2015 VCU Rams baseball team

2015 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2015 record	10–9 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Palumbo (4th year)
Assistant coach	Kurt Elbin (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Sean Cutler-Voltz (2nd year)
Home stadium	The Diamond

	Conf						Overall
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Richmond	8	–	1	–	0	.889	19	–	11	–	0	.633
George Washington	9	–	2	–	0	.818	22	–	10	–	0	.688
Saint Louis	6	–	3	–	0	.667	24	–	12	–	0	.667
Rhode Island	6	–	3	–	0	.667	13	–	13	–	1	.500
UMass	7	–	5	–	0	.583	11	–	11	–	0	.500
VCU	5	–	4	–	0	.556	20	–	15	–	0	.571
La Salle	4	–	5	–	0	.444	15	–	18	–	1	.456
Fordham	4	–	5	–	0	.444	13	–	21	–	0	.382
Davidson	5	–	7	–	0	.417	15	–	15	–	0	.500
George Mason	5	–	7	–	0	.417	14	–	19	–	1	.426
Saint Joseph's	3	–	5	–	0	.375	11	–	17	–	0	.393
Dayton	2	–	10	–	0	.167	11	–	24	–	0	.314
St. Bonaventure	1	–	8	–	0	.111	12	–	11	–	1	.521

‡ – Tournament champion As of April 16, 2015^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 VCU Rams baseball team will be the 45th season of the university fielding a varsity baseball program, and will represent Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. It will be the Rams' third season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

It will be the third season of Shawn Stiffler as head coach for the program.

Personnel

2015 roster

2014 VCU Rams Roster^[2]

Pitchers

13 - Matt Lees - Junior
14 - Logan Kanuik - Senior
16 - Michael Carpenter - Sophomore
20 - Seth Greene - RS Senior
23 - Matt Jamer - Freshman
30 - Brian Goodling - Freshman
31 - Tyler Buckley - Junior
32 - Daniel Concepcion - Junior
33 - Dan Black - Sophomore
34 - Matt Blanchard - Junior
35 - Heath Dwyer - Junior
37 - Thomas Gill - Junior
38 - Jordan Storey - RS Senior
40 - JoJo Howie - Junior

Infielders

4 - Joey Cujas - Junior
10 - Tom Crimi - Senior
15 - Darian Carpenter - Freshman
17 - Matt Davis - Freshman
18 - Bryce Lee - Senior
25 - Vimael Machin - Junior
26 - Trevor Marino - Senior
27 - Shane Dressler - Freshman

Utility

8 - Logan Farrar - Freshman

Catchers

7 - Chris Ayers - Senior
11 - Walker Haymaker - Sophomore
19 - Brett Hileman - Freshman
21 - Nick Octavi - Senior
24 - Joe Bugas - Freshman

Outfielders

1 - James Bunn - Sophomore
2 - Bill Cullen - Senior
3 - Landon Prentiss - Senior
9 - Cody Acker - Sophomore
12 - Alex Gransback - Freshman

Schedule

Legend
	VCU win
	VCU loss
	Postponement

2015 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Attendance	Overall Record	A-10 Record	Report
1	February 13	vs. Georgetown	Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest Tournament)	W 6–3	128	1–0	0–0	Report
2	February 14	at Wake Forest	Hooks Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Wake Forest Tournament)	L 0–1	718	1–1	0–0	Report
3	February 17	at #2 Virginia	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	Postponed		1–1	0–0
4	February 21	vs. Bucknell	Griffith Field • Myrtle Beach, SC (Cal Ripken Experience Tournament)	L 4–6	43	1–2	0–0	Report

