2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball team

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.

2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record13–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Munger (7th season)
  • Parker Bangs (2nd season)
  • Blake Butler (1st season)
Home stadiumT. Henry Wilson Jr. Field
2020 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW 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
1VCU162 (8)
2Fordham149 (2)
3Dayton144 (3)
4Richmond123
5Davidson112
6Saint Louis111
7Rhode Island97
8George Washington73
9Saint Joseph's71
10George Mason52
11UMass37
12La Salle31
13St. Bonaventure21

Roster

Game log
2020 Davidson Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 A10
Record
March 1Lafayette*Wilson FieldW 7–5A. Fenton (2–0)B. Kreyer (0–2)B. Flynn (2)2789–2–
March 3at Charleston Southern*CSU Ballpark
North Charleston, SC		L 1–3H. Tucker (1–0)J. Biederman (1–1)T. Seibert (1)879–3–
March 4at Charleston Southern*CSU BallparkCancelled (inclement weather)9–3–
March 7Siena*Wilson FieldW 2–0G. Levy (3–1)B. Seiler (0–3)B. Flynn (3)37710–3–
March 7DHSiena*Wilson FieldW 6–1B. Hely (3–0)J. Lumpinski (0–4)N. Devos (2)24611–3–
March 8Siena*Wilson FieldW 12–7A. Fenton (3–0)J. Flood (0–1)B. Flynn (4)31612–3–
March 10vs. No. 10 Duke*BB&T Ballpark
Charlotte, NC		W 7–6N. Devos (1–0)T. Girard (1–1)None1,61813–3–
March 13North Carolina A&T*Wilson FieldCancelled (COVID-19 concerns)
March 14at North Carolina A&T*World War Memorial Stadium
Greensboro, NC
March 15at North Carolina A&T*World War Memorial Stadium
March 20UMassWilson Field
March 21UMassWilson Field
March 22UMassWilson Field
March 24at USC Upstate*Harley Park
Spartanburg, SC
March 27at DaytonWoerner Field
Dayton, OH
March 28at DaytonWoerner Field
March 29at DaytonWoerner Field
March 31vs. Duke*Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham, NC
Postseason
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.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]——*
Baseball America[5]——
Collegiate Baseball^[6]RV—
NCBWA†[7]—RV
D1Baseball[8]——

^ 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 February 26, 2020.
  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. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  8. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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