# 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

The 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 121st baseball season, and their 7th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 18 and concluded on May 21, 2022.
The season was the program's first ever season winning the Atlantic 10 regular season championship, and the program's first ever season where they won 40 or more games. Additionally, Davidson was one of only two Division I baseball programs (the other being UC Santa Barbara) to win every weekend series during the season. The entered the Atlantic 10 tournament as the top seed, where they won their opening game against George Mason, however, the program lost consecutively to VCU and Richmond, causing them to finish third place in the tournament.
Davidson did not earn an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament.

## Preseason
### Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Davidson was picked to finish fifth 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 |

### Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Trevor Candelaria and Blake Hely were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Trevor Candelaria | 33 | OF | Senior |
| Blake Hely | 14 | RHP | Senior |

## Personnel
### Coaching Staff

Source

## Schedule and results

2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball game log (43–13) :
Regular season (42–11) :
February (6–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| February 18 | Lehigh* | Wilson Field Davidson, NC | L 0–5 | Luke Rettig (1–0) | Nolan Devos (0–1) | Will Grisack (1) | | 333 | 0–1 | — |
| February 19 | Lehigh* | Wilson Field | W 10–6 | Ryan Kutz (1–0) | Matt Stamford (0–1) | Bennett Flynn (1) | | 267 | 1–1 | — |
| February 20 | Lehigh* | Wilson Field | W 9–6 | Ryan Feczko (1–0) | Nick Pave (0–1) | Bennett Flynn (2) | | 389 | 2–1 | — |
| February 22 | Radford* | Wilson Field | W 6–4 | Will Schomberg (1–0) | Gene McGough (0–1) | Gabe Levy (1) | ESPN+ | 208 | 3–1 | — |
| February 26 | No. 22 Bryant* | Wilson Field | W 3–0 | Nolan Devos (1–1) | Collin Lowe (1–1) | Gabe Levy (2) | ESPN+ | 313 | 4–1 | — |
| February 27 | No. 22 Bryant* | Wilson Field | W 11–0 | Blake Hely (1–0) | Jared Burrows (0–1) | — | | 311 | 5–1 | — |
| February 28 | No. 22 Bryant* | Wilson Field | W 9–2 | Ryan Feczko (2–0) | Logan Frasier (0–1) | — | | 259 | 6–1 | — |
March (13–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| March 2 | North Carolina A&T* | Wilson Field | W 3–0 | Alex Fenton (1–0) | Jackson Hull (0–1) | Gabe Levy (3) | | 137 | 7–1 | — |
| March 4 | Columbia* | Wilson Field | W 5–2 | Nolan Devos (2–1) | Sean Higgins (1–1) | Gabe Levy (4) | ESPN+ | 276 | 8–1 | — |
| March 5 | Columbia* | Wilson Field | L 6–7$^7$ | Justin Tucker (1–0) | Bennett Flynn (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 343 | 8–2 | — |
| March 5$^{DH}$ | Columbia* | Wilson Field | L 2–5$^7$ | Andy Leon (1–0) | Ryan Kutz (1–1) | J.D. Ogden (1) | ESPN+ | 257 | 8–3 | — |
| March 6 | Columbia* | Wilson Field | W 6–4 | Ryan Feczko (3–0) | Billy Black (0–2) | Gabe Levy (5) | ESPN+ | 217 | 9–3 | — |
| March 8 | Appalachian State* | Wilson 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 11 | Norfolk State* | Wilson Field | W 16–0 | Nolan Devos (3–1) | James Deloatch (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 227 | 10–3 | — |
| March 12 | Norfolk State* | Wilson Field | W 12–3 | Blake Hely (2–0) | Justin Walton (0–3) | — | ESPN+ | 123 | 11–3 | — |
| March 13 | Norfolk State* | Wilson Field | W 12–1 | Ryan Feczko (4–0) | Dalton Barham (0–4) | — | ESPN+ | 124 | 12–3 | — |
| March 15 | William & Mary* | Wilson Field | W 11–4$^7$ | Alex Fenton (2–0) | Rojo Prarie (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 219 | 13–3 | — |
| March 15$^{DH}$ | William & Mary* | Wilson Field | W 3–1$^7$ | Gabe Levy (1–0) | Nate Knowles (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 268 | 14–3 | — |
| March 18 | Lafayette* | Wilson Field | W 10–1 | Nolan Devos (4–1) | Luke Benneche (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 157 | 15–3 | — |
| March 19 | Lafayette* | Wilson Field | W 13–2 | Blake Hely (3–0) | Kyle Subers (0–5) | — | ESPN+ | 344 | 16–3 | — |
| March 20 | Lafayette* | Wilson Field | W 14–9 | Alex Fenton (3–0) | Jordan Yoder (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 277 | 17–3 | — |
| March 23 | at Charlotte* | Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC | 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 25 | UNC Greensboro* | Wilson Field | L 4–5$^{11}$ | Alex Hoppe (4–1) | Alex Fenton (3–1) | Kross Robinson (3) | | 231 | 17–4 | — |
| March 26 | at UNC Greensboro* | UNCG Baseball Stadium Greensboro, NC | W 9–2 | Will Schomberg (2–0) | Jared Mathewson (2–2) | — | ESPN+ | 256 | 18–4 | — |
| March 27 | vs. UNC Greensboro* | Truist Point High Point, NC | W 7–3 | Ryan Feczko (5–0) | Hunter Shuey (0–2) | Gabe Levy (6) | | 272 | 19–4 | — |
| March 29 | at North Carolina A&T* | World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC | L 2–3$^{13}$ | Jeremiah Foster (1–0) | Danny Rosenfield (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 125 | 19–5 | — |
April (13–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| April 1 | Richmond | Wilson Field | W 8–5 | Nolan Devos (5–1) | Jeremy Neff (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 446 | 20–5 | 1–0 |
