Lamar baseball schedule released today

[AshlyHasBeen]

Non-conference road games - (2) Mississippi State, (2) Akron, Rice, Baylor, Houston

Non-conference home games - (4) North Dakota State, Texas Southern, (2) Cal State-Northridge, San Francisco, New Mexico State, Prairie View A&M, (2) UTPA, Rice, Houston

[time2time]

It's only a 54 game schedule.  The NCAA allows for 56 games in the Spring.  Since the Cards aren't playing the full allotment, does this mean they played 2 Fall games against outside opponents? The NCAA allows up to 4 Fall games but that total will be deducted from the Spring season allotment.  For example, earlier this TX State beat UT in a scrimmage.  And if the Cards did play two against outside opponents this Fall, against whom? How did they do? And what does the team look like? Lot of hitters/position players back and couple of starting pitchers.

[TexasTerror]

For comparison's sakes...

SHSU home schedule includes - Nebraska, No Colorado, UT-Pan American, Rice, Houston, Michigan, UMass, A&M, Baylor
TXST home schedule includes - Nebraska, Missouri State, Akron (3), Rice, Baylor, Houston (3), Missouri, HBU, Prairie View A&M

[OldNedDog]

More importantly, what does baseball25 think of this?

[ForeverADog]

A lot better than last year schedules! But from talking to players we need bullpen help. Offense should be pretty good though.

[AshlyHasBeen]

The team is banged up too, a couple weeks ago Coach G asked me to fill in if I had time for practices lol.

[Guest baseball25]

oh yeah I like this schedule alot, I like the tourney in starksville and the Ymbl tourney, and going to play at Baylor I love that too, this is a schedule that Gilligan use to have back about 8 yrs ago, I think this is a good job by Gilligan scheduling games like this and going on the road and playing in good atmospheres, this will prepare there pitching  for southland teams playing against teams like this, I give this schedule a B+, I think Coach G, and Rickelson realize they needed a tougher schedule from top to bottom from the schedules they had in previous yrs......GOOD JOB

[ForeverADog]

I know Pablo Salinas (3B) and Aaron Buchanan (2B) are currently out.

[TexasTerror]

Awkward...

You have no OOC games in between your last four SLC series. Can understand the last series, but this is confusing - just SLC games from NWST through SFA...

Sat. Apr. 30 Northwestern State* Beaumont, Texas 2 p.m. Sun. May 1 Northwestern State* Beaumont, Texas 1 p.m. Fri. May 6 McNeese State* Beaumont, Texas 6:30 p.m. Sat. May 7 at McNeese State* Lake Charles, La. 3 p.m. Sun. May 8 at McNeese State* Lake Charles, La. 1 p.m. Fri. May 13 UT Arlington* Beaumont, Texas 6:30 p.m. Sat. May 14 UT Arlington* Beaumont, Texas 2 p.m. Sun. May 15 UT Arlington* Beaumont, Texas 1 p.m. Thurs. May 19 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches, Texas 3 p.m. Fri. May 20 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches, Texas 3 p.m. Sat. May 21 at Stephen F. Austin* Nacogdoches, Texas 1 p.m.

[OldNedDog]

[quote name="basketball25" post="883627" timestamp="1287774484"]
oh yeah I like this schedule alot, I like the tourney in starksville and the Ymbl tourney, and going to play at Baylor I love that too, this is a schedule that Gilligan use to have back about 8 yrs ago, I think this is a good job by Gilligan scheduling games like this and going on the road and playing in good atmospheres, this will prepare there pitching  for southland teams playing against teams like this, I give this schedule a B+, I think Coach G, and Rickelson realize they needed a tougher schedule from top to bottom from the schedules they had in previous yrs......GOOD JOB
[/quote]

You changed your name??  Hopefully the schedule will keep getting better with the upgrades going on around the Beck.

[Guest jhamilton]

What a joke............. Coach put some real teams on the schedule and maybe that will help get for teams like TCU in the tourn. I am out for the games but really?

[Guest baseball25]

basketball season is about to start so I changed it to basketball lol, its not about the upgrades its about your a southland team, so you need to go and travel and play at baylor, rice, texas, A&M, Lsu, texas tech and etc.

[TexasTerror]

[quote name="basketball25" post="885103" timestamp="1287848391"]
basketball season is about to start so I changed it to basketball lol, its not about the upgrades its about your a southland team, so you need to go and travel and play at baylor, rice, texas, A&M, Lsu, texas tech and etc.
[/quote]

Only difference is that if you are TXST or SHSU - with nice new complexes - those schools also come to you every year or other year.

[bigred360]

[quote name="TexasTerror" post="885448" timestamp="1287865088"]
[quote author=basketball25 link=topic=74793.msg885103#msg885103 date=1287848391]
basketball season is about to start so I changed it to basketball lol, its not about the upgrades its about your a southland team, so you need to go and travel and play at baylor, rice, texas, A&M, Lsu, texas tech and etc.
[/quote]

Only difference is that if you are TXST or SHSU - with nice new complexes - those schools also come to you every year or other year.
[/quote]

We have $3.5 million slated for renovation of Vincent-Beck in 2011, $750,000 in 2012 and $500,000 in 2013 so believe me once the Beck is finished it look as nice as the TXST and SHSU complexes.

[TexasTerror]

[quote name="bigred360" post="885473" timestamp="1287867084"]We have $3.5 million slated for renovation of Vincent-Beck in 2011, $750,000 in 2012 and $500,000 in 2013 so believe me once the Beck is finished it look as nice as the TXST and SHSU complexes. [/quote]

Will the schedules?

Have you guys always been irritated by the schedules? Even when TXST, SHSU stadiums lagged behind Vincent-Beck?

[bigred360]

[quote name="TexasTerror" post="885503" timestamp="1287868829"]
[quote author=bigred360 link=topic=74793.msg885473#msg885473 date=1287867084]We have $3.5 million slated for renovation of Vincent-Beck in 2011, $750,000 in 2012 and $500,000 in 2013 so believe me once the Beck is finished it look as nice as the TXST and SHSU complexes. [/quote]

Will the schedules?

Have you guys always been irritated by the schedules? Even when TXST, SHSU stadiums lagged behind Vincent-Beck?
[/quote]

Not all Lamar fan's have been irritated by the schedules just a few. There you go generalizing again TexaTerror. I think maybe 3 or 4 posters have said something negative about Coach Gilligan and/or the schedules.

Do I personally like this years schedule better? Yes, and once the renovations are complete at the Beck you'll see the big-name baseball programs (besides Rice) coming to Beaumont again.

[time2time]

Well I found the answer to my own question, it looks like the Cards take on NAIA Houston-Victoria in a Fall action this Saturday.

"The Lamar baseball team will host Houston-Victoria in a scrimmage at noon Saturday at Vincent-Beck Stadium. Houston-Victoria is coached by former Houston Astros outfielder Terry Puhl. Fans will be admitted for free." - www.lamarcardinals.com

That leaves one other Fall game, does anybody know if the Cards have already had it or will they take on someone later this Fall? (as I said they only scheduled 54 in the Spring - leaving two for the Fall)

Will anybody be able to make it?  If so, could they give an update/report.