2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team

2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	12–18 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Fritz Hamburg (16th season)
Assistant coach	Lee Saverio (4th season)
Hitting coach	Doc Neiman (1st season)
Pitching coach	Jeremy Hileman (1st season)
Home stadium	Smithson Field
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍	16	–	8		.667			37	–	16		.698
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	8		.652			37	–	21		.638
Dayton  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			33	–	22		.600
George Washington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			31	–	26		.544
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			29	–	26		.527
Richmond  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	32		.458
UMass  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			24	–	29		.453
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			19	–	28		.404
Davidson  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			24	–	28		.462
Fordham  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			19	–	33		.365
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			18	–	31		.367
George Mason  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			21	–	32		.396
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawks played their home games at Smithson Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Fritz Hamburg, in his sixteenth season with the program.

Saint Joseph's entered the season as the defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions.

Background

Main article: 2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team

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

Departures

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

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Colin Yablonski	37	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196	Graduate	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Coastal Carolina
Owen Petrich	43	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	216	Sophomore	Doylestown, Pennsylvania	Delaware

2023 MLB Draft

Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
#13	#380	Brett Callahan	3B	Detroit Tigers [4]

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

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

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

Starters

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

Roster

2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 2 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 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

2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks Baseball Game Log (12–18)
Regular Season (12–18)
February (2–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record February 16 Canisius* Smithson Field Merion, PA W 6–5 Yablonski (1–0) Abbott (0–1) None ESPN+ 201 1–0 — February 17 Canisius* Smithson Field Cancelled (snow) [7] 1–0 — February 18 Canisius* Smithson Field 1–0 — One Spartanburg, Inc. Baseball Classic February 23 at Gardner–Webb* Moss Stadium Boiling Springs, NC W 6–2 McCausland (1–0) Brogdan (0–2) None ESPN+ 156 2–0 — February 24 at Presbyterian* The Plex Clinton, SC L 2–310 T. Smith (1–0) L. Smith (0–1) None 243 2–1 — February 25 at USC Upstate* Harley Park Spartanburg, SC L 5–21 Ellingworth (1–0) Picone (0–1) None 119 2–2 — February 27 Rutgers* Smithson Field L 9–15 Fauci (3–0) Yablonski (1–1) None ESPN+ 202 2–3 —
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
Atlantic 10 tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T record May 21–25 vs. TBD Capital One Park Tysons, VA ESPN+
*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

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

See also: 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(1) Saint Louis Billikens	(2) VCU Rams	(3) Dayton Flyers	(4) Richmond Spiders	(5) George Washington Revolutionaries	(6) UMass Minutemen	(7) Saint Joseph's Hawks

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						May 22 – 11:00 a.m.
						1	Saint Louis	10
	May 21 – 11:00 a.m.
						4	Richmond	13
	4	Richmond	12
											May 24 – 11:00 a.m.
	5	George Washington	4
											4	Richmond	7
	May 21 – 3:00 p.m.
											2	VCU	13
	3	Dayton	4
						May 22 – 3:00 p.m.
	6	UMass	1
						3	Dayton	3
	May 21 – 7:00 p.m.
						2	VCU	11
	2	VCU	4
																					May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
	7	Saint Joseph's	2
																					2	VCU	16	–
																					4	Richmond	1	–
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						May 23 – 11:00 a.m.
	May 22 – 7:00 p.m.					1	Saint Louis	0								May 24 – 3:00 p.m.
	6	UMass	2			7	St. Joseph's	14			May 23 – 7:00 p.m.					4	Richmond	14
	7	St. Joseph's	12								7	St. Joseph's	13			7	St. Joseph's	6
						May 23 – 3:00 p.m.					5	George Washington	12
						5	George Washington	9
						3	Dayton	1

First round (Game 3)
(7) Saint Joseph's Hawks	vs.	(2) VCU Rams

May 21, 2024 7:00 pm (EDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(7) Saint Joseph's	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
(2) VCU	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	X	4	8	0
WP: Brian Curley (6–0)   LP: Colin Yablonski (4–5)   Sv: Owen Tappy (5) Home runs: STJ: Ryan Weingartner VCU: Brandon Eike, Eli Weisner Attendance: 301

Lower round 1 (Game 6)
(7) Saint Joseph's Hawks	vs.	(6) UMass Minutemen

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches' [8]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America [9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [11]	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [12]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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. "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
2. Gabriel, Kerith (May 24, 2023). "Top-seeded St. Joseph's drops opener in A-10 baseball tournament". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved February 19, 2024.
3. Childs, Cody (May 30, 2023). "Expert analysis and reactions to the 2023 NCAA baseball bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
4. 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.
5. Sutherland, Troy (February 14, 2024). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
6. "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites". Atlantic 10. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
7. "Remainder of Baseball Series with Canisius Canceled". sjuhakws.com. February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
8. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today . Retrieved February 19, 2024.
9. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
10. "2024 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
11. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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External links

• Saint Joseph's Baseball