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2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team

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2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CBNo. 26
Record44–16 (22–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Marron
  • Logan Robbins
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Charlotte x‍‍‍y 24 8 0   .750 40 21 0   .656
No. 16 Old Dominion ‍‍y 22 10 0   .688 44 16 0   .733
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 18 14 0   .563 32 25 0   .561
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 15 17 0   .469 27 29 0   .482
FIU ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 20 31 0   .392
Marshall ‍‍‍ 6 26 0   .188 10 35 0   .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech x‍‍‍y 22 8 0   .733 42 20 0   .677
No. 23 Southern Miss ‍‍‍y 22 9 0   .710 40 21 0   .656
UTSA ‍‍‍ 14 17 0   .452 22 26 0   .458
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 12 19 1   .391 24 29 1   .454
Rice ‍‍‍ 11 20 1   .359 23 29 1   .443
UAB ‍‍‍ 11 21 0   .344 18 36 0   .333
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


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

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C-USA media poll

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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

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  • Hunter Gregory – Starting Pitcher

Schedule and results

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2021 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball game log
Regular season (38–14)
Postseason (6–2)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Postponed
Schedule Source:[5]

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

Columbia Regional

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Columbia Regional Teams
(1) Old Dominion Monarchs (2) South Carolina Gamecocks (3) Virginia Cavaliers (4) Jacksonville Dolphins
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Old Dominion4
4Jacksonville3
1Old Dominion2
2South Carolina1
3Virginia3
2South Carolina4
1Old Dominion
3Virginia
Lower round 1Lower final
2South Carolina2
4Jacksonville83Virginia3
3Virginia13

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]—*RVRVRV222025202425211515*15*17
Baseball America[7]25202320181414*14*16
Collegiate Baseball^[8]3030302924262626
NCBWA[9]RVRVRVRV2922202319252420141717*17
D1Baseball[10]22202522241515*15*16

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

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  1. ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
  3. ^ Plain, Megan (February 18, 2021). "ODU baseball's home opener among Monarchs' game postponements". WTKR. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Winkler, Adam (April 13, 2021). "Wednesday's ODU baseball game at UVA postponed". WTKR. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Monarch Baseball Announces 2021 Schedule" (Press release). Old Dominion University Department of Athletics. February 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  10. ^ D1 Baseball
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