# 2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team

The 2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2023 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 fifteenth season with the program.
Saint Joseph's won their first Atlantic 10 regular season title in program history, amassing a conference record of 17–7. They were eliminated in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament after going 1–2.

## Background

The 2022 team finished the season with a 29–25 overall record and a 12–11 record in Atlantic 10 play. They were seeded sixth overall in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament where they finished with a 1–2 record. They did not receive an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 43 | Justin Igoe | Junior |
| 1B | 17 | Luke Zimmerman | RS Senior |
| 2B | 5 | Ryan Weingartner | Freshman |
| 3B | 30 | Nate Thomas | Graduate |
| SS | 4 | Luca Trigiani | Senior |
| LF | 27 | Brett Callahan | Junior |
| CF | 8 | Conlan Wall | Junior |
| RF | 13 | Ryan Picollo | Junior |
| DH | 47 | Ryan Cesarini | Sophomore |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 33 | Ryan DeSanto | Freshman |
| Saturday | 12 | Will McCausland | Freshman |
| Sunday | 28 | David Owsik | Junior |

### Batter depth chart

| Pos | Starters | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Justin Igoe | Travis Rinker | Carter Jagiela |
| 1B | Luke Zimmerman | Brandon Drapeau | Dean Bergmann |
| 2B | Ryan Weingartner | Colin Myers | Paul Kokol |
| 3B | Nate Thomas | Max Hitman | Jakob Reed |
| SS | Luca Trigiani | Cam Walker | |
| LF | Brett Callahan | | |
| CF | Conlan Wall | Nick Embleton | |
| RF | Ryan Picollo | | |
| DH | Ryan Cesarini | Adam Fine | |

### Pitcher depth chart

| Day | SP | RP | CP |
| Friday | Ryan DeSanto | Ryan DeSanto Luke Zimmerman Mike Picollo | Cole Stetzar |
| Saturday | Will McCausland | Alec Rodriguez Mike Falco Nico Torres | Matt McShane |
| Sunday | David Owsik | Patrick Shearer Sam Davies Noah Tincher | Peter Gallo |
| Mid-Week | Dominic Picone | Luke Gabrysh Frank Ciccone Ryan Basarab | Frank Ciccone |

### Coaching staff

Source:

## Offseason
### Departures

SJU Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Liam Bendo | 5 | INF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 204 | Graduate | Glen Mills, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Jake Artz | 8 | OF | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 166 | Graduate | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Ryan Devine | 12 | RHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 | Graduate | Williamsburg, Virginia | Graduated |
| Tim Cavanaugh | 19 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 198 | Senior | Plains, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Ian McCole | 22 | RHP | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 232 | Senior | Frackville, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Brendan Hueth | 25 | OF | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 | Senior | Spring Lake, New Jersey | Graduated |
| Andrew Cossetti | 33 | C | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 215 | Senior | Eagleville, Pennsylvania | Graduated |

### Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Mike Picollo | 22 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 | Gr. | Leawood, Kansas | UNC Wilmington |
| Domenic Picone | 41 | RHP | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 172 | Jr. | Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |

### Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Saint Joseph's in 2023.
| Player | Hometown | High School |
| Pitchers |||
| Frank Ciccone | Hanover, New Jersey | Pope John XXIII |
| Drew DeSanto | Frederick, Maryland | Tusacarora (MD) |
| Ryan DeSanto | Frederick, Maryland | Tusacarora (MD) |
| Richie Kerstetter | Fairfield, Connecticut | Canterbury (CT) |
| Will McCausland | Harleysville, Pennsylvania | Souderton Area HS |
| Hitters |||
| Carter Jagiela | Telford, Pennsylvania | Souderton Area HS |
| Ryan Weingartner | Berlin, New Jersey | St. Augustine (NJ) |

