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2026 Baseball Roster

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Players

  • Infield IF 6'1" 185 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Oakland, California Piedmont Pacific / Chabot College
    Redshirt Junior Oakland, California Piedmont Pacific / Chabot College
  • Infield IF 5'10" 180 lbs R/R
    Jr. Pearland, Texas Pearland Houston
    Junior Pearland, Texas Pearland Houston
  • Pitcher P 5'10" 175 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Katy, Texas Katy Rice
    Redshirt Junior Katy, Texas Katy Rice
  • Catcher C 6'0" 200 lbs L/R
    Sr. Houston, Texas Houston Christian Paris JC / Butler
    Senior Houston, Texas Houston Christian Paris JC / Butler
  • Infield IF 6'0" 185 lbs R/R
    Sr. Springfield, Missouri Springfield Catholic Johnson County CC / Southeastern
    Senior Springfield, Missouri Springfield Catholic Johnson County CC / Southeastern
  • Third Base 3B 6'1" 175 lbs R/R
    Sr. Woodland Hills, California Taft Ohlone College
    Senior Woodland Hills, California Taft Ohlone College
  • Infield IF 6'4" 200 lbs R/R
    Sr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Howard College / Oral Roberts
    Senior Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Howard College / Oral Roberts
  • Outfield OF 5'9" 175 lbs L/L
    Sr. Kenner, Louisiana Brother Martin Delgado CC
    Senior Kenner, Louisiana Brother Martin Delgado CC
  • Outfield OF 6'1" 195 lbs R/R
    Sr. Flower Mound, Texas Marcus Carl Albert / Central Arkansas
    Senior Flower Mound, Texas Marcus Carl Albert / Central Arkansas
  • PItcher P 6'2" 190 lbs R/R
    Sr. Alvin, Texas Alvin Tarleton State / Alvin CC
    Senior Alvin, Texas Alvin Tarleton State / Alvin CC
  • Infield IF 5'11" 160 lbs R/R
    Jr. Katy, Texas Katy
    Junior Katy, Texas Katy
  • First Base 1B 6'0" 190 lbs L/L
    Sr. Sugar Land, Texas St. John's McLennan CC
    Senior Sugar Land, Texas St. John's McLennan CC
  • Outfield OF 6'0" 170 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Medford, New York Patchogue-Medford Hofstra / Hudson Valley CC
    Redshirt Junior Medford, New York Patchogue-Medford Hofstra / Hudson Valley CC
  • Outfield OF 6'2" 200 lbs L/L
    Sr. Shreveport, Louisiana C.E.Byrd Louisiana Tech / Baton Rouge CC / Delgado CC
    Senior Shreveport, Louisiana C.E.Byrd Louisiana Tech / Baton Rouge CC / Delgado CC
  • Pitcher P 5'11" 195 lbs L/L
    Sr. Hitchcock, Texas Sante Fe Galveston College
    Senior Hitchcock, Texas Sante Fe Galveston College
  • Utility UTIL 6'4" 200 lbs R/R
    Sr. Shreveport, Louisiana C.E. Byrd Panola College / Florida National
    Senior Shreveport, Louisiana C.E. Byrd Panola College / Florida National
  • Pitcher P 6'6" 210 lbs R/R
    Sr. Cleveland, Tennessee Walker Valley Cleveland State CC / Anderson
    Senior Cleveland, Tennessee Walker Valley Cleveland State CC / Anderson
  • Pitcher P 6'3" 215 lbs R/R
    Sr. Conroe, Texas Oak Ridge Fort Scott CC
    Senior Conroe, Texas Oak Ridge Fort Scott CC
  • Pitcher P 6'4" 225 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Texas City, Texas Texas City Galveston College
    Redshirt Junior Texas City, Texas Texas City Galveston College
  • Pitcher P 6'3" 215 lbs L/L
    Jr. Montgomery, Texas Montgomery McLennan CC / Grayson College
