# 2022 New Orleans Privateers baseball team

The 2022 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Privateers played their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and were led by seventh–year head coach Blake Dean. They were members of the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2021, and the Privateers were picked to finish third in the conference with 73 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 93 (10) |
| 2 | McNeese State | 80 (3) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 73 |
| 4 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 63 (1) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 55 (2) |
| 6 | Incarnate Word | 36 |
| T–7 | Houston Baptist | 24 |
| T–7 | Nicholls | 24 |

### Preseason All-Southland Team

The following players were named to the 2022 Preseason All-Southland Team, voted on by the league's coaches.
1st Team
* Kasten Furr – Third Baseman
* Pearce Howard – Outfielder
* Caleb Seroski – Relief Pitcher
2nd Team
* Anthony Herron Jr. – Designated Hitter

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | New Orleans win |
| | New Orleans loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | New Orleans team member |
2022 New Orleans Privateers baseball game log :
Regular season (28–21) :
February (5–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Andre Dawson Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 18 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9–3 | LeBlanc (1–0) | Duran (0–1) | None | 505 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 19 | Grambling | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 12–2$^7$ | Porter (1–0) | Rudy (0–1) | None | 517 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 20 | Alabama State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 10–0$^8$ | Horton (1–0) | King (0–1) | None | 740 | 3–0 |
| Feb. 25 | Kansas | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 4–3 | LeBlanc (2–0) | Larsen (0–1) | Seroski (1) | 427 | 4–0 |
| Feb. 26 | Kansas | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 2–8 | Vanderhei (2–0) | Porter (1–1) | None | 452 | 4–1 |
| Feb. 27 | Kansas | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 5–2 | Williams (1–0) | Brady (0–2) | Seroski (2) | 387 | 5–1 |
March (9–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar. 2 | at No. 7 LSU | Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 3–11 | Taylor (1–0) | Khachadourian (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 10,203 | 5–2 | |
| Mar. 4 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 8–2 | LeBlanc (3–0) | Barlow (0–1) | None | | 1,031 | 6–2 | |
| Mar. 5 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 13–11 | Seroski (1–0) | Wepf (1–2) | None | | 1,052 | 7–2 | |
| Mar. 6 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 10–5 | Williams (2–0) | Lien (0–1) | None | | 989 | 8–2 | |
| Mar. 11 | Youngstown State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 5–6 | Mikos (1–0) | Seroski (1–1) | Ball (4) | ESPN+ | 145 | 8–3 | |
| Mar. 12 | Youngstown State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 8–7$^{10}$ | Gauthe (1–0) | Ball (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 244 | 9–3 | |
| Mar. 12 | Youngstown State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 2–3 | Perry (1–1) | Mitchell (0–1) | Perez (1) | ESPN+ | 658 | 9–4 | |
| Mar. 13 | Youngstown State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 1–0 | Williams (3–0) | Brosky (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 475 | 10–4 | |
| Mar. 15 | South Alabama | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 1–6 | Lehrmann (1–0) | Cerejo (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 467 | 10–5 | |
| Mar. 18 | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | W 10–7$^{12}$ | Seroski (2–1) | Atwood (2–2) | None | | 746 | 11–5 | |
| Mar. 19 | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | L 8–13 | Sundloff (2–0) | Mitchell (0–2) | None | | 1,006 | 11–6 | |
| Mar. 20 | at Oklahoma | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK | W 11–5 | Horton (2–0) | Martinez (2–2) | None | | 797 | 12–6 | |
| Mar. 23 | Southern Miss | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 8–12 | Rhodes (1–0) | Cunningham (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 452 | 12–7 | |
| Mar. 25 | Northwestern State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 7–6 | Williams (4–0) | Flowers (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 623 | 13–7 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 26 | Northwestern State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 1–2 | Harmon (3–2) | Mitchell (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 415 | 13–8 | 1–1 |
| Mar. 27 | Northwestern State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 10–16 | Brown (3–2) | Lamkin (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 454 | 13–9 | 1–2 |
