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College baseball season
2024 UCF Knights baseball
Tallahassee Regional, 2–2
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record37–21 (14–15 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Rich Wallace (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Norberto Lopez
  • Drew Thomas
  • Ted Tom
Home stadiumJohn Euliano Park
Seasons← 20232025 →
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍ 23 – 7   .767 37 – 19   .661
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍‡‍ 19 – 9   .679 40 – 17   .702
Texas ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 35 – 22   .614
West Virginia ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 33 – 22   .600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 32 – 25   .561
Kansas State ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 32 – 24   .571
Kansas ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 31 – 23   .574
UCF ‍‍‍ 14 – 15   .483 35 – 19   .648
TCU ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 33 – 21   .611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 33 – 26   .559
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 22 – 31   .415
Houston ‍‍‍ 7 – 21   .250 26 – 28   .481
BYU ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 21 – 31   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024
Rankings from D1baseball

The 2024 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida (UCF) in the sport of baseball during the 2024 college baseball season. This was the Knights' first season as members of the Big 12 Conference. Home games were played at John Euliano Park on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The team was coached by Rich Wallace in his first season as UCF's head coach.

Preseason

Big 12 coaches poll

The Big 12 Conference preseason poll was released on January 25, 2024, with the Knights predicted to finish in tenth place.

Coaches Poll
Rank School (1st Place Votes) Total
1 TCU (11) 143
2 Texas (2) 131
3 Oklahoma State 119
4 Texas Tech 107
5 Kansas State 98
T6 Oklahoma 85
T6 West Virginia 85
8 Kansas 67
9 Houston 56
10 UCF 45
11 Baylor 36
T12 BYU 21
T12 Cincinnati 21

