2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team

2023 Dayton Flyers baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	26–34 (15–9 A-10)
Head coach	Jayson King (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Pete Sass (2nd season) Nick Meyer (1st season)
Pitching coach	Travis Ferrick (6th season)
Home stadium	Woerner Field

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			28	–	24	–	1		.538
Davidson  ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0		.652			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Dayton  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			26	–	34	–	0		.433
Richmond  ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0		.609			27	–	28	–	0		.491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	10	–	0		.565			36	–	27	–	0		.571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			23	–	29	–	0		.442
George Washington  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0		.478			21	–	34	–	0		.382
VCU  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Fordham  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			19	–	36	–	0		.345
UMass  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			14	–	35	–	0		.286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			8	–	40	–	0		.167
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flyers played their home games at Woerner Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Flyers were led by head coach Jayson King, in his 6th season at Dayton.

Dayton finished the season with a 26–34 record.

Background

Main article: 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team

The 2022 season saw Dayton post a 23–27 (10–14 Atlantic 10) record. The Flyers failed to earn a berth in both the Atlantic 10 and NCAA baseball tournaments.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Mark Manfredi	44	SP	Senior

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Dayton was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10.

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Davidson	130 (5)
2	VCU	125 (4)
3	Richmond	103 (1)
4	Saint Louis	103
5	Dayton	92 (1)
6	Rhode Island	85
7	Saint Joseph's	81
8	George Mason	70 (1)
9	Fordham	52
10	George Washington	51
11	UMass	27
12	St. Bonaventure	17

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	16	Nolan Watson	Graduate
1B	31	Marcos Pujols	Senior
2B	1	Paxton Tomaini	Junior
3B	7	Omar Daniels	Senior
SS	8	Carlos Castillo	Junior
LF	49	Michael Adair	Junior
CF	28	Jose Martinez	Senior
RF	10	Jay Curtis	Graduate
DH	6	Ben Jones	Senior

Weekend pitching rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	29	Ryan Steinhauer	Senior
Saturday	25	Eli Majick	Junior
Sunday	13	Ryan Packard	Junior

