2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team

2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record32–24 (24–16 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coachEric Bunnell (3rd season)
Hitting coachEric Smith (5th season)
Pitching coachShane Davis (3rd season)
Home stadiumEastwood Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Horizon League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State  ‍†‍‡‍y 28 – 4   .875 35 – 13   .729
UIC  ‍‍‍ 28 – 11   .718 30 – 18   .625
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 24 – 16   .600 32 – 24   .571
Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 17 – 23   .425 22 – 33   .400
Oakland  ‍‍‍ 13 – 23   .361 19 – 28   .404
Northern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 – 25   .359 17 – 31   .354
Purdue Fort Wayne  ‍‍‍ 7 – 29   .194 10 – 36   .217
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team was a baseball team that represented Youngstown State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Penguins were members of the Horizon League and played their home games at Eastwood Field in Niles, Ohio. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Bertolini.

Previous season

The Penguins finished the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season 7–7 overall (0–0 conference) and first place in conference standings, but the season was cut short in stages by March 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preseason Horizon poll

For the 2021 poll, Youngstown State was projected to finish in third in the Conference.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wright State 49 (7)
2 UIC 38
3 Youngstown State 34
4 Milwaukee 31
5 Purdue Fort Wayne 17
6 Oakland 14
7 Northern Kentucky 13

Roster

2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
1 OF Lucas Nasonti R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Champion H. S. Warren, Ohio
2 INF Phillip Glasser L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tallmadge H. S. Tallmadge, Ohio
3 RHP Joel Hake R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Ursuline H. S. Youngstown, Ohio
4 INF Steven D'Eusanio R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr South H. S. Willoughby, Ohio
5 OF Dominick Bucko S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cuyahoga Community College Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
7 Jeff Wehler R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Marys Area H. S. St. Marys, Pennsylvania
8 RHP Dalton Earich R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Manchester H. S. New Franklin, Ohio
9 RHP Jon Snyder R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Springboro H. S. Springboro, Ohio
10 INF Trey Law L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Fr Cedar Cliff H. S. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
11 LHP Colin Clark R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Logan Elm H. S. Circleville, Ohio
12 LHP Marco DeFalco L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Niles McKinley H. S. Niles, Ohio
13 C Nick Caruso R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Macomb Community College Sterling Heights, Michigan
14 C Dylan Carpenter R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sinclair Community College Maineville, Ohio
15 Chase Franklin L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Columbiana H. S. Salem, Ohio
16 Blaze Glenn R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Sinclair Community College Toronto, Ohio
17 RHP Gary Clift Jr. L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Brunswick H. S. Brunswick, Ohio
19 C Dylan Swarmer R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Knoch H. S. Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
20 OF Andre Good L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Steel Valley H. S. Munhall, Pennsylvania
21 OF Turner Grau L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Avonworth H. S. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
22 RHP Brandon Matthews R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Punxsutawney H. S. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
23 INF Braeden O'Shaughnessy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Poland Seminary H. S. Poland, Ohio
24 LHP Collin Floyd L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Springfield H. S. Akron, Ohio
25 INF Padraig O'Shaughnessy L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Mercyhurst North East Poland, Ohio
26 RHP Nick Perez R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr St. Francis Preparatory School Bayside, New York
27 LHP Nathan Ball L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Perrysburg H. S. Perrysburg, Ohio
30 OF Blake Benyo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So IMG Academy Austintown, Ohio
31 RHP Will Shaffer R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Laurel H. S. New Castle, Pennsylvania
32 RHP Chad Cole R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Norwin H. S. North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
33 Travis Perry R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Rocky Grove H. S. Oil City, Pennsylvania
34 LHP Kenny Misik L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Austintown Fitch H. S. Austintown, Ohio
36 RHP Conner Johnson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Salt Lake Community College Heber City, Utah
37 RHP Casey Marshalwitz L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hampton H. S. Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
38 C John Ritter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Springfield Local H. S. New Middletown, Ohio
40 RHP Grant Kersh R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Archbishop Hoban H. S. Akron, Ohio
41 Andrew Russell L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Champion H. S. Champion, Ohio
42 RHP Alex Cordona R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mercyhurst North East Boardman, Ohio
Head coach

6 Dan Bertolini

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Bunnell

Hitting coach(es)

Eric Smith

Pitching coach(es)

