2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Dayton Flyers |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 24–27 |
| Conf Record: | 12–4 |
| Head Coach: | Jayson King |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Adam Cornwell |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Kyle Decker |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Pitch Coach: | Travis Ferrick |
| Pc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Woerner Field |
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.[1]
| Coaches' Poll |
| 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
Coaching Staff
| 2021 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff[3] |
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| Name | Position | Seasons at
Dayton | Alma Mater |
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| 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) |
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Dayton team member |
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| Regular Season (22–25) |
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| February (1–5) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| February 19 | 4:00 pm | | at No. 18 South Carolina* | | Founders Park
| 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
| 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
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| March (8–10) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| March 3 | 6:00 pm | SECN+ | at No. 13 Tennessee* | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium
| Cancelled | — | Report | | March 5 | 3:00 pm | | | | Woerner Field
| 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 | 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 | 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 | | | | 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 | 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 * | | Turkey Hughes Field
| W 20–13 | Howell (1–0) | Laster (0–1) | — | 212 | 5–14 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 26 | 3:00 pm | | | | 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
| W 10–5 | 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 | Pletka (1–2) | Romel (1–4) | — | 67 | 8–15 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 30 | 3:00 pm | | | | Woerner Field | W 18–7 | Wissman (1–1) | Phillips (0–1) | — | 60 | 9–15 | — | Box Score
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| April (5–8) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| April 2 | 1:00 pm | | at * | | Page Hayden Field
| 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 | | | | Woerner Field | L 7–10 | Miller (2–0) | Hattrup (0–1) | Bakke (3) | 60 | 10–19 | — | Box Score
Report | | April 9 | 5:00 pm | | | | Wilson Field
| L 1–2 | 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 | | | | Day Air Ballpark
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Bard (1–0) | Stoudemire (1–7) | — | 60 | 14–23 | 4–4 | Box Score
Report | | April 20 | 3:00 pm | | at Akron* | | Skeeles Field
| Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 14–23 | — | Report | | April 23 | 3:00 pm | | | | 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 | — | |
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| May (8–2) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| May 7 | 10:00 am | | at | | Pitt Field
| W 8–3 | Wolfe (4–4) | Mathes (2–1) | Hellgeth (2) | | 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 | | | | The Diamond
| 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 * | | Monongalia County Ballpark
| L 6–7 | 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 | Abernathy (2–0) | Hattrup (1–2) | — | 600 | 18–25 | — | Box Score
Report | | May 20 | 3:00 pm | | | | 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]
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| Post-Season (2–2) |
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| (2–2) |
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| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Postseason | Sources |
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| May 27 | 3:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. (3) Rhode Island
| (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)
| (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
| (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
| (2) | The Diamond | L 6–7 | Masloff (2–0) | Wolfe (4–6) | Chenier (6) | 728 | 24–27 | 2–2 | Box Score
Report | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll . fordhamsports.com . February 23, 2021 . February 18, 2021.
- Web site: 2021 Baseball Roster. DaytonFlyers. February 26, 2021.
- Web site: Men's Soccer Coaching Staff . University of Dayton Athletics . February 25, 2021.
