The 2020 Lamar Cardinals baseball team represented

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the ...

in the

2020 NCAA Division I baseball season The 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the NCAA Division I, Division I level, began on February 14, 2020. On March 12, it was a ...

. The Cardinals played their home games at

Vincent–Beck Stadium Vincent–Beck Stadium (formerly Cardinal Field) is a ballpark located in Beaumont, Texas, on Jim Gilligan Way on the campus of Lamar University. The stadium was built in 1969 and has a current capacity of 3,500 spectators. It is the home stadiu ...

and are members of the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...

. The team was coached by Will Davis in his 4th season at Lamar. The Cardinals compiled a 7–8 overall record (0–3 SLC) prior to season cancellation. On March 12, the Southland Conference announced a suspension of Spring sports through March 30 due to the

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. The conference announced that all remaining Spring 2020 sports contests were cancelled on March 14. The Cardinals played 15 games in the shortened season with an overall record of 7–8, and a 0–3 record in conference play.

Previous season

In 2019, the Cardinals finished the season 13th in the Southland with a record of 18–36, 9–21 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2019 Southland Conference baseball tournament.

Southland Conference Coaches and Sports Information Directors Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches and Sports Information Directors Poll was released on February 6, 2020. Lamar was picked to finish twelfth in the Southland Conference with 87 votes.

Preseason All-Southland Conference team

The preseason all-conference team is based on votes by the conference head coaches. Players who were named to the previous season's first and second teams are automatically named to the preseason team for their respective positions. *Ryan Flores^ (UIW, JR, 1st Base) *Nate Fisbeck^ (MCN, SR, 2nd Base) *Beau Orlando^ (UCA, SR, 3rd Base) *JC Correa^ (LU, SR, Shortstop) *Gavin Johnson (SHSU, SR, Catcher) *Clayton Rasbeary^ (MCN, SR, Designated Hitter) *Sean Arnold^ (UIW, SR, Outfield) *Brandon Bena^ (HBU, SR, Outfield) *Colton Cowser^ (SHSU, SO, Outfield) *Noah Cameron^ (UCA, SO, Starting Pitcher) *Will Dion (MCN, SO, Starting Pitcher) *Kyle Gruller^ (HBU, SR, Starting Pitcher) *Conner Williams (UCA, SR, Relief Pitcher) *Itchy Burts^ (TAMUCC, SR, Utility) ^2019 All-Conference Designation

Roster

Coaches

Schedule

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