2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team

2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	26–21 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach	Blake Dean (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Dax Norris Phillip Hurst Brooks DuBose – Volunteer Asst
Home stadium	Maestri Field at Privateer Park

2024 Southland Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Lamar  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			36	–	10		.783
Nicholls  ‍‍‍	12	–	6		.667			30	–	17		.638
New Orleans  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			26	–	21		.553
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍	9	–	9		.500			24	–	22		.522
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍	10	–	11		.476			19	–	28		.404
McNeese  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			24	–	22		.522
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍	9	–	12		.429			21	–	30		.412
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍	6	–	12		.333			15	–	28		.349
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			23	–	24		.489
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 5, 2024 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represents the University of New Orleans during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Privateers play their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and are led by ninth–year head coach Blake Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 New Orleans Privateers baseball team

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

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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.

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

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.

First Team

• 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

• 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

Legend
	New Orleans win
	New Orleans loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	New Orleans team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball game log
Regular season (26–21)
February (4–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Feb. 16 Georgia State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 3–12 Jones, Brady (1-0) Mercer, Colton (0-1) None ESPN+ 478 0–1 Feb. 17 Georgia State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–2 Delorbe, Ryan (1-0) Chastain, Davis (0-1) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1) 236 1–1 Feb. 18 Georgia State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – Seroski, Caleb (1-0) Roche, Tyler (0-1) None ESPN+ 377 2–1 Feb. 21 Southern Miss* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–15 Adams, Chase (1-0) Delorbe, Ryan (1-1) None ESPN+ 397 2–2 Feb. 23 Evansville* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–8 Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1-0) Jakob Meyer (0-1) Dennis, Cortez (1) ESPN+ 335 3–2 Feb. 24 Evansville* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 3–2 (10 inn) Blasick, Nathan (1-0) Jakob Meyer (0-2) None ESPN+ 386 4–2 Feb. 25 Evansville* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–18 (8 inn) Shane Harris (1-1) Seroski, Caleb (1-1) None ESPN+ 345 4–3 Feb. 27 at Tulane* Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA 3–6 Blaise Wilcenski (1-0) Dennis, Cortez (0-1) Henry Shuffler (1) ESPN+ 1,738 4–4
March (12–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Mar 1 Alabama A&M* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 14–4 (7 inn) Mercer, Colton (1-1) Nick Anaya (0-2) None ESPN+ 322 5–4 Mar 2 Alabama A&M* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–2 Edwards, Grant (1-0) Anthony Mateo (0-2) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (2) ESPN+ 357 6–4 Mar 3 Alabama A&M* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 14–4 (7 inn) Seroski, Caleb (2-1) Jackson Hall (0-3) None ESPN+ 388 7–4 Mar 6 at South Alabama* Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL 7–5 Williams, Jack (1-0) Cooper Cooksey (1-1) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (3) ESPN+ 971 8–4 Mar 8 at Florida State* Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 0–13 Cam Leiter (3-0) Mercer, Colton (1-2) None 4,151 8–5 Mar 9 at Florida State* Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 7–15 Andrew Armstrong (2-0) Edwards, Grant (1-1) None 3,932 8–6 Mar 10 at Florida State* Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL 0–8 Jamie Arnold (4-0) Olivier, Chris (0-1) None 4,225 8–7 Mar 13 at Mississippi State* MGM Park • Biloxi, MS 1–2 (11 inn) Schuelke, Cam (1-1) Byers, Brooks (0-1) None 4,009 8–8 Mar 15 Memphis* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–5 WARREN, DAVID (2-1) Mercer, Colton (1-3) SANDERS, BRAYDEN (4) ESPN+ 406 8–9 Mar 16 Memphis* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–1 Edwards, Grant (2-1) ELLIS, LUKE (0-2) None ESPN+ 546 9–9 Mar 16 Memphis* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–12 STEPTER, KYLAN (1-0) Calloway, Bryce (0-1) SANDERS, BRAYDEN (5) ESPN+ 546 9–10 Mar 20 Jackson