2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball
2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	27–24 (11–13 A-10)
Head coach	Rucker Taylor (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Munger (8th season); Parker Bangs (3rd season); Aaron Lesiak (1st season);
Home stadium	Wilson Field
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 120th baseball season, and their 6th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 20 and concluded on May 22, 2021.

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
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

Davidson finished the season with a 27–24 record.

Preseason

A10 coaches' poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Davidson was picked finish fourth.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
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

Roster

2021 Davidson Wildcats baseball roster^[3]

Pitchers

9 - Pete Bloomberg - Senior
11 - Jake Biederman - Junior
14 - Blake Hely - Junior
17 - Will Schomberg - Sophomore
20 - Alex Fento - Junior
21 - Nolan DeVos - Sophomore
23 - Nick Shedleski - Freshman
26 - Ryan Kutz - Sophomore
28 - Jacob Walker - Senior
30 - Eddie Shores - Sophomore
31 - Danny Rosenfield - Freshman
36 - Ryan Feczko - Freshman
32 - Liam Smith - Freshman
34 - Gabe Levy - Junior
35 - Jacob Peaden - Sophomore
42 - Bennett Flynn - Sophomore
43 - Micah Baermann - Freshman

Catchers

5 - Michael Carico - Freshman
6 - Garrett Browder - Sophomore
10 - John Hosmer - Junior

Infielders

7 - Jacob Hinderleider - Sophomore
8 - Matthew Gravely - Junior
12 - Joe Haney - Freshman
16 - Alex Fedje-Johnson - Senior
18 - Jake Dunagan - Freshman
24 - Jake Wilhoit - Freshman

Outfielders

4 - Tyler Douglas - Freshman
13 - Ruben Fontes - Senior
27 - Parker Nolan - Junior
33 - Trevor Candelaria - Junior

Utility

1 - Anthony Mase - Sophomore
10 - John Hosmer - Junior
19 - Ryan Wilson - Freshman
22 - Brian Craven - Junior
29 - Henry Koehler - Sophomore
39 - A.J. Pabst - Sophomore
41 - Hunter Anderson - Sophomore

Game log

2021 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (27–24)

February (4–2)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
February 19	6:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's*		Wilson Field Davidson, North Carolina	Canceled (inclement weather)					0–0	—	Report
February 20	1:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's*		Wilson Field	Canceled (inclement weather)					0–0	—	Report
February 20	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Morehead State*		Wilson Field	W 14–8	Devos (1–0)	Bettio (0–1)	Levy (1)	39	1–0	—	Report
February 21	1:00 pm	ACCNX	at No. 13 NC State*		Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina	L 3–13	Johnston (1–0)	Fenton (0–1)	—	198	1–1	—	Report
February 21	4:45 pm	ACCN+	at No. 13 NC State*		Doak Field	L 4–6	Klyman (1–0)	Flynn (0–1)	—	198	1–2	—	Report
February 27	2:00 pm		Toledo*		Wilson Field	W 8–1	Levy (1–0)	Meyers (0–2)	Devos (1)	50	2–2	—	Report
February 27	5:00 pm		Toledo*		Wilson Field	W 12–2	Hely (1–0)	Jefferson (0–2)	—	50	3–2	—	Report
February 28	1:00 pm		Toledo*		Wilson Field	W 16–14	Biederman (1–0)	Boyle (0–1)	—	49	4–2	—	Report

