2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team

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2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
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C-USA Tournament champions
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CB No. 26
Record44–16 (22–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Marron
  • Logan Robbins
Home stadium Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
 2020
2022  
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Charlotte  xy2480 .75040210 .656
No. 16 Old Dominion  y22100 .68844160 .733
Florida Atlantic  18140 .56332250 .561
Western Kentucky  15170 .46927290 .482
FIU  11190 .36720310 .392
Marshall  6260 .18810350 .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  xy2280 .73342200 .677
No. 23 Southern Miss  y2290 .71040210 .656
UTSA  14170 .45222260 .458
Middle Tennessee  12191 .39124291 .454
Rice  11201 .35923291 .443
UAB  11210 .34418360 .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.

Contents

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 finishTeam1st Place Votes
1Florida Atlantic10
2Old Dominion1
3FIU1
4WKU-
5Charlotte-
6Marshall-

Preseason All-CUSA team

Schedule and results

2021 Old Dominion Monarchs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (38–14)
Postseason (6–2)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled/Postponed
Schedule Source: [5]

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

Columbia Regional

Columbia Regional Teams
(1) Old Dominion Monarchs(2) South Carolina Gamecocks(3) Virginia Cavaliers(4) Jacksonville Dolphins
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Old Dominion4
4Jacksonville3
1Old Dominion2
2South Carolina1
2Virginia3
3South Carolina4
1Old Dominion
3Virginia
Lower round 1Lower final
2South Carolina2
4Jacksonville83Virginia3
3Virginia13

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [6] —*RVRVRV222025202425211515*15*17
Baseball America [7] 25202320181414*14*16
Collegiate Baseball^ [8] 3030302924262626
NCBWA [9] RVRVRVRV2922202319252420141717*17
D1Baseball [10] 22202522241515*15*16

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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The 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represented Old Dominion University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 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 eleventh season with the Monarchs.

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

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