## Game log

2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks Baseball Game Log (28–24–1) :
Regular Season (27–22–1) :
February (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| February 17 | at Duke* | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | L 0–16 | Santucci (1–0) | Picone (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 364 | 0–1 | — |
| February 18 | at Duke* | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | L 1–2 | Higgins (1–0) | Stetzar (0–1) | Tallon (1) | ACCNX | 638 | 0–2 | — |
| February 19 | at Duke* | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | W 5–4$^{10}$ | Gabrysh (1–0) | Beilenson (0–1) | Stetzar (1) | ACCNX | 717 | 1–2 | — |
March (8–10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| March 1 | at Rutgers* | Bainton Field Piscataway, NJ | L 3–6 | Parliament (1–0) | Gabrysh (1–1) | Gorski (1) | BTN+ | 322 | 1–3 | — |
| March 3 | at Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA | L 4–15 | Morgan (2–0) | Picone (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 779 | 1–4 | — |
| March 4 | at Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 0–11 | Armstrong (2–0) | McCausland (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 779 | 1–5 | — |
| March 5 | at Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 11–13 | Cook (2–0) | Owsik (0–1) | Bashara (1) | ESPN+ | 362 | 1–6 | — |
| March 10 | UMass Lowell* | Smithson Field Merion, PA | W 4–3 | McCausland (1–1) | Keevan (0–4) | Gallo (1) | ESPN+ | 110 | 2–6 | — |
| March 11 | UMass Lowell* | Smithson Field | W 7–1 | McShane (1–0) | Draper (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 212 | 3–6 | — |
| March 12 | UMass Lowell* | Smithson Field | W 9–3 | Falco (1–0) | DiRito (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 220 | 4–6 | — |
| Ting Stadium Series ||||||||||||
| March 14 | vs. Notre Dame* | Ting Stadium Holly Springs, NC | L 3–6 | Hely (1–1) | Ciccone (0–1) | Bosch (2) | ESPN+ | 163 | 4–7 | — |
| March 15 | vs. Notre Dame* | Ting Stadium | L 9–10 | Cooper (1–0) | Rodriguez (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 147 | 4–8 | — |
| March 17 | Iona* | Smithson Field | W 15–5 | Gallo (1–0) | Torrado (0–3) | Ciccone (1) | ESPN+ | 171 | 5–8 | — |
| March 18 | Iona* | Smithson Field | W 16–6$^8$ | McShane (2–0) | Chiaia (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 318 | 6–8 | — |
| March 19 | Iona* | Smithson Field | W 13–0$^7$ | Picone (1–2) | Untracht (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 308 | 7–8 | — |
| March 21 | Monmouth* | Smithson Field | L 8–9 | Horvath (1–0) | Stetzar (0–2) | Kent (1) | ESPN+ | 221 | 7–9 | — |
| March 24 | Maine* | Smithson Field | W 3–2 | Stetzar (1–2) | Baeyens (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 180 | 8–9 | — |
| March 25 | Maine* | Smithson Field | L 12–17 | Scott (1–2) | Ciccone (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 155 | 8–10 | — |
| March 26 | Maine* | Smithson Field | L 13–15 | Lewis (2–1) | Picone (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 325 | 8–11 | — |
| Liberty Bell Classic ||||||||||||
| March 28 | at Delaware* | Bob Hannah Stadium Newark, DE | L 3–9 | Grome (2–0) | Owsik (0–2) | Margolis (1) | FloSports | 4,228 | 8–12 | — |
| March 31 | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, VA | W 19–13 | McCausland (2–1) | Argomaniz (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 313 | 9–12 | 1–0 |
April (10–7–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| April 1 | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 15–0 | DeSanto (1–0) | Weirather (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 303 | 10–12 | 2–0 |
| April 2 | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 2–7 | Subers (2–0) | Picone (1–4) | None | ESPN+ | 413 | 10–13 | 2–1 |
| Liberty Bell Classic ||||||||||||
| April 5 | Penn* | Smithson Field | L 6–18 | Cerwinski (2–0) | Picollo (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 182 | 10–14 | — |
| April 7 | VCU | Smithson Field | W 5–3 | McCausland (3–1) | Gordon (2–2) | McShane (1) | ESPN+ | 274 | 11–14 | 3–1 |
| April 8 | VCU | Smithson Field | W 12–3 | Stetzar (2–2) | Peters (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 308 | 12–14 | 4–1 |
