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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.
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.
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 Atlantic 10 awards and honors [ edit ]
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
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
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
2023 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log (33–23)
Regular Season (30–21)
February (4–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
A10 Record
February 17
vs. Marshall *
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL
L 4–11
Blevins (1–0)
Smith (0–1)
None
75
0–1
—
February 18
vs. Marshall*
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
L 4–8
Harlow (1–0)
Gasser (0–1)
Capuano (1)
75
0–2
—
February 19
vs. Marshall*
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
L 5–10
Capuano (1–0)
Weber (0–1)
None
100
0–3
—
February 24
vs. Minnesota *
City of Palms Park Fort Myers, FL
W 6–3
Redding (1–0)
Litman (0–1)
None
326
1–3
—
February 25
vs. Minnesota*
City of Palms Park
W 8–3
Cherico (1–0)
Malec (0–2)
None
345
2–3
—
February 26
vs. Minnesota*
City of Palms Park
W 16–9
Chaffin (1–0)
Klassen (0–2)
None
359
3–3
—
February 28
at Southern Illinois *
Itchy Jones Stadium Carbondale, IL
W 11–3
Smith (1–1)
Combs (0–1)
None
415
4–3
—
March (9–7)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
A10 Record
March 3
St. Thomas (MN) *
Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO
W 4–1
Weber (1–1)
Klick (0–1)
None
105
5–3
—
March 4
St. Thomas (MN)*
Billiken Sports Center
W 6–5
Graf (1–0)
Marsh (0–1)
None
134
6–3
—
March 5
St. Thomas (MN)*
Billiken Sports Center
W 5–2
Chaffin (2–0)
Esch (1–1)
Fremion (1)
126
7–3
—
March 7
at Lindenwood *
Lou Brock Stadium St. Charles, MO
W 14–9
Downard (1–0)
James (0–3)
None
89
8–3
—
March 10
Northwestern *
Billiken Sports Center
W 16–6
Thomson (1–0)
McClure (0–3)
None
65
9–3
—
March 11
Northwestern*
Billiken Sports Center
W 14–5
Holmes (1–0)
Dickson (0–1)
None
89
10–3
—
March 12
Northwestern*
Billiken Sports Center
Canceled (inclement weather)
10–3
—
March 14
Southern Indiana *
Billiken Sports Center
L 2–10
Sweeney (1–0)
Chaffin (2–1)
None
74
10–4
—
March 15
South Dakota State *
Billiken Sports Center
L 1–5
Goble (1–0)
Cherico (1–1)
Bourassa (3)
49
10–5
—
March 17
vs. Lamar *
USA Baseball Complex Millington, TN
W 8–7
Hendrickson (1–0)
Cleveland (3–2)
None
130
11–5
—
March 18
vs. Lamar*
USA Baseball Complex
W 6–510
Bell (1–0)
Cole (0–1)
None
65
12–5
—
March 19
vs. Lamar*
USA Baseball Complex
Canceled (inclement weather)
12–5
—
March 21
Missouri State *
Billiken Sports Center
Canceled (inclement weather)
12–5
—
March 22
Eastern Illinois *
Billiken Sports Center
L 0–2
Laxner (2–0)
Fremion (0–1)
Robbins (1)
100
12–6
—
March 24
at San Jose State *
Excite Ballpark San Jose, CA
L 4–11
Clark (1–0)
Litman (1–1)
None
ESPN+
316
12–7
—
March 25
at San Jose State*
Excite Ballpark
L 6–710
Jansen (1–1)
Bell (1–1)
None
ESPN+
120
12–8
—
March 26
at San Jose State*
Excite Ballpark
L 3–411
White (4–1)
Downard (1–1)
None
ESPN+
316
12–9
—
March 28
SIUE *
Billiken Sports Center
L 12–14
Milsap (1–0)
Gasser (0–2)
None
128
12–10
—
March 31
UMass
Billiken Sports Center
W 9–4
Litman (2–1)
Pawloski (1–1)
None
113
13–10
1–0
April (12–6)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
A10 Record
April 1
UMass
Billiken Sports Center
W 7–6
Cherico (2–1)
Harrigan (0–2)
None
142
14–10
2–0
April 2
UMass
Billiken Sports Center
W 11–1
Chaffin (3–1)
Steele (0–1)
None
122
15–10
3–0
April 4
at SIUE*
Roy E. Lee Field Edwardsville, IL
W 19–14
Fremion (1–1)
Smith (0–1)
None
156
16–10
—
April 6
at St. Bonaventure
Fred Handler Park Olean, NY
W 13–3
Litman (3–1)
Roggenburk (0–2)
None
ESPN+
172
17–10
4–0
April 7
at St. Bonaventure
Fred Handler Park
L 7–10
Watts (2–3)
Weber (1–2)
Devine (4)
ESPN+
150
17–11
4–1
April 8
at St. Bonaventure
Fred Handler Park
