2024 Northwestern State Demons baseball team
The 2024 Northwestern State Demons baseball team represented Northwestern State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demons played their home games at H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field and were led by first–year head coach Chris Bertrand. They are members of the Southland Conference. They compiled a 22–33 overall record and finished with an 11–13 record tied for 4th place in conference play. Qualifying as the #4 seeded team in the SLC tournament, the Demons' season ended with a 0–2 in tournament play losing 5–10 to #5 seeded McNeese and 5–12 to #1 seeded Lamar.
Previous season
The Demons had a regular season record of 29–27 and a conference record of 12–12 finishing in a three way tie for fifth place in conference play. They participated in the 2023 Southland Conference baseball tournament as the fifth seeded team winning a tie-breaker against New Orleans and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. Northwestern State had a 2–2 record in the conference tournament defeating second seeded Incarnate Word and sixth seeded McNeese. They lost twice to fourth seeded New Orleans.Preseason
Southland Conference Coaches Poll
The Southland Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2024. Northwestern State was picked to finish eighth in the Southland Conference with 42 votes.| Coaches poll | - | - |
| 1 | Nicholls | 126 |
| 2 | Lamar | 106 |
| 3 | New Orleans | 92 |
| 4 | Incarnate Word | 81 |
| 5 | McNeese | 67 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 |
| 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | 53 |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 42 |
| 9 | Houston Christian | 26 |
Preseason All-Southland team
Bo Willis and Chase Prestwich were named to the conference preseason second team.First Team
- Edgar Alvarez*
- MaCrae Kendrick
- Ethan Ruiz
- Parker Coddou*
- Miguel Useche
- Rey Mendoza*
- Mitchell Sanford*
- Samuel Benjamin*
- Issac Williams
- Jacob Mayers*
- Brooks Caple*
- Hunter Hesseltine*
- Gavin Galy*
- Kanin Dodge
Second Team
- Cameron Crotte
- Austin Roccaforte
- Dylan Mach
- Jake Haze*
- Bo Willis
- River Orsak
- Garrett Felix
- Cooper Hext
- Christian Smith-Johnson
- Chase Prestwich
- Isaiah Zavala
- Jacob Ellis
- Jackson Cleveland
- Isaiah Zavala