# 2023 Army Black Knights baseball team

The 2023 Army Black Knights baseball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Black Knights played their home games at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field as a member of the Patriot League. They were led by first-year head coach Chris Tracz.
Army won their fifth consecutive Patriot League tournament title and second consecutive regular season title, amassing a conference record of 21–4 in the regular season and going 4–1 in the tournament.

## Game log

2023 Army Black Knights Hawks baseball game log (38–16) :
Regular season (38–16) :
February (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| February 17 | at Duke* | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | L 0–16 | Santucci (1–0) | Picone (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 364 | 0–1 | — |
| February 18 | at Duke* | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | L 1–2 | Higgins (1–0) | Stetzar (0–1) | Tallon (1) | ACCNX | 638 | 0–2 | — |
| February 19 | at Duke* | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | W 5–4$^{10}$ | Gabrysh (1–0) | Beilenson (0–1) | Stetzar (1) | ACCNX | 717 | 1–2 | — |
March (8–10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| March 1 | at Rutgers* | Bainton Field Piscataway, NJ | L 3–6 | Parliament (1–0) | Gabrysh (1–1) | Gorski (1) | BTN+ | 322 | 1–3 | — |
| March 3 | at Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA | L 4–15 | Morgan (2–0) | Picone (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 779 | 1–4 | — |
| March 4 | at Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 0–11 | Armstrong (2–0) | McCausland (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 779 | 1–5 | — |
| March 5 | at Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 11–13 | Cook (2–0) | Owsik (0–1) | Bashara (1) | ESPN+ | 362 | 1–6 | — |
| March 10 | UMass Lowell* | Smithson Field Merion, PA | W 4–3 | McCausland (1–1) | Keevan (0–4) | Gallo (1) | ESPN+ | 110 | 2–6 | — |
| March 11 | UMass Lowell* | Smithson Field | W 7–1 | McShane (1–0) | Draper (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 212 | 3–6 | — |
| March 12 | UMass Lowell* | Smithson Field | W 9–3 | Falco (1–0) | DiRito (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 220 | 4–6 | — |
| Ting Stadium Series ||||||||||||
| March 14 | vs. Notre Dame* | Ting Stadium Holly Springs, NC | L 3–6 | Hely (1–1) | Ciccone (0–1) | Bosch (2) | ESPN+ | 163 | 4–7 | — |
| March 15 | vs. Notre Dame* | Ting Stadium | L 9–10 | Cooper (1–0) | Rodriguez (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 147 | 4–8 | — |
| March 17 | Iona* | Smithson Field | W 15–5 | Gallo (1–0) | Torrado (0–3) | Ciccone (1) | ESPN+ | 171 | 5–8 | — |
| March 18 | Iona* | Smithson Field | W 16–6$^8$ | McShane (2–0) | Chiaia (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 318 | 6–8 | — |
| March 19 | Iona* | Smithson Field | W 13–0$^7$ | Picone (1–2) | Untracht (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 308 | 7–8 | — |
| March 21 | Monmouth* | Smithson Field | L 8–9 | Horvath (1–0) | Stetzar (0–2) | Kent (1) | ESPN+ | 221 | 7–9 | — |
| March 24 | Maine* | Smithson Field | W 3–2 | Stetzar (1–2) | Baeyens (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 180 | 8–9 | — |
| March 25 | Maine* | Smithson Field | L 12–17 | Scott (1–2) | Ciccone (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 155 | 8–10 | — |
| March 26 | Maine* | Smithson Field | L 13–15 | Lewis (2–1) | Picone (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 325 | 8–11 | — |
| Liberty Bell Classic ||||||||||||
| March 28 | at Delaware* | Bob Hannah Stadium Newark, DE | L 3–9 | Grome (2–0) | Owsik (0–2) | Margolis (1) | FloSports | 4,228 | 8–12 | — |
| March 31 | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, VA | W 19–13 | McCausland (2–1) | Argomaniz (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 313 | 9–12 | 1–0 |
April (10–7–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| April 1 | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 15–0 | DeSanto (1–0) | Weirather (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 303 | 10–12 | 2–0 |
| April 2 | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 2–7 | Subers (2–0) | Picone (1–4) | None | ESPN+ | 413 | 10–13 | 2–1 |
| Liberty Bell Classic ||||||||||||
| April 5 | Penn* | Smithson Field | L 6–18 | Cerwinski (2–0) | Picollo (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 182 | 10–14 | — |
| April 7 | VCU | Smithson Field | W 5–3 | McCausland (3–1) | Gordon (2–2) | McShane (1) | ESPN+ | 274 | 11–14 | 3–1 |
| April 8 | VCU | Smithson Field | W 12–3 | Stetzar (2–2) | Peters (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 308 | 12–14 | 4–1 |
| April 9 | VCU | Smithson Field | L 7–11 | Ellis (4–2) | Shearer (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 302 | 12–15 | 4–2 |
