2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
Atlantic 10 regular season champion
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	37–16 (16–8 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

2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Louis ‍†‍‍	16	–	8		.667			37	–	16		.698
VCU  ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	8		.652			37	–	21		.638
Dayton  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			33	–	22		.600
George Washington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			31	–	26		.544
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			29	–	26		.527
Richmond  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	32		.458
UMass  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			24	–	29		.453
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			19	–	28		.404
Davidson  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			24	–	28		.462
Fordham  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			19	–	33		.365
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			18	–	31		.367
George Mason  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			21	–	32		.396
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Billikens played home games at Billiken Sports Center as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Darin Hendrickson, in his 17th season with the program.

Previous season

Further information: 2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

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.^[2]

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

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.^[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

Starters

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

2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball game log (37–16)
Regular season (37–14)
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 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 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 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 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 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 Loyola Marymount* 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 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) 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 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 (10–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record April 2 SIUE* Billiken Sports Center W 5–4^10 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 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 Fordham 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 George Washington 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 Butler* Bulldog Park Indianapolis, Indiana W 12–2 Chaffin (2–2) Miketinac (2–1) None BEDN 129 30–11 —
May (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record May 3 George Mason 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 Dayton 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 UMass 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
Postseason (0–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record May 22 vs. (4) Richmond (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
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.
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Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

See also: 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(1) Saint Louis Billikens	(2) VCU Rams	(3) Dayton Flyers	(4) Richmond Spiders	(5) George Washington Revolutionaries	(6) UMass Minutemen	(7) Saint Joseph's Hawks

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						May 22 – 11:00 a.m.
						1	Saint Louis	10
	May 21 – 11:00 a.m.
						4	Richmond	13
	4	Richmond	12
											May 24 – 11:00 a.m.
	5	George Washington	4
											4	Richmond	7
	May 21 – 3:00 p.m.
											2	VCU	13
	3	Dayton	4
						May 22 – 3:00 p.m.
	6	UMass	1
						3	Dayton	3
	May 21 – 7:00 p.m.
						2	VCU	11
	2	VCU	4
																					May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
	7	Saint Joseph's	2
																					2	VCU	16	–
																					4	Richmond	1	–
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						May 23 – 11:00 a.m.
	May 22 – 7:00 p.m.					1	Saint Louis	0								May 24 – 3:00 p.m.
	6	UMass	2			7	St. Joseph's	14			May 23 – 7:00 p.m.					4	Richmond	14
	7	St. Joseph's	12								7	St. Joseph's	13			7	St. Joseph's	6
						May 23 – 3:00 p.m.					5	George Washington	12
						5	George Washington	9
						3	Dayton	1

Second round (Game 4)
(4) Richmond Spiders	vs.	(1) Saint Louis Billikens

May 22, 2024 10:00 am (CDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(4) Richmond	3	0	3	0	2	1	4	0	0	13	11	1
(1) Saint Louis	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	2	0	10	13	2
WP: Esteban Rodriguez (5–2)   LP: Jackson Holmes (9–3) Home runs: UR: Jack Arcamone (2), Jordan Jaffe, Connor Larson SLU: Tyler Fogarty (2), Easton Richter (2) Attendance: 301

Lower round 2 (Game 6)
(1) Saint Louis Billikens	vs.	(7) Saint Joseph's Hawks

May 23, 2024 10:00 pm (CDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(1) Saint Louis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
(7) Saint Joseph's	1	0	4	5	3	0	1	0	X	14	16	0
WP: Ryan DeSanto (4–2)   LP: Charlie Weber (3–3) Home runs: SLU: None STJ: Ryan Cesarini (2), Tim Dickinson, Owen Petrich Attendance: 464

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Baseball America[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[8]	RV	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

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.
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.
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.

External links

• Saint Louis Billikens Baseball