| April 2 | Richmond | Wilson Field | W 8–7$^{11}$ | Will Schomberg (3–0) | Rob Ready (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 447 | 21–5 | 2–0 |
| April 3 | Richmond | Wilson Field | W 4–3 | Ryan Feczko (6–0) | Alden Mathes (2–2) | Bennett Flynn (3) | ESPN+ | 423 | 22–5 | 3–0 |
| April 5 | at Duke* | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. | Postponed (inclement weather). Make-up date May 17. |
| April 8 | at VCU | The Diamond Richmond, VA | L 6–7 | Nolan Wilson (3–0) | Alex Fenton (3–2) | — | ESPN+ | 394 | 22–6 | 3–1 |
| April 9 | at VCU | The Diamond | W 7–2 | Blake Hely (4–0) | Cade Dressler (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 634 | 23–6 | 4–1 |
| April 10 | at VCU | The Diamond | W 7–2 | Ryan Feczko (7–0) | Chase Hungate (3–3) | — | ESPN+ | 557 | 24–6 | 5–1 |
| April 12 | at Radford* | Radford Baseball Stadium Radford, VA | W 13–9 | Will Schomberg (4–0) | William Flanagan (0–4) | — | ESPN+ | 100 | 25–6 | — |
| April 15 | at St. Bonaventure | Fred Handler Park Olean, NY | W 5–3 | Bennett Flynn (1–1) | Branden Myers (0–1) | Gabe Levy (7) | | 150 | 26–6 | 6–1 |
| April 16 | at St. Bonaventure | Fred Handler Park | W 10–3 | Blake Hely (5–0) | Bryce Hediger (0–5) | Will Schomberg (1) | ESPN+ | 135 | 27–6 | 7–1 |
| April 16$^{DH}$ | at St. Bonaventure | Fred Handler Park | W 11–4 | Ryan Feczko (8–0) | Tripp Breen (1–3) | — | ESPN+ | 202 | 28–6 | 8–1 |
| April 19 | at Winthrop* | Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC | W 15–5 | Bennett Flynn (2–1) | Parker Kruglewicz (0–1) | — | ESPN+ | 311 | 29–6 | — |
| April 22 | Rhode Island | Wilson Field | L 5–7 | Ryan Twitchell (1–4) | Will Schomberg (4–1) | Bryan Kraus (2) | ESPN+ | 343 | 29–7 | 8–2 |
| April 23 | Rhode Island | Wilson Field | W 23–12 | Blake Hely (6–0) | Domenic Picone (3–4) | — | ESPN+ | 444 | 30–7 | 9–2 |
| April 24 | Rhode Island | Wilson Field | W 9–5 | Bennett Flynn (3–1) | Bo Brutti (1–1) | — | ESPN+ | 456 | 31–7 | 10–2 |
| April 26 | at Appalachian State* | Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium Boone, NC | L 9–10 | Shane Roberts (1–0) | Isaac Fix (0–1) | — | | 204 | 31–8 | — |
| April 29 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO | L 5–6 | Logan Schmitt (7–1) | Nolan Devos (5–2) | Cameron Pferrer (7) | ESPN+ | 198 | 31–9 | 10–3 |
| April 30 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | W 9–2 | Blake Hely (7–0) | Trevor Harris (4–6) | Gabe Levy (8) | ESPN+ | 133 | 32–9 | 11–3 |
May (9–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
| May 1 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | W 13–7 | Ryan Kutz (2–1) | Jack Weber (0–3) | — | ESPN+ | 193 | 33–9 | 12–3 |
| May 4 | Winthrop* | Wilson Field | W 12–2$^8$ | Isaac Fix (1–1) | Tyler Jones (1–6) | — | ESPN+ | 253 | 34–9 | — |
| May 6 | UMass | Wilson Field | W 5–3 | Nolan Devos (6–2) | Kevin Dow (6–3) | Bennett Flynn (4) | ESPN+ | 176 | 35–9 | 13–3 |
| May 7 | UMass | Wilson Field | W 28–0 | Blake Hely (8–0) | Tyler Dalton (1–4) | — | ESPN+ | 333 | 36–9 | 14–3 |
| May 8 | UMass | Wilson Field | W 12–3 | Ryan Feczko (9–0) | Zach Clevenger (1–2) | — | ESPN+ | 307 | 37–9 | 15–3 |
| May 12 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field Philadelphia, PA | W 6–2 | Nolan Devos (7–2) | Ian McCole (2–5) | Bennett Flynn (5) | ESPN+ | 225 | 38–9 | 16–3 |
| May 13 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | W 6–0 | Blake Hely (9–0) | Luke Smith (4–5) | — | ESPN+ | 210 | 39–9 | 17–3 |
| May 14 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | W 8–7 | Gabe Levy (2–0) | Ryan Devine (2–4) | Will Schomberg (2) | ESPN+ | 200 | 40–9 | 18–3 |
| May 17 | at Duke* Rescheduled from April 5 | Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC | L 2–11 | Aaron Beasley (1–0) | Nick Shedleski (0–1) | — | ACCNX | 768 | 40–10 | — |
| May 19 | George Mason | Wilson Field | W 17–4 | Nolan Devos (8–2) | Ben Shields (2–3) | — | | 234 | 41–10 | 19–3 |
| May 20 | George Mason | Wilson Field | L 4–9 | Ryan Peterson (4–2) | Blake Hely (9–1) | Chad Gartland (3) | | 268 | 41–11 | 19–4 |
| May 21 | George Mason | Wilson Field | W 12–4 | Ryan Feczko (10–0) | Danny Hosley (3–4) | — | ESPN+ | 245 | 42–11 | 20–4 |
Postseason (1–2) :
A10 Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10T Record |
| May 25 | (5) George Mason Game 4 | (1) | Wilson Field | W 6–2 | Nolan Devos (9–2) | Ryan Peterson (4–3) | Bennett Flynn (6) | ESPN+ | 394 | 43–11 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | (2) VCU Semifinal | (1) | Wilson Field | L 6–14 | Evan Chenier (2–0) | Blake Hely (9–2) | — | ESPN+ | 825 | 43–12 | 1–1 |
| May 26 | (7) Richmond Third place game | (1) | Wilson Field | L 9–12 | Winston Allen (1–1) | Will Schomberg (4–2) | — | ESPN+ | 677 | 43–13 | 1–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Davidson team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :
Schedule Notes
* ↑ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
* ↑ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. Columbia was reduced to seven innings.
* ↑ Home game of home-and-home series vs. Appalachian State was never rescheduled.
* ↑ Game 1 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
* ↑ Game 2 of doubleheader vs. William & Mary was reduced to seven innings.
* ↑ Single-game series vs. Charlotte was never rescheduled.
* ↑ Game ended after 8 innings due to run rule
* ↑ Duke plays home matches at Jack Coombs Field during weekday games and Durham Bulls Athletic Park during weekend games.

