2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

The 2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball team is the program's 119th baseball season, and their 5th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 15, 2020 and will conclude on May 16, 2020. The Atlantic 10 Baseball Tournament will be hosted by VCU and will be held from May 20–23, 2020.

2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2020 record	13–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Rucker Taylor (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Munger (7th season) Parker Bangs (2nd season) Blake Butler (1st season)
Home stadium	T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	3		.813
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Fordham  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
VCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
George Washington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	8		.500
Dayton  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
La Salle  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	10		.333
Richmond  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	12		.294
UMass  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	8		.111
George Mason  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	14		.067
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

A10 media poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball media poll was released on February 10, 2020. Davidson was picked to finish 5th in the Atlantic 10.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	VCU	162 (8)
2	Fordham	149 (2)
3	Dayton	144 (3)
4	Richmond	123
5	Davidson	112
6	Saint Louis	111
7	Rhode Island	97
8	George Washington	73
9	Saint Joseph's	71
10	George Mason	52
11	UMass	37
12	La Salle	31
13	St. Bonaventure	21

Roster

Game log

2020 Davidson Wildcats Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record February 15 Lehigh* Wilson Field Davidson, NC W 5–4 G. Levy (1–0) M. Black (0–1) J. Peaden (1) 407 1–0 – February 15^DH Lehigh* Wilson Field W 10–2 B. Hely (1–0) L. Rettig (0–1) N. Devos (1) 406 2–0 – February 16 Lehigh* Wilson Field W 10–3 J. Peaden (1–0) C. Torres (0–1) None 237 3–0 – February 19 North Carolina Central* Wilson Field W 7–3 J. Walker (1–0) A. Sniffen (0–2) B. Flynn (1) 111 4–0 – February 21 Georgetown* Wilson Field W 5–0 G. Levy (2–0) C. Bosch (1–1) J. Peaden (2) 237 5–0 – February 22 Georgetown* Wilson Field W 5–4 J. Biederman (1–0) C. Walter (0–2) None 336 6–0 – February 23 Georgetown* Wilson Field W 10–2 A. Fenton (1–0) A. Redfern (0–1) None 413 7–0 – February 26 Winthrop* Wilson Field L 3–10 B. Petta (1–0) W. Imwalle (0–1) None 189 7–1 – February 28 Lafayette* Wilson Field L 2–8 J. Woodward (2–1) G. Levy (2–1) J. Ciccone (1) 207 7–2 – February 29 Lafayette* Wilson Field W 16–0 B. Hely (2–0) K. Subers (0–2) None 236 8–2 –
March Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record March 1 Lafayette* Wilson Field W 7–5 A. Fenton (2–0) B. Kreyer (0–2) B. Flynn (2) 278 9–2 – March 3 at Charleston Southern* CSU Ballpark North Charleston, SC L 1–3 H. Tucker (1–0) J. Biederman (1–1) T. Seibert (1) 87 9–3 – March 4 at Charleston Southern* CSU Ballpark Cancelled (rain) 9–3 – March 7 Siena* Wilson Field W 2–0 G. Levy (3–1) B. Seiler (0–3) B. Flynn (3) 377 10–3 – March 7^DH Siena* Wilson Field W 6–1 B. Hely (3–0) J. Lumpinski (0–4) N. Devos (2) 246 11–3 – March 8 Siena* Wilson Field W 12–7 A. Fenton (3–0) J. Flood (0–1) B. Flynn (4) 316 12–3 – March 10 vs. No. 10 Duke* BB&T Ballpark Charlotte, NC W 7–6 N. Devos (1–0) T. Girard (1–1) None 1,618 13–3 – March 13 North Carolina A&T* Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – March 14 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC Time: 2:00 p.m. – – March 15 at North Carolina A&T* World War Memorial Stadium Time: 2:00 p.m. – – March 20 UMass Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – March 21 UMass Wilson Field Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – March 22 UMass Wilson Field Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – March 24 at USC Upstate* Harley Park Spartanburg, SC Time: 6:30 p.m. – – March 27 at Dayton Woerner Field Dayton, OH Time: 3:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – March 28 at Dayton Woerner Field Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – March 29 at Dayton Woerner Field Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – March 31 at Duke* Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC Time: 6:00 p.m. – –
April Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record April 3 Saint Joseph's Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 4 Saint Joseph's Wilson Field Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 5 Saint Joseph's Wilson Field Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 7 Wake Forest* Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 10 at Richmond Malcolm Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA Time: 3:00 p.m. – – April 11 Richmond Malcolm Pitt Field Time: 1:00 p.m. – – April 12 Richmond Malcolm Pitt Field Time: 12:00 p.m. – – April 14 USC Upstate* Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 17 at George Mason Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA Time: 3:00 p.m. – – April 18 at George Mason Spuhler Field Time: 2:00 p.m. – – April 19 at George Mason Spuhler Field Time: 1:00 p.m. – – April 21 Gardner–Webb* Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 24 VCU Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 25 VCU Wilson Field Time: 2:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 26 VCU Wilson Field Time: 1:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – April 28 at High Point* George Erath Field High Point, NC Time: 6:00 p.m. – –
May Date Opponent Rank Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record May 1 at Fordham Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY Time: 6:00 p.m. – – May 2 at Fordham Houlihan Park Time: 2:00 p.m. – – May 3 at Fordham Houlihan Park Time: 12:00 p.m. – – May 5 High Point* Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – May 6 at Winthrop* Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC Time: 6:00 p.m. – – May 14 George Washington Wilson Field Time: 6:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – May 15 George Washington Wilson Field Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – – May 16 George Washington Wilson Field Time: 12:00 p.m. TV: ESPN+ – –
Postseason
A10 Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record A10T Record May 20–23 The Diamond Richmond, VA
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Cancelled Bold = Davidson team member      * = Non-conference game

Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[4]	NR	NR*	NR*
Baseball America[5]	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^[6]	RV	NR
NCBWA†[7]	NR	RV
D1Baseball[8]	NR	NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Honors

Preseason honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

References

1. "Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. "VCU Picked as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
3. davidsonwildcats.com
4. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
5. "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
6. "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
7. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
8. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

External links

• Davidson College Baseball