PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Year(s)	Team/School
2000	Columbus/Kinston (Cleveland Indians)
1999	Burlington/Mahoning Valley (Cleveland Indians)
1997-99	Nebraska (NCAA)
1996	Texas A&M (NCAA)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year	School - Position
2020-Pres	Sam Houston - Head Coach
2015-19	Sam Houston - Pitching Coach
2005-14	UT Arlington - Pitching Coach
2002-04	Barton County CC - Assoc. Head Coach
2001	Nebraska - Graduate Assistant

CHAMPIONSHIPS
Year	Championship
2023	WAC Tournament
2022	WAC - Southwest Division
2019	Southland Conference
2018	Southland Conference
2017	NCAA Lubbock Regional
2017	Southland Conference Tournament
2016	Southland Conference Tournament
2013	WAC regular season co-champion
2012	Southland Conference Tournament
2006	Southland Conference Tournament

NCAA POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE
Year	Experience
2023	NCAA Baton Rouge Regional
2017	NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional
2017	NCAA Lubbock Regional
2016	NCAA Lafayette Regional
2012	NCAA Waco Regional
2006	NCAA Austin Regional

HEAD COACHING RECORD
Year	School	Record	Conference Record
2025	Sam Houston	12-43	6-21 (CUSA)
2024	Sam Houston	34-24	13-11 (CUSA)
2023	Sam Houston	39-25	22-8 (WAC)
2022	Sam Houston	31-25	21-9 (WAC)
2021	Sam Houston	30-25	20-15 (Southland)
2020	Sam Houston	7-7	1-2 (Southland)
Career	6 years	153-149 (.506)	83-66 (.557)

Jay Sirianni is entering his sixth season at the helm of the Sam Houston Baseball program in 2025, the program's second season as a member of Conference USA.
He became the 10^th head coach in program history in July of 2019 after serving as the Bearkats’ associate head coach and pitching instructor each of the previous five seasons.

While at SHSU, Sirianni has been an integral part of taking Bearkat baseball to new heights with 221 total wins in that span. That mark includes conference regular season titles in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2022 along with four NCAA Tournament appearances and a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals in 2017.

As head coach, Sirianni's Bearkats have had a pair of players selected in the first round of the MLB Draft with Colton Cowser selected fifth overall by the Baltimore Orioles in 2021 and Walker Janek chosen by the Houston Astros with the No. 28 selection of the 2024 draft.

Sirianni has had seven of his Bearkat pitchers drafted during his time at Sam Houston, including Hayden Wesneski's selection in the sixth round of the 2019 draft. Wesnski (Houston Astros), Cowser and Bryce Johnson (San Diego Padres) are all Kats' who were in Huntsville during Sirianni's tenure who are expected to be on MLB rosters in 2025.

Since joining Sam Houston prior to the 2015 season, Sirianni has tutored a pair of freshman All-Americans and another third-team All-American while having seven pitchers drafted in the MLB Draft. His pitching staff set a new program record with 522 strikeouts in 2017 while each of the top four single-season strikeout totals in program history history have come with Sirianni as coach.

The Bearkats captured their first-ever NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2017 and matched the previous program record with 44 victories. The win total marked the first time the Kats had produced consecutive 40-win seasons in Division I history.

Sam Houston pitching played an integral role in the program reaching consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2016 and 2017, posting a 1.32 ERA while limiting opponents to a .167 average in four games at the Southland Conference Tournament in 2017 on their way to a run to the Tallahassee Super Regional.

The Kats backed that up with consecutive Southland Conference regular season titles, going 44-16 in SLC play while winning 18 of 20 league series.

Following the 2017 season, the squad finished nationally ranked in all six polls, checking in at No. 14 (Collegiate Baseball), No. 16 (NCBWA), No. 18 (D1 Baseball), No. 19 (USA Today Coaches), No. 20 (Baseball America) and No. 22 (Perfect Game).

That year Sam Houston led the Southland Conference in ERA (3.80), strikeouts (522) and saves (20) while finishing second in opponent batting average (.258). The success came during a season in which the bullpen featured eight first-year players including six freshmen.

Prior to his arrival in Huntsville, Sirianni served as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at UT Arlington for 10 seasons where he helped lead the Mavericks to three conference titles and two NCAA Regional appearances. He mentored more than 21 pitchers that were drafted or signed free agent contracts with MLB organizations.

