# 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team

The 2022 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2022 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 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.
Coaches' Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
| 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 |

## Game log

2022 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | 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 | 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) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 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 | Site/stadium |
| 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 | Site/stadium |
| 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. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ 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.