2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

The 2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 120th baseball season, and their 6th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 20 and concluded on May 22, 2021.

2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record27–24 (11–13 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Munger (8th season)
  • Parker Bangs (3rd season)
  • Aaron Lesiak (1st season)
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
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  x‍‍y 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

Davidson finished the season with a 27–24 record.

Preseason

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A10 coaches' poll

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The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Davidson was picked finish fourth.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
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

Roster

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2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 9 - Pete Bloomberg - Senior
  • 11 - Jake Biederman - Junior
  • 14 - Blake Hely - Junior
  • 17 - Will Schomberg - Sophomore
  • 20 - Alex Fento - Junior
  • 21 - Nolan DeVos - Sophomore
  • 23 - Nick Shedleski - Freshman
  • 26 - Ryan Kutz - Sophomore
  • 28 - Jacob Walker - Senior
  • 30 - Eddie Shores - Sophomore
  • 31 - Danny Rosenfield - Freshman
  • 36 - Ryan Feczko - Freshman
  • 32 - Liam Smith - Freshman
  • 34 - Gabe Levy - Junior
  • 35 - Jacob Peaden - Sophomore
  • 42 - Bennett Flynn - Sophomore
  • 43 - Micah Baermann - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 - Michael Carico - Freshman
  • 6 - Garrett Browder - Sophomore
  • 10 - John Hosmer - Junior

Infielders

  • 7 - Jacob Hinderleider - Sophomore
  • 8 - Matthew Gravely - Junior
  • 12 - Joe Haney - Freshman
  • 16 - Alex Fedje-Johnson -   Senior
  • 18 - Jake Dunagan - Freshman
  • 24 - Jake Wilhoit - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 4 - Tyler Douglas - Freshman
  • 13 - Ruben Fontes - Senior
  • 27 - Parker Nolan - Junior
  • 33 - Trevor Candelaria - Junior

Utility

  • 1 - Anthony Mase - Sophomore
  • 10 - John Hosmer - Junior
  • 19 - Ryan Wilson - Freshman
  • 22 - Brian Craven - Junior
  • 29 - Henry Koehler - Sophomore
  • 39 - A.J. Pabst - Sophomore
  • 41 - Hunter Anderson - Sophomore
 

Game log

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2021 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (27–24)
Schedule Source:[4]

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

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]—*
Baseball America[6]
Collegiate Baseball^[7]
NCBWA[8]
D1Baseball[9]

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

Honors

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References

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  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.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ davidsonwildcats.com
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Davidson, La Salle Claim #A10Base Season Opening Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "Nolan, Wolfe, Elissalt Selected for Weekly A-10 Baseball Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 22, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "Mikulski's Gem Earns Pitcher of the Week Honors; Tirotta, Wilson Take Player, Rookie Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 5, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Mikulski Repeats as Pitcher of the Week; Fontes Earns Player Award, Sprague-Lott Shines". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Locklear, Mikulski, Miller, Win Major A-10 Awards; 41 Players Selected for Baseball Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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