# 2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team

The 2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team are representing the University of Richmond during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Tracy Woodson, in his tenth season with the program.

## Previous season

The 2022 Richmond Spiders baseball team notched a 30–26 (11–13) regular season record earning the seventh seed and in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. During the tournament, Richmond went on a run to the championship game before losing to their crosstown rivals, VCU.

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

Outfielders Johnny Hipsman and Alden Mathes were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Alden Mathes | 3 | OF | RS Junior |
| Johnny Hipsman | 5 | OF | RS Senior |

### Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Richmond was picked to finish third 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 | 17 | Jason Neff | RS Junior |
| 1B | 26 | Jake Elbeery | Sophomore |
| 2B | 12 | Jared Sprague-Lott | Junior |
| 3B | 13 | Jordan Jaffe | Freshman |
| SS | 2 | Mikey Kluska | Junior |
| LF | 5 | Johnny Hipsman | RS Senior |
| CF | 3 | Alden Mathes | RS Junior |
| RF | 52 | Christian Beal | Graduate |
| DH | 4 | Chase Conklin | Junior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 25 | Brock Weirather | Graduate |
| Saturday | 14 | Brendan Argomaniz | Graduate |
| Sunday | 15 | Jeremy Neff | RS Junior |

## Schedule and results

2023 Richmond Spiders Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season (26–26) :
February (2–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| February 17 | at No. 20 Alabama* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | L 3–12 | Grayson Hitt (1–0) | Brock Weirather (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 3,312 | 0–1 | — |
| February 18 | at No. 20 Alabama* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | L 1–13 | Ben Hess (1–0) | Josh Willitts (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 3,394 | 0–2 | — |
| February 19 | at No. 20 Alabama* | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | L 1–14$^7$ | Jacob McNairy (1–0) | Brendan Argomaniz (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 3,342 | 0–3 | — |
| James River Series ||||||||||||
| February 21 | at William & Mary* | Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA | L 2–8 | Brian Craven (1–0) | Vincent Corso (0–1) | Carter Lovasz (1) | FloSports | 225 | 0–4 | — |
| February 24 | Yale* | Pitt Field Richmond, VA | L 6–9 | Reid Easterly (1–0) | Brendan Argomaniz (0–2) | Tate Evans (1) | ESPN+ | 653 | 0–5 | — |
| February 26 | Yale* | Pitt Field | W 11–7 | Esteban Rodriguez (1–0) | Daniel Cohen (0–1) | Alden Mathes (1) | ESPN+ | 253 | 1–5 | — |
| February 26 | Yale* | Pitt Field | W 16–6 | Jake Michel (1–0) | Ethan Lewis (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 479 | 2–5 | — |
March (9–10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| Richmond–VMI Series ||||||||||||
| March 1 | at VMI* | Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, VA | L 2–10 | JT Inskeep (2–0) | Chase Topolski (0–1) | Will Riley (2) | ESPN+ | 675 | 2–6 | — |
| Central Virginia Classic ||||||||||||
| March 3 | Fairfield* | Pitt Field | 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 4 | Canisius* | Pitt Field | W 12–2 | Brock Weirather (1–1) | Justin Guiliano (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 459 | 3–6 | — |
| March 5 | West Virginia* | Pitt Field | W 7–3 | Esteban Rodriguez (2–0) | Robby Porco (1–1) | Alden Mathes (2) | ESPN+ | 773 | 4–6 | — |
| March 7 | Merrimack* | Pitt Field | W 13–10 | Vincent Corso (1–1) | Louis Cespedes (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 255 | 5–6 | — |
