ALEXANDRIA, La. – The Louisiana State University of Alexandria baseball team opens the 2025 season against a pair of ranked opponents, No. 12 Kansas Wesleyan and No. 13 Mid-America Christian.

"We are excited to get the year going and no better way to start the season then against two of the best teams in the country.," LSUA Head Coach Kody Gautreaux said. "Opening up with Kansas Wesleyan is a great opportunity early in the year to test ourselves against a team coming off of a world series run. We also have the great opportunity to play MACU on Saturday who will test us with a deep returning lineup. We have been working for many months for this opportunity to showcase our team and prove that we can compete with some of the best teams in the NAIA. We are excited and ready for the challenge."
 
The Generals finished the 2024 season with a 22-23 record overall and an 18-12 mark in Red River Athletic Conference play.
 
SCOUTING NO. 12 KANSAS WESLEYAN
The Coyotes made an appearance at the 67^th NAIA World Series in 2024, finishing the season with a 48-12 record. They went 32-4 in Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference contests.
 
The offense, led by 2024 seniors Jarrett Gable and Kendall Foster, posted a slash line of .323/.437/.617. The Coyotes hit 133 home runs and scored 583 runs. They swiped 85 bases on 99 chances. Gable posted the team's highest average at .383. He hit 19 home runs and drove in 77. Foster led the Coyotes with 24 home runs. He drove in 63 and hit .359.
 
Catcher Tyler Favretto returns to the Coyotes' lineup after hitting .348 last season, good enough for third in the Coyotes' lineup. He swatted 18 home runs and drove in 58. Defensively, Favretto nabbed nine would-be base stealers in 50 attempts.
 
On the mound, the Coyotes posted a team ERA of 4.54 and a WHIP of 1.40. Jarrett Brennan, a senior in 2024, led the staff with an 11-3 record over 83.1 innings. He made 15 starts, while posting an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.40.
 
Brett Maddock returns for Kansas Wesleyan after making 17 starts in 2024. He posted a 9-3 record and an ERA of 5.63. The right-hander tossed four complete games with one shutout. He struck out 87 and walked just 21. Opposing hitters posted an average of .290 against Maddock.
 
The Generals are 0-1 all-time against the Coyotes. The only meeting between the two teams came in 2022 in Oklahoma City, Okla., where the Coyotes captured an 8-3 victory in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
 
First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 3:00 PM on Friday, January 24, at the Generals Baseball Field.
 
LIVE STATS GAME 1| LIVE STATS GAME 2 | WATCH | TICKETS
 
SCOUTING NO. 13 MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN
The Evangels finished the 2024 season with a record 41-13, culminating in an appearance at the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. They posted a 20-4 record in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
 
No. 13 Mid-America Christian opens their season at Louisiana Christian on Friday, January 24, before heading across the river to play LSUA.
 
The Evangels slashed .328/.419/.521 as a team in 2024. They hit 60 home runs and drove in 394 runs. On the base path, they swiped 94 bases in 114 attempts. Kyle Williams led MACU's offense last season, hitting .436 in 44 games. He posted an on-base percent of .500 and drove in 51 runs.
 
Noel McGarry-Doyle returns to the Evangel's lineup in 2025. He posted a slash line of .388/.481/.644, with an OPS of 1.115 last campaign. He hit nine home runs and drove in a team-high 68 runs. He also went 12-for-13 in stolen base opportunities.
 
On the mound, the Evangels posted a team ERA of 3.99 and a WHIP of 1.35. They struck out 393 hitters and opponents hit just .253 against the staff. Isaac Baez led MACU with a 10-1 record over 14 starts. He hurled 78 innings and posted an ERA of 3.00. Baez struck out 89 and posted a WHIP of 1.06. Opposing hitters managed just a .208 average against him.
 
The Evangels lost their top three arms to graduation. Alongside Baez, Zane Robeaux and Devan Quesada also did not return for 2025. Robeaux was 10-2 over 16 appearances in 2024. He threw three complete games and posted an ERA of 3.01. Robeaux hurled 71.2 innings, held a WHIP of 1.14, struck out 75, and opponents posted an average of .221 against him. Quesada made 15 starts and posted a record of 5-2. He held an ERA of 4.69 and a WHIP of 1.45.
 
Saturday's doubleheader is the first time MACU and LSUA have faced each other.
 
First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for noon on Saturday, January 25, at the Generals Baseball Field.
 
LIVE STATS GAME 1 | LIVE STATS GAME 2 | WATCH | TICKETS
 
FAN INFO
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