2024 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2024
Team:	Houston Christian Huskies
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	18–31
Conf Record:	9–15
Head Coach:	Lance Berkman
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Clay Vanderlaan
Asst Coach2:	Tyler Bremer
Asst Coach3:	Sam McElrath
Stadium:	Husky Field
Next:	2025

The 2024 Houston Christian Huskies baseball team represented Houston Christian University, during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Huskies played their home games at Husky Field and were led by third–year head coach Lance Berkman, former star player with the Houston Astros. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Huskies had a regular season record of 18–31 and a conference record of 9–15 finishing in ninth place in SLC play. They did not qualify for the 2024 Southland Conference baseball tournament.

Previous season

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The Huskies had a regular season record of 11–37 and a conference record of 7–16 finishing in ninth place in SLC play. They did not qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Houston Christian was picked to finish ninth in the Southland Conference with 26 votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	Nicholls	126 (14)
2	Lamar	106 (1)
3	New Orleans	92 (3)
4	Incarnate Word	81
5	McNeese	67
6	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	55
7	Southeastern Louisiana	53
8	Northwestern State	42
9	Houston Christian	26

Preseason All-Southland team

Samuel Benjamin was named to the conference preseason first team.^[1]

First Team

• Edgar Alvarez* (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
• MaCrae Kendrick (NICH, SR, 2nd Base)
• Ethan Ruiz (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
• Parker Coddou* (NICH, SR, Shortstop)
• Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
• Rey Mendoza* (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
• Mitchell Sanford* (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
• Samuel Benjamin* (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
• Issac Williams (UNO, SR, Outfielder)
• Jacob Mayers* (NICH, SO, Starting Pitcher)
• Brooks Caple* (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Hunter Hesseltine* (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Gavin Galy* (NICH, RJR, Relief Pitcher)
• Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Utility)

• -2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Second Team

• Cameron Crotte (UIW, SR, 1st Base)
• Austin Roccaforte (LU, SR, 2nd Base)
• Dylan Mach (UNO, SR, 3rd Base)
• Jake Haze* (SLU, GR, Shortstop)
• Bo Willis (NWST, SR, Catcher)
• River Orsak (LU, SR, Designated Hitter)
• Garrett Felix (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
• Cooper Hext (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
• Christian Smith-Johnson (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
• Chase Prestwich (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
• Isaiah Zavala (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
• Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
• Jackson Cleveland (LU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
• Grant Randall (UIW, SR, Utility)

