2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Saint Louis Billikens |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 17–31 |
| Conf Record: | 6–10 |
| Head Coach: | Darin Hendrickson |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Evan Pratte |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Will Schierholz |
| Ac2 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach3: | Logan Moon |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Billiken Sports Center |
The 2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Billikens played their home games at Billiken Sports Center as a members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Darin Hendrickson, in his 13th season at Saint Louis.
Previous season
The 2020 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team notched a 10–6 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preseason
Coaches Poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Saint Louis was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.[1]
| Coaches' Poll |
| 1 | VCU | 151 (4) |
| 2 | Fordham | 149 (4) |
| 3 | Dayton | 146 (4) |
| 4 | Davidson | 117 |
| 5 | Saint Louis | 114 (1) |
| 6 | Richmond | 109 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 103 |
| 8 | George Washington | 74 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's | 71 |
| 10 | George Mason | 46 |
| 11 | La Salle | 40 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 32 |
| 13 | UMass | 31 | |
Personnel
Coaching Staff
Game log
| 2021 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log |
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Saint Louis team member |
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| Regular Season (17–31) |
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| February (1–6) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| February 19 | 3:00 pm | | at * | | Fred Stillwell Stadium
| W 8–7 | Sheehan (1–0) | Finney (0–1) | Hendrickson (1) | 120 | 1–0 | - | Stats | | February 20 | 12:00 pm | YouTube | at Kennesaw State* | | Fred Stillwell Stadium | L 1–5 | Rice (1–0) | Balandis (0–1) | Rine (1) | 120 | 1–1 | - | Stats | | February 20 | 3:00 pm | YouTube | at Kennesaw State* | | Fred Stillwell Stadium | L 1–2 | Kennedy (1–0) | Finkleburg (0–1) | Johnson (1) | 120 | 1–2 | - | Stats | | February 21 | 12:00 pm | YouTube | at Kennesaw State* | | Fred Stillwell Stadium | L 4–5 | Stills (1–0) | Youngbrandt (0–1) | Rodriguez (1) | 250 | 1–3 | - | Stats | | February 26 | 1:00 pm | | North Dakota State | | Billiken Sports Center
| L 4–7 | Drew (1–0) | Harris (0–1) | Nelson (1) | 45 | 1–4 | - | Stats | | February 27 | 1:00 pm | | North Dakota State* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 4–5 | Feeney (1–0) | Finkleburg (0–2) | Harm (1) | 50 | 1–5 | - | Stats | | February 27 | 4:00 pm | | North Dakota State* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 5–6 | Smith (1–0) | Dauman (0–1) | Riedinger (1) | 50 | 1–6 | - | Stats | | February 28 | 12:00 pm | | North Dakota State* | | Billiken Sports Center | 1–3 | Canceled (inclement weather) | - | Report | |
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| March (6–10) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| March 2 | 3:00 pm | | at * | | Roy E. Lee Field
| L 1–11 | Matheny (2–1) | Harris (0–2) | - | 50 | 1–7 | - | Stats | | March 5 | 6:30 pm | | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 8–1 | Boyer (1–0) | Cyr (2–1) | - | 50 | 2–7 | - | Stats | | March 6 | 4:00 pm | | Kansas* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 1–5 | Larsen (1–1) | Finkleburg (0–3) | Ulane (2) | 50 | 2–8 | - | Stats | | March 7 | 1:00 pm | | Kansas* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 5–7 | Hegarty (1–1) | Hendrickson (0–1) | Ulane (3) | 50 | 2–9 | - | Stats | | March 10 | 3:00 pm | | Missouri | | Billiken Sports Center | L 1–2 | Lohse (1–1) | Sheehan (1–1) | - | 104 | 2–10 | - | Stats | | March 12 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 4–3 | Surin (1–0) | Carberry (0–2) | - | 85 | 3–10 | - | Stats | | March 13 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | Western Illinois* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 0–11 | Fochs (2–1) | Finkleburg (0–4) | - | 85 | 3–11 | - | Stats | | March 14 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | Western Illinois* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 14–0 | Youngbrandt (1–1) | Warkentien (0–2) | - | 85 | 4–11 | - | Stats | | March 16 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 6–8 | Grossius (1–0) | Hendrickson (0–2) | Williams (1) | 85 | 4–12 | - | Stats | | March 19 | 6:00 pm | | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 7–14 | Coffey (2–1) | Boyer (1–1) | - | 50 | 4–13 | - | Stats | | March 20 | 2:00 pm | | Oral Roberts* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 6–2 | Youngbrandt (2–1) | Rogen (1–2) | - | 50 | 5–13 | - | Stats | | March 21 | 1:00 pm | | Oral Roberts* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 4–1 | Harris (1–2) | Notary (0–3) | - | 75 | 6–13 | - | Stats | | March 23 | 6:00 pm | | SIUE* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 1–6 | Swanson (1–0) | Finkleburg (0–5) | - | 50 | 6–14 | - | Stats | | March 26 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at * | | UC Baseball Stadium
