2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball team

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	North
	South
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 5, 2021; Rankings from D1Baseball

2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
2021 Saint Louis Billikens baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021 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
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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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2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North
Rhode Island ^x‍‍‍	13	–	6	–	0	.684	27	–	26	–	1	.509
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
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	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