2024 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks baseball team


The 2024 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks baseball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season in the Northeastern Conference under first year head coach Danny Acosta. The Hawks played their home games at Hawk Stadium.

2024 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks baseball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record0–48 (0–30 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cole Doherty
  • Kyle Houts
Home stadiumHawk Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Sacred Heart ‍‍‍ 25 8 0   .758 35 23 0   .603
LIU ‍‍y 24 9 0   .727 33 23 0   .589
Merrimack  ‍‍‍ 22 11 0   .667 33 26 0   .559
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 21 12 0   .636 26 30 0   .464
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 20 13 0   .606 22 27 0   .449
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 18 14 0   .563 26 30 0   .464
Central Connecticut ‍‍‍ 17 15 0   .531 18 24 0   .429
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 15 17 0   .469 22 27 1   .450
Stonehill  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 18 29 0   .383
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 11 21 0   .344 12 33 0   .267
Norfolk State  ‍‍‍ 7 26 0   .212 12 41 0   .226
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 0 30 0   .000 0 48 0   .000
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The Hawks failed to make the 2024 Northeastern Conference Tournament, placing last in the conference with a record of 0 wins and 48 losses. This also was the first time in NCAA Division 1 history that a team finished a full season winless.[2]

The 2024 season was the first season following the departure of Head Coach Brian Hollamon, who left the club in 2023. As a result of Hollamon's departure, the University hired Danny Acosta, who had spent the previous 4 seasons with Iowa Lakes Community College as their head coach.[3] Acosta posted a 4-44 record with Iowa Lakes during the 2023 season.[4]

Personnel

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Roster

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2024 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks baseball roster[5]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 – Raymond Smith – Sophomore
  • 17 – Joe Kelly – Sophomore
  • 18 – Cade Williams – Freshman
  • 20 – Eric Elliott – Junior
  • 21 – Gary Hallmen Jr. – Junior
  • 26 – Charles Bernard –   Sophomore
  • 27 – Lee Byrd – Junior
  • 31 – Tyler Prather –   Sophomore
  • 35 – Justin Praddy – Freshman
  • 36 – Brandon Gomez – Junior
  • 37 – Justin Spencer – Freshman
  • 40 – Brandon Poole – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 14 – Ryan Howe –   Sophomore
  • 25 – Doyle McNew – Junior

First basemen

  • 29 – Kenneth Gaskins –   Freshman
  • 39 – Brian Jones – Freshman
  • 42 – Derek Blackmore – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Anders Brown – Fifth year
  • 3 – Riley Horner – Senior
  • 5 – Carter Rieben – Junior
  • 6 – Ryan Davis – Junior
  • 9 – Ulysses Luciano – Fifth year
  • 11 – Aidan Cunningham –   Sophomore
  • 13 – Michael Blackiston – Junior
  • 38 – Quentin Smith – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 – Derrick Mayes II – Fifth year
  • 4 – Danny Sadler Jr. – Junior
  • 8 – Zach Garcia – Junior
  • 10 – Jason Brown – Senior
  • 16 – Jordan Peart – Junior
  • 22 – Joe Wright Jr. –   Sophomore
  • 34 – Isaiah Beseris –   Freshman

Utility

  • 23 – Bronson Taylor – Freshman
 

Coaching staff

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2024 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Maryland Eastern Shore
Danny Acosta Head Coach 1
Cole Doherty Pitching Coach & Recruiting Coordinator 1
Kyle Houts Hitting & Infield Coach 1

Schedule and results

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2024 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks baseball game log (0–48)
Regular season (0–48)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Maryland Eastern Shore team member     * = Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule source

Schedule Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Game 1 of doubleheader.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Game 2 of doubleheader.

References

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  1. ^ "Northeast Conference baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 College Baseball Home Page | WarrenNolan.com". www.warrennolan.com.
  3. ^ "University of Maryland Eastern Shore Names Danny Acosta as Head Baseball Coach". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. August 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Iowa Lakes Community College Baseball Schedule 2022-23". Iowa Lakes Community College.
  5. ^ "2024 Baseball Roster". Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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