2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Dayton Flyers |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 26–34 |
| Conf Record: | 15–9 |
| Head Coach: | Jayson King |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Pete Sass |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Nick Meyer |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Pitch Coach: | Travis Ferrick |
| Pc Year: | 6th |
| Stadium: | Woerner Field |
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.
Dayton finished the season with a 26–34 record.
Background
See main article: 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team. 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.[1]
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team |
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
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| Mark Manfredi | 44 | SP | Senior |
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Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Dayton was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10.[2]
Coaches' Poll| 1 | Davidson | 130 (5) |
| 2 | VCU | 125 (4) |
| 3 | Richmond | 103 (1) |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 103 |
| 5 | Dayton | 92 (1) |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 85 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 81 |
| 8 | George Mason | 70 (1) |
| 9 | Fordham | 52 |
| 10 | George Washington | 51 |
| 11 | UMass | 27 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 17 | |
Personnel
Starters
Lineup| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
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| C | 16 | Nolan Watson | Graduate |
| 1B | 31 | Marcos Pujols | Senior |
| 2B | 1 | Paxton Tomaini | Junior |
| 3B | 7 | Omar Daniels | Senior |
| SS | 8 | Carlos Castillo | Junior |
| LF | 49 | Michael Adair | Junior |
| CF | 28 | Jose Martinez | Senior |
| RF | 10 | Jay Curtis | Graduate |
| DH | 6 | Ben Jones | Senior | |
Weekend Pitching Rotation | Day | No. | Player. | Year |
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| Friday | 29 | Ryan Steinhauer | Senior |
| Saturday | 25 | Eli Majick | Junior |
| Sunday | 13 | Ryan Packard | Junior | |
Game log
| 2023 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log |
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| Regular Season (24–32) |
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| February (0–6) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| February 17 | at * | | Nick Denes Field
Bowling Green, KY | L 3–5 | Eigenhuis (1–0) | Steinhauer (0–1) | Heath (1) | | 212 | 0–1 | — | | February 18 | at Western Kentucky* | | Nick Denes Field | L 1–6 | Jones (1–0) | Majick (0–1) | None | FBL | 411 | 0–2 | — | | February 19 | at Western Kentucky* | | Nick Denes Field | L 1–7 | Terbrak (1–0) | Packard (0–1) | None | FBL | 303 | 0–3 | — | | February 24 | at No. 3 Tennessee* | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN | L 2–12 | Dollander (1–1) | Steinhauer (0–2) | None | | 4,264 | 0–4 | — | | February 25 | at No. 3 Tennessee* | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 1–4 | Burns (1–0) | Manfredi (0–1) | Halvorsen (1) | SECN+ | 4,024 | 0–5 | — | | February 26 | at No. 3 Tennessee* | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 0–6 | Beam (2–0) | Espelin (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 4,305 | 0–6 | — | |
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| March (5–13) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| March 4 | | | Woerner Field
Dayton, OH | W 8–7 | Majick (1–1) | Robbins (1–1) | None | | 253 | 1–6 | — | | March 5 | Eastern Illinois* | | Woerner Field | W 7–6 | Johnson (1–0) | Hanscom (0–1) | None | | 250 | 2–6 | — | | March 5 | Eastern Illinois* | | Woerner Field | L 1–8 | Hampton (3–0) | Espelin (0–2) | None | | 206 | 2–7 | — | | March 6 | Eastern Illinois* | | Woerner Field | L 6–9 | Coca (1–0) | Packard (0–2) | None | | 135 | 2–8 | — | | March 8 | | | Woerner Field | W 7–5 | Wissman (1–0) | Sosna (0–1) | Johnson (1) | | 134 | 3–8 | — | | March 10 | at No. 9 * | | Jim Patterson Stadium
