2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

American college baseball season

2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record33–23 (15–9 A-10)
Head coach
  • Darin Hendrickson (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Moon (3rd season)
  • Adam Revelette (2nd season)
  • Jason Eary (1st season)
Home stadiumBilliken Sports Center
Seasons
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2024 →
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 28 – 24 – 1   .538
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8 – 0   .652 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 26 – 34 – 0   .433
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9 – 0   .609 27 – 28 – 0   .491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 10 – 0   .565 36 – 27 – 0   .571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 23 – 29 – 0   .442
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 21 – 34 – 0   .382
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 25 – 30 – 0   .455
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 19 – 36 – 0   .345
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 14 – 35 – 0   .286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 8 – 40 – 0   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Class
Cam Redding 28 INF Senior

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Saint Louis was picked to finish fourth the Atlantic 10.[3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
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
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
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)
Regular Season (30–21)
February (4–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record
February 17 vs. Marshall* 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. Minnesota* 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 Southern Illinois* Itchy Jones Stadium
Carbondale, IL		 W 11–3 Smith (1–1) Combs (0–1) None 415 4–3 —
March (9–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record
March 3 St. Thomas (MN)* 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 Lindenwood* Lou Brock Stadium
St. Charles, MO		 W 14–9 Downard (1–0) James (0–3) None 89 8–3 —
March 10 Northwestern* 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 Southern Indiana* Billiken Sports Center L 2–10 Sweeney (1–0) Chaffin (2–1) None 74 10–4 —
March 15 South Dakota State* 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 Missouri State* Billiken Sports Center Canceled (inclement weather) 12–5 —
March 22 Eastern Illinois* Billiken Sports Center L 0–2 Laxner (2–0) Fremion (0–1) Robbins (1) 100 12–6 —
March 24 at San Jose State* 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 SIUE* Billiken Sports Center L 12–14 Milsap (1–0) Gasser (0–2) None 128 12–10 —
March 31 UMass Billiken Sports Center W 9–4 Litman (2–1) Pawloski (1–1) None 113 13–10 1–0
April (12–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record
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 St. Bonaventure 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 Saint Joseph's 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 at Dayton Woerner Field
Dayton, OH		 L 6–710 Zapka (1–0) Bell (2–2) None GCSN 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 Western Illinois* Woerner Field W 8–5 Gray (1–0) Alexander (0–1) Bell (2) 133 24–14 —
April 28 at VCU 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
May (5–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record
May 5 George Washington 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 at Davidson 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 Fordham 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
Postseason (3–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (3–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record
May 23 vs. (5) Richmond (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 vs. (6) George Mason (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
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = 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, respectively.
[4]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) Saint Joseph's Hawks (2) Davidson Wildcats (3) Dayton Flyers (4) Saint Louis Billikens (5) Richmond Spiders (6) George Mason Patriots (7) Rhode Island Rams
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Joseph's8
4Saint Louis23
4Saint Louis6
5Richmond3
4Saint Louis6
6George Mason5
3Dayton4
6George Mason5
6George Mason15
2Davidson11
2Davidson8
7Rhode Island4
4Saint Louis12
6George Mason46
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Saint Joseph's4
7Rhode Island35Richmond06George Mason3
5Richmond131Saint Joseph's103Dayton2
3Dayton15
3Dayton15
2Davidson4

Statistics

Team batting

Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
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
Saint Louis 298.1 338 210 166 154 221 4 5.01
Opponents 291.1 334 272 245 159 247 4 7.57

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]——*——
Baseball America[6]————
Collegiate Baseball^[7]————
NCBWA†[8]————
D1Baseball[9]————

^ 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

  1. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". slubillikens.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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