The 2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hawks played their home games at Smithson Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Fritz Hamburg, in his fifteenth season with the program.

Saint Joseph's won their first Atlantic 10 regular season title in program history, amassing a conference record of 17–7. They were eliminated in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament after going 1–2.

Background The 2022 team finished the season with a 29–25 overall record and a 12–11 record in Atlantic 10 play. They were seeded sixth overall in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament where they finished with a 1–2 record. They did not receive an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 43 Justin Igoe Junior 1B 17 Luke Zimmerman RS Senior 2B 5 Ryan Weingartner Freshman 3B 30 Nate Thomas Graduate SS 4 Luca Trigiani Senior LF 27 Brett Callahan Junior CF 8 Conlan Wall Junior RF 13 Ryan Picollo Junior DH 47 Ryan Cesarini Sophomore

Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 33 Ryan DeSanto Freshman Saturday 12 Will McCausland Freshman Sunday 28 David Owsik Junior

Batter depth chart Pos Starters Bench 1 Bench 2 C Justin Igoe Travis Rinker Carter Jagiela 1B Luke Zimmerman Brandon Drapeau Dean Bergmann 2B Ryan Weingartner Colin Myers Paul Kokol 3B Nate Thomas Max Hitman Jakob Reed SS Luca Trigiani Cam Walker LF Brett Callahan CF Conlan Wall Nick Embleton RF Ryan Picollo DH Ryan Cesarini Adam Fine

Pitcher depth chart Day Friday Ryan DeSanto Ryan DeSantoLuke ZimmermanMike Picollo Cole Stetzar Saturday Will McCausland Alec RodriguezMike FalcoNico Torres Matt McShane Sunday David Owsik Patrick ShearerSam DaviesNoah Tincher Peter Gallo Mid-Week Dominic Picone Luke GabryshFrank CicconeRyan Basarab Frank Ciccone

Roster

Coaching staff

2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atSJU Alma mater Fritz Hamburg Head coach 15 Ithaca College (1988) Ryan Wheeler Associate Head Coach/Batting Coach 9 Pennsylvania State University (1994) Pat Brown Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach 2 State University of New York at Oswego (2015) Lee Saverio Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 Bloomsburg University (1986) Mike Bibbo Athletic Trainer 6 Sacred Heart University (2017) Evangelos Regas Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 1 Temple University (2013) Kyle Pinkava Student Manager 1 Saint Joseph's University (2023) Nino Aquino Student Manager 1 Saint Joseph's University (2023) Carter McKeown Student Manager 1 Saint Joseph's University (2024) Jack Wheeler Student Manager 1 Saint Joseph's University (2024) Brendan Coughlin Student Manager 1 Saint Joseph's University (2024) Kate Maginnis Social Media Team 2 University of West Georgia (2021) Source:

Offseason Departures SJU DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 5 INF 204 Glen Mills, Pennsylvania Graduated 8 OF 166 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Graduated 12 RHP 215 Williamsburg, Virginia Graduated 19 OF 198 Plains, Pennsylvania Graduated 22 RHP 232 Frackville, Pennsylvania Graduated 25 OF 200 Spring Lake, New Jersey Graduated 33 C 215 Eagleville, Pennsylvania Graduated

Transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School 22 RHP 215 Leawood, Kansas UNC Wilmington 41 RHP 172 Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania Rhode Island

Signing Day Recruits The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Saint Joseph's in 2023. Pitchers Frank Ciccone Hanover, New Jersey Pope John XXIII Drew DeSanto Frederick, Maryland Tusacarora (MD) Ryan DeSanto Frederick, Maryland Tusacarora (MD) Richie Kerstetter Fairfield, Connecticut Canterbury (CT) Will McCausland Harleysville, Pennsylvania Souderton Area HS Hitters Carter Jagiela Telford, Pennsylvania Souderton Area HS Ryan Weingartner Berlin, New Jersey St. Augustine (NJ)