| L 4–8 | McCarthy (1–1) | Boyer (1–2) | - | 300 | 6–15 | - | Stats | | March 27 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Cincinnati* | | UC Baseball Stadium | L 5–8 | Murphy (1–1) | Youngbrandt (2–2) | - | 807 | 6–16 | - | Stats | | March 28 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Cincinnati* | | UC Baseball Stadium | W 21–6 | Harris (2–2) | Batcho (0–3) | - | 228 | 7–16 | - | Stats | |
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| April (6–7) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| April 1 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | No. 25 * | | Billiken Sports Center | L 2–8 | Cline (3–0) | Finkleburg (0–6) | - | 75 | 7–17 | - | Stats | | April 2 | 3:00 pm | | No. 25 Indiana State* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 2–13 | Guerrero (5–0) | Youngbrandt (2–3) | - | 75 | 7–18 | - | Stats | | April 3 | 1:00 pm | | No. 25 Indiana State* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 8–5 | Sheehan (2–1) | Weaver (0–2) | Patel (1) | 75 | 8–18 | - | Stats | | April 6 | 6:00 pm | | at SIUE* | | Roy E. Lee Field
| L 10–16 | Waterhouse (1–2) | Hendrickson (0–3) | - | 100 | 8–19 | - | Stats | | April 9 | 11:00 am | ESPN+ | at | | Spuhler Field
| L 3–7 | Lyons (3–1) | Youngbrandt (2–4) | — | 0 | 8–20 | 0–1 | Stats | | April 9 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field | W 6–4 | Townsend (1–0) | Versaw-Barnes (1–3) | — | 0 | 9–20 | 1–1 | Stats | | April 10 | 5:00 pm | ESPN+ | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field | W 7–0 | Harris (3–2) | Stoudemire (1–6) | — | 0 | 10–20 | 2–1 | Stats | | April 11 | 5:00 pm | ESPN+ | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field | W 4–2 | Fremion (1–0) | Cabone (0–1) | Hendrickson (2) | 0 | 11–20 | 3–1 | Stats | | April 16 | 3:00 pm | | | | Billiken Sports Center | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 11–20 | 3–1 | Report | | April 17 | 1:00 pm | | Richmond | | Billiken Sports Center | 11–20 | 3–1 | | April 17 | 4:00 pm | | Richmond | | Billiken Sports Center | 11–20 | 3–1 | | April 18 | 1:00 pm | | Richmond | | Billiken Sports Center | 11–20 | 3–1 | | April 21 | 3:00 pm | | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 13–0 | Boyer (2–2) | Gunther (0–1) | — | 44 | 12–20 | - | Stats | | April 23 | 5:00 pm | | at * | | Dozer Park
| L 4–18 | Catton (3–1) | Finkleburg (0–7) | — | 192 | 12–21 | — | Stats | | April 24 | 2:00 pm | ESPN3 | at Bradley* | | Dozer Park | W 9–6 | Fremion (2–0) | Hamilton (3–1) | Patel (2) | 171 | 13–21 | — | Stats | | April 25 | 1:00 pm | ESPN3 | at Bradley* | | Dozer Park | L 3–13 | Gosswein (3–0) | Youngbrandt (2–5) | — | 198 | 13–22 | — | Stats | | April 30 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | at | | Barcroft Park
| L 7–10 | Kahler (2–0) | Sheehan (2–2) | Kuncl (6) | 50 | 13–23 | 3–2 | Stats | |
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| May (4–8) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| May 1 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park | W 7–2 | Harris (4–2) | Cohen (4–2) | — | 50 | 14–23 | 4–2 | Stats | | May 1 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park | L 7–14 | Edwards (4–2) | Townsend (1–1) | — | 50 | 14–24 | 4–3 | Stats | | May 2 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park | W 9–7 | Patel (1–0) | McGinnis (2–3) | Fremion (1) | 50 | 15–24 | 5–3 | Stats | | May 7 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 6–14 | Delane (2–0) | Harris (4–3) | — | 85 | 15–25 | 5–4 | Stats | | May 8 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | No. 27 VCU | | Billiken Sports Center | L 4–19 | Davis (8–1) | Fremion (2–1) | — | 60 | 15–26 | 5–5 | Stats | | May 8 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | No. 27 VCU | | Billiken Sports Center | L 8–9 | Ellis (5–1) | Surin (0–1) | — | 55 | 15–27 | 5–6 | Stats | | May 9 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | No. 27 VCU | | Billiken Sports Center | L 5–16 | Masloff (1–0) | Youngbrandt (2–6) | — | 45 | 15–28 | 5–7 | Stats | | May 11 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | SIUE* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 10–7 | Sheehan (3–2) | Waterhouse (1–3) | Balandis (1) | 65 | 16–28 | — | Stats | | May 13 | 6:00 pm | | | | Billiken Sports Center | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 16–28 | — | Report | | May 15 | 1:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois* | | Monier Field
| 16–28 | — | | May 15 | 4:00 pm | | at Eastern Illinois* | | Monier Field | 16–28 | — | | May 20 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 3–11 | Biederman (5–1) | Harris (4–4) | Schomberg (1) | 50 | 16–29 | 5–8 | Stats | | May 21 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | Davidson | | Billiken Sports Center | W 7–5 | Youngbrandt (3–6) | Fenton (2–8) | Patel (3) | 60 | 17–29 | 6–8 | Stats | | May 21 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | Davidson | | Billiken Sports Center | L 1–4 | Levy (5–3) | Finkleberg (0–8) | Devos (8) | 75 | 17–30 | 6–9 | Stats | | May 22 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | Davidson | | Billiken Sports Center | L 3–6 | Walker (2–1) | Fremion (2–2) | Peaden (1) | 150 | 17–31 | 6–10 | Stats | |
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll . fordhamsports.com . February 23, 2021 . February 18, 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster. Saint Louis Billikens. February 23, 2021.
