Snowbird Baseball welcomes a variety of college baseball teams from the Division I and Division III ranks to Florida for a haven on the diamond in the early-season months. 

The competition will kick off Feb. 16 and run through March 13. A 40-win teams in 2023, Indiana State, highlights the Division I portion of the showcase. The Sycamores will match up against the likes of Florida Gulf Coast, Michigan State, and Marshall. 

Indiana State also has one of the best players that will feature at the showcase in junior pitcher Jared Spencer, who has been named to various preseason All-American lists.

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The prestigious event gets the baseball season started in style. Get acquainted with 2024 Snowbird Baseball via the FloBaseball primer:

What Teams Are Playing In 2024 Snowbird Baseball?

Division I

• Florida Gulf Coast
• Illinois State
• Indiana State
• Marshall
• Michigan State
• St. Louis
• Maine
• Pitt
• St. Thomas

The NCAA Division I portion of 2024 Snowbird Baseball welcomes nine teams to the Sunshine State for games played Feb. 16-25. 

The field includes squads coming off conference championships and appearances in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, as well as some potential breakout programs aiming for a strong start to 2024. 

Illinois State

The Redbirds finished 20-30 a season ago. They'll look to start 2024 building off the positive momentum of a two-game winning streak to send them out of 2023.  

Indiana State

Reigning Missouri Valley Conference champion Indiana State opened an outstanding 2023 with wins over Quinnipiac and FGCU in 2023 Snowbird Baseball. 

The Sycamores return from their NCAA Tournament run featuring an All-American on the pitching staff and plenty of talent in the field. They're now in pursuit of another quality performance at Snowbird Baseball, before gearing up for the MVC. 

Maine

Maine reached its first NCAA Tournament since 2011 last year after winning the America East automatic bid. 

The Black Bears figure to be the class of their league again in 2024. 

Marshall 

The Thundering Herd turn the page from a trying 2023, which concluded with a lengthy skid to close out their first Sun Belt Conference season. 

Michigan State 

Michigan State will look to challenge for the Big Ten Conference championship this year after the Spartans went 33-22 in 2023. 

MSU returns Jack Frank as one of its cornerstones. He hit seven home runs and stole 19 bases for the Spartans a season ago. 

Pitt

Pitt returns for more Snowbird Baseball action after attending the 2023 event. 

Among the familiar faces back is outfielder C.J. Funk, who belted a team-high 13 home runs and slugged .549 for the Panthers.  

St. Louis 

An Atlantic 10 championship narrowly evaded Saint Louis last season, as the Billikens took eventual winner and NCAA Tournament participant George Mason to the brink of the league tournament. 

The Billikens begin their pursuit of a postseason berth this year at Snowbird Baseball. 

St. Thomas

A newcomer to Division I baseball, St. Thomas endured plenty of growing pains in 2023. 

The Tommies finished 10-34, but six of those wins came in Summit League play. 

They aim to make some noise in the Summit this year, beginning the building process with their visit to Snowbird Baseball.  

Florida Gulf Coast

A strong 42-18 mark in 2023 ended bitterly for FGCU, which lost the ASUN Championship and NCAA Tournament bid to Lipscomb. 

The Eagles reload for 2024, bringing back a roster primed for a run at the postseason. They are the only Florida team on the Division I side of Snowbird Baseball, and they only play one game, against Indiana State. 

Division III

• Babson College 
• Baldwin Wallace 
• Bluffton 
• Denison 
• Heidelberg 
• Kean 
• Marietta College 
• Misericordia 
• Ohio Wesleyan 
• Otterbein 
• Saint John's University (Minnesota) 
• Stevens Institute of Technology
• United States Merchant Marine Academy 
• Wabash College 
• Webster

Players To Watch

Jeremiah Jackson, INF, Maine

A third-team All-American, America East Player of the Year and the NCBWA District 1 Player of the Year, Jenkins filled his trophy case in 2023. 

His individual success also helped propel the Black Bears to the NCAA Tournament. 

Jenkins returns as the cornerstone for Maine in 2024, looking to build off a 2023 in which he hit .365 with 21 home runs and 76 RBIs. His .756 slugging percentage ranked No. 16 among all Division I players last year. 

Jared Spencer, LHP, Indiana State

A preseason All-American for 2024, Spencer returns from a season in which he struck out 51 batters in 37 1/3 innings pitched and had a 3.86 ERA. 

Spencer limited opposing batters to a .203 batting average over his 25 appearances for the Missouri Valley champion Sycamores.

