The 2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Islanders played their home games at Chapman Field. They were led by seventeenth–year head coach Scott Malone as members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 22–35 overall record and a 10–14 record in conference play in three–way tie for sixth place. The Islanders qualified for the SLC tournament as the 7th seeded team. Their season ended with a 0–2 record in conference tournament play losing to Nicholls 2–14 and New Orleans 4–7.
Previous season
The Islanders had a regular season record of 24–30 and a conference record of 12–12 finishing in a three way tie for fifth place in SLC play. They qualified as the seventh seeded team in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament. Their season ended losing a sudden–death tournament opening game against sixth seeded McNeese.
Preseason Southland Conference Coaches Poll The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 55 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 Christian Smith-Johnson 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
Schedule and results Legend Texas A&M–Corpus Christi win Texas A&M–Corpus Christi loss Postponement/Cancelation/SuspensionsBoldTexas A&M–Corpus Christi team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball game log Regular season (22–33) February (4–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordSFA TournamentFeb 16 vs. * Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX 3–1(11 inn) Feltz, Samuel (1-0) E. Waters (0-1) None 1–0 Feb 17 vs. Central Michigan* Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX 13–1(7 inn) Hunsaker, Riely (1-0) B. Vitas (0-1) None 2–0 Feb 17 at * Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX 10–17 Cade Stapleton (1-0) Dean, Austin (0-1) None 2–1 Feb 18 at Stephen F. Austin* Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX 5–13 E. Balmaceda (1-0) Soliz, Cam (0-1) W. Larson (1) 2–2 Feb 20 * Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX 7–13 Cranton, Hunter (1-0) Dean, Austin (0-1) None FloBaseball 376 2–3 Feb 21 * Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 8–4 Hendricks, Evans (1-0) Dalton Alford (0-2) None 252 3–3 Kleberg Bank College ClassicFeb 23 * Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX 5–7 Haberthier, Nate (1-0) Dean, Austin (0-3) Sarcone, Trystan (1) FloBaseball 1,114 3–4 Feb 24 * Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–11 Boyle, Sam (1-1) Hunsaker, Riely (1-1) None FloBaseball 952 3–5 Feb 25 * Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–10 Jack Sokol (1-0) Thornton, Maddox (0-1) Ethan Firoved (1) FloBaseball 725 3–6 Feb 26 Pittsburgh* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–10 Jack Sokol (1-0 Thornton, Maddox (0-1) Ethan Firoved (1) 725 3–7 South Texas ShowdownFeb 28 at * UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX 2–1 Hendricks, Evans (2-0) Hernandez, Francisco (1-1) Thornton, Maddox (1) ESPN+ 1,618 4–7 March (9–12) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMar 1 * Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–7 Glaze, Austin (2-0) Watson, Matthew (0-1) None ESPN+ 325 4–8 Mar 2 Abilene Christian* Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX 6–1 Hunsaker, Riely (2-1) Campa, Iain (2-1) Thornton, Maddox (2) 423 5–8 Mar 3 Abilene Christian* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 5–2 Garcia, Zach (1-0) De La Cruz, Rolando (0-1) Hendricks, Evans (1) ESPN+ 212 6–8 Mar 5 at * Bobcat Baseball Stadium • San Marcos, TX 6–5 Stuart, David (1-0) Stroud, Jack (1-2) Thornton, Maddox (3) 1,942 7–8 Mar 8 UTSA* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–2 Watson, Matthew (1-1) Robert Orloski (1-2) Hendricks, Evans (2) ESPN+ 243 8–8 Mar 9 UTSA* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–5 Ruger Riojas (4-0) Thornton, Maddox (0-2) Fischer Kingsbery (1) ESPN+ 267 8–9 Mar 10 UTSA* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 6–4 Dove, Kendall (1-0) Daniel Garza (0-1) None ESPN+ 280 9–9 South Texas ShowdownMar 12 UT Rio Grande Valley* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–5 Tejada, Anthony (1-0) Dove, Kendall (1-1) Hernandez, Francisco (2) ESPN+ 267 9–10 Mar 13 University of Houston–Victoria* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 14–1 Hill, Jack (1-0) Parker, Brady (4-2) None ESPN+ 150 10–10 Mar 15 at * Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX 5–10 JOHNSON, Ryan (3-0) Watson, Matthew (1-2) None 885 10–11 Mar 16 at Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX 1–11(8 inn) DeBERRY, JARON (2-0) Hunsaker, Riely (2-2) None 630 10–12 Mar 17 at Dallas Baptist* Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX 4–5 WILSON, Nick (3-1) Thornton, Maddox (0-3) None 790 10–13 Mar 19 * Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 5–16(7 inn) MCCLURE, MATT (1-2) Dove, Kendall (1-2) None ESPN+ 259 10–14 Mar 20 Northwestern* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 6–7(7 inn) DYKE, JACK (1-0) Stuart, David (1-1) None ESPN+ 210 10–15 Mar 22 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 7–12(7 