2009 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team

The 2009 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represents Old Dominion University in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Monarchs play their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, which was named for former coach Bud Metheny.

2009 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record22–27 (13–11 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Morris (5th season)
  • Nate Goulet (4th season)
  • Travis Huffman (2nd season)
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
2009 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Mason  y 195 .7924214 .750
Georgia State  y 129 .5713922 .639
UNC Wilmington   108 .5563123 .574
Northeastern   1311 .5422825 .528
Old Dominion   1311 .5422227 .449
Delaware   1110 .5242820 .583
James Madison   1211 .5223024 .556
Towson   1212 .5002825 .528
William & Mary   914 .3912425 .490
VCU   816 .3332026 .435
Hofstra   618 .2501132 .256
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Monarchs compiled a losing record for the second year in a row but were still able to earn a berth to the CAA tournament with a 13–11 conference mark. The team played against three ranked teams during the season; #17 South Carolina, #20 ECU, and #29 George Mason losing each time.[2]

The season started at the Wake Forest tournament where they went 2–2 with wins against Marshall and Akron. In conference play ODU won their series against James Madison, Hofstra, William & Mary, and sweeping rival VCU.

Third baseman Jake McAloose led the team in batting average hitting .413 which is the 9th highest single-season batting average in ODU history. His remarkable offensive season and fielding .965 earned him 1st team All-CAA and 2nd team ABCA All-Region. Freshman OF/RHP Brett Harris earned Freshman All-American honors as well.

Drafted Players

Joe Velleggia[3] - Baltimore Orioles

References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Draft: 2009 DraftTracker".
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