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American college baseball season

2024 McNeese Cowboys baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record32–27 (11–13 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Ricklefsen
  • Mikey Hoehner
  • Miles Durham
Home stadiumJoe Miller Ballpark
Seasons← 20232025 →
2024 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7   .708 44 – 15   .746
Nicholls ‍†‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 38 – 22   .633
New Orleans  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 31 – 26   .544
McNeese  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 32 – 27   .542
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 22 – 33   .400
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 30 – 28   .517
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 22 – 35   .386
Incarnate Word  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 26 – 31   .456
Houston Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 18 – 31   .367
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 1, 2024
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 McNeese Cowboys baseball team represented McNeese State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys played their home games at Joe Miller Ballpark and were led by eleventh–year head coach Justin Hill. They are members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 32–27 overall record and a 11–13 record in conference play to tie for 4th place. Qualifying for the SLC tournament, the 5th seeded Cowboys were 3–2 in tournament play. They defeated 4th seeded Northwestern State 10–5 and 8th seeded Incarnate Word 6–2. The Cowboys were defeated by 1st seed Lamar 9–18 and then defeated Lamar 14–4 to reach the tournament championship game where they were defeated by 2nd seed Nicholls 15–1.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 McNeese Cowboys baseball team

The Cowboys had a regular season record of 35–23 and a conference record of 12–12 finishing in a three way tie for fifth place in conference play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the sixth seeded team. After winning their first conference tournament game against seventh seeded Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, the Cowboys lost to first seeded Nicholls and defeated second seeded Incarnate Word before being eliminated losing to fifth seeded Northwestern State.

Preseason

Southland Conference Coaches Poll

The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. McNeese was picked to finish fifth in the Southland Conference with 67 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

