2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team

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2023 Richmond Spiders baseball
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record27–28 (14–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Hitting coachJosh Epstein (1st season)
Pitching coachCollin Radack (6th season)
Home stadium Malcolm U. Pitt Field
Seasons
 2022
2024 
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
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 Richmond Spiders baseball team are representing the University of Richmond during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Tracy Woodson, in his tenth season with the program.

Contents

Previous season

The 2022 Richmond Spiders baseball team notched a 30–26 (11–13) regular season record earning the seventh seed and in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. During the tournament, Richmond went on a run to the championship game before losing to their crosstown rivals, VCU.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Outfielders Johnny Hipsman and Alden Mathes were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team. [2]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
PlayerNo.PositionClass
Alden Mathes3OF RS Junior
Johnny Hipsman5OF RS Senior

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Richmond was picked to finish third 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
C17Jason NeffRS Junior
1B26Jake ElbeerySophomore
2B12Jared Sprague-LottJunior
3B13Jordan JaffeFreshman
SS2Mikey KluskaJunior
LF5Johnny HipsmanRS Senior
CF3Alden MathesRS Junior
RF52Christian BealGraduate
DH4Chase ConklinJunior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday25Brock WeiratherGraduate
Saturday14Brendan ArgomanizGraduate
Sunday15Jeremy NeffRS Junior

Schedule and results

2023 Richmond Spiders Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (26–26)
Postseason (1–2)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled
Bold = Richmond 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
Richmond1901.30557913696238526236632
Opponents1848.28051896107436223334654

Team pitching

TeamIPHRERBBSOSVERA
Richmond469.151838833923344676.50
Opponents466.2579411373262366117.19

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [5] —*
Baseball America [6]
Collegiate Baseball^ [7]
NCBWA [8]
D1Baseball [9]

^ 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.

Notes

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