2022 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

2022 Charlotte 49ers baseball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	36–22 (17–13 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Woodard
Assistant coaches	Toby Bicknell Austin Meine Tyler Simmons
Home stadium	Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 15 Southern Miss  ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			43	–	16	–	0		.729
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‡‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			42	–	19	–	0		.689
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	19	–	11	–	0		.633			41	–	17	–	0		.707
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	19	–	11	–	0		.633			35	–	23	–	0		.603
UTSA  ‍‍‍	19	–	11	–	0		.633			38	–	20	–	0		.655
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			29	–	26	–	0		.527
Charlotte  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			36	–	22	–	0		.621
UAB  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Rice  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			17	–	39	–	0		.304
Marshall  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			20	–	34	–	1		.373
FIU  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			16	–	34	–	0		.320
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			18	–	36	–	0		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament [1] champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The 49ers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA. They played their home games at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team was coached by Robert Woodard, who was in his third season with the 49ers.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022 with the 49ers predicted to finish in fourth place in the conference. ^[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	1st Place Votes
1	Southern Miss	6
2	Louisiana Tech	2
3	Old Dominion	1
4	Charlotte	4
5	Florida Atlantic	-
6	UTSA	-
7	FIU	1
8	Rice	-
9	Western Kentucky	-
10	Middle Tennessee	-
11	UAB	-
12	Marshall	-

Personnel

2022 Charlotte 49ers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Cam Fisher L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee 2 INF JD Suarez R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina 3 INF Dante DeFranco R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hillsborough, North Carolina 6 INF Jack Dragum R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mechanicsville, Virginia 8 OF Blake Jackson L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Coppell, Texas 9 C Kaden Hopson L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Redlands, California 11 LHP AJ Wilson L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Pilot Mountain, North Carolina 12 C Huck Wathan R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina 14 INF Austin Knight R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jacksonville, Florida 16 INF Nate Furman L/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Brookhaven, Pennsylvania 18 LHP Will Lancaster L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Lexington, North Carolina 21 RHP Colby Bruce  R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina 22 INF Will Butcher R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Arden, North Carolina 23 INF Josh Madole L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Hampstead, North Carolina 24 INF David McCabe R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Oshawa, Ontario 26 C Drew Tyndall R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Wilmington, North Carolina 27 LHP Christian Lothes R/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Hebron, Ohio 29 RHP Paxton Thompson R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St. Michael, Minnesota 30 RHP Michael Oh R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Northbrook, Illinois 32 RHP Breven Yarbro R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Chaffee, Missouri 33 OF Jake Cunningham R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina 34 RHP Evan Michelson R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Jacksonville, Florida 36 RHP Anthony Casciola R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina 37 LHP Collin Kramer L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Ansgar, Iowa 38 RHP Jackson Boss  R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Loganville, Georgia 41 RHP Matt Brooks  R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr York, Pennsylvania 43 RHP Hale Sims R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr Paducah, Kentucky 44 RHP Cameron Hansen R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Hendersonville, Tennessee 45 OF Hunter Baker L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Huntersville, North Carolina 46 LHP Matt Little L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fayetteville, North Carolina 47 OF Jakob Kouneski R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Paul, Minnesota 50 RHP Nolan Straniero R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina 51 LHP Quinton Martinez L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida 52 RHP Tony Rossi R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lake Mary, Florida 54 LHP Spencer Giesting L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hamilton, Ohio 57 RHP Ari Gordon R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Buffalo Grove, Illinois	Head coach Robert Woodard (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Tony Bickell (UNC Pembroke) Austin Meine (Lindenwood) Tyler Simmons (Wingate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 5 August 2022

