2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball
2021 Dayton Flyers baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–27 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Jayson King (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Cornwell (2nd season); Kyle Decker (1st season);
Pitching coach	Travis Ferrick (4th season)
Home stadium	Woerner Field

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North
Rhode Island ^x‍‍‍	14	–	6	–	0	.700	28	–	26	–	1	.518
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	21	–	19	–	0	.525
La Salle ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	32	–	21	–	0	.604
Fordham ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0	.550	24	–	19	–	0	.558
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0	.300	7	–	24	–	0	.226
UMass ‍‍‍	3	–	16	–	0	.158	13	–	29	–	0	.310
South
VCU ^x‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	3	–	0	.813	38	–	16	–	0	.704
Dayton ‍‍‍	12	–	4	–	0	.750	25	–	27	–	0	.481
George Washington ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0	.583	26	–	19	–	0	.578
Davidson ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	27	–	24	–	0	.529
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	17	–	31	–	0	.354
Richmond ‍‍‍	5	–	11	–	0	.313	19	–	17	–	0	.528
George Mason ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	14	–	29	–	0	.326

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flyers played their home games at Woerner Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Jayson King, in his 4th season at Dayton.

Dayton finished the season second overall in the Atlantic 10 standings, and reached the A-10 Final Series, before losing to VCU.

Previous season

The 2020 Dayton Flyers baseball team recorded a 6–8 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Dayton was picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Coaches' Poll
1	VCU	151 (4)
2	Fordham	149 (4)
3	Dayton	146 (4)
4	Davidson	117
5	Saint Louis	114 (1)
6	Richmond	109
7	Rhode Island	103
8	George Washington	74
9	Saint Joseph's	71
10	George Mason	46
11	La Salle	40
12	St. Bonaventure	32
13	UMass	31

Personnel

Roster

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball roster^[3]

Pitchers

5 - Justin Longbrake - Graduate
6 - Dylan Keller - Junior
9 - Nate Espelin - Sophomore
17 - R.J. Wagner - Graduate
18 - Nick Rispoli - Freshman
19 - Cameron Burford - Freshman
20 - Brock Begesha - Freshman
22 - Austin Brush - Freshman
24 - Tyler Jones - Graduate
25 - Eli Majick - Freshman
26 - Parker Bard - Freshman
27 - Nick Wissman - Freshman
30 - Jonathan Brus - Senior
33 - Cole Pletka - Senior
34 - Andrew Zapka - Senior
35 - Anthony Hattrup - Sophomore
37 - Brian Robertson - Sophomore
40 - Ben Petschke - Freshman
41 - Nick Maue - Sophomore
44 - Hunter Wolfe - Senior
53 - Thomas Baybrooks - Junior
54 - Ben Olson - Graduate

Catchers

4 - Chase Melnick - Freshman
10 - Jay Curtis - Junior
16 - Nolan Watson - Senior
29 - Louis Oliveri - Junior

Infielders

1 - Mariano Ricciardi - Senior
2 - Riley Tirotta - Senior
3 - Benjamin Blackwell - Junior
14 - Keegan Sueltz - Junior
21 - Andrew Casey - Freshman
28 - Leo Dionicio - Freshman
31 - Marcos Pujols - Junior
32 - Nick Lukac - Freshman
42 - Alex Brickman - Graduate

Outfielders

7 - Mitchell Garrity - Senior
8 - Michael Cleary - Senior
13 - Chris Cabrera - Graduate
23 - Anthony Steinhardt - Freshman
50 - Eddie Pursinger - Graduate

Utility

11 - Bryce Hellgeth - Junior
12 - Jared Howell - Senior
15 - Jake Silverstein - Junior

Coaching staff

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff^[4]
Name	Position	Seasons at Dayton	Alma mater
Jayson King	Head coach	4	Framingham (1993)
Adam Cornwell	Assistant Coach	4	Ball State (2018)
Kyle Decker	Assistant Coach	1	Oberlin (2016)
Travis Ferrick	Pitching Coach	3	Boston College (2017)

