INF: Gael Bernal 5-8; 185 El Paso, Texas (Americas High School/New Mexico Highlands/UTPB) (Sr.)

- 1st Team All-Lone Star (2026)
- 1st Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region (2026)
- 2nd Team NCBWA All-Region (2026)
- RMAC Golden Glove (2025)
- Led UTPB in almost every major offensive category, recording the teams longest hitting streak of the season (13)
- Led the conference in hits (72), 2nd in runs scored (48) 5th in BA (.402)
- Started all 50 games with a 1.023 OPS, 98 TB

Div. I Portal additions

𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞!

Welcome to the Piney Woods, @ChaseWomack4! 🪓#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/KMqtV7IKhR

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) June 24, 2026

INF: Chase Womack 6-1; 220 Frisco, Texas (Lone Star/Baylor/North Dakota State) (Jr.)

2026 (Sophomore)
GP:29;GS:28;BA:.289;AB:97;R:17;H:28;2B:5;HR:2;RBI:15;SLG%:.402;BB:9;OB%:.391;OPS:.793

2025 (FRESHMAN): At Baylor
Played in 12 games and made five starts at second base ... Hit .091 (2-for-22) with two RBIs ... Scored three runs ... Made collegiate debut against Oral Roberts (3/2) as a defensive replacement ... Made first-career start against Oral Roberts (3/3) ... Collected first-career RBI against ORU (3/3) ... Produced first-career hit against SFA (3/12) ... Drove in a run against Texas Tech (3/17) ... Singled at Texas (3/22).

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Frisco Lone Star High School … Two-time district champion and area champion … Hit .351 as a senior in 2023 with three home runs, 24 RBIs and 10 stolen bases … Named First-Team All-District shortstop … Earned Star Local Media All-Area Second Team praise as a shortstop … SB Live All-State Honorable Mention … THSBCA All-State Second Team … Hit .280 with one home run, 23 RBIs and nine stolen bases as a junior in 2022 … Helped squad to district championship and regional finals … Named Second-Team All-District in 2022 … Earned First-Team All-District honors as a designated hitter in 2021 … Also played three seasons of high school football … Member of National Honor Society.

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!

Welcome to the Piney Woods, @noahxmassey23! 🪓#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/1gNcHnITat

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) June 24, 2026

C: Noah Massey 6-1; 200 Albuquerque, New Mexico (Volcano Vista/New Mexico State) (So.)
GP:10;GS:1;BA:.294;AB:17;R:5;H:5;RBI:2;SLG%:.294;OB:.333.OPS:.627

High School
No. 1 ranked catcher in the 2025 class in the state of New Mexico... NMHSCA 5A First Team All-State Catcher... First Team All-District... All-Academic team... Appeared in 26 games and batted .397 with 31 hits, 11 doubles, three home runs and 28 RBIs as a senior.

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐩𝐚𝐰 🔥⛽

Welcome to the Piney Woods, Ashton! 🪓#AxeEm x #LogByLog pic.twitter.com/3zXekB8e8h

— Lumberjack Baseball (@SFA_Baseball) June 30, 2026

LHP: Ashton Bassett 6-0; 190 Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia/Louisiana Monroe/Tarleton State) (Jr.)

Tarleton State
GP:13;GS:7;W-L:1-4;ERA:14.01;IP:26.1;H:47;ER:41;BB:26;SO:27;HR:12;WHP:2.77;BAA:4.02

Best game was against Baylor going 4 innings, striking out 6, no walks, while giving up 1 run on 3 hits.

Louisiana-Monroe
Appeared in 16 games, starting five… Posted a 1-1 record with an 8.71 ERA across 31 innings… Pitched 27 strikeouts and 21 walks… Pitched a season-high five innings at James Madison (3/15), recording four strikeouts… Recorded a season-high four strikeouts three times.

More portal players coming in


RHP: Drew Mattox 6-5; 210 Sevierville, Tennessee (Sevier County/Tennessee Tech) (Sr.)

APP:58;GS:7;SV:4;W-L:5-3;ERA:6.43;IP:98.0;SO:74;BB:48;WHIP:1.77 (Career)

- 4A All-State (2023)
- 2023 District Pitcher of the Year

RHP: Jack Hanna 6-5; 215 Mill Valley, California (Tamalpais/Feather River CC) (Jr.)

APP:31;GS:25;W-L:9-5;IP:122.1;SO:113;BB:53;K/9:8.31;WHIP:1.35 (Career)

Miami was 39-20; 16-14 in 2026 and made it to the ACC Semifinals, qualified for a regional going 1-3. Amazing 25-9 at home.

Mulcahy played two seasons for the Lumberjacks, in 24 games he had 21 starts 94.1 innings pitched, 111 strike outs with 50 walks.

He vastly improved his game from last season dropping his ERA from 7.80 to 5.23, BAA from .306 to .264, increased his strike count while reducing his freebies.

That leaves #19 Seanan Farney (Sr.) as the only returning starting pitcher.

I think we see #00 Matthew Foley (Jr.) and #00 Kai Parker (Jr.) get into the rotation based on their fast ball and what they did in the JUCO ranks.

Maybe #32 Ayden Terry (Sr.) only 16.1 innings pitched but high quality pitching with 18 K's 3.86 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and .234 BAA. He was the ace at Northeast Texas before coming over to SFA.

Good luck to Mulcahy in Miami.

SFA picks up another pitcher


LHP Brock Bracher 6-0; 180 Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley/Howard College) (Jr.)

- Bracher spent the summer of 2026 pitching for the Sanford River Rats in the Florida Collegiate Summer League. His performance there got him noticed and he took home Florida League Pitcher of the Week honors in July after throwing a complete-game shutout.

Fastball: Sits around 87/88 mph. (has been clocked at 90 mph)

Changeup: Consistently clocks in around 80/81 mph.

Breaking Ball / Curveball: Sits between 75/76 mph with sharp slurve-like movement to miss bats.