2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team

2023 season of University of Dayton baseball team

2023 Dayton Flyers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–34 (15–9 A-10)
Head coach
  • Jayson King (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Sass (2nd season)
  • Nick Meyer (1st season)
Pitching coachTravis Ferrick (6th season)
Home stadiumWoerner Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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 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[1]
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

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.
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Tournaments

Atlantic 10 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 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Joseph's8
4Saint Louis23
4Saint Louis6
5Richmond3
4Saint Louis6
6George Mason5
3Dayton4
6George Mason5
6George Mason15
2Davidson11
2Davidson8
7Rhode Island4
4Saint Louis12
6George Mason46
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Saint Joseph's4
7Rhode Island35Richmond06George Mason3
5Richmond131Saint Joseph's103Dayton2
3Dayton15
3Dayton15
2Davidson4

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

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
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.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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