Game log

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball game log (24–27)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Dayton team member

Regular season (22–25)

February (1–5)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
February 19	4:00 pm	SECN+	at No. 18 South Carolina*		Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina	L 1–12	Farr (1–0)	Wolfe (0–1)	—	1,938	0–1	—	Box Score Report
February 20	1:00 pm	SECN+	at No. 18 South Carolina*		Founders Park	L 5–12	Peters (1–0)	Olson (0–1)	—	1,938	0–2	—	Box Score Report
February 21	12:00 pm	SECN+	at No. 18 South Carolina*		Founders Park	L 1–5	Kerry (1–0)	Zapka (0–1)	—	1,938	0–3	—	Box Score Report
February 26	1:00 pm		at Campbell*		Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, North Carolina	L 1–8	Chasse (2–0)	Wolfe (0–2)	—	56	0–4	—	Box Score Report
February 27	3:00 pm		at Campbell*		Jim Perry Stadium	W 5–4	Zapka (1–1)	Harrington (0–1)	—	70	1–4	—	Box Score Report
February 28	12:00 pm		at Campbell*		Jim Perry Stadium	L 2–1	Heintzman (1–0)	Pletka (0–1)	—	80	1–5	—	Box Score Report

March (8–10)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
March 3	6:00 pm	SECN+	at No. 13 Tennessee*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	Cancelled						—	Report
March 5	3:00 pm		Oakland*		Woerner Field Dayton, Ohio	W 10–1	Wolfe (1–2)	Densmore (1–2)	—	73	2–5	—	Box Score Report
March 6	12:00 pm		Oakland*		Woerner Field	L 3–5 ⁽⁷⁾	Hill (1–0)	Olson (0–2)	Nierman (2)	60	2–6	—	Box Score Report
March 6	3:00 pm		Oakland*		Woerner Field	L 1–2 ⁽⁷⁾	Deans (2–0)	Brush (0–1)	—	60	2–7	—	Box Score Report
March 7	3:00 pm		Oakland*		Woerner Field	W 7–6	Jones (1–0)	Tucker (0–2)	—	60	3–7	—	Box Score Report
March 12	3:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Woerner Field	L 1–5	Feeney (2–0)	Jones (1–1)	Harm (2)	60	3–8	—	Box Score Report
March 13	1:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Woerner Field	L 1–9	Sankey (3–0)	Olson (0–3)	—	60	3–9	—	Box Score Report
March 14	1:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Woerner Field	L 3–4	B. Smith (2–0)	Keller (0–1)	Roehrich (1)	60	3–10	—	Box Score Report
March 16	1:00 pm		North Dakota State*		Woerner Field	L 3–9	Z. Smith (2–0)	Pletka (0–2)	—	60	3–11	—	Box Score Report
March 19	3:00 pm		Central Michigan*		Woerner Field	W 3–1	Longbrake (1–0)	Leatherman (0–1)	—	60	4–11	—	Box Score Report
March 20	12:00 pm		Central Michigan*		Woerner Field	L 4–5	Taylor (3–1)	Keller (0–2)	Frazer (1)	60	4–12	—	Box Score Report
March 20	3:00 pm		Central Michigan*		Woerner Field	L 3–13 ⁽⁷⁾	Brown (2–0)	Olson (0–4)	—	60	4–13	—	Box Score Report
March 21	1:00 pm		Central Michigan*		Woerner Field	L 4–15	Leatherman (1–1)	Wissman (0–1)	—	60	4–14	—	Box Score Report
March 24	6:00 pm		at Eastern Kentucky*		Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, Kentucky	W 20–13	Howell (1–0)	Laster (0–1)	—	212	5–14	—	Box Score Report
March 26	3:00 pm		Kent State*		Woerner Field	W 14–2	Wolfe (2–2)	Lane (1–1)	—	60	6–14	—	Box Score Report
March 27	1:00 pm		Kent State*		Woerner Field	L 3–11	Albright (4–2)	Olson (0–5)	—	60	6–15	—	Box Score Report
March 28	1:00 pm		at Kent State*		Schoonover Stadium Kent, Ohio	W 10–5 ⁽⁷⁾	Brus (1–0)	Dell (0–2)	Hellgeth (1)	74	7–15	—	Box Score Report
March 28	4:00 pm		at Kent State*		Schoonover Stadium	W 4–0 ⁽⁷⁾	Pletka (1–2)	Romel (1–4)	—	67	8–15	—	Box Score Report
March 30	3:00 pm		Akron*		Woerner Field	W 18–7	Wissman (1–1)	Phillips (0–1)	—	60	9–15	—	Box Score Report