| Mar. 29 | Tulane | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 14–6 | Khachadourian (1–1) | Robinson (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 816 | 14–9 | |
April (8–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr. 1 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W 18–3$^7$ | LeBlanc (4–0) | Tinker (0–4) | None | ESPN+ | 320 | 15–9 | 2–2 |
| Apr. 2 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | L 3–5 | Charles (1–0) | Gauthe (1–1) | Reitmeyer (6) | ESPN+ | 367 | 15–10 | 2–3 |
| Apr. 3 | at Houston Baptist | Husky Field • Houston, TX | W 14–10 | Khachadourian (2–1) | Powell (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 385 | 16–10 | 3–3 |
| Apr. 8 | McNeese State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9–5 | LeBlanc (5–0) | Rogers (3–3) | None | ESPN+ | 733 | 17–10 | 4–3 |
| Apr. 9 | McNeese State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 11–2 | Mitchell (1–3) | Abraham (2–4) | None | ESPN+ | 513 | 18–10 | 5–3 |
| Apr. 10 | McNeese State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 11–9 | Seroski (3–1) | Vega (2–2) | Paplham (1) | ESPN+ | 428 | 19–10 | 6–3 |
| Apr. 12 | Tulane | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 2–4 | Slagel (1–1) | Kulivan (0–1) | Devito (9) | ESPN+ | 951 | 19–11 | |
| Apr. 14 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 4–5 | O'Toole (2–3) | Williams (4–1) | Trahan (5) | ESPN+ | 1,123 | 19–12 | 6–4 |
| Apr. 15 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 5–10 | Kinzeler (3–1) | Mitchell (1–4) | None | ESPN+ | 1,190 | 19–13 | 6–5 |
| Apr. 16 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 5–9 | Dugas (3–1) | Horton (2–1) | None | ESPN+ | 969 | 19–14 | 6–6 |
| Apr. 20 | at No. 6 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 5–10 | Gillentine (2–0) | Khachadourian (2–2) | Rogers (2) | ESPN+ | 4,688 | 19–15 | |
| Apr. 22 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 13–3$^7$ | LeBlanc (6–0) | Garcia (4–3) | None | ESPN+ | 600 | 20–15 | 7–6 |
| Apr. 23 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 9–11 | Westbrook (2–1) | Mitchell (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 535 | 20–16 | 7–7 |
| Apr. 24 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 14–6 | Khachadourian (3–2) | Mejia (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 244 | 21–16 | 8–7 |
| Apr. 26 | No. 22 LSU | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9–4 | Blanchard (1–0) | Floyd (4–3) | None | ESPN+ | 5,000 | 22–16 | |
| Apr. 29 | at Nicholls | Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 2–12$^8$ | Desandro (3-3) | LeBlanc (6-1) | None | | 439 | 22–17 | 8–8 |
| Apr. 30 | at Nicholls | Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 4–6 | Theriot (7-2) | Mitchell (1-6) | Gearing (4) | | 411 | 22–18 | 8–9 |
May (6–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 1 | at Nicholls | Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 6–2 | Khachadourian (4-2) | Heckman (1-4) | Williams (1) | | 402 | 23–18 | 9–9 |
| May 3 | at Tulane | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 5–6 | Knueppel (1-0) | Horton (2-2) | Welch (1) | ESPN+ | 1,604 | 23–19 | |
| May 6 | Incarnate Word | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 11–3 | Williams (5-1) | Hayward (1-5) | None | ESPN+ | 643 | 24–19 | 10–9 |
| May 7 | Incarnate Word | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 8–9 | David (3-2) | Mead (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 304 | 24–20 | 10–10 |
| May 8 | Incarnate Word | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9–8$^{11}$ | Cunningham (1-1) | Hayward (1-6) | None | ESPN+ | 406 | 25–20 | 11–10 |
| May 12 | at Northwestern State | Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 6–4 | Williams (6-1) | Collins (3-1) | None | | 519 | 26–20 | 12–10 |
| May 13 | at Northwestern State | Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | L 11–14 | Taylor (3-1) | Porter (1-2) | Francis (1) | | 530 | 26–21 | 12–11 |
| May 14 | at Northwestern State | Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 11–4 | Khachadourian (5-2) | Brown (5-6) | Seroski (3) | | 602 | 27–21 | 13–11 |
| May 17 | Southern | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 5–4 | Mead (1-1) | Page (2-3) | Paplham (2) | ESPN+ | 626 | 28–21 | |
Post-season (2–2) :
SLC Tournament (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 19 | (6) Houston Baptist | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 10–3 | LeBlanc (7–1) | Bales (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 477 | 29–21 | 1–0 |
| May 20 | (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 10–9 | Williams (7–1) | Thomas (4–5) | Cunningham (1) | ESPN+ | 527 | 30–21 | 2–0 |
| May 21 | (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 4–25$^7$ | O'Toole (3–4) | Blanchard (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 591 | 30–22 | 2–1 |
| May 22 | (2) Southeastern Louisiana | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 3–4$^{10}$ | Trahan (4–3) | Williams (7–2) | None | ESPN+ | 564 | 30–23 | 2–2 |