1988 VCU Rams baseball team

1988 VCU Rams baseball
Sun Belt Conference tournament champions
NCAA Coral Gables Regional, 0–2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	45–16–1 (11–5 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Guzzo (6th season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y	11	–	5		.688			45	–	16		.738
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍	11	–	6		.647			39	–	24		.619
Charlotte  ‍‍‍	7	–	10		.412			28	–	27		.509
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			24	–	31		.436
Coastal
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			43	–	21		.672
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			41	–	22		.651
South Florida  ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313			26	–	33		.441
UAB  ‍‍‍	4	–	12		.250			22	–	28		.440
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 1, 1988 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 1988 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They led by head coach Tony Guzzo, in his sixth season with the program.

Offseason

1987 MLB draft

Main article: 1987 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
#15	#377	Chris Pender	INF	Baltimore Orioles

Game log

1988 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (45–16–1)
Regular Season (41–14–1)
February (1–3) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC February 26 Virginia State* The Diamond Richmond, VA L 4–5 0–1 — February 26 Virginia State* The Diamond W 10–0 1–1 — February 27 William & Mary* The Diamond L 0–2 1–2 — February 28 George Mason* The Diamond L 2–10 1–3 —
March (20–5–1) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC March 1 at Liberty* Al Worthington Stadium Lynchburg, VA W 8–3 2–3 — March 2 at Atlantic Christian* Nixon Field Wilson, NC W 8–2 3–3 — March 4 Liberty* The Diamond W 9–3 4–3 — March 6 Providence* The Diamond W 4–3 5–3 — March 6 Providence* The Diamond W 3–0 6–3 — March 7 Christopher Newport* The Diamond W 13–2 Zona (2–1) Holland (0–1) None 134 7–3 — March 8 Lock Haven* The Diamond W 17–5 8–3 — March 11 at East Carolina* Harrington Field Greenville, NC W 5–411 9–3 — March 12 at NC State* Doak Field Raleigh, NC L 1–19 9–4 — March 13 Fairfield* The Diamond W 5–0 10–4 — March 14 Vermont* The Diamond W 9–6 11–4 — March 14 Vermont* The Diamond L 4–7 11–5 — March 15 Barton* The Diamond W 5–2 12–5 — March 16 Randolph–Macon* The Diamond W 11–6 13–5 — March 19 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL L 4–13 13–6 0–1 March 19 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium W 8–0 14–6 1–1 March 22 Hartford* The Diamond W 8–3 15–6 — March 23 Duke* The Diamond W 11–5 16–6 — March 24 Nichols* The Diamond W 18–1 17–6 — March 25 Yale* The Diamond W 5–0 18–6 — March 26 at Charlotte The Diamond T 1–15 None None None 18–6–1 1–1–1 March 27 Charlotte The Diamond W 1–0 — — — 19–6–1 2–1–1 March 27 Charlotte The Diamond W 10–2 — — — 20–6–1 3–1–1 March 29 Mary Washington* The Diamond W 12–2 21–6–1 — March 30 at Virginia Tech* Tech Park Blacksburg, VA L 8–11 21–7–1 — March 31 at Maryland* Shipley Field College Park, MD L 11–16 21–8–1 —
April (17–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC April 1 Old Dominion The Diamond W 2–1 22–8–1 4–1–1 April 2 Old Dominion The Diamond W 3–0 23–8–1 5–1–1 April 3 Old Dominion The Diamond W 9–5 24–8–1 6–1–1 April 5 Longwood* The Diamond W 3–1 25–8–1 — April 9 at James Madison* Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, VA L 13–1510 25–9–1 — April 10 Jacksonville The Diamond W 2–1 26–9–1 7–1–1 April 11 Jacksonville The Diamond L 3–4 26–10–1 7–2–1 April 12 Jacksonville The Diamond W 7–0 27–10–1 8–2–1 April 14 at George Mason* Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA W 9–2 28–10–1 — April 15 Virginia Wesleyan* The Diamond W 22–0 29–10–1 — April 16 Virginia State* The Diamond W 12–1 30–10–1 — April 16 Virginia State* The Diamond W 14–0 31–10–1 — April 17 at Virginia Wesleyan* Kenneth R. Perry Field Virginia Beach, VA W 14–5 32–10–1 — April 20 Richmond* The Diamond W 10–1 33–10–1 — April 23 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field Charlotte, NC W 13–1 — — — 34–10–1 9–2–1 April 24 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 6–3 — — — 35–10–1 10–2–1 April 25 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 4–3 — — — 36–10–1 11–2–1 April 27 at Christopher Newport* Deer Park Newport News, VA W 6–4 Morris (?–?) Parnell (4–6) Flanagan (?) 105 37–10–1 — April 29 Wake Forest* The Diamond W 4–2 38–10–1 — April 30 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA L 2–3 38–11–1 11–3–1 April 30 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 1–3 38–12–1 11–4–1
May (3–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC May 1 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 1–2 38–13–1 11–5–1 May 2 Virginia Tech* The Diamond W 7–6 39–13–1 — May 3 NC State* The Diamond L 3–11 39–14–1 — May 4 at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 4–27 40–14–1 — May 7 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA W 2–1 41–14–1 —
Postseason (4–2)
Sun Belt Tournament (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBCT May 18 vs. (W3) South Florida (E1) Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY W 11–10 42–14–1 1–0 May 19 vs. (E3) Charlotte (E1) Nick Denes Field W 9–0 43–14–1 2–0 May 20 at (W1) Western Kentucky (E1) Nick Denes Field W 4–3 44–14–1 3–0 May 21 vs. (E2) Jacksonville (E1) Nick Denes Field W 7–4 45–14–1 4–0
NCAA Atlantic Regional (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT May 25 vs. (2) Georgia Tech* (5) Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL L 6–9 45–15–1 0–1 May 26 vs. (6) Towson* (5) Mark Light Field L 2–4 45–16–1 0–2
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Tie       = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [2]

Awards and honors

Sun Belt Conference Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Billy Wright Player of the Week March 27, 1988 [3]

All-SBC Player Position Team John Callis OF 1 Jerry Dipoto RHP 1 Reference: [4]

References

1. "2022 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
2. "1988 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
3. "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | Player of the Week Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 11. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | First-Team All Conference Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2023.