2021 VCU Rams baseball team

2021 VCU Rams baseball
2021 VCU Rams baseball
Atlantic 10 regular season champion; Atlantic 10 Southern Division champion; Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Starkville Regional
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
CB	No. 27
Record	38–16 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike McRae (4th season); Rich Witten (4th season); Josh Tutwiler (6th season);
Home stadium	The Diamond
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

Last updated May 20, 2024

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North
Rhode Island ^x‍‍‍	14	–	6	–	0	.700	28	–	26	–	1	.518
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	21	–	19	–	0	.525
La Salle ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	32	–	21	–	0	.604
Fordham ‍‍‍	11	–	9	–	0	.550	24	–	19	–	0	.558
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	6	–	14	–	0	.300	7	–	24	–	0	.226
UMass ‍‍‍	3	–	16	–	0	.158	13	–	29	–	0	.310
South
VCU ^x‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	3	–	0	.813	38	–	16	–	0	.704
Dayton ‍‍‍	12	–	4	–	0	.750	25	–	27	–	0	.481
George Washington ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0	.583	26	–	19	–	0	.578
Davidson ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	27	–	24	–	0	.529
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	6	–	10	–	0	.375	17	–	31	–	0	.354
Richmond ‍‍‍	5	–	11	–	0	.313	19	–	17	–	0	.528
George Mason ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	14	–	29	–	0	.326

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2021^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Shawn Stiffler, in his 9th season at VCU.

Previous season

The 2020 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 9–8 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Player movement

Departures

VCU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Michael Dailey	30	RHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170	RS-Sr.	Troy, Virginia	Graduated
Paul Witt	2	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170	Sr.	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia	Graduated
Brett Willett	3	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190	Sr.	Middletown, Delaware	Graduated

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Greg Ryan	13	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200	So.	Bensley, Virginia	Pitt

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2021.^[2]

Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Tyler Davis	Yorktown, Virginia	Menchville HS
Campbell Ellis	Georgetown, Ontario	Christ the King SS
Trent Goodman	Ashland, Virginia	Homeschooled
Braedin Hunt	Old Bridge, New Jersey	Christian Brothers Academy
Justin Humenay	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Taft School
Hitters
Griffin Boone	Montclair, Virginia	Forest Park HS
Tyler Coy	Williamsville, New York	Canisius HS
Jared Glinski	Lynchburg, Virginia	Brookville HS
Connor Hujsak	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Goffstown HS

Preseason

Coaches Poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. VCU was picked to win the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Points
Coaches' Poll
1	VCU	151 (4)
2	Fordham	149 (4)
3	Dayton	146 (4)
4	Davidson	117
5	Saint Louis	114 (1)
6	Richmond	109
7	Rhode Island	103
8	George Washington	74
9	Saint Joseph's	71
10	George Mason	46
11	La Salle	40
12	St. Bonaventure	32
13	UMass	31

Personnel

Roster

2021 VCU Rams baseball roster^[4]

Pitchers

9 Nick Evangelista - Junior
10 Edwin Serrano - Junior
18 Justin Sorokowski - Junior
19 Jack Schroeder - Junior
20 Jaden Griffin - Sophomore
23 Devin Dunn - Junior
24 Maddison Furman - Sophomore
25 Jack Masloff - Freshman
30 Michael Dailey - Senior
33 Mason Delane - Freshman
34 Bradford Webb - Graduate
36 Andrew Ward - Freshman
38 Danny Watson - Sophomore
39 Evan Chenier - Sophomore
41 Cameron Goble - Freshman
43 Caleb Plummer - Sophomore
45 Tyler Davis - Freshman
46 Campbell Ellis - Freshman
50 Justin Humenay - Freshman
55 Braedin Hunt - Freshman

Catchers

15 - Hunter Vay - Junior
17 - Josh Simon - Senior
21 - Logan Amiss - Freshman
31 - Connor Hicks - Freshman
37 - Nic Ericsson - Freshman
44 - Tyler Coy - Freshman

Infielders

1 - Steven Carpenter - Senior
2 - Michael Haydak - Sophomore
3 - Connor Hujsak - Freshman
4 - Aidan Healy - Freshman
6 - Griffin Boone - Freshman
13 - Greg Ryan - Sophomore
16 - Liam Hibbits - Junior
22 - Andrew Puglielli - Senior
27 - Brett Young - Freshman
28 - Tyler Locklear - Freshman
40 - Will Carlone - Freshman

Outfielders

12 - Brandon Henson - Senior
26 - Cooper Benzin - Freshman
32 - Devan Barnett - Freshman
42 - Ryan Shavers - Sophomore

Utility

8 - Hogan Brown - Junior

Coaching Staff

2021 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma Mater
Shawn Stiffler	Head Coach	9	George Mason University (2001)
Mike McRae	Assistant Coach	4	Niagara University (1993)
Rich Witten	Assistant Coach	4	Coastal Carolina University (2012)
Josh Tutwiler	Assistant Coach	6	Old Dominion University (2012)

Game log

Legend
	VCU win
	VCU loss
	Postponement/cancellation
(10)	Extra innings
*	Non-conference game
Bold	VCU team member
†	Make-Up Game

