2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team

The 2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Penguins were members of the Horizon League and played their home games at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Bertolini.

2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball
Conference	Horizon League
2020 record	7–7 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach	Dan Bertolini (4th season)
Assistant coach	Eric Bunnell (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Eric Smith (4th season)
Pitching coach	Shane Davis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Eastwood Field

2020 Horizon League baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Wright State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	9		.400
UIC  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	12		.250
Oakland  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			2	–	8		.200
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	14		.067
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	17		.000
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

The season was cut short in stages by March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season 13–41 overall (7–20 conference) and sixth place in conference standings, qualifying for the 2019 Horizon League Baseball Tournament.

Roster

2020 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 1 OF Lucas Nasonti R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Champion H. S. Warren, Ohio 2 INF Phillip Glasser L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Tallmadge H. S. Tallmadge, Ohio 3 RHP Joel Hake R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Ursuline H. S. Youngstown, Ohio 4 INF Steven D'Eusanio R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So South H. S. Willoughby, Ohio 5 OF Dominick Bucko S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cuyahoga Community College Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 7 U Jeff Wehler R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Marys Area H. S. St. Marys, Pennsylvania 8 RHP Dalton Earich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Manchester H. S. New Franklin, Ohio 9 RHP Jon Snyder R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Springboro H. S. Springboro, Ohio 10 INF Cody Dennis R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sinclair Community College Newark, Ohio 11 LHP Colin Clark R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Logan Elm H. S. Circleville, Ohio 12 LHP Marco DeFalco L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Niles McKinley H. S. Niles, Ohio 13 C Nick Caruso R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Macomb Community College Sterling Heights, Michigan 14 C Dylan Carpenter R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Sinclair Community College Maineville, Ohio 16 U Blaze Glenn R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Sinclair Community College Toronto, Ohio 17 RHP Gary Clift Jr. L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Brunswick H. S. Brunswick, Ohio 18 RHP Bryce Warwick R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Perry H. S. Canton, Ohio 19 C Dylan Swarmer R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Knoch H. S. Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 20 OF Andre Good L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Steel Valley H. S. Munhall, Pennsylvania 21 OF Turner Grau L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Avonworth H. S. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 22 RHP Brandon Matthews R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Punxsutawney H. S. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania 23 INF Braeden O'Shaughnessy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Poland Seminary H. S. Poland, Ohio 24 LHP Collin Floyd L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Springfield H. S. Akron, Ohio 25 INF Padraig O'Shaughnessy L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Mercyhurst North East Poland, Ohio 26 OF Cameron Murray R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Cincinnati, Ohio 27 LHP Nathan Ball L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Perrysburg H. S. Perrysburg, Ohio 30 OF Blake Benyo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Austintown, Ohio 31 INF Nick LaBrasca R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So DuBois Area H. S. DuBois, Pennsylvania 32 RHP Chad Cole R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Norwin H. S. North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 33 U Travis Perry R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Rocky Grove H. S. Oil City, Pennsylvania 34 LHP Kenny Misik L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Austintown Fitch H. S. Austintown, Ohio 35 RHP Zack Minney R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio 36 INF Trey Law L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Cedar Cliff H. S. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 37 RHP Casey Marshalwitz L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hampton H. S. Gibsonia, Pennsylvania 38 C John Ritter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Springfield Local H. S. New Middletown, Ohio 40 RHP Grant Kersh R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Archbishop Hoban H. S. Akron, Ohio	Head coach 6 Dan Bertolini Assistant coach(es) Eric Bunnell Hitting coach(es) Eric Smith Pitching coach(es) Shane Davis Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 29, 2020

Schedule

2020 Youngstown State Penguins Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (4–5) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Horizon Record 1 February 14 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas 3–7 Hurdsman (1–0) Clark (0–1) None 1,074 0–1 – 2 February 15 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas 6–3 Clift Jr. (1–0) Henry (0–1) Hake (1) 1,128 1–1 – 3 February 16 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, Texas 8–6 Earich (1–0) Hynes (0–1) None 1,047 2–1 – 4 February 21 at College of Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 4–5 Good (1–0) Hake (0–1) None 473 2–2 – 5 February 22 at College of Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 4–14 Smith (2–0) Floyd (0–1) None 542 2–3 – 6 February 23 at College of Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 3–7 Williams (1–0) Snyder (0–1) None 576 2–4 – 7 February 27 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas 2–5 Wagner (1–1) Perry (0–1) None 333 2–5 – 8 February 28 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas 4–2 Clark (1–1) Ruesch (1–2) None 357 3–5 – 9 February 29 at Abilene Christian Crutcher Scott Field • Abilene, Texas 9–0 Floyd (1–1) Hawkins (1–1) None 321 4–5 –
March (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Horizon Record 10 March 4 at Pittsburgh Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 7–5 Clift Jr. (2–0) Smith (1–1) None 215 5–5 – 11 March 6 at North Carolina Central Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina 5–6 Meylan (1–0) Earich (1–1) Bell (3) 114 5–6 – 12 March 7 at North Carolina Central Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina 3–1 Floyd (2–1) McRoy (0–1) Clift Jr. (1) 200 6–6 – 13 March 8 at North Carolina Central Durham Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina 8–7 Coles (1–0) Bell (0–2) Clift Jr. (2) 195 7–6 – 14 March 10 Bowling Green Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 1–2 Stopp (1–1) Marshalwitz (0–1) Lohmeier (1) 161 7–7 – 15 March 13 at Northern Kentucky Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 16 March 14 at Northern Kentucky Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 17 March 15 at Northern Kentucky Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 18 March 17 at Toledo Scott Park Baseball Complex • Toledo, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 19 March 18 St. Bonaventure Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 20 March 20 at Milwaukee Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 21 March 21 at Milwaukee Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 22 March 22 at Milwaukee Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 23 March 25 at Pittsburgh Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 24 March 27 UIC Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 25 March 28 UIC Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 26 March 29 UIC Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 27 March 31 Niagara Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
April (0–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Horizon Record 28 April 3 at Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 29 April 4 at Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 30 April 5 at Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 31 April 7 at Ohio Bob Wren Stadium • Athens, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 32 April 8 at Kent State Schoonover Stadium • Kent, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 33 April 9 Oakland Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 34 April 10 Oakland Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 35 April 11 Oakland Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 36 April 14 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, New York Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 37 April 17 at UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 38 April 18 at UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 39 April 19 at UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 40 April 21 Ohio Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 41 April 22 at Niagara John P. Bobo Field • Lewiston, New York Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 42 April 24 Northern Kentucky Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 43 April 25 Northern Kentucky Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 44 April 26 Northern Kentucky Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 45 April 28 Pittsburgh Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 46 April 29 at Akron Lee R. Jackson Field • Akron, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)
May (0–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Horizon Record 47 May 1 Wright State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 48 May 2 Wright State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 49 May 3 Wright State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 50 May 8 at Oakland Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 51 May 9 at Oakland Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 52 May 10 at Oakland Oakland Baseball Field • Rochester, Michigan Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 53 May 12 Kent State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 54 May 14 Milwaukee Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 55 May 15 Milwaukee Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic) 56 May 16 Milwaukee Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio Canceled (COVID-19 pandemic)

Awards and honors

Horizon League Players of the Week

Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week February 17, 2020 [2] Chad Coles Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week February 24, 2020 [3] Nick Caruso Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week February 24, 2020 [3] Colin Clark Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week March 2, 2020 [4] Phillip Glasser Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week March 2, 2020 [4] References "2020 Baseball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved April 12, 2020. "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 17)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020. "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 24)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 24, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020. "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (March 2)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.