2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team

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2021 Dayton Flyers baseball
Dayton Flyers logo.svg
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record24–27 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Cornwell (2nd season)
  • Kyle Decker (1st season)
Pitching coachTravis Ferrick (4th season)
Home stadium Woerner Field
Seasons
 2020
2022  
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North
Rhode Island  x1460 .70028261 .518
Saint Joseph's  1590 .62521190 .525
La Salle  1590 .62532210 .604
Fordham  1190 .55024190 .558
St. Bonaventure  6140 .3007240 .226
UMass  3160 .15813290 .310
South
VCU  xy1330 .81338160 .704
Dayton  1240 .75025270 .481
George Washington  14100 .58326190 .578
Davidson  11130 .45827240 .529
Saint Louis  6100 .37517310 .354
Richmond  5110 .31319170 .528
George Mason  7170 .29214290 .326
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

Contents

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

Previous season

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

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Dayton was picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10. [2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeamPoints
1VCU151 (4)
2Fordham149 (4)
3Dayton146 (4)
4Davidson117
5Saint Louis114 (1)
6Richmond109
7Rhode Island103
8George Washington74
9Saint Joseph's71
10George Mason46
11La Salle40
12St. Bonaventure32
13UMass31

Personnel

Roster

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 - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg 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

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff [4]
NamePositionSeasons at
Dayton
Alma Mater
Jayson King Head Coach4 Framingham (1993)
Adam CornwellAssistant Coach4 Ball State (2018)
Kyle DeckerAssistant Coach1 Oberlin (2016)
Travis FerrickPitching Coach3 Boston College (2017)

Game log

2021 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log (24–27)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = Dayton team member
Regular Season (22–25)
Post-Season (2–2)

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References

  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.
  3. "2021 Baseball Roster". DaytonFlyers. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.