The 2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawks played their home games at Smithson Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Fritz Hamburg, in his sixteenth season with the program.

Saint Joseph's entered the season as the defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions.

Background

The 2023 was one of the most successful conference seasons in Saint Joseph's program history. Finishing with a record of 28–24–1 and an Atlantic 10 record of 17–7, Saint Joseph's won their first Atlantic 10 regular season title in program history. They were eliminated in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament after going 1–2, and did not receive an at-large berth to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Offseason Departures Saint Joseph's DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 2 RHP 220 Scranton, Pennsylvania Graduated 3 INF 161 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Graduated 4 INF 209 Brooklyn, New York Graduated 11 OF 165 Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Graduated 16 RHP 223 Dallas, Texas Graduated 24 RHP 209 East Brunswick, New Jersey Graduated 27 OF 192 Newark, Delaware Drafted in the 2023 MLB draft 30 IN 217 Hockessin, Delaware Graduated 31 INF 204 Enola, Pennsylvania Graduated 37 LHP 190 Marlboro, New Jersey Graduated 39 C 210 Monrovia, Maryland Graduated 44 RHP 238 Asbury Park, New Jersey Graduated

Transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School 37 RHP 196 Lancaster, Pennsylvania Coastal Carolina 43 INF 216 Doylestown, Pennsylvania Delaware

2023 MLB draft

#13 #380 Brett Callahan 3B Detroit Tigers

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 Ryan Cesarini 47 OF Junior Domenic Picone 41 SP Senior Ryan Desanto 33 SP Sophomore

Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. Saint Joseph's was picked to finish third in the conference and received one first-place vote.

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 14 Jakob Reed Senior 1B 35 Brandon Drapeau Graduate 2B 15 Max Hitman Senior 3B 44 Owen Petrich Sophomore SS 5 Ryan Weingartner Sophomore LF 17 Luke Zimmerman Graduate CF 8 Conlan Wall Senior RF 13 Ryan Picollo Senior DH 43 Justin Igoe Senior

Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 12 Will McCausland Sophomore Saturday Ryan DeSanto Sunday Domenic Picone

