2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | Saint Louis Billikens |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 37–16 |
| Conf Record: | 16–8 |
| Head Coach: | Darin Hendrickson |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Asst Coach1: | Logan Moon |
| Ac1 Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Miles Miller |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Jason Eary |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Billiken Sports Center |
| Champion: | Atlantic 10 regular season champion |
The 2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team represents Saint Louis University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Billikens play home games at Billiken Sports Center as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Darin Hendrickson, in his 17th season with the program.
Previous season
The 2023 Saint Louis team finished the season with a 33–23 (15–9) record. They reached the finals of the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament where they lost to George Mason.
Preseason
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Ethan Bell, Hayden Moore, and Cole Smith were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[1]
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team |
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
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| Ethan Bell | 26 | RHP | Senior |
| Hayden Moore | 1 | INF | Junior |
| Cole Smith | 11 | DH | Senior |
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Coaches poll
The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. Saint Louis was picked to win the conference and received three first-place votes.[2]
Coaches' Poll| 1 | Saint Louis | 125 (3) |
| 2 | George Mason | 121 (2) |
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 114 (1) |
| 4 | Davidson | 113 (2) |
| 5 | VCU | 97 (2) |
| 6 | Dayton | 96 (1) |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 77 (1) |
| 8 | Richmond | 63 |
| 9 | George Washington | 51 |
| 10 | Fordham | 38 |
| 11 | UMass | 22 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 19 | |
Personnel
Starters
Lineup| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
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| C | 6 | Knox Preston | Senior |
| 1B | 11 | Cole Smith | Senior |
| 2B | 2 | Ethan Sitzman | Junior |
| 3B | 25 | Graham Mastros | Freshman |
| SS | 7 | Austin Neuweg | Sophomore |
| LF | 15 | Tyler Fogarty | Senior |
| CF | 1 | Hayden Moore | Junior |
| RF | 9 | Patrick Clohisy | Junior |
| DH | 8 | Drew Winters | Senior | |
Weekend Pitching Rotation | Day | No. | Player. | Year |
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| Friday | 88 | Jackson Holmes | Junior |
| Saturday | 13 | Tommy Ray | Senior |
| Sunday | 19 | Charlie Weber | Sophomore | |
Game log
| 2024 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log (37–16) |
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| Regular Season (37–14) |
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| February (8–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| February 16 | vs. * | | Charlotte Sports Park
Port Charlotte, Florida | W 21–10 | Holmes (1–0) | Esch (0–1) | None | | 77 | 1–0 | — | | February 17 | vs. * | | Charlotte Sports Park | W 13–8 | J. Weber (1–0) | Chadwick (0–1) | Gray (1) | ESPN+ | 95 | 2–0 | — | | February 18 | vs. St. Thomas (MN) | | Charlotte Sports Park | W 15–7 | Smith (1–0) | Cano (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 100 | 3–0 | — | | February 21 | at * | | Lou Brock Stadium
St. Charles, Missouri | W 10–2 | Yarberry (1–0) | Jungers (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 164 | 4–0 | — | | February 23 | vs. * | | USA Baseball Complex
Millington, Tennessee | W 20–6 | Holmes (2–0) | Buhl (0–1) | None | | 119 | 5–0 | — | | February 24 | vs. Western Illinois* | | USA Baseball Complex | W 17–4 | J. Weber (2–0) | Rosenfeld (0–1) | None | USABtv | 293 | 6–0 | — | | February 25 | vs. Western Illinois* | | USA Baseball Complex | W 8–5 | Yarberry (2–0) | Humphrey (0–2) | Bell (1) | USABtv | 202 | 7–0 | — | | February 27 | at * | | Roy E. Lee Field
