2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2023
Team:	New Orleans Privateers
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	36–24
Conf Record:	13–11
Head Coach:	Blake Dean
Hc Year:	8th
Asst Coach1:	Brett Stewart
Asst Coach2:	Dax Norris
Asst Coach3:	Phillip Hurst
Stadium:	Maestri Field at Privateer Park

The 2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Privateers play their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and are led by eighth–year head coach Blake Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2023. New Orleans was picked to finish fourth in the Southland Conference with 87 votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	McNeese State	118 (7)
2	Southeastern Louisiana	115 (10)
3	Lamar	88
4	New Orleans	87
5	Northwestern State	65 (1)
6	Nicholls	59
7	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	55
8	Houston Christian	41
9	Incarnate Word	20

Preseason All-Southland team

Four New Orleans players were named to the conference preseason second team.^[1]

First Team

Edgar Alvarez (NICH, JR, 1st Base)
Brad Burckel (MCNS, SR, 2nd Base)
Josh Leslie (MCNS, SR, 3rd Base)
Parker Coddou (NICH, JR, Shortstop)
Bo Willis (NWST, JR, Catcher)
Tre Jones (TAMUCC, JR, Designated Hitter)
Payton Harden (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
Brendan Ryan (TAMUCC, SR, Outfielder)
Xane Washington (NICH, R-SR, Outfielder)
Zach Garcia (TAMUCC, SO, Starting Pitcher)
Grant Rogers (MCNS, JR, Starting Pitcher)
Tyler Theriot (NICH, SR, Starting Pitcher)
Burrell Jones (MCNS, SR, Relief Pitcher)
Alec Carr (UIW, SR, Utility)

Second Team

Josh Blankenship (LU, SR, 1st Base)
Daunte Stuart (NWST, JR, 2nd Base)
Kasten Furr (NO, JR, 3rd Base)
Tyler Bischke (NO, JR, Shortstop)
Bryce Grizzaffi (SELA, SR, Catcher)
Kade Hunter (MCNS, SR, Designated Hitter)
Josh Caraway (TAMUCC, JR, Outfielder)
Braden Duhon (MCNS, JR, Outfielder)
Issac Williams (NO, JR, Outfielder)
Cal Carver (NWST, SR, Starting Pitcher)
Tyler LeBlanc (NO, JR, Starting Pitcher)
Will Kinzeler (SELA, JR, Starting Pitcher)
Dalton Aspholm (SELA, SR, Relief Pitcher)
Tre’ Obregon III (MCNS, SR, Utility)

Schedule and results

Legend
	New Orleans win
	New Orleans loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	New Orleans team member
	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball game log

Regular season (33–22)

February (3–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Feb. 17	at *			9–6	C. Mercer (1–0)	N. Zegna (0–1)	B. Blanchard (1)		449	1–0
Feb. 18	at Kennesaw State*		Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	1–10	B. Aita (1–0)	B. Mitchell (0–1)	None		498	1–1
Feb. 19	at Kennesaw State*		Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	4–8	S. Pinson (1–0)	C. Horton (0–1)	N. Sliver (1)		511	1–2
Feb. 21	No. 18 Southern Miss*			0–12	B. Oldham (1–0)	J. Cabrera (0–1)	None		5,273	1–3
Andre Dawson Classic
Feb. 24				0–3	J. Caver (1–1)	T. LeBlanc (0–1)	J. Posey (1)		420	1–4
Feb. 25			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	12–0⁽⁷⁾	B. Mitchell (1–1)	G. Harrison (0–2)	None		513	2–4
Feb. 26			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	18–7⁽⁷⁾	C. Mercer (2–0)	A. Lapread (0–1)	None		568	3–4

