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2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

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2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–31 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Evan Pratte (3rd season)
  • Will Schierholz (4th season)
  • Logan Moon (1st season)
Home stadiumBilliken Sports Center
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North
Rhode Island  x‍‍‍ 14 6 0   .700 28 26 1   .518
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 21 19 0   .525
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 32 21 0   .604
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 24 19 0   .558
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6 14 0   .300 7 24 0   .226
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3 16 0   .158 13 29 0   .310
South
VCU  x‍‍y 13 3 0   .813 38 16 0   .704
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 25 27 0   .481
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 26 19 0   .578
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 27 24 0   .529
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 17 31 0   .354
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 19 17 0   .528
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 14 29 0   .326
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Billikens played their home games at Billiken Sports Center as a members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Darin Hendrickson, in his 13th season at Saint Louis.

Previous season

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The 2020 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team notched a 10–6 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

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Coaches Poll

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The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Saint Louis was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 VCU 151 (4)
2 Fordham 149 (4)
3 Dayton 146 (4)
4 Davidson 117
5 Saint Louis 114 (1)
6 Richmond 109
7 Rhode Island 103
8 George Washington 74
9 Saint Joseph's 71
10 George Mason 46
11 La Salle 40
12 St. Bonaventure 32
13 UMass 31

Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 8 - Randon Dauman - Freshman
  • 9 - Scott Youngbrandt - Sophomore
  • 12 - Ryan Nolan - Senior
  • 13 - Trevor Harris - Junior
  • 14 - Henry McIntosh - Freshman
  • 16 - Mark Finkleburg - Senior
  • 17 - Charlie Sheehan - Senior
  • 19 - Matt Boyer - Freshman
  • 20 - Marius Balandis - Junior
  • 21 Grant Fremion - Sophomore
  • 27 - Colin Townsend - Junior
  • 29 - Jake Little - Freshman
  • 32 - Reid Hendrickson - Sophomore
  • 34 - Parker Stoyan - Freshman
  • 36 - Ryan Patel - Sophomore
  • 37 - Ryan Surin - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 18 - Ryan Hernandez - Junior
  • 33 - Nolan Bowser - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Brendan Carrane - Freshman
  • 2 - Colten Schild - Sophomore
  • 3 - Zach Frieling - Junior
  • 5 - Thomas Kane - Freshman
  • 6 - Matt Dunham - Sophomore
  • 7 - Matt Happ - Junior
  • 15 - Tyler Fogarty - Freshman
  • 22 - Kyle Fitzgerald - Junior
  • 31 - Sam Polk - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 4 - George Sutherland - Junior
  • 11 - Cole Smith - Freshman
  • 30 - Colin Bergmann - Freshman
  • 38 - Will Ross - Freshman
  • 40 - Matt Turino - Junior

Utility

  • 25 - Jake Garella - Senior
  • 28 - Cam Redding - Sophomore
 

Coaching Staff

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Name Position Seasons at
SLU
Alma Mater
Darin Hendrickson Head Coach 13 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1991)
Evan Pratte Assistant Coach 3 Southwest Missouri State University (1996)
Will Schierholz Assistant Coach 4 Miami University (2014)
Logan Moon Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 Missouri Southern State University (2014)

Game log

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2021 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Saint Louis team member
Regular Season (17–31)

Notes

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  1. ^ The game was cancelled in the fourth inning due to rain. North Dakota State was leading, 3–1, at the time of cancellation.

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Saint Louis Billikens. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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