# 2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team

The 2023 Dayton Flyers baseball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Flyers played their home games at Woerner Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Flyers were led by head coach Jayson King, in his 6th season at Dayton.
Dayton finished the season with a 26–34 record.

## Background

The 2022 season saw Dayton post a 23–27 (10–14 Atlantic 10) record. The Flyers failed to earn a berth in both the Atlantic 10 and NCAA baseball tournaments.

## Preseason
### Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Infielder Cam Redding was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Mark Manfredi | 44 | SP | Senior |

### Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Dayton was picked to finish fifth the Atlantic 10.
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 |

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 16 | Nolan Watson | Graduate |
| 1B | 31 | Marcos Pujols | Senior |
| 2B | 1 | Paxton Tomaini | Junior |
| 3B | 7 | Omar Daniels | Senior |
| SS | 8 | Carlos Castillo | Junior |
| LF | 49 | Michael Adair | Junior |
| CF | 28 | Jose Martinez | Senior |
| RF | 10 | Jay Curtis | Graduate |
| DH | 6 | Ben Jones | Senior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 29 | Ryan Steinhauer | Senior |
| Saturday | 25 | Eli Majick | Junior |
| Sunday | 13 | Ryan Packard | Junior |

## Game log

2023 Dayton Flyers Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season (24–32) :
February (0–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| February 17 | at Western Kentucky* | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | L 3–5 | Eigenhuis (1–0) | Steinhauer (0–1) | Heath (1) | FBL | 212 | 0–1 | — |
| February 18 | at Western Kentucky* | Nick Denes Field | L 1–6 | Jones (1–0) | Majick (0–1) | None | FBL | 411 | 0–2 | — |
| February 19 | at Western Kentucky* | Nick Denes Field | L 1–7 | Terbrak (1–0) | Packard (0–1) | None | FBL | 303 | 0–3 | — |
| February 24 | at No. 3 Tennessee* | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | L 2–12 | Dollander (1–1) | Steinhauer (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 4,264 | 0–4 | — |
| February 25 | at No. 3 Tennessee* | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 1–4 | Burns (1–0) | Manfredi (0–1) | Halvorsen (1) | SECN+ | 4,024 | 0–5 | — |
| February 26 | at No. 3 Tennessee* | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 0–6 | Beam (2–0) | Espelin (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 4,305 | 0–6 | — |
March (5–13) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| March 4 | Eastern Illinois* | Woerner Field Dayton, OH | W 8–7 | Majick (1–1) | Robbins (1–1) | None | | 253 | 1–6 | — |
| March 5 | Eastern Illinois* | Woerner Field | W 7–6 | Johnson (1–0) | Hanscom (0–1) | None | | 250 | 2–6 | — |
| March 5 | Eastern Illinois* | Woerner Field | L 1–8 | Hampton (3–0) | Espelin (0–2) | None | | 206 | 2–7 | — |
| March 6 | Eastern Illinois* | Woerner Field | L 6–9 | Coca (1–0) | Packard (0–2) | None | | 135 | 2–8 | — |
| March 8 | Miami (OH)* | Woerner Field | W 7–5 | Wissman (1–0) | Sosna (0–1) | Johnson (1) | | 134 | 3–8 | — |
| March 10 | at No. 9 Louisville* | Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, KY | L 7–11 | Hawks (4–0) | Hattrup (0–1) | Webster (1) | ACCNX | 541 | 3–9 | — |
| March 11 | at No. 9 Louisville* | Jim Patterson Stadium | L 2–6 | Koger (2–0) | Manfredi (0–2) | None | ACCNX | 1,017 | 3–10 | — |
| March 12 | at No. 9 Louisville* | Jim Patterson Stadium | L 1–5 | Phillips (1–0) | Packard (0–3) | Campbell (1) | ACCNX | 603 | 3–11 | — |
| March 14 | at Akron* | Skeeles Field Akron, OH | W 11–5 | Tedesco (1–0) | Beall (0–1) | None | MAC.tv | 157 | 4–11 | — |
| March 17 | at Ohio State* | Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH | L 2–7 | Coupet (3–1) | Manfredi (0–3) | None | BTN+ | 568 | 4–12 | — |
| March 18 | at Ohio State* | Bill Davis Stadium | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 4–12 | — |
| March 19 | at Ohio State* | Bill Davis Stadium | L 8–12 | Jenkins (3–0) | Packard (0–4) | None | BTN+ | 618 | 4–13 | — |