Cooper Hext 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
  McNeese State win
  McNeese State loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold McNeese State team member
* Non-Conference game
† Make-Up Game
2024 McNeese Cowboys baseball game log
Regular season (29–25)
February (4–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Feb. 16 at Texas A&M* 8 Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 0–15 Ryan Prager (1-0) Voss, Zach (0-1) None SECN+ 7,078 0–1
Feb. 17 at Texas A&M* 8 Olsen Field at Bluebell Park • College Station, TX 1–6 Brock Peery (1-0) Abraham, Ty (0-1) Zane Badmaev (1) SECN+ 5,818 0–2
Feb. 18 at Texas A&M* 8 Olsen Field at Bluebell Park • College Station, TX 0–10
(7 inn)		 Shane Sdao (1-0) Gravel, Alexis (0-1) None SECN+ 5,500 0–3
Feb. 20 Louisiana* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 3–11 Andrew Herrmann (1-0) Strmiska, Caleb (0-1) None 712 0–4
Feb. 23 New Mexico State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 2–1 Lejeune, Cameron (1-1) Trey Meza (1-1) None 943 1–4
Feb. 24 New Mexico State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 7–6 Morrow, Kainin (1-1) Steve Solorzano (0-1) Maldonado, Evan (1) 756 2–4
Feb. 25 New Mexico State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 11–8 Swenson, Max (1-0) Hayden Lewis (0-2) Lejeune, Cameron (1) 961 3–4
Feb. 26 New Mexico State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–5 Moeller, JT (1-0) Saul Soto (1-1) Morrow, Kainin (1) 840 4–4
Feb. 28 Louisiana Tech* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 4–13 Copeland,Caden (2-0) Voss, Zach (0-2) None ESPN+ 1,190 4–5
March (9–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Mar 1 Prairie View A&M* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 8–7 Lejeune, Cameron (2-0) Victor Mendoza (0-1) None 1,711 5–5
Mar 2 Prairie View A&M* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 19–12 Barthelemy, Brock (1-0) Tyson Carlton (0-1) None 951 6–5
Mar 3 Prairie View A&M* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 5–4 Morrow, Kainin (2-0) Victor Mendoza (0-2) LeJeune, Cameron (2) 1,712 7–5
Mar 6 at Louisiana Christian* Billy Allgood Field • Pineville, LA 1–0
(10 inn)		 Morrow, Kainin (3-0) Cooksey, B. (3-1) LeJeune, Cameron (3) 202 8–5
Mar 9 at Arkansas* 2 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 1–3 Hagen Smith (2-0) LeJeune, Cameron (2-1) Gabe Gaeckle (3) SECN+ 8–6
Mar 9 at Arkansas* 2 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 1–11
(8 inn)		 Brady Tygart (3-0) Voss, Zach (0-3) Koty Frank (3) SECN+ 11,031 8–7
Mar 10 at Arkansas* 2 Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 5–18
(7 inn)		 Gage Wood (2-0) Morrow, Kainin (3-1) None SECN+ 9,296 8–8
Mar 12 at Southern* Lee–Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA 4–3
(14 inn)		 Mott, Marcus (1-0) C. Davis (0-1) Barthelemy, Brock (1) 9–8
Mar 20 at Louisiana* M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lake Charles, LA 1–4 Matthew Holzhammer (2-0) Moeller, JT (1-1) None ESPN+ 2,912 9–9
Mar 22 Northwestern Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 4–12 MCCLURE, MATT (2-2) LeJeune, Cameron (2-2) None ESPN+ 973 9–10
Mar 23 Northwestern Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 1–0 Daelan Caraway (2-0) GARRETT SHEARER (1-4) None ESPN+ 968 10–10
Mar 24 Northwestern Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–3 JT Moeller (2-1) SHEARER, GARRETT (1-4) None ESPN+ 896 11–10
Mar 26 Mississippi Valley State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–0 Abraham, Ty (1-1) QUIN BENNETT (0-1) None 854 12–10
Mar 28 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 8–2 LeJeune, Cameron (3-2) Newton, Aidan (0-3) Morrow, Kainin (2) 980 13–10 1–0
Mar 29 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 2–6 Bunch, Caleb (1-0) Daelan Caraway (1-1) None 1,011 13–11 1–1
Mar 30 Northwestern State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 4–10 Marionneaux, Dylan (2-4) Abraham, Ty (1-2) None 1,059 13–12 1–2
April (8–9)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
Apr 2 Alcorn State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 9–7 Caraway, Daelan (2-1) Nico Garcia (0-1) Shadrick, Brian (1) 864 14–12
Apr 3 Alcorn State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 11–4 Barthelemy, Brock (2-0) Kewan Braziel (0-6) None 872 15–12
Battle of the Border (Rivalry)
Apr 5 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 4–2 LeJeune, Cameron (4-2) Caple, Brooks (4-3) Moeller, JT (1) ESPN+ 1,847 16–12 2–2
Apr 6 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 0–1
(11 inn)		 Neal, Austin (2-0) Caraway, Daelan (2-2) None ESPN+ 2,067 16–13 2–3
Apr 7 at Lamar Vincent–Beck Stadium • Beaumont, TX 3–4 Perez, Andres (2-0) Moeller, JT (2-2) None ESPN+ 1,377 16–14 2–4
Apr 9 at LSU* Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA 0–16
(7 inn)		 Kade Anderson (3-1) Caraway, Daelan (2-3) None SECN+ 9,937 16–15
Apr 12 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–8 Salinas, Josh (4-1) Moeller, JT (2-3) Rodriguez, Luis (1) ESPN+ 945 16–16 2–5
Apr 13 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 3–10 Zavala, Isaiah (3-3) Voss, Zach (0-4) None ESPN+ 986 16–17 2–6
Apr 14 Incarnate Word Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 5–10 Johnson, Dave (4-2) Gravel, Alexis (0-2) None ESPN+ 989 16–18 2–7
Apr 16 Sam Houston* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 5–4 Shadrick, Brian (1-0) Gavi Coldiron (3-3) Barthelemy, Brock (2) 902 17–18
Apr 19 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 5–6 Blasick, Nathan (1-0) Moeller, JT (2-4) None ESPN+ 485 17–19 2–8
Apr 20 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 18–17 Shadrick, Brian (2-0) Blasick, Nathan (2-1) None ESPN+ 335 18–19 3–8
Apr 21 at New Orleans Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA 3–6 Edwards, Grant (4-3) Gravel, Alexis (0-3) Dennis, Cortez (2) ESPN+ 402 18–20 3–9
Apr 23 Louisiana Christian Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–4 Moeller, JT (3-4) Colton Williams (0-2) None 925 19–20
Apr 26 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 9–8 Abraham, Ty (2-2) Fabre, Larson (1-1) LeJeune, Cameron (4) ESPN+ 990 20–20 4–9
Apr 27 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 3–12 Lee, Dakota (1-3) Kainin Morrow (3-2) None ESPN+ 1,061 20–21 4–10
Apr 28 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 9–5 LeJeune, Cameron (5-2) Vosburg, Aiden (0-4) None ESPN+ 953 21–21 5–10
May (8–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SLC Record
May 1 at Houston* Schroeder Park • Houston, TX 8–9
(10 inn)		 Solis, Alex (1-2) Maldonado, Evan (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,042 21–22
May 3 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 7–3 Ty Abraham (3-2) Dove, Kendall (1-4) Cameron LeJeune (5) ESPN+ 182 22–22 6–10
May 4 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 9–4 Gravel, Alexis (1-3) Hill, Jack (1-4) None ESPN+ 235 23–22 7–10
May 5 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX 13–10 LeJeune, Cameron (6-2) Soliz, Cam (3-2) None ESPN+ 245 24–22 8–10
May 7 Southern* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 14–4
(7 inn)		 Swenson, Max (2-0) Genesis Prosper (2-1) None 922 25–22
May 10 Houston Christian Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 6–2 Voss, Zach (1-4) Edwards, Parker (4-6) None ESPN+ 933 26–22 9–10
May 11 Houston Christian Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 13–6 Barthelemy, Brock (3-0) Gunter, Rye (2-2) None 1,024 27–22 10–10
May 11 Houston Christian Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 7–9 Lopez, Mark (1-0) Abraham, Ty (3-3) Wells, Jarek (2) 1,024 27–23 10–11
May 14 Texas State* Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA 7–6
(10 inn)		 Swenson, Max (3-0) Holbook, Nicholas (0-1) None 954 28–23
May 16 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 3–4 Mayers, Jacob (4-1) Voss, Zach (1-5) Saltaformaggio, Nico (2) ESPN+ 505 28–24 10–12
May 17 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 3–10 Desandro, Devin (6-4) Gravel, Alexis (1-4) None 501 28–25 10–13
May 18 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA 10–6 Cameron LeJeune (7-2) Hill, Sam (3-2) JT Moeller (2) ESPN+ 613 29–25 11–13
Post-season (3–2)
Southland Tournament (3–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 22 vs. (4) Northwestern State (5) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 10–5 Zach Voss(2-5) Bryan, Tyler(1-3) None ESPN+ 30–25 1–0
May 23 vs. (8) Incarnate Word (5) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 6–2 Alexis Gravel(2-4) Zavala, Isaiah(4-6) Cameron LeJeune (6) ESPN+ 31–25 2–0
May 24 vs. (1) Lamar (5) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 9–18 Perez, Andres(3-1) Brock Barthelemy(3-1) None ESPN+ 31–26 2–1
May 25 vs. (1) Lamar (5) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 14–4
(7 inn)		 Ty Abraham(4-3) Morse, Trhea(4-1 None ESPN+ 32–26 3–1
May 25 vs. (2) Nicholls (5) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 15–1
(7 inn)		 Farley, Dylan(3-2) Zach Voss(2-6) Mone ESPN+ 1,198 32–27 3–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = McNeese team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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Conference awards and honors