    Junior Montgomery, Texas Montgomery McLennan CC / Grayson College
  • Pitcher P 5'10" 185 lbs R/R
    Sr. Miami, Florida Westminster Christian Hillsborough CC / Ranger College
    Senior Miami, Florida Westminster Christian Hillsborough CC / Ranger College
  • Pitcher P 6'2" 225 lbs R/R
    Jr. La Grange, Texas La Grange Galveston College
    Junior La Grange, Texas La Grange Galveston College
  • Outfield OF 6'1" 190 lbs R/R
    Sr. Springfield, Missouri Kickapoo Johnson County CC / Charlotte
    Senior Springfield, Missouri Kickapoo Johnson County CC / Charlotte
  • Pitcher P 6'1" 215 lbs R/R
    Sr. Mandeville, Louisiana Mandeville Delgado CC
    Senior Mandeville, Louisiana Mandeville Delgado CC
  • Pitcher P 5'10" 180 lbs R/R
    Sr. Marietta, Georgia Lassiter Cleveland State CC
    Senior Marietta, Georgia Lassiter Cleveland State CC
  • Pitcher P 6'2" 230 lbs R/R
    Sr. Mission, Texas Sharyland Pioneer Wharton County JC / New Mexico
    Senior Mission, Texas Sharyland Pioneer Wharton County JC / New Mexico
  • Catcher C 6'3" 190 lbs R/R
    Sr. Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County
    Senior Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County
  • Catcher C 5'11" 200 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas Churchill Wharton County CC
    Redshirt Junior San Antonio, Texas Churchill Wharton County CC
  • Catcher C 5'11" 190 lbs R/R
    R-Fr. Houston, Texas Dekaney
    Redshirt Freshman Houston, Texas Dekaney
  • Outfield OF 6'0" 175 lbs R/R
    Jr. Omaha, Nebraska Creighton Prep Iowa Western CC
    Junior Omaha, Nebraska Creighton Prep Iowa Western CC
  • Pitcher P 6'7" 220 lbs R/R
    Sr. Santa Clara, California The King's Academy Chabot College / ORU
    Senior Santa Clara, California The King's Academy Chabot College / ORU
  • Pitcher P 5'10" 170 lbs L/L
    Jr. El Campo, Texas El Campo Sam Houston
    Junior El Campo, Texas El Campo Sam Houston
  • Pitcher P 6'4" 225 lbs R/R
    Jr. River Ridge, Louisiana Jesuit Louisiana Tech
    Junior River Ridge, Louisiana Jesuit Louisiana Tech
  • Infield IF 6'3" 220 lbs R/R
    Sr. Sinton, Texas Sinton Coastal Bend College
    Senior Sinton, Texas Sinton Coastal Bend College
  • Pitcher P 6'5" 230 lbs R/R
    Sr. Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County Iowa Central CC / Southeast CC / Liberty
    Senior Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County Iowa Central CC / Southeast CC / Liberty
  • Pitcher P 6'3" 220 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Evansville, Indiana F.J. Reitz Wabash Valley College
    Redshirt Junior Evansville, Indiana F.J. Reitz Wabash Valley College
  • Pitcher P 6'4" 195 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Santa Clara, California Wilcox College of San Mateo / Sacramento State / Skyline College
    Redshirt Junior Santa Clara, California Wilcox College of San Mateo / Sacramento State / Skyline College
  • Pitcher P 6'5" 217 lbs R/R
    R-Jr. Castle Pines, Colorado Valor Christian Arizona
    Redshirt Junior Castle Pines, Colorado Valor Christian Arizona
  • PItcher P 5'8" 175 lbs L/L
    Sr. Pearland, Texas Pearland Alvin CC
    Senior Pearland, Texas Pearland Alvin CC
  • Pitcher P 6'2" 205 lbs R/R
    Sr. Albuquerque, New Mexico La Cueva Lubbock Christian
    Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico La Cueva Lubbock Christian

