2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team

2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	41–17 (19–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Finwood
Assistant coaches	Mike Marron Logan Robbins
Home stadium	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
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 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.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in third 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	-

Preseason All-CUSA team

• Brock Gagliardi – Catcher
• Tommy Bell – Infielder
• Andy Garriola – Outfielder
• Carter Trice – Outfielder
• Jason Hartline – Pitcher
• Noah Dean – Pitcher

^[3]

Personnel

2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 0 LHP Luke Dawson L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr Naples, Florida 1 OF Lincoln Ransom R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Whiteville, North Carolina 4 Carter Rice R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mechanicsville, Virginia 6 OF Robbie Petracci L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 7 INF Kenny Levari L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Vineland, New Jersey 9 OF Andy Garriola R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Sierra Madre, California 10 C Brock Gagliardi L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Tacoma, Washington 11 INF Tommy Bell R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kettering, Ohio 12 RHP Antwan Walton R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Emporia, Virginia 14 INF Luke Waters R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Laurel, Delaware 15 INF Chris Dengler R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Charleston, South Carolina 16 OF Josh Trujillo L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Spanaway, Washington 17 C James Tarkenton II R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Greenbrae, California 18 OF Ryan Teschko R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr National Park, New Jersey 19 INF Kyle Edwards R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia 20 LHP Joey Dechiaro R/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Flemington, New Jersey 21 INF Matt Coutney L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Edmonton, Alberta 23 C Robby Barrientos R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pennsauken, New Jersey 24 Joey Morton L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Nottingham, Pennsylvania 27 OF Thomas Wheeler L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Roy, Washington 28 Andrea Dalatri R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wall, New Jersey 29 LHP Noah Dean L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey 30 OF Dominick Claxton  R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Carrollton, Virginia 32 RHP Nick Pantos  R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Rockville, Maryland 33 RHP Pete Nielsen  L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Vienna, Virginia 34 RHP Brett Smith R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Chesapeake, Virginia 36 RHP Brad Dobzanski  R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Franklinville, New Jersey 37 RHP Ari Silverstein  R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Doylestown, Pennsylvania 38 LHP Jason Hartline L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chesapeake, Virginia 39 RHP Kellen Davis  R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Media, Pennsylvania 40 RHP Connor Muly  R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Manasquan, New Jersey 41 LHP Trey Fisher L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Temperanceville, Virginia 42 RHP Sam Armstrong R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Wantage, New Jersey 43 LHP Jacob Gomez R/L 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Rutherford, New Jersey 44 LHP Tommy Gertner L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Northbrook, Illinois 45 RHP Henry Hersum R/R 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Saunderstown, Rhode Island 46 LHP Blake Morgan L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Marlton, New Jersey 47 LHP Connor Schumann L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Midlothian, Virginia 49 RHP Vincent Bashara L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Norfolk, Virginia 50 C Jared Hancock R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pocomoke City, Maryland 51 RHP Joey Rodriguez  R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia 52 OF Bryce Jones L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, Virginia 55 RHP John Keane R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Williamsburg, Virginia	Head coach Chris Finwood (VMI) Assistant coach(es) Mike Marron (Holy Cross) Logan Robbins (Western Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 31 July 2022

