American college baseball season
2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
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Record | 27–24 (11–13 A-10) |
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Head coach | - Rucker Taylor (3rd season)
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Assistant coaches | - Ryan Munger (8th season)
- Parker Bangs (3rd season)
- Aaron Lesiak (1st season)
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Home stadium | Wilson Field |
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Seasons |
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 |
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2021[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
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.
Davidson finished the season with a 27–24 record.
Preseason
A10 coaches' poll
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
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
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Game log
2021 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log |
Regular Season (27–24) |
February (4–2) | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources | February 19 | 6:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's* | | Wilson Field Davidson, North Carolina | Canceled (inclement weather) | 0–0 | — | Report | February 20 | 1:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's* | | Wilson Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | 0–0 | — | Report | February 20 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | Morehead State* | | Wilson Field | W 14–8 | Devos (1–0) | Bettio (0–1) | Levy (1) | 39 | 1–0 | — | Report | February 21 | 1:00 pm | ACCNX | at No. 13 NC State* | | Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina | L 3–13 | Johnston (1–0) | Fenton (0–1) | — | 198 | 1–1 | — | Report | February 21 | 4:45 pm | ACCN+ | at No. 13 NC State* | | Doak Field | L 4–6 | Klyman (1–0) | Flynn (0–1) | — | 198 | 1–2 | — | Report | February 27 | 2:00 pm | | Toledo* | | Wilson Field | W 8–1 | Levy (1–0) | Meyers (0–2) | Devos (1) | 50 | 2–2 | — | Report | February 27 | 5:00 pm | | Toledo* | | Wilson Field | W 12–2 | Hely (1–0) | Jefferson (0–2) | — | 50 | 3–2 | — | Report | February 28 | 1:00 pm | | Toledo* | | Wilson Field | W 16–14 | Biederman (1–0) | Boyle (0–1) | — | 49 | 4–2 | — | Report | |
March (9–7) | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources | March 2 | 4:00 pm | | at No. 25 Duke* | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, North Carolina | L 3–7 | Nifong (1–1) | Peaden (0–1) | — | 0 | 4–3 | — | Report | March 5 | 4:30 pm | ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina* Baseball at the Beach | | Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, South Carolina | L 5–15 | Maton (2–1) | Levy (1–1) | — | 1,000 | 4–4 | — | Report | March 6 | 11:00 am | | vs. UConn* Baseball at the Beach | | Springs Brooks Stadium | W 4–3 | Hely (2–0) | Haus (0–1) | Devos (2) | 1,000 | 5–4 | — | Report | March 7 | 11:00 am | | vs. Miami (OH)* Baseball at the Beach | | Springs Brooks Stadium | L 3–11 | Bosma (1–0) | Fenton (0–2) | — | 1,000 | 5–5 | — | Report | March 12 | 5:00 pm | ESPN+ | at The Citadel* | | Riley Park Charleston, South Carolina | L 0–2 | Cooper (1–0) | Levy (0–2) | Beckley (1) | 237 | 5–6 | — | Report | March 13 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at The Citadel* | | Riley Park | L 0–19 | Reeves (2–0) | Hely (2–1) | — | 252 | 5–7 | — | Report | March 14 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at The Citadel* | | Riley Park | L 4–8 | Todd (1–2) | Fenton (0–3) | Beckley (2) | 421 | 5–8 | — | Report | March 16 | 7:00 pm | | at No. 16 