2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team

2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	28–24–1 (17–7 A-10)
Head coach	Fritz Hamburg (15th season)
Assistant coach	Lee Saverio (3rd season)
Hitting coach	Ryan Wheeler (9th season)
Pitching coach	Pat Brown (2nd season)
Captains	Cole Stetzar (Graduate year) Cole Walker (Senior year)
Home stadium	Smithson Field
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			28	–	24	–	1		.538
Davidson  ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0		.652			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Dayton  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			26	–	34	–	0		.433
Richmond  ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0		.609			27	–	28	–	0		.491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	10	–	0		.565			36	–	27	–	0		.571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			23	–	29	–	0		.442
George Washington  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0		.478			21	–	34	–	0		.382
VCU  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Fordham  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			19	–	36	–	0		.345
UMass  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			14	–	35	–	0		.286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			8	–	40	–	0		.167
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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.^[2] They did not receive an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.^[3]

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	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	SP	RP	CP
Friday	Ryan DeSanto	Ryan DeSanto Luke Zimmerman Mike Picollo	Cole Stetzar
Saturday	Will McCausland	Alec Rodriguez Mike Falco Nico Torres	Matt McShane
Sunday	David Owsik	Patrick Shearer Sam Davies Noah Tincher	Peter Gallo
Mid-Week	Dominic Picone	Luke Gabrysh Frank Ciccone Ryan Basarab	Frank Ciccone

Roster

2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 2 RHP Cole Stetzar (C) R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Scranton, PA 3 INF Cam Walker R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Sr Canonsburg, PA 4 INF Luca Trigiani R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY 5 U Ryan Weingartner R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Berlin, NJ 6 RHP Luke Smith R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Sr Delran, NJ 8 OF Conlan Wall R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr Souderton, PA 9 OF Nick Senior R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Cherry Hill, NJ 11 OF Adam Fine R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Wynnewood, PA 12 RHP Will McCausland R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Harleysville, PA 13 OF Ryan Picollo R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Leawood, KS 14 C Jakob Reed L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Yorba Linda, CA 15 INF Max Hitman R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Norristown, PA 16 RHP Patrick Shearer R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Dallas, TX 17 LHP Luke Zimmerman L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Broomall, PA 18 RHP Alec Rodriguez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Cherry Hill, NJ 19 RHP Frank Ciccone R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hanover, NJ 20 RHP Luke Gabrysh R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Wilmington, DE 22 RHP Mike Picollo R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Leawood, KS 23 RHP Matt McShane R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Bensalem, PA 24 RHP Mike Falco R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Gr East Brunswick, NJ 25 LHP Richie Kerstetter L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Fairfield, CT 26 C Carter Jagiela R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Telford, PA 27 OF Brett Callahan L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Newark, DE 28 RHP David Owsik R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Downingtown, PA 30 INF Nate Thomas L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Gr Hockessin, DE 31 INF Nick Embleton R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Enola, PA 32 RHP Sam Davies R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Ashburn, VA 33 LHP Ryan DeSanto L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Frederick, MD 34 RHP Drew DeSanto R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Frederick, MD 35 INF Brandon Drapeau R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mullica Hill, NJ 37 LHP Nicholas Torres L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Marlboro, NJ 38 C Dean Bergmann R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Philadelphia, PA 39 C Travis Rinker R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Monrovia, MD 40 LHP Noah Tincher L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Hamilton, OH 41 RHP Domenic Picone R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Garnet Valley, PA 43 C Justin Igoe R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ivyland, PA 44 RHP Peter Gallo R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Asbury Park, NJ 47 OF Ryan Cesarini L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Archbald, PA 49 RHP Ryan Basarab R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr West Chester, PA 50 INF Paul Kokol L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Ardmore, PA 52 INF Colin Myers R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Philadelphia, PA	Head coach Fritz Hamburg Assistant coach(es) Ryan Wheeler Pat Brown Lee Saverio Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 22, 2023

Coaching staff

2023 Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at SJU	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:^[4]

Offseason

Departures

SJU Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Liam Bendo	5	INF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	204	Graduate	Glen Mills, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Jake Artz	8	OF	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	166	Graduate	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Ryan Devine	12	RHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215	Graduate	Williamsburg, Virginia	Graduated
Tim Cavanaugh	19	OF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	198	Senior	Plains, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Ian McCole	22	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	232	Senior	Frackville, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Brendan Hueth	25	OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200	Senior	Spring Lake, New Jersey	Graduated
Andrew Cossetti	33	C	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215	Senior	Eagleville, Pennsylvania	Graduated

Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mike Picollo	22	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215	Gr.	Leawood, Kansas	UNC Wilmington
Domenic Picone	41	RHP	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	172	Jr.	Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania	Rhode Island

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Saint Joseph's in 2023.