Schedule

Legend
  UCF win
  UCF loss
  Postponement
Bold UCF team member
2024 UCF Knights Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (6–0)
Date Opponent Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record
February 16 Bryant John Euliano Park
Orlando, FL		 W 12–11 A. Galvan (1–0) J. Burrows (0–1) C. Centala (1) 2,602 1–0
February 17 Bryant John Euliano Park No Contest 1–0
February 18 Bryant John Euliano Park Cancelled 1–0
February 21 at Miami Alex Rodriguez Park
Coral Gables, FL		 W 4–3 K. Kramer (1–0) B. Chestnutt (0–1) C. Centala (2) 2,400 2–0
February 23 Samford John Euliano Park W 18–3 B. Vespi (1–0) B. Rice (1–1) None 1,812 3–0
February 24 Samford John Euliano Park W 9–6 A. Galvan (2–0) J. Holifield (1–1) C. Centala (3) 2,487 4–0
February 25 Samford John Euliano Park W 12–2 D. Stagliano (1–0) W. Lynch (0–1) None 2,154 5–0
February 27 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		 W 11–6 C. Boxrucker (1–0) B. Ostrander (0–2) None 522 6–0
March (12–7)
Date Opponent Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		Big 12
Record
March 1 South Florida John Euliano Park W 3–2 C. Centala (1–0) B. Archie (0–1) None 2,150 7–0 –
March 2 South Florida John Euliano Park L 5–7 J. Volini (1–0) N. Victor (0–1) C. Dorsey (1) 2,812 7–1 –
March 3 South Florida John Euliano Park W 1–0 K. Kramer (2–0) M. Brown (1–1) C. Centala (4) 2,400 8–1 –
March 6 at Florida Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL		 W 9–6 D. Castellano (2–0) L. McNeillie (1–2) K. Kramer (1) 5,330 9–1 –
March 8 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park
Norman, OK		 L 3–4 M. Witherspoon (1–1) W. Hartley (0–1) K. Witherspoon (1) 1,569 9–2 0–1
March 9 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park L 3–11 G. Stevens (2–0) T. Nesbitt (0–1) None 1,673 9–3 0–2
March 10 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park L 2–14 J. Hitt (1–1) D. Stagliano (0–1) None 1,621 9–4 0–3
March 13 Stetson John Euliano Park W 7–1 W. Hartley (1–1) J. Modugno (0–1) None 1,569 10–4 –
March 15 Oklahoma State John Euliano Park W 13–2 B. Vespi (2–0) S. Garcia (2–2) None 2,256 11–4 1–3
March 16 Oklahoma State John Euliano Park W 4–3 C. Centala (2–0) G. Davis (1–1) None 2,189 12–4 2–3
March 17 Oklahoma State John Euliano Park L 10–16 T. Molsky (2–0) C. Boxrucker (1–1) None 1,746 12–5 2–4
March 19 Florida Atlantic John Euliano Park W 3–2 C. Centala (3–0) D. Trehey (1–1) None 1,811 13–5 –
March 22 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark
Lawrence, KS		 L 3–13 R. Dutton (5–1) B. Vespi (2–1) None 654 13–6 2–5
March 23 at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark W 6–2 K. Kramer (3–0) T. Cain (0–2) C. Centala (5) 323 14–6 3–5
at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark W 4–1 W. Hartley (2–1) G. Brasosky (1–1) D. Castellano (1) 705 15–6 4–5
March 26 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		 W 4–1 C. Boxrucker (2–1) B. Barquin (0–2) None 244 16–6 –
March 28 Texas Tech John Euliano Park W 5–4 K. Kramer (4–0) J. Sanders (1–1) None 1,908 17–6 5–5
March 29 Texas Tech John Euliano Park W 2–1 D. Stagliano (1–1) K. Robinson (3–3) C. Centala (6) 2,106 18–6 6–5
March 30 Texas Tech John Euliano Park L 2–3 M. Heuer (3–2) W. Hartley (2–2) C. Kaase (1) 2,024 18–7 6–6
April (9–8)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		Big 12
Record
April 2 at Bethune–Cookman No. 20 Jackie Robinson Ballpark
Daytona Beach, FL		 W 14–1 C. Boxrucker (3–1) C. Lipovsky (0–1) None 263 19–7 –
April 5 Kansas State No. 20 John Euliano Park W 7–4 K. Kramer (5–0) J. Frost (2–1) C. Centala (7) 2,109 20–7 7–6
April 6 Kansas State No. 20 John Euliano Park L 3–4 O. Boerema (3–2) D. Stagliano (1–2) T. Neighbors (2) 2,185 20–8 7–7
April 7 Kansas State No. 20 John Euliano Park W 6–1 D. Castellano (3–0) B. Dean (2–3) None 1,847 21–8 8–7
April 10 at Stetson No. 17 Melching Field at Conrad Park
DeLand, FL		 L 3–5 D. Jacobs (1–1) K. Kramer (5–1) B. Walker (1) 1,473 21–9 –
April 12 at West Virginia No. 17 Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, WV		 L 6–7 C. Estridge (1–1) K. Kramer (5–2) D. Hagaman (2) 2,259 21–10 8–8
April 13 at West Virginia No. 17 Monongalia County Ballpark L 5–7 D. Clark (4–0) D. Stagliano (1–3) None 3,913 21–11 8–9
