2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team

2023 Richmond Spiders baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	27–28 (14–9 A-10)
Head coach	Tracy Woodson (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Nate Mulberg (6th season) Chris Rinaldi (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Josh Epstein (1st season)
Pitching coach	Collin Radack (6th season)
Home stadium	Malcolm U. Pitt Field
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			28	–	24	–	1		.538
Davidson  ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0		.652			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Dayton  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			26	–	34	–	0		.433
Richmond  ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0		.609			27	–	28	–	0		.491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	10	–	0		.565			36	–	27	–	0		.571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			23	–	29	–	0		.442
George Washington  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0		.478			21	–	34	–	0		.382
VCU  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Fordham  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			19	–	36	–	0		.345
UMass  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			14	–	35	–	0		.286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			8	–	40	–	0		.167
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

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 Mathes	3	OF	RS Junior
Johnny Hipsman	5	OF	RS 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
1	Davidson	130 (5)
2	VCU	125 (4)
3	Richmond	103 (1)
4	Saint Louis	103
5	Dayton	92 (1)
6	Rhode Island	85
7	Saint Joseph's	81
8	George Mason	70 (1)
9	Fordham	52
10	George Washington	51
11	UMass	27
12	St. Bonaventure	17

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	17	Jason Neff	RS Junior
1B	26	Jake Elbeery	Sophomore
2B	12	Jared Sprague-Lott	Junior
3B	13	Jordan Jaffe	Freshman
SS	2	Mikey Kluska	Junior
LF	5	Johnny Hipsman	RS Senior
CF	3	Alden Mathes	RS Junior
RF	52	Christian Beal	Graduate
DH	4	Chase Conklin	Junior

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	25	Brock Weirather	Graduate
Saturday	14	Brendan Argomaniz	Graduate
Sunday	15	Jeremy Neff	RS Junior

