Southern University Jaguars
Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Head Coach: Chris Crenshaw 4th Season
2023 Record: 23-28 (.451)
Black College Nines (BCN) 2023 HBCU Baseball Final Poll: No. 7
Top Returning Players:
Drew Lasseigne
KJ White, INF
Khyle Radcliffe, OF
Jaden Brasseaux, RHP
Top Freshman Recruits:
Kennedy Drexler, INF
Top JUCO Transfer:
Marcus Sanders, INF (Tucson, AZ)
Logan Sanders, OF (Tucson, AZ)
Joseph Semien, LHP (Lake Charles, LA)
Top Transfer/Portal
Tyeler Hawkins, OF (Louisville)
Preseason Overview:
The 2024 Jaguars had a really good fall ball as a team. The baseball program has a good group of young men who put in the work daily. As the fall practice moved ahead each day, the hard work the players put in showed. This group has a lot of promise.
The 2024 team will be a mixture of returners who had limited roles on the 2023 team, mixed with some new faces. Seniors Jerry Burkett, Christian Davis, Caleb Washington, Caleb Tart, Ryan Ollison, and Quincy Smith are expected to provide leadership as four-year letter winners.
University of Louisville transfer Tyeler Hawkins, Logan and Marcus Sanders, and Joseph Semien are a few of new faces that are expected to come in and contribute right away. Southern University should be able to score runs with athleticism up and down the lineup, play sure-handed defense, and compete on the mound with quality arms.