# 2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

The 2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Rucker Taylor, in his fifth season with the program.
Davidson finished the season with a 30–24 and went 1–2 in the Atlantic 10 tournament.

## Previous season

The 2022 Davidson Wildcats baseball team notched a 43–13 (20–4) regular season record, winning the Atlantic 10 regular season championship, and earning the top overall seed and hosting rights in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. Davidson opened their tournament series with a victory over George Mason, before losing two consecutive games to VCU and Richmond to eliminate them in the tournament. Despite their 40-plus win season, Davidson did not earn an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
At the end of the season, assistant coach Ryan Munger left Davidson to join former VCU head coach, Shawn Stiffler, to be an assistant coach for the University of Notre Dame. Pitching coach, Parker Bangs, left Davidson in the offseason to become the new pitching coach for Rice University.
In September 2022, Davidson hired Todd Miller from Tennessee Tech as an assistant coach.

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

Michael Carico was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Player of the Year and Ryan Feczko was named the Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Carico, Feczko, Ryan Wilson, and Bennett Flynn were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
A-10 Preseason Player of the Year :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Michael Carico | 5 | C | Junior |
A-10 Preseason Pitcher of the Year :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Ryan Feczko | 36 | 1B | RS Sophomore |
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Michael Carico | 5 | C | Junior |
| Ryan Wilson | 19 | 1B | Junior |
| Ryan Feczko | 36 | RHP | RS Sophomore |
| Bennett Flynn | 42 | RHP | Senior |

### Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Davidson was picked to win 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 |

### Preseason All-Americans

First Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Michael Carico | 5 | C | Junior | Collegiate Baseball NCBWA |
Second Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Michael Carico | 5 | C | Junior | Baseball America D1Baseball |
Sources:

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 5 | Michael Carico | Junior |
| 1B | 19 | Ryan Wilson | Junior |
| 2B | 9 | Jake Wilhoit | Junior |
| 3B | 8 | Nick Calero | Junior |
| SS | 7 | Jacob Hinderleider | Senior |
| LF | 4 | Tyler Douglas | Junior |
| CF | 13 | Jacob Friend | Sophomore |
| RF | 29 | Henry Koehler | Senior |
| DH | 22 | Anthony Torreso | Freshman |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 17 | Will Schomberg | Senior |
| Saturday | 36 | Ryan Feczko | RS Sophomore |
| Sunday | 26 | Ryan Kutz | Senior |