Roster

Game log

2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball game log (12–18) Regular season (12–18) February (2–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record February 16 * Smithson FieldMerion, PA W 6–5 Yablonski (1–0) Abbott (0–1) None ESPN+ 201 1–0 — February 17 Canisius* Smithson Field Cancelled (snow) 1–0 — February 18 Canisius* Smithson Field 1–0 — One Spartanburg, Inc. Baseball Classic February 23 at * Moss StadiumBoiling Springs, NC W 6–2 McCausland (1–0) Brogdan (0–2) None ESPN+ 156 2–0 — February 24 at * The PlexClinton, SC L 2–310 T. Smith (1–0) L. Smith (0–1) None 243 2–1 — February 25 at * Harley ParkSpartanburg, SC L 5–21 Ellingworth (1–0) Picone (0–1) None 119 2–2 — February 27 * Smithson Field L 9–15 Fauci (3–0) Yablonski (1–1) None ESPN+ 202 2–3 — March (8–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record March 1 at * Depew FieldLewisburg, PA L 14–16 Carroll (1–0) McCausland (1–1) Mulvey (3) ESPN+ 135 2–4 — March 2 Bucknell* Smithson Field W 15–55 DeSanto (1–0) Schultz (0–1) None ESPN+ 225 3–4 — March 3 Bucknell* Smithson Field W 9–5 Picone (1–1) Maxwell (0–1) None ESPN+ 206 4–4 — March 5 * Smithson Field W 4–3 Yablonski (2–1) Helmstetter (0–2) Davies (1) 134 5–4 — March 6 Fairfield* Smithson Field L 5–198 Colagrande (1–0) McShane (0–1) None 132 5–5 — March 8 at * Brooks FieldWilmington, NC L 5–6 Marshburn (2–0) Gabrysh (0–1) Craig (1) FloBaseball 993 5–6 — March 9 at UNCW* Brooks Field L 2–3 Kane (1–1) Smith (0–2) None FloBaseball 932 5–7 — March 10 at UNCW* Brooks Field L 3–4 Marshburn (3–0) Yablonski (2–2) None FloBaseball 1,158 5–8 — March 12 at * J. David Walker FieldBethlehem, PA W 8–2 Yablonski (3–2) Ermigiotti (1–1) None 151 6–8 — March 15 * Smithson Field L 5–7 Benzinger (1–1) McShane (0–2) None 224 6–9 — March 16 Monmouth* Smithson Field W 10–6 Smith (1–2) Carlin (1–2) None 316 7–9 — March 17 Monmouth* Smithson Field W 7–6 McShane (1–2) Benzinger (1–2) None 400 8–9 — March 20 * Smithson Field L 7–177 Murtha (1–0) Owsik (0–1) None 225 8–10 — March 22 at * Schoonover StadiumKent, OH L 2–3 Kartsonas (3–2) McCausland (1–1) Roebuck (1) Hudl 342 8–11 — March 23 at Kent State* Schoonover Stadium L 2–3 Kolenda (1–3) Gabrysh (0–2) None Hudl 320 8–12 — March 24 at Kent State* Schoonover Stadium W 5–0 Picone (2–1) Miceli (0–1) None Hudl 323 9–12 — Liberty Bell Classic March 26 at * Kamine StadiumEaston, PA L 7–13 Maurer (1–0) Yablonski (3–3) None 107 9–13 — March 28 at Henry Wilson Jr. FieldDavidson, NC L 8–9 Ban (1–0) Owsik (0–2) None 333 9–14 0–1 March 29 at Davidson Henry Wilson Jr. Field L 3–14 Cavanaugh (1–3) DeSanto (1–1) Fix (1) 512 9–15 0–2 March 30 at Davidson Henry Wilson Jr. Field W 15–8 Picone (3–1) Feczko (2–4) Rodriguez (1) 478 10–15 1–2 April (2–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record Liberty Bell Classic April 3 vs. * Smithson Field Canceled (inclement weather) 10–15 — April 5 Saint Louis Smithson Field L 2–10 Holmes (6–1) McCausland (1–3) Bell (4) ESPN+ 221 10–16 1–3 April 6 Saint Louis Smithson Field W 9–1 DeSanto (2–1) Yarberry (4–3) McShane (1) ESPN+ 306 11–16 2–3 April 7 Saint Louis Smithson Field W 7–3 Picone (4–1) Chaffin (1–2) Rodriguez (2) ESPN+ 367 12–16 3–3 April 10 * Smithson Field Canceled (inclement weather) 12–16 — April 12 at Rhode Island Bill Beck FieldKingston, RI L 3–6 Jones (1–0) McCausland (1–4) Ureña (1) 91 12–17 3–4 April 13 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field L 2–7 Sposato (1–3) DeSanto (2–2) None 133 12–18 3–5 April 14 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field April 17 at Penn* Meiklejohn StadiumPhiladelphia, PA — April 19 Smithson Field April 20 St. Bonaventure Smithson Field April 21 St. Bonaventure Smithson Field April 23 at Delaware* Bob Hannah StadiumNewark, DE — April 26 at Earl Lorden FieldAmherst, MA April 27 at UMass Earl Lorden Field April 28 at UMass Earl Lorden Field April 30 at * Villanova BallparkPlymouth Meeting, PA — May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record May 3 at Houlihan ParkThe Bronx, NY May 4 at Fordham Houlihan Park May 5 at Fordham Houlihan Park May 10 George Mason Smithson Field May 11 George Mason Smithson Field May 12 George Mason Smithson Field May 14 Villanova* Smithson Field — May 16 Smithson Field May 17 George Washington Smithson Field May 18 George Washington Smithson Field Post-Season Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T record May 21–25 vs. TBD Capital One ParkTysons, VA ESPN+ *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll Saint Joseph's win • Saint Joseph's loss • Saint Joseph's tie • • Bold denotes Saint Joseph's player

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

First round (Game 3)(7) Saint Joseph's Hawksvs.(2) VCU Rams

Lower round 1 (Game 6)(7) Saint Joseph's Hawksvs.(6) UMass Minutemen

Rankings

References

External links Saint Joseph's Baseball