2015 VCU Rams baseball team

2015 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
Record40–25 (14–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kurt Elbin (3rd season)
  • Steve Hay (1st season)
  • ML Morgan (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 28 – 25 – 0   .528
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 26 – 25 – 1   .510
No. 15  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 10 – 0   .583 40 – 25 – 0   .615
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 28 – 22 – 0   .560
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10 – 0   .565 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 22 – 32 – 0   .407
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 24 – 27 – 1   .471
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 23 – 27 – 1   .461
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 16 – 27 – 0   .372
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 0   .478 21 – 28 – 0   .429
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 16 – 38 – 0   .296
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21 – 0   .125 16 – 28 – 2   .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 45th season fielding a varsity baseball program, and their third season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Led by Shawn Stiffler for his third season, the Rams had their most successful baseball season in program history. The Rams advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time ever, and won their first ever Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. It was the program's return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.

Personnel

2015 roster

2015 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

2015 VCU Rams baseball game log[3]
Regular season (33–22)
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record
May 1 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center
St. Louis, Missouri 		L 1–7 26–19 8–8
May 2 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 2–3 26–20 8–9
May 3 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 9–12 26–21 8–10
May 5 at Norfolk State* Marty L. Miller Field
Norfolk, Virginia 		L 3–6 26–22 —
May 7 Fordham The Diamond W 7–2 27–22 9–10
May 8 Fordham The Diamond W 2–1 28–22 10–10
May 9 Fordham The Diamond W 3–2 29–22 11–10
Keydog Classic
May 12 vs. Old Dominion* War Memorial Stadium
Hampton, Virginia 		W 9–3 30–22 —
May 14 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park
Olean, New York 		W 12–2 31–22 12–10
May 15 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 11–0 32–22 13–10
May 16 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 7–2 33–22 14–10
Postseason (7–3)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

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Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[6]——*——————————————191919
Baseball America[7]————————————————171616
Collegiate Baseball^[8]———————————————RV151515
NCBWA†[9]———————————————RV181717

^ 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

  1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "VCU Rams baseball schedule". VCU Rams. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "VCU's Tuesday Game at VMI has been Canceled". Virginia Commonwealth University. April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2015 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  6. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
  8. ^ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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