Game log 2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball game log (28–24–1) Regular season (27–22–1) February (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record February 17 at * Durham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NC L 0–16 Santucci (1–0) Picone (0–1) None ACCNX 364 0–1 —February 18 at Duke* Durham Bulls Athletic Park L 1–2 Higgins (1–0) Stetzar (0–1) Tallon (1) ACCNX 638 0–2 —February 19 at Duke* Durham Bulls Athletic Park W 5–410 Gabrysh (1–0) Beilenson (0–1) Stetzar (1) ACCNX 717 1–2 — March (8–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record March 1 at * Bainton FieldPiscataway, NJ L 3–6 Parliament (1–0) Gabrysh (1–1) Gorski (1) BTN+ 322 1–3 —March 3 at * Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexNorfolk, VA L 4–15 Morgan (2–0) Picone (0–2) None ESPN+ 779 1–4 —March 4 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 0–11 Armstrong (2–0) McCausland (0–1) None ESPN+ 779 1–5 —March 5 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 11–13 Cook (2–0) Owsik (0–1) Bashara (1) ESPN+ 362 1–6 —March 10 * Smithson FieldMerion, PA W 4–3 McCausland (1–1) Keevan (0–4) Gallo (1) ESPN+ 110 2–6 —March 11 UMass Lowell* Smithson Field W 7–1 McShane (1–0) Draper (1–2) None ESPN+ 212 3–6 —March 12 UMass Lowell* Smithson Field W 9–3 Falco (1–0) DiRito (1–1) None ESPN+ 220 4–6 — Ting Stadium SeriesMarch 14 vs. Notre Dame* Ting StadiumHolly Springs, NC L 3–6 Hely (1–1) Ciccone (0–1) Bosch (2) ESPN+ 163 4–7 —March 15 vs. Notre Dame* Ting Stadium L 9–10 Cooper (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) None ESPN+ 147 4–8 —March 17 Iona* Smithson Field W 15–5 Gallo (1–0) Torrado (0–3) Ciccone (1) ESPN+ 171 5–8 —March 18 Iona* Smithson Field W 16–68 McShane (2–0) Chiaia (0–3) None ESPN+ 318 6–8 —March 19 Iona* Smithson Field W 13–07 Picone (1–2) Untracht (0–3) None ESPN+ 308 7–8 —March 21 * Smithson Field L 8–9 Horvath (1–0) Stetzar (0–2) Kent (1) ESPN+ 221 7–9 —March 24 * Smithson Field W 3–2 Stetzar (1–2) Baeyens (0–1) None ESPN+ 180 8–9 —March 25 Maine* Smithson Field L 12–17 Scott (1–2) Ciccone (0–2) None ESPN+ 155 8–10 —March 26 Maine* Smithson Field L 13–15 Lewis (2–1) Picone (1–3) None ESPN+ 325 8–11 — Liberty Bell ClassicMarch 28 at * Bob Hannah StadiumNewark, DE L 3–9 Grome (2–0) Owsik (0–2) Margolis (1) FloSports 4,228 8–12 —March 31 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt FieldRichmond, VA W 19–13 McCausland (2–1) Argomaniz (2–3) None ESPN+ 313 9–12 1–0 April (10–7–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record April 1 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field W 15–0 DeSanto (1–0) Weirather (2–2) None ESPN+ 303 10–12 2–0 April 2 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field L 2–7 Subers (2–0) Picone (1–4) None ESPN+ 413 10–13 2–1 Liberty Bell ClassicApril 5 * Smithson Field L 6–18 Cerwinski (2–0) Picollo (0–1) None ESPN+ 182 10–14 —April 7 VCU Smithson Field W 5–3 McCausland (3–1) Gordon (2–2) McShane (1) ESPN+ 274 11–14 3–1April 8 VCU Smithson Field W 12–3 Stetzar (2–2) Peters (1–3) None ESPN+ 308 12–14 4–1April 9 VCU Smithson Field L 7–11 Ellis (4–2) Shearer (0–1) None ESPN+ 302 12–15 4–2April 11 at Delaware* Bob