# 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team

The 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represented Old Dominion University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Monarchs competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, on the university's Norfolk campus. The team was coached by Chris Finwood, who was in his eleventh season with the Monarchs.

## Preseason
### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in third place in the conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Southern Miss | 6 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 2 |
| 3 | Old Dominion | 1 |
| 4 | Charlotte | 4 |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | - |
| 6 | UTSA | - |
| 7 | FIU | 1 |
| 8 | Rice | - |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | - |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee | - |
| 11 | UAB | - |
| 12 | Marshall | - |

### Preseason All-CUSA team

* Brock Gagliardi – Catcher
* Tommy Bell – Infielder
* Andy Garriola – Outfielder
* Carter Trice – Outfielder
* Jason Hartline – Pitcher
* Noah Dean – Pitcher

## Schedule and results

2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball game log :
Regular season (38–15) :
February (5–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | Iona | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 4–2 | Rodrigues (1-0) | Sullivan (0-1) | Hartline (1) | CUSA.TV | 356 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 19 | Iona | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 24–0 | Pantos (1-0) | Helmstetter (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 572 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 20 | Iona | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 19–1 | Armstrong (1-0) | Chiaia (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 255 | 3–0 |
| Feb. 25 | Binghamton | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 1–4 | Babalis (1-0) | Gertner (0-1) | Collins (1) | CUSA.TV | 256 | 3–1 |
| Feb. 26 | Binghamton | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 5–2 | Pantos (2-0) | Lumpinski (0-2) | Hartline (2) | CUSA.TV | 166 | 4–1 |
| Feb. 27 | Binghamton | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 8–7 | Dobzanksi (1-0) | Driscoll (0-1) | Dean (1) | CUSA.TV | 156 | 5–1 |
March (13–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Mar. 1 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium • Richmond, VA | W 3–1 | Gomez (1-0) | Hungate (1-1) | Dean (2) | ESPN+ | 456 | 6–1 | |
| Mar. 4 | Bryant | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 1–0 | Gertner (1-1) | Lowe (1-2) | Hartline (3) | CUSA.TV | 89 | 7–1 | |
| Mar. 5 | Bryant | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 7–6 | Dean (1-0) | Picard (1-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 250 | 8–1 | |
| Mar. 6 | Bryant | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 23–7 | Rodriguez (2-0) | MacDonald (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 572 | 9–1 | |
| Mar. 8 | Princeton | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 15–5 | Morgan (1-0) | Rabin (0-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 175 | 10–1 | |
| Mar. 9 | Princeton | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Mar. 11 | Stony Brook | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 9–3 | Rodriguez (3-0) | Fero (0-1) | Hartline (4) | CUSA.TV | 417 | 11–1 | |
| Mar. 11 | Stony Brook | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 8–3 | Pantos (3-0) | Lashley (0-1) | Dean (3) | CUSA.TV | 291 | 12–1 | |
| Mar. 13 | Stony Brook | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 18–6 | Rodriguez (4-0) | O'Neill (1-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 412 | 13–1 | |
| Mar. 15 | East Carolina | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 9–8$^{10}$ | Dobzanski (2-0) | Beal (2-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 512 | 14–1 | |
| Mar. 18 | at Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | W 23–7 | Gertner (2-1) | Keenan (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | | 15–1 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 19 | at Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | W 6–3 | Pantos (4-0) | Swan (0-3) | Dean (4) | CUSA.TV | 502 | 16–1 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 20 | at Middle Tennessee | Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN | L 5–13 | Seibert (2-2) | Smith (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 550 | 16–2 | 2–1 |
| Mar. 22 | VMI | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 6–2 | Gomez (2-0) | Kaltreider (0-4) | None | CUSA.TV | 562 | 17–2 | |
| Mar. 25 | Charlotte | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 4–11 | Giesting (1-1) | Gertner (1-2) | Wilson (1) | CUSA.TV | 418 | 17–3 | 2–2 |
| Mar. 26 | Charlotte | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 8–13 | Lancaster (3-0) | Hartline (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 471 | 17–4 | 2–3 |
| Mar. 27 | Charlotte | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 13–12$^{10}$ | Dean (2-0) | Martinez (0-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 263 | 18–4 | 3–3 |
| Mar. 29 | Campbell | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 6–8 | Murray (1-0) | Nielsen (0-1) | Kangas (1) | CUSA.TV | 111 | 18–5 | |
April (11–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| Apr. 1 | at FIU | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | L 3–13 | Pridgen (2-3) | Gertner (1-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 427 | 18–6 | 3–4 |
| Apr. 2 | at FIU | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 14–7 | Dobzanski (3-0) | Lequerica (1-2) | None | | 391 | 19–6 | 4–4 |
| Apr. 3 | at FIU | Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL | W 18–5 | Armstrong (2-0) | Cabarcas (2-3) | None | | 200 | 20–6 | 5–4 |
| Apr. 6 | at East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 8–7 | Bashara (1-0) | Grosz (2-3) | Dean (5) | ESPN+ | 2,673 | 21–6 | |
