2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team

American college baseball season

2022 Dayton Flyers baseball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	23–27 (10–14 A-10)
Head coach	Jayson King (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Cornwell (3rd season) Kyle Decker (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Travis Ferrick (5th season)
Home stadium	Woerner Field
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 June 28, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team represents the University of Dayton during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flyers play their home games at Woerner Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Jayson King, in his 5th season at Dayton.

Background

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

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Dayton was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Coaches' Poll
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

Coaching staff

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

2022 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
February 18	at North Carolina A&T*		World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 8–4	Serwa (1–0)	Carter (0–1)	—		110	1–0	—
February 19	at North Carolina A&T*		World War Memorial Stadium	W 9–7	Whitten (1–0)	Jarosz (0–1)	—		100	2–0	—
February 20	at North Carolina A&T*		World War Memorial Stadium	W 4–3	Hellgeth (1–0)	Meachem (0–1)	—		125	3–0	—
February 25	at Evansville*		Charles H. Braun Stadium Evansville, IN	L 2–11	Gray (1–1)	Serwa (1–1)	Reinhardt (1)		242	3–1	—
February 26	at Evansville*		Charles H. Braun Stadium	W 4–2	Zapka (1–0)	Dominik (0–1)	—		236	4–1	—
February 27	at Evansville*		Charles H. Braun Stadium	W 5–4	Hattrup (1–0)	Harris (0–2)	Silverstein (1)		236	5–1	—

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

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
April 1	Rhode Island		Woerner Field
April 2	Rhode Island		Woerner Field
April 3	Rhode Island		Woerner Field
April 5	at Northern Kentucky*		Bill Aker Field Highland Heights, KY
April 6	Eastern Kentucky*		Woerner Field
April 8	at George Washington		Barcroft Park Arlington, VA
April 9	at George Washington		Barcroft Park
April 10	at George Washington		Barcroft Park
April 12	Ohio State*		Day Air Ballpark Dayton, OH
April 14	at Fordham		Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY
April 15	at Fordham		Houlihan Park
April 16	at Fordham		Houlihan Park
April 19	Wright State*		Woerner Field
April 20	at Butler*		Bulldog Park Indianapolis, IN
April 22	UMass		Woerner Field
April 23	UMass		Woerner Field
April 24	UMass		Woerner Field
April 26	at Kentucky*		Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY
April 29	VCU		Woerner Field
April 30	VCU		Woerner Field

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
May 1	VCU		Woerner Field
May 6	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park Olean, NY
May 7	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park
May 8	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park
May 10	Purdue Fort Wayne*		Woerner Field
May 13	Richmond		Woerner Field
May 14	Richmond		Woerner Field
May 15	Richmond		Woerner Field
May 19	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO
May 20	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center
May 21	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center

Postseason

A10 Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	A10T Record
May 25–28			Houlihan Park

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
* = Non-conference game Bold = Dayton team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
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

^ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
^ "Baseball Coaching Staff". University of Dayton Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". daytonflyers.com. Retrieved February 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. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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