2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2024
Team:	Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	30–28
Conf Record:	10–14
Head Coach:	Bobby Barbier
Hc Year:	1st
Asst Coach1:	Taylor Dugas
Asst Coach2:	Evan Bush
Asst Coach3:	Spencer Goodwin
Stadium:	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field

The 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions played their home games at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field were led by first–year head coach Bobby Barbier. They are members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 30–28 overall record. They completed conference play in a three-way tie for sixth place with a 10–14 record. Qualifying for the SLC tournament as the 6th seeded team, the Lions had a 2–2 record defeating 3rd seeded New Orleans two times, 10–2 and 11–5, and losing to 2nd seeded Nicholls, 4–5 and 3–4.

Previous season

See main article: 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team.

The Lions had a regular season record of 25–25 and a conference record of 9–14 finishing in eighth 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. Southwestern Louisiana was picked to finish seventh the Southland Conference with 53 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

Jake Haze 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
	Southeastern Louisiana win
	Southeastern Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Southeastern Louisiana team member
	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball game log
Regular season (28–26)
February (6–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 16 4–9 Garza, Grant (1-0) Vosburg, Aiden (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,264 0–1 Feb. 17 Tarleton State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–0 Rodriguez, Jackson (1-0) Haley, Matt (0-1) Lauve, Lance (1) ESPN+ 1,065 1–1 Feb. 18 Tarleton State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–2 Kinzeler, Will (1-0) Risley, Braydon (0-1) Polk, Lakin (1) ESPN+ 1,145 2–1 Feb. 21 at * 8–1 Cooksey, Cooper (1-0) Robb, Hayden (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,004 2–2 Feb. 23 at * 2–3 BLAZYE BERRY (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (0-1) BEN ABERNATHY (2) ESPN+ 330 2–3 Feb. 24 at UAB* Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Al 6–3 Rodriguez, Jackson (2-0) B HOUSE (0-1) None 221 3–3 Feb. 25 at UAB* Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Al 14–7 Polk, Lakin (1-0 BEN ABERNATHY (0-1) None ESPN+ 316 4–3 Feb. 27 Xavier (LA) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 22–7 Robb, Carson (1-0) Davis, Kimani (1-2) None ESPN+ 1,554 5–3 Feb. 28 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 12–0 Robb, Hayden (1-0) BRAYDEN EFTINK (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,387 6–3
March (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Keith LeClair Classic Mar 1 vs * 5–1 Stuprich, Brennan (1-1) Rodriguez, Christian (1-2) None 7–3 Mar 2 vs * Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC 0–5 WAGNER, Luke (2-0) Lee, Dakota (0-1) DANNELLEY, Jackson (3) 7–4 Mar 3 at * 11 Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC 11–9 Polk, Lakin (2-0) HUNTER, Jake (1-1) Rodriguez, Jackson (1) ESPN+ 4,511 8–4 Mar 5 at * 12–2 Robb, Carson (2-0) Hayden Konkler (0-1) None 1,007 9–4 Mar 6 LSU 2 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–4 Gavin Guidry (1-0) Rodriguez, Jackson (2-1) Nate Ackenhausen (1) ESPN+ 3,751 9–5 Mar 8 North Dakota State Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–6 Nolan Johnson (1-0) Stuprich, Brennan (1-2) Joey Danielson (1) ESPN+ 1,396 9–6 Mar 9 North Dakota State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–6 Polk, Lakin (3-0) Leland Wilson (1-1) Rodriguez, Jackson (2) ESPN+ 1,115 10–6 Mar 10 North Dakota State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 11–10 Fabre, Larson (1-0) Joey Danielson (0-3) None ESPN+ 1,287 11–6 Mar 12 pp Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–7 Polk, Lakin (4-0) Jake Saum (0-3) Rodriguez, Jackson (3) ESPN+ 1,661 12–6 Mar 16 Saint Louis Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 10–8 Bennett, Levi (1-0) Jackson Holmes (4-1) Rodriguez, Jackson (4) ESPN+ 1,332 13–6 Mar 16 Saint Louis* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 9–8 Dalton Aspholm (1-0) Ethan Bell (-) Lakin Polk (2) ESPN+ 1,238 14–6 Mar 17 Saint Louis* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA – (-) Cancelled ESPN+ – Mar 19 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 17–5 (7 inn) Robb, Hayden (2-0) Colin LaCombe (1-3) None ESPN+ 1,325 15–6 Mar 22 5–0 Stuprich, Brennan (2-2) Prestwich, Chase (2-3) None ESPN+ 923 16–6 1–0 Mar 23 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–5 Lauve, Lance (1-0) Bryan, Tyler (0-1) Polk, Lakin (3) ESPN+ 843 17–6 2–0 Mar 24 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 8–11 Marionneaux, Dylan (1-4) Kinzeler, Will (1-1) Anderson, Austin (1) ESPN+ 783 17–7 2–1 Mar 26 at LSU 7 4–8 Justin Loer (2-0) Robb, Hayden (2-1) None 10,517 17–8 Mar 28 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 11–1 (7 inn) Stuprich, Brennan (3-2) Willard, Nicholas (2-3) None ESPN+ 1,343 18–8 3–1 Mar 29 Houston Christian Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–9 Edwards, Parker (2-3) Lee, Dakota (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,332 18–9 3–2 Mar 30 Houston Christian Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 0–7 Gunter, Rye (1-0) Kinzeler, Will (1-2) Feltman, Jett (1) ESPN+ 1,290 18–10 3–3
