2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	17–31 (6–10 A-10)
Head coach	Darin Hendrickson (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Evan Pratte (3rd season); Will Schierholz (4th season); Logan Moon (1st season);
Home stadium	Billiken Sports Center

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North
Rhode Island ^x‍‍‍	14	–	6	–	0	.700	28	–	26	–	1	.518
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	21	–	19	–	0	.525
La Salle ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	32	–	21	–	0	.604
Fordham ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0	.550	24	–	19	–	0	.558
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0	.300	7	–	24	–	0	.226
UMass ‍‍‍	3	–	16	–	0	.158	13	–	29	–	0	.310
South
VCU ^x‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	3	–	0	.813	38	–	16	–	0	.704
Dayton ‍‍‍	12	–	4	–	0	.750	25	–	27	–	0	.481
George Washington ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0	.583	26	–	19	–	0	.578
Davidson ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	27	–	24	–	0	.529
‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	17	–	31	–	0	.354
Richmond ‍‍‍	5	–	11	–	0	.313	19	–	17	–	0	.528
George Mason ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	14	–	29	–	0	.326

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team represented Saint Louis University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Billikens played their home games at Billiken Sports Center as a members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Darin Hendrickson, in his 13th season at Saint Louis.

Previous season

The 2020 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team notched a 10–6 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Saint Louis was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Coaches' Poll
1	VCU	151 (4)
2	Fordham	149 (4)
3	Dayton	146 (4)
4	Davidson	117
5	Saint Louis	114 (1)
6	Richmond	109
7	Rhode Island	103
8	George Washington	74
9	Saint Joseph's	71
10	George Mason	46
11	La Salle	40
12	St. Bonaventure	32
13	UMass	31

Personnel

Roster

2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball roster^[3]

Pitchers

8 - Randon Dauman - Freshman
9 - Scott Youngbrandt - Sophomore
12 - Ryan Nolan - Senior
13 - Trevor Harris - Junior
14 - Henry McIntosh - Freshman
16 - Mark Finkleburg - Senior
17 - Charlie Sheehan - Senior
19 - Matt Boyer - Freshman
20 - Marius Balandis - Junior
21 Grant Fremion - Sophomore
27 - Colin Townsend - Junior
29 - Jake Little - Freshman
32 - Reid Hendrickson - Sophomore
34 - Parker Stoyan - Freshman
36 - Ryan Patel - Sophomore
37 - Ryan Surin - Sophomore

Catchers

18 - Ryan Hernandez - Junior
33 - Nolan Bowser - Freshman

Infielders

1 - Brendan Carrane - Freshman
2 - Colten Schild - Sophomore
3 - Zach Frieling - Junior
5 - Thomas Kane - Freshman
6 - Matt Dunham - Sophomore
7 - Matt Happ - Junior
15 - Tyler Fogarty - Freshman
22 - Kyle Fitzgerald - Junior
31 - Sam Polk - Freshman

Outfielders

4 - George Sutherland - Junior
11 - Cole Smith - Freshman
30 - Colin Bergmann - Freshman
38 - Will Ross - Freshman
40 - Matt Turino - Junior

Utility

25 - Jake Garella - Senior
28 - Cam Redding - Sophomore

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at SLU	Alma Mater
Darin Hendrickson	Head Coach	13	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1991)
Evan Pratte	Assistant Coach	3	Southwest Missouri State University (1996)
Will Schierholz	Assistant Coach	4	Miami University (2014)
Logan Moon	Volunteer Assistant Coach	1	Missouri Southern State University (2014)

Game log

2021 Saint Louis Billikens Baseball Game Log

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Saint Louis team member

Regular Season (17–31)

February (1–6)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
February 19	3:00 pm	YouTube	at Kennesaw State*		Fred Stillwell Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia	W 8–7	Sheehan (1–0)	Finney (0–1)	Hendrickson (1)	120	1–0	—	Stats
February 20	12:00 pm	YouTube	at Kennesaw State*		Fred Stillwell Stadium	L 1–5	Rice (1–0)	Balandis (0–1)	Rine (1)	120	1–1	—	Stats
February 20	3:00 pm	YouTube	at Kennesaw State*		Fred Stillwell Stadium	L 1–2	Kennedy (1–0)	Finkleburg (0–1)	Johnson (1)	120	1–2	—	Stats
February 21	12:00 pm	YouTube	at Kennesaw State*		Fred Stillwell Stadium	L 4–5	Stills (1–0)	Youngbrandt (0–1)	Rodriguez (1)	250	1–3	—	Stats
February 26	1:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, Missouri	L 4–7	Drew (1–0)	Harris (0–1)	Nelson (1)	45	1–4	—	Stats
February 27	1:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Billiken Sports Center	L 4–5	Feeney (1–0)	Finkleburg (0–2)	Harm (1)	50	1–5	—	Stats
February 27	4:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Billiken Sports Center	L 5–6	Smith (1–0)	Dauman (0–1)	Riedinger (1)	50	1–6	—	Stats
February 28	12:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Billiken Sports Center	1–3 ⁽⁴⁾	Canceled (inclement weather)^[a]					—	Report

