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The 2022 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season . The 49ers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA . They played their home games at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina . The team was coached by Robert Woodard , who was in his third season with the 49ers.
Preseason
The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022 with the 49ers predicted to finish in fourth place in the conference.[ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
1st Place Votes
1
Southern Miss
6
2
Louisiana Tech
2
3
Old Dominion
1
4
Charlotte
4
5
Florida Atlantic
-
6
UTSA
-
7
FIU
1
8
Rice
-
9
Western Kentucky
-
10
Middle Tennessee
-
11
UAB
-
12
Marshall
-
Personnel
2022 Charlotte 49ers baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
OF
Cam Fisher
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Knoxville, Tennessee
2
INF
JD Suarez
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Charlotte, North Carolina
3
INF
Dante DeFranco
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Hillsborough, North Carolina
6
INF
Jack Dragum
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Mechanicsville, Virginia
8
OF
Blake Jackson
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Coppell, Texas
9
C
Kaden Hopson
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Redlands, California
11
LHP
AJ Wilson
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Pilot Mountain, North Carolina
12
C
Huck Wathan
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Charlotte, North Carolina
14
INF
Austin Knight
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Jacksonville, Florida
16
INF
Nate Furman
L/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Brookhaven, Pennsylvania
18
LHP
Will Lancaster
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Lexington, North Carolina
21
RHP
Colby Bruce
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Charlotte, North Carolina
22
INF
Will Butcher
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Arden, North Carolina
23
INF
Josh Madole
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Gr
Hampstead, North Carolina
24
INF
David McCabe
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Oshawa, Ontario
26
C
Drew Tyndall
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Wilmington, North Carolina
27
LHP
Christian Lothes
R/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Hebron, Ohio
29
RHP
Paxton Thompson
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
St. Michael, Minnesota
30
RHP
Michael Oh
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Gr
Northbrook, Illinois
32
RHP
Breven Yarbro
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Chaffee, Missouri
33
OF
Jake Cunningham
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
34
RHP
Evan Michelson
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Jacksonville, Florida
36
RHP
Anthony Casciola
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Charlotte, North Carolina
37
LHP
Collin Kramer
L/L
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
St. Ansgar, Iowa
38
RHP
Jackson Boss
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Loganville, Georgia
41
RHP
Matt Brooks
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
York, Pennsylvania
43
RHP
Hale Sims
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
290 lb (132 kg)
Jr
Paducah, Kentucky
44
RHP
Cameron Hansen
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Hendersonville, Tennessee
45
OF
Hunter Baker
L/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Huntersville, North Carolina
46
LHP
Matt Little
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Fayetteville, North Carolina
47
OF
Jakob Kouneski
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
St. Paul, Minnesota
50
RHP
Nolan Straniero
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Raleigh, North Carolina
51
LHP
Quinton Martinez
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Orlando, Florida
52
RHP
Tony Rossi
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Lake Mary, Florida
54
LHP
Spencer Giesting
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Hamilton, Ohio
57
RHP
Ari Gordon
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Head coach
Robert Woodard (North Carolina )
Assistant coach(es)
