2014 VCU Rams baseball team

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2014 VCU Rams baseball
VCU Varsity old logo.svg
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record20–3 (3–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Palumbo (3rd season)
  • Kurt Elbin (2nd season)
  • Sean Cutler-Voltz (1st season)
Home stadium The Diamond
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Louis  1871 .71234211 .616
Saint Joseph's  1880 .69235160 .686
George Mason  y1690 .64034220 .607
VCU  15100 .60037200 .649
Richmond  13120 .52024281 .462
Dayton  14130 .51924300 .444
Fordham  13140 .48124300 .444
George Washington  12150 .44420300 .400
UMass  12150 .44415310 .326
La Salle  9151 .38014341 .296
Rhode Island  7180 .28013400 .245
St. Bonaventure  6170 .26112300 .286
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2014 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 VCU Rams baseball team will be the 44th season of the university fielding a varsity baseball program, and will represent Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. It will be the Rams' second season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Contents

It will be the third season of Shawn Stiffler as head coach for the program.

Personnel

2014 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

2014 VCU Rams baseball game log
Regular season
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordA10 record
102/14/14vs. Radford
(Georgia Tech Invitational)
Chandler Stadium 9–4 D. Conception (1–0)M. Boyle (0–1)none1,0211–0
202/15/14vs. Old Dominion
(Georgia Tech Invitational)
Chandler Stadium 6–3 L. Kanuik (1–0)B. Gero (0–1)M. Lees (1)8562–0
302/16/14at Georgia Tech
(Georgia Tech Invitational)
Chandler Stadium 5–3 M. Blanchard (1–0)J. Heddinger (0–1)T. Gill (1)1,1673–0
March
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordA10 record
603/01/13vs. UNC Asheville
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)
Riley Park 12-1 H. Dwyer (3-0)D. Roland (0-3)none1256-00-0
703/02/13@ The Citadel
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)
Riley Park 11-6 T. Buckley (1-0)J. Reeves (1-1)none2407-00-0
803/03/13vs. Pittsburgh
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)
Riley Park 6-4 R. Farrar (3-0)A. Belfiglio (0-1)M. Lees (5)1508-00-0
903/05/13 George Mason The Diamond 4-2 T. Marino (1-0) T. Love (0-1) M. Lees(6) 1769-00-0
1003/08/13at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field 3-9M. Batts (2-0)H. Dwyer (3-1)None7139-10-0
1103/09/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field2-7J. Ramsey (1-2)T. Buckley (1-1)None9769-20-0
1203/10/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field2-3MacDonald (2-0)R. Farrar (3-1)Livengood (1)1,0379-30-0
1303/11/13 Wagner The Diamond11-8S. Greene (1-0)C. Smith (0-2)None21010-30-0
1403/15/13 Monmouth The Diamond1-3McGee (2-0)H. Dwyer (3-2)None25510-40-0
1503/16/13MonmouthThe Diamond8-3T. Buckley (2-1) Smith (0-3)S. Greene(2)25011-40-0
1603/17/13MonmouthThe Diamond1-7Yunginger (2-0)R. Farrar (3-2)Hunt(1)19911-50-0
1703/19/13 Rutgers The Diamond4-3M. Lees (1-0)Brey (1-1)None23712-50-0
1803/20/13RutgersThe Diamond6-9Corsi (2-3)L. Kanuik (1-1)None22712-60-0
1903/22/13 Butler*The Diamond4-6Stout (4-2)H. Dwyer (3-3)BYERLY(2)21412-70-1
2003/23/13Butler*The Diamond3-4Kramp (5-0)R. Farrar (3-3)Byerly(3)22212-80-2
2103/23/13Butler*The Diamond4-7Laing (1-1)S. Greene (1-1)Byerly(4)29912-90-3
2203/26/13at #1 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium 2-3C. McCue (5-0)M. Lees (1-1)None36512-100-3
2303/29/13at Charlotte* Hayes Stadium 5-2H. Dwyer (4-3)T. Barnette (1-2)None1,08913-101-3
2403/30/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium8-9J. Hudson (2-0)M. Lees (1-2)None1,14113-111-4
2503/30/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium4-3L. Kanuik (2-1)S. Geohegan (1-1)None1,14814-112-4
April
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordA10 record
2604/02/13at Virginia Tech English Field 5-11J. Joyce (4-1)D. Black (0-1)None1,04214-122-4
2704/05/13at VMI Gray–Minor Stadium 2-6C. Bach (2-2)H. Dwyer (4-4)None18714-132-4
2804/06/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium4-5J. Garrett (2-2)M. Lees (1-3)None23414-142-4
2904/07/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium8-4L. Kanuik (3-1)J. Brown (3-1)None22215-142-4
3004/09/13at Maryland Shipley Field 5-6B. Casas (2-0)A. Absher (0-1)None35715-152-4
3104/12/13 Temple* The Diamond 2-1M. Lees (2-3)P. Peterson (1-4)None33516-153-4
3204/13/13Temple*The Diamond1-5E. Peterson (5-0)R. Farrar (4-4)None34016-163-5
3304/14/13Temple*The Diamond
3404/16/13MarylandThe Diamond
3504/17/13VMIThe Diamond
3604/19/13at Dayton* Woerner Field
3704/20/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3804/21/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3904/23/13at Old Dominion
(Hampton Classic)
War Memorial Stadium
4004/26/13at La Salle* DeVincent Field
4104/27/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4204/28/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4304/30/13#7 Virginia The Diamond
May
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordCAA record
4405/04/13 Saint Louis* The Diamond
4505/05/13Saint Louis*The Diamond
4605/05/13Saint Louis*The Diamond
4705/08/13at MarylandShipley Field
4805/10/13at George Washington* Barcroft Park
4905/11/13at George Washington*Barcroft Park
5005/12/13at George Washington*Barcroft Park
5105/14/13at Virginia Davenport Field
5205/16/13 Richmond*The Diamond
5305/17/13Richmond*The Diamond
5405/18/13Richmond*The Diamond
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordCAA record
5505/22/13TBD Hayes Stadium
5605/23/13TBDHayes Stadium
5705/24/13TBDHayes Stadium
5805/25/13TBDHayes Stadium
[3]
* A-10 conference games.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [4] —*RV25
Baseball America [5] RV
Collegiate Baseball^ [6] RVRV26
NCBWA [7] RVRV

^ 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.

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