American college baseball season
2023 Richmond Spiders baseball |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
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Record | 27–28 (14–9 A-10) |
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Head coach | - Tracy Woodson (10th season)
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Assistant coaches | - Nate Mulberg (6th season)
- Chris Rinaldi (2nd season)
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Hitting coach | Josh Epstein (1st season) |
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Pitching coach | Collin Radack (6th season) |
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Home stadium | Malcolm U. Pitt Field |
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Seasons |
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 |
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team are representing the University of Richmond during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Tracy Woodson, in his tenth season with the program.
Previous season
The 2022 Richmond Spiders baseball team notched a 30–26 (11–13) regular season record earning the seventh seed and in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. During the tournament, Richmond went on a run to the championship game before losing to their crosstown rivals, VCU.
Preseason
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Outfielders Johnny Hipsman and Alden Mathes were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[2]
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team |
Player | No. | Position | Class |
Alden Mathes | 3 | OF | RS Junior |
Johnny Hipsman | 5 | OF | RS Senior |
Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Richmond was picked to finish third 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 | 17 | Jason Neff | RS Junior |
1B | 26 | Jake Elbeery | Sophomore |
2B | 12 | Jared Sprague-Lott | Junior |
3B | 13 | Jordan Jaffe | Freshman |
SS | 2 | Mikey Kluska | Junior |
LF | 5 | Johnny Hipsman | RS Senior |
CF | 3 | Alden Mathes | RS Junior |
RF | 52 | Christian Beal | Graduate |
DH | 4 | Chase Conklin | Junior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation Day | No. | Player. | Year |
Friday | 25 | Brock Weirather | Graduate |
Saturday | 14 | Brendan Argomaniz | Graduate |
Sunday | 15 | Jeremy Neff | RS Junior |
Schedule and results
2023 Richmond Spiders Baseball Game Log |
Regular Season (26–26) |
February (2–5) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record | February 17 | at No. 20 Alabama* | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | L 3–12 | Grayson Hitt (1–0) | Brock Weirather (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 3,312 | 0–1 | — | February 18 | at No. 20 Alabama* | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | L 1–13 | Ben Hess (1–0) | Josh Willitts (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 3,394 | 0–2 | — | February 19 | at No. 20 Alabama* | | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | L 1–147 | Jacob McNairy (1–0) | Brendan Argomaniz (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 3,342 | 0–3 | — | James River Series | February 21 | at William & Mary* | | Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA | L 2–8 | Brian Craven (1–0) | Vincent Corso (0–1) | Carter Lovasz (1) | FloSports | 225 | 0–4 | — | | February 24 | Yale* | | Pitt Field Richmond, VA | L 6–9 | Reid Easterly (1–0) | Brendan Argomaniz (0–2) | Tate Evans (1) | ESPN+ | 653 | 0–5 | — | February 26 | Yale* | | Pitt Field | W 11–7 | Esteban Rodriguez (1–0) | Daniel Cohen (0–1) | Alden Mathes (1) | ESPN+ | 253 | 1–5 | — | February 26 | Yale* | | Pitt Field | W 16–6 | Jake Michel (1–0) | Ethan Lewis (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 479 | 2–5 | — | |