## Tournaments
### Atlantic 10 Tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams :
| (1) Davidson Wildcats | (2) VCU Rams | (3) Saint Louis Billikens | (4) Rhode Island Rams | (5) George Mason Patriots | (6) Saint Joseph's Hawks | (7) Richmond Spiders |
| 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 | Davidson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 3 | 5 | George Mason | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7 | | | | 1 | Davidson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Louis | 1 | | | | 2 | VCU | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | 2 | VCU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 4 | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Richmond | 7 | — |
| 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 | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 1 | 7 | Richmond | 7 | | | | 1 | Davidson | 9 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 4 | | | | 7 | Richmond | 16 | 7 | Richmond | 12 | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Saint Louis | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Louis | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 6 | | | | | | | |

## Statistics

Statistics current through May 20, 2022.

### Team batting

| Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG | BB | SO |
| Davidson | 1814 | .304 | 552 | 133 | 14 | 78 | 417 | .522 | 305 | 463 |
| Opponents | 1710 | .217 | 371 | 79 | 5 | 39 | 186 | .337 | 194 | 509 |

### Team pitching

| Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
| Davidson | 463.2 | 371 | 215 | 186 | 194 | 509 | 15 | 3.61 |
| Opponents | 441.0 | 552 | 450 | 411 | 305 | 463 | 6 | 8.39 |

### Individual batting

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played
| Player | GP | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |

### Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |

## 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 | 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' | — | —* | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| 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.