2024 All-Southland Conference team

Source:
Cooper Hext was named to the conference first team. Cooper Hext, Conner Westenburg, and Cameron LeJeune were named the All-Defensive Team.

First Team

  • Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
  • Edgar Alvarez (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
  • Isaac Webb (TAMUCC, RJR, 2nd Base)
  • TJ Salvaggio (SLU, JR, Shortstop)
  • Shea Thomas (SLU, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Mitchell Sanford (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
  • Samuel Benjamin (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
  • Cooper Hext (MCN, SR, Outfielder)
  • Dalton Beck (UIW, JR, Designaterd Hitter)
  • Bryce Calloway (UNO, JR, Utility)
  • Brooks Caple (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Colton Mercer (UNO, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Brennan Stuprich (SLU, RJR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Nico Saltaformaggio (NICH, SR, Relief Pitcher)

Second Team

  • ak Skinner (LU, JR, Catcher)
  • Brayden Evans (LU, JR, 1st Base)
  • Diego Villescas (UNO, JR, 2nd Base)
  • Parker Coddou (NICH, JR, Shortstop)
  • Sebastian Trinidad (TAMUCC, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Reese Lipoma (NWST, JR, Outfielder)
  • Basiel Williams (NICH, RSR, Outfielder)
  • Cameron Caley (UIW, SR, Outfielder)
  • River Orsak (LU, SR, Designaterd Hitter)
  • Drake Anderson (NICH, JR, Utility)
  • Matthew Watson (TAMUCC, RJR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Hunter Hesseltine (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
  • Caleb Bunch (NWST, JR, Relief Pitcher)

2024 All-Southland Defensive team

  • Miguel Useche (UNO, JR, Catcher)
  • Edgar Alvarez (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
  • Dalton Hurst (UNO, JR, 2nd Base)
  • Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Shortstop)
  • Rocco Gump (NWST, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Cooper Hext (MCN, SR, Left Fielder)
  • Conner Westenburg (MCN, JR, Center Fielder)
  • Mitchell Sanford (UNO, SR, Right Fielder)
  • Cameron LeJeune (MCN, RJR, Pitcher)

Weekly awards

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
SLC Hitter of the Week Conner Westenburg OF February 26, 2024
SLC Hitter of the Week Simon Larranaga IF/DH May 6, 2024
SLC Pitcher of the Week Cameron LeJeune RHP May 20, 2024

See also

2024 McNeese Cowgirls softball team

References

  1. "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ James Hill (February 8, 2024). "Nicholls Chosen to Repeat at Southland Baseball Champions; Preseason All-Conference Team Released". Southland Conference. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  3. Taylor Riemersma (November 22, 2023). "McNeese announces schedule for 2024 baseball campaign". Crescent City Sports Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. Taylor Riemersma (November 22, 2023). "Baseball announces schedule for 2024 campaign". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  5. "2024 Baseball Schedule". Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  6. "DIBASEBALL.COM TOP 25". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  7. Phil Stratton (September 25, 2023). "Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  8. James Hill (May 21, 2024). "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Baseball Awards, All-Conference, and All-Defensive Teams". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  9. James Hill (February 26, 2024). "McNeese's Westenburg, Lamar's Caple Named Jersey Mike's Baseball Players of the Week". Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  10. James Hill (May 6, 2024). "McNeese's Larranaga, Nicholls' Saltaformaggio Named Jersey Mike's Southland Baseball Players of the Week". Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  11. Anthony Goss (May 20, 2024). "SLU's Coley, McNeese's LeJeune take home final Jersey Mike's SLC Baseball Player of the Week awards of the season". Retrieved May 25, 2024.
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