2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team

The 2024 New Orleans Privateers baseball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. They played their home games at Maestri Field at Privateer Park and were led by ninth–year head coach Blake Dean. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team compiled a 31–26 overall record and a 14–10 record in conference play finishing in 3rd place. Qualifying for the SLC tournament as the 3rd seeded team, the Privateers were 1–2 in tournament play losing to 6th seeded Southeastern Louisiana 2–10, defeating 7th seeded Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 7–4, and losing again to Southeastern Louisiana 5–11.

Previous season
The Privateers had a regular season record of 36–24 and a conference record of 13–11 finishing in a two way tie for third place in conference play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the fourth seeded team losing a tie-breaker to Lamar. After defeating third seeded Lamar, and defeating fifth seeded Northwestern State twice, New Orleans advanced to the tournament championship game losing to tournament champion, Nicholls. They compiled a 3–2 conference tournament record losing twice to Nicholls.

Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. New Orleans was picked to finish third in the Southland Conference with 92 overall votes and 3 first place votes.

Preseason All-Southland team
Miguel Useche, Mitchell Sanford, and Issac Williams were named to the conference preseason first team. Dylan Mach was named to the conference preseason second team.

First Team
*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection
 * Edgar Alvarez* (NICH, SR, 1st Base)
 * MaCrae Kendrick (NICH, SR, 2nd Base)
 * Ethan Ruiz (LU, SR, 3rd Base)
 * Parker Coddou* (NICH, SR, Shortstop)
 * Miguel Useche (UNO, SR, Catcher)
 * Rey Mendoza* (UIW, GR, Designated Hitter)
 * Mitchell Sanford* (UNO, RJR, Outfielder)
 * Samuel Benjamin* (HCU, SR, Outfielder)
 * Issac Williams (UNO, SR, Outfielder)
 * Jacob Mayers* (NICH, SO, Starting Pitcher)
 * Brooks Caple* (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
 * Hunter Hesseltine* (LU, JR, Starting Pitcher)
 * Gavin Galy* (NICH, RJR, Relief Pitcher)
 * Kanin Dodge (LU, SR, Utility)

Second Team
*-2023 Southland All-Conference Selection
 * Cameron Crotte (UIW, SR, 1st Base)
 * Austin Roccaforte (LU, SR, 2nd Base)
 * Dylan Mach (UNO, SR, 3rd Base)
 * Jake Haze* (SLU, GR, Shortstop)
 * Bo Willis (NWST, SR, Catcher)
 * River Orsak (LU, SR, Designated Hitter)
 * Garrett Felix (NICH, SR, Outfielder)
 * Cooper Hext (MCNS, SR, Outfielder)
 * Christian Smith-Johnson (TAMUCC, SO, Outfielder)
 * Chase Prestwich (NWST, JR, Starting Pitcher)
 * Isaiah Zavala (UIW, GR, Starting Pitcher)
 * Jacob Ellis (LU, SR, Starting Pitcher)
 * Jackson Cleveland (LU, JR, Relief Pitcher)
 * Isaiah Zavala (UIW, SR, Utility)