# 2023 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

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.

## 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.
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Cam Redding | 28 | INF | Senior |

### Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Saint Louis was picked to finish fourth the Atlantic 10.
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 |

## Personnel
### Starters

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 |

## Game log

2023 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log (33–23) :
Regular Season (30–21) :
February (4–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | 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 | 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) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 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 6–5$^{10}$ | Bell (1–0) | Cole (0–1) | None | | 65 | 12–5 | — |
| March 19 | vs. Lamar* | USA Baseball Complex | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 12–5 | — |
| March 21 | Missouri State* | Billiken Sports Center | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 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 6–7$^{10}$ | Jansen (1–1) | Bell (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 120 | 12–8 | — |
| March 26 | at San Jose State* | Excite Ballpark | L 3–4$^{11}$ | 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 | 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 6–7$^{10}$ | 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 6–7$^{11}$ | Curley (2–2) | Dumont (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 480 | 25–16 | 10–5 |
May (5–5) :
| Date | Opponent | 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 9–8$^{10}$ | 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. :

## 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 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 |
| | | | 1 | Saint Joseph's | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 6 | 4 | Saint Louis | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Richmond | 3 | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | George Mason | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dayton | 4 | | | | 6 | George Mason | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | George Mason | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | George Mason | 5 | 6 | George Mason | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Davidson | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Davidson | 8 | 2 | Davidson | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | George Mason | 4 | 6 |
| 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 | |
| | | | 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 | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Team batting

| 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 pitching

| 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 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | 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† | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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.