2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team

The 2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. They played their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and were led by ninth–year head coach Blake Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team compiled a 31–26 overall record and a 14–10 record in conference play finishing in 3rd place. Qualifying for the SLC tournament as the 3rd seeded team, the Privateers were 1–2 in tournament play losing to 6th seeded Southeastern Louisiana 2–10, defeating 7th seeded Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7–4, and losing again to Southeastern Louisiana 5–11.

2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record31–26 (14–10 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dax Norris
  • Phillip Hurst
  • Brooks DuBose – Volunteer Asst
Home stadiumMaestri Field at Privateer Park
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 44 15   .746
Nicholls ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 38 22   .633
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 31 26   .544
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 32 27   .542
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 22 33   .400
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 30 28   .517
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 22 35   .386
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 26 31   .456
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 18 31   .367
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The Privateers had a regular season record of 36–24 and a conference record of 13–11 finishing in a two way tie for third place in conference play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the fourth seeded team losing a tie-breaker to Lamar. After defeating third seeded Lamar, and defeating fifth seeded Northwestern State twice, New Orleans advanced to the tournament championship game losing to tournament champion, Nicholls. They compiled a 3–2 conference tournament record losing twice to Nicholls.

Preseason

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Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. New Orleans was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 92 overall votes and 3 first place votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nicholls 126 (14)
2 Lamar 106 (1)
3 New Orleans 92 (3)
4 Incarnate Word 81
5 McNeese 67
6 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 55
7 Southeastern Louisiana 53
8 Northwestern State 42
9 Houston Christian 26

Preseason All-Southland team

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Miguel Useche, Mitchell Sanford, and Issac Williams were named to the conference preseason first team. Dylan Mach was named to the conference preseason second team. [2]

First Team

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  • Edgar Alvarez* (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
  • MaCrae Kendrick (NICH, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Ethan Ruiz (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Parker Coddou* (NICH, SR, Shortstop)
  • Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
  • Rey Mendoza* (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
  • Mitchell Sanford* (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
  • Samuel Benjamin* (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Issac Williams (UNO, SR, Outfielder)
  • Jacob Mayers* (NICH, SO, Starting Pitcher)
  • Brooks Caple* (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Hunter Hesseltine* (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Gavin Galy* (NICH, RJR, Relief Pitcher)
  • Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Utility)

*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Second Team

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  • Cameron Crotte (UIW, SR, 1st Base)
  • Austin Roccaforte (LU, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Dylan Mach (UNO, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Jake Haze* (SLU, GR, Shortstop)
  • Bo Willis (NWST, SR, Catcher)
  • River Orsak (LU, SR, Designated Hitter)
  • Garrett Felix (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
  • Cooper Hext (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
  • Christian Smith-Johnson (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
  • Chase Prestwich (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Isaiah Zavala (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Jackson Cleveland (LU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
  • Isaiah Zavala (UIW, SR, Utility)

*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

Schedule and results

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Legend
  New Orleans win
  New Orleans loss
  Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold New Orleans team member
* Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball game log
Regular season (30–24)
Post-season (1–1)
SLC Tournament (1–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 22 at (6) Southeastern Louisiana (3) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA 2–10 Stuprich, Brennan (6-3) Delorbe, Ryan (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,487 30–25 0–1
May 23 vs. (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (3) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, L 7–4 Olivier, Chris (2-1) Hunsaker, Riley (4-5) None ESPN+ 31–25 1–1
May 24 at (6) Southeastern Louisiana (3) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, L 5–11 Vos burg, Aiden(1-5) Edwards, Grant(5-5) None ESPN+ 31–26 1–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = New Orleans team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule Source:[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b James Hill (February 8, 2024). "Nicholls Chosen to Repeat at Southland Baseball Champions; Preseason All-Conference Team Released". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". University of New Orleans Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Emmanuel Pepis (October 31, 2023). "2024 Baseball Schedule Released". University of New Orleans. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Phil Stratton (September 25, 2023). "Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved January 13, 2024.