Player	Hometown	High School
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 Duke* Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, 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 Rutgers* Bainton Field Piscataway, NJ L 3–6 Parliament (1–0) Gabrysh (1–1) Gorski (1) BTN+ 322 1–3 — March 3 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, 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 UMass Lowell* Smithson Field Merion, 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 Series March 14 vs. Notre Dame* Ting Stadium Holly 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 Monmouth* Smithson Field L 8–9 Horvath (1–0) Stetzar (0–2) Kent (1) ESPN+ 221 7–9 — March 24 Maine* 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 Classic March 28 at Delaware* Bob Hannah Stadium Newark, DE L 3–9 Grome (2–0) Owsik (0–2) Margolis (1) FloSports 4,228 8–12 — March 31 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, 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 Classic April 5 Penn* 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 3–1 April 8 VCU Smithson Field W 12–3 Stetzar (2–2) Peters (1–3) None ESPN+ 308 12–14 4–1 April 9 VCU Smithson Field L 7–11 Ellis (4–2) Shearer (0–1) None ESPN+ 302 12–15 4–2 April 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 Center St. Louis, MO L 2–4 Litman (4–1) McCausland (3–2) Bell (1) ESPN+ 180 12–17 4–3 April 15 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 6–10 Chaffin (4–1) DeSanto (1–1) Weber (1) ESPN+ 201 12–18 4–4 April 16 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 8–14 Holmes (2–0) Picone (1–5) None ESPN+ 121 12–19 4–5 April 21 UMass Smithson Field W 5–3 McCausland (4–2) Belliveau (0–1) Stetzar (2) ESPN+ 201 13–19 5–5 April 22 UMass Smithson Field W 12–3 Owsik (1–2) Perrett (1–5) None ESPN+ 400 14–19 6–5 April 23 UMass Smithson Field W 7–3 Picone (2–5) Steele (0–3) McShane (2) ESPN+ 323 15–19 7–5 April 25 Delaware* Smithson Field W 5–2 Gallo (2–0) Grome (2–2) Stetzar (3) ESPN+ 152 16–19 — April 26 Bucknell* Smithson Field T 7–77 None None None ESPN+ 126 16–19–1 — April 28 Fordham Smithson Field W 2–1 McShane (3–0) Hughes (1–3) Stetzar (4) ESPN+ 122 17–19–1 8–5 April 29 Fordham Smithson Field W 23–10 Falco (2–0) Sachen (0–3) None ESPN+ 129 18–19–1 9–5 April 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 Villanova* Smithson Field W 13–6 Gallo (3–0) Povey (0–1) None ESPN+ 220 20–19–1 — May 5 at Dayton Woerner Field Dayton, OH L 9–16 Zapka (2–0) Falco (2–1) None ESPN+ 163 20–20–1 10–6 May 6 at Dayton Woerner Field W 7–5 DeSanto (2–1) Majick (3–4) Stetzar (5) ESPN+ 163 21–20–1 11–6 May 7 at Dayton Woerner Field W 15–2 Picone (4–5) Steinhauer (1–5) None ESPN+ 138 22–20–1 12–6 May 12 Rhode Island Smithson Field W 15–3 McCausland (5–2) Sposato (3–6) None ESPN+ 374 23–20–1 13–6 May 13 Rhode Island Smithson Field W 12–6 DeSanto (3–1) Levesque (5–4) None ESPN+ 413 24–20–1 14–6 May 14 Rhode Island Smithson Field W 6–5 Gabrysh (2–1) Hsu (0–1) None ESPN+ 425 25–20–1 15–6 May 16 at Villanova* Villanova Ballpark Plymouth Meeting, PA L 4–8 Udell (1–6) Rodriguez (0–2) None SECN+ 197 25–21–1 — May 18 at George Mason Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA W 9–4 Falco (3–1) Stewart (1–2) None ESPN+ 65 26–21–1 16–6 May 19 at George Mason Spuhler Field L 3–4 Mracna (3–1) Stetzar (2–3) None ESPN+ 143 26–22–1 16–7 May 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)
Atlantic 10 tournament (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 Diamond Richmond, 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  W  Saint Joseph's win •  L  Saint Joseph's loss •  T  Saint Joseph's tie •  Postponement or cancellation  • 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

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[5]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

External links

• Saint Joseph's Baseball