Louisville, KY | L 7–11 | Hawks (4–0) | Hattrup (0–1) | Webster (1) | | 541 | 3–9 | — | | March 11 | at No. 9 Louisville* | | Jim Patterson Stadium | L 2–6 | Koger (2–0) | Manfredi (0–2) | None | ACCNX | 1,017 | 3–10 | — | | March 12 | at No. 9 Louisville* | | Jim Patterson Stadium | L 1–5 | Phillips (1–0) | Packard (0–3) | Campbell (1) | ACCNX | 603 | 3–11 | — | | March 14 | at * | | Skeeles Field
Akron, OH | W 11–5 | Tedesco (1–0) | Beall (0–1) | None | | 157 | 4–11 | — | | March 17 | at * | | Bill Davis Stadium
Columbus, OH | L 2–7 | Coupet (3–1) | Manfredi (0–3) | None | | 568 | 4–12 | — | | March 18 | at Ohio State* | | Bill Davis Stadium | Canceled (inclement weather) | 4–12 | — | | March 19 | at Ohio State* | | Bill Davis Stadium | L 8–12 | Jenkins (3–0) | Packard (0–4) | None | BTN+ | 618 | 4–13 | — | | March 21 | | | Woerner Field | W 14–3 | Steinhauer (1–2) | Massie (0–1) | None | | 175 | 5–13 | — | | March 24 | at * | | Nationals Youth Academy
Washington, DC | L 4–7 | Jensen (4–1) | Manfredi (0–4) | Yoder (2) | | 200 | 5–14 | — | | March 25 | at Georgetown* | | Nationals Youth Academy | L 2–3 | Frye (1–0) | Wissman (1–1) | Mead (3) | BEDN | 238 | 5–15 | — | | March 26 | at Georgetown* | | Nationals Youth Academy | L 4–6 | Keough (3–0) | Bard (0–1) | Mead (4) | BEDN | 225 | 5–16 | — | | March 28 | Akron* | | Woerner Field | L 5–9 | Fett (3–1) | Espelin (0–3) | None | | 118 | 5–17 | — | | March 29 | | | Woerner Field | L 8–14 | Milburn (2–3) | Johnson (1–1) | None | | 128 | 5–18 | — | | March 31 | | | Woerner Field | L 8–11 | Koester (2–2) | Steinhauer (1–3) | None | | 153 | 5–19 | 0–1 | |
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| April (12–9) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| April 1 | George Washington | | Woerner Field | W 8–6 | Manfredi (1–4) | Brennan (1–1) | None | | 166 | 6–19 | 1–1 | | April 2 | George Washington | | Woerner Field | W 9–5 | Majick (2–1) | Kahler (1–2) | None | | 353 | 7–19 | 2–1 | | April 4 | at No. 10 Kentucky* | | Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY | L 6–13 | Cotto (1–0) | Packard (0–5) | None | SECN+ | 3,274 | 7–20 | — | | April 5 | at * | | Scott Park Baseball Complex
Toledo, OH | Canceled (inclement weather) | 7–20 | — | | April 7 | | | Spuhler Field
Fairfax, VA | W 6–5 | Packard (1–5) | Mracna (1–1) | Bard (1) | | 193 | 8–20 | 3–1 | | April 8 | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field | L 0–11 | Gartland (3–2) | Majick (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 320 | 8–21 | 3–2 | | April 9 | at George Mason | | Spuhler Field | W 6–5 | Wissman (2–1) | Posey (1–2) | Zapka (1) | ESPN+ | 187 | 9–21 | 4–2 | | April 11 | at Northern Kentucky* | | Bill Aker Baseball Complex
Highland Heights, KY | L 9–12 | Werrmann (5–1) | Packard (1–6) | Maniglia (3) | ESPN+ | 89 | 9–22 | — | | April 12 | Purdue Fort Wayne | | Woerner Field | W 8–3 | Claybourne (1–0) | Hayden (0–3) | None | ESPN+/GCSN | 107 | 10–22 | — | | April 14 | | | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
Davidson, NC | W 8–4 | Manfredi (2–4) | Schomberg (5–2) | Zapka (2) | ESPN+ | 247 | 11–22 | 5–2 | | April 15 | at Davidson | | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 4–5 | Feczko (4–3) | Majick (2–3) | Flynn (3) | ESPN+ | 566 | 11–23 | 5–3 | | April 16 | at Davidson | | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 3–8 | Peaden (1–0) | Steinhauer (1–4) | None | ESPN+ | 347 | 11–24 | 5–4 | | Dayton Series |
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| April 18 | vs. * | | Day Air Ballpark
Dayton, OH | W 8–3 | Brush (1–0) | Haught (3–2) | None | GCSN | 6,743 | 12–24 | — | |
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| April 18 | at * | | Bill Davis Stadium
Columbus, OH | L 7–8 | Clegg (1–0) | Johnson (1–2) | Jenkins (2) | BTN+ | 894 | 12–25 | — | | April 21 | | | Woerner Field | W 7–6 | Zapka (1–0) | Bell (2–2) | None | ESPN+/GCSN | 445 | 13–25 | 6–4 | | April 22 | Saint Louis | | Woerner Field | L 10–12 | Cherico (3–1) | Packard (1–7) | Evan Gray (1) | GCSN | 445 | 13–26 | 6–5 | | April 23 | Saint Louis | | Woerner Field | W 2–1 | Baker (1–0) | Fremion (2–2) | Zapka (3) | GCSN | 260 | 14–26 | 7–5 | | April 25 | Toledo* | | Woerner Field | L 3–9 | McAninch (2–1) | Brush (1–1) | None | | 97 | 14–27 | — | | April 25 | at Purdue Fort Wayne* | | Mastodon Field
