2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	33–23 (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 stadium	Billiken Sports Center
Seasons ← 2022 2024  →

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	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

Further information: 2022 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

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.
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Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

Main article: 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball 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 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	Saint Joseph's	8
						4	Saint Louis	23
	4	Saint Louis	6
	5	Richmond	3
											4	Saint Louis	6
											6	George Mason	5
	3	Dayton	4
	6	George Mason	5
						6	George Mason	15
						2	Davidson	11
	2	Davidson	8
	7	Rhode Island	4
																					4	Saint Louis	1	2
																					6	George Mason	4	6
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						1	Saint Joseph's	4
	7	Rhode Island	3			5	Richmond	0								6	George Mason	3
	5	Richmond	13								1	Saint Joseph's	10			3	Dayton	2
											3	Dayton	15
						3	Dayton	15
						2	Davidson	4

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

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
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.

External links

• Saint Louis Billikens Baseball