2024 North Alabama Lions baseball team

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

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

This was the Lions' last season at Mike D. Lane Field as it was demolished to make room for their new stadium, Bank Independent Stadium.

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.

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.

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

Coaches poll

The ASUN baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024.

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)

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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 [[{{{school}}}|Belmont]] Mike D. Lane Field L 2-6 Joe Ruzicka Caleb Menina N/A ESPN+ 152 1-3 0-0 February 23 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|Memphis]] FedExPark L 2–167 Cade Davis John Allen Stogner N/A ESPN+ 597 6–10 0–0 March 16 [[{{{school}}}|Kennesaw State]] Toyota Field 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 [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee Tech]] Howell Bush Stadium W 8–4 John Allen Stogner Reece McDuffie Carson Howard ESPN+ 175 8–12 1–2 March 22 at [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|Belmont]] E. S. Rose Park L 9–15 Caleb Guisewite John Allen Stogner N/A ESPN+ 123 13–11 5–10 April 19 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] Swayze Field L 4–9 Grayson Saunier John Allen Stogner N/A SECN+ 12,996 14–14 6–12 April 26 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|Samford]] Mike D. Lane Field L 10–19 Cole Fryman Justin Battle N/A ESPN+ 224 14–19 6–15 May 3 at [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|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

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* 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

Records broken

Jacob James broke the school's all-time strikeout record in the third to last game of the season against Austin Peay. In the second-inning, James threw career strikeout No. 281 which put him in sole possession of the record. The previous record holder was Chad Boughner, who had 280 career strikeouts at North Alabama. James would finish the season with 284 career strikeouts.

Postseason honors

Two North Alabama Lions were selected for postseason ASUN honors.

Third Team All-ASUN
Player	No.	Position	Class
Gehrig Frei	4	3B	Sophomore
Jacob James	10	P	Senior

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