2023 Army Black Knights baseball team

2023 Army Black Knights baseball

Patriot League regular season and tournament champions

NCAA tournament

Conference| Patriot League
Record| 38–16 (21–4 Patriot)
Head coach|

* Chris Tracz (1st season)

Associate head coach| Mike Cole (1st season)
Hitting coach| Franklin Jennings (1st season)
Pitching coach| Jeremy Hileman (1st season)
Home stadium| Doubleday Field

Seasons

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2024 ->

2023 Patriot League baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Army ‍†‍‡‍y | 21 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .840 |  |  | 37 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .698
Navy ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .560 |  |  | 23 | - | 27 | - | 0 |  | .460
Bucknell ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .560 |  |  | 23 | - | 22 | - | 1 |  | .511
Lafayette ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .400 |  |  | 15 | - | 37 | - | 0 |  | .288
Lehigh ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .400 |  |  | 24 | - | 36 | - | 0 |  | .400
Holy Cross ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 19 | - | 0 |  | .240 |  |  | 16 | - | 35 | - | 0 |  | .314
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 21, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Army Black Knights baseball team represents the United States Military Academy during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Black Knights play their home games at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field as a member of the Patriot League. They will be led by first-year head coach Chris Tracz.

Army won their fifth consecutive Patriot League tournament title and second consecutive regular season title, amassing a conference record of 21–4 in the regular season and going 4–1 in the tournament.