How To Watch 2024 Snowbird Baseball

Watch the 2024 Snowbird Baseball on FloBaseball and the FloSports app.

FloBaseball will be streaming several season-opening college baseball tournaments, including the Shriners Children's College Showdown, Sanderson Ford College Baseball Classic and the Kubota College Baseball Series.

2024 Snowbird Baseball Schedule

All times Eastern

Friday, Feb. 16 

• Illinois State vs. St. Thomas, noon
• Maine vs. Pitt,  1 p.m.
• Saint Louis vs. St. Thomas, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 17 

• St. Thomas vs. Illinois State, noon
• Maine vs. Pitt, 1 p.m.
• Maine vs. Saint Louis, 4 p.m. 

Sunday, Feb. 18 

• St. Thomas vs. Illinois State, 11 a.m.
• Maine vs. Pitt, noon
• Saint Louis vs. Illinois State, 2 p.m. 

Wednesday, Feb. 21 

• Indiana State vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23 

• Michigan State vs. Indiana State, noon
• Marshall vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 24 

• Marshall vs. Indiana State, noon
• Marshall vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m. 

Sunday, Feb. 25 

• Marshall vs. Indiana State, 1 p.m.

Friday, March 1 

• Otterbein vs. Heidelberg, 5 p.m.

Saturday, March 2 

• Otterbein vs. Misericordia, noon
• Baldwin Wallace vs. Misericordia, 3 p.m.
• Wabash Intrasquad, 3 p.m. 

Sunday, March 3

• St. John's vs. Otterbein, 11 a.m.
• Misericordia vs. Heidelberg, noon
• Wabash vs. Otterbein, 2:30 p.m.
• Misericordia vs. Heidelberg, 3 p.m. 

Monday, March 4 

• Heidelberg vs. St. John's, 11 a.m.
• Marietta vs. Wabash, noon
• Misericordia vs. St. John's, 2 p.m. 

Tuesday, March 5 

• St. John's vs. Marietta, 10 a.m.
• Bluffton vs. Heidelberg, 11 a.m.
• St. John's JV vs. Marietta JV, 12:30 p.m.
• Bluffton JV vs. Heidelberg JV, 2 p.m.
• Wabash vs. Misericordia, 2:30 p.m.
• Wabash vs. Misericordia JV, 6 p.m. 

Wednesday, March 6

• Misericordia vs. Marietta, 11 a.m.

Thursday, March 7 

• Misericordia vs. Marietta, 11 a.m.
• Wabash vs. Heidelberg, 3 p.m. 

Friday, March 8 

• Misericordia vs. Wabash, 9 a.m.
• Kean vs. Webster, 12 p.m.
• Heidelberg vs. Babson, 12:30 p.m.
• Webster vs. Marietta, 3 p.m.
• Kean vs. Heidelberg, 4 p.m.
  North Central JV vs. Denison JV, 6 p.m. 

Saturday, March 9 

• Marietta vs. North Central, 10 a.m.
• Wabash vs. Heidelberg, 10:30 a.m.
• Denison vs. Babson, 1 p.m.
• Kean vs. Marietta, 1 p.m.
• Baldwin Wallace vs. Babson, 4:30 p.m.
• Denison JV vs. North Central JV, 4:30 p.m. 

Sunday, March 10 

• United States Merchant Marine Academy vs. Denison, noon
• Babson vs. North Central, 1 p.m.
• Denison vs. Kean, 3 p.m. 

Monday, March 11 

• Denison vs. Stevens Institute of Technology, 10 a.m.
• Denison JV vs. Stevens Institute of Technology JV, 1 p.m.
• United States Merchant Marine Academy vs. North Central, 5 p.m. 

Tuesday, March 12 

• Denison vs. United States Merchant Marine Academy, 11 a.m.
• Stevens Institute of Technology vs. North Central, 11:30 a.m.
• Denison JV vs. North Central JV, 1:30 p.m.
• Ohio Wesleyan vs. Kean, 3 p.m. 

Wednesday, March 13 

• North Central vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 11 a.m.
• Stevens Institute of Technology vs. United States Merchant Marine Academy, noon

Where Is 2024 Snowbird Baseball Taking Place?

Each year, Snowbird Baseball brings dozens of teams to Florida to play at a variety of venues, many of which are home to MLB teams during their Spring Training months. 

Host cities for Snowbird Baseball include Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, North Port, Sarasota and Englewood.

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