HATTIESBURG, Mississippi- The Marist baseball team opens the 2024 season with a three-game series against Southern Mississippi. The Red Foxes begin the season against the College World Series Super Regional finalists on Feb. 16.
Lance Ratchford enters his second season as head coach for the Red Foxes. Ratchford is joined by assistant coaches Mike Coss and
Anthony Spataro. Ratchford is joined by new assistant coaches Ray Sanchez and former Red Foxes catcher
Niko Amory.
Sophomore infielder
Bayram Hot returns to the Red Foxes for his second season. Hot earned MAAC Preseason Player of the Year for the upcoming season.
- Awarded MAAC Rookie of the Year
- Second Team All-MAAC third baseman
- Unanimous All-MAAC Rookie Team selection
- Three-time MAAC Rookie of the Week
Ethan Conrad returns off an impressive 2023 campaign as a rookie. Conrad earned All-MAAC Rookie Team for the 2023 season. Conrad also earned two MAAC Rookie of the Week honors.
The Red Foxes return graduate players
Justin Kapuscinski,
Danny Moshier,
Jack Wren,
Jack Keenan,
Colin Mackle, and
Johnny Decker.
- The Golden Eagles finished 46-20 overall on the 2023 season and captured the Sun Belt Championship.
- The Golden Eagles hosted the College World Series Super Regional against Tennessee.
- The Golden Eagles fell in the series two games to one.
- The Golden Eagles were selected to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference.
- Player to watch:
- Slade Wilks batted a .289 average, tallying 20 home runs and 58 RBI during the 2023 season.
- Feb. 16:
- Red Foxes: Tyler Hartley (Red Foxes debut)
- Southern Miss: Niko Mazza (2024 Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference Team)
- Feb. 17:
- Red Foxes: Riley Orr (Red Foxes debut)
- Southern Miss: Billy Oldham (2024 Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference Team)
- Feb. 18:
- Red Foxes: Will Taylor (Red Foxes debut)
- Southern Miss: Kros Sivley
- The Red Foxes play a three-game series against the University of South Florida.
- The first game of the series is slated for Feb. 23.