## Game log[edit]

2023 Army Black Knights Hawks Baseball Game Log (38–16)

Regular Season (38–16)
| February (1–2)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | A10 record
February 17 | at Duke* |  | Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Durham, NC | L 0–16 | Santucci (1–0) | Picone (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 364 | 0–1 | —
February 18 | at Duke* |  | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | L 1–2 | Higgins (1–0) | Stetzar (0–1) | Tallon (1) | ACCNX | 638 | 0–2 | —
February 19 | at Duke* |  | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | W 5–410 | Gabrysh (1–0) | Beilenson (0–1) | Stetzar (1) | ACCNX | 717 | 1–2 | —
| March (8–10)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | A10 record
March 1 | at Rutgers* |  | Bainton Field
Piscataway, NJ | L 3–6 | Parliament (1–0) | Gabrysh (1–1) | Gorski (1) | BTN+ | 322 | 1–3 | —
March 3 | at Old Dominion* |  | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Norfolk, VA | L 4–15 | Morgan (2–0) | Picone (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 779 | 1–4 | —
March 4 | at Old Dominion* |  | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 0–11 | Armstrong (2–0) | McCausland (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 779 | 1–5 | —
March 5 | at Old Dominion* |  | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 11–13 | Cook (2–0) | Owsik (0–1) | Bashara (1) | ESPN+ | 362 | 1–6 | —
March 10 | UMass Lowell* |  | Smithson Field
Merion, PA | W 4–3 | McCausland (1–1) | Keevan (0–4) | Gallo (1) | ESPN+ | 110 | 2–6 | —
March 11 | UMass Lowell* |  | Smithson Field | W 7–1 | McShane (1–0) | Draper (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 212 | 3–6 | —
March 12 | UMass Lowell* |  | Smithson Field | W 9–3 | Falco (1–0) | DiRito (1–1) | None | ESPN+ | 220 | 4–6 | —
Ting Stadium Series
March 14 | vs. Notre Dame* |  | Ting Stadium
Holly Springs, NC | L 3–6 | Hely (1–1) | Ciccone (0–1) | Bosch (2) | ESPN+ | 163 | 4–7 | —
March 15 | vs. Notre Dame* |  | Ting Stadium | L 9–10 | Cooper (1–0) | Rodriguez (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 147 | 4–8 | —
March 17 | Iona* |  | Smithson Field | W 15–5 | Gallo (1–0) | Torrado (0–3) | Ciccone (1) | ESPN+ | 171 | 5–8 | —
March 18 | Iona* |  | Smithson Field | W 16–68 | McShane (2–0) | Chiaia (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 318 | 6–8 | —
March 19 | Iona* |  | Smithson Field | W 13–07 | Picone (1–2) | Untracht (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 308 | 7–8 | —
March 21 | Monmouth* |  | Smithson Field | L 8–9 | Horvath (1–0) | Stetzar (0–2) | Kent (1) | ESPN+ | 221 | 7–9 | —
March 24 | Maine* |  | Smithson Field | W 3–2 | Stetzar (1–2) | Baeyens (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 180 | 8–9 | —
March 25 | Maine* |  | Smithson Field | L 12–17 | Scott (1–2) | Ciccone (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 155 | 8–10 | —
March 26 | Maine* |  | Smithson Field | L 13–15 | Lewis (2–1) | Picone (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 325 | 8–11 | —
Liberty Bell Classic
March 28 | at Delaware* |  | Bob Hannah Stadium
Newark, DE | L 3–9 | Grome (2–0) | Owsik (0–2) | Margolis (1) | FloSports | 4,228 | 8–12 | —
March 31 | at Richmond |  | Malcolm U. Pitt Field
Richmond, VA | W 19–13 | McCausland (2–1) | Argomaniz (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 313 | 9–12 | 1–0
| April (10–7–1)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | A10 record
April 1 | at Richmond |  | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 15–0 | DeSanto (1–0) | Weirather (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 303 | 10–12 | 2–0
April 2 | at Richmond |  | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 2–7 | Subers (2–0) | Picone (1–4) | None | ESPN+ | 413 | 10–13 | 2–1
Liberty Bell Classic
April 5 | Penn* |  | Smithson Field | L 6–18 | Cerwinski (2–0) | Picollo (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 182 | 10–14 | —
April 7 | VCU |  | Smithson Field | W 5–3 | McCausland (3–1) | Gordon (2–2) | McShane (1) | ESPN+ | 274 | 11–14 | 3–1
April 8 | VCU |  | Smithson Field | W 12–3 | Stetzar (2–2) | Peters (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 308 | 12–14 | 4–1
April 9 | VCU |  | Smithson Field | L 7–11 | Ellis (4–2) | Shearer (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 302 | 12–15 | 4–2
April 11 | at Delaware* |  | Bob Hannah Stadium | L 10–13 | Margolis (3–0) | Ciccone (0–3) | None | FloSports | 165 | 12–16 | —
April 14 | at Saint Louis |  | Billiken Sports Center
St. Louis, MO | L 2–4 | Litman (4–1) | McCausland (3–2) | Bell (1) | ESPN+ | 180 | 12–17 | 4–3
April 15 | at Saint Louis |  | Billiken Sports Center | L 6–10 | Chaffin (4–1) | DeSanto (1–1) | Weber (1) | ESPN+ | 201 | 12–18 | 4–4
April 16 | at Saint Louis |  | Billiken Sports Center | L 8–14 | Holmes (2–0) | Picone (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 121 | 12–19 | 4–5
April 21 | UMass |  | Smithson Field | W 5–3 | McCausland (4–2) | Belliveau (0–1) | Stetzar (2) | ESPN+ | 201 | 13–19 | 5–5
April 22 | UMass |  | Smithson Field | W 12–3 | Owsik (1–2) | Perrett (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 400 | 14–19 | 6–5
April 23 | UMass |  | Smithson Field | W 7–3 | Picone (2–5) | Steele (0–3) | McShane (2) | ESPN+ | 323 | 15–19 | 7–5
April 25 | Delaware* |  | Smithson Field | W 5–2 | Gallo (2–0) | Grome (2–2) | Stetzar (3) | ESPN+ | 152 | 16–19 | —
April 26 | Bucknell* |  | Smithson Field | T 7–77 | None | None | None | ESPN+ | 126 | 16–19–1 | —
April 28 | Fordham |  | Smithson Field | W 2–1 | McShane (3–0) | Hughes (1–3) | Stetzar (4) | ESPN+ | 122 | 17–19–1 | 8–5
April 29 | Fordham |  | Smithson Field | W 23–10 | Falco (2–0) | Sachen (0–3) | None | ESPN+ | 129 | 18–19–1 | 9–5
April 30 | Fordham |  | Smithson Field | W 7–1 | Picone (3–5) | Egan (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 153 | 19–19–1 | 10–5
| May (8–3)

Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | TV  | Attendance  | Overall record  | A10 record
May 3 | Villanova* |  | Smithson Field | W 13–6 | Gallo (3–0) | Povey (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 220 | 20–19–1 | —
May 5 | at Dayton |  | Woerner Field
Dayton, OH | L 9–16 | Zapka (2–0) | Falco (2–1) | None | ESPN+ | 163 | 20–20–1 | 10–6
May 6 | at Dayton |  | Woerner Field | W 7–5 | DeSanto (2–1) | Majick (3–4) | Stetzar (5) | ESPN+ | 163 | 21–20–1 | 11–6
May 7 | at Dayton |  | Woerner Field | W 15–2 | Picone (4–5) | Steinhauer (1–5) | None | ESPN+ | 138 | 22–20–1 | 12–6
May 12 | Rhode Island |  | Smithson Field | W 15–3 | McCausland (5–2) | Sposato (3–6) | None | ESPN+ | 374 | 23–20–1 | 13–6
May 13 | Rhode Island |  | Smithson Field | W 12–6 | DeSanto (3–1) | Levesque (5–4) | None | ESPN+ | 413 | 24–20–1 | 14–6
May 14 | Rhode Island |  | Smithson Field | W 6–5 | Gabrysh (2–1) | Hsu (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 425 | 25–20–1 | 15–6
May 16 | at Villanova* |  | Villanova Ballpark
Plymouth Meeting, PA | L 4–8 | Udell (1–6) | Rodriguez (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 197 | 25–21–1 | —
May 18 | at George Mason |  | Spuhler Field
Fairfax, VA | W 9–4 | Falco (3–1) | Stewart (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 65 | 26–21–1 | 16–6
May 19 | at George Mason |  | Spuhler Field | L 3–4 | Mracna (3–1) | Stetzar (2–3) | None | ESPN+ | 143 | 26–22–1 | 16–7
May 20 | at George Mason |  | Spuhler Field | W 13–6 | Picone (5–5) | Grant (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 266 | 27–22–1 | 17–7
Post-Season (0–0)
| Patriot League tournament (0–0)

Date  | Time (ET)  | TV  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | A10T Record  | Sources
Winner's bracket
May 24 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (4) Saint Louis or (5) Richmond | (1) | The Diamond
Richmond, VA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NCAA TBD Regional (0–0)

Date  | Time (ET)  | TV  | Opponent  | Rank  | Stadium  | Score  | Win  | Loss  | Save  | Attendance  | Overall  | A10T Record  | Sources
Winner's bracket
May 24 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (4) Saint Louis or (5) Richmond | (1) | The Diamond
Richmond, VA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
W Saint Joseph's win •  L Saint Joseph's loss •  T Saint Joseph's tie •  Postponement or cancellation • Bold denotes Saint Joseph's player

## Postseason[edit]

### Patriot League tournament[edit]

Patriot League Tournament Teams

(1) Army Black Knights  | (2) Bucknell Bison  | (3) Navy Midshipmen  | (4) Lafayette Leopards
| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 1 | Army | 5 | 15 | 5 | |
| 4 | Lafayette | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | 1 | Army | 20 | 21 | — |
| 2 | Bucknell | 2 | 7 | — | | | 2 | Bucknell | 5 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Navy | 0 | 6 | — | | | |

### NCAA tournament[edit]

Tournament field to be announced.

## Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked| Week

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

^ 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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Patriot League Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
2. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
3. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
4. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
5. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
6. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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