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Cowboys Open Up 2026 Season Against Sam Houston

| By: Morgan Guidroz
Lake Charles – McNeese baseball (0-0) is set to open its 2026 season at Joe Miller Ballpark Friday night at 6 p.m. against Sam Houston (0-0). This will be the first meeting between the two programs since the 2024 season.

Series Information: vs Sam Houston
  • Location: Joe Miller Ballpark | Lake Charles, LA 
  • Last 5 Meetings: 3-2 with the two losses coming when playing in Huntsville
  • Las Meeting: April 16,2024 | McNeese, 5-4 in Lake Charles
Records:
  • McNeese (0-0,0-0)
  • Sam Houston (0-0,0-0)
Game Time/Promotions
  • Friday – "Fan-Tastic" Friday/Mardi Gras Night
  • Saturday – Valentines Ticket Deal (2-for-1)
  • Sunday – Signature Sunday
    • First 50 kids get a pack of trading cards
    • Postgame Autographs
    • Kids can run the bases postgame
Tune In: Gameday Notebook:
  • First matchup against Sam Houston since the 2024 season.
  • The Cowboys return three of their top four hitters from the 2025 campaign, highlighted by Easton Dowell, who led the team with a .369 batting average. Marcus Heusohn also returns after posting a .327 average and 15 doubles, the third-most on the team, while Larry Edwards Jr. hit .316 and drove in a team-high 47 runs.
  • Simon Larranaga returns to the Cowboys after leading them last season in homeruns with 12 on the year.
  • Cooper Golden returns as the lone weekend starter from last season after compiling a 3-3 record and 4.71 ERA in 14 starts and 15 appearances. 
  • Cowboys will play 32 home games this season.
  • Head Coach, Justin Hill is entering his 13th season at the helm of the program and is the school's all-time winningest coach with a 365-284 overall record and 180-143 conference record.
  • Cowboys return 20 players from last year's team, as well as welcome 21 newcomers to the roster.
  • The 21 newcomers for the Cowboys hail from Bossier Parish CC (5), Navarro College (3), Rose State College, LSU-E, National Park College, Hill College, Butler, UNLV, Tyler JC (2), Delgado CC, Central Missouri, Mississippi College, UT Tyler, and High School (2).
  • Three of the Cowboys' opponents this season advanced to the NCAA Regionals last year – Kansas, Houston Christian, and LSU, who won the College World Series against Coastal Carolina.
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