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

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.

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.

Coaches' Poll 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 LineupPos. 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. * Charlotte Sports ParkPort Charlotte, Florida W 21–10 Holmes (1–0) Esch (0–1) None ESPN+ 77 1–0 — February 17 vs. * 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 * Lou Brock StadiumSt. Charles, Missouri W 10–2 Yarberry (1–0) Jungers (0–1) None ESPN+ 164 4–0 — February 23 vs. * USA Baseball ComplexMillington, 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 * Roy E. Lee FieldEdwardsville, 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 * Billiken Sports CenterSt. 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 * 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 * 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 DiamondHammond, 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 * Turchin StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana L 0–2 Lombardi (1–1) Yarberry (3–1) Moore (3) ESPN+ 1,484 15–4 — March 22 * 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 * Hoglund BallparkLawrence, 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 FieldMerion, 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 * Billiken Sports Center W 13–5 Yarberry (5–3) Weihe (0–2) None 112 22–8 — April 12 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 Houlihan ParkNew 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 Barcroft ParkArlington, 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 29–1110–5 April 30 at * Bulldog ParkIndianapolis, 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 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 Earl Lorden FieldAmherst, 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) (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record May 22 vs. (4) (1) Capital One ParkTysons, 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      = CanceledBold = 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.

Tournaments Atlantic 10 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

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

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

Rankings

References

External links Saint Louis Billikens Baseball