2021 Fordham Rams baseball team

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2021 Fordham Rams baseball
Fordham Rams F Logo.png
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record24–19 (11–9 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Elliot Glynn (2nd season)
  • Pat Porter (3rd season)
  • Tony Mellaci (33rd season)
Home stadium Houlihan Park
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North
Rhode Island  x1460 .70028261 .518
Saint Joseph's  1590 .62521190 .525
La Salle  1590 .62532210 .604
Fordham  1190 .55024190 .558
St. Bonaventure  6140 .3007240 .226
UMass  3160 .15813290 .310
South
VCU  xy1330 .81338160 .704
Dayton  1240 .75025270 .481
George Washington  14100 .58326190 .578
Davidson  11130 .45827240 .529
Saint Louis  6100 .37517310 .354
Richmond  5110 .31319170 .528
George Mason  7170 .29214290 .326
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball
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The 2021 Fordham Rams baseball team represented Fordham University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 162nd season of existence, and their 27th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton assumed managerial duties for the 11th season.

Contents

Fordham entered 2021 as the defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champions, but failed to qualify for the tournament. Fordham finished the season 24–19, 11–9 in Atlantic 10 play.

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Fordham was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 regular season. [2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeamPoints
1VCU151 (4)
2Fordham149 (4)
3Dayton146 (4)
4Davidson117
5Saint Louis114 (1)
6Richmond109
7Rhode Island103
8George Washington74
9Saint Joseph's71
10George Mason46
11La Salle40
12St. Bonaventure32
13UMass31

Roster

2021 Fordham Rams baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
1 OF Colton SnellingL/R6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)180 lb (82 kg)Sr Chandler, AZ
3 INF Jack PopolizioR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg)So Collegeville, PA
4 INF Casey BrownL/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)250 lb (113 kg)Sr Darien, CT
5 INF Chris GenaroR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Greenwich, CT
6 P Joseph QuintalR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sr Bedford, NH
7 OF Alvin MelendezR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)Gr Whitestone, NY
8 INF Nico BozaR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)Fr Miami Lakes, FL
9 P James SpringerL/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)So Bethesda, MD
10 INF C.J. VazquezR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)Sr Miami, FL
11Aidan TornquistL/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg)So Dix Hills, NY
12 INF Trey MaekerL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)230 lb (104 kg)Fr Pearland, TX
13 C Richard GrundR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Weston, FL
14 C Andy SemoR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Coronado, CA
15 P Gabe KarsloR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jr Easton, PA
16 P Cameron KnoxR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr Mt. Lebanon, PA
17 P Alex HendersonL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg)So Saratoga Springs, NY
18 P Jake ClarkR/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)Fr Calabasas, CA
19Joe BladelR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)Fr Washington, DC
22 P Cory WallR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg)Jr Roaring Brook, PA
23 OF Jason CoulesR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)Jr Bellmore, NY
24 OF Jake GuercioL/L5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg)Jr West Islip, NY
25 INF Zach SelingerR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg)So Cortlandt Manor, NY
26 INF Michael TaylorR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr Basking Ridge, NJ
27 P Declan LavelleL/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg)Fr Rey, NY
28 OF Nick LabellaR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)210 lb (95 kg)Sr Mesa, AZ
29 P Alex HernandezR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)Gr San Mateo, CA
30 INF Jack HarnischL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Colts Neck, NJ
31 P Ben KovelR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)So Merrick, NY
32 OF Ethan CramerL/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr Seattle, WA
33 OF Terrence MurrayL/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)Jr Massapequa, NY
34 P Brooks EyR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg)Fr Philadelphia, PA
35 P Garrett CrowleyL/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)Jr Forest Hill, NJ
36 C Will FindlayR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)220 lb (100 kg)So Ledgewood, NJ
37 P Matt Mikulski L/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)Sr Mohegan Lake, NJY
38 P Nolan HughesL/L6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg)Fr Halifax, MA
39 OF Ryan ThiesseR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)195 lb (88 kg)Fr St. Charles, IL
40 P Michael GhiorziR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jr West Palm Beach, FL
Head coach

Kevin Leighton

Assistant coach(es)

Elliot Glynn
Pat Porter
Tony Mellaci


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2021

Schedule

2021 Fordham Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (24–19)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Fordham team member
      * = Non-conference game
Schedule Source: [3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [4] —*
Baseball America [5]
Collegiate Baseball^ [6]
NCBWA [7] RV
D1Baseball [8]

^ 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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