The 2021 Fairfield Stags baseball team represented
Fairfield University during the
2021 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 19, 2021. The season progressed through the regula ...
. The Stags played their home games at
Alumni Baseball Diamond as a member of the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I. Of its current 11 full members, 10 are located in three states of the northeastern United States: Connecticut, New Jersey, and ...
. They were led by head coach
Bill Currier, in his 10th season at Fairfield.
Fairfield qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2016, and qualified for the first time ever as an at-large team. They reached the Austin Regional final, before losing to Texas.
Previous season
The 2020 Fairfield Stags baseball team notched a 2–9 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the
COVID-19 pandemic
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Game log
! colspan=2 style="" , Regular season (33–1)
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, March 20 , , 11:30 am , ,
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Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 7–4 , , McLoughlin (1–0) , , Warner (0–1) , , Grabek (1) , , 26 , , 1–0 , , 1–0 ,
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, March 20 , , 2:15 pm , , SSN , , Canisius , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 13–4 , , Sansone (1–0) , , Barberio (0–1) , , — , , 25 , , 2–0 , , 2–0 ,
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, March 21 , , 11:30 am , , SSN , , Canisius , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 6–3 , , Signore (1–0) , , Frank (0–1) , , Cafaro (1) , , 50 , , 3–0 , , 3–0 ,
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, March 21 , , 2:15 pm , , SSN , , Canisius , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 8–0 , , Noviello (1–0) , , Fron (0–1) , , — , , 50 , , 4–0 , , 4–0 ,
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, April 2 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 4–2 , , Sansone (2–0) , , Smith (1–2) , , — , , 25 , , 5–0 , , 5–0 ,
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, April 2 , , 2:30 pm , , SSN , , Iona , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 4–2 , , Noviello (2–0) , , Helmstetter (1–1) , , Grabek (2) , , 25 , , 6–0 , , 6–0 ,
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, April 3 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , Iona , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 7–0 , , Signore (2–0) , , Helmstetter (1–2) , , — , , 25 , , 7–0 , , 7–0 ,
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, April 3 , , 2:30 pm , , SSN , , Iona , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 10–2 , , McVeigh (1–0) , , Martin (1–2) , , — , , 25 , , 8–0 , , 8–0 ,
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, April 7 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 6–3 , , Grabek (1–0) , , DeCarr (0–2) , , Oliphant (1) , , 25 , , 9–0 , , 9–0 ,
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, April 7 , , 3:00 pm , , SSN , , Quinnipiac , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 17–6 , , Amone (1–0) , , Mazza (0–1) , , — , , 25 , , 10–0 , , 10–0 ,
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, April 9 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 8–3 , , Sansone (3–0) , , Audrey (2–2) , , — , , 20 , , 11–0 , , 11–0 ,
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, April 9 , , 3:00 pm , , SSN , , Rider , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 10–0 , , Noviello (3–0) , , Soporowski (3–1) , , — , , 20 , , 12–0 , , 12–0 ,
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, April 10 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , Rider , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 5–0 , , Signore (3–0) , , Doelling (2–1) , , — , , 35 , , 13–0 , , 13–0 ,
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, April 10 , , 3:00 pm , , SSN , , Rider , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 6–0 , , Cafaro (1–0) , , Williamson (1–1) , , — , , 35 , , 14–0 , , 14–0 ,
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, April 14 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , Quinnipiac , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 2–1 , , Grabek (2–0) , , Donnelly (2–2) , , — , , 30 , , 15–0 , , 15–0 ,
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, April 14 , , 3:00 pm , , SSN , , Quinnipiac , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 5–2 , , Oliphant (1–0) , , Mazza (0–2) , , Sansone (1) , , 30 , , 16–0 , , 16–0 ,
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, April 17 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 3–2 , , Sansone (4–0) , , Klepchick (2–2) , , — , , 45 , , 17–0 , , 17–0 ,
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, April 17 , , 3:00 pm , , SSN , , Monmouth , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 8–2 , , Noviello (4–0) , , Dombroski (2–1) , , — , , 40 , , 18–0 , , 18–0 ,
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, April 18 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , Monmouth , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 4–3 , , Oliphant (2–0) , , Miller (0–1) , , — , , 40 , , 19–0 , , 19–0 ,
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, April 18 , , 3:00 pm , , SSN , , Monmouth , , , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 4–1 , , Cafaro (2–0) , , Long (2–1) , , Grabek (3) , , 45 , , 20–0 , , 20–0 ,
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, April 21 , , 12:00 pm , , , , at , , , ,
Joseph Jaroschak Field , , W 20–2 , , Ostensen (2–0) , , Mahady (2–2) , , — , , 45 , , 21–0 , , 21–0 ,
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, April 21 , , 3:00 pm , , , , at Saint Peter's , , , , Joseph Jaroschak Field , , W 9–0 , , colspan="4", ''Forfeit'' , , 22–0 , , 22–0 ,
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, April 23 , , 12:00 pm , , , , at , , , ,
Van Cortlandt Park
Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. The park, the city's third-lar ...
