2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team

2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	41–17 (19–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Chris Finwood
Assistant coaches	Mike Marron Logan Robbins
Home stadium	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex

2022 Conference USA baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 15 Southern Miss ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			43	–	16	–	0		.729
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‡‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			42	–	19	–	0		.689
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	19	–	11	–	0		.633			41	–	17	–	0		.707
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	19	–	11	–	0		.633			35	–	23	–	0		.603
UTSA ‍‍‍	19	–	11	–	0		.633			38	–	20	–	0		.655
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			29	–	26	–	0		.527
Charlotte ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			36	–	22	–	0		.621
UAB ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Rice ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			17	–	39	–	0		.304
Marshall ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			20	–	34	–	1		.373
FIU ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			16	–	34	–	0		.320
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			18	–	36	–	0		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 25, 2024 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represented Old Dominion University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Monarchs competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, on the university's Norfolk campus. The team was coached by Chris Finwood, who was in his eleventh season with the Monarchs.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022, with the Monarchs predicted to finish in third place in the conference.

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	1st Place Votes
1	Southern Miss	6
2	Louisiana Tech	2
3	Old Dominion	1
4	Charlotte	4
5	Florida Atlantic	-
6	UTSA	-
7	FIU	1
8	Rice	-
9	Western Kentucky	-
10	Middle Tennessee	-
11	UAB	-
12	Marshall	-

Preseason All-CUSA team

• Brock Gagliardi – Catcher
• Tommy Bell – Infielder
• Andy Garriola – Outfielder
• Carter Trice – Outfielder
• Jason Hartline – Pitcher
• Noah Dean – Pitcher

Personnel

2022 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 0 LHP Luke Dawson L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr Naples, Florida 1 OF Lincoln Ransom R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Whiteville, North Carolina 4 Carter Rice R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mechanicsville, Virginia 6 OF Robbie Petracci L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 7 INF Kenny Levari L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Vineland, New Jersey 9 OF Andy Garriola R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Sierra Madre, California 10 C Brock Gagliardi L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Tacoma, Washington 11 INF Tommy Bell R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kettering, Ohio 12 RHP Antwan Walton R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Emporia, Virginia 14 INF Luke Waters R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Laurel, Delaware 15 INF Chris Dengler R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Charleston, South Carolina 16 OF Josh Trujillo L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Spanaway, Washington 17 C James Tarkenton II R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Greenbrae, California 18 OF Ryan Teschko R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr National Park, New Jersey 19 INF Kyle Edwards R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia 20 LHP Joey Dechiaro R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Flemington, New Jersey 21 INF Matt Coutney L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Edmonton, Alberta 23 C Robby Barrientos R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pennsauken, New Jersey 24 Joey Morton L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Nottingham, Pennsylvania 27 OF Thomas Wheeler L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Roy, Washington 28 Andrea Dalatri R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wall, New Jersey 29 LHP Noah Dean L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey 30 OF Dominick Claxton  R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Carrollton, Virginia 32 RHP Nick Pantos  R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Rockville, Maryland 33 RHP Pete Nielsen  L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Vienna, Virginia 34 RHP Brett Smith R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Chesapeake, Virginia 36 RHP Brad Dobzanski  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Franklinville, New Jersey 37 RHP Ari Silverstein  R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Doylestown, Pennsylvania 38 LHP Jason Hartline L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chesapeake, Virginia 39 RHP Kellen Davis  R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Media, Pennsylvania 40 RHP Connor Muly  R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Manasquan, New Jersey 41 LHP Trey Fisher L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Temperanceville, Virginia 42 RHP Sam Armstrong R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Wantage, New Jersey 43 LHP Jacob Gomez R/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Rutherford, New Jersey 44 LHP Tommy Gertner L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Northbrook, Illinois 45 RHP Henry Hersum R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Saunderstown, Rhode Island 46 LHP Blake Morgan L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Marlton, New Jersey 47 LHP Connor Schumann L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Midlothian, Virginia 49 RHP Vincent Bashara L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Norfolk, Virginia 50 C Jared Hancock R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pocomoke City, Maryland 51 RHP Joey Rodriguez  R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia 52 OF Bryce Jones L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, Virginia 55 RHP John Keane R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Williamsburg, Virginia	Head coach Chris Finwood (VMI) Assistant coach(es) Mike Marron (Holy Cross) Logan Robbins (Western Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 31 July 2022

Schedule and results

Schedule Source:

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

Postseason

Accolade	Recipient	Reference
ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American team	Matt Coutney, INF
ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American team	Andy Garriola, OF
NCBWA Freshman All-American team	Blake Morgan, P
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team	Blake Morgan, P
C-USA Player of the Year	Matt Coutney, INF
C-USA Freshman of the Year	Blake Morgan, P
First Team All-CUSA team	Brock Gagliardi, C Matt Coutney, INF Andy Garriola, OF Blake Morgan, P
Second Team All-CUSA team	Carter Trice, OF
Freshman All-CUSA team	Blake Morgan, P

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball 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	Final
Coaches'	RV	RV*	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—
Baseball America	24	23	24	24	24	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	49	—	30	25	21	18	28	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	27	28	26	27	25	25	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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.

External links

• Old Dominion Baseball