Hannah Stadium L 10–13 Margolis (3–0) Ciccone (0–3) None FloSports 165 12–16 —April 14 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports CenterSt. Louis, MO L 2–4 Litman (4–1) McCausland (3–2) Bell (1) ESPN+ 180 12–17 4–3April 15 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 6–10 Chaffin (4–1) DeSanto (1–1) Weber (1) ESPN+ 201 12–18 4–4April 16 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 8–14 Holmes (2–0) Picone (1–5) None ESPN+ 121 12–19 4–5April 21 UMass Smithson Field W 5–3 McCausland (4–2) Belliveau (0–1) Stetzar (2) ESPN+ 201 13–19 5–5April 22 UMass Smithson Field W 12–3 Owsik (1–2) Perrett (1–5) None ESPN+ 400 14–19 6–5April 23 UMass Smithson Field W 7–3 Picone (2–5) Steele (0–3) McShane (2) ESPN+ 323 15–19 7–5April 25 Delaware* Smithson Field W 5–2 Gallo (2–0) Grome (2–2) Stetzar (3) ESPN+ 152 16–19 —April 26 * Smithson Field T 7–77 None None None ESPN+ 126 16–19–1 —April 28 Smithson Field W 2–1 McShane (3–0) Hughes (1–3) Stetzar (4) ESPN+ 122 17–19–1 8–5April 29 Fordham Smithson Field W 23–10 Falco (2–0) Sachen (0–3) None ESPN+ 129 18–19–1 9–5April 30 Fordham Smithson Field W 7–1 Picone (3–5) Egan (0–1) None ESPN+ 153 19–19–1 10–5 May (8–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record May 3 * Smithson Field W 13–6 Gallo (3–0) Povey (0–1) None ESPN+ 220 20–19–1 —May 5 at Dayton Woerner FieldDayton, OH L 9–16 Zapka (2–0) Falco (2–1) None ESPN+ 163 20–20–1 10–6May 6 at Dayton Woerner Field W 7–5 DeSanto (2–1) Majick (3–4) Stetzar (5) ESPN+ 163 21–20–1 11–6May 7 at Dayton Woerner Field W 15–2 Picone (4–5) Steinhauer (1–5) None ESPN+ 138 22–20–1 12–6May 12 Smithson Field W 15–3 McCausland (5–2) Sposato (3–6) None ESPN+ 374 23–20–1 13–6May 13 Rhode Island Smithson Field W 12–6 DeSanto (3–1) Levesque (5–4) None ESPN+ 413 24–20–1 14–6May 14 Rhode Island Smithson Field W 6–5 Gabrysh (2–1) Hsu (0–1) None ESPN+ 425 25–20–1 15–6May 16 at Villanova* Villanova BallparkPlymouth Meeting, PA L 4–8 Udell (1–6) Rodriguez (0–2) None SECN+ 197 25–21–1 —May 18 at George Mason Spuhler FieldFairfax, VA W 9–4 Falco (3–1) Stewart (1–2) None ESPN+ 65 26–21–1 16–6May 19 at George Mason Spuhler Field L 3–4 Mracna (3–1) Stetzar (2–3) None ESPN+ 143 26–22–1 16–7May 20 at George Mason Spuhler Field W 13–6 Picone (5–5) Grant (0–1) None ESPN+ 266 27–22–1 17–7 Post-Season (1–2) (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T record Winner's bracket May 24 vs. (4) Saint Louis (1) The DiamondRichmond, VA L 8–23 Litman (6–3) McCausland (5–3) None ESPN+ 100 27–23–1 0–1 Consolation bracket May 25 vs. (5) Richmond (1) The Diamond W 4–0 DeSanto (4–1) Weirather (5–4) None ESPN+ 100 28–23–1 1–1 May 26 vs. (3) Dayton (1) The Diamond L 10–15 Bard (3–3) Picone (5–6) None ESPN+ 100 28–24–1 1–2 *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll Saint Joseph's win • Saint Joseph's loss • Saint Joseph's tie • • Bold denotes Saint Joseph's player

Tournaments Atlantic 10 tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams(1) Saint Joseph's Hawks(2) Davidson Wildcats(3) Dayton Flyers(4) Saint Louis Billikens(5) Richmond Spiders(6) George Mason Patriots(7) Rhode Island Rams

Rankings

References

External links Saint Joseph's Baseball