# 2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team

The 2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. They played their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and were led by ninth–year head coach Blake Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team compiled a 31–26 overall record and a 14–10 record in conference play finishing in 3rd place. Qualifying for the SLC tournament as the 3rd seeded team, the Privateers were 1–2 in tournament play losing to 6th seeded Southeastern Louisiana 2–10, defeating 7th seeded Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7–4, and losing again to Southeastern Louisiana 5–11.

## Previous season

The Privateers had a regular season record of 36–24 and a conference record of 13–11 finishing in a two way tie for third place in conference play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the fourth seeded team losing a tie-breaker to Lamar. After defeating third seeded Lamar, and defeating fifth seeded Northwestern State twice, New Orleans advanced to the tournament championship game losing to tournament champion, Nicholls. They compiled a 3–2 conference tournament record losing twice to Nicholls.

## Preseason
### Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. New Orleans was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 92 overall votes and 3 first place votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Nicholls | 126 (14) |
| 2 | Lamar | 106 (1) |
| 3 | New Orleans | 92 (3) |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 81 |
| 5 | McNeese | 67 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 |
| 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | 53 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 42 |
| 9 | Houston Christian | 26 |

### Preseason All-Southland team

Miguel Useche, Mitchell Sanford, and Issac Williams were named to the conference preseason first team. Dylan Mach was named to the conference preseason second team.

#### First Team

* Edgar Alvarez* (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
* MaCrae Kendrick (NICH, SR, 2nd Base)
* Ethan Ruiz (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
* Parker Coddou* (NICH, SR, Shortstop)
* Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
* Rey Mendoza* (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
* Mitchell Sanford* (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
* Samuel Benjamin* (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
* Issac Williams (UNO, SR, Outfielder)
* Jacob Mayers* (NICH, SO, Starting Pitcher)
* Brooks Caple* (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
* Hunter Hesseltine* (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
* Gavin Galy* (NICH, RJR, Relief Pitcher)
* Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Utility)
*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

