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American college baseball season

2023 Army Black Knights baseball
Patriot League regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament
ConferencePatriot League
Record38–16 (21–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Associate head coachMike Cole (1st season)
Hitting coachFranklin Jennings (1st season)
Pitching coachJeremy Hileman (1st season)
Home stadiumDoubleday Field
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Army ‍†‍‡‍ 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
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Army Black Knights baseball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Black Knights played their home games at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field as a member of the Patriot League. They were 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

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 5–4 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 16–6 McShane (2–0) Chiaia (0–3) None ESPN+ 318 6–8 —
March 19 Iona* Smithson Field W 13–0 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 7–7 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

Patriot League tournament

Patriot League Tournament Teams
(1) Army Black Knights (2) Bucknell Bison (3) Navy Midshipmen (4) Lafayette Leopards
Semifinals Finals
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

Tournament field to be announced.

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'——*—————————————
Baseball America———————————————
Collegiate Baseball^———————————————
NCBWA†———————————————
D1Baseball———————————————

^ 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.

References

  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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