2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team

American college baseball season

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–27 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
  • Jayson King (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Cornwell (2nd season)
  • Kyle Decker (1st season)
Pitching coachTravis Ferrick (4th season)
Home stadiumWoerner Field
Seasons
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2022 →
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North
Rhode Island  x‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 28 – 26 – 1   .518
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 21 – 19 – 0   .525
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 32 – 21 – 0   .604
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 24 – 19 – 0   .558
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 7 – 24 – 0   .226
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3 – 16 – 0   .158 13 – 29 – 0   .310
South
VCU  x‍‍‡‍y 13 – 3 – 0   .813 38 – 16 – 0   .704
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750 25 – 27 – 0   .481
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 26 – 19 – 0   .578
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 27 – 24 – 0   .529
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 17 – 31 – 0   .354
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 19 – 17 – 0   .528
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 14 – 29 – 0   .326
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2021 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 4th season at Dayton.

Dayton finished the season second overall in the Atlantic 10 standings, and reached the A-10 Final Series, before losing to VCU.

Previous season

The 2020 Dayton Flyers baseball team recorded a 6–8 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Dayton was picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 VCU 151 (4)
2 Fordham 149 (4)
3 Dayton 146 (4)
4 Davidson 117
5 Saint Louis 114 (1)
6 Richmond 109
7 Rhode Island 103
8 George Washington 74
9 Saint Joseph's 71
10 George Mason 46
11 La Salle 40
12 St. Bonaventure 32
13 UMass 31

Personnel

Roster

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Justin Longbrake - Graduate
  • 6 - Dylan Keller - Junior
  • 9 - Nate Espelin - Sophomore
  • 17 - R.J. Wagner - Graduate
  • 18 - Nick Rispoli - Freshman
  • 19 - Cameron Burford - Redshirt Freshman
  • 20 - Brock Begesha - Freshman
  • 22 - Austin Brush - Freshman
  • 24 - Tyler Jones - Graduate
  • 25 - Eli Majick - Freshman
  • 26 - Parker Bard - Freshman
  • 27 - Nick Wissman - Freshman
  • 30 - Jonathan Brus - Senior
  • 33 - Cole Pletka - Senior
  • 34 - Andrew Zapka - Senior
  • 35 - Anthony Hattrup - Sophomore
  • 37 - Brian Robertson - Sophomore
  • 40 - Ben Petschke - Freshman
  • 41 - Nick Maue - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 - Hunter Wolfe - Senior
  • 53 - Thomas Baybrooks - Junior
  • 54 - Ben Olson - Graduate
  

Catchers

  • 4 - Chase Melnick - Freshman
  • 10 - Jay Curtis - Junior
  • 16 - Nolan Watson - Senior
  • 29 - Louis Oliveri - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Mariano Ricciardi - Senior
  • 2 - Riley Tirotta - Senior
  • 3 - Benjamin Blackwell - Junior
  • 14 - Keegan Sueltz - Junior
  • 21 - Andrew Casey - Freshman
  • 28 - Leo Dionicio - Freshman
  • 31 - Marcos Pujols - Junior
  • 32 - Nick Lukac - Freshman
  • 42 - Alex Brickman - Graduate
  

Outfielders

  • 7 - Mitchell Garrity - Senior
  • 8 - Michael Cleary - Senior
  • 13 - Chris Cabrera - Graduate
  • 23 - Anthony Steinhardt - Freshman
  • 50 - Eddie Pursinger - Graduate

Utility

  • 11 - Bryce Hellgeth - Junior
  • 12 - Jared Howell - Senior
  • 15 - Jake Silverstein - Junior
  

Coaching Staff

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff[4]
Name Position Seasons at
Dayton		 Alma Mater
Jayson King Head Coach 4 Framingham (1993)
Adam Cornwell Assistant Coach 4 Ball State (2018)
Kyle Decker Assistant Coach 1 Oberlin (2016)
Travis Ferrick Pitching Coach 3 Boston College (2017)

