2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Saint Louis Billikens |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 33–23 |
| Conf Record: | 15–9 |
| Head Coach: | Darin Hendrickson |
| Hc Year: | 16th |
| Asst Coach1: | Logan Moon |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Adam Revelette |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Jason Eary |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Billiken Sports Center |
The 2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team represented the Saint Louis University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Billikens played their home games at Billiken Sports Center as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Darin Hendrickson, in his 16th season with the program.
Saint Louis 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.
Previous season
The 2022 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team notched a 29–24 (14–9) regular season record earning the third seed and in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. During the tournament, Saint Louis went 1–2 in the tournament.
Preseason
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[1]
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team |
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
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| Cam Redding | 28 | INF | Senior |
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Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Saint Louis was picked to finish fourth the Atlantic 10.[2]
Coaches' Poll| 1 | Davidson | 130 (5) |
| 2 | VCU | 125 (4) |
| 3 | Richmond | 103 (1) |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 103 |
| 5 | Dayton | 92 (1) |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 85 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 81 |
| 8 | George Mason | 70 (1) |
| 9 | Fordham | 52 |
| 10 | George Washington | 51 |
| 11 | UMass | 27 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 17 | |
Personnel
Starters
Lineup| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
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| C | 20 | Cody Jansen | Senior |
| 1B | 13 | Cameron Swanger | Senior |
| 2B | 2 | Ethan Sitzman | Junior |
| 3B | 12 | Dominic Cusumano | Senior |
| SS | 5 | Easton Richter | Freshman |
| LF | 15 | Tyler Fogarty | Junior |
| CF | 1 | Hayden Moore | Sophomore |
| RF | 9 | Patrick Clohisy | Sophomore |
| DH | 11 | Cole Smith | Junior | |
Weekend Pitching Rotation | Day | No. | Player. | Year |
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| Friday | 16 | Dawson Smith | Junior |
| Saturday | 37 | Luke Gasser | Junior |
| Sunday | 29 | Jack Weber | Sophomore | |
Game log
| 2023 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log (33–23) |
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| Regular Season (30–21) |
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| February (4–3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| February 17 | vs. * | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL | L 4–11 | Blevins (1–0) | Smith (0–1) | None | | 75 | 0–1 | — | | February 18 | vs. Marshall* | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | L 4–8 | Harlow (1–0) | Gasser (0–1) | Capuano (1) | | 75 | 0–2 | — | | February 19 | vs. Marshall* | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | L 5–10 | Capuano (1–0) | Weber (0–1) | None | | 100 | 0–3 | — | | February 24 | vs. * | | City of Palms Park
Fort Myers, FL | W 6–3 | Redding (1–0) | Litman (0–1) | None | | 326 | 1–3 | — | | February 25 | vs. Minnesota* | | City of Palms Park | W 8–3 | Cherico (1–0) | Malec (0–2) | None | | 345 | 2–3 | — | | February 26 | vs. Minnesota* | | City of Palms Park | W 16–9 | Chaffin (1–0) | Klassen (0–2) | None | | 359 | 3–3 | — | | February 28 | at * | | Itchy Jones Stadium
Carbondale, IL | W 11–3 | Smith (1–1) | Combs (0–1) | None | | 415 | 4–3 | — | |
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| March (9–7) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| March 3 | | | Billiken Sports Center
