2024 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

American college baseball season

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

Seasons

← 2023

2025 →

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

[edit]

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

[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]

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

[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 (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 5–410 | 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 | 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.
[4]

## Tournaments

[edit]

### Atlantic 10 tournament

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

* Saint Louis Billikens Baseball

* v
* t
* e

Saint Louis Billikens baseball

Venue|

* Musial Field (1956–1988)
* Sauget Field (1989–1991)
* Billiken Sports Center (1992–present)

Rivalries|

* SIU Edwardsville

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf.]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[PCT]: Winning percentage