Game log

2021 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log (24–27)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Dayton team member
Regular Season (22–25)
February (1–5)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources
February 19 4:00 pm SECN+ at No. 18 South Carolina* Founders Park
Columbia, South Carolina		 L 1–12 Farr (1–0) Wolfe (0–1) — 1,938 0–1 — Box Score
Report
February 20 1:00 pm SECN+ at No. 18 South Carolina* Founders Park L 5–12 Peters (1–0) Olson (0–1) — 1,938 0–2 — Box Score
Report
February 21 12:00 pm SECN+ at No. 18 South Carolina* Founders Park L 1–5 Kerry (1–0) Zapka (0–1) — 1,938 0–3 — Box Score
Report
February 26 1:00 pm at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium
Buies Creek, North Carolina		 L 1–8 Chasse (2–0) Wolfe (0–2) — 56 0–4 — Box Score
Report
February 27 3:00 pm at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium W 5–4 Zapka (1–1) Harrington (0–1) — 70 1–4 — Box Score
Report
February 28 12:00 pm at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium L 2–1 Heintzman (1–0) Pletka (0–1) — 80 1–5 — Box Score
Report
March (8–10)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources
March 3 6:00 pm SECN+ at No. 13 Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, Tennessee		 Cancelled — Report
March 5 3:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field
Dayton, Ohio		 W 10–1 Wolfe (1–2) Densmore (1–2) — 73 2–5 — Box Score
Report
March 6 12:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field L 3–5 (7) Hill (1–0) Olson (0–2) Nierman (2) 60 2–6 — Box Score
Report
March 6 3:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field L 1–2 (7) Deans (2–0) Brush (0–1) — 60 2–7 — Box Score
Report
March 7 3:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field W 7–6 Jones (1–0) Tucker (0–2) — 60 3–7 — Box Score
Report
March 12 3:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 1–5 Feeney (2–0) Jones (1–1) Harm (2) 60 3–8 — Box Score
Report
March 13 1:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 1–9 Sankey (3–0) Olson (0–3) — 60 3–9 — Box Score
Report
March 14 1:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 3–4 B. Smith (2–0) Keller (0–1) Roehrich (1) 60 3–10 — Box Score
Report
March 16 1:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 3–9 Z. Smith (2–0) Pletka (0–2) — 60 3–11 — Box Score
Report
March 19 3:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field W 3–1 Longbrake (1–0) Leatherman (0–1) — 60 4–11 — Box Score
Report
March 20 12:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field L 4–5 Taylor (3–1) Keller (0–2) Frazer (1) 60 4–12 — Box Score
Report
March 20 3:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field L 3–13 (7) Brown (2–0) Olson (0–4) — 60 4–13 — Box Score
Report
March 21 1:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field L 4–15 Leatherman (1–1) Wissman (0–1) — 60 4–14 — Box Score
Report
March 24 6:00 pm at Eastern Kentucky* Turkey Hughes Field
Richmond, Kentucky		 W 20–13 Howell (1–0) Laster (0–1) — 212 5–14 — Box Score
Report
March 26 3:00 pm Kent State* Woerner Field W 14–2 Wolfe (2–2) Lane (1–1) — 60 6–14 — Box Score
Report
March 27 1:00 pm Kent State* Woerner Field L 3–11 Albright (4–2) Olson (0–5) — 60 6–15 — Box Score
Report
March 28 1:00 pm at Kent State* Schoonover Stadium
Kent, Ohio		 W 10–5 (7) Brus (1–0) Dell (0–2) Hellgeth (1) 74 7–15 — Box Score
Report
March 28 4:00 pm at Kent State* Schoonover Stadium W 4–0 (7) Pletka (1–2) Romel (1–4) — 67 8–15 — Box Score
Report
March 30 3:00 pm Akron* Woerner Field W 18–7 Wissman (1–1) Phillips (0–1) — 60 9–15 — Box Score
Report
April (5–8)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources
April 2 1:00 pm at Xavier* Page Hayden Field
Cincinnati, Ohio		 W 4–1 Wolfe (3–2) Olson (2–1) — 132 10–15 — Box Score
Report
April 2 4:00 pm at Xavier* Page Hayden Field L 1–5 Zwack (2–2) Keller (0–3) — 130 10–16 — Box Score
Report
April 3 12:00 pm Xavier* Woerner Field L 16–24 Lanoue (1–0) Olson (0–6) — 60 10–17 — Box Score
Report