• -2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Schedule and results

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

2024 Houston Christian Huskies baseball game log
Regular season (18–31)
February (4–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Feb. 16 Le Moyne 4–3 Lopez, Mark (1-0) HOFFACKER, Billy (0-1) None 150 1–0 Feb. 17 Le Moyne* Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–11 (10 inn) Smith, Kennen Edwards, Parker (0-1) None 178 1–1 Feb. 18 Le Moyne* Husky Field • Houston, TX 1–0 Willard, Nicholas (1-0) HOFFACKER, Billy (0-2) None 134 2–1 Feb. 18 Le Moyne* Husky Field • Houston, TX 7–6 McNicholas, Cash (1-0) DANAHER, Max (0-1) None 174 3–1 Feb. 20 at Texas* 14 3–20 Tumis, Easton (1-0) Dagley, Ty (0-1) None 6,863 3–2 Sugar Land Classic Feb. 24 vs. * 1–22 (7 inn) Dominic Cancellieri (2-0) Kirkpatrick, James (0-1) None 292 3–3 Feb. 24 vs. * Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 7–10 BAK, Brandon (1-0) Willard, Nicholas (1-1) LAWLER, Reece (1) 542 2–4 Feb. 25 vs. * Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX 19–9 (7 inn) Feltman, Jett (1-0) Kade Parker (0-2) None 283 4–4 Feb. 27 at * 3–14 Gavi Coldiron (1-0) Coronel, Ethan (0-1) None 848 4–5 Feb. 29 Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–14 JONES, Bobby (1-1) Kirkpatrick, James (0-2) None 113 4–6
March (5–12) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Mar 1 Eastern Michigan* Husky Field • Houston, TX 6–5 Willard, Nicholas (2-1) PIRKLE, Aaron (0-1) N0ne 87 5–6 Mar 1 Eastern Michigan* Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–0 Goss, Keevyn (1-0) KUNST, Jimmy (0-1) None 128 6–6 Mar 2 Eastern Michigan* Husky Field • Houston, TX 8–4 Feltman, Jett (2-0) CHITTUM, Nick (1-2) Diaz, Christian (1) 117 7–6 Mar 7 at * 11–13 Kade Coombe (1-0) Valdez, Jonathan (0-1) Easton Dermody (2) 156 7–7 Mar 8 at Southern Illinois* Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL 2–4 Mike Hansell (2-1) Edwards, Parker (1-2) Anthony Pron (2) 132 7–8 Mar 9 at Southern Illinois* Itchy Jones Stadium • Carbondale, IL 1–13 (7 inn) Al Holguin (1-1) Feltman, Jett (2-1) None 432 7–9 Mar 13 at * 6–12 Zabel, Peyton (2-1) Goss, Keevyn (0-1) None 1,544 7–10 Mar 15 at * Reckling Park • Houston, TX 7–10 Tom Vincent (1-0) Baumann, Baylor (0-1) Davion Hickson (2) ESPN+ 1,978 7–11 Mar 16 Rice* Husky Field • Houston, TX 3–7 J.D. McCracken (2-1) Edwards, Parker (1-3) Tyler Hamilton (1) 7–12 Mar 17 at Rice* Reckling Park • Houston, TX 6–10 Mauricio Rodriguez (1-0) Feltman, Jett (2-2) Davion Hickson (3) ESPN+ 2,029 7–13 Mar 23 Husky Field • Houston, TX 1–8 Caple, Brooks (3-2) Willard, Nicholas (2-2) None ESPN+ 312 7–14 0–1 Mar 23 Lamar Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–6 Ellis, Jacob (4-0) Edwards, Parker (1-4) Perez, Andres (4) 293 7–15 0–2 Mar 24 Lamar Husky Field • Houston, TX 9–11 Moseley, Kyle (2-0) Hamilton, Jackson (0-1) Neal, Austin (3) ESPN+ 293 7–16 0–3 Mar 26 at Texas A&M* 3–6 Chris Cortez (2–1) Ethan Coronel (0–1) None 4,784 7–17 Mar 28 1–11 (7 inn) Stuprich, Brennan (3-2) Willard, Nicholas (2-3) None ESPN+ 1,343 7–18 0–4 Mar 28 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 9–2 Edwards, Parker (2-3) Lee, Dakota (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,332 8–18 1–4 Mar 29 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–0 Gunter, Rye (1-0) Kinzeler, Will (1-2) Feltman, Jett (1) ESPN+ 1,290 9–18 2–4
April (6–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record Apr 2 at * 5–13 Calder, Ethan (3-1) Valdez, Jonathan (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,565 9–19 Apr 5 Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–15 (7 inn) Mercer, Colton (4-3) Baumann, Baylor (0-2) None ESPN+ 193 9–20 2–5 Apr 6 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX 7–1 Edwards, Parker (3-4) Edwards, Grant (2-3) Willard, Nicholas (1) 213 10–20 3–5 Apr 7 New Orleans Husky Field • Houston, TX 11–4 Gunter, Rye (2-0) Dennis, Cortez (0-2) None ESPN+ 189 11–20 4–5 Apr 12 6–2 Hamilton, Jackson (1-1) Hill, Jack (1-3) None ESPN+ 350 12–20 5–5 Apr 13 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 17–1 Edwards, Parker (4-4) Hunsaker, Riley (4-3) None ESPN+ 150 13–20 6–5 Apr 14 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 12–13 Maddox Thornton (1–3) Jett Feltman (2–3) Jack Hill (2) ESPN+ 252 13–21 6–6 Apr 16 at Schroeder Park • Houston, TX 0–10 (8 inn) Wright, Dan. (2-0) Valdez, Jonathan (0-3) None ESPN+ 1,047 13–22 Apr 19 Husky Field • Houston, TX 2–14 (7 inn) Mayers, Jacob (3-0) Coronel, Ethan (0-3) None ESPN+ 337 13–23 6–7 Apr 20 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX 6–9 Desandro, Devin (4-3) Willard, Nicholas (2-4) Saltaformaggio, Nico (1) 273 13–24 6–8 Apr 21 Nicholls Husky Field • Houston, TX 5–6 (12 inn) Farley, Dylan (2-2) Shoffner, Brock (0-1) None 115 13–25 6–9 Apr 23 Stephen F. Austin* Husky Field • Houston, TX 8–3 Valdez, Jonathan (1-3) Will Larson (0-2) None 179 14–25 Apr 24 at Louisiana* 17 10–9 Ryan, Zach (1-0) Blake McGehee (2-2) Wells, Jarek (1) ESPN+ 2,817 15–25 Apr 26 5–11 Prestwich, Chase (4-4) Edwards, Parker (4-5) Marquez, Alejandro (1) ESPN+ 672 15–26 6–10 Apr 27 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–5 Bryan, Tyler (1-1) Gunter, Rye (2-1) None ESPN+ 737 15–27 6–11 Apr 28 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 4–14 (7 inn) Flowers, Dawson (2-3) Hamilton, Jackson (1-2) None ESPN+ 762 15–28 6–12
May (3–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC record May 3 at * Cancelled May 4 at Nevada* William Peccole Park • Reno, NV Cancelled May 5 at Nevada* William Peccole Park • Reno, NV Cancelled May 10 Husky Field • Houston, TX 2–6 Voss, Zach (1-4) Edwards, Parker (4-6) None ESPN+ 933 15–29 6–13 May 11 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX 6–13 Brock Barthelemy (3-0) Gunter, Rye (2-2) None 1,024 15–30 6–14 May 11 McNeese Husky Field • Houston, TX 9–7 Lopez, Mark (1-0) Ty Abraham (3-3) Wells, Jarek (2) 1,024 16–30 7–14 May 16 Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–2 Edwards, Parker (5-5) Salinas, Josh (5-3) Diaz, Christian (2) 112 17–30 8–14 May 18 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX^[2] 5–3 Lopez, Mark (3-0) Zavala, Isaiah (4-5) None ESPN+ 18–30 9–14 May 18 Incarnate Word Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 4–14 Berens, Micah (2-3) Hamilton, Jackson (1-3) None ESPN+ 124 18–31 9–15
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled Bold = Houston Christian team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule Source:^{[3] [4]}

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.|}

See also

2024 Houston Christian Huskies softball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nicholls Chosen to Repeat at Southland Baseball Champions; Preseason All-Conference Team Released . James Hill. Southland Conference . February 8, 2024 . February 8, 2024.
2. Web site: BSB: Saturday's Doubleheader Moved to Lamar University at 2 pm - The Huskies and Cardinals will play two in Beaumont . Houston Christian University . May 18, 2024 . May 18, 2024.
3. Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . Houston Christian University Athletics . December 21, 2023 . en.
4. Web site: Phil Stratton . Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules . College Baseball Insider . January 13, 2024 . September 25, 2023.