April 14 at West Virginia No. 17 Monongalia County Ballpark L 10–11 V. Kempen (6–1) S. Bauer (0–1) None 3,451 21–12 8–10
April 16 North Florida John Euliano Park W 10–3 T. Nesbitt (1–1) J. Wimpelberg (1–3) None 1,622 22–12 –
April 19 Central Michigan John Euliano Park L 0–2 B. Vitas (2–4) B. Vespi (2–2) None 1,759 22–13 –
April 20 Central Michigan John Euliano Park W 17–2 D. Stagliano (2–3) T. Miller (1–4) None 1,725 23–13 –
April 21 Central Michigan John Euliano Park W 23–3 D. Castellano (4–0) E. Waters (2–3) None 2,017 24–13 –
April 23 Florida Gulf Coast John Euliano Park W 10–3 S. Bauer (1–1) J. Bunz (1–2) None 1,542 25–13 –
April 26 Cincinnati John Euliano Park L 4–9 C. Marsh (3–2) K. Kramer (5–3) None 1,661 25–14 8–11
April 27 Cincinnati John Euliano Park W 23–3 D. Castellano (5–0) C. Mitchelle (0–3) None 2,120 26–14 9–11
April 28 Cincinnati John Euliano Park L 2–8 C. Horst (3–0) C. Boxrucker (3–2) G. Hugus (2) 1,763 26–15 9–12
April 30 at North Florida Harmon Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		 W 6–2 T. Kozera (4–2) C. Boroski (0–3) K. Sosnowski (1) 525 27–15 –
May (6–3)
Date Opponent Stadium
Site 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record 		Big 12
Record
May 3 at Houston Schroeder Park
Houston, TX		 W 4–1 B. Vespi (3–2) C. Citelli (3–2) D. Castellano (2) 2,094 28–15 10–12
May 4 at Houston Schroeder Park W 6–4 K. Kramer (6–3) J. Torrealba (0–1) K. Sosnowski (2) 1,958 29–15 11–12
May 5 at Houston Schroeder Park Canceled (rain)
May 7 North Florida John Euliano Park W 7–4 K. Kramer (7–3) L. Bolton (0–4) K. Sosnowski (3) 1,486 30–15 –
May 10 Texas John Euliano Park L 3–6 M. Grubbs (5–4) B. Vespi (3–3) G. Boehm (6) 1,989 30–16 11–13
May 11 Texas John Euliano Park W 5–4 D. Stagliano (3–3) A. Whitehead (4–1) D. Castellano (3) 2,141 31–16 12–13
May 12 Texas John Euliano Park L 7–10 C. Hurley (5–0) N. Victor (0–2) G. Boehm (7) 1,605 31–17 12–14
May 14 Bethune–Cookman John Euliano Park Canceled (rain)
May 17 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark
Waco, TX		 W 6–4 B. Vespi (4–3) M. Marriott (3–7) K. Sosnowski (4) 32–17 13–14
May 17 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark L 2–4 E. Calder (5–3) D. Stagliano (3–4) A. Petrowski (1) 1,676 32–18 13–15
May 18 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark W 10–8 W. Hartley (3–2) C. McKinney (3–6) K. Sosnowski (5) 1,613 33–18 14–15
Post-Season
Big 12 Tournament (2–1)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament Record
May 21 vs. (5) Cincinnati 8 Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX		 W 6-5 S. Bauer (2-1) G. Hugus (0-3) K. Kramer (2) ESPN+ 34–18 1–0
May 23 vs. (2) Oklahoma State 8 Globe Life Field W 10-8 D. Castellano (5–0) G. Davis (1–4) None ESPNU 6,791 35–18 2–0
May 24 vs. (2) Oklahoma State 8 Globe Life Field L 1–10 B. Holiday (6–3) W. Hartley (3–3) None ESPN+ 8,540 35–19 2–1
NCAA tournament: Tallahassee Regional (2–2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament Record
May 31 vs. (2) Alabama
First round		 (3) Dick Howser Stadium
Tallahassee, FL		 W 8–7 K. Sosnowski (1–0) A. Davis II (4–2) None ESPN+ 4,152 36–19 1–0
June 1 vs. (1) No. 8 Florida State
Second round		 (3) Dick Howser Stadium L 2–5 J. Arnold (11–3) B. Vespi (4–4) B. Oxford (1) ESPN+ 5,246 36–20 1–1
June 2 vs. (4) Stetson
Consolation		 (3) Dick Howser Stadium W 5–2 D. Castellano (7–0) C. Stallings (3–1) K. Sosnowski (1) ESPN+ 4,003 37–20 2–1
June 2 vs. (1) No. 8 Florida State
Regional Final		 (3) Dick Howser Stadium L 4–12 C. Hults (2–1) N. Victor (0–3) None ESPN+ 4,772 37–21 2–2
Schedule Source:

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'——*—RV—RVRVRV19RVRV———
Baseball America————————19—————
NCBWA†——RVRVRVRVRVRV16RVRV—RVRV
D1Baseball———————2517—————
Perfect Game———RV——RV2017RV————

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. "TCU Picked As Favorite In Big 12 Baseball Preseason Poll".
  3. Warnick, James (May 5, 2024). "Sunday's Series Finale at Houston Washed Out". UCFKnights.com.
  4. Warnick, James (May 14, 2024). "Tuesday's Home Finale at Bethune–Cookman Canceled". UCFKnights.com.
  5. Baseball Schedule
  6. Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. NCBWA Division I poll
  9. D1 Baseball
  10. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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