March (9–7)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
March 2	4:00 pm		at No. 25 Duke*		Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, North Carolina	L 3–7	Nifong (1–1)	Peaden (0–1)	—	0	4–3	—	Report
March 5	4:30 pm	ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina* Baseball at the Beach		Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, South Carolina	L 5–15	Maton (2–1)	Levy (1–1)	—	1,000	4–4	—	Report
March 6	11:00 am		vs. UConn* Baseball at the Beach		Springs Brooks Stadium	W 4–3	Hely (2–0)	Haus (0–1)	Devos (2)	1,000	5–4	—	Report
March 7	11:00 am		vs. Miami (OH)* Baseball at the Beach		Springs Brooks Stadium	L 3–11	Bosma (1–0)	Fenton (0–2)	—	1,000	5–5	—	Report
March 12	5:00 pm	ESPN+	at The Citadel*		Riley Park Charleston, South Carolina	L 0–2	Cooper (1–0)	Levy (0–2)	Beckley (1)	237	5–6	—	Report
March 13	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at The Citadel*		Riley Park	L 0–19	Reeves (2–0)	Hely (2–1)	—	252	5–7	—	Report
March 14	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at The Citadel*		Riley Park	L 4–8	Todd (1–2)	Fenton (0–3)	Beckley (2)	421	5–8	—	Report
March 16	7:00 pm		at No. 16 South Carolina*		Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina	W 9–4	Schomberg (1–0)	Luensmann (0–1)	—	1,938	6–8	—	Report
March 19	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Spring Hill*		Wilson Field	W 7–2	Levy (2–2)	Fell (0–2)	—	149	7–8	—	Report
March 20	5:00 pm		Spring Hill*		Wilson Field	W 5–1	Hely (3–1)	Ingram (1–2)	—	49	8–8	—	Report
March 21	11:30 am		Spring Hill*		Wilson Field	W 8–5	Devos (2–0)	Baxley (0–2)	—	114	9–8	—	Report
March 23	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+	at Wofford*		Russell C. King Field Spartanburg, South Carolina	L 1–5	Stratton (1–0)	Walker (0–1)	Rhadans (3)	141	9–9	—	Report
March 26	6:00 pm	ESPN+	Seton Hall*		Wilson Field	W 6–5	Biederman (2–0)	Cinnella (1–1)	—	50	10–9	—	Report
March 27	6:30 pm		Seton Hall*		Wilson Field	W 2–1	Devos (3–0)	Patten (0–2)	—	50	11–9	—	Report
March 28	11:00 am	ESPN+	Seton Hall*		Wilson Field	W 3–2	Walker (1–1)	Panzini (0–1)	Devos (3)	50	12–9	—	Report
March 30	6:00 pm	WGNC	vs. Wofford*		Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, North Carolina	W 7–6	Peaden (1–1)	Stratton (1–1)	Devos (4)	1,307	13–9	—	Report

April (7–10)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
April 1	6:00 pm		North Alabama*		Wilson Field	W 8–4	Levy (3–2)	Davidson (1–3)	Devos (5)	50	14–9	—	Report
April 2	6:00 pm		North Alabama*		Wilson Field	W 6–4	Peaden (2–1)	Best (1–5)	—	50	15–9	—	Report
April 3	2:00 pm		North Alabama*		Wilson Field	W 5–0	Fenton (1–3)	Moore (0–4)	—	50	16–9	—	Report
April 6	3:00 pm		at Presbyterian*		Presbyterian Baseball Complex Clinton, South Carolina	Canceled (scheduling conflict)					16–9	—	Report
April 9	5:30 pm	ESPN+	Dayton		Wilson Field	W 2–1 ⁽⁷⁾	Levy (4–2)	Wolfe (4–2)	—	50	17–9	1–0	Report
April 9	7:50 pm		Dayton		Wilson Field	W 10–8	Peaden (3–1)	Olson (0–7)	Devos (6)	50	18–9	2–0	Report
April 10	12:30 pm		Dayton		Wilson Field	W 12–9	Hely (4–1)	Pletka (1–3)	Devos (7)	50	19–9	3–0	Report
April 11	1:00 pm		Dayton		Wilson Field	L 5–11	Olson (1–7)	Fenton (1–4)	—	50	19–10	3–1	Report
April 16	6:30 pm		at VCU		The Diamond Richmond, Virginia	L 3–14	Webb (2–1)	Levy (4–3)	Griffin (1)	233	19–11	3–2	Report
April 17	2:00 pm		at VCU		The Diamond	L 8–9	Davis (7–1)	Peaden (3–2)	—	354	19–12	3–3	Report
April 17	5:00 pm		at VCU		The Diamond	L 1–5	Furman (1–0)	Peaden (3–3)	Chenier (4)	354	19–13	3–4	Report
April 18	1:00 pm		at VCU		The Diamond	L 1–3	Serrano (2–4)	Fentons (1–5)	Ellis (1)	218	19–14	3–5	Report
April 23	5:00 pm		George Washington		Wilson Field	L 2–4	Pfluger (1–1)	Peaden (3–4)	Kuncl (4)	0	19–15	3–6	Report
April 23	8:00 pm		George Washington		Wilson Field	L 2–10	Cohen (4–1)	Hely (4–2)	—	0	19–16	3–7	Report
April 25	12:00 pm		George Washington		Wilson Field	L 1–8	Edwards (3–2)	Fenton (1–6)	—	0	19–17	3–8	Report
April 25	3:00 pm		George Washington		Wilson Field	W 5–4	Biederman (3–0)	Kuncl (2–1)	—	0	20–17	4–8	Report
April 27	6:00 pm		at Wake Forest*		David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 12–17	Minacci (1–1)	Peaden (3–5)	—	328	20–18	—	Report
April 30	2:00 pm		at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia	L 4–6	Mathes (2–0)	Craven (0–1)	—	0	20–19	4–9	Report