| March 8 | Merrimack* | Pitt Field | W 3–2 | Chase Topolski (1–1) | Dawson Logie (0–1) | Jimmy Starnes (1) | ESPN+ | 201 | 6–6 | — |
| March 10 | Rider* | Pitt Field | L 7–18 | Alec Sachais (3–1) | Alden Mathes (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 145 | 6–7 | — |
| March 11 | Rider* | Pitt Field | L 6–9 | Danny Kirwin (3–0) | Harrison Clifton (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 245 | 6–8 | — |
| March 12 | Rider* | Pitt Field | W 9–4 | Vincent Corso (2–1) | Brian Young (0–3) | — | ESPN+ | 248 | 7–8 | — |
| March 13 | Princeton* | Pitt Field | L 3–8 | Matt Scannell (1–0) | Jake Michel (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 112 | 7–9 | — |
| March 15 | at Longwood* | Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA | L 5–7 | Kevin Warunek (1–0) | Matthew Anderson (0–1) | Guillermo Garcia Jr. (2) | ESPN+ | 168 | 7–10 | — |
| March 18 | Siena* | Pitt Field | W 6–0 | Brock Weirather (2–1) | Arlo Marynczak (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 225 | 8–10 | — |
| March 18 | Siena* | Pitt Field | W 5–1 | Brenden Argomaniz (1–2) | Ryan Bates (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 302 | 9–10 | — |
| March 19 | Siena* | Pitt Field | W 14–0 | Kyle Subers (1–0) | Billy Rozakis (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 317 | 10–10 | — |
| March 22 | Towson* | Pitt Field | L 6–12 | Luis Rivera (3–1) | Jake Michel (1–2) | — | ESPN+ | 313 | 10–11 | — |
| March 24 | at St. John's* | Jack Kaiser Stadium Queens, NY | L 5–8 | Nick Cirelli (2–0) | Harrison Clifton (0–2) | — | BEDN | 79 | 10–12 | — |
| March 24 | at St. John's* | Jack Kaiser Stadium | W 3–2 | Brenden Argomaniz (2–2) | Joe Mascio (3–2) | Esteban Rodriguez (1) | BEDN | 113 | 11–12 | — |
| March 26 | at St. John's* | Jack Kaiser Stadium | L 3–5 | Louis Marinaro (1–0) | Dane Armson (0–1) | Chuck Sanzio (3) | BEDN | 679 | 11–13 | — |
| March 28 | Longwood* | Pitt Field | L 2–12 | Ethan Walker (1–0) | Jake Michel (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 207 | 11–14 | — |
| March 31 | Saint Joseph's | Pitt Field | L 13–19 | Will McCausland (2–1) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–3) | — | ESPN+ | 313 | 11–15 | 0–1 |
April (8–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| April 1 | Saint Joseph's | Pitt Field | L 0–15 | Ryan DeSanto (1–0) | Brock Weirather (2–2) | — | ESPN3 | 303 | 11–16 | 0–2 |
| April 2 | Saint Joseph's | Pitt Field | W 7–2 | Kyle Subers (2–0) | Domenic Picone (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 413 | 12–16 | 1–2 |
| Piedmont Series ||||||||||||
| April 4 | James Madison* | Pitt Field | L 8–11 | Sean Culkin (1–0) | Jake Michel (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 455 | 12–17 | — |
| April 7 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park Arlington, VA | L 2–3 | Logan Koester (3–2) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–4) | Max Haug (1) | ESPN+ | 179 | 12–18 | 1–3 |
| April 8 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | W 7–3 | Harrison Clifton (1–2) | Austin Odell (1–5) | — | ESPN3 | 205 | 13–18 | 2–3 |
| April 9 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | W 13–3 | Kyle Subers 3–0 | Chris Kahlers (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 149 | 14–18 | 3–3 |
| April 11 | at No. 7 Virginia* | Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA | L 0–18 | Connelly Early (7–1) | Brian Reinke (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 2,988 | 14–19 | — |
| April 14 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA | W 6–2 | Brock Weirather (3–2) | Renn Lints (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 90 | 15–19 | 4–3 |