Schedule and results

2022 Charlotte 49ers baseball game log
Regular season (35–20)
February (3–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record Feb. 18 vs. Louisville USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL L 7–8 Hawks (1-0) Martinez (0-1) Prosecky (1) 469 0–1 Feb. 19 vs. UConn USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 7–3 Rossi (1-0) Gallagher (0-1) Bruce (1) 1–1 Feb. 20 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL W 8–38 Lancaster (1-0) Cebert (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,497 2–1 Feb. 25 West Virginia Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 4–5 Watters (1-1) Bruce (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,136 2–2 Feb. 26 West Virginia Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 2–9 Hampton (2-0) Hansen (0-1) None CUSA.TV 1,180 2–3 Feb. 26 West Virginia Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 5–4 Michelson (1-0) Smith (0-1) Oh (1) CUSA.TV 1,180 3–3
March (14–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record Mar. 1 Gardner–Webb Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 11–5 Brooks (1-0) Young (0-1) None 568 4–3 Mar. 2 Purdue Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 2–6 Wendell (2-0) Thompson (0-1) Stephen (1) CUSA.TV 655 4–4 Mar. 4 Western Illinois Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 4–3 Bruce (1-1) Raymond (0-1) None 574 5–4 Mar. 5 Western Illinois Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 29–4 Hansen (1-1) Warkentien (1-1) None 765 6–4 Mar. 6 Western Illinois Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 16–17 Lancaster (2-0) Fochs (0-2) None 804 7–4 Mar. 8 Longwood Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 8–4 Kramer (1-0) Taylor (0-1) Bruce (2) 441 8–4 Mar. 11 Appalachian State Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 9–3 Rossi (2-0) Tuthill (1-3) None CUSA.TV 452 9–4 Mar. 12 Appalachian State Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 12–7 Wilson (1-0) Kepley (1-1) None CUSA.TV 815 10–4 Mar. 13 Appalachian State Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 7–912 Carter (1-1) Thompson (0-2) None ESPN+ 830 10–5 Mar. 15 Presbyterian Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 4–1 Wilson (2-0) Klepper (0-3) Bruce (3) 607 11–5 Mar. 18 vs. Western Kentucky Truist Field • Charlotte, NC L 5–7 Kates (3-1) Giesting (0-1) Vinyard (4) CUSA.TV 2,023 11–6 0–1 Mar. 19 Western Kentucky Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 3–1 Hansen (2-1) Peter (0-3) None CUSA.TV 849 12–6 1–1 Mar. 20 Western Kentucky Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 13–12 Kramer (2-0) Vinyard (2-1) None ESPN+ 778 13–6 2–1 Mar. 22 vs. Campbell Atrium Health Ballpark • Kannapolis, NC W 12–4 Casciola (1-0) Ferguson (0-2) None CUSA.TV 1,686 14–6 Mar. 23 Davidson Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC Game postponed Mar. 25 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 11–4 Giesting (1-1) Gertner (1-2) Wilson (1) CUSA.TV 418 15–6 3–1 Mar. 26 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 13–8 Lancaster (3-0) Hartline (0-1) None CUSA.TV 471 16–6 4–1 Mar. 27 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 12–1310 Dean (2-0) Martinez (0-2) None CUSA.TV 263 16–7 4–2 Mar. 29 College of Charleston Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 9–0 Sims (1-0) Smith (0-2) None CUSA.TV 807 17–7
April (10–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record Apr. 1 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 3–13 Malone (4-0) Giesting (1-2) None CUSA.TV 509 17–8 4–3 Apr. 2 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 7–8 Chomko (2-0) Hansen (2-2) Shafer (3) CUSA.TV 385 17–9 4–4 Apr. 3 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 5–87 Miller (1-0) Brooks (1-1) Shafer (4) CUSA.TV 263 17–10 4–5 Apr. 6 at Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC L 6–9 Lumpkin (2-0) Martinez (0-3) Whittle (2) ESPN+ 198 17–11 Apr. 8 No. 18 Southern Miss Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 1–2 Hall (5-0) Giesting (1-3) Harper (5) ESPN+ 775 17–12 4–6 Apr. 9 No. 18 Southern Miss Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 2–8 Riggins (4-2) Lancaster (3-1) None ESPN+ 872 17–13 4–7 Apr. 10 No. 18 Southern