South Carolina* | | Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina | W 9–4 | Schomberg (1–0) | Luensmann (0–1) | — | 1,938 | 6–8 | — | Report | March 19 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | Spring Hill* | | Wilson Field | W 7–2 | Levy (2–2) | Fell (0–2) | — | 149 | 7–8 | — | Report | March 20 | 5:00 pm | | Spring Hill* | | Wilson Field | W 5–1 | Hely (3–1) | Ingram (1–2) | — | 49 | 8–8 | — | Report | March 21 | 11:30 am | | Spring Hill* | | Wilson Field | W 8–5 | Devos (2–0) | Baxley (0–2) | — | 114 | 9–8 | — | Report | March 23 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Wofford* | | Russell C. King Field Spartanburg, South Carolina | L 1–5 | Stratton (1–0) | Walker (0–1) | Rhadans (3) | 141 | 9–9 | — | Report | March 26 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | Seton Hall* | | Wilson Field | W 6–5 | Biederman (2–0) | Cinnella (1–1) | — | 50 | 10–9 | — | Report | March 27 | 6:30 pm | | Seton Hall* | | Wilson Field | W 2–1 | Devos (3–0) | Patten (0–2) | — | 50 | 11–9 | — | Report | March 28 | 11:00 am | ESPN+ | Seton Hall* | | Wilson Field | W 3–2 | Walker (1–1) | Panzini (0–1) | Devos (3) | 50 | 12–9 | — | Report | March 30 | 6:00 pm | WGNC | vs. Wofford* | | Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, North Carolina | W 7–6 | Peaden (1–1) | Stratton (1–1) | Devos (4) | 1,307 | 13–9 | — | Report | |
April (7–10) | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources | April 1 | 6:00 pm | | North Alabama* | | Wilson Field | W 8–4 | Levy (3–2) | Davidson (1–3) | Devos (5) | 50 | 14–9 | — | Report | April 2 | 6:00 pm | | North Alabama* | | Wilson Field | W 6–4 | Peaden (2–1) | Best (1–5) | — | 50 | 15–9 | — | Report | April 3 | 2:00 pm | | North Alabama* | | Wilson Field | W 5–0 | Fenton (1–3) | Moore (0–4) | — | 50 | 16–9 | — | Report | April 6 | 3:00 pm | | at Presbyterian* | | Presbyterian Baseball Complex Clinton, South Carolina | Canceled (scheduling conflict) | 16–9 | — | Report | April 9 | 5:30 pm | ESPN+ | Dayton | | Wilson Field | W 2–1 (7) | Levy (4–2) | Wolfe (4–2) | — | 50 | 17–9 | 1–0 | Report | April 9 | 7:50 pm | | Dayton | | Wilson Field | W 10–8 | Peaden (3–1) | Olson (0–7) | Devos (6) | 50 | 18–9 | 2–0 | Report | April 10 | 12:30 pm | | Dayton | | Wilson Field | W 12–9 | Hely (4–1) | Pletka (1–3) | Devos (7) | 50 | 19–9 | 3–0 | Report | April 11 | 1:00 pm | | Dayton | | Wilson Field | L 5–11 | Olson (1–7) | Fenton (1–4) | — | 50 | 19–10 | 3–1 | Report | April 16 | 6:30 pm | | at VCU | | The Diamond Richmond, Virginia | L 3–14 | Webb (2–1) | Levy (4–3) | Griffin (1) | 233 | 19–11 | 3–2 | Report | April 17 | 2:00 pm | | at VCU | | The Diamond | L 8–9 | Davis (7–1) | Peaden (3–2) | — | 354 | 19–12 | 3–3 | Report | April 17 | 5:00 pm | | at VCU | | The Diamond | L 1–5 | Furman (1–0) | Peaden (3–3) | Chenier (4) | 354 | 19–13 | 3–4 | Report | April 18 | 1:00 pm | | at VCU | | The Diamond | L 1–3 | Serrano (2–4) | Fentons (1–5) | Ellis (1) | 218 | 19–14 | 3–5 | Report | April 23 | 5:00 pm | | George Washington | | Wilson Field | L 2–4 | Pfluger (1–1) | Peaden (3–4) | Kuncl (4) | 0 | 19–15 | 3–6 | Report | April 23 | 8:00 pm | | George Washington | | Wilson Field | L 2–10 | Cohen (4–1) | Hely (4–2) | — | 0 | 19–16 | 3–7 | Report | April 25 | 12:00 pm | | George Washington | | Wilson Field | L 1–8 | Edwards (3–2) | Fenton (1–6) | — | 0 | 19–17 | 3–8 | Report | April 25 | 3:00 pm | | George Washington | | Wilson Field | W 5–4 | Biederman (3–0) | Kuncl (2–1) | — | 0 | 20–17 | 4–8 | Report | April 27 | 6:00 pm | | at Wake Forest* | | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 12–17 | Minacci (1–1) | Peaden (3–5) | — | 328 | 20–18 | — | Report | April 30 | 2:00 pm | | at Richmond | | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia | L 4–6 | Mathes (2–0) | Craven (0–1) | — | 0 | 20–19 | 4–9 | Report | |