With Sirianni guiding the pitching staff, UT Arlington won a conference title in back-to-back years for the first time in program history. The Mavs made conference tournament appearances in seven of ten seasons.

The 2012 UTA pitching staff finished the season with a 3.89 ERA, the program's best ERA since 1992. His staff led the Southland in ERA in 2009 and followed up to lead the league in strikeouts in 2010.

During his stay in Arlington, the Mavericks posted 26 wins over top-25 nationally-ranked opponents with six victories over top-10 ranked teams.

All three of Sirianni's weekend starters were drafted in the top-17 rounds of the 2010 MLB Draft – a first in Southland Conference history.

Before his arrival at UT Arlington, Sirianni spent three seasons as the pitching coach at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas. While at Barton County, Sirianni helped lead the Cougars to a 113-56 record and qualified for three consecutive NJCAA Region VI Tournaments.

He began his collegiate playing career at Texas A&M before transferring to Nebraska to play for head coach Dave Van Horn.

Following his career at Nebraska, Sirianni was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians. He began his professional career with the Burlington Indians (Rookie League) and also spent time with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (New York-Penn League) and Kingston Indians (Carolina League).

After finishing his pro career in January 2001, Sirianni returned to Nebraska for his final semester and earned a bachelor's degree in history in May 2001. He served as a graduate assistant on the baseball coaching staff and helped the team make it to the College World Series.

Sirianni played his prep career at Indianola High School. He earned 10 varsity letters with four coming in baseball and three each in track and field and football. He was a two-time All-State selection and a three-time All-Conference pick.

Sirianni's father, John, was the Director of Athletics at Division III Simpson College in Indianola for 28 years, spending 20 years as the school's head baseball coach. His brother, Mike, the former head coach at Regis University (Division II) and is currently an assistant coach at Nebraska.

No.	Name	B/T	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Exp.	Hometown	High School / Previous Schools
1	Blake Brown	R/R	IF	5' 9''	180	Fr.	HS	Montgomery, Texas	Lake Creek HS
2	Brett Smajstrla	R/R	OF	6' 0''	175	Fr.	HS	Pearland, Texas	Pearland HS
3	Walker Janek	R/R	C	6' 0''	190	Jr.	2L	Portland, Texas	Gregory-Portland HS
4	Caleb Cotton	L/R	OF	5' 11''	160	So.	1L	Huntsville, Texas	Huntsville HS
5	Kenneth Dutka	L/L	OF	5' 11''	180	Jr.	TR	Richmond, Texas	Fort Bend Travis HS / Cisco College
6	Easton Loyd	L/R	IF	5' 9''	160	Sr.	3L	Hallsville, Texas	Hallsville HS
7	Ryan Franden	L/R	IF	6' 0''	165	So.	1L	Katy, Texas	Seven Lakes HS
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8	Jace Martinez	R/R	IF	6' 0''	160	Fr.	HS	Baytown, Texas	Barbers Hill HS
10	Wes Folse	R/R	C	6' 1''	190	Sr.	4L	Sweeny, Texas	Sweeny HS
11	Jake Rabe	R/R	IF	6' 1''	210	Jr.	TR	Corpus Christi, Texas	Veterans Memorial HS / Wharton JC
12	Jeffrey David	R/R	OF	6' 2''	205	Sr.	TR	Georgetown, Texas	Georgetown HS / Dallas Baptist / New Mexico
13	Malachi Lott	L/L	OF/LHP	5' 9''	175	Jr.	TR	Portland, Texas	Gregory-Portland HS / Houston
14	Gavi Coldiron	L/L	LHP	6' 2''	195	Sr.	2L	Georgetown, Texas	Sabino HS (AZ) / Midland JC
15	Jake Tatom	R/R	UTL	6' 0''	165	So.	1L	Kingwood, Texas	Porter HS
17	Chandler David	R/R	RHP	6' 1''	210	Sr.	1L	Van Alstyne, Texas	Val Alstyne HS / UIW
18	Michael Watson	L/L	LHP	6' 2''	190	Sr.	TR	Glen Rose, Texas	Glen Rose HS / SAGU
19	Ben Penn	R/R	C	6' 0''	165	Sr.	1L	Lufkin, Texas	Hudson HS / Angelina College
20	Lane Brewster	L/L	OF	5' 11''	170	Jr.	2L	League City, Texas	Clear Creek HS
21	Kyle Winkler	L/L	LHP	6' 1''	195	R-Fr.	RS	Tomball, Texas	St. Pius X HS
22	Marshall Wales	L/L	LHP	6' 1''	195	Sr.	1L	Waller, Texas	Faith West Academy / Odessa College
23	Brady Christensen	L/R	IF	6' 4''	200	Jr.	TR	Elkhorn, Neb.	South HS / San Jacinto College
25	Marshall Hale	R/R	C	6' 1''	210	R-Fr.	RS	Cypress, Texas	The Woodlands Christian Academy
26	Brock Rod	L/L	LHP	5' 10''	170	Fr.	HS	El Campo, Texas	El Campo HS
27	Ryan Peterson	R/R	RHP	6' 3''	200	Fr.	HS	Shiner, Texas	Shiner HS
29	Micky Scheetz	L/L	LHP	6' 1''	195	Jr.	TR	Flower Mound, Texas	Marcus HS / Gateway CC
32	Wyatt Tucker	R/R	RHP	6' 3''	215	Sr.	TR	Douglass, Texas	Douglass HS / Texas A&M
33	James Grantland	L/L	LHP	6' 3''	210	Sr.	1L	Port Lavaca, Texas	Calhoun HS / Angelina College
34	Miles Hellums	R/R	RHP	6' 3''	230	Sr.	1L	Robstown, Texas	Tuloso-Midway HS / San Jacinto College
35	Noah Kendrick	R/R	RHP	6' 4''	200	Fr.	HS	Nederland, Texas	Nederland HS
36	Coltin Atkinson	R/R	RHP	6' 1''	195	Sr.	3L	Porter, Texas	Porter HS
37	Rome Shubert	R/R	RHP	6' 0''	190	Sr.	1L	Santa Fe, Texas	Santa Fe HS / Wharton CC
42	Robbie Spencer	R/R	RHP	6' 6''	205	Jr.	TR	Portland, Texas	Gregory-Portland HS / A&M-Kingsville
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43	Hunter Autrey	L/R	IF	5' 11''	215	Jr.	2L	Corsicana, Texas	Corsicana HS
44	Gunnar Brown	R/R	RHP	6' 4''	230	Jr.	TR	Houston, Texas	Episcopal HS / Cisco College
47	Logan Hewitt	R/R	RHP	5' 11''	190	R-Jr.	3L	Aledo, Texas	Aledo HS

