# 2021 New Orleans Privateers baseball team

The 2021 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Privateers played their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and were led by sixth–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 ninth in the conference with 101 votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 276 (17) |
| 2 | Central Arkansas | 247 (5) |
| 3 | McNeese State | 244 (1) |
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | 243 (3) |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 193 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 146 |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 144 |
| 8 | Nicholls | 108 |
| 9 | New Orleans | 101 |
| 10 | Abilene Christian | 98 |
| 11 | Stephen F. Austin | 92 |
| 12 | Lamar | 87 |
| 13 | Houston Baptist | 49 |

### Preseason All-Southland Team & Honors

No UNO players were chosen to the All-Southland team.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | New Orleans win |
| | New Orleans loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | New Orleans team member |
2021 New Orleans Privateers baseball game log :
Regular season (28-26) :
February (4-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 20 | Southern | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 10-5 | Turpin (1-0) | Guienze (0-1) | Kulivan (1) | 143 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 21 | Southern | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 3-4 | Battaglia (1-0) | Seroski (0-1) | Frak (1) | 247 | 1-1 |
| Feb. 20 | Southern | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 6-3 | Acree (1-0) | Davis (0-1) | Kulivan (1) | 247 | 2-1 |
| Feb. 23 | at Tulane | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 1-7 | Devito (1-0) | Ramirez (0-1) | None | 335 | 2-2 |
| Feb. 26 | Louisiana–Monroe | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 7-6 | Seroski (1-1) | Wrobel (0-1) | Kulivan (3) | 271 | 3-2 |
| Feb. 27 | Louisiana–Monroe | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 7-4 | Khachadourian (1-0) | Lindsay (0-1) | Kulivan (4) | 349 | 4-2 |
| Feb. 28 | Louisiana–Monroe | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 2-7 | Lien (1-0) | Holstein (0-1) | None | 344 | 4-3 |
March (8-9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar. 3 | South Alabama | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0-5 | Boyd (2-1) | Erbe (0-1) | None | | 195 | 4-4 | |
| Mar. 5 | Bradley | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 5-0 | Turpin (2-0) | Mall (0-1) | Khachadourian (1) | | 231 | 5-4 | |
| Mar. 6 | Bradley | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 5-9 | Mascot (1-0) | Amaya (0-1) | None | | 167 | 5-5 | |
| Mar. 7 | Bradley | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 3-6 | Hamilton (1-0) | Barthelemy (0-1) | Denlinger (1) | | 125 | 5-6 | |
| Mar. 10 | No. 21 LSU | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0-5 | Hellmers (3-1) | Lamkin (0-1) | None | CST/ESPN+ | | 5-7 | |
| Mar. 12 | Houston Baptist | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 3-0 | Turpin (3-0) | Zarella (0-2) | None | | 262 | 6-7 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 13 | Houston Baptist | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 11-10 (9 inns) | Barthelemy (1-1) | Reitmeyer (2-1) | None | | 413 | 7-7 | 2-0 |
| Mar. 13 | Houston Baptist | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 8-2 | Khachadourian (2-0) | Spinney (0-2) | None | | 413 | 8-7 | 3-0 |
| Mar. 14 | Houston Baptist | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9-2 | Seroski (2-1) | Tinker (0-1) | None | | 396 | 9-7 | 4-0 |
| Mar. 19 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 6-4 | Lamkin (1-1) | Gennari (1-1) | None | | 200 | 10-7 | 5-0 |
| Mar. 20 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | L 4-5 | Poell (1-1) | Erbe (0-2) | Gauthe (2) | | 450 | 10-8 | 5-1 |
| Mar. 20 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | W 8-4 | Seroski (3-1) | Stobart (0-2) | None | | 500 | 11-8 | 6-1 |
| Mar. 21 | at Stephen F. Austin | Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX | L 3-5 | Lee (2-3) | Cerejo (0-1) | Gauthe (3) | | 278 | 11-9 | 6-2 |
| Mar. 26 | Abilene Christian | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 6-9 | Huffling (3-0) | Turpin (3-1) | Riley (1) | | 316 | 11-10 | 6-3 |
| Mar. 27 | Abilene Christian | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 10-19 (7 inns) | Cervantes (4-0) | Barthelemy (1-2) | None | | 286 | 11-11 | 6-4 |
| Mar. 27 | Abilene Christian | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 8-4 | Seroski (4-1) | Glaze (0-1) | None | | 286 | 12-11 | 7-4 |
| Mar. 28 | Abilene Christian | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 12-16 | Chirpich (3-1) | LeBlanc (0-1) | None | | 207 | 12-12 | 7-5 |
April (11-6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr. 1 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 5-4 | Mitchell (1-0) | Ramirez (1-2) | Seroski (1) | 212 | 13-12 | 8-5 |
| Apr. 2 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 7-6 (8 inns) | Turpin (4-1) | Johnson (0-1) | None | 189 | 14-12 | 9-5 |
| Apr. 2 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | L 4-6 | Miller (1-2) | Kulivan (0-1) | None | 191 | 14-13 | 9-6 |