Edwardsville, Illinois | W 13–8 | Smith (1–0) | Rodriguez (0–2) | None | | 398 | 8–0 | — | |
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| March (11–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| March 1 | | | Billiken Sports Center
St. Louis, Missouri | L 5–6 | Hoffacker (2–2) | Gray (0–1) | None | | 77 | 8–1 | — | | March 2 | Le Moyne* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 4–0 | Holmes (3–0) | Crystal (0–2) | None | | 151 | 9–1 | — | | March 3 | Le Moyne* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 19–5 | C. Weber (1–0) | Goldman (0–2) | None | | 82 | 10–1 | — | | March 5 | Western Illinois* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 14–4 | Yarberry (3–0) | Rodgers (0–1) | None | | 52 | 11–1 | — | | March 8 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 9–5 | Ray (1–0) | Hackman (3–1) | C. Weber (1) | ESPN+ | 85 | 12–1 | — | | March 9 | Loyola Marymount* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 8–6 | Holmes (4–0) | Towers (1–1) | Bell (2) | ESPN+ | 105 | 13–1 | — | | March 10 | Loyola Marymount* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 11–9 | Cunningham (1–0) | McRoberts (0–2) | Richter (1) | ESPN+ | 105 | 14–1 | — | | March 12 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 5–3 | Chaffin (1–0) | Day (1–2) | Bell (3) | ESPN+ | 101 | 15–1 | — | | March 15 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | | Pat Kenelly Diamond
Hammond, Louisiana | L 8–10 | Bennett (1–0) | Holmes (4–1) | Rodriguez (4) | | 1,332 | 15–2 | — | | March 16 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | | Pat Kenelly Diamond | L 8–9 | Aspholm (1–0) | Bell (0–1) | Polk (2) | | 1,238 | 15–3 | — | | March 17 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | | Pat Kenelly Diamond | Canceled (inclement weather) | 15–3 | — | | March 18 | at * | | Turchin Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana | L 0–2 | Lombardi (1–1) | Yarberry (3–1) | Moore (3) | ESPN+ | 1,484 | 15–4 | — | | March 22 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 14–12 | Holmes (5–1) | Logue (0–3) | C. Weber (2) | ESPN+ | 103 | 16–4 | — | | March 23 | Cincinnati* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 4–13 | Boba (2–2) | Yarberry (3–2) | None | ESPN+ | 73 | 16–5 | — | | March 24 | Cincinnati* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 3–8 | Insco (3–0) | Chaffin (1–1) | Garula (1) | ESPN+ | 127 | 16–6 | — | | March 26 | at * | | Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, Kansas | Canceled (inclement weather) | 16–6 | — | | March 28 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 3–2 | Bell (1–1) | Fernandez (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 67 | 17–6 | 1–0 | | March 29 | Rhode Island | | Billiken Sports Center | W 8–1 | Yarberry (4–2) | Sposato (0–2) | None | | 57 | 18–6 | 2–0 | | March 30 | Rhode Island | | Billiken Sports Center | W 7–3 | Evan (1–1) | Johnston (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 53 | 19–6 | 3–0 | |
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| April (10–5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| April 2 | SIUE* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 5–410 | Cunningham (2–0) | Ponder (2–2) | None | | 93 | 20–6 | — | | April 5 | | | John Smithson Field
Merion, Pennsylvania | W 10–2 | Holmes (6–1) | McCausland (1–3) | Bell (4) | ESPN+ | 221 | 21–6 | 4–0 | | April 6 | at Saint Joseph's | | John Smithson Field | L 1–9 | DeSanto (2–1) | Yarberry (4–3) | McShane (1) | ESPN+ | 306 | 21–7 | 4–1 | | April 7 | at Saint Joseph's | | John Smithson Field | L 3–7 | Picone (4–1) | Chaffin (1–2) | Rodriguez (2) | ESPN+ | 367 | 21–8 | 4–2 | | April 9 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 13–5 | Yarberry (5–3) | Weihe (0–2) | None | | 112 | 22–8 | — | | April 12 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 15–6 | Bell (2–1) | Perkins (3–3) | None | ESPN+ | 153 | 23–8 | 5–2 | | April 13 | Davidson | | Billiken Sports Center | W 6–1 | J. Weber (2–0) | Cavanaugh (1–4) | None | ESPN+ | 217 | 24–8 | 6–2 | | April 14 | Davidson | | Billiken Sports Center | W 7–2 | Yarberry (6–3) | Feczko (6–7) | None | ESPN+ | 122 | 25–8 | 7–2 | | April 19 | at | | Houlihan Park