State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 5–16 (7 inn) Byers, Brooks (1-1) Lourens,Je-andrick (1-2) None ESPN+ 368 10–10 Mar 22 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 4–1 Mercer, Colton (2-3) Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-3) Blasick, Nathan (1) ESPN+ 688 11–10 1–0 Mar 23 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 12–11 Delorbe, Ryan (2-1) Luke, Haden (0-1) Calloway, Bryce (1) 655 12–10 2–0 Mar 24 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 8–5 Seroski, Caleb (3-1) Rodriguez, Arturo (1-2) Blasick, Nathan (2) 501 13–10 3–0 Mar 26 Southern* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 12–2 (7 inn) Williams, Jack (2-0) Nick Luckett (0-2) None ESPN+ 312 14–10 Mar 28 Incarnate Word Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 12–2 (8 inn) Mercer, Colton (3-3) Johnson, Dave (2-2) None ESPN+ 324 15–10 4–0 Mar 29 Incarnate Word Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 0–2 Salinas, Josh (3-0) Edwards, Grant (2-2) None ESPN+ 308 15–11 4–1 Mar 30 Incarnate Word Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 10–9 Calloway, Bryce (1-1) Walls, Westin (2-3) None ESPN+ 367 16–11 5–1
April (8–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record Apr 2 South Alabama* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 13–3 (7 inn) Williams, Jack (3-0) Cade Carlson (0-2) None ESPN+ 365 17–11 Apr 5 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 15–4 (7 inn) Mercer, Colton (4-3) Baumann, Baylor (0-2) None ESPN+ 183 18–11 6–1 Apr 6 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 1–7 Edwards, Parker (3-4) Edwards, Grant (2-3) Willard, Nicholas (1) 213 18–12 6–2 Apr 7 at Houston Christian Husky Field • Houston, TX 4–11 Gunter, Rye (2-0) Dennis, Cortez (0-2) None ESPN+ 189 18–13 6–3 Apr 9 Tulane* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 4–7 Blaise Wilcenski (2-0) Usey, Trey (0-1) Jacob Moore (4) ESPN+ 618 18–14 Apr 12 Bluefield State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 13–2 (7 inn) Mercer, Colton (5-3) Will Austin (0-1) None ESPN+ 298 19–14 Apr 13 Bluefield State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 26–6 (7 inn) Edwards, Grant (3-3) Zane Eggleston (0-1) None ESPN+ 322 20–14 Apr 14 Bluefield State* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 11–1 (8 inn) Seroski, Caleb (4-1) Zach Powell (6-3) None ESPN+ 288 21–14 Apr 16 at LSU* Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA 3–6 Christian Little (1-0) Usey, Trey (0-2) Fidel Ulloa (2) SECN+ 10,324 21–15 Apr 19 McNeese Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–5 Blasick, Nathan (2-0) JT Moeller (2-4) None ESPN+ 485 22–15 7–3 Apr 20 McNeese Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 17–18 Brian Shadrick (2-0) Blasick, Nathan (2-1) None ESPN+ 335 22–16 7–4 Apr 21 McNeese Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–3 Edwards, Grant (4-3) Alexis Gravel (0-3) Dennis, Cortez (2) ESPN+ 402 23–16 8–4 Apr 23 at Jackson State* Braddy Field • Jackson, MS 3–10 Spurgeon,Stevins (4-0) LeBlanc, Tyler (0-1) None 54 23–17 Apr 26 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 0–2 Watson, Matthew (2-4) Mercer, Colton (5-4) Hunsaker, Riley (1) ESPN+ 345 23–18 8–5 Apr 27 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 6–11 Soliz, Cam (3-1) Edwards, Grant (4-4) Thornton, Maddox (6) ESPN+ 357 23–19 8–6 Apr 28 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 5–3 Dennis, Cortez (1-2) Garcia, Zach (4-1) Tyson-Long, Kyrin (4) ESPN+ 695 24–19 9–6 Apr 30 at Southern Miss* Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 4–5 Allen, Colby (6-2) Blasick, Nathan (2-2) None ESPN+ 5,200 24–20
May (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record May 3 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–3 Delorbe, Ryan (3-1) Polk, Lakin (4-3) None ESPN+ 1,322 25–20 10–6 May 4 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–14 Fabre, Larson (2-1) Seroski, Caleb (4-2) Rodriguez, Jackson (5) ESPN+ 1,485 25–21 10–7 May 5 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 7–5 (-) (-) () ESPN+ 1,264 26–21 11–7 May 7 Tulane* Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – (-) (-) () ESPN+ – May 10 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA – (-) (-) () ESPN+ – – May 11 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA – (-) (-) () ESPN+ – – May 12 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA – (-) (-) () ESPN+ – – May 14 at Southern* Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA – (-) (-) – May 16 Lamar Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – (-) (-) () ESPN+ – – May 17 Lamar Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – (-) (-) () ESPN+ – – May 18 Lamar Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA – (-) (-) () ESPN+ – –
Post-season (0–0)
SLC Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 22-25 vs. () TBA () Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA – (-) (-) ESPN+ – –
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = New Orleans team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. Schedule Source: