2024 North Alabama Lions baseball team

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Intercollegiate baseball season

2024 North Alabama Lions baseball

Conference| Atlantic Sun Conference
Record| 3–8 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach|

* Jad Prachniak (2nd season)

Assistant coaches|

* Chris Blakey (3rd season)
* Nick Patton (2nd season)
* David Mervis (2nd season)

Home stadium| Mike D. Lane Field

Seasons

<- 2023

2025 ->

The 2024 North Alabama Lions baseball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions played their home games at Mike D. Lane Field as a members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They are led by head coach Jad Prachniak, in his 2nd season at UNA.

## Previous season[edit]

The 2023 team finished the season with a 14–37 record and a 8–22 record in ASUN play. They finished 13th in conference standings after a tiebreaker put UNA ahead of Bellarmine. [1] [2]

## Personnel[edit]

2024 North Alabama Lions roster

Pitchers

* 7 – Carson Howard – Junior
* 10 – Jacob James – Senior
* 11 – Quinn Petty – Junior
* 15 – Jacob Bradshaw – Senior
* 18 – Avery Brown – Sophomore
* 19 – Dane Sykes – Senior
* 21 – Justus Agosto –  Sophomore
* 22 – Brycen Parrish –  Junior
* 23 – Evan Kingma – Senior
* 24 – Kevin Henrich – Sophomore
* 25 – Bryce Richter – Graduate
* 27 – Anthony Pingeton – Junior
* 29 – Justin Battle – Sophomore
* 31 – Raleigh Claunch –  Sophomore
* 33 – Josh Bowerman - Sophomore
* 45 – Josh Allen Stogner – Junior
* 48 – David Burton – Junior
* 51 – Caleb Menina – Sophomore

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Catchers

* 12 – Levi Jensen – Senior
* 14 – Andrew Knight – Graduate
* 28 – Andin Johnson –  Junior
* 40 – Charlie Cochran – Sophomore

Infielders

* 2 – Leighton Jenkins – Junior
* 4 – Gehrig Frei –  Sophomore
* 5 – Kyle Machado – Graduate
* 9 – Jackson Ferrigno –  Sophomore
* 17 – Cal Cook – Senior
* 30 – Zak Majer – Senior
* 34 – Bryant Loving – Freshman
* 36 – Braden Ebeling – Freshman
* 37 – Ryan West – Junior
* 44 – Brady Moore –  Junior

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Outfielders

* 3 – Brant Brown –  Junior
* 8 – Jonathan Lane – Junior
* 13 – Dominick McIntyre – Senior
* 16 – Ethan Walker – Sophomore
* 20 – Jackson Cheek – Sophomore
* 35 – Alex Wilson – Junior

### Coaching Staff[edit]

Name | Position | Seasons at
North Alabama | Alma Mater

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Jad Prachniak | Head Coach | 2 | University of Rhode Island (2005)
Chris Blakey | Associate Head Coach | 3 | University of North Alabama (2018)
Nick Patten | Assistant Baseball Coach / Hitting Coach | 2 | University of Delaware (2021)
David Mervis | Assistant Baseball Coach / Pitching Coach | 2 | University of Delaware (2021)

Source: [3]

## Schedule and results[edit]

2024 North Alabama Lions baseball game log

Regular season
| February

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | ASUN record
February 16 | at South Alabama |  | Eddie Stanky Field
Mobile, AL | L 2–3 | Gant Starling | Brycen Parrish | N/A | ESPN+ | 1,214 | 0–1 | 0–0
February 17 | Southern Indiana |  | Eddie Stanky Field | W 13–7 | Carson Howard | Gavin Wilson | N/A | ESPN+ | 654 | 1–1 | 0–0
February 18 | Lamar |  | Eddie Stanky Field | L 1–9 | Hunter Hesseltine | Kevin Henrich | N/A | ESPN+ | 856 | 1–2 | 0–0
February 20 | Belmont |  | Mike D. Lane Field | L 2-6 | Joe Ruzicka | Caleb Menina | N/A | ESPN+ | 152 | 1-3 | 0-0
February 23 | Morehead State |  | Mike D. Lane Field | L 2–5 | Luke Helton | Jacob Bradshaw | N/A | ESPN+ | 203 | 1-4 | 0-0
February 24 | Morehead State |  | Mike D. Lane Field | W 9–6 | Jacob James | Grant Herron | Dane Sykes | ESPN+ | 215 | 2-4 | 0-0
February 25 | Morehead State |  | Mike D. Lane Field | L 9–13 | Will Grimmett | Justus Agosto | N/A | ESPN+ | 265 | 2-5 | 0-0
February 27 | at Murray State |  | Roy Stewart Stadium | L 1-8 | Ethan Lyke | Dane Sykes | N/A | ESPN+ | 137 | 2-6 | 0-0
| March

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | ASUN record
March 2 | UAB |  | Mike D. Lane Field | W 9-8 | Anthony Pingeton | Braxton Brooks | N/A | ESPN+ | 272 | 3-6 | 0-0
March 2 | UAB |  | Mike D. Lane Field | L 8-10 | Brooks House | Justin Battle | Christian Clack | ESPN+ | 317 | 3-7 | 0-0
March 3 | UAB |  | Mike D. Lane Field | L 3-8 | Colin Daniels | Kevin Henrich | N/A | ESPN+ | 252 | 3-8 | 0-0
March 5 | Samford |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 6 | Murray State |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 8 | UT Martin |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 9 | UT Martin |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 10 | UT Martin |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 12 | at Memphis |  | FedExPark |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 15 | Kennesaw State |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 16 | Kennesaw State |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 17 | Kennesaw State |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 19 | at Tennessee Tech |  | Howell Bush Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 22 | at Eastern Kentucky |  | Turkey Hughes Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 23 | at Eastern Kentucky |  | Turkey Hughes Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 24 | at Eastern Kentucky |  | Turkey Hughes Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 28 | Lipscomb |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 29 | Lipscomb |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March 30 | Lipscomb |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| April

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | ASUN record
April 2 | Alabama A&M |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 5 | at Jacksonville |  | John Sessions Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 6 | at Jacksonville |  | John Sessions Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 7 | at Jacksonville |  | John Sessions Stadium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 12 | at Bellarmine |  | Knights Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 13 | at Bellarmine |  | Knights Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 14 | at Bellarmine |  | Knights Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 16 | at Belmont |  | E. S. Rose Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 19 | Stetson |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 20 | Stetson |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 21 | Stetson |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 23 | at Ole Miss |  | Swayze Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 26 | Central Arkansas |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 27 | Central Arkansas |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 28 | Central Arkansas |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 30 | at MTSU |  | Reese Smith Jr. Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| May

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | ASUN record
May 3 | at Queens |  | Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 4 | at Queens |  | Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 5 | at Queens |  | Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 7 | at Samford |  | Joe Lee Griffin Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 10 | North Florida |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 11 | North Florida |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 12 | North Florida |  | Mike D. Lane Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 14 | at Mississippi State |  | Dudy Noble Field |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 16 | at Austin Peay |  | Raymond C. Hand Baseball Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 17 | at Austin Peay |  | Raymond C. Hand Baseball Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 18 | at Austin Peay |  | Raymond C. Hand Baseball Park |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Source: [4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". UNA Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
2. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
3. ^ "2024 Baseball Roster". UNA Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
4. ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". UNA Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.