### Coaching Staff

Source

## Game log

2023 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log (30–24) :
Regular Season (29–22) :
February (5–3) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| February 17 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | NJIT* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, NC | W 4–3 | Will Schomberg (1–0) | Ryan Fischer (0–1) | Bennett Flynn (1) | 365 | 1–0 | — | Box Score |
| February 18 | 2:30 p.m. | | NJIT* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 4–12 | Aidan Kidd (1–0) | Ryan Feczko (0–1) | — | 367 | 1–1 | — | Box Score |
| February 19 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | NJIT* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 6–14 | Joe Georgini (1–0) | Ryan Kutz (0–1) | — | 267 | 1–2 | — | Box Score |
| February 21 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | North Carolina A&T* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 15–1 | Isaac Fix (1–0) | Coley Kilpatrick (0–1) | — | 247 | 2–2 | — | Box Score |
| February 24 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Lafayette* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 3–7 | Alex Walsh (1–1) | Will Schomberg (1–1) | — | 526 | 2–3 | — | Box Score |
| February 25 | 2:00 p.m. | | Lafayette* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 13–11 | Ryan Feczko (1–1) | Luke Craytor (0–2) | — | 244 | 3–3 | — | Box Score |
| February 26 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Lafayette* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 19–3 | Brycen Champey (1–0) | Trace Florio (0–1) | — | 364 | 4–3 | — | Box Score |
| February 28 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Queens* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 16–6 | Miles Jamieson (1–0) | Joseph Rodriguez (0–1) | — | 212 | 5–3 | — | Box Score |
March (8–7) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| March 3 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina* | Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC | L 6–7 | Teddy Sharkey (1–0) | Brycen Champey (1–1) | — | 1,397 | 5–4 | — | Box Score |
| March 4 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina* | Springs Brooks Stadium | L 5–26 | Levi Huesman (1–0) | Ryan Feczko (1–2) | — | 1,542 | 5–5 | — | Box Score |
| March 5 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina* | Springs Brooks Stadium | L 5–12 | Darin Horn (1–0) | Miles Jamieson (1–1) | Teddy Sharkey (2) | 1,738 | 5–6 | — | Box Score |
| March 7 | 4:00 p.m. | | at High Point* | Coy O. Williard Stadium High Point, NC | W 10–7 | AJ Pabst (1–0) | Sean Duffy (0–1) | | 301 | 6–6 | — | Box Score |
| March 10 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Bryant* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 5–6$^{11}$ | Austin Wainer (1–1) | Miles Jamieson (1–2) | — | 244 | 6–7 | — | Box Score |
| March 11 | 2:00 p.m. | | Bryant* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 5–15 | Coleman Picard (2–1) | Ryan Feczko (1–3) | — | 344 | 6–8 | — | Box Score |
| March 12 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Bryant* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 1–11$^7$ | Ken Turner (1–1) | Brycen Champey (1–2) | — | 312 | 6–9 | — | Box Score |
| Kannapolis Series ||||||||||||||
| March 14 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. Western Carolina* | Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC | W 6–5 | Bennett Flynn (1–0) | Dante Visconti (2–1) | Nick Shedleski (1) | 773 | 7–9 | — | Box Score |
| March 17 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Marist* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 5–1 | Will Schomberg (2–1) | Brian Yetter (1–3) | — | 345 | 8–9 | — | Box Score |
| March 18 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Marist* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 8–14 | Jack Bowery (1–2) | Will Banks (0–1) | Zane Kmietek (1) | 355 | 8–10 | | Box Score |
| March 19 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Marist* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 12–2 | Brycen Champey (2–2) | John Hacker (0–3) | — | 267 | 9–10 | — | Box Score |
| March 21 | 6:00 p.m. | | at Presbyterian* | The Plex Clinton, SC | W 7–4 | Ed Hall (1–0) | Colbey Klepper (1–1) | Nick Shedleski (2) | 177 | 10–10 | — | Box Score |
| March 24 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 9–5 | Will Schomberg (3–1) | Peyton Calitri (2–2) | — | 249 | 11–10 | — | Box Score |
| March 25 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 12–10 | Danny Rosenfield (1–0) | Reece McDuffie (1–2) | — | 333 | 12–10 | — | Box Score |
| March 26 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 6–5 | Bennett Flynn (2–0) | Brody Lanham (0–3) | — | 207 | 13–10 | — | Box Socre |
| March 28 | 6:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina A&T* | World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC | Cancelled (inclement weather) | Cancelled (inclement weather) | Cancelled (inclement weather) | Cancelled (inclement weather) | Cancelled (inclement weather) | 13–10 | — | Report |
April (11–7) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| April 1 | 2:00 p.m. | | Fordham | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 7–5 | Will Schomberg (4–1) | Declan Lavelle (0–2) | Bennett Flynn (2) | 134 | 14–10 | 1–0 | Box Score |
| April 1 | 5:00 p.m. | | Fordham | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 23–7 | Ryan Feczko (2–3) | Gabe Karslo (2–3) | — | 233 | 15–10 | 2–0 | Box Score |
| April 2 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 4–6 | Connor Haywood (1–1) | Nick Shedleski (0–1) | Ben Kovel (4) | 307 | 15–11 | 2–1 | Box Score |
| April 4 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Presbyterian* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 5–4 | Bennett Flynn (3–0) | Tanner Smith (1–2) | — | 187 | 16–11 | — | Box Score |
