2022 NCAA Division I baseball season 2022 NCAA Division I season
2022 NCAA Division I baseball season Duration February 18 – June 26, 2022 Number of teams 301 Duration June 3–26, 2022 Most conference bids ACC & SEC (9)Champions Ole Miss (1st title)Runners-up Oklahoma (11th CWS Appearance)Winning Coach Mike Bianco (1st title)MOP Dylan DeLucia , Ole Miss
The 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season was a college baseball season in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level. It began on February 18, 2022,[ 1] with play progressing through the regular season, various conference tournaments and championship series, and concluding with the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2022 Men's College World Series . The Men's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament and held annually in Omaha, Nebraska , at Charles Schwab Field Omaha , ended on June 26, 2022.
Realignment
The following schools changed conferences effective with the 2022 season:
The 2022 season proved to be the last for MEAC baseball for the immediate future. On July 12, 2022, the Northeast Conference (NEC) and MEAC announced a partnership in which all MEAC members that sponsored baseball and men's and women's golf became NEC affiliates in those sports effective immediately. Accordingly, Coppin State , Delaware State , Maryland Eastern Shore , and Norfolk State became NEC baseball affiliates for the 2023 season and beyond.[ 9]
In addition to the aforementioned MEAC members, 18 other teams changed conferences after the 2022 season:
Austin Peay , Belmont , and Murray State left the Ohio Valley Conference. Peay joined the ASUN Conference ,[ 10] and Belmont and Murray State joined the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).[ 11] [ 12]
Bryant and Mount St. Mary's left the NEC, respectively for the America East Conference and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).[ 13] [ 14]
Dallas Baptist , a baseball-only member of the MVC, left for Conference USA (C-USA).[ 15]
Hartford , which began a transition to NCAA Division III in the 2021–22 school year, left the America East to become an independent for 2022–23 before joining the D-III Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2023.[ 16]
James Madison left the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).[ 17]
Lamar , which had announced it would leave the WAC to return to its former home of the Southland Conference (SLC) in 2023–24,[ 18] expedited this move to 2022–23.[ 19]
Little Rock and UT Arlington left the SBC, respectively for the OVC and WAC.[ 20] [ 21]
Marshall , Old Dominion , and Southern Miss left C-USA for the SBC.[ 22]
Monmouth left the MAAC for the CAA.[ 23]
North Carolina A&T left the Big South Conference after only one season for the CAA.[ 23]
Stony Brook left the America East for the CAA.[ 23]
UIC left the Horizon League for the MVC.[ 24]
Incarnate Word had announced plans to leave the SLC for the WAC after the 2022 season,[ 25] but days before that move was to take effect, the school announced it was staying in the SLC.[ 26]
Conference standings
Conference winners and tournaments
Thirty athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament . The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .
Conference
Regular season winner
Conference Player of the Year
Conference Pitcher of the Year
Conference Coach of the Year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (city)
Tournament winner
America East Conference
Division A - Maine Division B - Stony Brook [ a]
Evan Giordano, Stony Brook[ 57]
Ryan Fischer, NJIT [ 57]
Nick Derba , Maine[ 57]
2022 America East Conference baseball tournament
Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME
Binghamton
American Athletic Conference
East Carolina
Griffin Merritt, Cincinnati [ 58]
Carter Spivey, East Carolina[ 58]
Cliff Godwin , East Carolina[ 58]
2022 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament
BayCare Ballpark • Clearwater, FL
East Carolina
ASUN Conference
East - Kennesaw State /Liberty West - Eastern Kentucky /Lipscomb
Matt Higgins, Bellarmine [ 59]
Tyler Cleveland, Central Arkansas [ 59]
Jeff Forehand , Lipscomb[ 59]
2022 ASUN Conference baseball tournament
Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL
Kennesaw State
Atlantic 10 Conference
Davidson
Michael Carico, Davidson[ 60]
Blake Hely, Davidson[ 60]
Rucker Taylor , Davidson[ 60]
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
Wilson Field • Davidson, NC
VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic - Louisville Coastal - Virginia Tech
Max Wagner , Clemson [ 61]
Rhett Lowder , Wake Forest [ 61]
John Szefc , Virginia Tech[ 61]
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament
Truist Field • Charlotte, NC
North Carolina
Big 12 Conference
TCU
Ivan Melendez , Texas [ 62]
Brandon Birdsell, Texas Tech [ 62]
Kirk Saarloos , TCU[ 62]
2022 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament
Globe Life Field • Arlington, TX
Oklahoma
Big East Conference
UConn
Luke Franzoni, Xavier & Alan Roden, Creighton [ 63]
Dylan Tebrake, Creighton[ 63]
Georgetown (Edwin Thompson )[ 63] [ b]
