2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–8 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach	Darin Hendrickson (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Logan Moon (4th season); Miles Miller (1st season); Jason Eary (2nd season);
Home stadium	Billiken Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton ‍‍‍	10	–	4	.714	28	–	15	.651
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667	30	–	11	.732
VCU ‍‍‍	9	–	5	.643	27	–	17	.614
Richmond ‍‍‍	9	–	5	.643	20	–	23	.465
Fordham ‍‍‍	9	–	6	.600	18	–	25	.419
UMass ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	18	–	22	.450
George Washington ‍‍‍	7	–	8	.467	24	–	20	.545
George Mason ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	18	–	23	.439
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	18	–	22	.450
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	6	–	9	.400	14	–	24	.368
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	14	–	24	.368
Davidson ‍‍‍	4	–	11	.267	18	–	25	.419

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 30, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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[edit]

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[edit]

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors[edit]

Ethan Bell, Hayden Moore, and Cole Smith were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.^[2]

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Ethan Bell	26	RHP	Senior
Hayden Moore	1	INF	Junior
Cole Smith	11	DH	Senior

Coaches poll[edit]

The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. Saint Louis was picked to win the conference and received three first-place votes.^[3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
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[edit]

Starters[edit]

Lineup
Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
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
Friday	88	Jackson Holmes	Junior
Saturday	13	Tommy Ray	Senior
Sunday	19	Charlie Weber	Sophomore

Game log[edit]

2024 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log (24–8)

Regular Season (24–8)

February (8–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
February 16	vs. St. Thomas (MN)*		Charlotte Sports Park Port Charlotte, Florida	W 21–10	Holmes (1–0)	Esch (0–1)	None	ESPN+	77	1–0	—
February 17	vs. Illinois State*		Charlotte Sports Park	W 13–8	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 Lindenwood*		Lou Brock Stadium St. Charles, Missouri	W 10–2	Yarberry (1–0)	Jungers (0–1)	None	ESPN+	164	4–0	—
February 23	vs. Western Illinois*		USA Baseball Complex Millington, Tennessee	W 20–6	Holmes (2–0)	Buhl (0–1)	None	USABtv	119	5–0	—
February 24	vs. Western Illinois*		USA Baseball Complex	W 17–4	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 SIUE*		Roy E. Lee Field Edwardsville, Illinois	W 13–8	Smith (1–0)	Rodriguez (0–2)	None		398	8–0	—

March (11–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
March 1	Le Moyne*		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	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	Loyola Marymount*		Billiken Sports Center	W 9–5	Ray (1–0)	Hackman (3–1)	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	Missouri State*		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 Tulane*		Turchin Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana	L 0–2	Lombardi (1–1)	Yarberry (3–1)	Moore (3)	ESPN+	1,484	15–4	—
March 22	Cincinnati*		Billiken Sports Center	W 14–12	Holmes (5–1)	Logue (0–3)	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 Kansas*		Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, Kansas	Canceled (inclement weather)						16–6	—
March 28	Rhode Island		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

April (5–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
April 2	SIUE*		Billiken Sports Center	W 5–4¹⁰	Cunningham (2–0)	Ponder (2–2)	None		93	20–6	—
April 5	at Saint Joseph's		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	Southern Indiana*		Billiken Sports Center	W 13–5	Yarberry (5–3)	Weihe (0–2)	None		112	22–8	—
April 12	Davidson		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	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 Fordham		Houlihan Park New York City, New York
April 20	at Fordham		Houlihan Park
April 21	at Fordham		Houlihan Park
April 23	at Lindenwood*		Lou Brock Stadium								—
April 26	at George Washington		Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia
April 27	at George Washington		Barcroft Park
April 28	at George Washington		Barcroft Park
April 30	at Butler*		Bulldog Park Indianapolis, Indiana								—

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
May 3	George Mason		Billiken Sports Center
May 4	George Mason		Billiken Sports Center
May 5	George Mason		Billiken Sports Center
May 7	Lindenwood*		Billiken Sports Center								—
May 10	Dayton		Billiken Sports Center
May 11	Dayton		Billiken Sports Center
May 12	Dayton		Billiken Sports Center
May 16	at UMass		Earl Lorden Field Amherst, Massachusetts
May 17	at UMass		Earl Lorden Field
May 18	at UMass		Earl Lorden Field

Postseason (0–0)

Atlantic 10 Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10T Record

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Saint Louis team member

"*" 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, respectively.

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[5]	—	—*	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[8]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References[edit]

^ "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ Sutherland, Troy (February 14, 2024). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites". Atlantic 10. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "2024 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

External links[edit]

Saint Louis Billikens Baseball

[1] "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

[2] Sutherland, Troy (February 14, 2024). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[a10_preseason_poll-3] "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites". Atlantic 10. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

[4] "2024 Baseball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

[coaches_poll-5] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 19, 2024.

[6] "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[7] "2024 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.

[8] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[9] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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