St. Louis, MO | W 4–1 | Weber (1–1) | Klick (0–1) | None | | 105 | 5–3 | — | | March 4 | St. Thomas (MN)* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 6–5 | Graf (1–0) | Marsh (0–1) | None | | 134 | 6–3 | — | | March 5 | St. Thomas (MN)* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 5–2 | Chaffin (2–0) | Esch (1–1) | Fremion (1) | | 126 | 7–3 | — | | March 7 | at * | | Lou Brock Stadium
St. Charles, MO | W 14–9 | Downard (1–0) | James (0–3) | None | | 89 | 8–3 | — | | March 10 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 16–6 | Thomson (1–0) | McClure (0–3) | None | | 65 | 9–3 | — | | March 11 | Northwestern* | | Billiken Sports Center | W 14–5 | Holmes (1–0) | Dickson (0–1) | None | | 89 | 10–3 | — | | March 12 | Northwestern* | | Billiken Sports Center | Canceled (inclement weather) | 10–3 | — | | March 14 | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 2–10 | Sweeney (1–0) | Chaffin (2–1) | None | | 74 | 10–4 | — | | March 15 | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 1–5 | Goble (1–0) | Cherico (1–1) | Bourassa (3) | | 49 | 10–5 | — | | March 17 | vs. Lamar* | | USA Baseball Complex
Millington, TN | W 8–7 | Hendrickson (1–0) | Cleveland (3–2) | None | | 130 | 11–5 | — | | March 18 | vs. Lamar* | | USA Baseball Complex | W 6–510 | Bell (1–0) | Cole (0–1) | None | | 65 | 12–5 | — | | March 19 | vs. Lamar* | | USA Baseball Complex | Canceled (inclement weather) | 12–5 | — | | March 21 | | | Billiken Sports Center | Canceled (inclement weather) | 12–5 | — | | March 22 | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 0–2 | Laxner (2–0) | Fremion (0–1) | Robbins (1) | | 100 | 12–6 | — | | March 24 | at * | | Excite Ballpark
San Jose, CA | L 4–11 | Clark (1–0) | Litman (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 316 | 12–7 | — | | March 25 | at San Jose State* | | Excite Ballpark | L 6–710 | Jansen (1–1) | Bell (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 120 | 12–8 | — | | March 26 | at San Jose State* | | Excite Ballpark | L 3–411 | White (4–1) | Downard (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 316 | 12–9 | — | | March 28 | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 12–14 | Milsap (1–0) | Gasser (0–2) | None | | 128 | 12–10 | — | | March 31 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 9–4 | Litman (2–1) | Pawloski (1–1) | None | | 113 | 13–10 | 1–0 | |
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| April (12–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| April 1 | UMass | | Billiken Sports Center | W 7–6 | Cherico (2–1) | Harrigan (0–2) | None | | 142 | 14–10 | 2–0 | | April 2 | UMass | | Billiken Sports Center | W 11–1 | Chaffin (3–1) | Steele (0–1) | None | | 122 | 15–10 | 3–0 | | April 4 | at SIUE* | | Roy E. Lee Field
Edwardsville, IL | W 19–14 | Fremion (1–1) | Smith (0–1) | None | | 156 | 16–10 | — | | April 6 | at | | Fred Handler Park
Olean, NY | W 13–3 | Litman (3–1) | Roggenburk (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 172 | 17–10 | 4–0 | | April 7 | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | L 7–10 | Watts (2–3) | Weber (1–2) | Devine (4) | ESPN+ | 150 | 17–11 | 4–1 | | April 8 | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | W 7–5 | Bell (2–1) | Hediger (0–4) | Cherico (1) | ESPN+ | 200 | 18–11 | 5–1 | | April 11 | at Southern Indiana* | | USI Baseball Field
Evansville, IN | W 16–11 | Fremion (2–1) | Stamm (0–1) | None | | 307 | 19–11 | — | | April 14 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 4–2 | Litman (4–1) | McCausland (3–2) | Bell (1) | ESPN+ | 180 | 20–11 | 6–1 | | April 15 | Saint Joseph's | | Billiken Sports Center | W 10–6 | Chaffin (4–1) | DeSanto (1–1) | Weber (1) | ESPN+ | 201 | 21–11 | 7–1 | | April 16 | Saint Joseph's | | Billiken Sports Center | W 14–8 | Holmes (2–0) | Picone (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 121 | 22–11 | 8–1 | | April 18 | at Lindenwood* | | Lou Brock Stadium | L 8–13 | Stice (2–4) | Downard (1–2) | None | | 79 | 22–12 | — | | April 21 | | | Woerner Field
Dayton, OH | L 6–710 | Zapka (1–0) | Bell (2–2) | None | | 445 | 22–13 | 8–2 | | April 22 | at Dayton | | Woerner Field | W 12–10 | Cherico (3–1) | Packard (1–7) | Gray (1) | GCSN | 445 | 23–13 | 9–2 | | April 23 | at Dayton | | Woerner Field | L 1–2 | Baker (1–0) | Fremion (2–2) | Zapka (3) | GCSN | 260 | 23–14 | 9–3 | | April 25 | | | Woerner Field | W 8–5 | Gray (1–0) | Alexander (0–1) | Bell (2) | | 133 | 24–14 | — | | April 28 | | | The Diamond