March (6–10)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
March 2	3:00 pm		at SIUE*		Roy E. Lee Field Edwardsville, Illinois	L 1–11	Matheny (2–1)	Harris (0–2)	—	50	1–7	—	Stats
March 5	6:30 pm		Kansas*		Billiken Sports Center	W 8–1	Boyer (1–0)	Cyr (2–1)	—	50	2–7	—	Stats
March 6	4:00 pm		Kansas*		Billiken Sports Center	L 1–5	Larsen (1–1)	Finkleburg (0–3)	Ulane (2)	50	2–8	—	Stats
March 7	1:00 pm		Kansas*		Billiken Sports Center	L 5–7 ⁽¹²⁾	Hegarty (1–1)	Hendrickson (0–1)	Ulane (3)	50	2–9	—	Stats
March 10	3:00 pm	KTGR	Missouri*		Billiken Sports Center	L 1–2	Lohse (1–1)	Sheehan (1–1)	—	104	2–10	—	Stats
March 12	3:00 pm	ESPN+	Western Illinois*		Billiken Sports Center	W 4–3	Surin (1–0)	Carberry (0–2)	—	85	3–10	—	Stats
March 13	2:00 pm	ESPN+	Western Illinois*		Billiken Sports Center	L 0–11	Fochs (2–1)	Finkleburg (0–4)	—	85	3–11	—	Stats
March 14	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Western Illinois*		Billiken Sports Center	W 14–0	Youngbrandt (1–1)	Warkentien (0–2)	—	85	4–11	—	Stats
March 16	3:00 pm	ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State*		Billiken Sports Center	L 6–8	Grossius (1–0)	Hendrickson (0–2)	Williams (1)	85	4–12	—	Stats
March 19	6:00 pm		Oral Roberts*		Billiken Sports Center	L 7–14	Coffey (2–1)	Boyer (1–1)	—	50	4–13	—	Stats
March 20	2:00 pm		Oral Roberts*		Billiken Sports Center	W 6–2	Youngbrandt (2–1)	Rogen (1–2)	—	50	5–13	—	Stats
March 21	1:00 pm		Oral Roberts*		Billiken Sports Center	W 4–1	Harris (1–2)	Notary (0–3)	—	75	6–13	—	Stats
March 23	6:00 pm		SIUE*		Billiken Sports Center	L 1–6	Swanson (1–0)	Finkleburg (0–5)	—	50	6–14	—	Stats
March 26	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Cincinnati*		UC Baseball Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio	L 4–8	McCarthy (1–1)	Boyer (1–2)	—	300	6–15	—	Stats
March 27	4:00 pm	ESPN+	at Cincinnati*		UC Baseball Stadium	L 5–8	Murphy (1–1)	Youngbrandt (2–2)	—	807	6–16	—	Stats
March 28	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Cincinnati*		UC Baseball Stadium	W 21–6	Harris (2–2)	Batcho (0–3)	—	228	7–16	—	Stats