| Apr. 3 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 6-4 | Cerejo (1-1) | Lopez (0-1) | Seroski (2) | 156 | 15-13 | 10-6 |
| Apr. 9 | Sam Houston State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9-7 | Turpin (5-1) | Davis (4-2) | Khachadourian (2) | 286 | 16-13 | 11-6 |
| Apr. 9 | Sam Houston State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 4-13 | Robinson (3-1) | Mitchell (1-1) | None | 286 | 16-14 | 11-7 |
| Apr. 10 | Sam Houston State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 20-13 | Kulivan (1-1) | Sembera (1-1) | Seroski (3) | 262 | 17-14 | 12-7 |
| Apr. 11 | Sam Houston State | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 1-7 | Backhus (1-0) | LeBlanc (0-2) | Atkinson (1) | 283 | 17-15 | 12-8 |
| Apr. 16 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 5-4 | Erbe (1-2) | Cassidy (0-1) | Seroski (4) | 64 | 18-15 | 13-8 |
| Apr. 17 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 13-5 | Turpin (6-1) | Garza (3-2) | None | 102 | 19-15 | 14-8 |
| Apr. 17 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | W 3-1 | Mitchell (2-1) | Minter (0-2) | Seroski (5) | 102 | 20-15 | 15-8 |
| Apr. 18 | at Incarnate Word | Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX | L 3-6 | Zavala (4-2) | LeBlanc (0-3) | McElmeel (1) | 88 | 20-16 | 15-9 |
| Apr. 23 | Southeastern Louisiana | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 9-8 | Lamkin (2-1) | Warren (6-2) | Seroski (6) | 353 | 21-16 | 16-9 |
| Apr. 24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 8-4 | Turpin (7-1) | Shaffer (2-3) | None | 489 | 22-16 | 17-9 |
| Apr. 24 | Southeastern Louisiana | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 11-3 | Mitchell (3-1) | Kinzeler (4-2) | Seroski (7) | 389 | 23-16 | 18-9 |
| Apr. 25 | Southeastern Louisiana | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0-7 | Stuprich (5-1) | Acree (1-1) | None | 279 | 23-17 | 18-10 |
| Apr. 30 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 6-8 | Reeves (2-1) | Erbe (1-3) | Foster (3) | 399 | 23-18 | 18-11 |
May (5–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 1 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 3-8 | Dion (5-4) | Turpin (7-2) | None | | 447 | 23-19 | 18-12 |
| May 1 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 8-4 | Mitchell (4-1) | Ellison (3-3) | Seroski (8) | | 487 | 24-19 | 19-12 |
| May 2 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 13-10 | Acree (2-1) | Abraham (2-2) | Seroski (9) | | 379 | 25-19 | 20-12 |
| May 7 | Central Arkansas | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 5-15 (7 inns) | Verel (2-1) | Erbe (1-4) | Gilbertson (1) | | 437 | 25-20 | 20-13 |
| May 8 | Central Arkansas | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 11-0 (7 inns) | Turpin (8-2) | Moyer (3-6) | None | | 492 | 26-20 | 21-13 |
| May 8 | Central Arkansas | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | L 0-8 | Williams (2-1) | Mitchell (4-2) | Cleveland (8) | | 358 | 26-21 | 21-14 |
| May 9 | Central Arkansas | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | W 4-3 | LeBlanc (1-3) | Gregson (0-2) | Seroski (10) | | 371 | 27-21 | 22-14 |
| May 14 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | L 0-6 | Michael (5-4) | Erbe (1-5) | None | | 618 | 27-22 | 22-15 |
| May 15 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | W 2-0 | Turpin (9-2) | Bravo (5-2) | None | | 724 | 28-22 | 23-15 |
| May 15 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | L 2-3 | Dallas (1-2) | Seroski (4-2) | None | | 724 | 28-23 | 23-16 |
| May 16 | at Lamar | Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX | L 4-6 | Cole (2-0) | Khachadourian (2-1) | Dallas (11) | | 723 | 28-24 | 23-17 |
| May 18 | Louisiana | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| May 20 | at Oklahoma State | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 6-9 | Sifrit (2-0) | Seroski (4-3) | Martin (1) | ESPN+ | 6,362 | 28-25 | |
| May 21 | at Oklahoma State | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | L 1-15 (7 inns) | Stone (2-0) | LeBlanc (1-4) | None | | 3,202 | 28-26 | |
| May 22 | at Oklahoma State | O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
Post-season (1–2) :
SLC Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 26 | vs. (7) McNeese State | (2) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 0-12 (8 inns) | Dion (9-4) | Turpin (9-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,262 | 28-27 | 0-1 |
| May 26 | vs. (6) Northwestern State | (2) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 14-1 (7 inns) | Mitchell (5-2) | David (2-6) | None | ESPN+ | 914 | 29-27 | 1-1 |
| May 28 | vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana | (2) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 13-15 | O'Toole (1-0) | Seroski (4-4) | Shaffer (4) | ESPN+ | 874 | 29-28 | 1-2 |

## Postseason
### Conference accolades

* Player of the Year: Colton Cowser – SHSU
* Hitter of the Year: Colton Eager – ACU
* Pitcher of the Year: Will Dion – MCNS
* Relief Pitcher of the Year: Tyler Cleveland – UCA
* Freshman of the Year: Brennan Stuprich – SELA
* Newcomer of the Year: Grayson Tatrow – ACU
* Clay Gould Coach of the Year: Rick McCarty – ACU
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