, , W 16–4 , , Sansone (5–0) , , Knight (1–4) , , — , ,
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, April 23 , , 3:00 pm , , , , at Manhattan , , , , Van Cortlandt Park , , W 12–4 , , Noviello (5–0) , , Mahoney (1–3) , , — , , 0 , , 24–0 , , 24–0 ,
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, April 24 , , 12:00 pm , , , , at Manhattan , , No. 23 , , Van Cortlandt Park , , W 19–9 , , Signore (4–0) , , Muratalla (0–4) , , — , , 0 , , 25–0 , , 25–0 ,
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, April 24 , , 3:00 pm , , , , at Manhattan , , No. 23 , , Van Cortlandt Park , , W 8–4 , , Grabek (3–0) , , Mahoney (1–3) , , — , , 0 , , 26–0 , , 26–0 ,
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, May 1 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , , , No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 2–1 , , Sansone (6–0) , , Bovair (3–4) , , — , , 65 , , 27–0 , , 27–0 ,
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, May 1 , , 3:00 pm , , SSN , , Siena , , No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 10–1 , , Noviello (6–0) , , McCully (2–5) , , — , , 75 , , 28–0 , , 28–0 ,
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, May 2 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , Siena , , No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , L 1–6 , , Lumpinski (3–1) , , Signore (4–1) , , — , , 65 , , 28–1 , , 28–1 ,
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, May 2 , , 12:00 pm , , SSN , , Siena , , No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 4–0 , , Cafaro (3–0) , , Knapek (1–2) , , — , , 65 , , 29–1 , , 29–1 ,
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, May 8 , , 12:00 pm , ,
ESPN3 , , at , , No. 25 , ,
Bobo Field , , W 1–0 , , Sansone (7–0) , , Bruning (3–2) , , — , , 87 , , 30–1 , , 30–1 ,
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, May 8 , , 3:00 pm , , ESPN3 , , at Niagara , , No. 25 , , Bobo Field , , W 4–1 , , Noviello (7–0) , , Jones (1–1) , , Oliphant (3) , , 85 , , 31–1 , , 31–1 ,
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, May 9 , , 12:00 pm , , ESPN3 , , at Niagara , , No. 25 , , Bobo Field , , W 10–8 , , Fitzgerald (1–0) , , Hospital (2–1) , , Grabek (4) , , 86 , , 32–1 , , 32–1 ,
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, May 9 , , 3:00 pm , , ESPN3 , , at Niagara , , No. 25 , , Bobo Field , , W 8–5 , , Cafaro (4–0) , , Smyth (0–2) , , McVeigh (1) , , 71 , , 33–1 , , 33–1 ,
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, May 20 , , 11:00 am , ,
ESPN+ , , vs. (8)
, , (1) No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 2–1 , , Sansone (8–0) , , Muratalla (3–5) , , Cafaro (2) , , 125 , , 34–1 , , 1–0 ,
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, May 20 , , 2:30 pm , , ESPN+ , , vs. (8) Manhattan
, , (1) No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 8–5 , , Signore (5–1) , , Solimine (1–4) , , — , , 125 , , 35–1 , , 2–0 ,
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, May 26 , , 11:00 am , , ESPN+ , , vs. (4) Canisius
, , (1) No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , L 1–4 , , Duffy (3–0) , , Sansone (8–1) , , — , , 225 , , 35–2 , , 2–1 ,
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, May 27 , , 11:00 am , , ESPN+ , , vs. (2)
, , (1) No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 3–1 , , Noviello (8–0) , , Klepchick (4–4) , , — , , 150 , , 36–2 , , 3–1 ,
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, May 28 , , 9:30 am , , ESPN+ , , vs. (4) Canisius
, , (1) No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , W 8–2 , , McLoughlin (2–0) , , Fron (1–3) , , — , , 215 , , 37–2 , , 4–1 ,
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, May 28 , , 1:30 pm , , ESPN+ , , vs. (3)
, , (1) No. 23 , , Alumni Baseball Diamond , , L 2–7 , , Papeo (4–2) , , Signore (5–2) , , Stalzer (6) , , 215 , , 37–3 , , 4–2 ,
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, June 4 , , 7:00 pm , , ESPN3 , , vs. (2) No. 19
Arizona State
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UFCU Disch–Falk Field
UFCU Disch–Falk Field is the baseball stadium of the University of Texas at Austin. It has been home to Texas Longhorns baseball since it opened on February 17, 1975, replacing Clark Field (Austin, Texas), Clark Field as the home of the Longh ...
, , L 6–7 , , Glenn (6–2) , , Sansone (8–2) , , — , , 4,909 , , 37–4 , , 0–1 ,
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, June 5 , , 2:00 pm , , ESPN3 , , vs. (4)
Southern*
, , (3) No. 25 , , UFCU Disch–Falk Field , , W 6–2 , , Noviello (9–0) , , Guienze (1–6) , , — , , 5,447 , , 38–4 , , 1–1 ,
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, June 6 , , 2:00 pm , , ESPN3 , , vs. (2) No. 19 Arizona State*
, , (3) No. 25 , , UFCU Disch–Falk Field , , W 9–7 , , Sansone (9–2) , , Corrigan (2–2) , , Signore (2) , , 6,981 , , 39–4 , , 2–1 ,
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, June 7 , , 2:00 pm , , ESPN3 , , at (1) No. 4
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
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, , (3) No. 25 , , UFCU Disch–Falk Field , , L 2–12 , , Hansen (9–1) , , Erbeck (0–1) , , — , , 6,853 , , 39–5 , , 2–2 ,
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Schedule source• Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the
NCBWA
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The NCBWA compiles a preseason ranking of the top 35 teams in the natio ...
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