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2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball
Atlantic 10 regular season champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record41–11 (19–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Munger (9th season)
  • Parker Bangs (4th season)
  • Aaron Lesiak (2nd season)
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Davidson ‍‍‍ 20 4 0   .833 43 13 0   .768
VCU ‍‍y 19 5 0   .792 42 20 0   .677
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 14 9 0   .609 29 24 0   .547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 20 35 0   .364
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 23 33 0   .411
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 29 25 0   .537
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 30 26 0   .536
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 23 27 0   .460
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 22 30 0   .423
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 16 36 0   .308
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 22 26 1   .459
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3 21 0   .125 6 39 0   .133
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of January 10, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represents Davidson College during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 121st baseball season, and their 7th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 18 and concluded on May 21, 2022.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Davidson was picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic 10.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
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

Schedule and results

2022 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log (41–11)
Regular Season (41–11)
May (9–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
May 1 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center W 13–7 Ryan Kutz (2–1) Jack Weber (0–3) ESPN+ 193 33–9 12–3
May 4 Winthrop* Wilson Field W 12–28[g] Isaac Fix (1–1) Tyler Jones (1–6) ESPN+ 253 34–9
May 6 UMass Wilson Field W 5–3 Nolan Devos (6–2) Kevin Dow (6–3) Bennett Flynn (4) ESPN+ 176 35–9 13–3
May 7 UMass Wilson Field W 28–0 Blake Hely (8–0) Tyler Dalton (1–4) ESPN+ 333 36–9 14–3
May 8 UMass Wilson Field W 12–3 Ryan Feczko (9–0) Zach Clevenger (1–2) ESPN+ 307 37–9 15–3
May 12 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field
Philadelphia, PA
W 6–2 Nolan Devos (7–2) Ian McCole (2–5) Bennett Flynn (5) ESPN+ 225 38–9 16–3
May 13 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field W 6–0 Blake Hely (9–0) Luke Smith (4–5) ESPN+ 210 39–9 17–3
May 14 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field W 8–7 Gabe Levy (2–0) Ryan Devine (2–4) Will Schomberg (2) ESPN+ 200 40–9 18–3
May 17 at Duke*
Rescheduled from April 5
Jack Coombs Field[h]
Durham, NC
L 2–11 Aaron Beasley (1–0) Nick Shedleski (0–1) ACCNX 768 40–10
May 19 George Mason Wilson Field W 17–4 Nolan Devos (8–2) Ben Shields (2–3) 234 41–10 19–3
May 20 George Mason Wilson Field L 4–9 Ryan Peterson (4–2) Blake Hely (9–1) Chad Gartland (3) 268 41–11 19–4
May 21 George Mason Wilson Field ESPN+
Postseason
A10 Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record A10T Record
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Davidson team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule Notes

  1. ^ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
  2. ^ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
  3. ^ Home game of home-and-home series vs. Appalachian State was never rescheduled.
  4. ^ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
  5. ^ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
  6. ^ Single-game series vs. Charlotte was never rescheduled.
  7. ^ Game ended after 8 innings due to run rule
  8. ^ Duke plays home matches at Jack Coombs Field during weekday games and Durham Bulls Athletic Park during weekend games.

Statistics

Statistics current through May 20, 2022.[3]

Team batting

Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO
Davidson 1814 .304 552 133 14 78 417 .522 305 463
Opponents 1710 .217 371 79 5 39 186 .337 194 509

Team pitching

Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Davidson 463.2 371 215 186 194 509 15 3.61
Opponents 441.0 552 450 411 305 463 6 8.39

Individual batting

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

Player GP AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB

Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

Player GP GS W L IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  AB  At-bats
  H  Hits  Avg.  Batting average  2B  Doubles
 3B  Triples  HR  Home runs  RBI  Runs batted in
  IP  Innings pitched   W Wins  L  Losses
 ERA  Earned run average  SO  Strikeouts  BB  Base on balls
 SV  Saves  SB  Stolen bases  High  Team high

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]—*RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Baseball America[5]
Collegiate Baseball^[6]
NCBWA[7]RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[8]

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Baseball Cumulative Statistics". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  7. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.