2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball team

2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball
2024 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders baseball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	22–35 (10–14 Southland)
Head coach	Scott Malone (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Matt Parker; Scott Kelly; Noe Ruiz, Jr.;
Home stadium	Chapman Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	.708	44	–	14	.759
Nicholls ‍‍‍	16	–	8	.667	37	–	20	.649
New Orleans ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	31	–	26	.544
McNeese ‍‍‍	11	–	13	.458	31	–	26	.544
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 May 24, 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[edit]

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[edit]

Southland Conference Coaches Poll[edit]

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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
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[edit]

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

First Team[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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)

February (4–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
SFA Tournament
Feb 16	vs. Central Michigan*		Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX	3–1 (11 inn)	Feltz, Samuel (1-0)	E. Waters (0-1)	None			1–0
Feb 17	vs. Central Michigan*		Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX	13–1 (7 inn)	Hunsaker, Riely (1-0)	B. Vitas (0-1)	None			2–0
Feb 17	at Stephen F. Austin*		Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX	10–17	Cade Stapleton (1-0)	Dean, Austin (0-1)	None			2–1
Feb 18	at Stephen F. Austin*		Pilgram's Park • Nacogdoches, TX	5–13	E. Balmaceda (1-0)	Soliz, Cam (0-1)	W. Larson (1)			2–2

Feb 20	Kansas*		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	7–13	Cranton, Hunter (1-0)	Dean, Austin (0-1)	None	FloBaseball	376	2–3
Feb 21	Texas Southern*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	8–4	Hendricks, Evans (1-0)	Dalton Alford (0-2)	None		252	3–3
Kleberg Bank College Classic
Feb 23	Maryland*		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	5–7	Haberthier, Nate (1-0)	Dean, Austin (0-3)	Sarcone, Trystan (1)	FloBaseball	1,114	3–4
Feb 24	Washington*		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	4–11	Boyle, Sam (1-1)	Hunsaker, Riely (1-1)	None	FloBaseball	952	3–5
Feb 25	Pittsburgh*		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–10	Jack Sokol (1-0)	Thornton, Maddox (0-1)	Ethan Firoved (1)	FloBaseball	725	3–6

Feb 26	Pittsburgh*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–10	Jack Sokol (1-0	Thornton, Maddox (0-1)	Ethan Firoved (1)		725	3–7
South Texas Showdown
Feb 28	at UT Rio Grande Valley*		UTRGV Baseball Stadium • Edinburg, TX	2–1	Hendricks, Evans (2-0)	Hernandez, Francisco (1-1)	Thornton, Maddox (1)	ESPN+	1,618	4–7

March (9–12)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Mar 1	Abilene Christian*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–7	Glaze, Austin (2-0)	Watson, Matthew (0-1)	None	ESPN+	325	4–8
Mar 2	Abilene Christian*		Whataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TX	6–1	Hunsaker, Riely (2-1)	Campa, Iain (2-1)	Thornton, Maddox (2)		423	5–8
Mar 3	Abilene Christian*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	5–2	Garcia, Zach (1-0)	De La Cruz, Rolando (0-1)	Hendricks, Evans (1)	ESPN+	212	6–8
Mar 5	at Texas State*		Bobcat Baseball Stadium • San Marcos, TX	6–5	Stuart, David (1-0)	Stroud, Jack (1-2)	Thornton, Maddox (3)		1,942	7–8
Mar 8	UTSA*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	4–2	Watson, Matthew (1-1)	Robert Orloski (1-2)	Hendricks, Evans (2)	ESPN+	243	8–8
Mar 9	UTSA*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	4–5	Ruger Riojas (4-0)	Thornton, Maddox (0-2)	Fischer Kingsbery (1)	ESPN+	267	8–9
Mar 10	UTSA*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	6–4	Dove, Kendall (1-0)	Daniel Garza (0-1)	None	ESPN+	280	9–9
South Texas Showdown
Mar 12	UT Rio Grande Valley*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–5	Tejada, Anthony (1-0)	Dove, Kendall (1-1)	Hernandez, Francisco (2)	ESPN+	267	9–10

Mar 13	University of Houston–Victoria*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	14–1	Hill, Jack (1-0)	Parker, Brady (4-2)	None	ESPN+	150	10–10
Mar 15	at Dallas Baptist*		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	5–10	JOHNSON, Ryan (3-0)	Watson, Matthew (1-2)	None		885	10–11
Mar 16	at Dallas Baptist*		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	1–11 (8 inn)	DeBERRY, JARON (2-0)	Hunsaker, Riely (2-2)	None		630	10–12
Mar 17	at Dallas Baptist*		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX	4–5	WILSON, Nick (3-1)	Thornton, Maddox (0-3)	None		790	10–13
Mar 19	Northwestern*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	5–16 (7 inn)	MCCLURE, MATT (1-2)	Dove, Kendall (1-2)	None	ESPN+	259	10–14
Mar 20	Northwestern*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	6–7 (7 inn)	DYKE, JACK (1-0)	Stuart, David (1-1)	None	ESPN+	210	10–15
Mar 22	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	7–12 (7 inn)	Salinas, Josh (2-0)	Watson, Matthew (1-3)	None	ESPN+	103	10–16	0–1
Mar 23	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	11–5	Hunsaker, Riely (3-2)	Zavala, Isaiah (2-2)	Hill, Jack (1)	ESPN+	144	11–16	1–1
Mar 24	at Incarnate Word		Sullivan Field • San Antonio, TX	14–12	Garcia, Zach (2-0)	Walls, Westin (2-2)	None	ESPN+	152	12–16	2–1
Mar 26	at Texas*		UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	4–1	Feltz, Samuel (2-0)	Selvig, Cole (0-2)	Thornton, Maddox (4)	ESPN+	7,128	13–16
Mar 28	Nicholls		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–7	Nelson, Jack (1-1)	Watson, Matthew (1-4)	Desandro, Devin (2)	ESPN+	230	13–17	2–2
Mar 29	Nicholls		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	8–13	Moran, Dallis (1-0)	Hill, Jack (1-2)	None		233	13–18	2–3
Mar 30	Nicholls		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	4–11	Guerrero, Michael (1-0)	Feltz, Samuel (2-1)	None		252	13–19	2–4

