2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season

2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
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
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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

The 2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was is the program's 119th baseball season, and their 5th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 15, 2020 and prematurely concluded on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Coaches' Poll
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 (inclement weather)					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	Cancelled (COVID-19 concerns)
March 14	at North Carolina A&T*		World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC
March 15	at North Carolina A&T*		World War Memorial Stadium
March 20	UMass		Wilson Field
March 21	UMass		Wilson Field
March 22	UMass		Wilson Field
March 24	at USC Upstate*		Harley Park Spartanburg, SC
March 27	at Dayton		Woerner Field Dayton, OH
March 28	at Dayton		Woerner Field
March 29	at Dayton		Woerner Field
March 31	vs. Duke*		Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, NC

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	A10 Record
April 3	Saint Joseph's		Wilson Field	Cancelled (COVID-19 concerns)
April 4	Saint Joseph's		Wilson Field
April 5	Saint Joseph's		Wilson Field
April 7	Wake Forest*		Wilson Field
April 10	at Richmond		Malcolm Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA
April 11	Richmond		Malcolm Pitt Field
April 12	Richmond		Malcolm Pitt Field
April 14	USC Upstate*		Wilson Field
April 17	at George Mason		Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA
April 18	at George Mason		Spuhler Field
April 19	at George Mason		Spuhler Field
April 21	Gardner–Webb*		Wilson Field
April 24	VCU		Wilson Field
April 25	VCU		Wilson Field
April 26	VCU		Wilson Field
April 28	at High Point*		George Erath Field High Point, NC

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium Site	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	A10 Record
May 1	at Fordham		Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY	Cancelled (COVID-19 concerns)
May 2	at Fordham		Houlihan Park
May 3	at Fordham		Houlihan Park
May 5	High Point*		Wilson Field
May 6	at Winthrop*		Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC
May 14	George Washington		Wilson Field
May 15	George Washington		Wilson Field
May 16	George Washington		Wilson Field

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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]	—	—*
Baseball America^[5]	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	RV	—
NCBWA†^[7]	—	RV
D1Baseball^[8]	—	—

^ 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.

Honors

Preseason honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

References

^ "Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ "VCU Picked as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ davidsonwildcats.com^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

External links

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