2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team

The 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2022 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 5th season at Dayton.

2022 Dayton Flyers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record23–27 (10–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Cornwell (3rd season)
  • Kyle Decker (2nd season)
Pitching coachTravis Ferrick (5th season)
Home stadiumWoerner 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 November 22, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Background

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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

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Coaches poll

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The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Dayton was picked to finish second 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

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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2022 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff[3]
Name Position Seasons at
Dayton
Alma Mater
Jayson King 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

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2022 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record
March 2 at Eastern Kentucky* Turkey Hughes Field
Richmond, KY
L 3–11 Leontarakis (2–0) Espelin (0–1) 200 5–2
March 4 at Belmont* 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 Wright State* Nischwitz Stadium
Fairborn, OH
L 0–14 Wirsing (1–0) Hattrup (1–1) GCSN 192 7–4
March 9 Northern Kentucky* Woerner Field
Dayton, OH
Canceled (inclement weather)
March 11 Milwaukee* Woerner Field
March 12 Milwaukee* Woerner Field
March 13 Milwaukee* Woerner Field
March 15 at Purdue* Alexander Field
West Lafayette, IN
BTN+
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 Tulane* Greer Field
New Orleans, LA
March 26 at Tulane* Greer Field
March 27 at Tulane* Greer Field
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.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
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.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Baseball Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.