2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team

The 2025 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team will represent Houston Christian University, during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies will play their home games at Husky Field and are led by first-year head coach Clay VanderLaan. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies had a regular season record of 18–31 and a conference record of 9–15 finishing in ninth place in SLC play, their second straight last place finish. They did not qualify for the 2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament. Head coach Lance Berkman resigned on May 24 following the conclusion of the 2024 season, and then-assistant coach Clay VanderLaan was hired as the new head coach on June 11. VanderLaan was previously a head coach at Saginaw Valley State for part of the 2018 season and at St. Thomas (TX) from 2020 to 2021.

Preseason

Southland Conference Preseason Poll

The Huskies were picked to finish tenth out of eleven in the Southland Conference with 37 votes in the Preseason Poll released on February 6, 2025.

Preseason All-Southland team

Parker Edwards, starting pitcher for the Huskies, was named to the conference preseason second team.

First Team

• Zak Skinner* (LU, JR, Catcher)
• Brayden Evans* (LU, JR, 1st Base)
• Isaac Webb* (TAMU, SR, 2nd Base)
• TJ Salvaggio (SELU, SR, Shortstop)
• Rocco Gump (NWST, SR, 3rd Base)
• Reese Lipoma* (NWST, RSR, Outfielder)
• Connor Westenburg (McN, SR, Outfielder)
• Cole Stromboe (SELU, RSR, Outfielder)
• Tristian Moore (UNO, RSR, Outfielder)
• Bryce Calloway* (UNO, SR, Utility)
• Rey Mendoza (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
• Brennan Stuprich* (SELU, RSR, Starting Pitcher)
• Josh Salinas (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Zach Garcia (TAMU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Kyle Moseley (LU, SR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
-Tie for final spot

Second Team

• Steven Lancia (UTRGV, SR, Catcher)
• Martin Vazquez (UTRGV, SR, 1st Base)
• Diego Villsecas* (UNO, SR, 2nd Base)
• Isaac Lopez (UTRGV, GR, Shortstop)
• Easton Moomau (UTRGV, SO, 3rd Base)
• Matt Ryan (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
• Balin Valentine (NWST, SR, Outfielder)
• Parker Coley (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Jude Hall (SELU, SR, Outfielder)
• Simon Larranaga (MCN, SR, Utility)
• Armani Raygoza (UTRGV, RSO, Designated Hitter)
• Parker Edwards (HCU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Angelo Cabral (UTRGV, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Tyler Bryan (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Larson Fabre (SELU, JR, Relief Pitcher)

*-2024 Southland All-Conference Selection
-Tie for final spot

Roster

Schedule and results

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Notes

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