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2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team

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2021 Dayton Flyers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–27 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Cornwell (2nd season)
  • Kyle Decker (1st season)
Pitching coachTravis Ferrick (4th season)
Home stadiumWoerner Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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  x‍‍y 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

The 2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2021 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 4th season at Dayton.

Dayton finished the season second overall in the Atlantic 10 standings, and reached the A-10 Final Series, before losing to VCU.

Previous season

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The 2020 Dayton Flyers baseball team recorded a 6–8 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason

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Coaches Poll

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The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Dayton was picked to finish third in the Atlantic 10.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
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

Personnel

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Roster

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2021 Dayton Flyers baseball roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Justin Longbrake - Graduate
  • 6 - Dylan Keller - Junior
  • 9 - Nate Espelin - Sophomore
  • 17 - R.J. Wagner - Graduate
  • 18 - Nick Rispoli - Freshman
  • 19 - Cameron Burford - Redshirt Freshman
  • 20 - Brock Begesha - Freshman
  • 22 - Austin Brush - Freshman
  • 24 - Tyler Jones - Graduate
  • 25 - Eli Majick - Freshman
  • 26 - Parker Bard - Freshman
  • 27 - Nick Wissman - Freshman
  • 30 - Jonathan Brus - Senior
  • 33 - Cole Pletka - Senior
  • 34 - Andrew Zapka - Senior
  • 35 - Anthony Hattrup - Sophomore
  • 37 - Brian Robertson - Sophomore
  • 40 - Ben Petschke - Freshman
  • 41 - Nick Maue - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 - Hunter Wolfe - Senior
  • 53 - Thomas Baybrooks - Junior
  • 54 - Ben Olson - Graduate
 

Catchers

  • 4 - Chase Melnick - Freshman
  • 10 - Jay Curtis - Junior
  • 16 - Nolan Watson - Senior
  • 29 - Louis Oliveri - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Mariano Ricciardi - Senior
  • 2 - Riley Tirotta - Senior
  • 3 - Benjamin Blackwell - Junior
  • 14 - Keegan Sueltz - Junior
  • 21 - Andrew Casey - Freshman
  • 28 - Leo Dionicio - Freshman
  • 31 - Marcos Pujols - Junior
  • 32 - Nick Lukac - Freshman
  • 42 - Alex Brickman - Graduate
 

Outfielders

  • 7 - Mitchell Garrity - Senior
  • 8 - Michael Cleary - Senior
  • 13 - Chris Cabrera - Graduate
  • 23 - Anthony Steinhardt - Freshman
  • 50 - Eddie Pursinger - Graduate

Utility

  • 11 - Bryce Hellgeth - Junior
  • 12 - Jared Howell - Senior
  • 15 - Jake Silverstein - Junior
 

Coaching Staff

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2021 Dayton Flyers baseball coaching staff[4]
Name Position Seasons at
Dayton
Alma Mater
Jayson King Head Coach 4 Framingham (1993)
Adam Cornwell Assistant Coach 4 Ball State (2018)
Kyle Decker Assistant Coach 1 Oberlin (2016)
Travis Ferrick Pitching Coach 3 Boston College (2017)

Game log

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2021 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log (24–27)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Dayton team member
Regular Season (22–25)
Post-Season (2–2)

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". DaytonFlyers. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2021.