American college baseball season
The 2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team represents Saint Joseph's University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Hawks play their home games at Smithson Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference . They are led by head coach Fritz Hamburg , in his sixteenth season with the program.
Saint Joseph's enter the season as the defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions.
Background [ edit ] 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,[2] and did not receive an at-large berth to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .[3]
Offseason [ edit ] Departures [ edit ] Saint Joseph's Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Cole Stetzar 2 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 Graduate Scranton, Pennsylvania Graduated Cam Walker 3 INF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 161 Senior Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Graduated Luca Trigiani 4 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 209 Senior Brooklyn, New York Graduated Adam Fine 11 OF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 Senior Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Graduated Patrick Shearer 16 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 223 Senior Dallas, Texas Graduated Mike Falco 24 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 Graduate East Brunswick, New Jersey Graduated Brett Callahan 27 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 Junior Newark, Delaware Drafted in the 2023 MLB draft Nate Thomas 30 IN 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 Graduate Hockessin, Delaware Graduated Nick Embleton 31 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 Senior Enola, Pennsylvania Graduated Nicholas Torres 37 LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 Senior Marlboro, New Jersey Graduated Travis Rinker 39 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 Senior Monrovia, Maryland Graduated Peter Gallo 44 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 238 Senior Asbury Park, New Jersey Graduated
Transfers [ edit ] 2023 MLB Draft [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors [ edit ] Ethan Bell, Hayden Moore, and Cole Smith were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[5]
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 [ edit ] 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.[6]
Coaches' Poll Predicted finish Team Points 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 [ edit ] Starters [ edit ] Lineup Pos. 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
2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team Players Coaches # Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 2 U Cole Stetzar R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Bay Village, OH 3 INF Colin Myers R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA 4 C Luke Parise R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Camp Hill, PA 5 U Ryan Weingartner R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Berlin, NJ 6 RHP Luke Smith R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Gr Delran, NJ 8 OF Conlan Wall R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Sr Souderton, PA 9 OF Nick Senior R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Sr Cherry Hill, NJ 11 OF Joey Gale R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Churchville, PA 12 RHP Will McCausland R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Harleysville, PA 13 OF Ryan Picollo R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Leawood, KS 14 C Jakob Reed L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Yorba Linda, CA 15 INF Max Hitman R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Norristown, PA 16 RHP Tim Dickinson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Glen Mills, PA 17 LHP Luke Zimmerman L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Gr Broomall, PA 18 RHP Alec Rodriguez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Gr Cherry Hill, NJ 19 RHP Frank Ciccone R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Hanover, NJ 20 RHP Luke Gabrysh R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Wilmington, DE 22 RHP Mike Picollo R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Gr Leawood, KS 23 RHP Matt McShane R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr Bensalem, PA 24 LHP Dylan Duke R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Norristown, PA 25 LHP Richie Kerstetter L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Fairfield, CT 26 C Carter Jagiela R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Telford, PA 28 RHP David Owsik R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Downingtown, PA 30 OF Bryce Gaines R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Alexandria, VVA 31 OF Darius Adkins R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Philadelphia, PA 32 RHP Sam Davies R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Ashburn, VA 33 LHP Ryan DeSanto L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Frederick, MD 34 RHP Drew DeSanto R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Frederick, MD 35 INF Brandon Drapeau R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Mullica Hill, NJ 37 RHP Colin Yablonski R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Gr Lancaster, PA 38 C Dean Bergmann R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, PA 40 LHP Noah Tincher L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Hamilton, OH 41 RHP Domenic Picone R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Garnet Valley, PA 43 C Justin Igoe R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Ivyland, PA 44 INF Owen Petrich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Doylestown, PA 47 OF Ryan Cesarini L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Archbald, PA 49 RHP Ryan Basarab R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr West Chester, PA 50 INF Paul Kokol L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Ardmore, PA 52 INF Antonio Dominici R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Millstone, NJ
Head coach Fritz Hamburg
Assistant coach(es) Doc Neiman Jeremy Hileman Lee Saverio
Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 21, 2024
Game log [ edit ] 2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks Baseball Game Log (12–18) Regular Season (12–18) March (8–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record March 1 at Bucknell * Depew Field Lewisburg, 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 Fairfield * 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 UNCW * Brooks Field Wilmington, 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 Lehigh * J. David Walker Field Bethlehem, PA W 8–2 Yablonski (3–2) Ermigiotti (1–1) None 151 6–8 — March 15 Monmouth * 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 Navy * Smithson Field L 7–177 Murtha (1–0) Owsik (0–1) None 225 8–10 — March 22 at Kent State * Schoonover Stadium Kent, 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 Lafayette * Kamine Stadium Easton, PA L 7–13 Maurer (1–0) Yablonski (3–3) None 107 9–13 — March 28 at Davidson Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, 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. Penn * 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 Delaware * Smithson Field Canceled (inclement weather) 12–16 — April 12 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field Kingston, 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 Stadium Philadelphia, PA — April 19 St. Bonaventure Smithson Field April 20 St. Bonaventure Smithson Field April 21 St. Bonaventure Smithson Field April 23 at Delaware* Bob Hannah Stadium Newark, DE — April 26 at UMass Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA April 27 at UMass Earl Lorden Field April 28 at UMass Earl Lorden Field April 30 at Villanova * Villanova Ballpark Plymouth Meeting, PA —
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record May 3 at Fordham Houlihan Park The 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 George Washington Smithson Field May 17 George Washington Smithson Field May 18 George Washington Smithson Field
Post-Season *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll W Saint Joseph's win • L Saint Joseph's loss • T Saint Joseph's tie • Postponement or cancellation • Bold denotes Saint Joseph's player
Rankings [ edit ] ^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References [ edit ] ^ "2024 Baseball Standings" . atlantic10.com . Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023 . ^ Gabriel, Kerith (May 24, 2023). "Top-seeded St. Joseph's drops opener in A-10 baseball tournament" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ Childs, Cody (May 30, 2023). "Expert analysis and reactions to the 2023 NCAA baseball bracket" . NCAA.com . Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ Tresolini, Kevin (July 13, 2023). "Former Newark National Little League World Series player one of two Del. MLB draftees" . The News Journal . Gannett . Retrieved March 21, 2024 . ^ Sutherland, Troy (February 14, 2024). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10" . Perfect Game USA . Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites" . Atlantic 10 . February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024 . ^ "Remainder of Baseball Series with Canisius Canceled" . sjuhakws.com . February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll" . USA Today . Retrieved February 19, 2024 . ^ "College Top 25" . Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022 . ^ "2024 Collegiate Baseball Polls" . baseballnews.com . ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls" . sportswriters.net . Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022 . ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings" . d1baseball.com . Retrieved January 14, 2022 . External links [ edit ]