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Recapping Baseball's Historic 2021 Season

Recapping Baseball's Historic 2021 SeasonRecapping Baseball's Historic 2021 Season
Keith Lucas

NORFOLK, Va. – The 2021 college baseball season is officially over and the Conference USA champion Monarchs made a mark not just in the Old Dominion baseball record books, but also near the top of several team and individuals rankings this season. ODUSports.com did a dive into those rankings.

Final Top 25 Rankings
For the first time since 1985, Old Dominion was featured in the final Top-25 polls. The final ranking of No. 16 is the highest final ranking in ODU history.

Top-25 Final Polls

PollRanking
Baseball America16
D1Baseball16
NCBWA17
USA Today17
Collegiate Baseball26




ODU ranked in the top-50 nationally in 13 categories this season.

CategoryRankingNumber
Home Runs2105
Slugging Percentage3.538
Runs8471
Winning Percentage8.733
Hits9605
Runs Per Game107.8
Triples1020
DoublesT-14120
Hit by PitchT-1685
Batting Average20.301
On Base Percentage20.396
Sacrifice Flies2833
Walks42249
ERA514.23



In the individual categories, nine players ranked in the top-50 in 15 separate categories, including Andy Garriola tying for the nation's lead with 72 RBIs, and Kyle Battle tying for third in walks with 56.

CategoryPlayerRank Number
RBIsAndy Garriola172
WalksKyle BattleT-356
TriplesTommy BellT-95
TriplesThomas WheelerT-95
Sac FliesKyle BattleT-107
RunsKyle Battle1168
Total BasesCarter TriceT-13148
Home RunsKyle BattleT-1618
Hit by PitchTommy Bell1918
WinsRyne MooreT-229
HitsCarter TriceT-2383
Total BasesKyle BattleT-27141
StartsTommy GertnerT-4115
StartsHunter GregoryT-4115
AppearancesJason HartlineT-4427
Total BasesAndy GarriolaT-49133


The Monarchs made a dent in the ODU record books as well, breaking or tying a total of 11 records. The most discussed record set this year was the home run record, which the Monarchs obliterated by 39 home runs.



Team Records

RecordNumber
Wins on the Road17
Extra-Inning Games7
Extra-Inning Wins4 (Tie)
Hit by Pitch85
Home Runs105
Strikeouts557



Individual Records

RecordPlayerNumber
WalksKyle Battle56 (Tie)
Hit by PitchTommy Bell18 (Tie)



The Monarchs also broke the home runs in a single game record, twice, while Andy Garriola drilled three home runs in ODU's 13-5 C-USA Tournament win over Florida Atlantic, tying the single-game record.
Record – Seven Home Runs in a Game
April 4 at Marshall

1. Carter Trice – Three-run homer
2. Matt Coutney – Solo homer
3. Kenny Levari – Solo homer
4. Kyle Battle – Solo homer
5. Carter Trice – Solo homer
6. Ryan Teschko – Three-run homer
7. Lincoln Ransom – Solo homer



May 29 vs. Florida Atlantic (C-USA Tournament Semifinals)
1. Andy Garriola – Solo homer
2. Lincoln Ransom – Two-run homer
3. Andy Garriola – Three-run homer
4. Andy Garriola – Two-run homer
5. Matt Coutney – Solo homer
6. Tommy Bell – Solo homer
7. Carter Trice – Solo homer