| April 15 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | L 5–9 | Max LeBlanc (1–2) | Esteban Rodriguez (2–1) | — | | 95 | 15–20 | 4–4 |
| April 16 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | W 15–7 | Jeremy Neff (1–0) | Jack Steele (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 95 | 16–20 | 5–4 |
| April 19 | at Towson* | Schuerholz Park Towson, MD | L 10–20 | Jordan Luton (1–1) | Dane Armson (0–2) | — | FloSports | 171 | 16–21 | — |
| April 21 | Fordham | Pitt Field | W 15–8 | Brock Weirather (4–2) | Declan Lavelle (0–4) | Esteban Rodriguez (2) | ESPN+ | 412 | 17–21 | 6–4 |
| April 22 | Fordham | Pitt Field | L 9–12 | Aric Berg (4–2) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–5) | Ben Kovel (6) | ESPN3 | 412 | 17–22 | 6–5 |
| April 23 | Fordham | Pitt Field | W 7–4 | Jeremy Neff (2–0) | Austin Sachen (0–2) | Alden Mathes (3) | ESPN+ | 315 | 18–22 | 7–5 |
| April 29 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | L 3–4 | Ben Shields 6–2 | Brock Weirather (4–3) | Chad Gartland (1) | ESPN+ | 89 | 18–23 | 7–6 |
| April 29 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | W 7–0 | Jeremy Neff (3–0) | Konner Eaton (1–3) | Kyle Subers (1) | ESPN3 | 213 | 19–23 | 8–6 |
| April 30 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | ESPN+ | | | |
May (7–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| May 5 | St. Bonaventure | Pitt Field | W 15–0 | Brock Weirather (5–3) | Tripp Breen (1–2) | — | ESPN+ | 255 | 20–23 | 9–6 |
| May 6 | St. Bonaventure | Pitt Field | L 7–8 | Liam Devine (2–2) | Esteban Rodriguez (2–2) | — | ESPN+ | 513 | 20–24 | 9–7 |
| May 7 | St. Bonaventure | Pitt Field | W 19–4 | Kyle Subers (4–0) | Bryce Hediger (1–5) | — | ESPN+ | 305 | 21–24 | 10–7 |
| May 9 | at NC State* | Doak Field Raleigh, NC | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | ESPN+ | | | |
| Capital City Series ||||||||||||
| May 12 | at VCU | The Diamond Richmond, VA | W 16–10 | Esteban Rodriguez (3–2) | Campbell Ellis (5–5) | — | ESPN+ | 739 | 22–24 | 11–7 |
| May 13 | at VCU | The Diamond | L 8–9 | Zachary Peters (3–5) | Brenden Argomaniz (2–6) | — | ESPN+ | 441 | 22–25 | 11–8 |
| May 14 | at VCU | The Diamond | L 3–4 | Brendan Erka (2–3) | Alden Mathes (0–2) | — | ESPN+ | 495 | 22–26 | 11–9 |
| May 16 | Norfolk State* | Pitt Field | W 13–3 | Harrison Clifton (2–2) | Nolan Manzer (2–2) | — | ESPN+ | 219 | 23–26 | — |
| May 18 | Davidson | Pitt Field | W 11–10 | Cole Hentschel (1–0) | Bennett Flynn (4–1) | — | ESPN+ | 302 | 24–26 | 12–9 |
| May 19 | Davidson | Pitt Field | W 7–3 | Esteban Rodriguez (4–2) | Ryan Feczko (6–5) | — | ESPN+ | 333 | 25–26 | 13–9 |
| May 20 | Davidson | Pitt Field | W 18–2 | Brian Reince (1–1) | Jacob Peaden (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 352 | 26–26 | 14–9 |
Postseason (1–2) :
Atlantic 10 Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record |
| May 23 | vs. (4) Saint Louis | (5) | The Diamond | L 3–6 | Jackson Holmes (3–0) | Jeremy Neff (3–1) | Jack Weber (3) | ESPN+ | 250 | 26–27 | 0–1 |
| May 24 | vs. (7) Rhode Island | (5) | The Diamond | W 13–3 | Esteban Rodriguez (5–2) | Trystan Levesque (6–5) | — | ESPN+ | | 27–27 | 1–1 |
| May 25 | vs. (1) Saint Joseph's | (5) | The Diamond | L 0–4 | Ryan DeSanto (4–1) | Brock Weirather (5–4) | — | ESPN+ | | 27–28 | 1–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Richmond 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 |
| Richmond | 1901 | .305 | 579 | 136 | 9 | 62 | 385 | 262 | 366 | 32 |
| Opponents | 1848 | .280 | 518 | 96 | 10 | 74 | 362 | 233 | 346 | 54 |

### Team pitching

| Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
| Richmond | 469.1 | 518 | 388 | 339 | 233 | 446 | 7 | 6.50 |
| Opponents | 466.2 | 579 | 411 | 373 | 262 | 366 | 11 | 7.19 |

## 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.