March (11–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar. 1	at *		Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	6–5	N. Daniel (1–0)	T. Banks (0–1)	M. Maldonado (1)		1,684	4–4
Mar. 3			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	10–3	T. LeBlanc (1–1)	T. McDonough (0–2)	None	ESPN+	389	5–4
Mar. 4	Brown*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	9–5	B. Mitchell (2–1)	S. Gottam (0–2)	B. Blanchard (2)	ESPN+	357	6–4
Mar. 5	Brown*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	5–1	C. Horton (1–1)	D. Reid (0–1)	T. Usey (1)	ESPN+	411	7–4
Mar. 7	at *			7–10	G. Wood (2–0)	B. Blanchard (0–1)	None	ESPN+	926	7–5
Mar. 8			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	10–9	J. Mead (1–0)	D. Lasseigne (0–2)	M. Maldonado (2)	ESPN+	423	8–5
Mar. 10	Mississippi Valley State		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	7–3	T. LeBlanc (2–1)	Z. Sigmon (11)	T. Usey (2)	ESPN+	322	9–5
Mar. 11	Mississippi Valley State*			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	35–3⁽⁷⁾	B. Mitchell (3–1)	I. Valenzuela (1–2)	C. Macip (1)	ESPN+	388	10–5
Mar. 12	Mississippi Valley State*			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	16–3⁽⁷⁾	C. Horton (2–1)	A. Lewis (0–4)	None	ESPN+	396	11–5
Mar. 14	at No. 1 LSU*				0–16	G. Edwards (2–0)	C. Mercer (2–1)	None	SECN+	10,257	11–6
Mar. 17	at Texas*			1–3	L. Gordon (2–0)	T. LeBlanc (2–2)	Z. Morehouse (2)		6,290	11–7
Mar. 18	at Texas*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	1–15	T. Sthele (2–2)	B. Mitchell (3–2)	None	LHN	6,520	11–8
Mar. 19	at Texas*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	3–9	D. Shaw (1–1)	C. Horton (2–2)	None	LHN	6,347	11–9
Mar. 21	Southern Miss*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	6–3	C. Menina (1–0)	B. Oldham (2–1)	None	ESPN+	1,249	12–9
Mar. 24				2–4	F. Kreuzer (3–0)	B. Blanchard (0–2)	J. Cleveland (4)	ESPN+	1,684	12–10	0–1
Mar. 25	at Lamar		Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	5–2	B. Mitchell (4–2)	T. Morse (1–1)	None	ESPN+	233	13–10	1–1
Mar. 26	at Lamar		Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX	4–9	B. Caple (2–0)	C. Horton (2–3)	J. Cleveland (5)	ESPN+	1,198	13–11	1–2
Mar. 29	at Tulane*		Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	16–4	T. Gauthe (1–0)	C. Sanchez (0–5)	None		2,009	14–11
Mar. 31			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	8–11	C. Carver (4–2)	T. LeBlanc (2–3)	K. Froehlich (4)	ESPN+	288	14–12	1–3

April (11–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr. 1	Northwestern State		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	10–2	B. Mitchell (5–2)	A. Makarewich (2–2)	None	ESPN+	367	15–12	2–3
Apr. 2	Northwestern State		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	1–4	D. Brown (2–4)	C. Mercer (2–2)	C. Prestwich (1)	ESPN+	375	15–13	2–4
Apr. 4	at Jackson State*			21–4⁽⁷⁾	C. Macip (1–0)	A. Campbell (2–1)	None		36	16–13
Apr. 6				10–0⁽⁸⁾	C. Seroski (1–0)	B. Stuprich (3–3)	None		312	17–13	3–4
Apr. 6	Southeastern Louisiana			22–2⁽⁷⁾	J. Williams (1–0)	A. Hosack (1–2)	None		312	18–13	4–4
Apr. 8	Southeastern Louisiana			3–2	B. Mitchell (6–2)	A. Landry (2–5)	C. Mercer (1)		355	19–13	5–4
Apr. 11	Dillard			10–0⁽⁷⁾	R. Delorbe (1–0)	C. White (0–1)	None		289	20–13
				7–6	R. Delorbe (2–0)	K. Dickey (1–1)	None	ESPN+	318	21–13	6–4
	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–5	C. Purcell (3–3)	B. Mitchell (6–3)	A. Dean (4)	ESPN+	388	21–14	6–5
	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	5–7	E. Hendricks (2–0)	C. Mercer (2–3)	H. Thomas (1)	ESPN+	352	21–15	6–6
Apr. 18	Tulane*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	6–8	T. Montiel (1–0)	C. Macip (1–1)	G. Smith (1)	ESPN+	985	21–16
Apr. 21				1–11⁽⁷⁾	G. Rogers (9–0)	B. Blanchard (0–3)	None	ESPN+	1,138	21–17	6–7
Apr. 22	at McNeese		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	9–2	B. Mitchell (7–3)	B. Jones (3–1)	None	ESPN+	1,233	22–17	7–7
Apr. 23	at McNeese		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	2–6	T. Abraham (1–0)	C. Mercer (2–4)	None	ESPN+	1,132	22–18	7–8
Apr. 25	at South Alabama*		Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	6–5	C. Menina (2–0)	J. Bruning (0–1)	C. Clayton (1)	ESPN+	1,209	23–18
Apr. 28	at *				7–4	J. Williams (2–0)	J. Wells (5–3)	None	ESPN+	141	24–18
Apr. 30	at Little Rock*			Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	3–6	N. Burkey (2–1)	C. Mercer (2–5)	J. Weatherley (4)	ESPN+		24–19
Apr. 30	at Little Rock*			Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	14–5	B. Mitchell (8–3)	J. Weatherley (2–3)	None	ESPN+	303	25–19