| March 21 | Northern Kentucky* | Woerner Field | W 14–3 | Steinhauer (1–2) | Massie (0–1) | None | | 175 | 5–13 | — |
| March 24 | at Georgetown* | Nationals Youth Academy Washington, DC | L 4–7 | Jensen (4–1) | Manfredi (0–4) | Yoder (2) | BEDN | 200 | 5–14 | — |
| March 25 | at Georgetown* | Nationals Youth Academy | L 2–3 | Frye (1–0) | Wissman (1–1) | Mead (3) | BEDN | 238 | 5–15 | — |
| March 26 | at Georgetown* | Nationals Youth Academy | L 4–6 | Keough (3–0) | Bard (0–1) | Mead (4) | BEDN | 225 | 5–16 | — |
| March 28 | Akron* | Woerner Field | L 5–9 | Fett (3–1) | Espelin (0–3) | None | | 118 | 5–17 | — |
| March 29 | Eastern Kentucky* | Woerner Field | L 8–14 | Milburn (2–3) | Johnson (1–1) | None | | 128 | 5–18 | — |
| March 31 | George Washington | Woerner Field | L 8–11 | Koester (2–2) | Steinhauer (1–3) | None | | 153 | 5–19 | 0–1 |
April (12–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| April 1 | George Washington | Woerner Field | W 8–6 | Manfredi (1–4) | Brennan (1–1) | None | | 166 | 6–19 | 1–1 |
| April 2 | George Washington | Woerner Field | W 9–5 | Majick (2–1) | Kahler (1–2) | None | | 353 | 7–19 | 2–1 |
| April 4 | at No. 10 Kentucky* | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | L 6–13 | Cotto (1–0) | Packard (0–5) | None | SECN+ | 3,274 | 7–20 | — |
| April 5 | at Toledo* | Scott Park Baseball Complex Toledo, OH | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 7–20 | — |
| April 7 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | W 6–5 | Packard (1–5) | Mracna (1–1) | Bard (1) | ESPN+ | 193 | 8–20 | 3–1 |
| April 8 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | L 0–11 | Gartland (3–2) | Majick (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 320 | 8–21 | 3–2 |
| April 9 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | W 6–5 | Wissman (2–1) | Posey (1–2) | Zapka (1) | ESPN+ | 187 | 9–21 | 4–2 |
| April 11 | at Northern Kentucky* | Bill Aker Baseball Complex Highland Heights, KY | L 9–12 | Werrmann (5–1) | Packard (1–6) | Maniglia (3) | ESPN+ | 89 | 9–22 | — |
| April 12 | Purdue Fort Wayne* | Woerner Field | W 8–3 | Claybourne (1–0) | Hayden (0–3) | None | ESPN+/GCSN | 107 | 10–22 | — |
| April 14 | at Davidson | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, NC | W 8–4 | Manfredi (2–4) | Schomberg (5–2) | Zapka (2) | ESPN+ | 247 | 11–22 | 5–2 |
| April 15 | at Davidson | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 4–5 | Feczko (4–3) | Majick (2–3) | Flynn (3) | ESPN+ | 566 | 11–23 | 5–3 |
| April 16 | at Davidson | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 3–8 | Peaden (1–0) | Steinhauer (1–4) | None | ESPN+ | 347 | 11–24 | 5–4 |
| Dayton Series ||||||||||||
| April 18 | vs. Wright State* | Day Air Ballpark Dayton, OH | W 8–3 | Brush (1–0) | Haught (3–2) | None | GCSN | 6,743 | 12–24 | — |
| April 18 | at Ohio State* | Bill Davis Stadium Columbus, OH | L 7–8 | Clegg (1–0) | Johnson (1–2) | Jenkins (2) | BTN+ | 894 | 12–25 | — |
| April 21 | Saint Louis | Woerner Field | W 7–6 | Zapka (1–0) | Bell (2–2) | None | ESPN+/GCSN | 445 | 13–25 | 6–4 |
| April 22 | Saint Louis | Woerner Field | L 10–12 | Cherico (3–1) | Packard (1–7) | Evan Gray (1) | GCSN | 445 | 13–26 | 6–5 |
| April 23 | Saint Louis | Woerner Field | W 2–1 | Baker (1–0) | Fremion (2–2) | Zapka (3) | GCSN | 260 | 14–26 | 7–5 |
| April 25 | Toledo* | Woerner Field | L 3–9 | McAninch (2–1) | Brush (1–1) | None | | 97 | 14–27 | — |
| April 25 | at Purdue Fort Wayne* | Mastodon Field Fort Wayne, IN | W 11–10 | Claybourne (2–0) | Reid (2–3) | None | | 118 | 15–27 | — |
| April 28 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI | W 9–3 | Manfredi (3–4) | Sposato (2–5) | Wissman (1) | | 127 | 16–27 | 8–5 |
| April 29 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | W 6–2 | Majick (3–3) | Levesque (5–3) | None | | 109 | 17–27 | 9–5 |
| April 30 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | L 6–11 | Perry (4–4) | Bard (0–2) | None | | 62 | 17–28 | 9–6 |
