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
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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.

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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

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

Previous season edit

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 edit

Coaches Poll edit

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 edit

Roster edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ "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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