| April 11 | at Delaware* | Bob Hannah Stadium | L 10–13 | Margolis (3–0) | Ciccone (0–3) | None | FloSports | 165 | 12–16 | — |
| April 14 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO | L 2–4 | Litman (4–1) | McCausland (3–2) | Bell (1) | ESPN+ | 180 | 12–17 | 4–3 |
| April 15 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 6–10 | Chaffin (4–1) | DeSanto (1–1) | Weber (1) | ESPN+ | 201 | 12–18 | 4–4 |
| April 16 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 8–14 | Holmes (2–0) | Picone (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 121 | 12–19 | 4–5 |
| April 21 | UMass | Smithson Field | W 5–3 | McCausland (4–2) | Belliveau (0–1) | Stetzar (2) | ESPN+ | 201 | 13–19 | 5–5 |
| April 22 | UMass | Smithson Field | W 12–3 | Owsik (1–2) | Perrett (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 400 | 14–19 | 6–5 |
| April 23 | UMass | Smithson Field | W 7–3 | Picone (2–5) | Steele (0–3) | McShane (2) | ESPN+ | 323 | 15–19 | 7–5 |
| April 25 | Delaware* | Smithson Field | W 5–2 | Gallo (2–0) | Grome (2–2) | Stetzar (3) | ESPN+ | 152 | 16–19 | — |
| April 26 | Bucknell* | Smithson Field | T 7–7$^7$ | None | None | None | ESPN+ | 126 | 16–19–1 | — |
| April 28 | Fordham | Smithson Field | W 2–1 | McShane (3–0) | Hughes (1–3) | Stetzar (4) | ESPN+ | 122 | 17–19–1 | 8–5 |
| April 29 | Fordham | Smithson Field | W 23–10 | Falco (2–0) | Sachen (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 129 | 18–19–1 | 9–5 |
| April 30 | Fordham | Smithson Field | W 7–1 | Picone (3–5) | Egan (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 153 | 19–19–1 | 10–5 |
May (8–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| May 3 | Villanova* | Smithson Field | W 13–6 | Gallo (3–0) | Povey (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 220 | 20–19–1 | — |
| May 5 | at Dayton | Woerner Field Dayton, OH | L 9–16 | Zapka (2–0) | Falco (2–1) | None | ESPN+ | 163 | 20–20–1 | 10–6 |
| May 6 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | W 7–5 | DeSanto (2–1) | Majick (3–4) | Stetzar (5) | ESPN+ | 163 | 21–20–1 | 11–6 |
| May 7 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | W 15–2 | Picone (4–5) | Steinhauer (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 138 | 22–20–1 | 12–6 |
| May 12 | Rhode Island | Smithson Field | W 15–3 | McCausland (5–2) | Sposato (3–6) | None | ESPN+ | 374 | 23–20–1 | 13–6 |
| May 13 | Rhode Island | Smithson Field | W 12–6 | DeSanto (3–1) | Levesque (5–4) | None | ESPN+ | 413 | 24–20–1 | 14–6 |
| May 14 | Rhode Island | Smithson Field | W 6–5 | Gabrysh (2–1) | Hsu (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 425 | 25–20–1 | 15–6 |
| May 16 | at Villanova* | Villanova Ballpark Plymouth Meeting, PA | L 4–8 | Udell (1–6) | Rodriguez (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 197 | 25–21–1 | — |
| May 18 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | W 9–4 | Falco (3–1) | Stewart (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 65 | 26–21–1 | 16–6 |
| May 19 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | L 3–4 | Mracna (3–1) | Stetzar (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 143 | 26–22–1 | 16–7 |
| May 20 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | W 13–6 | Picone (5–5) | Grant (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 266 | 27–22–1 | 17–7 |
Post-Season (0–0) :
Patriot League tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10T Record | Sources |
| Winner's bracket ||||||||||||||
| May 24 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (4) Saint Louis or (5) Richmond | (1) | The Diamond Richmond, VA | | | | | | | | |
NCAA TBD Regional (0–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10T Record | Sources |
| Winner's bracket ||||||||||||||
| May 24 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (4) Saint Louis or (5) Richmond | (1) | The Diamond Richmond, VA | | | | | | | | |
*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll  W  Saint Joseph's win •  L  Saint Joseph's loss •  T  Saint Joseph's tie •  Postponement or cancellation  • Bold denotes Saint Joseph's player :

## Postseason
### Patriot League tournament

Patriot League Tournament Teams :
| (1) Army Black Knights | (2) Bucknell Bison | (3) Navy Midshipmen | (4) Lafayette Leopards |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Army | 5 | 15 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Lafayette | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Army | 20 | 21 | — |
| 2 | Bucknell | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | Bucknell | 5 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Navy | 0 | 6 | — | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

Tournament field to be announced.

## 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.