May (7–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| May 5 | Saint Joseph's | Woerner Field | W 16–9 | Zapka (2–0) | Falco (2–1) | None | ESPN+ | 163 | 18–28 | 10–6 |
| May 6 | Saint Joseph's | Woerner Field | L 5–7 | DeSanto (2–1) | Majick (3–4) | Stetzar (5) | ESPN+ | 163 | 18–29 | 10–7 |
| May 7 | Saint Joseph's | Woerner Field | L 2–15 | Picone (4–5) | Steinhauer (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 138 | 18–30 | 10–8 |
| May 9 | at Wright State* | Nischwitz Stadium Dayton, OH | L 2–11 | Simpson (1–0) | Gatti (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 579 | 18–31 | — |
| May 10 | Butler* | Woerner Field | W 7–6 | Tedesco (2–0) | Vore (1–5) | Hattrup (1) | ESPN+ | 327 | 19–31 | — |
| May 11 | St. Bonaventure | Woerner Field | W 17–3 | Bard (1–2) | Roggenburk (0–4) | None | ESPN+ | 139 | 20–31 | 11–8 |
| May 12 | St. Bonaventure | Woerner Field | W 5–2 | Majick (4–4) | Watts (3–6) | Zapka (4) | ESPN+ | 139 | 21–31 | 12–8 |
| May 13 | St. Bonaventure | Woerner Field | W 3–2 | Wissman (3–1) | O'Connell (1–2) | None | GCSN | 188 | 22–31 | 13–8 |
| May 18 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA | W 32–14 | Bard (2–2) | Belliveau (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 90 | 23–31 | 14–8 |
| May 19 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | W 8–5 | Wissman (4–1) | Perrett (1–7) | Hattrup (2) | ESPN+ | 100 | 24–31 | 15–8 |
| May 20 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | L 6–13 | Steele (1–5) | Wilson (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 100 | 24–32 | 15–9 |
Postseason (2–2) :
Atlantic 10 Tournament (2–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record |
| Winner's bracket ||||||||||||
| May 23 | vs. (6) George Mason | (3) | The Diamond | L 4–5$^{11}$ | Mracna (4–1) | Bard (2–3) | Lamere (1) | ESPN+ | 877 | 24–33 | 0–1 |
| Consolation bracket ||||||||||||
| May 24 | vs. (2) Davidson | (3) | The Diamond | W 15–4 | Majick (5–4) | Peaden (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 835 | 25–33 | 1–1 |
| May 25 | vs. (1) Saint Joseph's | (3) | The Diamond | W 15–10 | Bard (3–3) | Picone (5–6) | None | ESPN+ | 703 | 26–33 | 2–1 |
| May 26 | vs. (6) George Mason | (3) | The Diamond | L 2–3 | Smith (1–0) | Wissman (4–2) | Gartland (2) | ESPN+ | 703 | 26–34 | 2–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Dayton team member :
"*" indicates a non-conference game. "#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. "" represents postseason seeding in the Atlantic 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively. :

## Tournaments
### Atlantic 10 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 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Saint Joseph's | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 6 | 4 | Saint Louis | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Richmond | 3 | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | George Mason | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dayton | 4 | | | | 6 | George Mason | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | George Mason | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | George Mason | 5 | 6 | George Mason | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Davidson | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Davidson | 8 | 2 | Davidson | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Saint Louis | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | George Mason | 4 | 6 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | 1 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 3 | 5 | Richmond | 0 | | | | 6 | George Mason | 3 | |
| 5 | Richmond | 13 | | | | 1 | Saint Joseph's | 10 | 3 | Dayton | 2 | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Dayton | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Dayton | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Davidson | 4 | | | | | | | |

## Statistics
### Team batting

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

### Team pitching

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

## 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.