Draft:2024 North Alabama Lions baseball team

2024 North Alabama Lions baseball
2024 North Alabama Lions baseball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	17–31 (9–17 ASUN)
Head coach	Jad Prachniak (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Blakey (3rd season); Nick Patton (2nd season); David Mervis (2nd season);
Home stadium	Mike D. Lane Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 ASUN Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Austin Peay ‍†‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667	36	–	21	–	0	.632
Stetson ‍†‍‡‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	40	–	20	–	0	.667
Florida Gulf Coast ‍†‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667	30	–	26	–	0	.536
Kennesaw State ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	0	.655	32	–	24	–	0	.571
Jacksonville ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600	27	–	31	–	0	.466
Lipscomb ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	22	–	34	–	0	.393
Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0	.467	20	–	37	–	0	.351
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	26	–	30	–	0	.464
North Florida ‍‍‍	11	–	17	–	1	.397	21	–	30	–	1	.413
North Alabama ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	1	.350	18	–	35	–	1	.343
Queens* ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	14	–	41	–	0	.255
Bellarmine* ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300	10	–	45	–	0	.182
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 26, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 North Alabama Lions baseball team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Lions played their home games at Mike D. Lane Field as a members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They are led by head coach Jad Prachniak, in his 2nd season at UNA.

Previous season

The 2023 team finished the season with a 14–37 record and a 8–22 record in ASUN play. They finished 13th in conference standings after a tiebreaker put UNA ahead of Bellarmine.^[2] ^[3]

Preseason

Preseason ASUN honors

First baseman Kyle Machado was selected to the Preseason All-ASUN Team. He was the only North Alabama player selected to the fourteen person team. ^[4]

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-ASUN Team
Kyle Machado	5	1B	Graduate Student

Coaches poll

The ASUN baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024.^[4]

ASUN Preseason Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Lipscomb	137 (7)
2	FGCU	123 (2)
3	Jacksonville	115 (1)
4	Stetson	103
5	Kennesaw State	99 (1)
6	Austin Peay	84 (1)
7	EKU	77
8	Central Arkansas	65
9	North Florida	56
10	Queens	30
11	North Alabama	25
12	Bellarmine	22

Personnel

2024 North Alabama Lions roster

Pitchers

7 – Carson Howard – Junior
10 – Jacob James – Senior
11 – Quinn Petty – Junior
15 – Jacob Bradshaw – Senior
18 – Avery Brown – Sophomore
19 – Dane Sykes – Senior
21 – Justus Agosto – Sophomore
22 – Brycen Parrish – Junior
23 – Evan Kingma – Senior
24 – Kevin Henrich – Sophomore
25 – Bryce Richter – Graduate
27 – Anthony Pingeton – Junior
29 – Justin Battle – Sophomore
31 – Raleigh Claunch – Sophomore
33 – Josh Bowerman - Sophomore
45 – Josh Allen Stogner – Junior
48 – David Burton – Junior
51 – Caleb Menina – Sophomore

Catchers

12 – Levi Jensen – Senior
14 – Andrew Knight – Graduate
28 – Andin Johnson – Junior
40 – Charlie Cochran – Sophomore

Infielders

2 – Leighton Jenkins – Junior
4 – Gehrig Frei – Sophomore
5 – Kyle Machado – Graduate
9 – Jackson Ferrigno – Sophomore
17 – Cal Cook – Senior
30 – Zak Majer – Senior
34 – Bryant Loving – Freshman
36 – Braden Ebeling – Freshman
37 – Ryan West – Junior
44 – Brady Moore – Junior

Outfielders

3 – Brant Brown – Junior
8 – Jonathan Lane – Junior
13 – Dominick McIntyre – Senior
16 – Ethan Walker – Sophomore
20 – Jackson Cheek – Sophomore
35 – Alex Wilson – Junior

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at North Alabama	Alma Mater
Jad Prachniak	Head Coach	2	University of Rhode Island (2005)
Chris Blakey	Associate Head Coach	3	University of North Alabama (2018)
Nick Patten	Assistant Baseball Coach / Hitting Coach	2	University of Delaware (2021)
David Mervis	Assistant Baseball Coach / Pitching Coach	2	University of Delaware (2021)

Source:^[5]

Schedule and results

Legend
	North Alabama win
	North Alabama loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	North Alabama team member