Shane Davis

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

2021 Youngstown State Penguins baseball game log
Regular season
February (2–6)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Horizon record
1 February 19 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama 4–10 Ortiz (1–0) Clark (0–1) None 959 0–1 –
2 February 20 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama 2–8 Gainous (1–0) Floyd (0–1) Oates (1) 1,002 0–2 –
3 February 20 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama 6–13 Witcher (1–0) Perry (0–1) None 1,002 0–3 –
4 February 21 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, Alabama 4–2 Snyder (1–0) Wilkinson (0–1) Clift Jr. (1) 801 1–3 –
5 February 26 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 6–7 Desandro (1–0) Brosky (0–1) Taylor (1) 547 1–4 –
6 February 26 at LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2–6 Hill (2–0) Clark (0–2) Fontenot (1) 2,251 1–5 –
7 February 27 at LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3–5 Brady (1–0) Clift Jr. (0–1) None 2,578 1–6 –
8 February 28 at Nicholls Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, Louisiana 7–4 Ball (1–0) Heckman (0–1) Clift Jr. (2) 737 2–6 –
March (9–6)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Horizon record
9 March 5 vs Purdue Fort Wayne Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio 6–3 Clark (1–2) Miller (1–1) Clift Jr. (3) 0 3–6 1–0
10 March 6 vs Purdue Fort Wayne Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio 3–0 Floyd (1–1) Boyd (0–2) None 0 4–6 2–0
11 March 7 vs Purdue Fort Wayne Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio 0–1 Myer (1–0) Cole (0–1) None 0 4–7 2–1
12 March 7 vs Purdue Fort Wayne Defiance High School • Defiance, Ohio 13–8 Perez (1–0) Madura (0–2) None 0 5–7 3–1
13 March 12 at Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio 2–12 Schrand (2–2) Clark (1–3) None 156 5–8 3–2
14 March 13 at Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio 1–2 Brehmer (2–1) Floyd (1–2) None 148 5–9 3–3
15 March 13 at Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio 5–14 Wirsing (2–1) Perez (1–1) None 146 5–10 3–4
16 March 14 at Wright State Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio 1–6 Cline (2–1) Snyder (1–1) None 158 5–11 3–5
19 March 20 St. Bonaventure Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 6–4 Floyd (2–2) Baez (0–1) Clift Jr. (4) 0 6–11 3–5
20 March 20 St. Bonaventure Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 7–1 Misik (1–0) Breen (0–1) None 391 7–11 3–5
21 March 21 St. Bonaventure Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 22–6 Snyder (2–1) White (0–1) None 200 8–11 3–5
22 March 26 Wright State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 12–10 Clark (2–3) Schrand (2–3) Clift Jr. (5) 304 9–11 4–5
23 March 27 Wright State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 4–0 Floyd (3–2) Brehmer (3–2) None 329 10–11 5–5
24 March 27 Wright State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 8–20 Cline (4–1) Snyder (2–2) None 329 10–12 5–6
25 March 28 Wright State Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 11–10 Clift Jr. (1–1) Greenwell (0–1) None 103 11–12 6–6
April (13–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Horizon record
26 April 1 UIC Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 2–1 Floyd (4–2) Key (2–2) None 203 12–12 7–6
27 April 2 UIC Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 0–6 Lopez (2–2) Clark (2–4) None 203 12–13 7–7
28 April 2 UIC Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 15–10 Snyder (3–2) O'Reilly (1–4) None 284 13–13 8–7
29 April 3 UIC Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 14–9 Perez (2–1) Shears (0–5) None 284 14–13 9–7
30 April 9 at Milwaukee Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin 2–1 Floyd (5–2) Frey (1–3) None 289 15–13 10–7
31 April 10 at Milwaukee Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin 7–4 Clark (3–4) Mahoney (2–4) Clift Jr. (6) 289 16–13 11–7
32 April 10 at Milwaukee Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin 6–7 Armstrong (1–0) Earich (0–1) Blubaugh (4) 238 16–14 11–8
33 April 11 at Milwaukee Routine Field • Franklin, Wisconsin 8–12 Blubaugh (1–1) Clift Jr. (1–2) None 327 16–15 11–9
34 April 16 at Northern Kentucky Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky 7–9 Gerl (3–3) Clark (5–3) Meeks (1) 85 16–16 11–10
35 April 17 at Northern Kentucky Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky 1–0 Floyd (6–2) Klingenbeck (2–4) None – 17–16 12–10
36 April 17 at Northern Kentucky Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky 2–7 Richardson (2–0) Perez (2–2) None – 17–17 12–11