April (8–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
Apr 2	Prairie View*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	10–3	Soliz, Cam (1-0)	Allen, Preston (0-3)	None	ESPN+	222	14–19
Apr 5	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	4–11	Prestwich, Chase (3-3)	Dove, Kendall (1-3)	Bunch, Caleb (2)	ESPN+	436	14–20	2–5
Apr 6	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	5–4	Hunsaker, Riely (4-2)	Flowers, Dawson (1-2)	Thornton, Maddox (5)	ESPN+	656	15–20	3–5
Apr 7	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	7–2	Garcia, Zach (3-0)	Marionneaux, Dylan (2-5)	None	ESPN+	673	16–20	4–5
Apr 10	at Rice*		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	3–5	Mark Perkins (1-0)	Feltz, Samuel (2-2)	Reed Gallant (1)		1,908	16–21
Apr 12	Houston Christian		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	2–6	Hamilton, Jackson (1-1)	Hill, Jack (1-3)	None	ESPN+	350	16–22	4–6
Apr 13	Houston Christian		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	1–17	Edwards, Parker (4-4)	Hunsaker, Riely (4-3)	None	ESPN+	150	16–23	4–7
Apr 14	Houston Chrisian		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	13–12	Thornton, Maddox (1-3)	Feltman, Jett (2-3)	Hill, Jack (2)	ESPN+	252	17–23	5–7
Apr 16	at UTSA*		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	2–4	Beaird,Ryan (1-0)	Flaugher, Joshua (0-2)	Riojas,Ruger (6)	ESPN+	652	17–24
Apr 19	Lamar		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	6–3	Soliz, Cam (2-0)	Neal, Austin (2-1)	None	ESPN+	350	18–24	6–7
Apr 20	Lamar		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–6	Ellis, Jacob (7-0)	Hunsaker, Riely (4-4)	Perez, Andres (5)	ESPN+	250	18–25	6–8
Apr 21	Lamar		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	7–3	Garcia, Zach (4-0)	Hesseltine, Hunter (4-1)	None	ESPN+	382	19–25	7–8
Apr 24	at Prairie View*		John W. Tankersley Field • Prairie View, TX	8–10	Elijah Breeden (2-1)	Soliz, Cam (1-1)	Victor Mendoza (3)		52	19–26
Apr 26	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	2–0	Watson, Matthew (2-4)	Mercer, Colton (5-4)	Hunsaker, Riely (1)	ESPN+	345	20–26	8–8
Apr 27	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	11–6	Soliz, Cam (3-1)	Edwards, Grant (4-4)	Thornton, Maddox (6)	ESPN+	357	21–26	9–8
Apr 28	at New Orleans		Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	3–5	Dennis, Cortez (1-2)	Garcia, Zach (4-1)	Tyson-Long, Kyrin (4)	ESPN+	695	21–27	9–9

May (1–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SLC Record
May 3	McNeese		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–7	Ty Abraham (3-2)	Dove, Kendall (1-4)	Cameron LeJeune (5)	ESPN+	182	21–28	9–10
May 4	McNeese		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	4–9	Gravel, Alexis (1-3)	Hill, Jack (1-4)	None	ESPN+	235	21–29	9–11
May 5	McNeese		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	10–13	LeJeune, Cameron (6-2)	Soliz, Cam (3-2)	None	ESPN+	245	21–30	9–12
South Texas Showdown
Mar 14	UT Rio Grande Valley*		Chapman Field • Corpus Christi, TX	3–4	Tejada, A (3-2)	Flaugher, Joshua (0-3)	Lopez, J (2)	ESPN+	189	20–31

May 16	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	4–12	Stuprich, Brennan (5-3)	Dove, Kendall (1-5)	None	ESPN+	1,076	21–32	9–13
May 16	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	8–9	Fabre, Larson (3-1)	Garcia, Zach (4-2)	Rodriguez, Jackson (7)	ESPN+	1,297	21–33	9–14
May 17	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	9–8	Matthew Watson (3-4)	Hayden Robb (3-3)	None	ESPN+	1,260	22–33	10–14

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 Field • Hammond, 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]

Conference awards and honors[edit]

Weekly awards[edit]

Weekly honors
Honors	Player	Position	Date Awarded	Ref.
SLC Pitcher of the Week	Riely Hunsaker	RHP	February 19, 2024	^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ Phil Stratton (September 25, 2023). "Extra Bases - 2024 Team Schedules". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^ James Hill (February 19, 2024). "Nicholls' Alvarez, AMCC's Hunsaker Named Opening Jersey Mike's Baseball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[1] "2024 Southland Conference Baseball Standings". southland.org. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[Polls-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] "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] James Hill (February 19, 2024). "Nicholls' Alvarez, AMCC's Hunsaker Named Opening Jersey Mike's Baseball Player of the Week". Retrieved February 21, 2024.

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