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Jay Sirianni	Head Coach	jsirianni@shsu.edu	936 294-2580
	Shane Wedd	Associate Head Coach	swedd@shsu.edu	936 294-1731
	Jake Carlson	Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	jrc174@shsu.edu	936 294-4169
	Kyle Simonds	Assistant Coach	kss057@shsu.edu	936 294-4169
	Hayden Evans	Director of Baseball Operations	shsubaseballcamps@gmail.com	936 294-4169

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Trevor Williams	Sport Administrator	tcw025@shsu.edu	936 294-4428
	Trey Brainerd	Athletic Trainer	rwb027@shsu.edu	936 294-4130
	Andrew Hacker	Strength & Conditioning	amh218@shsu.edu	936 294-1728
	Ben Rikard	Sports Information Director	ben.rikard@shsu.edu	936 294-1764
	Trevor Thorn	Compliance Officer	trevor@shsu.edu	936 294-2693
	Allison Horn	Academic Advisor	a.stark@shsu.edu	936 294-4041
	Brady Oltremari	Student Manager
	Owen Johnson	Student Manager
	Zach Thompson	Student Manager

2024 Baseball Roster

Blake Brown

Brett Smajstrla

Walker Janek

Caleb Cotton

Kenneth Dutka

Easton Loyd

Ryan Franden

Jace Martinez

Wes Folse

Jake Rabe

Jeffrey David

Malachi Lott

Gavi Coldiron

Jake Tatom

Chandler David

Michael Watson

Ben Penn

Lane Brewster

Kyle Winkler

Marshall Wales

Brady Christensen

Marshall Hale

Brock Rod

Ryan Peterson

Micky Scheetz

Wyatt Tucker

James Grantland

Miles Hellums

Noah Kendrick

Coltin Atkinson

Rome Shubert

Robbie Spencer

Hunter Autrey

Gunnar Brown

Logan Hewitt

Jay Sirianni

Shane Wedd

Jake Carlson

Kyle Simonds

Hayden Evans

Trevor Williams

Trey Brainerd

Andrew Hacker

Ben Rikard

Trevor Thorn

Allison Horn

Brady Oltremari

Owen Johnson

Zach Thompson