May (7–5) | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources | May 1 | 12:00 pm | | at Richmond | | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 4–2 | Devos (4–0) | Schulefand (4–1) | — | 250 | 21–19 | 5–9 | Report | May 1 | 3:00 pm | | at Richmond | | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 1–3 | Wyatt (2–1) | Biederman (3–1) | — | 250 | 21–20 | 5–10 | Report | May 2 | 12:00 pm | | at Richmond | | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 17–7 | Fenton (2–6) | Willitts (0–1) | — | 140 | 22–20 | 6–10 | Report | May 4 | 6:00 pm | | Presbyterian* | | Wilson Field | Canceled (scheduling conflict) | 22–20 | — | Report | May 13 | 6:00 pm | | George Mason | | Wilson Field | L 3–5 | Stoudemire (2–9) | Fenton (2–7) | Henson (1) | 50 | 22–21 | 6–11 | Report | May 14 | 1:00 pm | | George Mason | | Wilson Field | W 5–4 | Devos (5–0) | Henson (0–2) | — | 50 | 23–21 | 7–11 | Report | May 14 | 4:00 pm | | George Mason | | Wilson Field | W 8–7 | Biederman (4–1) | Nielsen (0–1) | — | 75 | 24–21 | 8–11 | Report | May 15 | 1:00 pm | | George Mason | | Wilson Field | L 4–10 | Kaiser (1–2) | Bloomberg (0–1) | — | N/A | 24–22 | 8–12 | Report | May 18 | 4:00 pm | | Duke* | | Wilson Field | L 2–18 | Seidl (3–0) | Flynn (0–2) | — | N/A | 24–23 | — | Report | May 20 | 4:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | | Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, Missouri | W 11–3 | Biederman (5–1) | Harris (4–4) | Schomberg (1) | 50 | 25–23 | 9–12 | Report | May 21 | 2:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | | Billiken Sports Center | L 5–7 | Youngbrandt (3–6) | Fenton (2–8) | Patel (3) | 65 | 25–24 | 9–13 | Report | May 21 | 5:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | | Billiken Sports Center | W 4–1 | Levy (5–3) | Finkleberg (0–8) | Devos (8) | 75 | 26–24 | 10–13 | Report | May 22 | 2:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | | Billiken Sports Center | W 6–3 | Walker (2–1) | Fremion (2–2) | Peaden (1) | 150 | 27–24 | 11–13 | Report | |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
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Coaches'[5] | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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NCBWA†[8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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D1Baseball[9] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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^ 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
Atlantic 10 Conference Weekly Awards Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. | Trevor Candelaria | Player of the Week | March 1, 2021 | [10] | Gabe Levy | Pitcher of the Week | Parker Nolan | Player of the Week | March 22, 2021 | [11] | Ryan Wilson | Rookie of the Week | April 5, 2021 | [12] | Ruben Fontes | Player of the Week | April 12, 2021 | [13] | | All-A10 Player | Position | Team | Trevor Candelaria | OF | 1 | Nolan Devos | RP | 1 | Reference:[14] | |
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". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ davidsonwildcats.com
- ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
- ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ "Davidson, La Salle Claim #A10Base Season Opening Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ "Nolan, Wolfe, Elissalt Selected for Weekly A-10 Baseball Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 22, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
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