2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

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2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball
Davdson Wildcats wordmark.svg
Atlantic 10 regular season champion
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record43–13 (20–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Munger (9th season)
  • Parker Bangs (4th season)
  • Jake Welch (1st season)
Captains
  • Trevor Candelaria
  • Blake Hely
Home stadium Wilson Field
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Davidson  ‍†‍‍20–4–0 .83343–13–0 .768
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y19–5–0 .79242–20–0 .677
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍14–9–0 .60929–24–0 .547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58320–35–0 .364
George Mason  ‍‍‍13–11–0 .54223–33–0 .411
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍12–11–0 .52229–25–0 .537
Richmond  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45830–26–0 .536
Dayton  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41723–27–0 .460
George Washington  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41722–30–0 .423
Fordham  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37516–36–0 .308
UMass  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .33322–26–1 .459
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍3–21–0 .1256–39–0 .133
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of February 19, 2024 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 121st baseball season, and their 7th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 18 and concluded on May 21, 2022.

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The season was the program's first ever season winning the Atlantic 10 regular season championship, and the program's first ever season where they won 40 or more games. Additionally, Davidson was one of only two Division I baseball programs (the other being UC Santa Barbara) to win every weekend series during the season. The entered the Atlantic 10 tournament as the top seed, where they won their opening game against George Mason, however, the program lost consecutively to VCU and Richmond, causing them to finish third place in the tournament.

Davidson did not earn an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Davidson was picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10. [2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeamPoints
1VCU143 (11)
2Dayton122 (1)
3Rhode Island101
4Saint Louis94
5Davidson91
6Fordham83
7George Washington80
8Richmond76
9Saint Joseph's73
10George Mason33
11UMass26
12St. Bonaventure14

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Trevor Candelaria and Blake Hely were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team. [3]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Trevor Candelaria33OFSenior
Blake Hely14RHPSenior

Personnel

Roster

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Coaching Staff

2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Davidson		Alma Mater
Chris ClunieAthletic Director4 Davidson College (2006)
Rucker Taylor Head Coach4 Vanderbilt University (2006)
Ryan MungerAssistant Coach7 Duke University (2013)
Parker BangsAssistant Coach2 University of South Carolina (2010)
Jake WelchVolunteer Assistant Coach1 Bethune-Cookman University (2015)
Dylan ElberDirector of Player Development2 Rutgers University (2013)
Evan SimonDirector of Sports Performance4 Frostburg State University (2002)
Elizabeth AllredSports Dietitian11 University of Virginia (1999)
Alex NorthrupAssistant Athletic Trainer1 The Citadel (2021)
Justin ParkerAssistant Director4 Wingate University (2002)
Cameron KrakowiakStudent Manager1Davidson College (2024)
Ben LaumakisStudent Manager1Davidson College (2024)

Source [4]

Schedule and results

2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball game log (43–13)
Regular season (42–11)
Postseason (1–2)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Davidson team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule Notes

  1. ↑ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
  2. ↑ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
  3. ↑ Home game of home-and-home series vs. Appalachian State was never rescheduled.
  4. ↑ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
  5. ↑ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
  6. ↑ Single-game series vs. Charlotte was never rescheduled.
  7. ↑ Game ended after 8 innings due to run rule
  8. ↑ Duke plays home matches at Jack Coombs Field during weekday games and Durham Bulls Athletic Park during weekend games.

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) Davidson Wildcats(2) VCU Rams(3) Saint Louis Billikens(4) Rhode Island Rams(5) George Mason Patriots(6) Saint Joseph's Hawks(7) Richmond Spiders
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Davidson 6
5 George Mason 2
4 Rhode Island 3
5 George Mason 7
1 Davidson 6
2 VCU 14
3 Saint Louis 1
6 Saint Joseph's 2
2 VCU 8
6 Saint Joseph's 4
2 VCU 4
7 Richmond 3
2 VCU 10—
7 Richmond 7—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5 George Mason 3
4 Rhode Island 17 Richmond 71 Davidson 9
7 Richmond 47 Richmond 167 Richmond 12
3 Saint Louis 4
3 Saint Louis 10
6 Saint Joseph's 6

Statistics

Statistics current through May 20, 2022. [5]

Team batting

TeamABAvg.H2B3BHRRBISLGBBSO
Davidson1814.3045521331478417.522305463
Opponents1710.21737179539186.337194509

Team pitching

TeamIPHRERBBSOSVERA
Davidson463.2371215186194509153.61
Opponents441.055245041130546368.39

Individual batting

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

PlayerGPABAvg.H2B3BHRRBIBBSOSB

Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

PlayerGPGSWLIPHRERBBSOSVERA
Legend
  GP Games played  GS Games started AB At-bats
  H Hits Avg. Batting average 2B Doubles
 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in
  IP Innings pitched  WWins L Losses
 ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts BB Base on balls
 SV Saves SB Stolen bases High Team high

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [6] ——*RV————RVRVRV—RVRVRV
Baseball America [7] ——————————————
Collegiate Baseball^ [8] ——————————————
NCBWA† [9] ————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball [10] ——————————————

^ 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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References

  1. ↑ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Denny, A.J. (February 4, 2022). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Baseball Coaches". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2022 Baseball Cumulative Statistics". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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