Schedule and results

2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball game log
Regular season (38–15)
February (5–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record Feb. 18 Iona Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 4–2 Rodrigues (1-0) Sullivan (0-1) Hartline (1) CUSA.TV 356 1–0 Feb. 19 Iona Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 24–0 Pantos (1-0) Helmstetter (0-1) None CUSA.TV 572 2–0 Feb. 20 Iona Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 19–1 Armstrong (1-0) Chiaia (0-1) None CUSA.TV 255 3–0 Feb. 25 Binghamton Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 1–4 Babalis (1-0) Gertner (0-1) Collins (1) CUSA.TV 256 3–1 Feb. 26 Binghamton Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 5–2 Pantos (2-0) Lumpinski (0-2) Hartline (2) CUSA.TV 166 4–1 Feb. 27 Binghamton Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 8–7 Dobzanksi (1-0) Driscoll (0-1) Dean (1) CUSA.TV 156 5–1
March (13–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record Mar. 1 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Richmond, VA W 3–1 Gomez (1-0) Hungate (1-1) Dean (2) ESPN+ 456 6–1 Mar. 4 Bryant Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 1–0 Gertner (1-1) Lowe (1-2) Hartline (3) CUSA.TV 89 7–1 Mar. 5 Bryant Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 7–6 Dean (1-0) Picard (1-1) None CUSA.TV 250 8–1 Mar. 6 Bryant Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 23–7 Rodriguez (2-0) MacDonald (0-1) None CUSA.TV 572 9–1 Mar. 8 Princeton Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 15–5 Morgan (1-0) Rabin (0-3) None CUSA.TV 175 10–1 Mar. 9 Princeton Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA Game cancelled Mar. 11 Stony Brook Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 9–3 Rodriguez (3-0) Fero (0-1) Hartline (4) CUSA.TV 417 11–1 Mar. 11 Stony Brook Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 8–3 Pantos (3-0) Lashley (0-1) Dean (3) CUSA.TV 291 12–1 Mar. 13 Stony Brook Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 18–6 Rodriguez (4-0) O'Neill (1-2) None CUSA.TV 412 13–1 Mar. 15 East Carolina Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 9–810 Dobzanski (2-0) Beal (2-1) None CUSA.TV 512 14–1 Mar. 18 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W 23–7 Gertner (2-1) Keenan (0-1) None CUSA.TV 15–1 1–0 Mar. 19 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W 6–3 Pantos (4-0) Swan (0-3) Dean (4) CUSA.TV 502 16–1 2–0 Mar. 20 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 5–13 Seibert (2-2) Smith (0-1) None CUSA.TV 550 16–2 2–1 Mar. 22 VMI Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 6–2 Gomez (2-0) Kaltreider (0-4) None CUSA.TV 562 17–2 Mar. 25 Charlotte Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 4–11 Giesting (1-1) Gertner (1-2) Wilson (1) CUSA.TV 418 17–3 2–2 Mar. 26 Charlotte Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 8–13 Lancaster (3-0) Hartline (0-1) None CUSA.TV 471 17–4 2–3 Mar. 27 Charlotte Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 13–1210 Dean (2-0) Martinez (0-2) None CUSA.TV 263 18–4 3–3 Mar. 29 Campbell Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 6–8 Murray (1-0) Nielsen (0-1) Kangas (1) CUSA.TV 111 18–5
April (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record Apr. 1 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL L 3–13 Pridgen (2-3) Gertner (1-3) None CUSA.TV 427 18–6 3–4 Apr. 2 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W 14–7 Dobzanski (3-0) Lequerica (1-2) None 391 19–6 4–4 Apr. 3 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W 18–5 Armstrong (2-0) Cabarcas (2-3) None 200 20–6 5–4 Apr. 6 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 8–7 Bashara (1-0) Grosz (2-3) Dean (5) ESPN+ 2,673 21–6 Apr. 8 UTSA Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 11–0 Morgan (2-0) Malone (4-1) Gomez (1) CUSA.TV 86 22–6 6–4 Apr. 9 UTSA Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 7–811 Shafer (2-1) Dean (2-1) None CUSA.TV || 392 || 22–7 || 6–5 Apr. 10 UTSA Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 4–13 Davis (2-1) Armstrong (2-1) None CUSA.TV 204 22–8 6–6 Apr. 12 at No. 8 Virginia Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA W 9–2 Gertner (2-3) Buchanan (2-1) None ACCNX 3,347 23–8 Apr. 14 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL W 13—2 Morgan (3-0) Reynolds (2-3) None CUSA.TV 226 24—8 7—6 Apr. 15 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL W 9–5 Pantos (5-0) O'Clair (1-2) None ESPN+ 217 25–8 8–6 Apr. 15 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL L 4–7 Walton (5-2) Armstrong (2-2) None CUSA.TV 217 25–9 8–7 Apr. 19 at William & Mary Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, VA W 5–1 Gertner (3-3) Tsakounis (4-2) Hartline (5) CUSA.TV 393 26–9 Apr. 22 Florida Atlantic Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 14–0 Morgan (4-0) Cooley (5-3) None ESPN+ 338 27–9 9–7 Apr. 23 Florida Atlantic Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 11–7 Pantos (6-0) Josey (4-3) None CUSA.TV 455 28–9 10–7 Apr. 24 Florida Atlantic Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 4–5 Burnham (4-0) Gomez (2-1) Wegielnik (5) CUSA.TV 299 28–10 10–8 Apr. 26 No. 11 Virginia Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA Game cancelled Apr. 29 Louisiana Tech Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 5–0 Morgan (5-0) Gibson (4-3) None ESPN+ 492 29–10 11–8 Apr. 30 Louisiana Tech Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 5–10 Harland (2-0) Dean (2-2) None CUSA.TV 412 29–11 11–9
May (9–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 Louisiana Tech Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 4–8 Tomkins (4-0) Gertner (4-4) None CUSA.TV 664 29–12 11–10 May 6 at No. 7 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 4–1 Morgan (6-0) Hall (7-1) Hartline (6) ESPN+ 4,909 30–12 12–10 May 7 at No. 7 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 4–3 Gomez (3-1) Riggins (5-4) None ESPN+ 4,769 31–12 13–10 May 8 at No. 7 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 4–510 Harper (2-1) Smith (0-2) None ESPN+ 4,458 31–13 13–11 May 10 VCU Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 2–8 Frazier (1-0) Nielsen (0-2) Serrano (4) CUSA.TV 274 31–14 May 11 William & Mary Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA L 0–5 Pearson (1-0) Gertner (4-5) None CUSA.TV 127 31–15 May 13 Marshall Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 13–8 Morgan (7-0) Purnell (5-5) None CUSA.TV 317 32–15 14–11 May 14 Marshall Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 8–7 Dean (3-2) Capuano (2-7) None CUSA.TV 279 33–15 15–11 May 15 Marshall Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA W 5–4 Smith (1-2) Agemy (2-3) None CUSA.TV 566 34–15 16–11 May 17 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA W 8–6 Fisher (1-0) Thompson (0-1) Smith (1) 87 35–15 May 19 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 5–3 Hartline (1-1) Vinyard (2-2) Dean (6) 119 36–15 17–11 May 20 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 11–4 Gomez (4-1) Stofel (0-8) None 219 37–15 18–11 May 21 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 5–4 Armstrong (3-2) Bergeron (2-4) Dean (7) 205 38–15 19–11
Postseason (3–2)
C-USA Tournament (3–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 25 vs. (6) Middle Tennessee (3) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 18–7 Morgan (8-0) Seibert (4-5) None ESPN+ 39–15 1–0 May 26 vs. (2) Louisiana Tech (3) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 2–7 Jennings (1-0) Pantos (6-1) None ESPN+ 39–16 1–1 May 27 vs. (7) Charlotte (3) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 13–4 Gomez (5-1) Rossi (5-1) None ESPN+ 40–16 2–1 May 28 vs. (2) Louisiana Tech (3) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 9–613 Hartline (2-1) Whorff (5-7) None ESPN+ 2,873 41–16 3–1 May 28 vs. (2) Louisiana Tech (3) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 7–8 Crigger (5-2) Pantos (6-2) None ESPN+ 2,873 41–17 3–2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled/Postponed

