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
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.
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.
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
Personnel
Schedule and results Legend Southeastern Louisiana win Southeastern Louisiana loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldSoutheastern 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 RecordFeb. 16 * Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 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 * Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Al 8–1 Cooksey, Cooper (1-0) Robb, Hayden (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,004 2–2 Feb. 23 at * Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, Al 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 RecordKeith LeClair ClassicMar 1 vs * Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC 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 East Carolina* 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 * Foster Baseball Field at McGowan Stadium • Lorman, MS 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 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–0 Stuprich, Brennan (2-2) Prestwich, Chase (2-3) None ESPN+ 923 16–6 1–0Mar 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 2–0Mar 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 2–1Mar 26 at LSU 7 Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA 4–8 Justin Loer (2-0) Robb, Hayden (2-1) None SECN+ 10,517 17–8 Mar 28 Houston Christian 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 3–1Mar 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 3–2Mar 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 RecordApr 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 Nicholls Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–8 Desandro, Devin (3-2) Polk, Lakin (4-1) None ESPN+ 1,420 19–11 3–4Apr 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 3–5Apr 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 3–6Apr 9 at Southern Miss* Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 1–5 Best, Chandler (2-0) Robb, Hayden (2-2) Sivley, Kros (3) ESPN+ 5,178 19–14 Apr 12 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 1–2 Caple, Brooks (5-3) Stuprich, Brennan (3-3) Neal, Austin (6) ESPN+ 1,607 19–15 3–7Apr 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 3–8Apr 14 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 2–8 Hesseltine, Hunter (4-0) Polk, Lakin (4-2) None ESPN+ 1,317 19–17 3–9Apr 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 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 8–9 Ty Abraham (2-2) Fabre, Larson (1-1) Cameron LeJeune (4) ESPN+ 990 21–20 3–10Apr 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 4–10Apr 28 at McNeese Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 5–9 LeJeune, Cameron (5-2) Vosburg, Aiden (0-4) None ESPN+ 953 22–21 4–11Apr 30 at Tulane* Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA 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 RecordMay 3 New Orleans Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 3–4 Delorbe, Ryan (3-1) Polk, Lakin (4-3) None ESPN+ 1,322 22–23 4–12May 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 5–12May 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 5–13May 10 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 9–0 Stuprich, Brennan (4-3) Salinas, Josh (5-2) None ESPN+ 113 24–24 6–13May 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 7–13May 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 8–13May 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 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 12–4 Stuprich, Brennan (5-3) Dove, Kendall (1-5) None ESPN+ 1,076 27–25 9–13May 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 10–13May 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
Postseason ( 2–2 ) ( 2–2 ) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 22 vs. (3) New Orleans (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA 10–2 Stuprich, Brennan (6-3) Delorbe, Ryan (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,487 29–26 1–0May 23 vs. (2) Nicholls (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA 4–5 Saltaformaggio, Nico (7-4) Polk, Lakin (5-4) () ESPN+ 1,590 29–27 1–1May 24 vs. (3) New Orleans (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA 11–5 Vosburg, Aiden(1-5) Edwards, Grant(5-5) None ESPN+ 30–27 2–1May 24 vs. (2) Nicholls (6) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA 3–4 Rodriguez, Arturo(3-3) Lauve, Lance(1-1) None ESPN+ 2,232 30–28 2–2 Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Lamar team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Schedule source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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