March (9–10) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record | Richmond–VMI Series | March 1 | at VMI* | | Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, VA | L 2–10 | JT Inskeep (2–0) | Chase Topolski (0–1) | Will Riley (2) | ESPN+ | 675 | 2–6 | — | Central Virginia Classic | March 3 | Fairfield* | | Pitt Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | March 4 | Canisius* | | Pitt Field | W 12–2 | Brock Weirather (1–1) | Justin Guiliano (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 459 | 3–6 | — | March 5 | West Virginia* | | Pitt Field | W 7–3 | Esteban Rodriguez (2–0) | Robby Porco (1–1) | Alden Mathes (2) | ESPN+ | 773 | 4–6 | — | | March 7 | Merrimack* | | Pitt Field | W 13–10 | Vincent Corso (1–1) | Louis Cespedes (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 255 | 5–6 | — | March 8 | Merrimack* | | Pitt Field | W 3–2 | Chase Topolski (1–1) | Dawson Logie (0–1) | Jimmy Starnes (1) | ESPN+ | 201 | 6–6 | — | March 10 | Rider* | | Pitt Field | L 7–18 | Alec Sachais (3–1) | Alden Mathes (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 145 | 6–7 | — | March 11 | Rider* | | Pitt Field | L 6–9 | Danny Kirwin (3–0) | Harrison Clifton (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 245 | 6–8 | — | March 12 | Rider* | | Pitt Field | W 9–4 | Vincent Corso (2–1) | Brian Young (0–3) | — | ESPN+ | 248 | 7–8 | — | March 13 | Princeton* | | Pitt Field | L 3–8 | Matt Scannell (1–0) | Jake Michel (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 112 | 7–9 | — | March 15 | at Longwood* | | Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA | L 5–7 | Kevin Warunek (1–0) | Matthew Anderson (0–1) | Guillermo Garcia Jr. (2) | ESPN+ | 168 | 7–10 | — | March 18 | Siena* | | Pitt Field | W 6–0 | Brock Weirather (2–1) | Arlo Marynczak (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 225 | 8–10 | — | March 18 | Siena* | | Pitt Field | W 5–1 | Brenden Argomaniz (1–2) | Ryan Bates (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 302 | 9–10 | — | March 19 | Siena* | | Pitt Field | W 14–0 | Kyle Subers (1–0) | Billy Rozakis (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 317 | 10–10 | — | March 22 | Towson* | | Pitt Field | L 6–12 | Luis Rivera (3–1) | Jake Michel (1–2) | — | ESPN+ | 313 | 10–11 | — | March 24 | at St. John's* | | Jack Kaiser Stadium Queens, NY | L 5–8 | Nick Cirelli (2–0) | Harrison Clifton (0–2) | — | BEDN | 79 | 10–12 | — | March 24 | at St. John's* | | Jack Kaiser Stadium | W 3–2 | Brenden Argomaniz (2–2) | Joe Mascio (3–2) | Esteban Rodriguez (1) | BEDN | 113 | 11–12 | — | March 26 | at St. John's* | | Jack Kaiser Stadium | L 3–5 | Louis Marinaro (1–0) | Dane Armson (0–1) | Chuck Sanzio (3) | BEDN | 679 | 11–13 | — | March 28 | Longwood* | | Pitt Field | L 2–12 | Ethan Walker (1–0) | Jake Michel (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 207 | 11–14 | — | March 31 | Saint Joseph's | | Pitt Field | L 13–19 | Will McCausland (2–1) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–3) | — | ESPN+ | 313 | 11–15 | 0–1 | |
April (8–8) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record | April 1 | Saint Joseph's | | Pitt Field | L 0–15 | Ryan DeSanto (1–0) | Brock Weirather (2–2) | — | ESPN3 | 303 | 11–16 | 0–2 | April 2 | Saint Joseph's | | Pitt Field | W 7–2 | Kyle Subers (2–0) | Domenic Picone (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 413 | 12–16 | 1–2 | Piedmont Series | April 4 | James Madison* | | Pitt Field | L 8–11 | Sean Culkin (1–0) | Jake Michel (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 455 | 12–17 | — | | April 7 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park Arlington, VA | L 2–3 | Logan Koester (3–2) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–4) | Max Haug (1) | ESPN+ | 179 | 12–18 | 1–3 | April 8 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park | W 7–3 | Harrison Clifton (1–2) | Austin Odell (1–5) | — | ESPN3 | 205 | 13–18 | 2–3 | April 9 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park | W 13–3 | Kyle Subers 3–0 | Chris Kahlers (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 149 | 14–18 | 3–3 | April 11 | at No. 7 Virginia* | | Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA | L 0–18 | Connelly Early (7–1) | Brian Reinke (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 2,988 | 14–19 | — | April 14 | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA | W 6–2 | Brock Weirather (3–2) | Renn Lints (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 90 | 15–19 | 4–3 | April 15 | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | L 5–9 | Max LeBlanc (1–2) | Esteban Rodriguez (2–1) | — | | 95 | 15–20 | 4–4 | April 16 | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | W 15–7 | Jeremy Neff (1–0) | Jack Steele (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 95 | 16–20 | 5–4 | April 