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Clay VanderLaan

  • Associate Head Coach

    Ryan Lousteau

  • Assistant Coach

    John Cannon

  • Assistant Coach

    Andrew Shaps

  • Director of Baseball Operations

    Drew Decker

  • Graduate Assistant

    Parker Edwards

2026 Baseball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Class Hometown High School Previous School
1 Nico DeFazio IF 6-1 185 R/R R-Jr. Oakland, California Piedmont Pacific / Chabot College
2 Anthony Avalos IF 5-10 180 R/R Jr. Pearland, Texas Pearland Houston
3 Caleb Matthews P 5-10 175 R/R R-Jr. Katy, Texas Katy Rice
4 Zach Munton C 6-0 200 L/R Sr. Houston, Texas Houston Christian Paris JC / Butler
5 Jeremy Rader IF 6-0 185 R/R Sr. Springfield, Missouri Springfield Catholic Johnson County CC / Southeastern
6 Matthew Leiterman 3B 6-1 175 R/R Sr. Woodland Hills, California Taft Ohlone College
7 Matthew Brandt IF 6-4 200 R/R Sr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Howard College / Oral Roberts
8 Walker Bazile OF 5-9 175 L/L Sr. Kenner, Louisiana Brother Martin Delgado CC
9 Preston Curtis OF 6-1 195 R/R Sr. Flower Mound, Texas Marcus Carl Albert / Central Arkansas
10 Kyler Mentzel P 6-2 190 R/R Sr. Alvin, Texas Alvin Tarleton State / Alvin CC
11 Graham Laxton IF 5-11 160 R/R Jr. Katy, Texas Katy
12 Katcher Halligan 1B 6-0 190 L/L Sr. Sugar Land, Texas St. John's McLennan CC
14 Tyree Jackson OF 6-0 170 R/R R-Jr. Medford, New York Patchogue-Medford Hofstra / Hudson Valley CC
15 Jack Walker OF 6-2 200 L/L Sr. Shreveport, Louisiana C.E.Byrd Louisiana Tech / Baton Rouge CC / Delgado CC
16 Jacob Cyr P 5-11 195 L/L Sr. Hitchcock, Texas Sante Fe Galveston College
17 Brock Lambert UTIL 6-4 200 R/R Sr. Shreveport, Louisiana C.E. Byrd Panola College / Florida National
18 Ben Smith P 6-6 210 R/R Sr. Cleveland, Tennessee Walker Valley Cleveland State CC / Anderson
19 Jett Feltman P 6-3 215 R/R Sr. Conroe, Texas Oak Ridge Fort Scott CC
20 Kameren Hardebeck P 6-4 225 R/R R-Jr. Texas City, Texas Texas City Galveston College
21 Chase Davis P 6-3 215 L/L Jr. Montgomery, Texas Montgomery McLennan CC / Grayson College
22 Louis Castano P 5-10 185 R/R Sr. Miami, Florida Westminster Christian Hillsborough CC / Ranger College
23 Trent Barnes P 6-2 225 R/R Jr. La Grange, Texas La Grange Galveston College
24 Rhett Hendricks OF 6-1 190 R/R Sr. Springfield, Missouri Kickapoo Johnson County CC / Charlotte
25 Remy Marsh P 6-1 215 R/R Sr. Mandeville, Louisiana Mandeville Delgado CC
26 Ben Norton P 5-10 180 R/R Sr. Marietta, Georgia Lassiter Cleveland State CC
27 David Lopez P 6-2 230 R/R Sr. Mission, Texas Sharyland Pioneer Wharton County JC / New Mexico
28 Luke Bard C 6-3 190 R/R Sr. Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County
29 Levi Castilleja C 5-11 200 R/R R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas Churchill Wharton County CC
31 Anthony Russell C 5-11 190 R/R R-Fr. Houston, Texas Dekaney
32 Coby Hatcher OF 6-0 175 R/R Jr. Omaha, Nebraska Creighton Prep Iowa Western CC
33 Joshua Caravalho P 6-7 220 R/R Sr. Santa Clara, California The King's Academy Chabot College / ORU
34 Brock Rod P 5-10 170 L/L Jr. El Campo, Texas El Campo Sam Houston
35 Ryan Porche P 6-4 225 R/R Jr. River Ridge, Louisiana Jesuit Louisiana Tech
36 Canon Chester IF 6-3 220 R/R Sr. Sinton, Texas Sinton Coastal Bend College
37 Jackson Kendall P 6-5 230 R/R Sr. Castle Rock, Colorado Douglas County Iowa Central CC / Southeast CC / Liberty
41 Stone Silver P 6-3 220 R/R R-Jr. Evansville, Indiana F.J. Reitz Wabash Valley College
44 Ryan Prettol P 6-4 195 R/R R-Jr. Santa Clara, California Wilcox College of San Mateo / Sacramento State / Skyline College
50 Kenan Elarton P 6-5 217 R/R R-Jr. Castle Pines, Colorado Valor Christian Arizona
51 Seth Davis P 5-8 175 L/L Sr. Pearland, Texas Pearland Alvin CC
55 Tyler Manyo P 6-2 205 R/R Sr. Albuquerque, New Mexico La Cueva Lubbock Christian

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Clayton VanderLaan Clay VanderLaan Head Coach
Ryan Lousteau Ryan Lousteau Associate Head Coach
John Cannon John Cannon Assistant Coach
Andrew Shaps Assistant Coach
Drew Decker Drew Decker Director of Baseball Operations
Parker Edwards Graduate Assistant

Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff