# 2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team

The 2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawks played their home games at Smithson Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Fritz Hamburg, in his sixteenth season with the program.
Saint Joseph's entered the season as the defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions.

## Background

The 2023 was one of the most successful conference seasons in Saint Joseph's program history. Finishing with a record of 28–24–1 and an Atlantic 10 record of 17–7, Saint Joseph's won their first Atlantic 10 regular season title in program history. They were eliminated in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament after going 1–2, and did not receive an at-large berth to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Saint Joseph's Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cole Stetzar | 2 | RHP | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 220 | Graduate | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Cam Walker | 3 | INF | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 161 | Senior | Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Luca Trigiani | 4 | INF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 209 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York | Graduated |
| Adam Fine | 11 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 | Senior | Wynnewood, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Patrick Shearer | 16 | RHP | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 223 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | Graduated |
| Mike Falco | 24 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 209 | Graduate | East Brunswick, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Brett Callahan | 27 | OF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 192 | Junior | Newark, Delaware | Drafted in the 2023 MLB draft |
| Nate Thomas | 30 | IN | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 217 | Graduate | Hockessin, Delaware | Graduated |
| Nick Embleton | 31 | INF | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 204 | Senior | Enola, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Nicholas Torres | 37 | LHP | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 | Senior | Marlboro, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Travis Rinker | 39 | C | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 | Senior | Monrovia, Maryland | Graduated |
| Peter Gallo | 44 | RHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 238 | Senior | Asbury Park, New Jersey | Graduated |

### Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Colin Yablonski | 37 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 196 | Graduate | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Coastal Carolina |
| Owen Petrich | 43 | INF | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 216 | Sophomore | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | Delaware |

### 2023 MLB Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team |
| #13 | #380 | Brett Callahan | 3B | Detroit Tigers |

## Preseason
### Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Ethan Bell, Hayden Moore, and Cole Smith were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Ryan Cesarini | 47 | OF | Junior |
| Domenic Picone | 41 | SP | Senior |
| Ryan Desanto | 33 | SP | Sophomore |

### Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. Saint Joseph's was picked to finish third in the conference and received one first-place vote.
Coaches' Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
| 1 | Saint Louis | 125 (3) |
| 2 | George Mason | 121 (2) |
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 114 (1) |
| 4 | Davidson | 113 (2) |
| 5 | VCU | 97 (2) |
| 6 | Dayton | 96 (1) |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 77 (1) |
| 8 | Richmond | 63 |
| 9 | George Washington | 51 |
| 10 | Fordham | 38 |
| 11 | UMass | 22 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 19 |

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 14 | Jakob Reed | Senior |
| 1B | 35 | Brandon Drapeau | Graduate |
| 2B | 15 | Max Hitman | Senior |
| 3B | 44 | Owen Petrich | Sophomore |
| SS | 5 | Ryan Weingartner | Sophomore |
| LF | 17 | Luke Zimmerman | Graduate |
| CF | 8 | Conlan Wall | Senior |
| RF | 13 | Ryan Picollo | Senior |
| DH | 43 | Justin Igoe | Senior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 12 | Will McCausland | Sophomore |
| Saturday | | Ryan DeSanto | |
| Sunday | | Domenic Picone | |

