2015 VCU Rams baseball team

2015 VCU Rams baseball
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #18
2015 record 40–25 (14–10 A-10)
Head coach Shawn Stiffler (4th year)
Assistant coach Kurt Elbin (3rd year)
Assistant coach Steve Hay (1st year)
Assistant coach ML Morgan (1st year)
Home stadium The 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
#15 VCU ‡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

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
(10) Extra inning where game was decided
(D-2) Tournament seed
2015 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Postseason
NCAA Dallas Regional
# Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Postseason Record
60 May 29 (D-4) at #14 (D-1) Dallas Baptist
First Round Regional 		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W 7–2 38–22 5–0
61 May 31 (D-4) vs. #18 (D-2) Oregon State
Second Round Regional 		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W 5–1 39–22 6–0
62 Jun 1 (D-4) at #14 (D-1) Dallas Baptist
Regional Final Game 1 		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX L 1–2 39–23 6–1
63 Jun 1 (D-4) at #14 (D-1) Dallas Baptist
Regional Final Game 2 		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX W 3–1 40–23 7–1
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional
# Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Postseason Record
64 Jun 5 #15 at #5 Miami
Super Regional Game 1 		Mark Light Field • Coral Galbes, FL L 2–3 40–24 7–2
65 Jun 6 #15 at #5 Miami
Super Regional Game 2 		Mark Light Field • Coral Galbes, FL L 3–10 40–25 7–3

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Baseball America[5] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[6] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 15  
NCBWA†[7] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 18

^ 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.
* 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. ↑ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll".
  5. ↑ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
  6. ↑ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
  7. ↑ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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