New York City, New York | W 6–1 | Holmes (7–1) | Lavelle (5–4) | Bell (5) | | 171 | 26–8 | 8–2 | | April 20 | at Fordham | | Houlihan Park | L 4–8 | Stewart (1–0) | C. Weber (2–1) | None | | 203 | 26–9 | 8–3 | | April 21 | at Fordham | | Houlihan Park | L 4–5 | Berg (5–4) | Gray (1–2) | None | | 144 | 26–10 | 8–4 | | April 23 | at Lindenwood* | | Lou Brock Stadium | W 3–1 | Litman (1–0) | Rakers (2–1) | Kelly (1) | | 253 | 27–10 | — | | April 26 | at | | Barcroft Park
Arlington, Virginia | W 8–5 | Holmes (8–1) | Brennan (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 107 | 28–10 | 9–4 | | April 27 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park | L 3–5 | Siegenthaler (4–2) | C. Weber (2–2) | Cutler (2) | ESPN+ | 98 | 28–11 | 9–5 | | April 28 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park | W 4–2 | Owen (1–0) | Korson (3–2) | Gray (2) | ESPN+ | 113 | 29–11 | 10–5 | | April 30 | at * | | Bulldog Park
Indianapolis, Indiana | W 12–2 | Chaffin (2–2) | Miketinac (2–1) | None | BEDN | 129 | 30–11 | — | |
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| May (7–3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| May 3 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 4–3 | J. Weber (3–0) | Stewart (1–3) | Bell (6) | | 163 | 31–11 | 11–5 | | May 4 | George Mason | | Billiken Sports Center | W 5–2 | Gray (2–2) | Gartland (2–4) | None | | 136 | 32–11 | 12–5 | | May 5 | George Mason | | Billiken Sports Center | W 5–4 | Bell (3–1) | Yount (2–1) | None | | 151 | 33–11 | 13–5 | | May 7 | Lindenwood* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 9–4 | Litman (2–0) | Rakers (2–3) | None | | 107 | 34–11 | — | | May 10 | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 3–11 | Majick (5–3) | Holmes (8–2) | None | | 153 | 34–12 | 13–6 | | May 11 | Dayton | | Billiken Sports Center | W 11–4 | Bell (4–1) | Fennell (4–4) | None | | 182 | 35–12 | 14–6 | | May 12 | Dayton | | Billiken Sports Center | W 8–5 | J. Weber (4–0) | Peguero (2–5) | Gray (3) | | 147 | 36–12 | 15–6 | | May 16 | at | | Earl Lorden Field
Amherst, Massachusetts | W 8–3 | Holmes (9–2) | Lints (3–2) | None | ESPN+ | 285 | 37–12 | 16–6 | | May 17 | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | L 0–6 | Masteralexis (5–1) | C. Weber (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 285 | 37–13 | 16–7 | | May 18 | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | L 2–5 | O'Connor (3–5) | Litman (3–1) | Middleton (3) | ESPN+ | 325 | 37–14 | 16–8 | |
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| Postseason (0–2) |
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| (0–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record |
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| May 22 | vs. (4) | (1) | Capital One Park
Tysons, Virginia | L 10–13 | Rodriguez (5–2) | Holmes (9–3) | None | ESPN+ | 301 | 37–15 | 0–1 | | May 23 | vs. (7) Saint Joseph's | (1) | Capital One Park | L 0–14 | DeSanto (4–2) | Weber (3–3) | None | ESPN+ | 464 | 37–16 | 0–2 | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Saint Louis team member |
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"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"" represents postseason seeding in the Atlantic 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional. |
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Tournaments
Atlantic 10 tournament
See also: 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.
Rankings
See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sutherland . Troy . Conference Preview: Atlantic 10 . Perfect Game USA . February 19, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
- Web site: Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites . Atlantic 10 . February 18, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
- Web site: 2024 Baseball Schedule . slubillikens.com . February 18, 2024.
