2021 Dayton Flyers baseball team

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.

2021 Dayton Flyers baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	24–27 (12–4 A-10)
Head coach	Jayson King (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Cornwell (2nd season) Kyle Decker (1st season)
Pitching coach	Travis Ferrick (4th season)
Home stadium	Woerner Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	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  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	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

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

Previous season

Further information: 2020 Dayton Flyers baseball team

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

Coaches Poll

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

Roster

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 -   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 -   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

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

2021 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log (24–27)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Dayton team member
Regular Season (22–25)
February (1–5) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources February 19 4:00 pm SECN+ at No. 18 South Carolina* Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina L 1–12 Farr (1–0) Wolfe (0–1) — 1,938 0–1 — Box Score Report February 20 1:00 pm SECN+ at No. 18 South Carolina* Founders Park L 5–12 Peters (1–0) Olson (0–1) — 1,938 0–2 — Box Score Report February 21 12:00 pm SECN+ at No. 18 South Carolina* Founders Park L 1–5 Kerry (1–0) Zapka (0–1) — 1,938 0–3 — Box Score Report February 26 1:00 pm at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, North Carolina L 1–8 Chasse (2–0) Wolfe (0–2) — 56 0–4 — Box Score Report February 27 3:00 pm at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium W 5–4 Zapka (1–1) Harrington (0–1) — 70 1–4 — Box Score Report February 28 12:00 pm at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium L 2–1 Heintzman (1–0) Pletka (0–1) — 80 1–5 — Box Score Report
March (8–10) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources March 3 6:00 pm SECN+ at No. 13 Tennessee* Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee Cancelled — Report March 5 3:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field Dayton, Ohio W 10–1 Wolfe (1–2) Densmore (1–2) — 73 2–5 — Box Score Report March 6 12:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field L 3–5 ^(7) Hill (1–0) Olson (0–2) Nierman (2) 60 2–6 — Box Score Report March 6 3:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field L 1–2 ^(7) Deans (2–0) Brush (0–1) — 60 2–7 — Box Score Report March 7 3:00 pm Oakland* Woerner Field W 7–6 Jones (1–0) Tucker (0–2) — 60 3–7 — Box Score Report March 12 3:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 1–5 Feeney (2–0) Jones (1–1) Harm (2) 60 3–8 — Box Score Report March 13 1:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 1–9 Sankey (3–0) Olson (0–3) — 60 3–9 — Box Score Report March 14 1:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 3–4 B. Smith (2–0) Keller (0–1) Roehrich (1) 60 3–10 — Box Score Report March 16 1:00 pm North Dakota State* Woerner Field L 3–9 Z. Smith (2–0) Pletka (0–2) — 60 3–11 — Box Score Report March 19 3:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field W 3–1 Longbrake (1–0) Leatherman (0–1) — 60 4–11 — Box Score Report March 20 12:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field L 4–5 Taylor (3–1) Keller (0–2) Frazer (1) 60 4–12 — Box Score Report March 20 3:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field L 3–13 ^(7) Brown (2–0) Olson (0–4) — 60 4–13 — Box Score Report March 21 1:00 pm Central Michigan* Woerner Field L 4–15 Leatherman (1–1) Wissman (0–1) — 60 4–14 — Box Score Report March 24 6:00 pm at Eastern Kentucky* Turkey Hughes Field Richmond, Kentucky W 20–13 Howell (1–0) Laster (0–1) — 212 5–14 — Box Score Report March 26 3:00 pm Kent State* Woerner Field W 14–2 Wolfe (2–2) Lane (1–1) — 60 6–14 — Box Score Report March 27 1:00 pm Kent State* Woerner Field L 3–11 Albright (4–2) Olson (0–5) — 60 6–15 — Box Score Report March 28 1:00 pm at Kent State* Schoonover Stadium Kent, Ohio W 10–5 ^(7) Brus (1–0) Dell (0–2) Hellgeth (1) 74 7–15 — Box Score Report March 28 4:00 pm at Kent State* Schoonover Stadium W 4–0 ^(7) Pletka (1–2) Romel (1–4) — 67 8–15 — Box Score Report March 30 3:00 pm Akron* Woerner Field W 18–7 Wissman (1–1) Phillips (0–1) — 60 9–15 — Box Score Report
