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2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball team


The 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball team represented the Middle Tennessee State University in the sport of baseball for the 2022 college baseball season. The Blue Raiders competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA. They played their home games at Reese Smith Jr. Field in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The team was coached by Jim Toman, who was in his fourth season with the Blue Raiders.

2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Record29–26 (17–13 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumReese Smith Jr. Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 15 Southern Miss ‍†‍‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 43 – 16 – 0   .729
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 42 – 19 – 0   .689
Old Dominion ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 41 – 17 – 0   .707
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 35 – 23 – 0   .603
UTSA ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 38 – 20 – 0   .655
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 29 – 26 – 0   .527
Charlotte ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 36 – 22 – 0   .621
UAB ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 31 – 25 – 0   .554
Rice ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 17 – 39 – 0   .304
Marshall ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 20 – 34 – 1   .373
FIU ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 16 – 34 – 0   .320
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 18 – 36 – 0   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 2, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason edit

C-USA media poll edit

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 16, 2022 with the Blue Raiders predicted to finish in tenth 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 edit

2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town
1 OF Brian Dillingham R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bradenton, Florida
3 OF Bryce Symlar R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Columbia, Tennessee
4 INF Fausto Lopez R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
6 LHP Trent Seibert L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
7 OF Luke Vinson L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Murfreesboro, Tennessee
8 INF Gabe Jennings R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Lebanon, Tennessee
9 OF Nathan Sanders L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Smyrna, Tennessee
10 OF Tatsunori Negishi L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Tokyo, Japan
11 INF JT Mabry R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chesterfield, Missouri
12 RHP Eriq Swan R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Murfreesboro, Tennessee
13 INF Brett Coker R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hendersonville, Tennessee
14 RHP Brycen Thomas R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Spring Hill, Tennessee
15 RHP Jackson Marbet L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Columbia, Tennessee
16 OF Jackson Galloway R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kansas City, Missouri
17 RHP Zach Keenan R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Suwanee, Georgia
18 C Nick Jones R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Coal City, Illinois
19 INF Jacob Williams R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Forest, Virginia
20 RHP Jack Julian R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Hixson, Tennessee
21 INF Ryan Maher R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois
22 INF Bryson Trammell L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Knoxville, Tennessee
23 C Mason Speirs R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Westminster, Colorado
24 RHP DJ Wright R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Murfreesboro, Tennessee
26 LHP Charlie Mac Toman R/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina
27 RHP Jaden Hamm R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Culleoka, Tennessee
28 LHP Peyton Wigginton L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Franklin, Tennessee
29 RHP Dustin Sprong R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Morgantown, Indiana
30 INF Wyatt Morgan L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Lenexa, Kansas
31 LHP John Tomlinson L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lebanon, Tennessee
32 RHP Daniel Dewey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Murfreesboro, Tennessee
33 C Mason McLeod L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Greensburg, Indiana
34 RHP Justin Goldstein R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tustin, California
35 OF Jacob Wright L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Murfreesboro, Tennessee
38 C Briggs Rutter R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
39 C Carter Edge R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chattanooga, Tennessee
40 C Jared Vetetoe L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Gallatin, Tennessee
41 INF KB Peralta R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lawrence, Massachusetts
42 RHP Jalen Wirtz R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gallatin, Tennessee
43 RHP James Sells R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Winchester, Tennessee
45 INF Eston Snider R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Franklin, Tennessee
47 RHP Braden Jones R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Knoxville, Tennessee
48 RHP Ryan Cagle R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr South Pittsburg, Tennessee
49 RHP Brayden Siren R/R 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 256 lb (116 kg) So Murfreesboro, Tennessee
51 RHP Avery Gunn R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dickson, Tennessee
52 INF Austin Baal L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Palmyra, Pennsylvania
Head coach

Jim Toman (NC State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Meyers (Iowa State)
Jordan Getzelman (Iowa Western)
Forrest Arnold (Coker)