Schedule and results

2023 Richmond Spiders Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (26–26)
February (2–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record February 17 at No. 20 Alabama* Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL L 3–12 Grayson Hitt (1–0) Brock Weirather (0–1) — SECN+ 3,312 0–1 — February 18 at No. 20 Alabama* Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 1–13 Ben Hess (1–0) Josh Willitts (0–1) — SECN+ 3,394 0–2 — February 19 at No. 20 Alabama* Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 1–147 Jacob McNairy (1–0) Brendan Argomaniz (0–1) — SECN+ 3,342 0–3 — James River Series February 21 at William & Mary* Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA L 2–8 Brian Craven (1–0) Vincent Corso (0–1) Carter Lovasz (1) FloSports 225 0–4 — February 24 Yale* Pitt Field Richmond, VA L 6–9 Reid Easterly (1–0) Brendan Argomaniz (0–2) Tate Evans (1) ESPN+ 653 0–5 — February 26 Yale* Pitt Field W 11–7 Esteban Rodriguez (1–0) Daniel Cohen (0–1) Alden Mathes (1) ESPN+ 253 1–5 — February 26 Yale* Pitt Field W 16–6 Jake Michel (1–0) Ethan Lewis (0–1) — ESPN+ 479 2–5 —
March (9–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record Richmond–VMI Series March 1 at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, VA L 2–10 JT Inskeep (2–0) Chase Topolski (0–1) Will Riley (2) ESPN+ 675 2–6 — Central Virginia Classic March 3 Fairfield* Pitt Field Canceled (inclement weather) March 4 Canisius* Pitt Field W 12–2 Brock Weirather (1–1) Justin Guiliano (0–2) — ESPN+ 459 3–6 — March 5 West Virginia* Pitt Field W 7–3 Esteban Rodriguez (2–0) Robby Porco (1–1) Alden Mathes (2) ESPN+ 773 4–6 — March 7 Merrimack* Pitt Field W 13–10 Vincent Corso (1–1) Louis Cespedes (0–1) — ESPN+ 255 5–6 — March 8 Merrimack* Pitt Field W 3–2 Chase Topolski (1–1) Dawson Logie (0–1) Jimmy Starnes (1) ESPN+ 201 6–6 — March 10 Rider* Pitt Field L 7–18 Alec Sachais (3–1) Alden Mathes (0–1) — ESPN+ 145 6–7 — March 11 Rider* Pitt Field L 6–9 Danny Kirwin (3–0) Harrison Clifton (0–1) — ESPN+ 245 6–8 — March 12 Rider* Pitt Field W 9–4 Vincent Corso (2–1) Brian Young (0–3) — ESPN+ 248 7–8 — March 13 Princeton* Pitt Field L 3–8 Matt Scannell (1–0) Jake Michel (1–1) — ESPN+ 112 7–9 — March 15 at Longwood* Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA L 5–7 Kevin Warunek (1–0) Matthew Anderson (0–1) Guillermo Garcia Jr. (2) ESPN+ 168 7–10 — March 18 Siena* Pitt Field W 6–0 Brock Weirather (2–1) Arlo Marynczak (0–2) — ESPN+ 225 8–10 — March 18 Siena* Pitt Field W 5–1 Brenden Argomaniz (1–2) Ryan Bates (1–3) — ESPN+ 302 9–10 — March 19 Siena* Pitt Field W 14–0 Kyle Subers (1–0) Billy Rozakis (1–4) — ESPN+ 317 10–10 — March 22 Towson* Pitt Field L 6–12 Luis Rivera (3–1) Jake Michel (1–2) — ESPN+ 313 10–11 — March 24 at St. John's* Jack Kaiser Stadium Queens, NY L 5–8 Nick Cirelli (2–0) Harrison Clifton (0–2) — BEDN 79 10–12 — March 24 at St. John's* Jack Kaiser Stadium W 3–2 Brenden Argomaniz (2–2) Joe Mascio (3–2) Esteban Rodriguez (1) BEDN 113 11–12 — March 26 at St. John's* Jack Kaiser Stadium L 3–5 Louis Marinaro (1–0) Dane Armson (0–1) Chuck Sanzio (3) BEDN 679 11–13 — March 28 Longwood* Pitt Field L 2–12 Ethan Walker (1–0) Jake Michel (1–3) — ESPN+ 207 11–14 — March 31 Saint Joseph's Pitt Field L 13–19 Will McCausland (2–1) Brenden Argomaniz (2–3) — ESPN+ 313 11–15 0–1