W 7–5
Bell (2–1)
Hediger (0–4)
Cherico (1)
ESPN+
200
18–11
5–1
April 11
at Southern Indiana*
USI Baseball Field Evansville, IN
W 16–11
Fremion (2–1)
Stamm (0–1)
None
307
19–11
—
April 14
Saint Joseph's
Billiken Sports Center
W 4–2
Litman (4–1)
McCausland (3–2)
Bell (1)
ESPN+
180
20–11
6–1
April 15
Saint Joseph's
Billiken Sports Center
W 10–6
Chaffin (4–1)
DeSanto (1–1)
Weber (1)
ESPN+
201
21–11
7–1
April 16
Saint Joseph's
Billiken Sports Center
W 14–8
Holmes (2–0)
Picone (1–5)
None
ESPN+
121
22–11
8–1
April 18
at Lindenwood*
Lou Brock Stadium
L 8–13
Stice (2–4)
Downard (1–2)
None
79
22–12
—
April 21
at Dayton
Woerner Field Dayton, OH
L 6–710
Zapka (1–0)
Bell (2–2)
None
GCSN
445
22–13
8–2
April 22
at Dayton
Woerner Field
W 12–10
Cherico (3–1)
Packard (1–7)
Gray (1)
GCSN
445
23–13
9–2
April 23
at Dayton
Woerner Field
L 1–2
Baker (1–0)
Fremion (2–2)
Zapka (3)
GCSN
260
23–14
9–3
April 25
Western Illinois *
Woerner Field
W 8–5
Gray (1–0)
Alexander (0–1)
Bell (2)
133
24–14
—
April 28
at VCU
The Diamond Richmond, VA
L 6–10
Erka (1–2)
Gray (1–1)
None
ESPN+
349
24–15
9–4
April 29
at VCU
The Diamond
W 10–5
Weber (2–2)
Ellis (5–4)
None
ESPN+
350
25–15
10–4
April 30
at VCU
The Diamond
L 6–711
Curley (2–2)
Dumont (0–1)
None
ESPN+
480
25–16
10–5
May (5–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
A10 Record
May 5
George Washington
Billiken Sports Center
L 6–8
Koester (5–3)
Litman (4–2)
Odell (1)
ESPN+
144
25–17
10–6
May 6
George Washington
Billiken Sports Center
W 9–6
Chaffin (5–1)
Brennan (2–3)
Weber (2)
ESPN+
201
26–17
11–6
May 7
George Washington
Billiken Sports Center
W 9–810
Bell (3–2)
Foltz (1–3)
None
ESPN+
198
27–17
12–6
May 12
at Davidson
T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, NC
L 2–11
Schomberg (7–2)
Litman (4–3)
Flynn (4)
447
27–18
12–7
May 13
at Davidson
T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
L 11–12
Shedleski (1–1)
Bell (3–3)
None
449
27–19
12–8
May 14
at Davidson
T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
L 11–14
Fix (3–2)
Holmes (2–1)
None
505
27–20
12–9
May 16
Lindenwood*
Billiken Sports Center
L 1–9
Walsh (2–4)
Smith (1–2)
None
ESPN+
276
27–21
—
May 18
Fordham
Billiken Sports Center
W 9–2
Litman (5–3)
Lavelle (1–6)
None
ESPN+
233
28–21
13–9
May 19
Fordham
Billiken Sports Center
W 8–6
Downard (2–2)
Kovel (3–3)
Bell (3)
ESPN+
209
29–21
14–9
May 20
Fordham
Billiken Sports Center
W 14–4
Hendrikson (2–0)
Simeone (0–3)
None
ESPN+
228
30–21
15–9
Postseason (3–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (3–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
A10T Record
May 23
vs. (5) Richmond
(4)
The Diamond
W 6–3
Holmes (3–0)
Neff (3–1)
Weber (3)
ESPN+
250
31–21
1–0
May 24
vs. (1) Saint Joseph's
(4)
The Diamond
W 23–8
Litman (6–3)
McCausland (5–3)
None
ESPN+
325
32–21
2–0
May 25
vs. (6) George Mason
(4)
The Diamond
W 6–5
Weber (3–2)
Lamere (3–1)
Bell (4)
ESPN+
258
33–21
3–0
May 26
vs. (6) George Mason
(4)
The Diamond
L 1–4
Menaker (1–1)
Smith (1–3)
Shields (1)
ESPN+
817
33–22
3–1
May 27
vs. (6) George Mason
(4)
The Diamond
L 2–6
Stewart (2–2)
Holmes (3–2)
None
ESPN+
817
33–23
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.
[ 4]
Atlantic 10 tournament [ edit ]
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 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Final 1 Saint Joseph's 8 4 Saint Louis 23 4 Saint Louis 6 5 Richmond 3 4 Saint Louis 6 6 George Mason 5 3 Dayton 4 6 George Mason 5 6 George Mason 15 2 Davidson 11 2 Davidson 8 7 Rhode Island 4 4 Saint Louis 1 2 6 George Mason 4 6 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Lower round 3 Lower final 1 Saint Joseph's 4 7 Rhode Island 3 5 Richmond 0 6 George Mason 3 5 Richmond 13 1 Saint Joseph's 10 3 Dayton 2 3 Dayton 15 3 Dayton 15 2 Davidson 4
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
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
^ 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.
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