2017 VCU Rams baseball team

2017 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2017 record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (6th year)
Assistant coach	Kurt Elbin (5th year)
Assistant coach	Steve Hay (3rd year)
Assistant coach	ML Morgan (3rd year)
Home stadium	The Diamond

2017 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Dayton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Fordham	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
George Mason	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
George Washington	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
La Salle	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Rhode Island	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Richmond	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Saint Louis	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UMass	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
VCU	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
‡ – Tournament champion As of December 3, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 VCU Rams baseball team will be the program's 47th season fielding a varsity baseball program, and their 5th season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Personnel

2016 roster

2016 VCU Rams Roster[2]
	Pitchers 18 - Tanner Winters - Sophomore 20 - Sean Thompson - Sophomore 23 - Matt Jamer - Junior 24 - Eric Neiman - Freshman 25 - Benjamin Dum - Freshman 28 - Jonathan Ebersole - Junior 30 - Michael Dailey - Freshman 31 - Brooks Vial - Junior 32 - Sam Donko - Junior 34 - Matt Oxner - Junior 35 - Luke Crabb - Junior 36 - Travis Reapsome - Sophomore 37 - David Mervis - Freshman 38 - Garrett Pearson - Sophomore 40 - Jack Alkire - Freshman		Infielders 2 - Cooper Mickelson - Junior 4 - Daane Berezo - Sophomore 7 - Brody Cook - Freshman 10 - Jeff Welch - Sophomore 13 - Zach Ching - Freshman 15 - Darian Carpenter - Junior 17 - Matt Davis - Junior 26 - Mitchel Lacey - Sophomore Utility 8 - Logan Farrar - Junior 14 - Haiden Lamb - Sophomore		Catchers 11 - Walker Haymaker - Senior 16 - Nick Rabat - Junior 19 - Brett Hileman - RS Sophomore 27 - Dylan Isquirdo - Junior Outfielders 1 - James Bunn - Senior 3 - Jimmy Kerrigan - Senior 9 - Cody Acker - Senior 12 - Alex Gransback - Junior 21 - Nick Atkinson - Freshman

Schedule

Legend
	VCU win
	VCU loss
	Postponement/cancellation

2016 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
February (3–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record 1 Feb 19 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 15–11 1–0 – 2 Feb 20 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA W 8–6 2–0 – 3 Feb 21 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 1–9 2–1 – 4 Feb 26 vs. Eastern Kentucky UNCW Tournament Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 2–12 2–2 – 5 Feb 27 vs. South Dakota State UNCW Tournament Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 14–8 3–2 – 6 Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington UNCW Tournament Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC L 4–14 3–3 –
March (13–6) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record 7 Mar 1 at Longwood Bolding Stadium • Farmville, VA L 9–10 3–4 – 8 Mar 5 Marist The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–0 4–4 – 9 Mar 6 Marist The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–6 (13) 5–4 – 10 Mar 7 Marist The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–0 6–4 – 11 Mar 9 Old Dominion The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–3 6–5 – 12 Mar 11 Wagner The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–2 7–5 – 13 Mar 12 Wagner The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–5 8–5 – 14 Mar 13 Wagner The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 4–3 9–5 – 15 Mar 15 at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA W 11–7 10–5 – 16 Mar 16 Monmouth The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 4–12 10–6 – 17 Mar 18 at Charleston Patriot's Point • Charleston, SC W 2–1 11–6 – 18 Mar 19 at Charleston Patriots Point • Charleston, SC W 4–3 12–6 – 19 Mar 20 at Charleston Patriots Point • Charleston, SC L 4–7 12–7 – 20 Mar 22 Longwood The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–2 13–7 – 21 Mar 25 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–5 14–7 1–0 22 Mar 26 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–2 (12) 15–7 2–0 23 Mar 27 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 4–1 16–7 3–0 24 Mar 29 at Maryland Shipley Field • College Park, MD L 1–8 16–8 – 25 Mar 30 Maryland The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–7 16–9 –
April (13–6) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record 26 Apr 1 Dayton The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–2 17–9 4–0 27 Apr 2 Dayton The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 3–8 17–10 4–1 28 Apr 3 Dayton The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–3 18–10 5–1 29 Apr 5 #14 Virginia The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–5 19–10 – 30 Apr 8 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI L 1–5 19–11 5–2 31 Apr 9 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI L 3–7 19–12 5–3 32 Apr 10 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI W 7–3 20–12 6–3 33 Apr 12 Norfolk State The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 4–2 21–12 – 34 Apr 13 at William & Mary Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, VA W 12–5 22–12 – 35 Apr 15 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 4–1 23–12 7–3 36 Apr 16 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 9–1 24–12 8–3 37 Apr 17 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 2–1 25–12 9–3 38 Apr 20 at #16 Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 11–5 26–12 – 39 Apr 22 Richmond (Capital City Classic) The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 4–5 (10) 26–13 9–4 40 Apr 23 Richmond (Capital City Classic) The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 2–1 27–13 10–4 41 Apr 24 Richmond (Capital City Classic) The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 4–6 (11) 27–14 10–5 42 Apr 26 VMI The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 8–5 (7) 28–14 – 43 Apr 29 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA W 3–0 29–14 11–5 44 Apr 30 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA L 3–4 29–15 11–6
May (7–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record 45 May 1 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA W 8–7 30–15 12–6 46 May 3 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 0–11 30–16 – 47 May 6 Saint Louis The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 1–0 31–16 13–6 48 May 7 Saint Louis The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–1 32–16 14–6 49 May 8 Saint Louis The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–6 33–16 15–6 50 May 13 at Presbyterian Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 3–2 34–16 – 51 May 14 at Presbyterian Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 13–2 35–16 – 52 May 15 at Presbyterian Presbyterian Baseball Complex • Clinton, SC W 10–7 36–16 – 53 May 17 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA Cancelled – – 54 May 19 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field • Davidson, NC Cancelled – – 55 May 20 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field • Davidson, NC L 5–11 36–17 15–7 56 May 20 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field • Davidson, NC Cancelled – –
Postseason
Atlantic 10 Tournament # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Postseason Record 57 May 25 George Washington First round Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 5–1 37–17 1–0 58 May 26 Davidson Second round – Winner's bracket Houilhan Park • The Bronx, NY L 3–7 37–18 1–1 59 May 26 George Washington Second round – Loser's bracket Houilhan Park • The Bronx, NY W 12–4 38–18 2–1 60 May 27 St. Joseph's Quarterfinals – Loser's bracket Houilhan Park • The Bronx, NY L 1–13 38–19 2–2

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]		*
Baseball America[5]
Collegiate Baseball^[6]
NCBWA†[7]

^ 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 3, 2016.
2. "2016 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics.
3. "2016 VCU Rams baseball schedule". VCU Rams. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
4. "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll".
5. "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
6. "2016 NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
7. "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.