April (8–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record April 1 Saint Joseph's Pitt Field L 0–15 Ryan DeSanto (1–0) Brock Weirather (2–2) — ESPN3 303 11–16 0–2 April 2 Saint Joseph's Pitt Field W 7–2 Kyle Subers (2–0) Domenic Picone (1–4) — ESPN+ 413 12–16 1–2 Piedmont Series April 4 James Madison* Pitt Field L 8–11 Sean Culkin (1–0) Jake Michel (1–4) — ESPN+ 455 12–17 — April 7 at George Washington Barcroft Park Arlington, VA L 2–3 Logan Koester (3–2) Brenden Argomaniz (2–4) Max Haug (1) ESPN+ 179 12–18 1–3 April 8 at George Washington Barcroft Park W 7–3 Harrison Clifton (1–2) Austin Odell (1–5) — ESPN3 205 13–18 2–3 April 9 at George Washington Barcroft Park W 13–3 Kyle Subers 3–0 Chris Kahlers (1–3) — ESPN+ 149 14–18 3–3 April 11 at No. 7 Virginia* Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA L 0–18 Connelly Early (7–1) Brian Reinke (0–1) — ACCNX 2,988 14–19 — April 14 at UMass Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA W 6–2 Brock Weirather (3–2) Renn Lints (0–1) — ESPN+ 90 15–19 4–3 April 15 at UMass Earl Lorden Field L 5–9 Max LeBlanc (1–2) Esteban Rodriguez (2–1) — 95 15–20 4–4 April 16 at UMass Earl Lorden Field W 15–7 Jeremy Neff (1–0) Jack Steele (0–2) — ESPN+ 95 16–20 5–4 April 19 at Towson* Schuerholz Park Towson, MD L 10–20 Jordan Luton (1–1) Dane Armson (0–2) — FloSports 171 16–21 — April 21 Fordham Pitt Field W 15–8 Brock Weirather (4–2) Declan Lavelle (0–4) Esteban Rodriguez (2) ESPN+ 412 17–21 6–4 April 22 Fordham Pitt Field L 9–12 Aric Berg (4–2) Brenden Argomaniz (2–5) Ben Kovel (6) ESPN3 412 17–22 6–5 April 23 Fordham Pitt Field W 7–4 Jeremy Neff (2–0) Austin Sachen (0–2) Alden Mathes (3) ESPN+ 315 18–22 7–5 April 29 at George Mason Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA L 3–4 Ben Shields 6–2 Brock Weirather (4–3) Chad Gartland (1) ESPN+ 89 18–23 7–6 April 29 at George Mason Spuhler Field W 7–0 Jeremy Neff (3–0) Konner Eaton (1–3) Kyle Subers (1) ESPN3 213 19–23 8–6 April 30 at George Mason Spuhler Field Canceled (inclement weather) ESPN+
May (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 Record May 5 St. Bonaventure Pitt Field W 15–0 Brock Weirather (5–3) Tripp Breen (1–2) — ESPN+ 255 20–23 9–6 May 6 St. Bonaventure Pitt Field L 7–8 Liam Devine (2–2) Esteban Rodriguez (2–2) — ESPN+ 513 20–24 9–7 May 7 St. Bonaventure Pitt Field W 19–4 Kyle Subers (4–0) Bryce Hediger (1–5) — ESPN+ 305 21–24 10–7 May 9 at NC State* Doak Field Raleigh, NC Canceled (inclement weather) ESPN+ Capital City Series May 12 at VCU The Diamond Richmond, VA W 16–10 Esteban Rodriguez (3–2) Campbell Ellis (5–5) — ESPN+ 739 22–24 11–7 May 13 at VCU The Diamond L 8–9 Zachary Peters (3–5) Brenden Argomaniz (2–6) — ESPN+ 441 22–25 11–8 May 14 at VCU The Diamond L 3–4 Brendan Erka (2–3) Alden Mathes (0–2) — ESPN+ 495 22–26 11–9 May 16 Norfolk State* Pitt Field W 13–3 Harrison Clifton (2–2) Nolan Manzer (2–2) — ESPN+ 219 23–26 — May 18 Davidson Pitt Field W 11–10 Cole Hentschel (1–0) Bennett Flynn (4–1) — ESPN+ 302 24–26 12–9 May 19 Davidson Pitt Field W 7–3 Esteban Rodriguez (4–2) Ryan Feczko (6–5) — ESPN+ 333 25–26 13–9 May 20 Davidson Pitt Field W 18–2 Brian Reince (1–1) Jacob Peaden (1–1) — ESPN+ 352 26–26 14–9
Postseason (1–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10T Record May 23 vs. (4) Saint Louis (5) The Diamond L 3–6 Jackson Holmes (3–0) Jeremy Neff (3–1) Jack Weber (3) ESPN+ 250 26–27 0–1 May 24 vs. (7) Rhode Island (5) The Diamond W 13–3 Esteban Rodriguez (5–2) Trystan Levesque (6–5) — ESPN+ 27–27 1–1 May 25 vs. (1) Saint Joseph's (5) The Diamond L 0–4 Ryan DeSanto (4–1) Brock Weirather (5–4) — ESPN+ 27–28 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

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

Statistics

Team batting

Team	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Richmond	1901	.305	579	136	9	62	385	262	366	32
Opponents	1848	.280	518	96	10	74	362	233	346	54

Team pitching

Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Richmond	469.1	518	388	339	233	446	7	6.50
Opponents	466.2	579	411	373	262	366	11	7.19

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[5]	—	—*
Baseball America[6]	—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	—
NCBWA†[8]	—
D1Baseball[9]	—

^ 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.

Notes

References

External links

• University of Richmond Baseball