2020 New Orleans Privateers baseball team explained

The 2020 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represent the University of New Orleans (UNO) during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Privateers play their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park as a member of the Southland Conference. They are led by head coach Blake Dean, in his 5th season at UNO.

Preseason

SLC media poll

The SLC media poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Privateers predicted to finish 9th, the position they finished the previous season.^[1]

Media poll
1	Sam Houston State	276 (17)
2	Central Arkansas	247 (5)
3	McNeese State	244 (1)
4	Southeastern Louisiana	243 (3)
5	Northwestern State	193
6	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	146
7	Incarnate Word	144
8	Nicholls	108
9	New Orleans	101
10	Abilene Christian	98
11	Stephen F. Austin	92
12	Lamar	87
13	Houston Baptist	49

Preseason All-SLC teams

Along with Abilene Christian, the Privateers were one of only two teams that did not have any players selected by the conference to be part of their all-conference teams.

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at UNO	Alma Mater
	Head coach	5	Louisiana State University (2013)
Brett Stewart	Assistant coach	5	Appalachian State University (2009)
A.J. Battisto	Assistant coach	2	Georgia Southern University (2007)
Ryan Brewer	Student Assistant Coach	4	University of New Orleans (2019)
Hezekiah Randolph	Volunteer Assistant	1	University of New Orleans (2017)

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Schedule

Legend
	UNO win
	UNO loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspension
Bold	UNO team member

2020 New Orleans Privateers Game Log
Regular season (10–6)
February (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC record February 14 3–9 Snyder Kulivan (0–1) None 339 0–1 – February 15 Wesley Barrow • New Orleans, LA 1–5 Delgado Holstein (0–1) None 327 0–2 – February 16 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 10–2 Mitchell (1–0) Warren None 213 1–2 – February 18 5–6 Stanley Kulivan (0–2) None 3,314 1–3 – February 21 5–4 DeMayo (1–0) Stone Kulivan (1) 243 2–3 – February 22 Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium • Jonesboro, AR 11–0 Orze (1–0) Jackson None 327 3–3 – February 23 Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium • Jonesboro, AR 2–1 Kulivan (1–2) Jumper Lamkin (1) 124 4–3 – February 25 0–5 Boswell DeMayo (1–1) None 1,006 4–4 – February 26 Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA 10–0 Mitchell (2–0) Holcomb None 1,486 5–4 – February 28 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 8–3 Turpin (1–0) Lucas None 228 6–4 – February 29 UConn Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 17–8 Orze (2–0) Dunlop None 498 7–4 –
March (4–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC record March 1 UConn Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 2–9 Krauth Holstein (0–2) None 313 7–5 – March 3 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 11–0 Poche (1–0) Osborne III None 152 8–5 – March 6 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 3–4 Kilcrease Turpin (1–1) Taylor 282 8–6 0–1 March 7 Nicholls Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 5–2 Orze (3–0) Theriot Mitchell (1) 492 9–6 1–1 March 8 Nicholls Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 9–1 Kulivan (2–2) Heckman Khachadourian (1) 451 10–6 2–1 March 11 Southern Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA 11–5 Poche (2–0) Haensel None 430 11–6 – March 13 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 14 Northwestern State Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 15 Northwestern State Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 17 South Alabama Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 20 Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 21 Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 22 Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 25 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 27 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 28 Incarnate Word Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic March 29 Incarnate Word Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC record April 1 Alcorn State Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 3 Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 4 Southeastern LA Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 5 Southeastern LA Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 7 Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 9 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 10 McNeese State Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 11 McNeese State Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 14 Southern Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 15 Tulane Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 17 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 18 VCU Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 19 VCU Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 21 Tulane Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 24 Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 25 Lamar Cardinal Field • Beaumont, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 26 Lamar Cardinal Field • Beaumont, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic April 28 Southern Miss Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SLC record May 1 Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 2 Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 3 Houston Baptist Husky Field • Houston, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 8 Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 9 Stephen F. Austin Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 10 Stephen F. Austin Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 12 Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 14 Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 15 Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic May 16 Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, TX Game canceled by the SLC in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

All rankings from D1Baseball.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Sam Houston State Repeats as Southland Baseball Preseason Favorite. Southland Conference. February 16, 2020.
2. Web site: Southland Announces 2020 Preseason All-Conference Baseball Teams. Southland Conference. February 4, 2020.
3. Web site: 2020 Baseball Roster. UNO Privateers. February 16, 2020.
4. Web site: 2020 Baseball Schedule. UNO Privateers. February 16, 2020.