Baseball team season
The 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represented Old Dominion University in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season . The Monarchs competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex , on the university's Norfolk campus. The team was coached by Chris Finwood , who was in his tenth season with the Monarchs.
Preseason [ ]
C-USA media poll [ ]
The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Monarchs predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.[2]
Media poll (East)
Predicted finish
Team
1st Place Votes
1
Florida Atlantic
10
2
Old Dominion
1
3
FIU
1
4
WKU
-
5
Charlotte
-
6
Marshall
-
Preseason All-CUSA team [ ]
Hunter Gregory – Starting Pitcher
Schedule and results [ ]
2021 Old Dominion Monarchs Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (38–14)
February (5–2)
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
February 19
Norfolk State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA
Canceled [3]
February 20
Norfolk State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 7-1
250
1-0
-
February 21
Norfolk State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 12-0
243
2-0
-
February 23
Norfolk State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 12-5
223
3-0
-
February 24
Norfolk State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 19-2
230
4-0
-
February 26
Rhode Island
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
L 4-6
187
4-1
-
February 27
Rhode Island
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
L 5-610
202
4-2
-
February 28
Rhode Island
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 16-3
192
5-2
-
March (12–3)
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
March 2
at No. 17 East Carolina
Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC
W 6-512
215
6-2
-
March 5
Northeastern
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA
W 10-8
167
7-2
-
March 6
Northeastern
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
L 5-6
242
7-3
-
March 7
Northeastern
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 3-211
158
8-3
-
March 10
at William & Mary
Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA
W 8-2
135
9-3
-
March 12
Ball State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 6-3
343
10-3
-
March 13
Ball State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 10-5
337
11-3
-
March 14
Ball State
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 2-110
243
12-3
-
March 17
VCU
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
L 5-12
211
12-4
-
March 19
George Mason
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Canceled
March 20
Richmond
Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, VA
W 4-3
13-4
-
March 23
at VCU
The Diamond Richmond, VA
W 5-3
197
14-4
-
March 26
FIU
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
L 12-15
337
14-5
0-1
March 27 (1)
FIU
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 14-0
15-5
1-1
March 27 (2)
FIU
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 3-2
250
16-5
2-1
March 28
FIU
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 16-9
389
17-5
3-1
April (12–5)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
April 2
at Marshall
Kennedy Center Field Huntington, WV
W 12-1
61
18-5
4-1
April 3 (1)
at Marshall
Kennedy Center Field
W 8-7
53
19-5
5-1
April 3 (2)
at Marshall
Kennedy Center Field
W 8-0
53
20-5
6-1
April 4
at Marshall
Kennedy Center Field
W 15-7
59
21-5
7-1
April 9
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL
W 7-2
286
22-5
8-1
April 10 (1)
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Baseball Stadium
W 10-3
286
23-5
9-1
April 10 (2)
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Baseball Stadium
W 8-2
286
24-5
10-1
April 11
at Florida Atlantic
FAU Baseball Stadium
L 0-4
254
24-6
10-2
April 14
at Virginia
No. 22
Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA
Postponed [4]
April 16
Rice
No. 22
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA
W 11-4
402
25-6
11-2
April 17 (1)
Rice
No. 22
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 11-2
402
26-6
12-2
April 17 (2)
Rice
No. 22
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
L 2-11
270
26-7
12-3
April 18
Rice
No. 22
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 4-1
278
27-7
13-3
April 20
William & Mary
No. 20
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Postponed
April 23 (1)
at No. 19 Charlotte
No. 20
Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC
L 4-5
27-8
13-4
April 23 (2)
at No. 19 Charlotte
No. 20
Hayes Stadium
W 9-5
164
28-8
14-4
April 25 (1)
at No. 19 Charlotte
No. 20
Hayes Stadium
L 3-8
28-9
14-5
April 25 (2)
at No. 19 Charlotte
No. 20
Hayes Stadium
L 1-7
163
28-10
14-6
April 30
No. 15 Charlotte
No. 25
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 8-3
492
29-10
15-6
May (9–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
C-USA Record
May 1 (1)
No. 15 Charlotte
No. 25
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA
L 2-6
503
29-11
15-7
May 1 (2)
No. 15 Charlotte
No. 25
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 14-2
386
30-11
16-7
May 2
No. 15 Charlotte
No. 25
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 10-0
446
31-11
17-7
May 7
at UTSA
No. 22
Roadrunner Field San Antonio, TX
W 14-11
103
32-11
18-7
May 8 (1)
at UTSA
No. 22
Roadrunner Field
L 10-12
32-12
18-8
May 8 (2)
at UTSA
No. 22
Roadrunner Field
L 0-11
113
32-13
18-9
May 9
at UTSA
No. 22
Roadrunner Field
W 6-2
117
33-13
19-9
May 14
Western Kentucky
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 14-8
454
34-13
20-9
May 15 (1)
Western Kentucky
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 6-3
815
35-13
21-9
May 15 (2)
Western Kentucky
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
L 6-78
526
35-14
21-10
May 16
Western Kentucky
Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
W 13-2
516
36-14
22-10
May 20
at No. 14 Louisiana Tech
Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA
W 10-8
1,538
37-14
-
May 21
at No. 14 Louisiana Tech
Pat Patterson Park
W 8-7
1,673
38-14
-
Postseason (6–2)
NCAA Columbia Regional (2–2)
Date
Opponent
Rank (Seed)
Site/Stadium
Score
Attendance
Overall Record
Tournament Record
June 4
vs. (4) Jacksonville
No. 15 (1)
Founders Park Columbia, SC
W 4-3
4,043
43-14
1-0
June 5
at (2) South Carolina
No. 15 (1)
Founders Park
W 2-1
7,315
44-14
2-0
June 6
vs. (3) Virginia
No. 15 (1)
Founders Park
L 3-8
3,993
44-15
2-1
June 7
vs. (3) Virginia
No. 15 (1)
Founders Park
L 3-410
3,831
44-16
2-2
Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Postponed
Schedule Source: [5]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Columbia Regional [ ]
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament § Columbia Super Regional
Columbia Regional Teams
(1) Old Dominion Monarchs
(2) South Carolina Gamecocks
(3) Virginia Cavaliers
(4) Jacksonville Dolphins
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
1
Old Dominion
4
4
Jacksonville
3
1
Old Dominion
2
2
South Carolina
1
3
Virginia
3
2
South Carolina
4
1
Old Dominion
3
3
3
Virginia
8
4 10
4
Jacksonville
8
3
Virginia
13
2
South Carolina
2
3
Virginia
3
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Final
Coaches' [6]
NR
NR*
NR
NR
RV
NR
RV
RV
22
20
25
20
24
25
21
15
15*
15*
17
Baseball America [7]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
25
NR
20
23
20
18
14
14*
14*
16
Collegiate Baseball ^[8]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
30
30
30
NR
29
NR
NR
NR
24
26
26
26
NCBWA †[9]
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
29
22
20
23
19
25
24
20
14
17
17*
17
D1Baseball[10]
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
22
20
25
22
NR
NR
24
15
15*
15*
16
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References [ ]
External links [ ]
• Old Dominion Baseball