April (5–8)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
April 2	1:00 pm		at Xavier*		Page Hayden Field Cincinnati, Ohio	W 4–1	Wolfe (3–2)	Olson (2–1)	—	132	10–15	—	Box Score Report
April 2	4:00 pm		at Xavier*		Page Hayden Field	L 1–5	Zwack (2–2)	Keller (0–3)	—	130	10–16	—	Box Score Report
April 3	12:00 pm		Xavier*		Woerner Field	L 16–24	Lanoue (1–0)	Olson (0–6)	—	60	10–17	—	Box Score Report
April 3	3:00 pm		Xavier*		Woerner Field	L 11–14	Schramm (1–0)	Silverstein (0–1)	—	60	10–18	—	Box Score Report
April 6	3:00 pm		Morehead State*		Woerner Field	L 7–10	Miller (2–0)	Hattrup (0–1)	Bakke (3)	60	10–19	—	Box Score Report
April 9	5:00 pm		at Davidson		Wilson Field Davidson, North Carolina	L 1–2 ⁽⁷⁾	Levy (4–2)	Wolfe (4–2)	—	50	10–20	0–1	Box Score Report
April 9	8:00 pm		at Davidson		Wilson Field	L 8–10	Peaden (3–1)	Olson (0–7)	Devos (6)	50	10–21	0–2	Box Score Report
April 10	12:30 pm		at Davidson		Wilson Field	L 9–12	Hely (4–1)	Pletka (1–3)	Devos (7)	50	10–22	0–3	Box Score Report
April 11	1:00 pm		at Davidson		Wilson Field	W 11–5	Olson (1–7)	Fenton (1–4)	—	50	11–22	1–3	Box Score Report
April 16	3:00 pm		George Mason		Day Air Ballpark Dayton, Ohio	L 6–7	Lyons (4–1)	Wolfe (3–4)	—	871	11–23	1–4	Box Score Report
April 17	12:00 pm		George Mason		Woerner Field	W 11–1 ⁽⁷⁾	Olson (2–7)	Versaw-Barnes (1–4)	—	60	12–23	2–4	Box Score Report
April 17	3:00 pm		George Mason		Woerner Field	W 12–10 ⁽⁷⁾	Longbrake (2–0)	Baek (0–1)	Petschke (1)	60	13–23	3–4	Box Score Report
April 18	12:00 pm		George Mason		Woerner Field	W 14–3 ⁽⁷⁾	Bard (1–0)	Stoudemire (1–7)	—	60	14–23	4–4	Box Score Report
April 20	3:00 pm		at Akron*		Skeeles Field Akron, Ohio	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)					14–23	—	Report
April 23	3:00 pm		Saint Louis		Woerner Field						14–23	4–4
April 24	12:00 pm		Saint Louis		Day Air Ballpark						14–23	4–4
April 24	3:00 pm		Saint Louis		Day Air Ballpark						14–23	4–4
April 25	12:00 pm		Saint Louis		Woerner Field						14–23	4–4
April 28	3:00 pm		Eastern Kentucky*		Woerner Field						14–23	—