April (5–8) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources April 2 1:00 pm at Xavier* Page Hayden Field Cincinnati, Ohio W 4–1 Wolfe (3–2) Olson (2–1) — 132 10–15 — Box Score Report April 2 4:00 pm at Xavier* Page Hayden Field L 1–5 Zwack (2–2) Keller (0–3) — 130 10–16 — Box Score Report April 3 12:00 pm Xavier* Woerner Field L 16–24 Lanoue (1–0) Olson (0–6) — 60 10–17 — Box Score Report April 3 3:00 pm Xavier* Woerner Field L 11–14 Schramm (1–0) Silverstein (0–1) — 60 10–18 — Box Score Report April 6 3:00 pm Morehead State* Woerner Field L 7–10 Miller (2–0) Hattrup (0–1) Bakke (3) 60 10–19 — Box Score Report April 9 5:00 pm at Davidson Wilson Field Davidson, North Carolina L 1–2 ^(7) Levy (4–2) Wolfe (4–2) — 50 10–20 0–1 Box Score Report April 9 8:00 pm at Davidson Wilson Field L 8–10 Peaden (3–1) Olson (0–7) Devos (6) 50 10–21 0–2 Box Score Report April 10 12:30 pm at Davidson Wilson Field L 9–12 Hely (4–1) Pletka (1–3) Devos (7) 50 10–22 0–3 Box Score Report April 11 1:00 pm at Davidson Wilson Field W 11–5 Olson (1–7) Fenton (1–4) — 50 11–22 1–3 Box Score Report April 16 3:00 pm George Mason Day Air Ballpark Dayton, Ohio L 6–7 Lyons (4–1) Wolfe (3–4) — 871 11–23 1–4 Box Score Report April 17 12:00 pm George Mason Woerner Field W 11–1 ^(7) Olson (2–7) Versaw-Barnes (1–4) — 60 12–23 2–4 Box Score Report April 17 3:00 pm George Mason Woerner Field W 12–10 ^(7) Longbrake (2–0) Baek (0–1) Petschke (1) 60 13–23 3–4 Box Score Report April 18 12:00 pm George Mason Woerner Field W 14–3 ^(7) Bard (1–0) Stoudemire (1–7) — 60 14–23 4–4 Box Score Report April 20 3:00 pm at Akron* Skeeles Field Akron, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) 14–23 — Report April 23 3:00 pm Saint Louis Woerner Field 14–23 4–4 April 24 12:00 pm Saint Louis Day Air Ballpark 14–23 4–4 April 24 3:00 pm Saint Louis Day Air Ballpark 14–23 4–4 April 25 12:00 pm Saint Louis Woerner Field 14–23 4–4 April 28 3:00 pm Eastern Kentucky* Woerner Field 14–23 —
May (8–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources May 7 10:00 am at Richmond Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia W 8–3 Wolfe (4–4) Mathes (2–1) Hellgeth (2) 0 15–23 5–4 Box Score Report May 8 12:00 pm at Richmond Pitt Field W 3–2 Olson (3–7) Neff (1–2) Longbrake (1) 0 16–23 6–4 Box Score Report May 8 3:00 pm at Richmond Pitt Field W 5–2 Bard (2–0) Wyatt (2–2) Wagner (1) 0 17–23 7–4 Box Score Report May 9 12:00 pm at Richmond Pitt Field W 20–10 Hattrup (1–1) Marcus (2–2) — 0 18–23 8–4 Box Score Report May 14 6:30 pm at VCU The Diamond Richmond, Virginia Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) 18–23 8–4 Report May 15 2:00 pm at VCU The Diamond 18–23 8–4 May 15 5:00 pm at VCU The Diamond 18–23 8–4 May 16 12:00 pm at West Virginia* Monongalia County Ballpark Granville, West Virginia L 6–7 ^(7) Carlson (4–4) Wagner (0–2) Gonzalez (2) 600 18–24 — Box Score Report May 16 3:00 pm at West Virginia* Monongalia County Ballpark L 6–12 ^(7) Abernathy (2–0) Hattrup (1–2) — 600 18–25 — Box Score Report May 20 3:00 pm George Washington Woerner Field W 6–4 Hellgeth (1–0) Kahler (2–1) — 60 19–25 9–4 Box Score Report May 21 12:00 pm George Washington Day Air Ballpark W 11–4 Longbrake (3–0) Cohen (5–3) Brus (1) 800 20–25 10–4 Box Score Report May 21 3:00 pm George Washington Day Air Ballpark W 7–4 Hattrup (2–2) Edwards (5–4) — 800 21–25 11–4 Box Score Report May 22 12:00 pm George Washington Woerner Field W 14–9 Bard (3–0) Harris (3–1) — 60 22–25 12–4 [Box Score] Report
Post-Season (2–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (2–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason Sources May 27 3:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Rhode Island Quarterfinals (2) The Diamond L 2–8 Twitchell (5–1) Wolfe (4–5) French (2) 821 22–26 0–1 Box Score Report May 27 8:00 pm ESPN+ vs. (4) Saint Joseph's Losers Semifinals (2) The Diamond W 11–5 Hellgeth (2–0) Smith (2–2) — 821 23–26 1–1 Box Score Report May 27 3:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Rhode Island Losers Final (2) The Diamond W 3–1 Wagner (1–2) Cherry (1–1) Longbrake (2) 678 24–26 2–1 Box Score Report May 28 4:30 pm ESPN+ at (1) No. 28 VCU Finals – Game 1 (2) The Diamond L 6–7 Masloff (2–0) Wolfe (4–6) Chenier (6) 728 24–27 2–2 Box Score Report

References

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.