#### Second Team

* Cameron Crotte (UIW, SR, 1st Base)
* Austin Roccaforte (LU, SR, 2nd Base)
* Dylan Mach (UNO, SR, 3rd Base)
* Jake Haze* (SLU, GR, Shortstop)
* Bo Willis (NWST, SR, Catcher)
* River Orsak (LU, SR, Designated Hitter)
* Garrett Felix (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
* Cooper Hext (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
* Christian Smith-Johnson (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
* Chase Prestwich (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
* Isaiah Zavala (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
* Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
* Jackson Cleveland (LU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
* Isaiah Zavala (UIW, SR, Utility)
*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | New Orleans win |
| | New Orleans loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions |
| Bold | New Orleans team member |
| * | Non-Conference game |
| † | Make-Up Game |
2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball game log :
Regular season (30–24) :
February (4–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 16 | Georgia State* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 3–12 | Jones, Brady (1-0) | Mercer, Colton (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 478 | 0–1 |
| Feb. 17 | Georgia State* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 4–2 | Delorbe, Ryan (1-0) | Chastain, Davis (0-1) | Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1) | | 236 | 1–1 |
| Feb. 18 | Georgia State* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | – | Seroski, Caleb (1-0) | Roche, Tyler (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 377 | 2–1 |
| Feb. 21 | Southern Miss* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 10–15 | Adams, Chase (1-0) | Delorbe, Ryan (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 397 | 2–2 |
| Feb. 23 | Evansville* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 10–8 | Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1-0) | Jakob Meyer (0-1) | Dennis, Cortez (1) | ESPN+ | 335 | 3–2 |
| Feb. 24 | Evansville* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 3–2 (10 inn) | Blasick, Nathan (1-0) | Jakob Meyer (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 386 | 4–2 |
| Feb. 25 | Evansville* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 4–18 (8 inn) | Shane Harris (1-1) | Seroski, Caleb (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 345 | 4–3 |
| Feb. 27 | at Tulane* | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | 3–6 | Blaise Wilcenski (1-0) | Dennis, Cortez (0-1) | Henry Shuffler (1) | ESPN+ | 1,738 | 4–4 |
March (12–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Mar 1 | Alabama A&M* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 14–4 (7 inn) | Mercer, Colton (1-1) | Nick Anaya (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 322 | 5–4 | |
| Mar 2 | Alabama A&M* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 4–2 | Edwards, Grant (1-0) | Anthony Mateo (0-2) | Tyson-Long, Kyrin (2) | ESPN+ | 357 | 6–4 | |
| Mar 3 | Alabama A&M* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 14–4 (7 inn) | Seroski, Caleb (2-1) | Jackson Hall (0-3) | None | ESPN+ | 388 | 7–4 | |
| Mar 6 | at South Alabama* | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | 7–5 | Williams, Jack (1-0) | Cooper Cooksey (1-1) | Tyson-Long, Kyrin (3) | ESPN+ | 971 | 8–4 | |
| Mar 8 | at Florida State* | Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | 0–13 | Cam Leiter (3-0) | Mercer, Colton (1-2) | None | | 4,151 | 8–5 | |
| Mar 9 | at Florida State* | Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | 7–15 | Andrew Armstrong (2-0) | Edwards, Grant (1-1) | None | | 3,932 | 8–6 | |
| Mar 10 | at Florida State* | Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | 0–8 | Jamie Arnold (4-0) | Olivier, Chris (0-1) | None | | 4,225 | 8–7 | |
| Mar 13 | at Mississippi State* | MGM Park • Biloxi, MS | 1–2 (11 inn) | Schuelke, Cam (1-1) | Byers, Brooks (0-1) | None | | 4,009 | 8–8 | |
| Mar 15 | Memphis* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 4–5 | WARREN, DAVID (2-1) | Mercer, Colton (1-3) | SANDERS, BRAYDEN (4) | ESPN+ | 406 | 8–9 | |
| Mar 16 | Memphis* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 6–1 | Edwards, Grant (2-1) | ELLIS, LUKE (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 546 | 9–9 | |
| Mar 16 | Memphis* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 10–12 | STEPTER, KYLAN (1-0) | Calloway, Bryce (0-1) | SANDERS, BRAYDEN (5) | ESPN+ | 546 | 9–10 | |
| Mar 20 | Jackson State* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 5–16 (7 inn) | Byers, Brooks (1-1) | Lourens,Je-andrick (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 368 | 10–10 | |
| Mar 22 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 4–1 | Mercer, Colton (2-3) | Saltaformaggio, Nico (3-3) | Blasick, Nathan (1) | ESPN+ | 688 | 11–10 | 1–0 |
| Mar 23 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 12–11 | Delorbe, Ryan (2-1) | Luke, Haden (0-1) | Calloway, Bryce (1) | | 655 | 12–10 | 2–0 |
| Mar 24 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | 8–5 | Seroski, Caleb (3-1) | Rodriguez, Arturo (1-2) | Blasick, Nathan (2) | | 501 | 13–10 | 3–0 |
| Mar 26 | Southern* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 12–2 (7 inn) | Williams, Jack (2-0) | Nick Luckett (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 312 | 14–10 | |
| Mar 28 | Incarnate Word | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 12–2 (8 inn) | Mercer, Colton (3-3) | Johnson, Dave (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 324 | 15–10 | 4–0 |
| Mar 29 | Incarnate Word | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 0–2 | Salinas, Josh (3-0) | Edwards, Grant (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 308 | 15–11 | 4–1 |
