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2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team

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2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record22–35 (10–14 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Parker
  • Scott Kelly
  • Noe Ruiz, Jr.
Home stadiumChapman Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 44 15   .746
Nicholls ‍‍‍y 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[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team represented Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Islanders played their home games at Chapman Field. They were led by seventeenth–year head coach Scott Malone as members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 22–35 overall record and a 10–14 record in conference play in three–way tie for sixth place. The Islanders qualified for the SLC tournament as the 7th seeded team. Their season ended with a 0–2 record in conference tournament play losing to Nicholls 2–147 and New Orleans 4–7.

Previous season

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The Islanders had a regular season record of 24–30 and a conference record of 12–12 finishing in a three way tie for fifth place in SLC play. They qualified as the seventh seeded team in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament. Their season ended losing a sudden–death tournament opening game against sixth seeded McNeese.

Preseason

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Southland Conference Coaches Poll

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The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 55 votes.[2]

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

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Christian Smith-Johnson was named to the conference preseason second team. [2]

First Team

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Legend
  Texas A&M–Corpus Christi win
  Texas A&M–Corpus Christi loss
  Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold Texas A&M–Corpus Christi team member
* Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball game log
Regular season (22–33)
Post-season (0–2)
Southland Tournament (0–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 22 vs. (2) Nicholls (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA 2–14
(7 inn)
Mayers, Jacob (5-1) Garcia, Zach (4-3) None ESPN+ 22–34 0–1
May 23 vs. (3) New Orleans (7) Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA 4–7 Olivier, Chris(2-1) Hunsaker, Riley(4-5) None ESPN+ 22–35 0–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule Source:[3][4][5][6][7]

Conference awards and honors

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Weekly awards

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Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
SLC Pitcher of the Week Riely Hunsaker RHP February 19, 2024 [8]

See also

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2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders softball team

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Phil Stratton (September 25, 2023). "Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (22-35) RPI Ranking - 221". NCAA.org. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Schedule". Nolan Analytics LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 22-35 (10-14 Southland)". D1Baseball. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ James Hill (February 19, 2024). "Nicholls' Alvarez, AMCC's Hunsaker Named Opening Jersey Mike's Baseball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 21, 2024.