| April 9 | VCU | Smithson Field | L 7–11 | Ellis (4–2) | Shearer (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 302 | 12–15 | 4–2 |
| April 11 | at Delaware* | Bob Hannah Stadium | L 10–13 | Margolis (3–0) | Ciccone (0–3) | None | FloSports | 165 | 12–16 | — |
| April 14 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO | L 2–4 | Litman (4–1) | McCausland (3–2) | Bell (1) | ESPN+ | 180 | 12–17 | 4–3 |
| April 15 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 6–10 | Chaffin (4–1) | DeSanto (1–1) | Weber (1) | ESPN+ | 201 | 12–18 | 4–4 |
| April 16 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 8–14 | Holmes (2–0) | Picone (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 121 | 12–19 | 4–5 |
| April 21 | UMass | Smithson Field | W 5–3 | McCausland (4–2) | Belliveau (0–1) | Stetzar (2) | ESPN+ | 201 | 13–19 | 5–5 |
| April 22 | UMass | Smithson Field | W 12–3 | Owsik (1–2) | Perrett (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 400 | 14–19 | 6–5 |
| April 23 | UMass | Smithson Field | W 7–3 | Picone (2–5) | Steele (0–3) | McShane (2) | ESPN+ | 323 | 15–19 | 7–5 |
| April 25 | Delaware* | Smithson Field | W 5–2 | Gallo (2–0) | Grome (2–2) | Stetzar (3) | ESPN+ | 152 | 16–19 | — |
| April 26 | Bucknell* | Smithson Field | T 7–7$^7$ | None | None | None | ESPN+ | 126 | 16–19–1 | — |
| April 28 | Fordham | Smithson Field | W 2–1 | McShane (3–0) | Hughes (1–3) | Stetzar (4) | ESPN+ | 122 | 17–19–1 | 8–5 |
| April 29 | Fordham | Smithson Field | W 23–10 | Falco (2–0) | Sachen (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 129 | 18–19–1 | 9–5 |
| April 30 | Fordham | Smithson Field | W 7–1 | Picone (3–5) | Egan (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 153 | 19–19–1 | 10–5 |
May (8–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| May 3 | Villanova* | Smithson Field | W 13–6 | Gallo (3–0) | Povey (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 220 | 20–19–1 | — |
| May 5 | at Dayton | Woerner Field Dayton, OH | L 9–16 | Zapka (2–0) | Falco (2–1) | None | ESPN+ | 163 | 20–20–1 | 10–6 |
| May 6 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | W 7–5 | DeSanto (2–1) | Majick (3–4) | Stetzar (5) | ESPN+ | 163 | 21–20–1 | 11–6 |
| May 7 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | W 15–2 | Picone (4–5) | Steinhauer (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 138 | 22–20–1 | 12–6 |
| May 12 | Rhode Island | Smithson Field | W 15–3 | McCausland (5–2) | Sposato (3–6) | None | ESPN+ | 374 | 23–20–1 | 13–6 |
| May 13 | Rhode Island | Smithson Field | W 12–6 | DeSanto (3–1) | Levesque (5–4) | None | ESPN+ | 413 | 24–20–1 | 14–6 |
| May 14 | Rhode Island | Smithson Field | W 6–5 | Gabrysh (2–1) | Hsu (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 425 | 25–20–1 | 15–6 |
| May 16 | at Villanova* | Villanova Ballpark Plymouth Meeting, PA | L 4–8 | Udell (1–6) | Rodriguez (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 197 | 25–21–1 | — |
| May 18 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | W 9–4 | Falco (3–1) | Stewart (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 65 | 26–21–1 | 16–6 |
| May 19 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | L 3–4 | Mracna (3–1) | Stetzar (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 143 | 26–22–1 | 16–7 |
| May 20 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | W 13–6 | Picone (5–5) | Grant (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 266 | 27–22–1 | 17–7 |
Post-Season (1–2) :
Atlantic 10 tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T record |
| Winner's bracket ||||||||||||
| May 24 | vs. (4) Saint Louis | (1) | The Diamond Richmond, VA | L 8–23 | Litman (6–3) | McCausland (5–3) | None | ESPN+ | 100 | 27–23–1 | 0–1 |
| Consolation bracket ||||||||||||
| May 25 | vs. (5) Richmond | (1) | The Diamond | W 4–0 | DeSanto (4–1) | Weirather (5–4) | None | ESPN+ | 100 | 28–23–1 | 1–1 |
| May 26 | vs. (3) Dayton | (1) | The Diamond | L 10–15 | Bard (3–3) | Picone (5–6) | None | ESPN+ | 100 | 28–24–1 | 1–2 |
*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 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 | | | | | | | |

## 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.