2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team

2022 Dayton Flyers baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–27 (10–14 A-10)
Head coach	Jayson King (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Cornwell (3rd season) Kyle Decker (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Travis Ferrick (5th season)
Home stadium	Woerner Field
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2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Davidson  ‍†‍‍	20	–	4	–	0		.833			43	–	13	–	0		.768
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	5	–	0		.792			42	–	20	–	0		.677
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0		.609			29	–	24	–	0		.547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			20	–	35	–	0		.364
George Mason  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			23	–	33	–	0		.411
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	12	–	11	–	0		.522			29	–	25	–	0		.537
Richmond  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			30	–	26	–	0		.536
Dayton  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			23	–	27	–	0		.460
George Washington  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			22	–	30	–	0		.423
Fordham  ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0		.375			16	–	36	–	0		.308
UMass  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			22	–	26	–	1		.459
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	3	–	21	–	0		.125			6	–	39	–	0		.133
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of October 22, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2022 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 5th season at Dayton.

Background

Main article: 2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team

The 2021 season saw Fordham post a 24–27 (12–4 Atlantic 10) record. The Flyers reached the championship round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, where they lost to VCU. They did not earn an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Preseason

Coaches poll

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

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	VCU	143 (11)
2	Dayton	122 (1)
3	Rhode Island	101
4	Saint Louis	94
5	Davidson	91
6	Fordham	83
7	George Washington	80
8	Richmond	76
9	Saint Joseph's	73
10	George Mason	33
11	UMass	26
12	St. Bonaventure	14

Personnel

Coaching staff

2022 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff [3]
Name	Position	Seasons at Dayton	Alma Mater
Jayson King	Head Coach	5	Framingham (1993)
Adam Cornwell	Assistant Coach	5	Ball State (2018)
Kyle Decker	Assistant Coach	2	Oberlin (2016)
Travis Ferrick	Pitching Coach	4	Boston College (2017)

Game log

2022 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record February 18 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC W 8–4 Serwa (1–0) Carter (0–1) — 110 1–0 — February 19 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium W 9–7 Whitten (1–0) Jarosz (0–1) — 100 2–0 — February 20 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium W 4–3 Hellgeth (1–0) Meachem (0–1) — 125 3–0 — February 25 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN L 2–11 Gray (1–1) Serwa (1–1) Reinhardt (1) 242 3–1 — February 26 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium W 4–2 Zapka (1–0) Dominik (0–1) — 236 4–1 — February 27 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium W 5–4 Hattrup (1–0) Harris (0–2) Silverstein (1) 236 5–1 —
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record March 2 at Eastern Kentucky* Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY L 3–11 Leontarakis (2–0) Espelin (0–1) — 200 5–2 — March 4 at Belmont* E. S. Rose Park Nashville, TN L 6–7 Baratta (3–0) Serwa (1–2) Brennan (6) 115 5–3 — March 5 at Belmont* E. S. Rose Park W 6–5 Steinhauer (1–0) Bean (2–1) Zapka (1) 220 6–3 — March 6 at Belmont* E. S. Rose Park W 11–9 Majick (1–0) Brennan (0–1) Brush (1) 144 7–3 — March 8 at Wright State* Nischwitz Stadium Fairborn, OH L 0–14 Wirsing (1–0) Hattrup (1–1) — GCSN 192 7–4 — March 9 Northern Kentucky* Woerner Field Dayton, OH Canceled (inclement weather) March 11 Milwaukee* Woerner Field March 12 Milwaukee* Woerner Field March 13 Milwaukee* Woerner Field March 15 at Purdue* Alexander Field West Lafayette, IN BTN+ March 16 at Purdue Fort Wayne* Mastodon Field Fort Wayne, IN March 18 at Michigan* Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, MI BTN+ March 19 at Michigan* Ray Fisher Stadium BTN+ March 20 at Michigan* Ray Fisher Stadium BTN+ March 25 at Tulane* Greer Field New Orleans, LA March 26 at Tulane* Greer Field March 27 at Tulane* Greer Field
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record April 1 Rhode Island Woerner Field April 2 Rhode Island Woerner Field April 3 Rhode Island Woerner Field April 5 at Northern Kentucky* Bill Aker Field Highland Heights, KY April 6 Eastern Kentucky* Woerner Field April 8 at George Washington Barcroft Park Arlington, VA April 9 at George Washington Barcroft Park April 10 at George Washington Barcroft Park April 12 Ohio State* Day Air Ballpark Dayton, OH April 14 at Fordham Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY April 15 at Fordham Houlihan Park April 16 at Fordham Houlihan Park April 19 Wright State* Woerner Field April 20 at Butler* Bulldog Park Indianapolis, IN April 22 UMass Woerner Field April 23 UMass Woerner Field April 24 UMass Woerner Field April 26 at Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY April 29 VCU Woerner Field April 30 VCU Woerner Field
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record May 1 VCU Woerner Field May 6 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park Olean, NY May 7 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park May 8 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park May 10 Purdue Fort Wayne* Woerner Field May 13 Richmond Woerner Field May 14 Richmond Woerner Field May 15 Richmond Woerner Field May 19 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO May 20 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center May 21 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center
Postseason
A10 Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record May 25–28 Houlihan Park
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled * = Non-conference game     Bold = Dayton team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [4]

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches' [5]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America [6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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. "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
2. "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
3. "Baseball Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
4. "2022 Baseball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
5. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today . Retrieved January 14, 2022.
6. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
7. "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
8. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.