2010 VCU Rams baseball team

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2010 VCU Rams baseball
VCU Varsity old logo.svg
CAA champion
NCAA tournament, Charlottesville Regional
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record34–26–1 (16–7–1 CAA)
Head coach
  • Paul Keyes (16th season)
Assistant coach Shawn Stiffler (4th season)
Home stadium The Diamond
Seasons
 2009
2011 
2010 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
James Madison  1860 .75030230 .566
Georgia State  1761 .72934231 .595
VCU  y1671 .68834261 .566
UNC Wilmington  13110 .54233270 .550
George Mason  11130 .45828220 .560
Old Dominion  11130 .45824300 .444
Towson  11130 .45819360 .345
William & Mary  10140 .41727240 .529
Hofstra  10140 .41720281 .418
Delaware  9150 .37527240 .529
Northeastern  5190 .20813310 .295
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2010 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2010 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They were led by head coach Paul Keyes, in his sixteenth year as head coach.

Contents

Previous season

The 2009 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 20–26 (8–16) regular-season record.

Schedule

Legend
 VCU win
 VCU loss
BoldVCU team member
*Non-Conference game
Ranks from Collegiate Baseball, tournament seeds in parentheses.
2010 VCU Rams baseball game log
Regular season
Postseason (3–3)

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References

  1. 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 18. Retrieved April 8, 2021.