| Mar 30 | Incarnate Word | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 10–9 | Calloway, Bryce (1-1) | Walls, Westin (2-3) | None | ESPN+ | 367 | 16–11 | 5–1 |
April (8–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| Apr 2 | South Alabama* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 13–3 (7 inn) | Williams, Jack (3-0) | Cade Carlson (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 365 | 17–11 | |
| Apr 5 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 15–4 (7 inn) | Mercer, Colton (4-3) | Baumann, Baylor (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 183 | 18–11 | 6–1 |
| Apr 6 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 1–7 | Edwards, Parker (3-4) | Edwards, Grant (2-3) | Willard, Nicholas (1) | | 213 | 18–12 | 6–2 |
| Apr 7 | at Houston Christian | Husky Field • Houston, TX | 4–11 | Gunter, Rye (2-0) | Dennis, Cortez (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 189 | 18–13 | 6–3 |
| Apr 9 | Tulane* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 4–7 | Blaise Wilcenski (2-0) | Usey, Trey (0-1) | Jacob Moore (4) | ESPN+ | 618 | 18–14 | |
| Apr 12 | Bluefield State* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 13–2 (7 inn) | Mercer, Colton (5-3) | Will Austin (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 298 | 19–14 | |
| Apr 13 | Bluefield State* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 26–6 (7 inn) | Edwards, Grant (3-3) | Zane Eggleston (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 322 | 20–14 | |
| Apr 14 | Bluefield State* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 11–1 (8 inn) | Seroski, Caleb (4-1) | Zach Powell (6-3) | None | ESPN+ | 288 | 21–14 | |
| Apr 16 | at LSU* | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | 3–6 | Christian Little (1-0) | Usey, Trey (0-2) | Fidel Ulloa (2) | SECN+ | 10,324 | 21–15 | |
| Apr 19 | McNeese | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 6–5 | Blasick, Nathan (2-0) | JT Moeller (2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 485 | 22–15 | 7–3 |
| Apr 20 | McNeese | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 17–18 | Brian Shadrick (2-0) | Blasick, Nathan (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 335 | 22–16 | 7–4 |
| Apr 21 | McNeese | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 6–3 | Edwards, Grant (4-3) | Alexis Gravel (0-3) | Dennis, Cortez (2) | ESPN+ | 402 | 23–16 | 8–4 |
| Apr 23 | at Jackson State* | Braddy Field • Jackson, MS | 3–10 | Spurgeon,Stevins (4-0) | LeBlanc, Tyler (0-1) | None | | 54 | 23–17 | |
| Apr 26 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 0–2 | Watson, Matthew (2-4) | Mercer, Colton (5-4) | Hunsaker, Riley (1) | ESPN+ | 345 | 23–18 | 8–5 |
| Apr 27 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 6–11 | Soliz, Cam (3-1) | Edwards, Grant (4-4) | Thornton, Maddox (6) | ESPN+ | 357 | 23–19 | 8–6 |
| Apr 28 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 5–3 | Dennis, Cortez (1-2) | Garcia, Zach (4-1) | Tyson-Long, Kyrin (4) | ESPN+ | 695 | 24–19 | 9–6 |
| Apr 30 | at Southern Miss* | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | 4–5 | Allen, Colby (6-2) | Blasick, Nathan (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 5,200 | 24–20 | |
May (6–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SLC Record |
| May 3 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 4–3 | Delorbe, Ryan (3-1) | Polk, Lakin (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,322 | 25–20 | 10–6 |
| May 4 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 7–14 | Fabre, Larson (2-1) | Seroski, Caleb (4-2) | Rodriguez, Jackson (5) | ESPN+ | 1,485 | 25–21 | 10–7 |
| May 5 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 7–5 | Olivier, Chris (1-1) | Vosburg, Aiden (0-5) | Delorbe, Ryan (1) | ESPN+ | 1,264 | 26–21 | 11–7 |
| May 7 | Tulane* | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 6–5 (10 inn) | Calloway, Bryce (2-1) | Tayler Montiel (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,503 | 27–21 | |
| May 10 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 18–15 | Mercer, Colton (6-4) | Prestwich, Chase (4-6) | None | ESPN+ | 336 | 28–21 | 12–7 |
| May 11 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 14–6 | Edwards, Grant (5-4) | Bryan, Tyler (-) | None | ESPN+ | 412 | 29–21 | 13–7 |
| May 13 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | 2–13 (7 inn) | Flowers, Dawson (3-4) | Dennis, Cortez (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 433 | 29–22 | 13–8 |
| May 14 | at Southern* | Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA | | | Cancelled | | | | | |
| May 16 | Lamar | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 3–12 | Caple, Brooks (7-3) | Mercer, Colton (6-5) | None | ESPN+ | 488 | 29–23 | 13–9 |
| May 16 | Lamar | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 9–10 | Cleveland, Jackson (5-0) | Tyson-Long, Kyrin (1-1) | Neal, Austin (7) | ESPN+ | 495 | 29–24 | 13–10 |
| May 17 | Lamar | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | 10–8 | Cortez Dennis (1-3) | Hunter Hesseltine (6-2) | Bryce Calloway (1) | ESPN+ | 479 | 30–24 | 14–10 |
Post-season (1–1) :
SLC Tournament (1–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 22 | at (6) Southeastern Louisiana | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | 2–10 | Stuprich, Brennan (6-3) | Delorbe, Ryan (3-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,487 | 30–25 | 0–1 |
| May 23 | vs. (7) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, L | 7–4 | Olivier, Chris (2-1) | Hunsaker, Riley (4-5) | None | ESPN+ | | 31–25 | 1–1 |
| May 24 | at (6) Southeastern Louisiana | (3) | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, L | 5–11 | Vos burg, Aiden(1-5) | Edwards, Grant(5-5) | None | ESPN+ | | 31–26 | 1–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = New Orleans team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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