Game log

2023 Dayton Flyers baseball game log
Regular season (24–32)
February (0–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record February 17 at Western Kentucky* Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY L 3–5 Eigenhuis (1–0) Steinhauer (0–1) Heath (1) FBL 212 0–1 — February 18 at Western Kentucky* Nick Denes Field L 1–6 Jones (1–0) Majick (0–1) None FBL 411 0–2 — February 19 at Western Kentucky* Nick Denes Field L 1–7 Terbrak (1–0) Packard (0–1) None FBL 303 0–3 — February 24 at No. 3 Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN L 2–12 Dollander (1–1) Steinhauer (0–2) None SECN+ 4,264 0–4 — February 25 at No. 3 Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–4 Burns (1–0) Manfredi (0–1) Halvorsen (1) SECN+ 4,024 0–5 — February 26 at No. 3 Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–6 Beam (2–0) Espelin (0–1) None SECN+ 4,305 0–6 —
March (5–13) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record March 4 Eastern Illinois* Woerner Field Dayton, OH W 8–7 Majick (1–1) Robbins (1–1) None 253 1–6 — March 5 Eastern Illinois* Woerner Field W 7–6 Johnson (1–0) Hanscom (0–1) None 250 2–6 — March 5 Eastern Illinois* Woerner Field L 1–8 Hampton (3–0) Espelin (0–2) None 206 2–7 — March 6 Eastern Illinois* Woerner Field L 6–9 Coca (1–0) Packard (0–2) None 135 2–8 — March 8 Miami (OH)* Woerner Field W 7–5 Wissman (1–0) Sosna (0–1) Johnson (1) 134 3–8 — March 10 at No. 9 Louisville* Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY L 7–11 Hawks (4–0) Hattrup (0–1) Webster (1) ACCNX 541 3–9 — March 11 at No. 9 Louisville* Jim Patterson Stadium L 2–6 Koger (2–0) Manfredi (0–2) None ACCNX 1,017 3–10 — March 12 at No. 9 Louisville* Jim Patterson Stadium L 1–5 Phillips (1–0) Packard (0–3) Campbell (1) ACCNX 603 3–11 — March 14 at Akron* Skeeles Field Akron, OH W 11–5 Tedesco (1–0) Beall (0–1) None MAC.tv 157 4–11 — March 17 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH L 2–7 Coupet (3–1) Manfredi (0–3) None BTN+ 568 4–12 — March 18 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium Canceled (inclement weather) 4–12 — March 19 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium L 8–12 Jenkins (3–0) Packard (0–4) None BTN+ 618 4–13 — March 21 Northern Kentucky* Woerner Field W 14–3 Steinhauer (1–2) Massie (0–1) None 175 5–13 — March 24 at Georgetown* Nationals Youth Academy Washington, DC L 4–7 Jensen (4–1) Manfredi (0–4) Yoder (2) BEDN 200 5–14 — March 25 at Georgetown* Nationals Youth Academy L 2–3 Frye (1–0) Wissman (1–1) Mead (3) BEDN 238 5–15 — March 26 at Georgetown* Nationals Youth Academy L 4–6 Keough (3–0) Bard (0–1) Mead (4) BEDN 225 5–16 — March 28 Akron* Woerner Field L 5–9 Fett (3–1) Espelin (0–3) None 118 5–17 — March 29 Eastern Kentucky* Woerner Field L 8–14 Milburn (2–3) Johnson (1–1) None 128 5–18 — March 31 George Washington Woerner Field L 8–11 Koester (2–2) Steinhauer (1–3) None 153 5–19 0–1
April (12–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record April 1 George Washington Woerner Field W 8–6 Manfredi (1–4) Brennan (1–1) None 166 6–19 1–1 April 2 George Washington Woerner Field W 9–5 Majick (2–1) Kahler (1–2) None 353 7–19 2–1 April 4 at No. 10 Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY L 6–13 Cotto (1–0) Packard (0–5) None SECN+ 3,274 7–20 — April 5 at Toledo* Scott Park Baseball Complex Toledo, OH Canceled (inclement weather) 7–20 — April 7 at George Mason Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA W 6–5 Packard (1–5) Mracna (1–1) Bard (1) ESPN+ 193 8–20 3–1 April 8 at George Mason Spuhler Field L 0–11 Gartland (3–2) Majick (2–2) None ESPN+ 320 8–21 3–2 April 9 at George Mason Spuhler Field W 6–5 Wissman (2–1) Posey (1–2) Zapka (1) ESPN+ 187 9–21 4–2 April 11 at Northern Kentucky* Bill Aker Baseball Complex Highland Heights, KY L 9–12 Werrmann (5–1) Packard (1–6) Maniglia (3) ESPN+ 89 9–22 — April 12 Purdue Fort Wayne* Woerner Field W 8–3 Claybourne (1–0) Hayden (0–3) None ESPN+/GCSN 107 10–22 — April 14 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, NC W 8–4 Manfredi (2–4) Schomberg (5–2) Zapka (2) ESPN+ 247 11–22 5–2 April 15 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field L 4–5 Feczko (4–3) Majick (2–3) Flynn (3) ESPN+ 566 11–23 5–3 April 16 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field