2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
C-USA tournament champions
Columbia Regional, 2–2
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
CB	No. 26
Record	44–16 (22–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Finwood
Assistant coaches	Mike Marron Logan Robbins
Home stadium	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons ← 2020 2022  →

2021 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Charlotte  x‍‍‍y	24	–	8	–	0		.750			40	–	21	–	0		.656
No. 16 Old Dominion  ‍‍‡‍y	22	–	10	–	0		.688			44	–	16	–	0		.733
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	18	–	14	–	0		.563			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	15	–	17	–	0		.469			27	–	29	–	0		.482
FIU  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			20	–	31	–	0		.392
Marshall  ‍‍‍	6	–	26	–	0		.188			10	–	35	–	0		.222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  x‍‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			42	–	20	–	0		.677
No. 23 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍y	22	–	9	–	0		.710			40	–	21	–	0		.656
UTSA  ‍‍‍	14	–	17	–	0		.452			22	–	26	–	0		.458
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	19	–	1		.391			24	–	29	–	1		.454
Rice  ‍‍‍	11	–	20	–	1		.359			23	–	29	–	1		.443
UAB  ‍‍‍	11	–	21	–	0		.344			18	–	36	–	0		.333
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represented Old Dominion University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The Monarchs competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, on the university's Norfolk campus. The team was coached by Chris Finwood, who was in his tenth season with the Monarchs.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in second place in the East Division. ^[2]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish	Team	1st Place Votes
1	Florida Atlantic	10
2	Old Dominion	1
3	FIU	1
4	WKU	-
5	Charlotte	-
6	Marshall	-