May (8–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
May 2	Jackson State*		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	6–3	Handy, Connor (1-0)	Erwins Branche (0-2)	Mead, Jacob (1)		295	26–19
May 5			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	9–7	Daniel, Nolan (2-0)	Ewald, Tim (0-2)	Mead, Jacob (2)	ESPN+	320	27–19	8–8
May 6	Houston Christian		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	7–8⁽¹¹⁾	Charles, Matthew (2-1)	Horton, Collin (2-4)	None	ESPN+	432	27–20	8–9
May 7	Houston Christian		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	10–6	Seroski, Caleb (2-0)	Valdez, Jonathan (0-3)	Mead, Jacob (3)	ESPN+	327	28–20	9–9
May 9	at Southern*			Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA	15–5	Seroski, Caleb (3-0)	Caleb Washington (0-1)	None		162	29–20
May 12				12–1⁷	Mitchell, Brandon (9-3)	Schlotzhauer, R (2-1)	None	ESPN+	86	30–20	10–9
May 13	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	10–11	Hayward, Steve (7-3)	Blanchard, Beau (0-4)	None	ESPN+	112	30–21	10–10
May 14	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	15–5	LeBlanc, Tyler (3-3)	Berens, Micah (2-4)	None	ESPN+	114	31–21	11–10
May 18			Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	7–6	Mitchell, Brandon (10-3)	Desandro, Devin (2-5)	Mead, Jacob (4)	ESPN+	1,102	32–21	12–10
May 19	Nicholls		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	4–10	Gearing, Chase (3-1)	Seroski, Caleb (3-1)	None	ESPN+	1,055	32–22	12–11
May 20	Nicholls		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	14–4⁽⁸⁾	J. Williams (2–0)	M. Quevedo (–)	None	ESPN+		33–22	13–11

Post-season (3–2)

(3–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 24	(3) Lamar	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	4–1	B. Mitchell (11–3)	J. Ellis (4–5)	J. Mead (5)	ESPN+		34–22	1–0
May 25	(5) Northwestern State	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	4–3	C. Seroski (4–1)	A. Makarewich (5–5)	D. Nolan (1)	ESPN+		35–22	2–0
May 26	(1) Nicholls	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	3–5	T. Theriot (3–4)	J. Williams (3–1)	G. Galy (1)	ESPN+		35–23	2–1
May 26	(5) Northwestern State	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	7–3	C. Horton (3–4)	A. Cossio (0–1)	None	ESPN+		36–23	3–1
May 27	(1) Nicholls	(4)	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	3–6	Quevedo, Michael (4-2)	Mead, Jacob (1-1)	Evans, Cade (7)	ESPN+	443	36–24	3–2

Schedule Source:^[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.|}

References

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Notes and References

Web site: McNeese picked to win 2023 Southland Conference baseball crown; Preseason All-Conference Teams announced . Southland Conference . February 3, 2023 . February 3, 2023.
Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . University of New Orleans Athletics . January 17, 2023 . en.