inn) Salinas, Josh (2-0) Watson, Matthew (1-3) None ESPN+ 103 10–16 0–1Mar 23 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 11–5 Hunsaker, Riely (3-2) Zavala, Isaiah (2-2) Hill, Jack (1) ESPN+ 144 11–16 1–1Mar 24 at Incarnate Word Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX 14–12 Garcia, Zach (2-0) Walls, Westin (2-2) None ESPN+ 152 12–16 2–1Mar 26 at Texas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 4–1 Feltz, Samuel (2-0) Selvig, Cole (0-2) Thornton, Maddox (4) ESPN+ 7,128 13–16 Mar 28 Nicholls Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 3–7 Nelson, Jack (1-1) Watson, Matthew (1-4) Desandro, Devin (2) ESPN+ 230 13–17 2–2Mar 29 Nicholls Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 8–13 Moran, Dallis (1-0) Hill, Jack (1-2) None 233 13–18 2–3Mar 30 Nicholls Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–11 Guerrero, Michael (1-0) Feltz, Samuel (2-1) None 252 13–19 2–4 April (8–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordApr 2 * Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 10–3 Soliz, Cam (1-0) Allen, Preston (0-3) None ESPN+ 222 14–19 Apr 5 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 4–11 Prestwich, Chase (3-3) Dove, Kendall (1-3) Bunch, Caleb (2) ESPN+ 436 14–20 2–5Apr 6 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 5–4 Hunsaker, Riely (4-2) Flowers, Dawson (1-2) Thornton, Maddox (5) ESPN+ 656 15–20 3–5Apr 7 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA 7–2 Garcia, Zach (3-0) Marionneaux, Dylan (2-5) None ESPN+ 673 16–20 4–5Apr 10 at * Reckling Park • Houston, TX 3–5 Mark Perkins (1-0) Feltz, Samuel (2-2) Reed Gallant (1) 1,908 16–21 Apr 12 Houston Christian Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 2–6 Hamilton, Jackson (1-1) Hill, Jack (1-3) None ESPN+ 350 16–22 4–6Apr 13 Houston Christian Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 1–17 Edwards, Parker (4-4) Hunsaker, Riely (4-3) None ESPN+ 150 16–23 4–7Apr 14 Houston Chrisian Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 13–12 Thornton, Maddox (1-3) Feltman, Jett (2-3) Hill, Jack (2) ESPN+ 252 17–23 5–7Apr 16 at UTSA* Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX 2–4 Beaird, Ryan (1-0) Flaugher, Joshua (0-2) Riojas, Ruger (6) ESPN+ 652 17–24 Apr 19 Lamar Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 6–3 Soliz, Cam (2-0) Neal, Austin (2-1) None ESPN+ 350 18–24 6–7Apr 20 Lamar Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 3–6 Ellis, Jacob (7-0) Hunsaker, Riely (4-4) Perez, Andres (5) ESPN+ 250 18–25 6–8Apr 21 Lamar Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 7–3 Garcia, Zach (4-0) Hesseltine, Hunter (4-1) None ESPN+ 382 19–25 7–8Apr 24 at Prairie View* John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX 8–10 Elijah Breeden (2-1) Soliz, Cam (1-1) Victor Mendoza (3) 52 19–26 Apr 26 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 2–0 Watson, Matthew (2-4) Mercer, Colton (5-4) Hunsaker, Riely (1) ESPN+ 345 20–26 8–8Apr 27 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 11–6 Soliz, Cam (3-1) Edwards, Grant (4-4) Thornton, Maddox (6) ESPN+ 357 21–26 9–8Apr 28 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 3–5 Dennis, Cortez (1-2) Garcia, Zach (4-1) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (4) ESPN+ 695 21–27 9–9 May (1–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC RecordMay 3 McNeese Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 3–7 Ty Abraham (3-2) Dove, Kendall (1-4) Cameron LeJeune (5) ESPN+ 182 21–28 9–10May 4 McNeese Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 4–9 Gravel, Alexis (1-3) Hill, Jack (1-4) None ESPN+ 235 21–29 9–11May 5 McNeese Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 10–13 LeJeune, Cameron (6-2) Soliz, Cam (3-2) None ESPN+ 245 21–30 9–12South Texas ShowdownMar 14 UT Rio Grande Valley* Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 3–4 Tejada, A (3-2) Flaugher, Joshua (0-3) Lopez, J (2) ESPN+ 189 20–31 May 16 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–12 Stuprich, Brennan (5-3) Dove, Kendall (1-5) None ESPN+ 1,076 21–32 9–13May 16 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 8–9 Fabre, Larson (3-1) Garcia, Zach (4-2) Rodriguez, Jackson (7) ESPN+ 1,297 21–33 9–14May 17 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 9–8 Matthew Watson (3-4) Hayden Robb (3-3) None ESPN+ 1,260 22–33 10–14 Postseason (0–2) (0–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament recordMay 22 vs. (2) Nicholls (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 2–14(7 inn) Mayers, Jacob (5-1) Garcia, Zach (4-3) None ESPN+ 22–34 0–1May 23 vs. (3) New Orleans (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–7 Olivier, Chris(2-1) Hunsaker, Riley(4-5) None ESPN+ 22–35 0–2 Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule source:
Conference awards and honors Weekly awards Weekly honors Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref. SLC Pitcher of the Week Riely Hunsaker RHP February 19, 2024
See also 2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team
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