2022 season for the Davidson Wildcats baseball program
The 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented 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.
The season was the program's first ever season winning the Atlantic 10 regular season championship, and the program's first ever season where they won 40 or more games. Additionally, Davidson was one of only two Division I baseball programs (the other being UC Santa Barbara ) to win every weekend series during the season. The entered the Atlantic 10 Tournament as the top seed, where they won their opening game against George Mason , however, the program lost consecutively to VCU and Richmond , causing them to finish third place in the tournament.
Davidson did not earn an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Trevor Candelaria and Blake Hely were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[3]
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player
No.
Position
Class
Trevor Candelaria
33
OF
Senior
Blake Hely
14
RHP
Senior
Personnel
Roster
2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team
Players
Coaches
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Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Coaching Staff
Source[4]
Schedule and results
2022 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log (43–13)
Regular Season (42–11)
February (6–1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
A10 Record
February 18
Lehigh *
Wilson Field Davidson, NC
L 0–5
Luke Rettig (1–0)
Nolan Devos (0–1)
Will Grisack (1)
333
0–1
—
February 19
Lehigh*
Wilson Field
W 10–6
Ryan Kutz (1–0)
Matt Stamford (0–1)
Bennett Flynn (1)
267
1–1
—
February 20
Lehigh*
Wilson Field
W 9–6
Ryan Feczko (1–0)
Nick Pave (0–1)
Bennett Flynn (2)
389
2–1
—
February 22
Radford *
Wilson Field
W 6–4
Will Schomberg (1–0)
Gene McGough (0–1)
Gabe Levy (1)
ESPN+
208
3–1
—
February 26
No. 22 Bryant *
Wilson Field
W 3–0
Nolan Devos (1–1)
Collin Lowe (1–1)
Gabe Levy (2)
ESPN+
313
4–1
—
February 27
No. 22 Bryant*
Wilson Field
W 11–0
Blake Hely (1–0)
Jared Burrows (0–1)
—
311
5–1
—
February 28
No. 22 Bryant*
Wilson Field
W 9–2
Ryan Feczko (2–0)
Logan Frasier (0–1)
—
259
6–1
—
March (13–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
A10 Record
March 2
North Carolina A&T *
Wilson Field
W 3–0
Alex Fenton (1–0)
Jackson Hull (0–1)
Gabe Levy (3)
137
7–1
—
March 4
Columbia *
Wilson Field
W 5–2
Nolan Devos (2–1)
Sean Higgins (1–1)
Gabe Levy (4)
ESPN+
276
8–1
—
March 5
Columbia*
Wilson Field
L 6–77 [a]
Justin Tucker (1–0)
Bennett Flynn (0–1)
—
ESPN+
343
8–2
—
March 5DH
Columbia*
Wilson Field
L 2–57 [b]
Andy Leon (1–0)
Ryan Kutz (1–1)
J.D. Ogden (1)
ESPN+
257
8–3
—
March 6
Columbia*
Wilson Field
W 6–4
Ryan Feczko (3–0)
Billy Black (0–2)
Gabe Levy (5)
ESPN+
217
9–3
—
March 8
Appalachian State *
Wilson Field
Canceled (inclement weather). [c]
March 11
Norfolk State *
Wilson Field
W 16–0
Nolan Devos (3–1)
James Deloatch (1–1)
—
ESPN+
227
10–3
—
March 12
Norfolk State*
Wilson Field
W 12–3
Blake Hely (2–0)
Justin Walton (0–3)
—
ESPN+
123
11–3
—
March 13
Norfolk State*
Wilson Field
W 12–1
Ryan Feczko (4–0)
Dalton Barham (0–4)
—
ESPN+
124
12–3
—
March 15
William & Mary *
Wilson Field
W 11–47 [d]
Alex Fenton (2–0)
Rojo Prarie (0–1)
—
ESPN+
219
13–3
—
March 15DH
William & Mary*
Wilson Field
W 3–17 [e]
Gabe Levy (1–0)
Nate Knowles (1–1)
—
ESPN+
268
14–3
—
March 18
Lafayette *
Wilson Field
W 10–1
Nolan Devos (4–1)
Luke Benneche (1–4)
—
ESPN+
157
15–3
—
March 19
Lafayette*
Wilson Field
W 13–2
Blake Hely (3–0)
Kyle Subers (0–5)
—
ESPN+
344
16–3
—
March 20
Lafayette*
Wilson Field
W 14–9
Alex Fenton (3–0)
Jordan Yoder (1–1)
—
ESPN+
277
17–3
—
March 23
at Charlotte *
Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC
Canceled (inclement weather). [f]
March 25
UNC Greensboro *
Wilson Field
L 4–511
Alex Hoppe (4–1)
Alex Fenton (3–1)
Kross Robinson (3)
231
17–4
—
March 26
at UNC Greensboro*
UNCG Baseball Stadium Greensboro, NC
W 9–2
Will Schomberg (2–0)
Jared Mathewson (2–2)
—
ESPN+
256
18–4
—
March 27
vs. UNC Greensboro*
Truist Point High Point, NC
W 7–3
Ryan Feczko (5–0)
Hunter Shuey (0–2)
Gabe Levy (6)
272
19–4
—
March 29
at North Carolina A&T*
World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC
L 2–313
Jeremiah Foster (1–0)
Danny Rosenfield (0–1)
—
ESPN+
125
19–5
—
April (13–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
A10 Record
April 1
Richmond
Wilson Field
W 8–5
Nolan Devos (5–1)
Jeremy Neff (1–3)
—
ESPN+
446
20–5
1–0
April 2
Richmond
Wilson Field
W 8–711
Will Schomberg (3–0)
Rob Ready (1–1)
—
ESPN+
447
21–5
2–0
April 3
Richmond
Wilson Field
W 4–3
Ryan Feczko (6–0)
Alden Mathes (2–2)
Bennett Flynn (3)
ESPN+
423
22–5
3–0
April 5
at Duke *
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC
Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17.
