2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

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.

2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record33–23 (15–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Moon (3rd season)
  • Adam Revelette (2nd season)
  • Jason Eary (1st season)
Home stadiumBilliken Sports Center
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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

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

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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

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Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

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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

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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

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Starters

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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

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2023 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log (33–23)
Regular Season (30–21)
Postseason (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

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Atlantic 10 tournament

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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

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Team batting

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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

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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

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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

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  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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