Davidson Men’s Baseball Gears up For A-10 Play

CAMERON KRAKOWIAK ‘24 (HE/HIM)

SPORTS EDITOR

Davidson’s baseball team had a rough seven game stretch spanning the school’s spring break. After beating Queen’s University 16-6 on February 28th, the ‘Cats had a rough series at Coastal Carolina dropping three straight. After beating High Point 10-7 they faced Bryant and former Davidson Third Baseman John Hosmer ‘22. Hosmer hit two home runs against his former team and led Bryant to sweeping the ‘Cats. The ‘Cats ended spring break dropping six out of seven during the time frame.

However, the ‘Cats turned it around when the lights shined the brightest in Kannapolis where they faced Western Carolina at Atrium Health Ballpark. The ‘Cats held on to win 6-5. The ‘Cats kept their momentum going into the weekend when they won two out of three games against Marist.

The ‘Cats season has been marred by injuries this season, gold glove catcher Michael Carico ‘24 went down against. Coastal Carolina along with Ryan Kutz ‘23 and Isaac Fix ‘25 both being out since February. However, the lineup has kept up production. Ryan Wilson ‘24 has carried his impressive 2022 season into 2023. Wilson has a team leading eight home runs on the year and averages 7.88 atbats per home run. The offense has been aided by freshman Michael O’Shaughnessy ‘26 and Jack Cotrone ‘25 who have been on a tear since being put in the regular day lineup. O’Shaughnessy has a batting average of .400 and Cotrone is not far behind him with a .361 batting average along with seven home runs.

The team faces Tennessee Tech and N.C A&T before starting A-10 play versus Fordham on April 1st.

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