37 April 18 at Northern Kentucky Bill Aker Baseball Complex • Highland Heights, Kentucky 18–6 Snyder (4–2) Bohlen (0–1) None 113 18–17 13–11
38 April 23 Oakland Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 4–3 Hake (1–0) Deans (3–3) None 229 19–17 14–11
39 April 24 Oakland Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 12–6 Coles (1–1) Nierman (1–3) None 229 20–17 15–11
40 April 24 Oakland Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 4–3 Clift Jr. (2–2) Nierman (1–4) None 301 21–17 16–11
41 April 25 Oakland Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 18–6 Perez (3–2) Deans (3–4) None 213 22–17 17–11
42 April 30 at UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois 1–0 Clark (4–5) Key (5–3) Clift Jr.' (7) 77 23–17 18–11
May (9–5)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Horizon record
43 May 1 at UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois 1–3 Torres (5–1) Floyd (6–3) Gosbeth (3) 83 23–18 18–12
44 May 1 at UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois 7–8 McCabe (1–0) Coles (1–2) None 103 23–19 18–13
45 May 2 at UIC Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium • Chicago, Illinois 7–18 Shears (1–5) Hake (1–1) None 124 23–20 18–14
46 May 7 Purdue Fort Wayne Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 6–2 Floyd (7–3) Fee (0–3) None 219 24–20 19–14
47 May 7 Purdue Fort Wayne Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 15–4 Clark (5–5) Pintarich (1–5) None 219 25–20 20–14
48 May 8 Purdue Fort Wayne Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 1–3 Miller (4–6) Clift Jr. (2–3) Boyd (1) 218 25–21 20–15
49 May 8 Purdue Fort Wayne Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 7–5 Coles (2–2) Boyd (0–6) None 218 26–21 21–15
50 May 14 at Bellarmine Knights Field • Louisville, Kentucky 11–3 Clark (6–5) Pender (2–5) None 50 27–21 21–15
51 May 15 at Bellarmine Knights Field • Louisville, Kentucky 11–6 Floyd (8–3) Nagel (2–4) None 100 28–21 21–15
52 May 16 at Bellarmine Knights Field • Louisville, Kentucky 5–1 Snyder (5–2) Davis (0–6) Clift Jr. (8) 50 29–21 21–15
53 May 21 Milwaukee Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 3–2 Floyd (9–3) Frey (2–8) Clark (1) 370 30–21 22–15
54 May 22 Milwaukee Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 9–4 Snyder (6–2) Edwards (2–7) Hake (1) 488 31–21 23–15
55 May 21 Milwaukee Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 12–14 Severson (1–0) Perez (3–3) None 488 31–22 23–16
56 May 23 Milwaukee Eastwood Field • Niles, Ohio 10–2 Perry (1–1) Neu (3–3) None 431 32–22 24–16
Postseason
Horizon League Tournament
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Horizon record
57 May 27 vs UIC Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio 4–7 Key (7–3) Clark (6–6) Gosbeth (7) 178 32–23 24–16
58 May 27 vs Milwaukee Nischwitz Stadium • Dayton, Ohio 6–9 Mahoney (5–6) Floyd (9–4) Blubaugh (8) 154 32–24 24–16

Awards and honors

Horizon League Players of the Week

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Jon Snyder Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week February 24, 2021 [3]
Turner Grau Nike Horizon League Hitter of the Week March 2, 2021 [4]
Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week March 10, 2021 [5]
Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week March 30, 2021 [6]
Dominick Bucko Nike Horizon League Hitter of the Week April 6, 2021 [7]
Collin Floyd Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week April 13, 2021 [8]
Nick Caruso Nike Horizon League Batter of the Week April 20, 2021 [9]
Colin Clark Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week May 4, 2021 [10]
Blaze Glenn Nike Horizon League Player of the Week May 11, 2021 [11]
Travis Perry Nike Horizon League Pitcher of the Week May 24, 2021 [12]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". horizonleague.org. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wright State Pegged Favorites for 2021 #HLBASE Season". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (FEBRUARY 24)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MARCH 2)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MARCH 10)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MARCH 30)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (APRIL 6)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  8. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (APRIL 13)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (APRIL 20)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MAY 4)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MAY 11)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  12. ^ "NIKE #HLBASE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (MAY 24)". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.