2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2024
Team:	New Orleans Privateers
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	31–26
Conf Record:	14–10
Head Coach:	Blake Dean
Hc Year:	9th
Asst Coach1:	Dax Norris
Asst Coach2:	Phillip Hurst
Asst Coach3:	Brooks DuBose – Volunteer Asst
Stadium:	Maestri Field at Privateer Park

The 2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. They played their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and were led by ninth–year head coach Blake Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team compiled a 31–26 overall record and a 14–10 record in conference play finishing in 3rd place. Qualifying for the SLC tournament as the 3rd seeded team, the Privateers were 1–2 in tournament play losing to 6th seeded Southeastern Louisiana 2–10, defeating 7th seeded Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7–4, and losing again to Southeastern Louisiana 5–11.

Previous season

See main article: 2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball team.

The Privateers had a regular season record of 36–24 and a conference record of 13–11 finishing in a two way tie for third place in conference play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the fourth seeded team losing a tie-breaker to Lamar. After defeating third seeded Lamar, and defeating fifth seeded Northwestern State twice, New Orleans advanced to the tournament championship game losing to tournament champion, Nicholls. They compiled a 3–2 conference tournament record losing twice to Nicholls.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. New Orleans was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 92 overall votes and 3 first place 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

Miguel Useche, Mitchell Sanford, and Issac Williams were named to the conference preseason first team. Dylan Mach was named to the conference preseason second 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)
• Isaiah Zavala (UIW, SR, Utility)