| April 7 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA | W 9–2 | Will Schomberg (5–1) | Max LeBlanc (0–2) | — | 90 | 17–11 | 3–1 | Box Score |
| April 8 | 1:00 p.m. | | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | W 4–3 | Ryan Feczko (3–3) | Taylor Perrett (1–4) | AJ Pabst (1) | 95 | 18–11 | 4–1 | Box Score |
| April 9 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | W 14–6 | Isaac Fix (2–0) | Jack Pawloski (1–2) | — | 90 | 19–11 | 5–1 | Box Score |
| April 11 | 5:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Duke* | Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC | L 0–19 | Andrew Healy (2–1) | Miles Jamieson (1–3) | — | 823 | 19–12 | — | Box Score |
| April 14 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Dayton | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 4–8 | Mark Manfredi (2–4) | Will Schomberg (5–2) | Andrew Zapka (2) | 247 | 19–13 | 5–2 | Box Score |
| April 15 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | Dayton | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 5–4 | Ryan Feczko (4–3) | Eli Majick (2–3) | Bennett Flynn (3) | 566 | 20–13 | 6–2 | Box Score |
| April 16 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Dayton | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 8–3 | Jacob Peaden (1–0) | Ryan Steinhauer (1–4) | — | 347 | 21–13 | 7–2 | Box Score |
| Knights Series ||||||||||||||
| April 18 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. No. 23 NC State* | Truist Field Charlotte, NC | L 7–22 | Rio Britton (2–1) | Brycen Champey (2–3) | — | 2,624 | 21–14 | — | Box Score |
| April 21 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI | W 7–2 | Will Schomberg (6–2) | Sean Sposato (2–4) | — | 213 | 22–14 | 8–2 | Box Score |
| April 22 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | L 6–8 | Trystan Levesque (5–2) | Ryan Feczko (4–4) | Ryan Andrade (6) | 108 | 22–15 | 8–3 | Box Score |
| April 23 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | W 15–9 | AJ Pabst (2–0) | Braeden Perry (3–4) | — | 87 | 23–15 | 9–3 | Box Score |
| April 26 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Wofford* | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 6–16$^7$ | Charlie Weber (1–0) | Brycen Champey (2–4) | — | 123 | 23–16 | — | Box Score |
| April 29 | 12:00 p.m. | | at George Washington | Barcroft Park Arlington, VA | W 7–3 | Ryan Feczko (5–4) | Logan Koester (4-3) | — | 201 | 24–16 | 10–3 | Box Score |
| April 29 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN3 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | L 1–2 | Chris Kahler (4-3) | Isaac Fix (2–1) | — | 255 | 24–17 | 10–4 | Box Score |
| April 30 | 1:00 p.m. | | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 24–17 | 10–4 | Report |
May (5–5) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| May 2 | 6:00 p.m. | | at Queens* | Tuckaseegee Dream Fields Charlotte, NC | L 5–6 | Offschanka (2–5) | Banks (0–2) | None | 109 | 24–18 | — | Box Score |
| May 4 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | VCU | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 13–5 | Feczko (6–4) | Erka (1–3) | None | 232 | 25–18 | 11–4 | Box Score |
| May 5 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | VCU | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | L 4–9 | Gladden (5–2) | Fix (2–2) | Ellis (3) | 335 | 25–19 | 11–5 | Box Score |
| May 6 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | VCU | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 14–10 | Flynn (4–0) | Peters (2–5) | None | 431 | 26–19 | 12–5 | Box Score |
| May 12 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Saint Louis | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 11–2 | Schomberg (7–2) | Litman (4–3) | Flynn (4) | 447 | 27–19 | 13–5 | Box Score |
| May 13 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Saint Louis | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 12–11 | Shedleski (1–1) | Bell (3–3) | None | 449 | 28–19 | 14–5 | Box Score |
| May 14 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Saint Louis | T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field | W 14–11 | Fix (3–2) | Holmes (2–1) | None | 505 | 29–19 | 15–5 | Box Score |
| May 16 | 6:00 p.m. | | at Winthrop* | Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 29–19 | — | |
| May 18 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, VA | L 10–11 | Hentschel (1–0) | Flynn (4–1) | None | 302 | 29–20 | 15–6 | Box Score |
| May 19 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 3–7 | Rodriguez (4–2) | Feczko (6–5) | None | 333 | 29–21 | 15–7 | Box Score |
| May 20 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 2–18 | Reinke (1–1) | Peaden (1–1) | None | 352 | 29–22 | 15–8 | Box Score |
Post-Season (1–2) :
Atlantic 10 Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10T Record | Sources |
| Winner's bracket ||||||||||||||
| May 23 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (7) Rhode Island | (2) | The Diamond Richmond, VA | W 8–4 | Flynn (5–1) | Andrade (1–2) | None | 877 | 30–22 | 1–0 | Box Score |
| May 24 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (6) George Mason | (2) | The Diamond | L 11–15 | Shields (7–3) | Feczko (6–6) | None | 835 | 30–23 | 1–1 | Box Score |
| Consolation bracket ||||||||||||||
| May 25 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (3) Dayton | (2) | The Diamond | L 4–15 | Majick (5–4) | Peaden (1–2) | None | 703 | 30–24 | 1–2 | Box Score |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold =Davidson team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## 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 |
| Davidson | 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 |
| Davidson | 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: ██ 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' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 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.