Miss Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 5–613 Ramsey (4-0) Sims (1-1) None ESPN+ 877 17–14 4–8 Apr. 12 Winthrop Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 8–0 Brooks (2-1) Johnson (0-1) None 740 18–14 Apr. 14 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 3–411 Wigginton (5-2) Bruce (1-2) None CUSA.TV 525 18–15 4–9 Apr. 15 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W 10–5 Sims (2-1) Swan (2-5) None CUSA.TV 415 19–15 5–9 Apr. 16 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 7–10 Hamm (3-2) Giesting (1-4) None CUSA.TV 515 19–16 5–10 Apr. 19 Coastal Carolina Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 11–3 Rossi (3-0) Billings (0-3) None ESPN+ 817 20–16 Apr. 22 UAB Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 6–3 Giesting (2-4) Reynolds (2-4) Rossi (1) ESPN+ 714 21–16 6–10 Apr. 23 UAB Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 8–1 Wilson (3-0) O'Clair (1-3) None ESPN+ 826 22–16 7–10 Apr. 24 UAB Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 3–2 Giesting (3-4) Moza (2-1) Wilson (2) ESPN+ 745 23–16 8–10 Apr. 26 UNC Asheville Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 5–0 Brooks (3-1) Allmer (0-2) None 710 24–16 Apr. 27 North Carolina A&T Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 11–3 Hansen (3-2) Fields (0-1) None 741 25–16 Apr. 29 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W 11–4 Giesting (4-4) Purnell (5-3) None YouTube.TV 78 26–16 9–10 Apr. 30 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W 25–4 Lancaster (4-1) Copen (2-3) None YouTube.TV 68 27–16 10–10
May (8–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W 14–12 Rossi (4-0) Agemy (2-2) Martinez (1) YouTube.TV 88 28–16 11–10 May 3 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–410 Bovair (4-3) Kramer (2-1) None ACCN 1,876 28–17 May 6 Rice Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 13–0 Sims (3-1) Shaw (2-1) None CUSA.TV 621 29–17 12–10 May 7 Rice Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 14–13 Giesting (5-4) DeLeon (3-4) Brooks (1) ESPN+ 733 30–17 13–10 May 8 Rice Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 9–0 Kramer (2-1) Deskins (2-6) None ESPN+ 730 31–17 14–10 May 13 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 10–3 Giesting (6-4) Cooley (7-4) None CUSA.TV 382 32–17 15–10 May 14 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 9–1015 Del Prado (2-1) Brooks (3-2) None CUSA.TV 430 32–18 15–11 May 15 at Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 14–47 Martinez (1-3) Burnham (6-1) None CUSA.TV 370 33–18 16–11 May 17 at South Carolina Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 8–3 Rossi (5-0) Hunter (5-5) None SECN+ 6,034 34–18 17–11 May 19 at Louisiana Tech Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 11–3 Giesting (7-4) Gibson (5-4) None ESPN+ 674 35–18 18–11 May 20 Louisiana Tech Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 3–8 Crigger (4-2) Kramer (3-2) None ESPN+ 773 35–19 18–12 May 21 Louisiana Tech Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 5–147 Fincher (7-2) Lancaster (4-2) None ESPN+ 787 35–20 18–13
Postseason (1–2)
C-USA Tournament (1–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 25 vs. (2) Louisiana Tech (7) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 0–4 Gibson (6-4) Michelson (1-1) None ESPN+ 35–21 0–1 May 26 vs. (6) Middle Tennessee (7) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 22–07 Kramer (4-2) Wigginton (6-5) None ESPN+ 36–21 1–1 May 27 vs. (3) Old Dominion (7) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 4–13 Gomez (5-1) Rossi (5-1) None ESPN+ 36–22 1–2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled

Schedule Source: ^[3]

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

Postseason

Accolade	Recipient	Reference
First Team All-CUSA team	Jack Dragum, INF David McCabe, DH	[4]
Second Team All-CUSA team	Nate Furman, INF Cam Fisher, OF

References

1. "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com.
2. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
3. "49ers Announce Baseball Schedule". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
4. "BASE: C-USA Announces 2022 Superlative Awards, All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

External links

• Charlotte Baseball