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2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

The 2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Rucker Taylor, in his fifth season with the program.

2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record30–24 (15–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Miller (1st season)
  • Josiah Hissong (1st season)
Pitching coachBobby Hearn (1st season)
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708 28 – 24 – 1   .538
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8 – 0   .652 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 26 – 34 – 0   .433
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9 – 0   .609 27 – 28 – 0   .491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 10 – 0   .565 36 – 27 – 0   .571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 23 – 29 – 0   .442
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 21 – 34 – 0   .382
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 25 – 30 – 0   .455
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 19 – 36 – 0   .345
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 14 – 35 – 0   .286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 8 – 40 – 0   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Davidson finished the season with a 30–24 and went 1–2 in the Atlantic 10 tournament.

Previous season

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Further information: 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

The 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team notched a 43–13 (20–4) regular season record, winning the Atlantic 10 regular season championship, and earning the top overall seed and hosting rights in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. Davidson opened their tournament series with a victory over George Mason, before losing two consecutive games to VCU and Richmond to eliminate them in the tournament. Despite their 40-plus win season, Davidson did not earn an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

At the end of the season, assistant coach Ryan Munger left Davidson to join former VCU head coach, Shawn Stiffler, to be an assistant coach for the University of Notre Dame.[2] Pitching coach, Parker Bangs, left Davidson in the offseason to become the new pitching coach for Rice University.[3]

In September 2022, Davidson hired Todd Miller from Tennessee Tech as an assistant coach.[4]

Preseason

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Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

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Michael Carico was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Player of the Year and Ryan Feczko was named the Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Carico, Feczko, Ryan Wilson, and Bennett Flynn were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[5]

A-10 Preseason Player of the Year
Player No. Position Class
Michael Carico 5 C Junior
A-10 Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Player No. Position Class
Ryan Feczko 36 1B RS Sophomore
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Class
Michael Carico 5 C Junior
Ryan Wilson 19 1B Junior
Ryan Feczko 36 RHP RS Sophomore
Bennett Flynn 42 RHP Senior

Coaches poll

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The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Davidson was picked to win the Atlantic 10.[6]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 Davidson 130 (5)
2 VCU 125 (4)
3 Richmond 103 (1)
4 Saint Louis 103
5 Dayton 92 (1)
6 Rhode Island 85
7 Saint Joseph's 81
8 George Mason 70 (1)
9 Fordham 52
10 George Washington 51
11 UMass 27
12 St. Bonaventure 17

Preseason All-Americans

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First Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s)
Michael Carico 5 C Junior Collegiate Baseball
NCBWA
Second Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s)
Michael Carico 5 C Junior Baseball America
D1Baseball

Sources:[7][8][9][10]

Personnel

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Starters

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Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 5 Michael Carico Junior
1B 19 Ryan Wilson Junior
2B 9 Jake Wilhoit Junior
3B 8 Nick Calero Junior
SS 7 Jacob Hinderleider Senior
LF 4 Tyler Douglas Junior
CF 13 Jacob Friend Sophomore
RF 29 Henry Koehler Senior
DH 22 Anthony Torreso Freshman
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 17 Will Schomberg Senior
Saturday 36 Ryan Feczko RS Sophomore
Sunday 26 Ryan Kutz Senior