April (6–7)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
April 1	3:00 pm	ESPN+	No. 25 Indiana State*		Billiken Sports Center	L 2–8	Cline (3–0)	Finkleburg (0–6)	—	75	7–17	—	Stats
April 2	3:00 pm		No. 25 Indiana State*		Billiken Sports Center	L 2–13	Guerrero (5–0)	Youngbrandt (2–3)	—	75	7–18	—	Stats
April 3	1:00 pm		No. 25 Indiana State*		Billiken Sports Center	W 8–5	Sheehan (2–1)	Weaver (0–2)	Patel (1)	75	8–18	—	Stats
April 6	6:00 pm		at SIUE*		Roy E. Lee Field Edwardsville, Illinois	L 10–16	Waterhouse (1–2)	Hendrickson (0–3)	—	100	8–19	—	Stats
April 9	11:00 am	ESPN+	at George Mason		Spuhler Field Fairfax, Virginia	L 3–7	Lyons (3–1)	Youngbrandt (2–4)	—	0	8–20	0–1	Stats
April 9	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at George Mason		Spuhler Field	W 6–4	Townsend (1–0)	Versaw-Barnes (1–3)	—	0	9–20	1–1	Stats
April 10	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at George Mason		Spuhler Field	W 7–0	Harris (3–2)	Stoudemire (1–6)	—	0	10–20	2–1	Stats
April 11	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at George Mason		Spuhler Field	W 4–2	Fremion (1–0)	Cabone (0–1)	Hendrickson (2)	0	11–20	3–1	Stats
April 16	3:00 pm		Richmond		Billiken Sports Center	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)					11–20	3–1	Report
April 17	1:00 pm		Richmond		Billiken Sports Center						11–20	3–1
April 17	4:00 pm		Richmond		Billiken Sports Center						11–20	3–1
April 18	1:00 pm		Richmond		Billiken Sports Center						11–20	3–1
April 21	3:00 pm		Fontbonne*		Billiken Sports Center	W 13–0	Boyer (2–2)	Gunther (0–1)	—	44	12–20	—	Stats
April 23	5:00 pm	ESPN3	at Bradley*		Dozer Park Peoria, Illinois	L 4–18	Catton (3–1)	Finkleburg (0–7)	—	192	12–21	—	Stats
April 24	2:00 pm	ESPN3	at Bradley*		Dozer Park	W 9–6	Fremion (2–0)	Hamilton (3–1)	Patel (2)	171	13–21	—	Stats
April 25	1:00 pm	ESPN3	at Bradley*		Dozer Park	L 3–13	Gosswein (3–0)	Youngbrandt (2–5)	—	198	13–22	—	Stats
April 30	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia	L 7–10	Kahler (2–0)	Sheehan (2–2)	Kuncl (6)	50	13–23	3–2	Stats

May (4–8)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
May 1	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park	W 7–2 ⁽⁸⁾	Harris (4–2)	Cohen (4–2)	—	50	14–23	4–2	Stats
May 1	4:00 pm	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park	L 7–14	Edwards (4–2)	Townsend (1–1)	—	50	14–24	4–3	Stats
May 2	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park	W 9–7	Patel (1–0)	McGinnis (2–3)	Fremion (1)	50	15–24	5–3	Stats
May 7	3:00 pm	ESPN+	No. 27 VCU		Billiken Sports Center	L 6–14	Delane (2–0)	Harris (4–3)	—	85	15–25	5–4	Stats
May 8	1:00 pm	ESPN+	No. 27 VCU		Billiken Sports Center	L 4–19	Davis (8–1)	Fremion (2–1)	—	60	15–26	5–5	Stats
May 8	4:00 pm	ESPN+	No. 27 VCU		Billiken Sports Center	L 8–9 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Ellis (5–1)	Surin (0–1)	—	55	15–27	5–6	Stats
May 9	1:00 pm	ESPN+	No. 27 VCU		Billiken Sports Center	L 5–16	Masloff (1–0)	Youngbrandt (2–6)	—	45	15–28	5–7	Stats
May 11	6:00 pm	ESPN+	SIUE*		Billiken Sports Center	W 10–7	Sheehan (3–2)	Waterhouse (1–3)	Balandis (1)	65	16–28	—	Stats
May 13	6:00 pm		Eastern Illinois*		Billiken Sports Center	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)					16–28	—	Report
May 15	1:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois*		Monier Field Charleston, Illinois						16–28	—
May 15	4:00 pm		at Eastern Illinois*		Monier Field						16–28	—
May 20	3:00 pm	ESPN+	Davidson		Billiken Sports Center	L 3–11	Biederman (5–1)	Harris (4–4)	Schomberg (1)	50	16–29	5–8	Stats
May 21	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Davidson		Billiken Sports Center	W 7–5	Youngbrandt (3–6)	Fenton (2–8)	Patel (3)	60	17–29	6–8	Stats
May 21	4:00 pm	ESPN+	Davidson		Billiken Sports Center	L 1–4	Levy (5–3)	Finkleberg (0–8)	Devos (8)	75	17–30	6–9	Stats
May 22	1:00 pm	ESPN+	Davidson		Billiken Sports Center	L 3–6	Walker (2–1)	Fremion (2–2)	Peaden (1)	150	17–31	6–10	Stats

Notes

^ The game was cancelled in the fourth inning due to rain. North Dakota State was leading, 3–1, at the time of cancellation.

References

^ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Saint Louis Billikens. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

External links

Saint Louis Baseball

[NDSU_v_SLU-4] The game was cancelled in the fourth inning due to rain. North Dakota State was leading, 3–1, at the time of cancellation.

[1] "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[roster-3] "2021 Baseball Roster". Saint Louis Billikens. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

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Saint Louis Billikens baseball
Venue	Musial Field (1956–1988) Sauget Field (1989–1991) Billiken Sports Center (1992–present)
Rivalries	SIU Edwardsville
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025

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