Preseason All-CUSA team

• Hunter Gregory – Starting Pitcher

Schedule and results

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball game log
Regular season (38–14)
February (5–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record February 19 Norfolk State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA Canceled [3] February 20 Norfolk State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 7-1 250 1-0 - February 21 Norfolk State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 12-0 243 2-0 - February 23 Norfolk State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 12-5 223 3-0 - February 24 Norfolk State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 19-2 230 4-0 - February 26 Rhode Island Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 4-6 187 4-1 - February 27 Rhode Island Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 5-610 202 4-2 - February 28 Rhode Island Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 16-3 192 5-2 -
March (12–3) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record March 2 at No. 17 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC W 6-512 215 6-2 - March 5 Northeastern Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA W 10-8 167 7-2 - March 6 Northeastern Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 5-6 242 7-3 - March 7 Northeastern Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 3-211 158 8-3 - March 10 at William & Mary Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA W 8-2 135 9-3 - March 12 Ball State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 6-3 343 10-3 - March 13 Ball State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 10-5 337 11-3 - March 14 Ball State Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 2-110 243 12-3 - March 17 VCU Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 5-12 211 12-4 - March 19 George Mason Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Canceled March 20 Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, VA W 4-3 13-4 - March 23 at VCU The Diamond Richmond, VA W 5-3 197 14-4 - March 26 FIU Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 12-15 337 14-5 0-1 March 27 (1) FIU Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 14-0 15-5 1-1 March 27 (2) FIU Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 3-2 250 16-5 2-1 March 28 FIU Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 16-9 389 17-5 3-1
April (12–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record April 2 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV W 12-1 61 18-5 4-1 April 3 (1) at Marshall Kennedy Center Field W 8-7 53 19-5 5-1 April 3 (2) at Marshall Kennedy Center Field W 8-0 53 20-5 6-1 April 4 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field W 15-7 59 21-5 7-1 April 9 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL W 7-2 286 22-5 8-1 April 10 (1) at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium W 10-3 286 23-5 9-1 April 10 (2) at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium W 8-2 286 24-5 10-1 April 11 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium L 0-4 254 24-6 10-2 April 14 at Virginia No. 22 Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA Postponed [4] April 16 Rice No. 22 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA W 11-4 402 25-6 11-2 April 17 (1) Rice No. 22 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 11-2 402 26-6 12-2 April 17 (2) Rice No. 22 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 2-11 270 26-7 12-3 April 18 Rice No. 22 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 4-1 278 27-7 13-3 April 20 William & Mary No. 20 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Postponed April 23 (1) at No. 19 Charlotte No. 20 Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC L 4-5 27-8 13-4 April 23 (2) at No. 19 Charlotte No. 20 Hayes Stadium W 9-5 164 28-8 14-4 April 25 (1) at No. 19 Charlotte No. 20 Hayes Stadium L 3-8 28-9 14-5 April 25 (2) at No. 19 Charlotte No. 20 Hayes Stadium L 1-7 163 28-10 14-6 April 30 No. 15 Charlotte No. 25 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 8-3 492 29-10 15-6
May (9–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 (1) No. 15 Charlotte No. 25 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA L 2-6 503 29-11 15-7 May 1 (2) No. 15 Charlotte No. 25 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 14-2 386 30-11 16-7 May 2 No. 15 Charlotte No. 25 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 10-0 446 31-11 17-7 May 7 at UTSA No. 22 Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX W 14-11 103 32-11 18-7 May 8 (1) at UTSA No. 22 Roadrunner Field L 10-12 32-12 18-8 May 8 (2) at UTSA No. 22 Roadrunner Field L 0-11 113 32-13 18-9 May 9 at UTSA No. 22 Roadrunner Field W 6-2 117 33-13 19-9 May 14 Western Kentucky Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 14-8 454 34-13 20-9 May 15 (1) Western Kentucky Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 6-3 815 35-13 21-9 May 15 (2) Western Kentucky Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 6-78 526 35-14 21-10 May 16 Western Kentucky Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 13-2 516 36-14 22-10 May 20 at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 10-8 1,538 37-14 - May 21 at No. 14 Louisiana Tech Pat Patterson Park W 8-7 1,673 38-14 -
Postseason (6–2)
C-USA Tournament (4–0) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 26 vs. (5) Florida Atlantic No. 24 (4) Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA W 11-2 39-14 1-0 May 27 vs. (8) Middle Tennessee No. 24 (4) Pat Patterson Park W 10-6 40-14 2-0 May 29 vs. (5) Florida Atlantic No. 24 (4) Pat Patterson Park W 13-5 41-14 3-0 May 30 vs. No. 18 (2) Louisiana Tech No. 24 (4) Pat Patterson Park W 7-510 2,484 42-14 4-0 NCAA Columbia Regional (2–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record June 4 vs. (4) Jacksonville No. 15 (1) Founders Park Columbia, SC W 4-3 4,043 43-14 1-0 June 5 at (2) South Carolina No. 15 (1) Founders Park W 2-1 7,315 44-14 2-0 June 6 vs. (3) Virginia No. 15 (1) Founders Park L 3-8 3,993 44-15 2-1 June 7 vs. (3) Virginia No. 15 (1) Founders Park L 3-410 3,831 44-16 2-2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled/Postponed

Schedule source: ^[5]

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

Columbia Regional

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Columbia Super Regional

Columbia Regional Teams
(1) Old Dominion Monarchs	(2) South Carolina Gamecocks	(3) Virginia Cavaliers	(4) Jacksonville Dolphins

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Old Dominion	4
	4	Jacksonville	3
						1	Old Dominion	2
						2	South Carolina	1
	3	Virginia	3
	2	South Carolina	4
											1	Old Dominion
											3	Virginia
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	South Carolina	2
	4	Jacksonville	8			3	Virginia	3
	3	Virginia	13

Rankings

Main article: 2021 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	Final
Coaches' [6]	—	—*	—	—	RV	—	RV	RV	22	20	25	20	24	25	21	15	15*	15*	17
Baseball America [7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	20	23	20	18	14	14*	14*	16
Collegiate Baseball^ [8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	30	30	—	29	—	—	—	24	26	26	26
NCBWA† [9]	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	29	22	20	23	19	25	24	20	14	17	17*	17
D1Baseball [10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	20	25	22	—	—	24	15	15*	15*	16

^ 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. "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
3. Plain, Megan (February 18, 2021). "ODU baseball's home opener among Monarchs' game postponements". WTKR. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
4. Winkler, Adam (April 13, 2021). "Wednesday's ODU baseball game at UVA postponed". WTKR. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
5. "Monarch Baseball Announces 2021 Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2021.
6. Baseball Coaches Poll
7. Baseball America College: Top 25
8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
9. NCBWA Division I poll
10. D1 Baseball

External links

• Old Dominion Baseball