2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team

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2023 Dayton Flyers baseball
Dayton Flyers logo.svg
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record26–34 (15–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Sass (2nd season)
  • Nick Meyer (1st season)
Pitching coachTravis Ferrick (6th season)
Home stadium Woerner Field
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Joseph's  1770 .70828241 .538
Davidson  1580 .65230240 .556
Saint Louis  1590 .62533230 .589
Dayton  1590 .62526340 .433
Richmond  1490 .60927280 .491
George Mason  y13100 .56536270 .571
Rhode Island  13110 .54223290 .442
George Washington  11120 .47821340 .382
VCU  11130 .45825300 .455
Fordham  7170 .29219360 .345
UMass  6180 .25014350 .286
St. Bonaventure  5190 .2088400 .167
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flyers played their home games at Woerner Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Flyers were led by head coach Jayson King, in his 6th season at Dayton.

Contents

Dayton finished the season with a 26–34 record.

Background

The 2022 season saw Dayton post a 23–27 (10–14 Atlantic 10) record. The Flyers failed to earn a berth in both the Atlantic 10 and NCAA baseball tournaments.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team. [2]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Mark Manfredi44SP Senior

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Dayton was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10. [3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeamPoints
1Davidson130 (5)
2VCU125 (4)
3Richmond103 (1)
4Saint Louis103
5Dayton92 (1)
6Rhode Island85
7Saint Joseph's81
8George Mason70 (1)
9Fordham52
10George Washington51
11UMass27
12St. Bonaventure17

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C16Nolan WatsonGraduate
1B31Marcos PujolsSenior
2B1Paxton TomainiJunior
3B7Omar DanielsSenior
SS8Carlos CastilloJunior
LF49Michael AdairJunior
CF28Jose MartinezSenior
RF10Jay CurtisGraduate
DH6Ben JonesSenior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday29Ryan SteinhauerSenior
Saturday25Eli MajickJunior
Sunday13Ryan PackardJunior

Game log

2023 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (24–32)
Postseason (2–2)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Dayton team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Atlantic 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
[4]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) Saint Joseph's Hawks(2) Davidson Wildcats(3) Dayton Flyers(4) Saint Louis Billikens(5) Richmond Spiders(6) George Mason Patriots(7) Rhode Island Rams
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1 Saint Joseph's 8
4Saint Louis23
4 Saint Louis 6
5 Richmond 3
4Saint Louis6
6George Mason5
3 Dayton 4
6 George Mason 5
6George Mason15
2Davidson11
2 Davidson 8
7 Rhode Island 4
4Saint Louis12
6George Mason46
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Saint Joseph's4
7Rhode Island35Richmond06George Mason3
5Richmond131Saint Joseph's103Dayton2
3Dayton15
3Dayton15
2Davidson4

Statistics

Team batting

TeamABAvg.H2B3BHRRBIBBSOSB
Dayton0.00000000000
Opponents0.00000000000

Team pitching

TeamIPHRERBBSOSVERA
Dayton0.00000000.00
Opponents0.00000000.00

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
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. "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. "2023 Baseball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  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.