2024 North Alabama Lions baseball game log

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
February 16	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field Mobile, AL	L 2–3	Gant Starling	Brycen Parrish	N/A	ESPN+	1,214	0–1	0–0
February 17	Southern Indiana		Eddie Stanky Field	W 13–7	Carson Howard	Gavin Wilson	N/A	ESPN+	654	1–1	0–0
February 18	Lamar		Eddie Stanky Field	L 1–9	Hunter Hesseltine	Kevin Henrich	N/A	ESPN+	856	1–2	0–0
February 20	Belmont		Mike D. Lane Field	L 2-6	Joe Ruzicka	Caleb Menina	N/A	ESPN+	152	1-3	0-0
February 23	Morehead State		Mike D. Lane Field	L 2–5	Luke Helton	Jacob Bradshaw	N/A	ESPN+	203	1-4	0-0
February 24	Morehead State		Mike D. Lane Field	W 9–6	Jacob James	Grant Herron	Dane Sykes	ESPN+	215	2-4	0-0
February 25	Morehead State		Mike D. Lane Field	L 9–13	Will Grimmett	Justus Agosto	N/A	ESPN+	265	2-5	0-0
February 27	at Murray State		Roy Stewart Stadium	L 1-8	Ethan Lyke	Dane Sykes	N/A	ESPN+	137	2-6	0-0

March
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
March 2	UAB		Mike D. Lane Field	W 9–8	Anthony Pingeton	Braxton Brooks	N/A	ESPN+	272	3–6	0–0
March 2	UAB		Mike D. Lane Field	L 8–10	Brooks House	Justin Battle	Christian Clack	ESPN+	317	3–7	0–0
March 3	UAB		Mike D. Lane Field	L 3–8	Colin Daniels	Kevin Henrich	N/A	ESPN+	252	3–8	0–0
March 7	Murray State		Mike D. Lane Field	L 6–11	Ethan Lyke	John Allen Stogner	N/A	ESPN+	207	3–9	0–0
March 9	UT Martin		Mike D. Lane Field	W 10–0⁷	Jacob James	Tristan Walton	N/A	ESPN+	232	4–9	0–0
March 10	UT Martin		Mike D. Lane Field	W 3–1⁷	Jacob Bradshaw	Eric Steensma	Brycen Parrish	ESPN+	191	5–9	0–0
March 10	UT Martin		Mike D. Lane Field	W 5–2	Anthony Pingeton	Choyce Diffey	Caleb Menina	ESPN+	225	6–9	0–0
March 12	at Memphis		FedExPark	L 2–16⁷	Cade Davis	John Allen Stogner	N/A	ESPN+	597	6–10	0–0
March 16	Kennesaw State		Toyota Field^[6]	L 5–10	Nolan Silver	Brycen Parrish	N/A		422	6–11	0–1
March 16	Kennesaw State		Toyota Field	L 1–11⁷	Blake Aita	Jacob Bradshaw	N/A		489	6–12	0–2
March 17	Kennesaw State		Toyota Field	W 4–2	Dane Sykes	Smith Pinson	N/A		388	7–12	1–2
March 19	at Tennessee Tech		Howell Bush Stadium	W 8–4	John Allen Stogner	Reece McDuffie	Carson Howard	ESPN+	175	8–12	1–2
March 22	at Eastern Kentucky		Turkey Hughes Field	L 0–10⁷	Nathan Lawson	Jacob James	N/A	ESPN+	101	8–13	1–3
March 23	at Eastern Kentucky		Turkey Hughes Field	L 5–6	Joe Clancy	Brycen Parrish	Garrett Langrell	ESPN+	101	8–14	1–4
March 24	at Eastern Kentucky		Turkey Hughes Field	L 1–5	Rese Brown	Anthony Pingeton	Garrett Langrell	ESPN+	150	8–15	1–5
March 28	Lipscomb		Mike D. Lane Field	L 2–8	Alex Brewer	Jacob James	N/A	ESPN+	385	8–16	1–6
March 29	Lipscomb		Mike D. Lane Field	W 5–3	Caleb Menina	Chandler Giles	Dane Sykes	ESPN+	114	9–16	2–6
March 30	Lipscomb		Mike D. Lane Field	L 2–15⁷	Jake Poindexter	Anthony Pingeton	N/A	ESPN+	141	9–17	2–7