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

Roster
Last update: 5 August 2022

Schedule and results edit

2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball game log
Regular season (29–24)
February (3–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Feb. 18 vs. St. John's Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W
3–210		 Hamm
(1-0)		 Cunningham
(0-1)		 Swan
(1)		 200 1–0
Feb. 18 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L
4–6		 Hodges
(1-0)		 Seibert
(0-1)		 None 1,186 1–1
Feb. 19 vs. St. John's Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L
5–6		 Johnson
(1-0)		 Sells
(0-1)		 Rodriguez
(1)		 200 1–2
Feb. 20 at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L
4–8		 Taylor
(1-0)		 Thomas
(0-1)		 None 1,080 1–3
Feb. 23 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN L
1–1111		 Lamberth
(1-0)		 Seibert
(0-2)		 None 54 1–4
The Carolinas Coastline Classic
Feb. 25 vs. Illinois Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L
4–7		 Kirschsieper
(1-0)		 Wigginton
(0-1)		 Rybarczyk
(1)		 855 1–5
Feb. 26 vs. Ball State Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W
1–0		 Keenan
(1-0)		 O'Donnell
(0-1)		 None 901 2–5
Feb. 26 vs. Illinois Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W
17–10		 Hamm
(2-0)		 Siefken
(0-1)		 None 923 3–5
March (8–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Mar. 1 Lipscomb Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
0–3		 Thompson
(2-0)		 Hamm
(2-1)		 Nordmann
(1)		 1,175 3–6
Mar. 2 vs. Western Carolina AT&T Field • Chattanooga, TN W
10–5		 Wigginton
(1-1)		 Corn
(1-1)		 None 150 4–6
Mar. 4 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L
1–3		 Smith
(2-0)		 Keenan
(1-1)		 Wood
(2)		 1,120 4–7
Mar. 5 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L
3–16		 Boswell
(2-1)		 Swan
(0-1)		 None 1,175 4–8
Mar. 6 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L
2–4		 Booker
(1-0)		 Wigginton
(1-2)		 Boyd
(2)		 1,073 4–9
Mar. 8 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL Game cancelled
Mar. 11 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W
10–8		 Seibert
(1-2)		 Armstrong
(1-1)		 None 2,867 5–9
Mar. 13 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L
7–10		 Sheehan
(1-0)		 Swan
(0-2)		 Burkhalter
(3)		 3,146 5–10
Mar. 13 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL W
4–3		 Wigginton
(2-2)		 Swilling
(0-2)		 None 3,146 6–10
Mar. 15 Austin Peay Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
7–6		 Sells
(1-1)		 Wellman
(0-1)		 None 1,150 7–10
Mar. 18 Old Dominion Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
7–23		 Gertner
(2-1)		 Keenan
(1-2)		 None 401 7–11 0–1
Mar. 19 Old Dominion Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
3–6		 Pantos
(4-0)		 Swan
(0-3)		 Dean
(4)		 502 7–12 0–2
Mar. 20 Old Dominion Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
13–5		 Seibert
(2-2)		 Smith
(0-1)		 None 550 8–12 1–2
Mar. 22 at Austin Peay Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN Game postponed
Mar. 25 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL W
1–0		 Keenan
(2-2)		 Reynolds
(1-2)		 Wigginton
(1)		 201 9–12 2–2
Mar. 26 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL W
6–3		 Swan
(1-3)		 O'Clair
(1-1)		 Hamm
(1)		 345 10–12 3–2
Mar. 27 at UAB Regions Field • Birmingham, AL L
5–610		 Taylor
(1-0)		 Hamm
(2-2)		 None 304 10–13 3–3
Mar. 29 at Tennessee Tech Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex • Cookeville, TN W
8–4		 Sells
(2-1)		 Gannaway
(2-2)		 None 266 11–13
April (10–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
Apr. 1 Western Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
10–2		 Keenan
(3-2)		 Kates
(3-3)		 None 445 12–13 4–3
Apr. 2 Western Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
3–7		 Terbrak
(4-1)		 Swan
(1-4)		 Vinyard
(5)		 425 12–14 4–4
Apr. 3 Western Kentucky Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
5–1		 Wigginton
(3-2)		 Hellman
(0-4)		 None 525 13–14 5–4
Apr. 6 Memphis Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN Game postponed
Apr. 8 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV L
7–11		 Purnell
(4-2)		 Keenan
(3-3)		 None 50 13–15 5–5
Apr. 10 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W