Tony Bickell (UNC Pembroke ) Austin Meine (Lindenwood ) Tyler Simmons (Wingate )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 5 August 2022
Schedule and results
2022 Charlotte 49ers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (35–20)
February (3–3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
Feb. 18
vs. Louisville
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
L 7–8
Hawks (1-0)
Martinez (0-1)
Prosecky (1)
469
0–1
Feb. 19
vs. UConn
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 7–3
Rossi (1-0)
Gallagher (0-1)
Bruce (1)
1–1
Feb. 20
at South Florida
USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
W 8–38
Lancaster (1-0)
Cebert (0-1)
None
ESPN+
1,497
2–1
Feb. 25
West Virginia
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 4–5
Watters (1-1)
Bruce (0-1)
None
ESPN+
1,136
2–2
Feb. 26
West Virginia
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 2–9
Hampton (2-0)
Hansen (0-1)
None
CUSA.TV
1,180
2–3
Feb. 26
West Virginia
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 5–4
Michelson (1-0)
Smith (0-1)
Oh (1)
CUSA.TV
1,180
3–3
March (14–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
Mar. 1
Gardner–Webb
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 11–5
Brooks (1-0)
Young (0-1)
None
568
4–3
Mar. 2
Purdue
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 2–6
Wendell (2-0)
Thompson (0-1)
Stephen (1)
CUSA.TV
655
4–4
Mar. 4
Western Illinois
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 4–3
Bruce (1-1)
Raymond (0-1)
None
574
5–4
Mar. 5
Western Illinois
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 29–4
Hansen (1-1)
Warkentien (1-1)
None
765
6–4
Mar. 6
Western Illinois
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 16–17
Lancaster (2-0)
Fochs (0-2)
None
804
7–4
Mar. 8
Longwood
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 8–4
Kramer (1-0)
Taylor (0-1)
Bruce (2)
441
8–4
Mar. 11
Appalachian State
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 9–3
Rossi (2-0)
Tuthill (1-3)
None
CUSA.TV
452
9–4
Mar. 12
Appalachian State
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 12–7
Wilson (1-0)
Kepley (1-1)
None
CUSA.TV
815
10–4
Mar. 13
Appalachian State
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 7–912
Carter (1-1)
Thompson (0-2)
None
ESPN+
830
10–5
Mar. 15
Presbyterian
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 4–1
Wilson (2-0)
Klepper (0-3)
Bruce (3)
607
11–5
Mar. 18
vs. Western Kentucky
Truist Field • Charlotte, NC
L 5–7
Kates (3-1)
Giesting (0-1)
Vinyard (4)
CUSA.TV
2,023
11–6
0–1
Mar. 19
Western Kentucky
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 3–1
Hansen (2-1)
Peter (0-3)
None
CUSA.TV
849
12–6
1–1
Mar. 20
Western Kentucky
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 13–12
Kramer (2-0)
Vinyard (2-1)
None
ESPN+
778
13–6
2–1
Mar. 22
vs. Campbell
Atrium Health Ballpark • Kannapolis, NC
W 12–4
Casciola (1-0)
Ferguson (0-2)
None
CUSA.TV
1,686
14–6
Mar. 23
Davidson
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
Game postponed
Mar. 25
at Old Dominion
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA
W 11–4
Giesting (1-1)
Gertner (1-2)
Wilson (1)
CUSA.TV
418
15–6
3–1
Mar. 26
at Old Dominion
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA
W 13–8
Lancaster (3-0)
Hartline (0-1)
None
CUSA.TV
471
16–6
4–1
Mar. 27
at Old Dominion
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA
L 12–1310
Dean (2-0)
Martinez (0-2)
None
CUSA.TV
263
16–7
4–2
Mar. 29
College of Charleston
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 9–0
Sims (1-0)
Smith (0-2)
None
CUSA.TV
807
17–7
April (10–9)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
Apr. 1
at UTSA
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 3–13
Malone (4-0)
Giesting (1-2)
None
CUSA.TV
509
17–8
4–3
Apr. 2
at UTSA
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 7–8
Chomko (2-0)
Hansen (2-2)
Shafer (3)
CUSA.TV
385
17–9
4–4
Apr. 3
at UTSA
Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX
L 5–87
Miller (1-0)
Brooks (1-1)
Shafer (4)
CUSA.TV
263
17–10
4–5
Apr. 6
at Winthrop
Winthrop Ballpark • Rock Hill, SC
L 6–9
Lumpkin (2-0)
Martinez (0-3)
Whittle (2)
ESPN+
198
17–11
Apr. 8
No. 18 Southern Miss
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 1–2
Hall (5-0)
Giesting (1-3)
Harper (5)
ESPN+
775
17–12
4–6
Apr. 9
No. 18 Southern Miss