May (8–2)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
May 7	10:00 am		at Richmond		Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia	W 8–3	Wolfe (4–4)	Mathes (2–1)	Hellgeth (2)	0	15–23	5–4	Box Score Report
May 8	12:00 pm		at Richmond		Pitt Field	W 3–2	Olson (3–7)	Neff (1–2)	Longbrake (1)	0	16–23	6–4	Box Score Report
May 8	3:00 pm		at Richmond		Pitt Field	W 5–2	Bard (2–0)	Wyatt (2–2)	Wagner (1)	0	17–23	7–4	Box Score Report
May 9	12:00 pm		at Richmond		Pitt Field	W 20–10	Hattrup (1–1)	Marcus (2–2)	—	0	18–23	8–4	Box Score Report
May 14	6:30 pm		at VCU		The Diamond Richmond, Virginia	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)					18–23	8–4	Report
May 15	2:00 pm		at VCU		The Diamond						18–23	8–4
May 15	5:00 pm		at VCU		The Diamond						18–23	8–4
May 16	12:00 pm		at West Virginia*		Monongalia County Ballpark Granville, West Virginia	L 6–7 ⁽⁷⁾	Carlson (4–4)	Wagner (0–2)	Gonzalez (2)	600	18–24	—	Box Score Report
May 16	3:00 pm		at West Virginia*		Monongalia County Ballpark	L 6–12 ⁽⁷⁾	Abernathy (2–0)	Hattrup (1–2)	—	600	18–25	—	Box Score Report
May 20	3:00 pm		George Washington		Woerner Field	W 6–4	Hellgeth (1–0)	Kahler (2–1)	—	60	19–25	9–4	Box Score Report
May 21	12:00 pm		George Washington		Day Air Ballpark	W 11–4	Longbrake (3–0)	Cohen (5–3)	Brus (1)	800	20–25	10–4	Box Score Report
May 21	3:00 pm		George Washington		Day Air Ballpark	W 7–4	Hattrup (2–2)	Edwards (5–4)	—	800	21–25	11–4	Box Score Report
May 22	12:00 pm		George Washington		Woerner Field	W 14–9	Bard (3–0)	Harris (3–1)	—	60	22–25	12–4	[Box Score] Report

Post-Season (2–2)

Atlantic 10 Tournament (2–2)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Postseason	Sources
May 27	3:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. (3) Rhode Island Quarterfinals	(2)	The Diamond	L 2–8	Twitchell (5–1)	Wolfe (4–5)	French (2)	821	22–26	0–1	Box Score Report
May 27	8:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. (4) Saint Joseph's Losers Semifinals	(2)	The Diamond	W 11–5	Hellgeth (2–0)	Smith (2–2)	—	821	23–26	1–1	Box Score Report
May 27	3:30 pm	ESPN+	vs. (3) Rhode Island Losers Final	(2)	The Diamond	W 3–1	Wagner (1–2)	Cherry (1–1)	Longbrake (2)	678	24–26	2–1	Box Score Report
May 28	4:30 pm	ESPN+	at (1) No. 28 VCU Finals – Game 1	(2)	The Diamond	L 6–7	Masloff (2–0)	Wolfe (4–6)	Chenier (6)	728	24–27	2–2	Box Score Report

References

↑ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
↑ "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
↑ "2021 Baseball Roster". DaytonFlyers. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
↑ "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

[1] "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[roster-3] "2021 Baseball Roster". DaytonFlyers. Retrieved February 26, 2021.

[ud_coaching_staff-4] "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

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Dayton Flyers baseball
Venue	Triangle Park (1902–1930) Howell Field (1931–1985) Stuart Field (1986–2003) Woerner Field (2004–present)
People	Head Coaches
Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season
Standings A10 Tournament NCAA tournament College World Series
Northern	Fordham La Salle Rhode Island Saint Joseph's St. Bonaventure UMass
Southern	Davidson Dayton George Mason George Washington Richmond Saint Louis VCU
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