2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team

The 2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team represents the University of Dayton during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flyers play their home games at Woerner Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Flyers are led by head coach Jayson King, in his 6th season at Dayton.

2023 Dayton Flyers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record18–30 (10–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Pete Sass (2nd season)
  • Nick Meyer (1st season)
Pitching coachTravis Ferrick (6th season)
Home stadiumWoerner Field
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15–5–0 .75029–19–0 .604
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 15–6–0 .71425–20–1 .554
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61922–31–0 .415
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60027–22–0 .551
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57127–20–0 .574
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55022–26–0 .458
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52425–27–0 .481
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47620–27–0 .426
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40018–34–0 .346
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33319–33–0 .365
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .2388–37–0 .178
UMass  ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .23813–32–0 .289
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 15, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Background
Main article: 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team

The 2022 season saw Dayton post a 23–27 (10–14 Atlantic 10) record. The Flyers failed to earn a berth in both the Atlantic 10 and NCAA baseball tournaments.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[2]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Class
Mark Manfredi44SPSenior

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Dayton was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10.[3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1Davidson130 (5)
2VCU125 (4)
3Richmond103 (1)
4Saint Louis103
5Dayton92 (1)
6Rhode Island85
7Saint Joseph's81
8George Mason70 (1)
9Fordham52
10George Washington51
11UMass27
12St. Bonaventure17

Personnel

Starters
Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C16Nolan WatsonGraduate
1B31Marcos PujolsSenior
2B1Paxton TomainiJunior
3B7Omar DanielsSenior
SS8Carlos CastilloJunior
LF49Michael AdairJunior
CF28Jose MartinezSenior
RF10Jay CurtisGraduate
DH6Ben JonesSenior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday29Ryan SteinhauerSenior
Saturday25Eli MajickJunior
Sunday13Ryan PackardJunior

Game log
2023 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (18–30)
May (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record
May 5Saint Joseph'sWoerner FieldW 16–9Zapka (2–0)Falco (2–1)NoneESPN+16318–2810–6
May 6Saint Joseph'sWoerner FieldL 5–7DeSanto (2–1)Majick (3–4)Stetzar (5)ESPN+16318–2910–7
May 7Saint Joseph'sWoerner FieldL 2–15Picone (4–5)Steinhauer (1–5)NoneESPN+13818–3010–8
May 9at Wright State*Nischwitz Stadium
Dayton, OH		ESPN+—
May 10Butler*Woerner Field—
May 11St. BonaventureWoerner Field
May 12St. BonaventureWoerner Field
May 13St. BonaventureWoerner Field
May 18at UMassEarl Lorden Field
Amherst, MA		ESPN+
May 19at UMassEarl Lorden FieldESPN+
May 20at UMassEarl Lorden FieldESPN+
Postseason (0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Dayton team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Atlantic 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
[4]

Statistics

Team batting
Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Dayton0.00000000000
Opponents0.00000000000

Team pitching
Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Dayton0.00000000.00
Opponents0.00000000.00

Rankings
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]——*———————
Baseball America[6]—————————
Collegiate Baseball^[7]—————————
NCBWA†[8]—————————
D1Baseball[9]—————————

^ 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
  1. "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  3. "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  4. "2023 Baseball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  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. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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