April (4–12) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr 2 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–6 Rodriguez, Jackson (3-1) Allen, Colby (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,622 19–10 Apr 5 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–8 Desandro, Devin (3-2) Polk, Lakin (4-1) None ESPN+ 1,420 19–11 3–4 Apr 6 Nicholls Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–7 Guerrero, Michael (2-0) Lee, Dakota (0-3) None ESPN+ 1,409 19–12 3–5 Apr 7 Nicholls Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–9 Quevedo, Michael (4-0) Kinzeler, Will (1-3) Galy, Gavin (2) ESPN+ 1,337 19–13 3–6 Apr 9 at Southern Miss* 1–5 Best, Chandler (2-0) Robb, Hayden (2-2) Sivley, Kros (3) ESPN+ 5,178 19–14 Apr 12 1–2 Caple, Brooks (5-3) Stuprich, Brennan (3-3) Neal, Austin (6) ESPN+ 1,607 19–15 3–7 Apr 13 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 3–10 Ellis, Jacob (6-0) Bennett, Levi (1-1) Cleveland, Jackson (3) ESPN+ 1,774 19–16 3–8 Apr 14 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–8 Hesseltine, Hunter (4-0) Polk, Lakin (4-2) None ESPN+ 1,317 19–17 3–9 Apr 16 Louisiana 14 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–15 JT Etheridge (2-2) Kinzeler, Will (1-4) None ESPN+ 1,616 19–18 Apr 17 Louisiana* 14 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–15 JT Etheridge (2-2) Kinzeler, Will (1-4) None ESPN+ 1,616 19–18 Apr 23 Alcorn State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 15–3 (7 inn) Robb, Carson (3-0) Andres Chirinos (0-7) Howell, Kaleb (1) ESPN+ 1,380 20–19 Apr 24 Alcorn State* Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 9–1 Robb, Hayden (3-2) Myles Dew (0-3) None ESPN+ 1,209 21–19 Apr 26 8–9 Ty Abraham (2-2) Fabre, Larson (1-1) Cameron LeJeune (4) ESPN+ 990 21–20 3–10 Apr 27 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 12–3 Lee, Dakota (1-3) Kainin Morrow (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,061 22–20 4–10 Apr 28 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 5–9 LeJeune, Cameron (5-2) Vosburg, Aiden (0-4) None ESPN+ 953 22–21 4–11 Apr 30 at Tulane* 6–13 Jonah Wachter (1-0) Robb, Carson (3-1) None ESPN+ 1,724 22–22
May (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 3 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–4 Delorbe, Ryan (3-1) Polk, Lakin (4-3) None ESPN+ 1,322 22–23 4–12 May 4 New Orleans Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 14–7 Fabre, Larson (2-1) Seroski, Caleb (4-2) Rodriguez, Jackson (5) ESPN+ 1,485 23–23 5–12 May 5 New Orleans Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 5–7 Olivier, Chris (1-1) Vosburg, Aiden (0-5) Delorbe, Ryan (1) ESPN+ 1,264 23–24 5–13 May 10 9–0 Stuprich, Brennan (4-3) Salinas, Josh (5-2) None ESPN+ 113 24–24 6–13 May 11 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 13–7 Aspholm, Dalton (2-0) Zavala, Isaiah (4-4) Rodriguez, Jackson (6) ESPN+ 136 25–24 7–13 May 12 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 12–11 Polk, Lakin (5-3) Berens, Micah (1-3) Robb, Carson (1) ESPN+ 153 26–24 8–13 May 14 South Alabama Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 1–13 (7 inn) Zach Stevens (1-0) Kinzeler, Will (1-5) None ESPN+ 1,382 26–25 May 16 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 12–4 Stuprich, Brennan (5-3) Dove, Kendall (1-5) None ESPN+ 1,076 27–25 9–13 May 16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 9–8 Fabre, Larson (3-1) Garcia, Zach (4-2) Rodriguez, Jackson (7) ESPN+ 1,297 28–25 10–13 May 17 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–9 Matthew Watson (-) Hayden Robb (3-3) None ESPN+ 1,260 28–26 10–14

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Conference awards and honors

Weekly awards

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Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Baseball Hitter of the Week	Jude Hall	OF	March 4, 2024	^[4]
SLC Baseball Pitcher of the Week	Brennan Stuprich	RHP	March 4, 2024

See also

2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions 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: 2024 Baseball Schedule . Southeastern Louisiana Athletics . December 23, 2023.
3. Web site: Phil Stratton . Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules . College Baseball Insider . January 13, 2024 . September 25, 2023.
4. Web site: James Hill . SLU's Hall, Stuprich Named Jersey Mike's Southland Baseball Players of the Week . March 4, 2024 . March 4, 2024.