May (7–5)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
May 1	12:00 pm		at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field	W 4–2	Devos (4–0)	Schulefand (4–1)	—	250	21–19	5–9	Report
May 1	3:00 pm		at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field	L 1–3	Wyatt (2–1)	Biederman (3–1)	—	250	21–20	5–10	Report
May 2	12:00 pm		at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field	W 17–7	Fenton (2–6)	Willitts (0–1)	—	140	22–20	6–10	Report
May 4	6:00 pm		Presbyterian*		Wilson Field	Canceled (scheduling conflict)					22–20	—	Report
May 13	6:00 pm		George Mason		Wilson Field	L 3–5	Stoudemire (2–9)	Fenton (2–7)	Henson (1)	50	22–21	6–11	Report
May 14	1:00 pm		George Mason		Wilson Field	W 5–4	Devos (5–0)	Henson (0–2)	—	50	23–21	7–11	Report
May 14	4:00 pm		George Mason		Wilson Field	W 8–7	Biederman (4–1)	Nielsen (0–1)	—	75	24–21	8–11	Report
May 15	1:00 pm		George Mason		Wilson Field	L 4–10	Kaiser (1–2)	Bloomberg (0–1)	—	N/A	24–22	8–12	Report
May 18	4:00 pm		Duke*		Wilson Field	L 2–18	Seidl (3–0)	Flynn (0–2)	—	N/A	24–23	—	Report
May 20	4:00 pm		at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, Missouri	W 11–3	Biederman (5–1)	Harris (4–4)	Schomberg (1)	50	25–23	9–12	Report
May 21	2:00 pm		at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center	L 5–7	Youngbrandt (3–6)	Fenton (2–8)	Patel (3)	65	25–24	9–13	Report
May 21	5:00 pm		at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center	W 4–1	Levy (5–3)	Finkleberg (0–8)	Devos (8)	75	26–24	10–13	Report
May 22	2:00 pm		at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center	W 6–3	Walker (2–1)	Fremion (2–2)	Peaden (1)	150	27–24	11–13	Report

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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.

Honors

Atlantic 10 Conference Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Trevor Candelaria	Player of the Week	March 1, 2021	^[10]
Gabe Levy	Pitcher of the Week	March 1, 2021	^[10]
Parker Nolan	Player of the Week	March 22, 2021	^[11]
Ryan Wilson	Rookie of the Week	April 5, 2021	^[12]
Ruben Fontes	Player of the Week	April 12, 2021	^[13]

All-A10
Player	Position	Team
Trevor Candelaria	OF	1
Nolan Devos	RP	1
Reference:^[14]

References

^ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
^ "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ davidsonwildcats.com
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Davidson, La Salle Claim #A10Base Season Opening Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^ "Nolan, Wolfe, Elissalt Selected for Weekly A-10 Baseball Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 22, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "Mikulski's Gem Earns Pitcher of the Week Honors; Tirotta, Wilson Take Player, Rookie Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 5, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "Mikulski Repeats as Pitcher of the Week; Fontes Earns Player Award, Sprague-Lott Shines". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
^ "Locklear, Mikulski, Miller, Win Major A-10 Awards; 41 Players Selected for Baseball Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

External links

Davidson College Baseball

[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.

[roster-3] "2021 Baseball Roster". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[4] vidsonwildcats.com

[coaches_poll-5] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[6] "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[7] "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.

[8] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[9] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[mar_1_potw-10] "Davidson, La Salle Claim #A10Base Season Opening Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

[mar_22_potw-11] "Nolan, Wolfe, Elissalt Selected for Weekly A-10 Baseball Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 22, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[apr_5_potw-12] "Mikulski's Gem Earns Pitcher of the Week Honors; Tirotta, Wilson Take Player, Rookie Awards". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 5, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[apr_12_potw-13] "Mikulski Repeats as Pitcher of the Week; Fontes Earns Player Award, Sprague-Lott Shines". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.

[14] "Locklear, Mikulski, Miller, Win Major A-10 Awards; 41 Players Selected for Baseball Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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