April 3 3:00 pm Xavier* Woerner Field L 11–14 Schramm (1–0) Silverstein (0–1) — 60 10–18 — Box Score
Report
April 6 3:00 pm Morehead State* Woerner Field L 7–10 Miller (2–0) Hattrup (0–1) Bakke (3) 60 10–19 — Box Score
Report
April 9 5:00 pm at Davidson Wilson Field
Davidson, North Carolina		 L 1–2 (7) Levy (4–2) Wolfe (4–2) — 50 10–20 0–1 Box Score
Report
April 9 8:00 pm at Davidson Wilson Field L 8–10 Peaden (3–1) Olson (0–7) Devos (6) 50 10–21 0–2 Box Score
Report
April 10 12:30 pm at Davidson Wilson Field L 9–12 Hely (4–1) Pletka (1–3) Devos (7) 50 10–22 0–3 Box Score
Report
April 11 1:00 pm at Davidson Wilson Field W 11–5 Olson (1–7) Fenton (1–4) — 50 11–22 1–3 Box Score
Report
April 16 3:00 pm George Mason Day Air Ballpark
Dayton, Ohio		 L 6–7 Lyons (4–1) Wolfe (3–4) — 871 11–23 1–4 Box Score
Report
April 17 12:00 pm George Mason Woerner Field W 11–1 (7) Olson (2–7) Versaw-Barnes (1–4) — 60 12–23 2–4 Box Score
Report
April 17 3:00 pm George Mason Woerner Field W 12–10 (7) Longbrake (2–0) Baek (0–1) Petschke (1) 60 13–23 3–4 Box Score
Report
April 18 12:00 pm George Mason Woerner Field W 14–3 (7) Bard (1–0) Stoudemire (1–7) — 60 14–23 4–4 Box Score
Report
April 20 3:00 pm at Akron* Skeeles Field
Akron, Ohio		 Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) 14–23 — Report
April 23 3:00 pm Saint Louis Woerner Field 14–23 4–4
April 24 12:00 pm Saint Louis Day Air Ballpark 14–23 4–4
April 24 3:00 pm Saint Louis Day Air Ballpark 14–23 4–4
April 25 12:00 pm Saint Louis Woerner Field 14–23 4–4
April 28 3:00 pm Eastern Kentucky* Woerner Field 14–23 —
May (8–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources
May 7 10:00 am at Richmond Pitt Field
Tuckahoe, Virginia		 W 8–3 Wolfe (4–4) Mathes (2–1) Hellgeth (2) 0 15–23 5–4 Box Score
Report
May 8 12:00 pm at Richmond Pitt Field W 3–2 Olson (3–7) Neff (1–2) Longbrake (1) 0 16–23 6–4 Box Score
Report
May 8 3:00 pm at Richmond Pitt Field W 5–2 Bard (2–0) Wyatt (2–2) Wagner (1) 0 17–23 7–4 Box Score
Report
May 9 12:00 pm at Richmond Pitt Field W 20–10 Hattrup (1–1) Marcus (2–2) — 0 18–23 8–4 Box Score
Report
May 14 6:30 pm at VCU The Diamond
Richmond, Virginia		 Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) 18–23 8–4 Report
May 15 2:00 pm at VCU The Diamond 18–23 8–4
May 15 5:00 pm at VCU The Diamond 18–23 8–4
May 16 12:00 pm at West Virginia* Monongalia County Ballpark
Granville, West Virginia		 L 6–7 (7) Carlson (4–4) Wagner (0–2) Gonzalez (2) 600 18–24 — Box Score
Report
May 16 3:00 pm at West Virginia* Monongalia County Ballpark L 6–12 (7) Abernathy (2–0) Hattrup (1–2) — 600 18–25 — Box Score
Report
May 20 3:00 pm George Washington Woerner Field W 6–4 Hellgeth (1–0) Kahler (2–1) — 60 19–25 9–4 Box Score
Report
May 21 12:00 pm George Washington Day Air Ballpark W 11–4 Longbrake (3–0) Cohen (5–3) Brus (1) 800 20–25 10–4 Box Score
Report
May 21 3:00 pm George Washington Day Air Ballpark W 7–4 Hattrup (2–2) Edwards (5–4) — 800 21–25 11–4 Box Score
Report
May 22 12:00 pm George Washington Woerner Field W 14–9 Bard (3–0) Harris (3–1) — 60 22–25 12–4 [Box Score]
Report
Post-Season (2–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (2–2)
Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason Sources
May 27 3:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Rhode Island
Quarterfinals		 (2) The Diamond L 2–8 Twitchell (5–1) Wolfe (4–5) French (2) 821 22–26 0–1 Box Score
Report
May 27 8:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (4) Saint Joseph's
Losers Semifinals		 (2) The Diamond W 11–5 Hellgeth (2–0) Smith (2–2) — 821 23–26 1–1 Box Score
Report
May 27 3:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Rhode Island
Losers Final		 (2) The Diamond W 3–1 Wagner (1–2) Cherry (1–1) Longbrake (2) 678 24–26 2–1 Box Score
Report
May 28 4:30 pm ESPN+ at (1) No. 28 VCU
Finals – Game 1		 (2) The Diamond L 6–7 Masloff (2–0) Wolfe (4–6) Chenier (6) 728 24–27 2–2 Box Score
Report

References

  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". DaytonFlyers. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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