2022 Big East Conference baseball tournament
Prasco Park • Mason, OH
UConn
Big South Conference
Campbell
Zach Neto, Campbell[ 64]
Thomas Harrington, Campbell[ 64]
Justin Haire , Campbell[ 64]
2022 Big South Conference baseball tournament
Truist Point • High Point, NC
Campbell
Big Ten Conference
Maryland
Chris Alleyne, Maryland[ 65]
Adam Mazur, Iowa [ 65]
Rob Vaughn , Maryland[ 65]
2022 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
Charles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NE
Michigan
Big West Conference
UC Santa Barbara
Brooks Lee, Cal Poly [ c] [ 66]
Drew Thorpe, Cal Poly[ 66]
Andrew Checketts , UC Santa Barbara[ 66]
No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association
Charleston
Brooks Baldwin, UNCW [ 67]
William Privette, Charleston[ 67]
Chad Holbrook , Charleston[ 67]
2022 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
Latham Park • Elon, NC
Hofstra
Conference USA
Southern Miss
Matt Coutney, Old Dominion [ 68]
Tanner Hall, Southern Miss[ 68]
Scott Berry , Southern Miss[ 68]
2022 Conference USA baseball tournament
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS
Louisiana Tech
Horizon League
Wright State
2022 Horizon League baseball tournament
Nischwitz Stadium • Fairborn, OH
Wright State
Ivy League
Penn
Kade Kretzschmar, Dartmouth [ 69]
Kevin Eaise, Penn[ 69]
Brett Boretti , Columbia [ 69]
2022 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
Meiklejohn Stadium • Philadelphia, PA
Columbia
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Fairfield
2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Clover Stadium • Pomona, NY
Canisius
Mid-American Conference
Ball State
2022 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
Campus Sites
Central Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Delaware State
2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA
Coppin State
Missouri Valley Conference
Southern Illinois
2022 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
Missouri State
Mountain West Conference
UNLV
Sam Kulasingam, Air Force [ 70]
Troy Melton, San Diego State &Paul Skenes , Air Force[ 70]
Stan Stolte , UNLV[ 70]
2022 Mountain West Conference baseball tournament
Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA
Air Force
Northeast Conference
LIU
2022 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
Dodd Stadium • Norwich, CT
LIU
Ohio Valley Conference
Belmont
2022 Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament
Wild Health Field • Lexington, KY
Southeast Missouri State
Pac-12 Conference
Stanford
2022 Pac-12 Conference baseball tournament
Scottsdale Stadium • Scottsdale, AZ
Stanford
Patriot League
Army
2022 Patriot League baseball tournament
Campus Sites
Army
Southeastern Conference
East – Tennessee West – Texas A&M
Dylan Crews , LSU & Sonny DiChiara, Auburn [ 71]
Chase Dollander , Tennessee[ 71]
Tony Vitello , Tennessee[ 71]
2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL
Tennessee
Southern Conference
Wofford
2022 Southern Conference baseball tournament
Fluor Field at the West End • Greenville, SC
UNC Greensboro
Southland Conference
McNeese
Payton Harden, McNeese[ 72]
Starter: Grant Rogers, McNeese Reliever: Cameron Foster, McNeese[ 72]
Justin Hill , McNeese[ 72]
2022 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Campus Sites
Southeastern Louisiana
Southwestern Athletic Conference
East - Alabama State West - Southern
2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Regions Field • Birmingham, AL
Alabama State
Summit League
North Dakota State
Mike Boeve, Omaha [ 73]
Ledgend Smith, Oral Roberts [ 73]
Tyler Oakes , North Dakota State[ 73]
2022 Summit League baseball tournament
J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK
Oral Roberts
Sun Belt Conference
Texas State
Dalton Shuffield, Texas State[ 74]
Reid VanScoter, Coastal Carolina [ 74]
Steven Trout , Texas State[ 74]
2022 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament
Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL
Louisiana
West Coast Conference
Gonzaga
Caleb Ricketts, San Diego [ 75]
Brett Gillis, Portland [ 75]
Mark Machtolf , Gonzaga[ 75]
2022 West Coast Conference baseball tournament
Banner Island Ballpark • Stockton, CA
San Diego
Western Athletic Conference
Southwest -Sam Houston West - Grand Canyon
Carlos Contreras, Sam Houston[ 76]
Daniel Avitia, Grand Canyon[ 76]
Andy Stankiewicz , Grand Canyon[ 76]
2022 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament
HoHoKam Stadium • Mesa, AZ
New Mexico State
^ Ineligible for postseason tournament due to conference imposed ban in response to their exit from the America East Conference.
^ The Big East's end-of-season coaching award is officially styled as the "Coaching Staff of the Year" award and is presented to the entire honored staff. The head coach is specifically named in the award announcement.
^ The Big West styles this award as "Field Player of the Year".
College World Series
Coaching changes
This table lists programs that changed head coaches at any point from the first day of the 2022 season until the day before the first day of the 2023 season.
See also
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