2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record27–17 (12–6 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Logan Moon (3rd season)
  • Adam Revelette (2nd season)
  • Jason Eary (1st season)
Home stadiumBilliken Sports Center
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .70828–24–1 .538
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15–8–0 .65230–24–0 .556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62533–23–0 .589
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62526–34–0 .433
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 14–9–0 .60927–28–0 .491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍y 13–10–0 .56536–27–0 .571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54223–29–0 .442
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47821–34–0 .382
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45825–30–0 .455
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29219–36–0 .345
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25014–35–0 .286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .2088–40–0 .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team will represent 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 will be led by head coach Darin Hendrickson, in his 16th season with the program.

Previous season

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

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[2]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Class
Cam Redding28INFSenior

Coaches poll

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
1Davidson130 (5)
2VCU125 (4)
3Richmond103 (1)
4Saint Louis103
5Dayton92 (1)
6Rhode Island85
7Saint Joseph's81
8George Mason70 (1)
9Fordham52
10George Washington51
11UMass27
12St. Bonaventure17

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C20Cody JansenSenior
1B13Cameron SwangerSenior
2B2Ethan SitzmanJunior
3B12Dominic CusumanoSenior
SS5Easton RichterFreshman
LF15Tyler FogartyJunior
CF1Hayden MooreSophomore
RF9Patrick ClohisySophomore
DH11Cole SmithJunior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday16Dawson SmithJunior
Saturday37Luke GasserJunior
Sunday29Jack WeberSophomore

Game log

2023 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log (27–17)
Regular Season (27–17)
May (2–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record
May 5George WashingtonBilliken Sports CenterL 6–8Koester (5–3)Litman (4–2)Odell (1)ESPN+14425–1710–6
May 6George WashingtonBilliken Sports CenterW 9–6Chaffin (5–1)Brennan (2–3)Weber (2)ESPN+20126–1711–6
May 7George WashingtonBilliken Sports CenterW 9–810Bell (3–2)Foltz (1–3)NoneESPN+19827–1712–6
May 12at DavidsonT. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
Davidson, NC
May 13at DavidsonT. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
May 14at DavidsonT. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
May 16Lindenwood*Billiken Sports Center—
May 18FordhamBilliken Sports Center
May 19FordhamBilliken Sports Center
May 20FordhamBilliken Sports Center
Postseason (0–0)
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]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

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

Team batting

Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Saint Louis1,176.2933346873525115924750
Opponents1,177.2873385931818215422130

Team pitching

Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Saint Louis298.133821016615422145.01
Opponents291.133427224515924747.57

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]——*——
Baseball America[6]————
Collegiate Baseball^[7]————
NCBWA†[8]————
D1Baseball[9]————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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

  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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