3–17		 Swan
(2-4)		 Copen
(1-2)		 Hamm
(2)		 75 14–15 6–5
Apr. 10 at Marshall Kennedy Center Field • Huntington, WV W
5–27		 Wigginton
(4-2)		 Addkison
(0-2)		 None 75 15–15 7–5
Apr. 12 at Lipscomb Dugan Field • Nashville, TN W
7–0		 Julian
(1-0)		 Kantola
(1-4)		 None 377 16–15
Apr. 14 Charlotte Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
4–311		 Wigginton
(5-2)		 Bruce
(1-2)		 None 525 17–15 8–5
Apr. 15 Charlotte Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
5–10		 Sims
(2-1)		 Swan
(2-5)		 None 415 17–16 8–6
Apr. 16 Charlotte Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
10–7		 Hamm
(3-2)		 Giesting
(1-4)		 None 515 18–16 9–6
Apr. 19 Belmont Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
3–1		 Julian
(2-0)		 Hubbell
(0-2)		 Seibert
(1)		 475 19–16
Apr. 22 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W
7–3		 Keenan
(4-3)		 Gibson
(4-1)		 None 2,755 20–16 10–6
Apr. 23 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L
2–4		 Jennings
(3-1)		 Wigginton
(5-3)		 Crigger
(8)		 2,494 20–17 10–7
Apr. 24 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W
6–312		 Seibert
(3-2)		 Crigger
(3-2)		 None 2,259 21–17 11–7
Apr. 26 UT Martin Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN Game cancelled
Apr. 29 UTSA Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
2–13		 Garza
(2-0)		 Keenan
(4-4)		 None 547 21–18 11–8
Apr. 30 UTSA Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
4–12		 Malone
(7-1)		 Wigginton
(5-4)		 None 589 21–19 11–9
May (8–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record C-USA record
May 1 UTSA Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
2–1		 Seibert
(4-2)		 Beaird
(2-2)		 None 510 22–19 12–9
May 4 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W
9–7		 Thomas
(1-1)		 Watson
(1-3)		 None 245 23–19
May 6 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL L
4–511		 Tiburcio
(3-3)		 Seibert
(4-3)		 None 377 23–20 12–10
May 7 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W
5–1		 Hamm
(4-2)		 Lequerica
(2-4)		 None 350 24–20 13–10
May 8 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL W
11–5		 Sells
(3-1)		 Puk
(1-1)		 None 280 25–20 14–10
May 10 Tennessee Tech Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN W
8–4		 Wirtz
(1-0)		 Gannaway
(3-3)		 None 1,256 26–20
May 13 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W
7–0		 Wigginton
(6-4)		 Shaw
(2-2)		 None 3,783 27–20 15–10
May 14 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W
5–410		 Sells
(4-1)		 Linskey
(0-1)		 None 1,879 28–20 16–10
May 15 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX W
21–7		 Wirtz
(2-0)		 Perkins
(1-1)		 None 2,468 29–20 17–10
May 17 at No. 21 Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L
2–7		 Moore
(1-0)		 Sells
(4-2)		 None 3,802 29–21
May 19 No. 17 Southern Miss Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
4–9		 Adams
(2-1)		 Seibert
(4-4)		 Ramsey
(4)		 734 29–22 17–11
May 20 No. 17 Southern Miss Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
0–17		 Riggins
(7-4)		 Swan
(2-6)		 None 751 29–23 17–12
May 21 No. 17 Southern Miss Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L
0–10		 Waldrep
(6-1)		 Sells
(4-3)		 None 532 29—24 17—13
Postseason (0–2)
C-USA Tournament (0–2)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record
May 25 vs. (3) Old Dominion (6) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L
7–18		 Morgan
(8-0)		 Seibert
(4-5)		 None 29–25 0–1
May 26 vs. (7) Charlotte (6) Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L
0–227		 Kramer
(4-2)		 Wigginton
(6-5)		 None 29–26 0–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason edit

Accolade Recipient Reference
Second Team All-CUSA team JT Mabry, INF
Jaden Hamm, P
Trent Seibert, P 		[4]
Freshman All-CUSA team James Sells, P

References edit

  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
  3. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule Announced". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "BASE: C-USA Announces 2022 Superlative Awards, All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

External links edit

• Middle Tennessee Baseball

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