2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team

The 2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team are representing the University of Richmond during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Tracy Woodson, in his tenth season with the program.

2023 Richmond Spiders baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record27–28 (14–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Hitting coachJosh Epstein (1st season)
Pitching coachCollin Radack (6th season)
Home stadiumMalcolm U. Pitt Field
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .70828–24–1 .538
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15–8–0 .65230–24–0 .556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62533–23–0 .589
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62526–34–0 .433
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 14–9–0 .60927–28–0 .491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍y 13–10–0 .56536–27–0 .571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54223–29–0 .442
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .47821–34–0 .382
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45825–30–0 .455
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29219–36–0 .345
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25014–35–0 .286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .2088–40–0 .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The 2022 Richmond Spiders baseball team notched a 30–26 (11–13) regular season record earning the seventh seed and in the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. During the tournament, Richmond went on a run to the championship game before losing to their crosstown rivals, VCU.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Outfielders Johnny Hipsman and Alden Mathes were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[2]

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Class
Alden Mathes3OFRS Junior
Johnny Hipsman5OFRS Senior

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. Richmond was picked to finish third the Atlantic 10.[3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1Davidson130 (5)
2VCU125 (4)
3Richmond103 (1)
4Saint Louis103
5Dayton92 (1)
6Rhode Island85
7Saint Joseph's81
8George Mason70 (1)
9Fordham52
10George Washington51
11UMass27
12St. Bonaventure17

Personnel

Starters
Lineup
Pos.No.Player.Year
C17Jason NeffRS Junior
1B26Jake ElbeerySophomore
2B12Jared Sprague-LottJunior
3B13Jordan JaffeFreshman
SS2Mikey KluskaJunior
LF5Johnny HipsmanRS Senior
CF3Alden MathesRS Junior
RF52Christian BealGraduate
DH4Chase ConklinJunior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday25Brock WeiratherGraduate
Saturday14Brendan ArgomanizGraduate
Sunday15Jeremy NeffRS Junior

Schedule and results
2023 Richmond Spiders Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (26–26)
Postseason (1–2)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Richmond team member
"*" indicates a non-conference game.
"#" represents ranking. All rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Atlantic 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
[4]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament
Main article: 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) Saint Joseph's Hawks (2) Davidson Wildcats (3) Dayton Flyers (4) Saint Louis Billikens (5) Richmond Spiders (6) George Mason Patriots (7) Rhode Island Rams
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Saint Joseph's8
4Saint Louis23
4Saint Louis6
5Richmond3
4Saint Louis6
6George Mason5
3Dayton4
6George Mason5
6George Mason15
2Davidson11
2Davidson8
7Rhode Island4
4Saint Louis12
6George Mason46
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
1Saint Joseph's4
7Rhode Island35Richmond06George Mason3
5Richmond131Saint Joseph's103Dayton2
3Dayton15
3Dayton15
2Davidson4

Statistics

Team batting
Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Richmond1901.30557913696238526236632
Opponents1848.28051896107436223334654

Team pitching
Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Richmond469.151838833923344676.50
Opponents466.2579411373262366117.19

Rankings
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]——*
Baseball America[6]—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]—
NCBWA†[8]—
D1Baseball[9]—

^ 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.

Notes

    References
    1. "2023 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
    2. Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
    3. "Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
    4. "2023 Baseball Schedule". richmondspiders.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
    5. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    6. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    7. "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
    8. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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