19 | at Towson* | | Schuerholz Park Towson, MD | L 10–20 | Jordan Luton (1–1) | Dane Armson (0–2) | — | FloSports | 171 | 16–21 | — | April 21 | Fordham | | Pitt Field | W 15–8 | Brock Weirather (4–2) | Declan Lavelle (0–4) | Esteban Rodriguez (2) | ESPN+ | 412 | 17–21 | 6–4 | April 22 | Fordham | | Pitt Field | L 9–12 | Aric Berg (4–2) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–5) | Ben Kovel (6) | ESPN3 | 412 | 17–22 | 6–5 | April 23 | Fordham | | Pitt Field | W 7–4 | Jeremy Neff (2–0) | Austin Sachen (0–2) | Alden Mathes (3) | ESPN+ | 315 | 18–22 | 7–5 | April 29 | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | L 3–4 | Ben Shields 6–2 | Brock Weirather (4–3) | Chad Gartland (1) | ESPN+ | 89 | 18–23 | 7–6 | April 29 | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field | W 7–0 | Jeremy Neff (3–0) | Konner Eaton (1–3) | Kyle Subers (1) | ESPN3 | 213 | 19–23 | 8–6 | April 30 | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | ESPN+ | | | | |
May (7–3) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record | May 5 | St. Bonaventure | | Pitt Field | W 15–0 | Brock Weirather (5–3) | Tripp Breen (1–2) | — | ESPN+ | 255 | 20–23 | 9–6 | May 6 | St. Bonaventure | | Pitt Field | L 7–8 | Liam Devine (2–2) | Esteban Rodriguez (2–2) | — | ESPN+ | 513 | 20–24 | 9–7 | May 7 | St. Bonaventure | | Pitt Field | W 19–4 | Kyle Subers (4–0) | Bryce Hediger (1–5) | — | ESPN+ | 305 | 21–24 | 10–7 | May 9 | at NC State* | | Doak Field Raleigh, NC | Canceled (inclement weather) | ESPN+ | | | | Capital City Series | May 12 | at VCU | | The Diamond Richmond, VA | W 16–10 | Esteban Rodriguez (3–2) | Campbell Ellis (5–5) | — | ESPN+ | 739 | 22–24 | 11–7 | May 13 | at VCU | | The Diamond | L 8–9 | Zachary Peters (3–5) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–6) | — | ESPN+ | 441 | 22–25 | 11–8 | May 14 | at VCU | | The Diamond | L 3–4 | Brendan Erka (2–3) | Alden Mathes (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 495 | 22–26 | 11–9 | | May 16 | Norfolk State* | | Pitt Field | W 13–3 | Harrison Clifton (2–2) | Nolan Manzer (2–2) | — | ESPN+ | 219 | 23–26 | — | May 18 | Davidson | | Pitt Field | W 11–10 | Cole Hentschel (1–0) | Bennett Flynn (4–1) | — | ESPN+ | 302 | 24–26 | 12–9 | May 19 | Davidson | | Pitt Field | W 7–3 | Esteban Rodriguez (4–2) | Ryan Feczko (6–5) | — | ESPN+ | 333 | 25–26 | 13–9 | May 20 | Davidson | | Pitt Field | W 18–2 | Brian Reince (1–1) | Jacob Peaden (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 352 | 26–26 | 14–9 | |
Postseason (1–2) |
Atlantic 10 Tournament (1–2) | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record | May 23 | vs. (4) Saint Louis | (5) | The Diamond | L 3–6 | Jackson Holmes (3–0) | Jeremy Neff (3–1) | Jack Weber (3) | ESPN+ | 250 | 26–27 | 0–1 | May 24 | vs. (7) Rhode Island | (5) | The Diamond | W 13–3 | Esteban Rodriguez (5–2) | Trystan Levesque (6–5) | — | ESPN+ | | 27–27 | 1–1 | May 25 | vs. (1) Saint Joseph's | (5) | The Diamond | L 0–4 | Ryan DeSanto (4–1) | Brock Weirather (5–4) | — | ESPN+ | | 27–28 | 1–2 | |
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Richmond 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 |
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| 5 | Richmond | 3 | | |
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| 3 | Dayton | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
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| 5 | Richmond | 13 | | | | 1 | Saint Joseph's | 10 | | | 3 | Dayton | 2 | | |
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Statistics
Team batting
Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
Richmond | 1901 | .305 | 579 | 136 | 9 | 62 | 385 | 262 | 366 | 32 |
Opponents | 1848 | .280 | 518 | 96 | 10 | 74 | 362 | 233 | 346 | 54 |
Team pitching
Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
Richmond | 469.1 | 518 | 388 | 339 | 233 | 446 | 7 | 6.50 |
Opponents | 466.2 | 579 | 411 | 373 | 262 | 366 | 11 | 7.19 |
Rankings
^ 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.
Notes
References
- ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". richmondspiders.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
- ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
External links
- University of Richmond Baseball
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