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 2–8
Riggins (4-2)
Lancaster (3-1)
None
ESPN+
872
17–13
4–7
Apr. 10
No. 18 Southern Miss
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 5–613
Ramsey (4-0)
Sims (1-1)
None
ESPN+
877
17–14
4–8
Apr. 12
Winthrop
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 8–0
Brooks (2-1)
Johnson (0-1)
None
740
18–14
Apr. 14
at Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
L 3–411
Wigginton (5-2)
Bruce (1-2)
None
CUSA.TV
525
18–15
4–9
Apr. 15
at Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
W 10–5
Sims (2-1)
Swan (2-5)
None
CUSA.TV
415
19–15
5–9
Apr. 16
at Middle Tennessee
Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN
L 7–10
Hamm (3-2)
Giesting (1-4)
None
CUSA.TV
515
19–16
5–10
Apr. 19
Coastal Carolina
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 11–3
Rossi (3-0)
Billings (0-3)
None
ESPN+
817
20–16
Apr. 22
UAB
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 6–3
Giesting (2-4)
Reynolds (2-4)
Rossi (1)
ESPN+
714
21–16
6–10
Apr. 23
UAB
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 8–1
Wilson (3-0)
O'Clair (1-3)
None
ESPN+
826
22–16
7–10
Apr. 24
UAB
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 3–2
Giesting (3-4)
Moza (2-1)
Wilson (2)
ESPN+
745
23–16
8–10
Apr. 26
UNC Asheville
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 5–0
Brooks (3-1)
Allmer (0-2)
None
710
24–16
Apr. 27
North Carolina A&T
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 11–3
Hansen (3-2)
Fields (0-1)
None
741
25–16
Apr. 29
at Marshall
Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV
W 11–4
Giesting (4-4)
Purnell (5-3)
None
YouTube.TV
78
26–16
9–10
Apr. 30
at Marshall
Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV
W 25–4
Lancaster (4-1)
Copen (2-3)
None
YouTube.TV
68
27–16
10–10
May (8–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
May 1
at Marshall
Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV
W 14–12
Rossi (4-0)
Agemy (2-2)
Martinez (1)
YouTube.TV
88
28–16
11–10
May 3
at North Carolina
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 3–410
Bovair (4-3)
Kramer (2-1)
None
ACCN
1,876
28–17
May 6
Rice
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 13–0
Sims (3-1)
Shaw (2-1)
None
CUSA.TV
621
29–17
12–10
May 7
Rice
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 14–13
Giesting (5-4)
DeLeon (3-4)
Brooks (1)
ESPN+
733
30–17
13–10
May 8
Rice
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 9–0
Kramer (2-1)
Deskins (2-6)
None
ESPN+
730
31–17
14–10
May 13
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
W 10–3
Giesting (6-4)
Cooley (7-4)
None
CUSA.TV
382
32–17
15–10
May 14
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
L 9–1015
Del Prado (2-1)
Brooks (3-2)
None
CUSA.TV
430
32–18
15–11
May 15
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
W 14–47
Martinez (1-3)
Burnham (6-1)
None
CUSA.TV
370
33–18
16–11
May 17
at South Carolina
Founders Park • Columbia, SC
W 8–3
Rossi (5-0)
Hunter (5-5)
None
SECN+
6,034
34–18
17–11
May 19
at Louisiana Tech
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
W 11–3
Giesting (7-4)
Gibson (5-4)
None
ESPN+
674
35–18
18–11
May 20
Louisiana Tech
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 3–8
Crigger (4-2)
Kramer (3-2)
None
ESPN+
773
35–19
18–12
May 21
Louisiana Tech
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
L 5–147
Fincher (7-2)
Lancaster (4-2)
None
ESPN+
787
35–20
18–13
Postseason (1–2)
C-USA Tournament (1–2)
Date
Opponent
(Seed)/Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall Record
Tournament Record
May 25
vs. (2) Louisiana Tech
(7)
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
L 0–4
Gibson (6-4)
Michelson (1-1)
None
ESPN+
35–21
0–1
May 26
vs. (6) Middle Tennessee
(7)
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
W 22–07
Kramer (4-2)
Wigginton (6-5)
None
ESPN+
36–21
1–1
May 27
vs. (3) Old Dominion
(7)
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
L 4–13
Gomez (5-1)
Rossi (5-1)
None
ESPN+
36–22
1–2
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Schedule Source: [ 3]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Postseason
Accolade
Recipient
Reference
First Team All-CUSA team
Jack Dragum, INF David McCabe, DH
[ 4]
Second Team All-CUSA team
Nate Furman, INF Cam Fisher, OF
References
External links
• Charlotte Baseball