Fort Wayne, IN | W 11–10 | Claybourne (2–0) | Reid (2–3) | None | | 118 | 15–27 | — | | April 28 | at | | Bill Beck Field
Kingston, RI | W 9–3 | Manfredi (3–4) | Sposato (2–5) | Wissman (1) | | 127 | 16–27 | 8–5 | | April 29 | at Rhode Island | | Bill Beck Field | W 6–2 | Majick (3–3) | Levesque (5–3) | None | | 109 | 17–27 | 9–5 | | April 30 | at Rhode Island | | Bill Beck Field | L 6–11 | Perry (4–4) | Bard (0–2) | None | | 62 | 17–28 | 9–6 | |
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| May (7–4) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| May 5 | | | Woerner Field | W 16–9 | Zapka (2–0) | Falco (2–1) | None | ESPN+ | 163 | 18–28 | 10–6 | | May 6 | Saint Joseph's | | Woerner Field | L 5–7 | DeSanto (2–1) | Majick (3–4) | Stetzar (5) | ESPN+ | 163 | 18–29 | 10–7 | | May 7 | Saint Joseph's | | Woerner Field | L 2–15 | Picone (4–5) | Steinhauer (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 138 | 18–30 | 10–8 | | May 9 | at Wright State* | | Nischwitz Stadium
Dayton, OH | L 2–11 | Simpson (1–0) | Gatti (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 579 | 18–31 | — | | May 10 | | | Woerner Field | W 7–6 | Tedesco (2–0) | Vore (1–5) | Hattrup (1) | ESPN+ | 327 | 19–31 | — | | May 11 | | | Woerner Field | W 17–3 | Bard (1–2) | Roggenburk (0–4) | None | ESPN+ | 139 | 20–31 | 11–8 | | May 12 | St. Bonaventure | | Woerner Field | W 5–2 | Majick (4–4) | Watts (3–6) | Zapka (4) | ESPN+ | 139 | 21–31 | 12–8 | | May 13 | St. Bonaventure | | Woerner Field | W 3–2 | Wissman (3–1) | O'Connell (1–2) | None | GCSN | 188 | 22–31 | 13–8 | | May 18 | | | Earl Lorden Field
Amherst, MA | W 32–14 | Bard (2–2) | Belliveau (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 90 | 23–31 | 14–8 | | May 19 | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | W 8–5 | Wissman (4–1) | Perrett (1–7) | Hattrup (2) | ESPN+ | 100 | 24–31 | 15–8 | | May 20 | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | L 6–13 | Steele (1–5) | Wilson (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 100 | 24–32 | 15–9 | |
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| Postseason (2–2) |
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| (2–2) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record |
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| Winner's bracket |
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| May 23 | vs. (6) George Mason | (3) | The Diamond | L 4–511 | Mracna (4–1) | Bard (2–3) | Lamere (1) | ESPN+ | 877 | 24–33 | 0–1 | | Consolation bracket |
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| May 24 | vs. (2) Davidson | (3) | The Diamond | W 15–4 | Majick (5–4) | Peaden (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 835 | 25–33 | 1–1 | | May 25 | vs. (1) Saint Joseph's | (3) | The Diamond | W 15–10 | Bard (3–3) | Picone (5–6) | None | ESPN+ | 703 | 26–33 | 2–1 | | May 26 | vs. (6) George Mason | (3) | The Diamond | L 2–3 | Smith (1–0) | Wissman (4–2) | Gartland (2) | ESPN+ | 703 | 26–34 | 2–2 | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = Dayton team member |
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"*" 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. |
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Tournaments
Atlantic 10 tournament
Statistics
Team batting
| Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
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| Dayton | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team pitching
| Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
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| Dayton | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Opponents | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
Rankings
See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sutherland . Troy . Conference Preview: Atlantic 10 . Perfect Game USA . February 6, 2023 . February 2, 2023.
- Web site: Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite . atlantic10.com . February 8, 2023 . February 7, 2023.
- Web site: 2023 Baseball Schedule . daytonflyers.com . February 17, 2023.