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
April 3	Alabama A&M		Mike D. Lane Field	W 13–5	John Allen Stogner	Gabe Nicholson	N/A	ESPN+	115	10–17	2–7
April 5	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium	W 9–1	Jacob James	Pe Prescott	N/A		371	11–17	3–7
April 6	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium	L 2–9	Logan Jones	Dane Sykes	N/A		388	11–18	3–8
April 7	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium	L 4–5¹⁰	Is Williams	Brycen Parrish	N/A	ESPN+	302	11–19	3–9
April 13	at Bellarmine		Knights Field	W 15–2⁷	Jacob James	Sam Matherly	N/A	ESPN+	125	12–9	4–9
April 13	at Bellarmine		Knights Field	L 11–12	Nolan Pender	Caleb Menina	N/A	ESPN+	125	12–10	4–10
April 14	at Bellarmine		Knights Field	W 22–3⁷	Anthony Pingeton	Thomas Sylvester	N/A	ESPN+	125	13–10	5–10
April 16	at Belmont		E. S. Rose Park	L 9–15	Caleb Guisewite	John Allen Stogner	N/A	ESPN+	123	13–11	5–10
April 19	Stetson		Mike D. Lane Field	L 4–8	Anthony DeFabbia	Jacob James	Zane Coppersmith		368	13–12	5–11
April 20	Stetson		Mike D. Lane Field	W 5–4	Jacob Bradshaw	Aric McAtee	Dane Sykes		274	14–12	6–11
April 21	Stetson		Mike D. Lane Field	L 1–4	Daniel Paret	Anthony Pingeton	Cole Stallings		372	14–13	6–12
April 23	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field	L 4–9	Grayson Saunier	John Allen Stogner	N/A	SECN+	12,996	14–14	6–12
April 26	Central Arkansas		Mike D. Lane Field	L 4–9	Jess Barker	Jacob James	H. Alexander	ESPN+	364	14–15	6–13
April 27	Central Arkansas		Mike D. Lane Field	L 4–14⁸	P. Christensen	Jacob Bradshaw	N/A	ESPN+	385	14–16	6–14
April 28	Central Arkansas		Mike D. Lane Field	L 3–6	Cole Macrae	Anthony Pingeton	H. Alexander	ESPN+	393	14–17	6–15
April 30	at Middle Tennessee		Reese Smith Jr. Field	L 2–9	Dylan Alonso	John Allen Stogner	Justin Lee	ESPN+	796	14–18	6–15

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	ASUN record
May 1	Samford		Mike D. Lane Field	L 10–19	Cole Fryman	Justin Battle	N/A	ESPN+	224	14–19	6–15
May 3	at Queens		Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field	W 11-7	Jacob James	Landry Jurecka	Brycen Parrish	ESPN+	75	15-29	7-15
May 3	at Queens		Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field	W 8-2	Dane Sykes	Carson Magill	N/A	ESPN+	80	16-29	8-15
May 5	at Queens		Stick Williams Dream Baseball Field	L 8-13	Johnny Joseph	Anthony Pingeton	Isaiah Bennett	ESPN+	72	16-30	8-16
May 7	at Samford		Joe Lee Griffin Stadium	L 3-12	Miller Riggins	John Allen Stogner	N/A		133	16-31	8-16
May 10	North Florida		Mike D. Lane Field	L 4-3	Jordan Wimpelberg	Jacob James	Zane Starling		317	16-32	8-17
May 11	North Florida		Mike D. Lane Field	W 4-2	Jacob Bradshaw	Tony Roca	Dane Sykes		741	17-32	9-17
May 12	North Florida		Mike D. Lane Field	Tie 4-4¹³*	N/A	N/A	N/A		367	17-32-1	9-17-1
May 14	at Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field	L 4-8	Cam Schuelke	Carson Howard	N/A	SECN+	9,349	17-33-1	9-17-1
May 16	at Austin Peay		Raymond C. Hand Park	L 13-2⁷	Jacob Weaver	Jacob James	N/A	ESPN+	783	17-34-1	9-18-1
May 17	at Austin Peay		Raymond C. Hand Park	L 3-8	Josh Howitt	Jacob Bradshaw	N/A	ESPN+	583	17-35-1	9-19-1
May 18	at Austin Peay		Raymond C. Hand Park	W 14-13	Brycen Parrish	Deaton Oak	Jacob James	ESPN+	606	18-35-1	10-19-1

Source:^[7]

* The May 12 game against North Florida ended in a tie at the end of the 13th inning as the game reached the travel curfew for the away team^[8]^[9]

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