### Roster
## Game log

2024 Saint Joseph's Hawks Baseball Game Log (12–18) :
Regular Season (12–18) :
February (2–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| February 16 | Canisius* | Smithson Field Merion, PA | W 6–5 | Yablonski (1–0) | Abbott (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 201 | 1–0 | — |
| February 17 | Canisius* | Smithson Field | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | 1–0 | — |
| February 18 | Canisius* | Smithson Field | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | Cancelled (snow) | 1–0 | — |
| One Spartanburg, Inc. Baseball Classic ||||||||||||
| February 23 | at Gardner–Webb* | Moss Stadium Boiling Springs, NC | W 6–2 | McCausland (1–0) | Brogdan (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 156 | 2–0 | — |
| February 24 | at Presbyterian* | The Plex Clinton, SC | L 2–3$^{10}$ | T. Smith (1–0) | L. Smith (0–1) | None | | 243 | 2–1 | — |
| February 25 | at USC Upstate* | Harley Park Spartanburg, SC | L 5–21 | Ellingworth (1–0) | Picone (0–1) | None | | 119 | 2–2 | — |
| February 27 | Rutgers* | Smithson Field | L 9–15 | Fauci (3–0) | Yablonski (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 202 | 2–3 | — |
March (8–11) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| March 1 | at Bucknell* | Depew Field Lewisburg, PA | L 14–16 | Carroll (1–0) | McCausland (1–1) | Mulvey (3) | ESPN+ | 135 | 2–4 | — |
| March 2 | Bucknell* | Smithson Field | W 15–5$^5$ | DeSanto (1–0) | Schultz (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 225 | 3–4 | — |
| March 3 | Bucknell* | Smithson Field | W 9–5 | Picone (1–1) | Maxwell (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 206 | 4–4 | — |
| March 5 | Fairfield* | Smithson Field | W 4–3 | Yablonski (2–1) | Helmstetter (0–2) | Davies (1) | | 134 | 5–4 | — |
| March 6 | Fairfield* | Smithson Field | L 5–19$^8$ | Colagrande (1–0) | McShane (0–1) | None | | 132 | 5–5 | — |
| March 8 | at UNCW* | Brooks Field Wilmington, NC | L 5–6 | Marshburn (2–0) | Gabrysh (0–1) | Craig (1) | FloBaseball | 993 | 5–6 | — |
| March 9 | at UNCW* | Brooks Field | L 2–3 | Kane (1–1) | Smith (0–2) | None | FloBaseball | 932 | 5–7 | — |
| March 10 | at UNCW* | Brooks Field | L 3–4 | Marshburn (3–0) | Yablonski (2–2) | None | FloBaseball | 1,158 | 5–8 | — |
| March 12 | at Lehigh* | J. David Walker Field Bethlehem, PA | W 8–2 | Yablonski (3–2) | Ermigiotti (1–1) | None | | 151 | 6–8 | — |
| March 15 | Monmouth* | Smithson Field | L 5–7 | Benzinger (1–1) | McShane (0–2) | None | | 224 | 6–9 | — |
| March 16 | Monmouth* | Smithson Field | W 10–6 | Smith (1–2) | Carlin (1–2) | None | | 316 | 7–9 | — |
| March 17 | Monmouth* | Smithson Field | W 7–6 | McShane (1–2) | Benzinger (1–2) | None | | 400 | 8–9 | — |
| March 20 | Navy* | Smithson Field | L 7–17$^7$ | Murtha (1–0) | Owsik (0–1) | None | | 225 | 8–10 | — |
| March 22 | at Kent State* | Schoonover Stadium Kent, OH | L 2–3 | Kartsonas (3–2) | McCausland (1–1) | Roebuck (1) | Hudl | 342 | 8–11 | — |
| March 23 | at Kent State* | Schoonover Stadium | L 2–3 | Kolenda (1–3) | Gabrysh (0–2) | None | Hudl | 320 | 8–12 | — |
| March 24 | at Kent State* | Schoonover Stadium | W 5–0 | Picone (2–1) | Miceli (0–1) | None | Hudl | 323 | 9–12 | — |
| Liberty Bell Classic ||||||||||||
| March 26 | at Lafayette* | Kamine Stadium Easton, PA | L 7–13 | Maurer (1–0) | Yablonski (3–3) | None | | 107 | 9–13 | — |
| March 28 | at Davidson | Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, NC | L 8–9 | Ban (1–0) | Owsik (0–2) | None | | 333 | 9–14 | 0–1 |
| March 29 | at Davidson | Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 3–14 | Cavanaugh (1–3) | DeSanto (1–1) | Fix (1) | | 512 | 9–15 | 0–2 |
| March 30 | at Davidson | Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 15–8 | Picone (3–1) | Feczko (2–4) | Rodriguez (1) | | 478 | 10–15 | 1–2 |
April (2–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| Liberty Bell Classic ||||||||||||
| April 3 | vs. Penn* | Smithson Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 10–15 | — |
| April 5 | Saint Louis | Smithson Field | L 2–10 | Holmes (6–1) | McCausland (1–3) | Bell (4) | ESPN+ | 221 | 10–16 | 1–3 |
| April 6 | Saint Louis | Smithson Field | W 9–1 | DeSanto (2–1) | Yarberry (4–3) | McShane (1) | ESPN+ | 306 | 11–16 | 2–3 |
| April 7 | Saint Louis | Smithson Field | W 7–3 | Picone (4–1) | Chaffin (1–2) | Rodriguez (2) | ESPN+ | 367 | 12–16 | 3–3 |
| April 10 | Delaware* | Smithson Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 12–16 | — |
| April 12 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI | L 3–6 | Jones (1–0) | McCausland (1–4) | Ureña (1) | | 91 | 12–17 | 3–4 |
| April 13 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | L 2–7 | Sposato (1–3) | DeSanto (2–2) | None | | 133 | 12–18 | 3–5 |
| April 14 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 17 | at Penn* | Meiklejohn Stadium Philadelphia, PA | | | | | | | | — |
| April 19 | St. Bonaventure | Smithson Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 20 | St. Bonaventure | Smithson Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 21 | St. Bonaventure | Smithson Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 23 | at Delaware* | Bob Hannah Stadium Newark, DE | | | | | | | | — |
| April 26 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA | | | | | | | | |
| April 27 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 28 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | | | | | | | | |
| April 30 | at Villanova* | Villanova Ballpark Plymouth Meeting, PA | | | | | | | | — |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | A10 record |
| May 3 | at Fordham | Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY | |
| May 4 | at Fordham | Houlihan Park | |
| May 5 | at Fordham | Houlihan Park | |
| May 10 | George Mason | Smithson Field | |
| May 11 | George Mason | Smithson Field | |
| May 12 | George Mason | Smithson Field | |
| May 14 | Villanova* | Smithson Field | — |
| May 16 | George Washington | Smithson Field | |
| May 17 | George Washington | Smithson Field | |
| May 18 | George Washington | Smithson Field | |
Post-Season :
Atlantic 10 tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T record |
| May 21–25 | vs. TBD | | Capital One Park Tysons, VA | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll  W  Saint Joseph's win •  L  Saint Joseph's loss •  T  Saint Joseph's tie •  Postponement or cancellation  • Bold denotes Saint Joseph's player :