Richmond, VA | L 6–10 | Erka (1–2) | Gray (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 349 | 24–15 | 9–4 | | April 29 | at VCU | | The Diamond | W 10–5 | Weber (2–2) | Ellis (5–4) | None | ESPN+ | 350 | 25–15 | 10–4 | | April 30 | at VCU | | The Diamond | L 6–711 | Curley (2–2) | Dumont (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 480 | 25–16 | 10–5 | |
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| May (5–5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| May 5 | | | Billiken Sports Center | L 6–8 | Koester (5–3) | Litman (4–2) | Odell (1) | ESPN+ | 144 | 25–17 | 10–6 | | May 6 | George Washington | | Billiken Sports Center | W 9–6 | Chaffin (5–1) | Brennan (2–3) | Weber (2) | ESPN+ | 201 | 26–17 | 11–6 | | May 7 | George Washington | | Billiken Sports Center | W 9–810 | Bell (3–2) | Foltz (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 198 | 27–17 | 12–6 | | May 12 | | | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
Davidson, NC | L 2–11 | Schomberg (7–2) | Litman (4–3) | Flynn (4) | | 447 | 27–18 | 12–7 | | May 13 | at Davidson | | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 11–12 | Shedleski (1–1) | Bell (3–3) | None | | 449 | 27–19 | 12–8 | | May 14 | at Davidson | | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 11–14 | Fix (3–2) | Holmes (2–1) | None | | 505 | 27–20 | 12–9 | | May 16 | Lindenwood* | | Billiken Sports Center | L 1–9 | Walsh (2–4) | Smith (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 276 | 27–21 | — | | May 18 | | | Billiken Sports Center | W 9–2 | Litman (5–3) | Lavelle (1–6) | None | ESPN+ | 233 | 28–21 | 13–9 | | May 19 | Fordham | | Billiken Sports Center | W 8–6 | Downard (2–2) | Kovel (3–3) | Bell (3) | ESPN+ | 209 | 29–21 | 14–9 | | May 20 | Fordham | | Billiken Sports Center | W 14–4 | Hendrikson (2–0) | Simeone (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 228 | 30–21 | 15–9 | |
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| Postseason (3–2) |
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| (3–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record |
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| May 23 | | (4) | The Diamond | W 6–3 | Holmes (3–0) | Neff (3–1) | Weber (3) | ESPN+ | 250 | 31–21 | 1–0 | | May 24 | vs. (1) Saint Joseph's | (4) | The Diamond | W 23–8 | Litman (6–3) | McCausland (5–3) | None | ESPN+ | 325 | 32–21 | 2–0 | | May 25 | | (4) | The Diamond | W 6–5 | Weber (3–2) | Lamere (3–1) | Bell (4) | ESPN+ | 258 | 33–21 | 3–0 | | May 26 | vs. (6) George Mason | (4) | The Diamond | L 1–4 | Menaker (1–1) | Smith (1–3) | Shields (1) | ESPN+ | 817 | 33–22 | 3–1 | | May 27 | vs. (6) George Mason | (4) | The Diamond | L 2–6 | Stewart (2–2) | Holmes (3–2) | None | ESPN+ | 817 | 33–23 | 3–2 | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Saint Louis team member |
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"*" 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, respectively. |
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Tournaments
Atlantic 10 tournament
Statistics
Team batting
| Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
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| Saint Louis | 1,176 | .293 | 334 | 68 | 7 | 35 | 251 | 159 | 247 | 50 |
| Opponents | 1,177 | .287 | 338 | 59 | 3 | 18 | 182 | 154 | 221 | 30 | |
Team pitching
| Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
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| Saint Louis | 298.1 | 338 | 210 | 166 | 154 | 221 | 4 | 5.01 |
| Opponents | 291.1 | 334 | 272 | 245 | 159 | 247 | 4 | 7.57 | |
Rankings
See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sutherland . Troy . Conference Preview: Atlantic 10 . Perfect Game USA . February 6, 2023 . February 2, 2023.
- Web site: Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite . atlantic10.com . February 8, 2023 . February 7, 2023.
- Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . slubillikens.com . February 11, 2023.
