2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

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2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball
Atlantic 10 regular season champion
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record43–13 (20–4 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Munger (9th season)
  • Parker Bangs (4th season)
  • Jake Welch (1st season)
Captains
  • Trevor Candelaria
  • Blake Hely
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Davidson ‍†‍‍ 20–4–0 .83343–13–0 .768
VCU ‍‍‡‍y 19–5–0 .79242–20–0 .677
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 14–9–0 .60929–24–0 .547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58320–35–0 .364
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54223–33–0 .411
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 12–11–0 .52229–25–0 .537
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45830–26–0 .536
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41723–27–0 .460
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41722–30–0 .423
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37516–36–0 .308
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33322–26–1 .459
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .1256–39–0 .133
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament[1] champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from D1Baseball

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
1VCU143 (11)
2Dayton122 (1)
3Rhode Island101
4Saint Louis94
5Davidson91
6Fordham83
7George Washington80
8Richmond76
9Saint Joseph's73
10George Mason33
11UMass26
12St. Bonaventure14

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 Candelaria33OFSenior
Blake Hely14RHPSenior

Personnel

Roster

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Coaching Staff

2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Davidson		Alma mater
Chris ClunieAthletic Director4Davidson College (2006)
Rucker TaylorHead Coach4Vanderbilt University (2006)
Ryan MungerAssistant Coach7Duke University (2013)
Parker BangsAssistant Coach2University of South Carolina (2010)
Jake WelchVolunteer Assistant Coach1Bethune-Cookman University (2015)
Dylan ElberDirector of Player Development2Rutgers University (2013)
Evan SimonDirector of Sports Performance4Frostburg State University (2002)
Elizabeth AllredSports Dietitian11University of Virginia (1999)
Alex NorthrupAssistant Athletic Trainer1The Citadel (2021)
Justin ParkerAssistant Director4Wingate University (2002)
Cameron KrakowiakStudent Manager1Davidson College (2024)
Ben LaumakisStudent Manager1Davidson College (2024)

Source[4]

Schedule and results

2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball game log (43–13)
Regular season (42–11)
Postseason (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

  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.

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
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Davidson6
5George Mason2
4Rhode Island3
5George Mason7
1Davidson6
2VCU14
3Saint Louis1
6Saint Joseph's2
2VCU8
6Saint Joseph's4
2VCU4
7Richmond3
2VCU10—
7Richmond7—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5George Mason3
4Rhode Island17Richmond71Davidson9
7Richmond47Richmond167Richmond12
3Saint Louis4
3Saint Louis10
6Saint Joseph's6

Statistics

Statistics current through May 20, 2022.[5]

Team batting

Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO
Davidson1814.3045521331478417.522305463
Opponents1710.21737179539186.337194509

Team pitching

Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Davidson463.2371215186194509153.61
Opponents441.055245041130546368.39

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'[6]——*RV————RVRVRV—RVRVRV
Baseball America[7]——————————————
Collegiate Baseball^[8]——————————————
NCBWA†[9]————RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[10]——————————————

^ 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.
  2. ↑ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Denny, A.J. (February 4, 2022). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Baseball Coaches". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2022 Baseball Cumulative Statistics". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ↑ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  9. ↑ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.