March

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	A10 Record
6	03/01/13	vs. UNC Asheville (Charleston Crab House Shootout)	Riley, Jr. Park	12-1	H. Dwyer (3-0)	D. Roland (0-3)	none	125	6-0	0-0
7	03/02/13	@ The Citadel (Charleston Crab House Shootout)	Riley, Jr. Park	11-6	T. Buckley (1-0)	J. Reeves (1-1)	none	240	7-0	0-0
8	03/03/13	vs. Pittsburgh (Charleston Crab House Shootout)	Riley, Jr. Park	6-4	R. Farrar (3-0)	A. Belfiglio (0-1)	M. Lees (5)	150	8-0	0-0
9	03/05/13	George Mason	The Diamond	4-2	T. Marino (1-0)	T. Love (0-1)	M. Lees(6)	176	9-0	0-0
10	03/08/13	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field	3-9	M. Batts (2-0)	H. Dwyer (3-1)	None	713	9-1	0-0
11	03/09/13	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field	2-7	J. Ramsey (1-2)	T. Buckley (1-1)	None	976	9-2	0-0
12	03/10/13	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field	2-3	MacDonald (2-0)	R. Farrar (3-1)	Livengood (1)	1,037	9-3	0-0
13	03/11/13	Wagner	The Diamond	11-8	S. Greene (1-0)	C. Smith (0-2)	None	210	10-3	0-0
14	03/15/13	Monmouth	The Diamond	1-3	McGee (2-0)	H. Dwyer (3-2)	None	255	10-4	0-0
15	03/16/13	Monmouth	The Diamond	8-3	T. Buckley (2-1)	Smith (0-3)	S. Greene(2)	250	11-4	0-0
16	03/17/13	Monmouth	The Diamond	1-7	Yunginger (2-0)	R. Farrar (3-2)	Hunt(1)	199	11-5	0-0
17	03/19/13	Rutgers	The Diamond	4-3	M. Lees (1-0)	Brey (1-1)	None	237	12-5	0-0
18	03/20/13	Rutgers	The Diamond	6-9	Corsi (2-3)	L. Kanuik (1-1)	None	227	12-6	0-0
19	03/22/13	Butler*	The Diamond	4-6	Stout (4-2)	H. Dwyer (3-3)	BYERLY(2)	214	12-7	0-1
20	03/23/13	Butler*	The Diamond	3-4	Kramp (5-0)	R. Farrar (3-3)	Byerly(3)	222	12-8	0-2
21	03/23/13	Butler*	The Diamond	4-7	Laing (1-1)	S. Greene (1-1)	Byerly(4)	299	12-9	0-3
22	03/26/13	at #1 North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium	2-3	C. McCue (5-0)	M. Lees (1-1)	None	365	12-10	0-3
23	03/29/13	at Charlotte*	Hayes Stadium	5-2	H. Dwyer (4-3)	T. Barnette (1-2)	None	1,089	13-10	1-3
24	03/30/13	at Charlotte*	Hayes Stadium	8-9	J. Hudson (2-0)	M. Lees (1-2)	None	1,141	13-11	1-4
25	03/30/13	at Charlotte*	Hayes Stadium	4-3	L. Kanuik (2-1)	S. Geohegan (1-1)	None	1,148	14-11	2-4

April

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	A10 Record
26	04/02/13	at Virginia Tech	English Field	5-11	J. Joyce (4-1)	D. Black (0-1)	None	1,042	14-12	2-4
27	04/05/13	at VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	2-6	C. Bach (2-2)	H. Dwyer (4-4)	None	187	14-13	2-4
28	04/06/13	at VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	4-5	J. Garrett (2-2)	M. Lees (1-3)	None	234	14-14	2-4
29	04/07/13	at VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	8-4	L. Kanuik (3-1)	J. Brown (3-1)	None	222	15-14	2-4
30	04/09/13	at Maryland	Shipley Field	5-6	B. Casas (2-0)	A. Absher (0-1)	None	357	15-15	2-4
31	04/12/13	Temple*	The Diamond	2-1	M. Lees (2-3)	P. Peterson (1-4)	None	335	16-15	3-4
32	04/13/13	Temple*	The Diamond	1-5	E. Peterson (5-0)	R. Farrar (4-4)	None	340	16-16	3-5
33	04/14/13	Temple*	The Diamond
34	04/16/13	Maryland	The Diamond
35	04/17/13	VMI	The Diamond
36	04/19/13	at Dayton*	Woerner Field
37	04/20/13	at Dayton*	Woerner Field
38	04/21/13	at Dayton*	Woerner Field
39	04/23/13	at Old Dominion (Hampton Classic)	War Memorial Stadium
40	04/26/13	at La Salle*	DeVincent Field
41	04/27/13	at La Salle*	DeVincent Field
42	04/28/13	at La Salle*	DeVincent Field
43	04/30/13	#7 Virginia	The Diamond

May

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium
44	05/04/13	Saint Louis*	The Diamond
45	05/05/13	Saint Louis*	The Diamond
46	05/05/13	Saint Louis*	The Diamond
47	05/08/13	at Maryland	Shipley Field
48	05/10/13	at George Washington*	Barcroft Park
49	05/11/13	at George Washington*	Barcroft Park
50	05/12/13	at George Washington*	Barcroft Park
51	05/14/13	at Virginia	Davenport Field
52	05/16/13	Richmond*	The Diamond
53	05/17/13	Richmond*	The Diamond
54	05/18/13	Richmond*	The Diamond

A10 Tournament

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Overall Record	CAA Record
55	05/22/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–
56	05/23/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–
57	05/24/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–
58	05/25/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–

^[3]

* A-10 conference games.

Rankings

Main article: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[4]	NR	NR*	NR	NR	NR	RV	25
Baseball America^[5]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	26
NCBWA†^[7]	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV

^ 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.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

References

↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
↑ "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
↑ "2014 VCU Baseball Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
↑ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll".
↑ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
↑ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
↑ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

VCU Rams baseball

Venue	The Diamond (1985–present)

People	Head Coaches

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