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
Record24–26 (12–9 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
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 15–5–0 .75029–19–0 .604
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 15–6–0 .71425–20–1 .554
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61922–31–0 .415
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60027–22–0 .551
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57127–20–0 .574
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55022–26–0 .458
VCU  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52425–27–0 .481
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47620–27–0 .426
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40018–34–0 .346
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33319–33–0 .365
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .2388–37–0 .178
UMass  ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .23813–32–0 .289
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 15, 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
2B9D.J. PachecoSophomore
3B12Jared Sprague-LottJunior
SS2Mikey KluskaJunior
LF5Johnny HipsmanRS Senior
CF3Alden MathesRS Junior
RF52Christian BealGraduate
DH11Zach LassRS Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
Friday25Brock WeiratherGraduate
Saturday24Josh WillittsJunior
Sunday14Brendan ArgomanizGraduate

Schedule and results
2023 Richmond Spiders Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (24–26)
May (5–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record
May 5St. BonaventurePitt FieldW 15–0Brock Weirather (5–3)Tripp Breen (1–2)—ESPN+25520–239–6
May 6St. BonaventurePitt FieldL 7–8Liam Devine (2–2)Esteban Rodriguez (2–2)—ESPN+20–249–7
May 7St. BonaventurePitt FieldW 19–4Kyle Subers (4–0)Bryce Hediger (1–5)—ESPN+21–2410–7
May 9at NC State*Doak Field
Raleigh, NC		Canceled (inclement weather)ESPN+
Capital City Series
May 12at VCUThe Diamond
Richmond, VA		W 16–10Esteban Rodriguez (3–2)Campbell Ellis (5–5)—ESPN+73922–2411–7
May 13at VCUThe DiamondL 8–9Zachary Peters (3–5)Brenden Argomaniz (2–6)—ESPN+44122–2511–8
May 14at VCUThe DiamondL 3–4Brendan Erka (2–3)Alden Mathes (0–2)—ESPN+49522–2611–9
May 16Norfolk State*Pitt FieldW 13–3Harrison Clifton (2–2)Nolan Manzer (2–2)—ESPN+21923–26—
May 18DavidsonPitt FieldW 11–10Cole Hentschel (1–0)Bennett Flynn (4–1)—ESPN+30224–2612–9
May 19DavidsonPitt FieldESPN+
May 20DavidsonPitt FieldESPN+
Postseason (0–0)
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]

Statistics

Team batting
Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Richmond0.00000000000
Opponents0.00000000000

Team pitching
Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
Richmond0.00000000.00
Opponents0.00000000.00

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. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
    9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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