| Apr. 8 | UTSA | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 11–0 | Morgan (2-0) | Malone (4-1) | Gomez (1) | CUSA.TV | 86 | 22–6 | 6–4 |
| Apr. 9 | UTSA | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 7–8$^{11}$ | Shafer (2-1) | Dean (2-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 392 | 22–7 | 6–5 |
| Apr. 10 | UTSA | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 4–13 | Davis (2-1) | Armstrong (2-1) | None | CUSA.TV | 204 | 22–8 | 6–6 |
| Apr. 12 | at No. 8 Virginia | Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA | W 9–2 | Gertner (2-3) | Buchanan (2-1) | None | ACCNX | 3,347 | 23–8 | |
| Apr. 14 | at UAB | Regions Field • Birmingham, AL | W 13—2 | Morgan (3-0) | Reynolds (2-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 226 | 24—8 | 7—6 |
| Apr. 15 | at UAB | Regions Field • Birmingham, AL | W 9–5 | Pantos (5-0) | O'Clair (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 217 | 25–8 | 8–6 |
| Apr. 15 | at UAB | Regions Field • Birmingham, AL | L 4–7 | Walton (5-2) | Armstrong (2-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 217 | 25–9 | 8–7 |
| Apr. 19 | at William & Mary | Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, VA | W 5–1 | Gertner (3-3) | Tsakounis (4-2) | Hartline (5) | CUSA.TV | 393 | 26–9 | |
| Apr. 22 | Florida Atlantic | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 14–0 | Morgan (4-0) | Cooley (5-3) | None | ESPN+ | 338 | 27–9 | 9–7 |
| Apr. 23 | Florida Atlantic | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 11–7 | Pantos (6-0) | Josey (4-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 455 | 28–9 | 10–7 |
| Apr. 24 | Florida Atlantic | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 4–5 | Burnham (4-0) | Gomez (2-1) | Wegielnik (5) | CUSA.TV | 299 | 28–10 | 10–8 |
| Apr. 26 | No. 11 Virginia | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Apr. 29 | Louisiana Tech | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 5–0 | Morgan (5-0) | Gibson (4-3) | None | ESPN+ | 492 | 29–10 | 11–8 |
| Apr. 30 | Louisiana Tech | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 5–10 | Harland (2-0) | Dean (2-2) | None | CUSA.TV | 412 | 29–11 | 11–9 |
May (9–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 | Louisiana Tech | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 4–8 | Tomkins (4-0) | Gertner (4-4) | None | CUSA.TV | 664 | 29–12 | 11–10 |
| May 6 | at No. 7 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 4–1 | Morgan (6-0) | Hall (7-1) | Hartline (6) | ESPN+ | 4,909 | 30–12 | 12–10 |
| May 7 | at No. 7 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 4–3 | Gomez (3-1) | Riggins (5-4) | None | ESPN+ | 4,769 | 31–12 | 13–10 |
| May 8 | at No. 7 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 4–5$^{10}$ | Harper (2-1) | Smith (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 4,458 | 31–13 | 13–11 |
| May 10 | VCU | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 2–8 | Frazier (1-0) | Nielsen (0-2) | Serrano (4) | CUSA.TV | 274 | 31–14 | |
| May 11 | William & Mary | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | L 0–5 | Pearson (1-0) | Gertner (4-5) | None | CUSA.TV | 127 | 31–15 | |
| May 13 | Marshall | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 13–8 | Morgan (7-0) | Purnell (5-5) | None | CUSA.TV | 317 | 32–15 | 14–11 |
| May 14 | Marshall | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 8–7 | Dean (3-2) | Capuano (2-7) | None | CUSA.TV | 279 | 33–15 | 15–11 |
| May 15 | Marshall | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA | W 5–4 | Smith (1-2) | Agemy (2-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 566 | 34–15 | 16–11 |
| May 17 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA | W 8–6 | Fisher (1-0) | Thompson (0-1) | Smith (1) | | 87 | 35–15 | |
| May 19 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | W 5–3 | Hartline (1-1) | Vinyard (2-2) | Dean (6) | | 119 | 36–15 | 17–11 |
| May 20 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | W 11–4 | Gomez (4-1) | Stofel (0-8) | None | | 219 | 37–15 | 18–11 |
| May 21 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY | W 5–4 | Armstrong (3-2) | Bergeron (2-4) | Dean (7) | | 205 | 38–15 | 19–11 |
Postseason (3–2) :
C-USA Tournament (3–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 25 | vs. (6) Middle Tennessee | (3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 18–7 | Morgan (8-0) | Seibert (4-5) | None | ESPN+ | | 39–15 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | vs. (2) Louisiana Tech | (3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 2–7 | Jennings (1-0) | Pantos (6-1) | None | ESPN+ | | 39–16 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | vs. (7) Charlotte | (3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 13–4 | Gomez (5-1) | Rossi (5-1) | None | ESPN+ | | 40–16 | 2–1 |
| May 28 | vs. (2) Louisiana Tech | (3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 9–6$^{13}$ | Hartline (2-1) | Whorff (5-7) | None | ESPN+ | 2,873 | 41–16 | 3–1 |
| May 28 | vs. (2) Louisiana Tech | (3) | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 7–8 | Crigger (5-2) | Pantos (6-2) | None | ESPN+ | 2,873 | 41–17 | 3–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Postponed :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Postseason

| Accolade | Recipient |
| ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American team | Matt Coutney, INF |
| ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American team | Andy Garriola, OF |
| NCBWA Freshman All-American team | Blake Morgan, P |
| Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team | Blake Morgan, P |
| C-USA Player of the Year | Matt Coutney, INF |
| C-USA Freshman of the Year | Blake Morgan, P |
| First Team All-CUSA team | Brock Gagliardi, C Matt Coutney, INF Andy Garriola, OF Blake Morgan, P |
| Second Team All-CUSA team | Carter Trice, OF |
| Freshman All-CUSA team | Blake Morgan, P |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 49 | — | 30 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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.