Roster

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2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 Anthony Mase R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Los Angeles, CA
2 Troy Johnson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Corpus Christi, TX
4 OF Tyler Douglas L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr The Woodlands, TX
5 C Michael Carico L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kernersville, NC
6 Aidan Rice R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Durham, NC
7 INF Jacob Hinderleider R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kaneohe, HI
8 INF Nick Calero R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Miami, FL
9 INF Jake Wilhoit R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Knoxville, TN
10 INF Michael O'Shaughnessy L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Delmar, NY
11 INF Eli Putnam R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cabin John, MD
12 INF Joe Haney L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Denver, NC
13 OF Jacob Friend L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Arlington, VA
14 RHP Brycen Champey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New Bern, NC
15 LHP Isaac Fix R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Vinton, VA
16 OF Landon Reeves L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Overland Park, KS
17 RHP Will Schomberg R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Clemmons, NC
18 INF Jake Dunagan L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cypress, TX
19 OF Ryan Wilson / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr
20 RHP Will Banks / 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr
21 RHP Ed Hall / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr
22 C Anthony Torreso / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr
23 RHP Nick Shedleski / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr
25 INF Jack Cotrone / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So
26 RHP Ryan Kutz R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hummelstown, PA
27 RHP Miles Jamieson / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr
28 LHP Matt Weber / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So
29 OF Henry Koehler / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr
30 INF JD Woodall / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So
31 LHP Danny Rosenfield / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr
32 RHP Micah Baermann / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr
33 RHP Henry Hultquist / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr
35 RHP Jacob Peaden / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr
36 LHP Ryan Feczko / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So
38 RHP Toren Herrick / 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr
39 AJ Pabst / 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr
40 RHP Maddux Smith / 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So
41 LHP Hunter Anderson / 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr
42 RHP Bennett Flynn / 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr
Head coach

Rucker Taylor

Assistant coach(es)

Todd Miller
Josiah Hissong
Bobby Hearn

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

Roster
Last update: February 12, 2023

Coaching Staff

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2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Davidson		 Alma Mater
Chris Clunie Athletic Director 5 Davidson College (2006)
Rucker Taylor Head Coach 5 Vanderbilt University (2006)
Todd Miller Assistant Coach 1 Bluffton University (2006)
Bobby Hearn Pitching Coach 1 Wake Forest University (2019)
Josiah Hissong Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 Alderson Broaddus University (2019)
Evan Simon Director of Sports Performance 5 Frostburg State University (2002)
Elizabeth Allred Sports Dietitian 12 University of Virginia (1999)
Alex Northrup Assistant Athletic Trainer 2 The Citadel (2021)
Justin Parker Assistant Director 5 Wingate University (2002)

Source[11]

Game log

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2023 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log (30–24)
Regular Season (29–22)
Post-Season (1–2)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =Davidson team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Tournaments

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Atlantic 10 tournament

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Main article: 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) Saint Joseph's Hawks (2) Davidson Wildcats (3) Dayton Flyers (4) Saint Louis Billikens (5) Richmond Spiders (6) George Mason Patriots (7) Rhode Island Rams
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Joseph's8
4Saint Louis23
4Saint Louis6
5Richmond3
4Saint Louis6
6George Mason5
3Dayton4
6George Mason5
6George Mason15
2Davidson11
2Davidson8
7Rhode Island4
4Saint Louis12
6George Mason46
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Saint Joseph's4
7Rhode Island35Richmond06George Mason3
5Richmond131Saint Joseph's103Dayton2
3Dayton15
3Dayton15
2Davidson4

Statistics

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Team batting

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Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Davidson 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team pitching

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Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Davidson 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Opponents 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Rankings

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[13]——*—————————
Baseball America[14]———————————
Collegiate Baseball^[15]45——————————
NCBWA†[16]RV——————————
D1Baseball[17]———————————

^ 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

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  1. ^ "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ryan Munger". und.com. University of Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Pool, Chuck (June 30, 2022). "Parker Bangs Named Owls' New Pitching Coach". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Todd Miller - Baseball". davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Collegiate Baseball announces 2023 Preseason All-American teams". NCAA.com. December 19, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. ^ Carter, Bo. "NCBWA unveils 2023 Preseason All-America Team". sportswriters.net. NCBWA. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 D1Baseball Preseason All-Americans". d1baseball.com. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  10. ^ Collazo, Carlos (January 30, 2023). "2023 Preseason College All-American Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Baseball Coaches". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Baseball Schedule". davidsonwildcats.com. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  14. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  16. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  17. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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