Schedule source: ^[4]

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

Postseason

Accolade	Recipient	Reference
ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American team	Matt Coutney, INF	[5]
ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American team	Andy Garriola, OF
NCBWA Freshman All-American team	Blake Morgan, P	[6]
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team	Blake Morgan, P	[7]
C-USA Player of the Year	Matt Coutney, INF	[8]
C-USA Freshman of the Year	Blake Morgan, P
First Team All-CUSA team	Brock Gagliardi, C Matt Coutney, INF Andy Garriola, OF Blake Morgan, P
Second Team All-CUSA team	Carter Trice, OF
Freshman All-CUSA team	Blake Morgan, P

Rankings

Main article: 2022 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	Final
Coaches' [9]	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—
Baseball America [10]	24	23	24	24	24	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [11]	49	—	30	25	21	18	28	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [12]	27	28	26	27	25	25	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [13]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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". conferenceusa.com.
2. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
3. "BASE: C-USA Announces 2022 Preseason Awards". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
4. "Monarch Baseball Announces 2021 Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2021.
5. "BASE: Four C-USA Players Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams". Conference USA. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
6. "ODU's Morgan Earns NCBWA Freshman All-America Honors". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
7. "BASE: Four C-USA Players Named to Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American Team". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
8. "BASE: C-USA Announces 2022 Superlative Awards, All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
9. "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today . Retrieved December 29, 2021.
10. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
11. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
12. "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
13. "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

External links

• Old Dominion Baseball