• -2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Schedule and results

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

2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball game log
Regular season (30–24)
February (4–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 16 3–12 Jones, Brady (1-0) Mercer, Colton (0-1) None ESPN+ 478 0–1 Feb. 17 Georgia State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–2 Delorbe, Ryan (1-0) Chastain, Davis (0-1) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1) 236 1–1 Feb. 18 Georgia State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – Seroski, Caleb (1-0) Roche, Tyler (0-1) None ESPN+ 377 2–1 Feb. 21 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–15 Adams, Chase (1-0) Delorbe, Ryan (1-1) None ESPN+ 397 2–2 Feb. 23 Evansville Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–8 Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1-0) Jakob Meyer (0-1) Dennis, Cortez (1) ESPN+ 335 3–2 Feb. 24 Evansville* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 3–2 (10 inn) Blasick, Nathan (1-0) Jakob Meyer (0-2) None ESPN+ 386 4–2 Feb. 25 Evansville* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–18 (8 inn) Shane Harris (1-1) Seroski, Caleb (1-1) None ESPN+ 345 4–3 Feb. 27 at * Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA 3–6 Blaise Wilcenski (1-0) Dennis, Cortez (0-1) Henry Shuffler (1) ESPN+ 1,738 4–4
March (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar 1 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 14–4 (7 inn) Mercer, Colton (1-1) Nick Anaya (0-2) None ESPN+ 322 5–4 Mar 2 Alabama A&M* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–2 Edwards, Grant (1-0) Anthony Mateo (0-2) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (2) ESPN+ 357 6–4 Mar 3 Alabama A&M* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 14–4 (7 inn) Seroski, Caleb (2-1) Jackson Hall (0-3) None ESPN+ 388 7–4 Mar 6 at * 7–5 Williams, Jack (1-0) Cooper Cooksey (1-1) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (3) ESPN+ 971 8–4 Mar 8 at * 0–13 Cam Leiter (3-0) Mercer, Colton (1-2) None 4,151 8–5 Mar 9 at Florida State* Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–15 Andrew Armstrong (2-0) Edwards, Grant (1-1) None 3,932 8–6 Mar 10 at Florida State* Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 0–8 Jamie Arnold (4-0) Olivier, Chris (0-1) None 4,225 8–7 Mar 13 at Mississippi State* 1–2 (11 inn) Schuelke, Cam (1-1) Byers, Brooks (0-1) None 4,009 8–8 Mar 15 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–5 WARREN, DAVID (2-1) Mercer, Colton (1-3) SANDERS, BRAYDEN (4) ESPN+ 406 8–9 Mar 16 Memphis* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–1 Edwards, Grant (2-1) ELLIS, LUKE (0-2) None ESPN+ 546 9–9 Mar 16 Memphis* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–12 STEPTER, KYLAN (1-0) Calloway, Bryce (0-1) SANDERS, BRAYDEN (5) ESPN+ 546 9–10 Mar 20 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 5–16 (7 inn) Byers, Brooks (1-1) Lourens,Je-andrick (1-2) None ESPN+ 368 10–10 Mar 22 4–1 Mercer, Colton (2-3) Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-3) Blasick, Nathan (1) ESPN+ 688 11–10 1–0 Mar 23 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 12–11 Delorbe, Ryan (2-1) Luke, Haden (0-1) Calloway, Bryce (1) 655 12–10 2–0 Mar 24 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 8–5 Seroski, Caleb (3-1) Rodriguez, Arturo (1-2) Blasick, Nathan (2) 501 13–10 3–0 Mar 26 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 12–2 (7 inn) Williams, Jack (2-0) Nick Luckett (0-2) None ESPN+ 312 14–10 Mar 28 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 12–2 (8 inn) Mercer, Colton (3-3) Johnson, Dave (2-2) None ESPN+ 324 15–10 4–0 Mar 29 Incarnate Word Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 0–2 Salinas, Josh (3-0) Edwards, Grant (2-2) None ESPN+ 308 15–11 4–1 Mar 30 Incarnate Word Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–9 Calloway, Bryce (1-1) Walls, Westin (2-3) None ESPN+ 367 16–11 5–1
April (8–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr 2 South Alabama* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 13–3 (7 inn) Williams, Jack (3-0) Cade Carlson (0-2) None ESPN+ 365 17–11 Apr 5 15–4 (7 inn) Mercer, Colton (4-3) Baumann, Baylor (0-2) None ESPN+ 183 18–11 6–1 Apr 6 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 1–7 Edwards, Parker (3-4) Edwards, Grant (2-3) Willard, Nicholas (1) 213 18–12 6–2 Apr 7 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–11 Gunter, Rye (2-0) Dennis, Cortez (0-2) None ESPN+ 189 18–13 6–3 Apr 9 Tulane* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–7 Blaise Wilcenski (2-0) Usey, Trey (0-1) Jacob Moore (4) ESPN+ 618 18–14 Apr 12 Bluefield State Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 13–2 (7 inn) Mercer, Colton (5-3) Will Austin (0-1) None ESPN+ 298 19–14 Apr 13 Bluefield State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 26–6 (7 inn) Edwards, Grant (3-3) Zane Eggleston (0-1) None ESPN+ 322 20–14 Apr 14 Bluefield State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 11–1 (8 inn) Seroski, Caleb (4-1) Zach Powell (6-3) None ESPN+ 288 21–14 Apr 16 at LSU* 3–6 Christian Little (1-0) Usey, Trey (0-2) Fidel Ulloa (2) 10,324 21–15 Apr 19 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–5 Blasick, Nathan (2-0) JT Moeller (2-4) None ESPN+ 485 22–15 7–3 Apr 20 McNeese Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 17–18 Brian Shadrick (2-0) Blasick, Nathan (2-1) None ESPN+ 335 22–16 7–4 Apr 21 McNeese Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–3 Edwards, Grant (4-3) Alexis Gravel (0-3) Dennis, Cortez (2) ESPN+ 402 23–16 8–4 Apr 23 at Jackson State* 3–10 Spurgeon,Stevins (4-0) LeBlanc, Tyler (0-1) None 54 23–17 Apr 26 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 0–2 Watson, Matthew (2-4) Mercer, Colton (5-4) Hunsaker, Riley (1) ESPN+ 345 23–18 8–5 Apr 27 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–11 Soliz, Cam (3-1) Edwards, Grant (4-4) Thornton, Maddox (6) ESPN+ 357 23–19 8–6 Apr 28 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 5–3 Dennis, Cortez (1-2) Garcia, Zach (4-1) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (4) ESPN+ 695 24–19 9–6 Apr 30 at Southern Miss* 4–5 Allen, Colby (6-2) Blasick, Nathan (2-2) None ESPN+ 5,200 24–20
May (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 3 4–3 Delorbe, Ryan (3-1) Polk, Lakin (4-3) None ESPN+ 1,322 25–20 10–6 May 4 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–14 Fabre, Larson (2-1) Seroski, Caleb (4-2) Rodriguez, Jackson (5) ESPN+ 1,485 25–21 10–7 May 5 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–5 Olivier, Chris (1-1) Vosburg, Aiden (0-5) Delorbe, Ryan (1) ESPN+ 1,264 26–21 11–7 May 7 Tulane* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–5 (10 inn) Calloway, Bryce (2-1) Tayler Montiel (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,503 27–21 May 10 18–15 Mercer, Colton (6-4) Prestwich, Chase (4-6) None ESPN+ 336 28–21 12–7 May 11 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 14–6 Edwards, Grant (5-4) Bryan, Tyler (-) None ESPN+ 412 29–21 13–7 May 13 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 2–13 (7 inn) Flowers, Dawson (3-4) Dennis, Cortez (1-3) None ESPN+ 433 29–22 13–8 May 14 at Southern* Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA Cancelled May 16 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 3–12 Caple, Brooks (7-3) Mercer, Colton (6-5) None ESPN+ 488 29–23 13–9 May 16 Lamar Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 9–10 Cleveland, Jackson (5-0) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1-1) Neal, Austin (7) ESPN+ 495 29–24 13–10 May 17 Lamar Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–8 Cortez Dennis (1-3) Hunter Hesseltine (6-2) Bryce Calloway (1) ESPN+ 479 30–24 14–10
Post-season (1–1)
(1–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 22 at (6) Southeastern Louisiana (3) 2–10 Stuprich, Brennan (6-3) Delorbe, Ryan (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,487 30–25 0–1 May 23 vs. (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (3) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, L 7–4 Olivier, Chris (2-1) Hunsaker, Riley (4-5) None ESPN+ 31–25 1–1 May 24 at (6) Southeastern Louisiana (3) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, L 5–11 Vos burg, Aiden(1-5) Edwards, Grant(5-5) None ESPN+ 31–26 1–2
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled Bold = New Orleans team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Schedule Source:^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

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: 2024 Baseball Schedule . University of New Orleans Athletics . December 22, 2023 . en.
3. Web site: Emmanuel Pepis . 2024 Baseball Schedule Released . University of New Orleans . December 22, 2023 . October 31, 2023.
4. Web site: Phil Stratton . Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules . College Baseball Insider . January 13, 2024 . September 25, 2023.