2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	13–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Rucker Taylor (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Munger (7th season) Parker Bangs (2nd season) Blake Butler (1st season)
Home stadium	T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021  →

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	3		.813
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Fordham  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
VCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
George Washington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	8		.500
Dayton  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
La Salle  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	10		.333
Richmond  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	12		.294
UMass  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	8		.111
George Mason  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	14		.067
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 12, 2020 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 119th baseball season, and their 5th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 15, 2020 and prematurely concluded on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

A10 media poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball media poll was released on February 10, 2020. Davidson was picked to finish 5th in the Atlantic 10. ^[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	VCU	162 (8)
2	Fordham	149 (2)
3	Dayton	144 (3)
4	Richmond	123
5	Davidson	112
6	Saint Louis	111
7	Rhode Island	97
8	George Washington	73
9	Saint Joseph's	71
10	George Mason	52
11	UMass	37
12	La Salle	31
13	St. Bonaventure	21

Game log

2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record February 15 Lehigh* Wilson Field Davidson, NC W 5–4 G. Levy (1–0) M. Black (0–1) J. Peaden (1) 407 1–0 – February 15DH Lehigh* Wilson Field W 10–2 B. Hely (1–0) L. Rettig (0–1) N. Devos (1) 406 2–0 – February 16 Lehigh* Wilson Field W 10–3 J. Peaden (1–0) C. Torres (0–1) None 237 3–0 – February 19 North Carolina Central* Wilson Field W 7–3 J. Walker (1–0) A. Sniffen (0–2) B. Flynn (1) 111 4–0 – February 21 Georgetown* Wilson Field W 5–0 G. Levy (2–0) C. Bosch (1–1) J. Peaden (2) 237 5–0 – February 22 Georgetown* Wilson Field W 5–4 J. Biederman (1–0) C. Walter (0–2) None 336 6–0 – February 23 Georgetown* Wilson Field W 10–2 A. Fenton (1–0) A. Redfern (0–1) None 413 7–0 – February 26 Winthrop* Wilson Field L 3–10 B. Petta (1–0) W. Imwalle (0–1) None 189 7–1 – February 28 Lafayette* Wilson Field L 2–8 J. Woodward (2–1) G. Levy (2–1) J. Ciccone (1) 207 7–2 – February 29 Lafayette* Wilson Field W 16–0 B. Hely (2–0) K. Subers (0–2) None 236 8–2 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record March 1 Lafayette* Wilson Field W 7–5 A. Fenton (2–0) B. Kreyer (0–2) B. Flynn (2) 278 9–2 – March 3 at Charleston Southern* CSU Ballpark North Charleston, SC L 1–3 H. Tucker (1–0) J. Biederman (1–1) T. Seibert (1) 87 9–3 – March 4 at Charleston Southern* CSU Ballpark Cancelled (inclement weather) 9–3 – March 7 Siena* Wilson Field W 2–0 G. Levy (3–1) B. Seiler (0–3) B. Flynn (3) 377 10–3 – March 7DH Siena* Wilson Field W 6–1 B. Hely (3–0) J. Lumpinski (0–4) N. Devos (2) 246 11–3 – March 8 Siena* Wilson Field W 12–7 A. Fenton (3–0) J. Flood (0–1) B. Flynn (4) 316 12–3 – March 10 vs. No. 10 Duke* BB&T Ballpark Charlotte, NC W 7–6 N. Devos (1–0) T. Girard (1–1) None 1,618 13–3 – March 13 North Carolina A&T* Wilson Field Cancelled (COVID-19 concerns) March 14 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC March 15 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium March 20 UMass Wilson Field March 21 UMass Wilson Field March 22 UMass Wilson Field March 24 at USC Upstate* Harley Park Spartanburg, SC March 27 at Dayton Woerner Field Dayton, OH March 28 at Dayton Woerner Field March 29 at Dayton Woerner Field March 31 vs. Duke* Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record April 3 Saint Joseph's Wilson Field Cancelled (COVID-19 concerns) April 4 Saint Joseph's Wilson Field April 5 Saint Joseph's Wilson Field April 7 Wake Forest* Wilson Field April 10 at Richmond Malcolm Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA April 11 Richmond Malcolm Pitt Field April 12 Richmond Malcolm Pitt Field April 14 USC Upstate* Wilson Field April 17 at George Mason Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA April 18 at George Mason Spuhler Field April 19 at George Mason Spuhler Field April 21 Gardner–Webb* Wilson Field April 24 VCU Wilson Field April 25 VCU Wilson Field April 26 VCU Wilson Field April 28 at High Point* George Erath Field High Point, NC
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record May 1 at Fordham Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY Cancelled (COVID-19 concerns) May 2 at Fordham Houlihan Park May 3 at Fordham Houlihan Park May 5 High Point* Wilson Field May 6 at Winthrop* Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC May 14 George Washington Wilson Field May 15 George Washington Wilson Field May 16 George Washington Wilson Field
Postseason
A10 Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record May 20–23 The Diamond Richmond, VA
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled Bold = Davidson team member      * = Non-conference game

Schedule source: ^[3]

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

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches' [4]	—	—*
Baseball America [5]	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [6]	RV	—
NCBWA† [7]	—	RV
D1Baseball [8]	—	—

^ 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

Preseason honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

References

1. "Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. "VCU Picked as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
3. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
4. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today . Retrieved December 28, 2019.
5. "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
6. "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
7. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
8. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

External links

• Davidson College Baseball