L 3–8 Peaden (1–0) Steinhauer (1–4) None ESPN+ 347 11–24 5–4 Dayton Series April 18 vs. Wright State* Day Air Ballpark Dayton, OH W 8–3 Brush (1–0) Haught (3–2) None GCSN 6,743 12–24 — April 18 at Ohio State* Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH L 7–8 Clegg (1–0) Johnson (1–2) Jenkins (2) BTN+ 894 12–25 — April 21 Saint Louis Woerner Field W 7–6 Zapka (1–0) Bell (2–2) None ESPN+/GCSN 445 13–25 6–4 April 22 Saint Louis Woerner Field L 10–12 Cherico (3–1) Packard (1–7) Evan Gray (1) GCSN 445 13–26 6–5 April 23 Saint Louis Woerner Field W 2–1 Baker (1–0) Fremion (2–2) Zapka (3) GCSN 260 14–26 7–5 April 25 Toledo* Woerner Field L 3–9 McAninch (2–1) Brush (1–1) None 97 14–27 — April 25 at Purdue Fort Wayne* Mastodon Field Fort Wayne, IN W 11–10 Claybourne (2–0) Reid (2–3) None 118 15–27 — April 28 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI W 9–3 Manfredi (3–4) Sposato (2–5) Wissman (1) 127 16–27 8–5 April 29 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field W 6–2 Majick (3–3) Levesque (5–3) None 109 17–27 9–5 April 30 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field L 6–11 Perry (4–4) Bard (0–2) None 62 17–28 9–6
May (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record May 5 Saint Joseph's Woerner Field W 16–9 Zapka (2–0) Falco (2–1) None ESPN+ 163 18–28 10–6 May 6 Saint Joseph's Woerner Field L 5–7 DeSanto (2–1) Majick (3–4) Stetzar (5) ESPN+ 163 18–29 10–7 May 7 Saint Joseph's Woerner Field L 2–15 Picone (4–5) Steinhauer (1–5) None ESPN+ 138 18–30 10–8 May 9 at Wright State* Nischwitz Stadium Dayton, OH L 2–11 Simpson (1–0) Gatti (0–1) None ESPN+ 579 18–31 — May 10 Butler* Woerner Field W 7–6 Tedesco (2–0) Vore (1–5) Hattrup (1) ESPN+ 327 19–31 — May 11 St. Bonaventure Woerner Field W 17–3 Bard (1–2) Roggenburk (0–4) None ESPN+ 139 20–31 11–8 May 12 St. Bonaventure Woerner Field W 5–2 Majick (4–4) Watts (3–6) Zapka (4) ESPN+ 139 21–31 12–8 May 13 St. Bonaventure Woerner Field W 3–2 Wissman (3–1) O'Connell (1–2) None GCSN 188 22–31 13–8 May 18 at UMass Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA W 32–14 Bard (2–2) Belliveau (2–2) None ESPN+ 90 23–31 14–8 May 19 at UMass Earl Lorden Field W 8–5 Wissman (4–1) Perrett (1–7) Hattrup (2) ESPN+ 100 24–31 15–8 May 20 at UMass Earl Lorden Field L 6–13 Steele (1–5) Wilson (0–1) None ESPN+ 100 24–32 15–9
Postseason (2–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record Winner's bracket May 23 vs. (6) George Mason (3) The Diamond L 4–511 Mracna (4–1) Bard (2–3) Lamere (1) ESPN+ 877 24–33 0–1 Consolation bracket May 24 vs. (2) Davidson (3) The Diamond W 15–4 Majick (5–4) Peaden (1–2) None ESPN+ 835 25–33 1–1 May 25 vs. (1) Saint Joseph's (3) The Diamond W 15–10 Bard (3–3) Picone (5–6) None ESPN+ 703 26–33 2–1 May 26 vs. (6) George Mason (3) The Diamond L 2–3 Smith (1–0) Wissman (4–2) Gartland (2) ESPN+ 703 26–34 2–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Dayton team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. "()" represents postseason seeding in the Atlantic 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

Main article: 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) Saint Joseph's Hawks	(2) Davidson Wildcats	(3) Dayton Flyers	(4) Saint Louis Billikens	(5) Richmond Spiders	(6) George Mason Patriots	(7) Rhode Island Rams

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	Saint Joseph's	8
						4	Saint Louis	23
	4	Saint Louis	6
	5	Richmond	3
											4	Saint Louis	6
											6	George Mason	5
	3	Dayton	4
	6	George Mason	5
						6	George Mason	15
						2	Davidson	11
	2	Davidson	8
	7	Rhode Island	4
																					4	Saint Louis	1	2
																					6	George Mason	4	6
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						1	Saint Joseph's	4
	7	Rhode Island	3			5	Richmond	0								6	George Mason	3
	5	Richmond	13								1	Saint Joseph's	10			3	Dayton	2
											3	Dayton	15
						3	Dayton	15
						2	Davidson	4

Statistics

Team batting

Team	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Dayton	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team pitching

Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Dayton	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Opponents	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.

External links

• Dayton Baseball