## Tournaments
### Atlantic 10 tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams :
| (1) Saint Louis Billikens | (2) VCU Rams | (3) Dayton Flyers | (4) Richmond Spiders | (5) George Washington Revolutionaries | (6) UMass Minutemen | (7) Saint Joseph's Hawks |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | May 22 – 11:00 a.m. | May 22 – 11:00 a.m. | May 22 – 11:00 a.m. | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Saint Louis | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 21 – 11:00 a.m. | May 21 – 11:00 a.m. | May 21 – 11:00 a.m. | 1 | Saint Louis | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 21 – 11:00 a.m. | May 21 – 11:00 a.m. | May 21 – 11:00 a.m. | 4 | Richmond | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Richmond | 12 | 4 | Richmond | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Richmond | 12 | | | | May 24 – 11:00 a.m. | May 24 – 11:00 a.m. | May 24 – 11:00 a.m. | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Washington | 4 | | | | May 24 – 11:00 a.m. | May 24 – 11:00 a.m. | May 24 – 11:00 a.m. | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Washington | 4 | | | | 4 | Richmond | 7 | | | | | | | |
| May 21 – 3:00 p.m. | May 21 – 3:00 p.m. | May 21 – 3:00 p.m. | | | | 4 | Richmond | 7 | | | | | | | |
| May 21 – 3:00 p.m. | May 21 – 3:00 p.m. | May 21 – 3:00 p.m. | | | | 2 | VCU | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dayton | 4 | | | | 2 | VCU | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dayton | 4 | May 22 – 3:00 p.m. | May 22 – 3:00 p.m. | May 22 – 3:00 p.m. | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | UMass | 1 | May 22 – 3:00 p.m. | May 22 – 3:00 p.m. | May 22 – 3:00 p.m. | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | UMass | 1 | 3 | Dayton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 21 – 7:00 p.m. | May 21 – 7:00 p.m. | May 21 – 7:00 p.m. | 3 | Dayton | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| May 21 – 7:00 p.m. | May 21 – 7:00 p.m. | May 21 – 7:00 p.m. | 2 | VCU | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 4 | 2 | VCU | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 4 | | | | | | | | | | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. | May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 16 | – |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Richmond | 1 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | May 23 – 11:00 a.m. | May 23 – 11:00 a.m. | May 23 – 11:00 a.m. | | | | | | | | | |
| May 22 – 7:00 p.m. | May 22 – 7:00 p.m. | May 22 – 7:00 p.m. | 1 | Saint Louis | 0 | | | | May 24 – 3:00 p.m. | May 24 – 3:00 p.m. | May 24 – 3:00 p.m. | | | |
| 6 | UMass | 2 | 7 | St. Joseph's | 14 | May 23 – 7:00 p.m. | May 23 – 7:00 p.m. | May 23 – 7:00 p.m. | 4 | Richmond | 14 | |
| 7 | St. Joseph's | 12 | | | | 7 | St. Joseph's | 13 | 7 | St. Joseph's | 6 | |
| | | | May 23 – 3:00 p.m. | May 23 – 3:00 p.m. | May 23 – 3:00 p.m. | 5 | George Washington | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Washington | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Dayton | 1 | | | | | | | |
First round (Game 3) :
| (7) Saint Joseph's Hawks | vs. | (2) VCU Rams |
May 21, 2024 7:00 pm (EDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (7) Saint Joseph's | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| (2) VCU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Brian Curley (6–0) LP: Colin Yablonski (4–5) Sv: Owen Tappy (5) Home runs: STJ: Ryan Weingartner VCU: Brandon Eike, Eli Weisner Attendance: 301 |||||||||||||
Lower round 1 (Game 6) :
| (7) Saint Joseph's Hawks | vs. | (6) UMass Minutemen |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ 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.