2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Team:	Dayton Flyers
Conference:	Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:	A-10
Record:	23–27
Conf Record:	10–14
Head Coach:	Jayson King
Hc Year:	5th
Asst Coach1:	Adam Cornwell
Ac1 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach2:	Kyle Decker
Ac2 Year:	2nd
Pitch Coach:	Travis Ferrick
Pc Year:	5th
Stadium:	Woerner Field

The 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team represents the University of Dayton during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flyers play their home games at Woerner Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Jayson King, in his 5th season at Dayton.

Background

See main article: 2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team. The 2021 season saw Fordham post a 24–27 (12–4 Atlantic 10) record. The Flyers reached the championship round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, where they lost to VCU. They did not earn an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Dayton was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10.^[1]

Coaches' Poll
1	VCU	143 (11)
2	Dayton	122 (1)
3	Rhode Island	101
4	Saint Louis	94
5	Davidson	91
6	Fordham	83
7	George Washington	80
8	Richmond	76
9	Saint Joseph's	73
10	George Mason	33
11	UMass	26
12	St. Bonaventure	14

Personnel

Coaching staff

2022 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff^[2]
Name	Position	Seasons at Dayton	Alma Mater
	Head Coach	5	Framingham (1993)
Adam Cornwell	Assistant Coach	5	Ball State (2018)
Kyle Decker	Assistant Coach	2	Oberlin (2016)
Travis Ferrick	Pitching Coach	4	Boston College (2017)

Game log

2022 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record February 18 at * World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC W 8–4 Serwa (1–0) Carter (0–1) — 110 1–0 — February 19 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium W 9–7 Whitten (1–0) Jarosz (0–1) — 100 2–0 — February 20 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium W 4–3 Hellgeth (1–0) Meachem (0–1) — 125 3–0 — February 25 at * Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN L 2–11 Gray (1–1) Serwa (1–1) Reinhardt (1) 242 3–1 — February 26 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium W 4–2 Zapka (1–0) Dominik (0–1) — 236 4–1 — February 27 at Evansville* Charles H. Braun Stadium W 5–4 Hattrup (1–0) Harris (0–2) Silverstein (1) 236 5–1 —
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record March 2 at * Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, KY L 3–11 Leontarakis (2–0) Espelin (0–1) — 200 5–2 — March 4 at * E. S. Rose Park Nashville, TN L 6–7 Baratta (3–0) Serwa (1–2) Brennan (6) 115 5–3 — March 5 at Belmont* E. S. Rose Park W 6–5 Steinhauer (1–0) Bean (2–1) Zapka (1) 220 6–3 — March 6 at Belmont* E. S. Rose Park W 11–9 Majick (1–0) Brennan (0–1) Brush (1) 144 7–3 — March 8 at * Nischwitz Stadium Fairborn, OH L 0–14 Wirsing (1–0) Hattrup (1–1) — 192 7–4 — March 9 Woerner Field Dayton, OH Canceled (inclement weather) March 11 Woerner Field March 12 Milwaukee* Woerner Field March 13 Milwaukee* Woerner Field March 15 at Purdue* Alexander Field West Lafayette, IN March 16 at Purdue Fort Wayne* Mastodon Field Fort Wayne, IN March 18 at Michigan* Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, MI BTN+ March 19 at Michigan* Ray Fisher Stadium BTN+ March 20 at Michigan* Ray Fisher Stadium BTN+ March 25 at * Greer Field New Orleans, LA March 26 at Tulane* Greer Field March 27 at Tulane* Greer Field
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record April 1 Woerner Field April 2 Rhode Island Woerner Field April 3 Rhode Island Woerner Field April 5 at Northern Kentucky* Bill Aker Field Highland Heights, KY April 6 Eastern Kentucky* Woerner Field April 8 Barcroft Park Arlington, VA April 9 at George Washington Barcroft Park April 10 at George Washington Barcroft Park April 12 Day Air Ballpark Dayton, OH April 14 Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY April 15 at Fordham Houlihan Park April 16 at Fordham Houlihan Park April 19 Wright State* Woerner Field April 20 at * Bulldog Park Indianapolis, IN April 22 Woerner Field April 23 UMass Woerner Field April 24 UMass Woerner Field April 26 at Kentucky* Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY April 29 Woerner Field April 30 VCU Woerner Field
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record May 1 VCU Woerner Field May 6 Fred Handler Park Olean, NY May 7 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park May 8 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park May 10 Purdue Fort Wayne* Woerner Field May 13 Woerner Field May 14 Richmond Woerner Field May 15 Richmond Woerner Field May 19 Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO May 20 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center May 21 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center
Postseason
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled * = Non-conference game     Bold = Dayton team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[3] |} Rankings See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title . atlantic10.com . February 18, 2022 . February 15, 2022.
2. Web site: Baseball Coaching Staff . University of Dayton Athletics . February 20, 2022.
3. Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule . daytonflyers.com . February 20, 2022.