April 8
at VCU
The Diamond Richmond, VA
L 6–7
Nolan Wilson (3–0)
Alex Fenton (3–2)
—
ESPN+
394
22–6
3–1
April 9
at VCU
The Diamond
W 7–2
Blake Hely (4–0)
Cade Dressler (0–1)
—
ESPN+
634
23–6
4–1
April 10
at VCU
The Diamond
W 7–2
Ryan Feczko (7–0)
Chase Hungate (3–3)
—
ESPN+
557
24–6
5–1
April 12
at Radford *
Radford Baseball Stadium Radford, VA
W 13–9
Will Schomberg (4–0)
William Flanagan (0–4)
—
ESPN+
100
25–6
—
April 15
at St. Bonaventure
Fred Handler Park Olean, NY
W 5–3
Bennett Flynn (1–1)
Branden Myers (0–1)
Gabe Levy (7)
150
26–6
6–1
April 16
at St. Bonaventure
Fred Handler Park
W 10–3
Blake Hely (5–0)
Bryce Hediger (0–5)
Will Schomberg (1)
ESPN+
135
27–6
7–1
April 16DH
at St. Bonaventure
Fred Handler Park
W 11–4
Ryan Feczko (8–0)
Tripp Breen (1–3)
—
ESPN+
202
28–6
8–1
April 19
at Winthrop *
Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC
W 15–5
Bennett Flynn (2–1)
Parker Kruglewicz (0–1)
—
ESPN+
311
29–6
—
April 22
Rhode Island
Wilson Field
L 5–7
Ryan Twitchell (1–4)
Will Schomberg (4–1)
Bryan Kraus (2)
ESPN+
343
29–7
8–2
April 23
Rhode Island
Wilson Field
W 23–12
Blake Hely (6–0)
Domenic Picone (3–4)
—
ESPN+
444
30–7
9–2
April 24
Rhode Island
Wilson Field
W 9–5
Bennett Flynn (3–1)
Bo Brutti (1–1)
—
ESPN+
456
31–7
10–2
April 26
at Appalachian State*
Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium Boone, NC
L 9–10
Shane Roberts (1–0)
Isaac Fix (0–1)
—
204
31–8
—
April 29
at Saint Louis
Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO
L 5–6
Logan Schmitt (7–1)
Nolan Devos (5–2)
Cameron Pferrer (7)
ESPN+
198
31–9
10–3
April 30
at Saint Louis
Billiken Sports Center
W 9–2
Blake Hely (7–0)
Trevor Harris (4–6)
Gabe Levy (8)
ESPN+
133
32–9
11–3
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
W 12–4
Ryan Feczko (10–0)
Danny Hosley (3–4)
—
ESPN+
245
42–11
20–4
Postseason (1–2)
A10 Tournament (1–2)
Date
Opponent
Seed
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
A10T Record
May 25
(5) George MasonGame 4
(1)
Wilson Field
W 6–2
Nolan Devos (9–2)
Ryan Peterson (4–3)
Bennett Flynn (6)
ESPN+
394
43–11
1–0
May 26
(2) VCUSemifinal
(1)
Wilson Field
L 6–14
Evan Chenier (2–0)
Blake Hely (9–2)
—
ESPN+
825
43–12
1–1
May 26
(7) RichmondThird place game
(1)
Wilson Field
L 9–12
Winston Allen (1–1)
Will Schomberg (4–2)
—
ESPN+
677
43–13
1–2
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Davidson team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule Notes
^ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
^ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
^ Home game of home-and-home series vs. Appalachian State was never rescheduled.
^ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
^ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
^ Single-game series vs. Charlotte was never rescheduled.
^ Game ended after 8 innings due to run rule
^ Duke plays home matches at Jack Coombs Field during weekday games and Durham Bulls Athletic Park during weekend games.
Tournaments
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) Davidson Wildcats
(2) VCU Rams
(3) Saint Louis Billikens
(4) Rhode Island Rams
(5) George Mason Patriots
(6) Saint Joseph's Hawks
(7) Richmond Spiders
Statistics
Statistics current through May 20, 2022.[5]
Team batting
Team
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
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
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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
^ "2022 Baseball Standings" . atlantic10.com . Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved August 26, 2024 .
^ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title" . atlantic10.com . February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
^ Denny, A.J. (February 4, 2022). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10" . Perfect Game USA . Retrieved May 15, 2022 .
^ "Baseball Coaches" . Davidson College Athletics . Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
^ "2022 Baseball Cumulative Statistics" . Davidson College Athletics . Retrieved May 20, 2022 .
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll" . USA Today . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "College Top 25" . Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls" . baseballnews.com .
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls" . sportswriters.net . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings" . d1baseball.com . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
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