2021 VCU Rams baseball game log (38–16)

Regular season (34–14)

February (1–5)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
February 20	4:00 p.m.	SDN	at UNCW*		Brooks Field Wilmington, North Carolina	L 4–5	Benton (1–0)	Watson (0–1)	—	100	0–1	—	Stats Report
February 21	1:00 p.m.	SDN	at UNCW*		Brooks Field	L 1–4	Gessell (1–0)	Sorokowski (0–1)	Benton (1)	100	0–2	—	Stats Report
February 22	4:30 p.m.	SDN	at UNCW*		Brooks Field	L 5–9	Hudak (1–0)	Davis (0–1)	Smith (1)	100	0–3	—	Stats Report
February 27	12:30 p.m.	YouTube	at Elon*		Latham Park Elon, North Carolina	L 6–7	Sprake (1–0)	Serrano (0–1)	—	65	0–4	—	Stats Report
February 27	5:00 p.m.	YouTube	at Elon*		Latham Park	W 4–3	Davis (1–1)	Greenler (0–3)	—	65	1–4	—	Stats Report
February 28	1:00 p.m.	YouTube	at Elon*		Latham Park	L 7–8 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Sprake (2–0)	Watson (0–2)	—	65	1–5	—	Stats Report

March (12–5)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
March 2	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	VMI*		The Diamond Richmond, Virginia	W 10–8	Ellis (1–0)	Menders (0–1)	—	215	2–5	—	Stats Report
March 5	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at VMI*		Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, Virginia	W 17–2	Watson (1–2)	Light (0–2)	—	86	3–5	—	Stats Report
March 6	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Central Michigan*		The Diamond	W 12–11	Davis (2–1)	Palmbland (0–1)	Serrano (1)	252	4–5	—	Stats Report
March 7	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at VMI*		Gray–Minor Stadium	W 18–7	Chenier (1–0)	Capehart (0–1)	—	106	5–5	—	Stats Report
March 9	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 18 Virginia Tech*		English Field Blacksburg, Virginia	L 9–10	Siverling (2–0)	Ward (0–1)	—	1,000	5–6	—	Stats Report
March 10	3:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 18 Virginia Tech*		English Field	W 10–7	Webb (1–0)	Ritchey (0–1)	—	780	6–6	—	Stats Report
March 12	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+	Towson*		The Diamond	W 14–9	Chenier (2–0)	Seils (1–3)	—	217	7–6	—	Stats Report
March 13	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Towson*		The Diamond	L 7–8	Clark (1–0)	Serrano (0–2)	Bolt (1)	228	7–7	—	Stats Report
March 14	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Towson*		The Diamond	W 5–1	Ellis (2–0)	Madden (0–1)	Davis (1)	200	8–7	—	Stats Report
March 17	3:00 p.m.	CUSA.tv	at No. 25 Old Dominion* Old Dominion rivalry		Metheny Field Norfolk, Virginia	W 12–5	Webb (2–0)	Vaks (1–1)	—	211	9–7	—	Stats Report
March 19	4:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Liberty*		The Diamond	Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date April 3					9–7	—
March 20	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia	L 2–3	Riley (1–0)	Watson (1–3)	—	528	9–8	—	Stats Report
March 21	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Liberty*		The Diamond	L 1–6	Gibson (3–2)	Dailey (0–1)	—	282	9–9	—	Stats Report
March 23	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	No. 22 Old Dominion*		The Diamond	L 3–5	Dobzanski (1–0)	Serrano (0–3)	Dean (2)	197	9–10	—	Stats Report
March 26	4:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at William & Mary*		Plumeri Park Williamsburg, Virginia	W 8–6	Davis (4–1)	Strain (2–2)	Chenier (1)	133	10–10	—	Stats Report
March 27	1:00 p.m.	ESPN3	William & Mary*		The Diamond	W 6–3	Ellis (3–0)	Haney (0–2)	Watson (1)	273	11–10	—	Stats Recap
March 27	4:30 p.m.	ESPN3	William & Mary*		The Diamond	W 9–4	Ward (1–1)	Pearson (1–2)	—	273	12–10	—	Box Score Recap
March 30	5:00 p.m.	YouTube	at Elon*		Latham Park	W 6–3	Chenier (3–0)	Simon (0–4)	Davis (2)	65	13–10	—	Box Score Recap

April (11–4)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
April 2	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium	L 3–9	Erickson (6–1)	Ellis (3–1)	—	187	13–11	—	Stats Report
April 3	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Liberty* Rescheduled from March 19		The Diamond	W 4–2	Davis (5–1)	Gibson (4–3)	Chenier (2)	197	14–11	—	Stats Report
April 7	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Georgetown*		Shirley Povich Field Bethesda, Maryland	W 13–4	Griffin (1–0)	Weeks (0–1)	—	0	15–11	—	Stats Report
April 9	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia	W 6–4	Davis (6–1)	Pfluger (0–1)	Chenier (3)	0	16–11	1–0	Stats Report
April 10	12:15 p.m.	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park	L 4–5	Cohen (3–1)	Webb (1–1)	—	0	16–12	1–1	Stats Report
April 10	4:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at George Washington (DH)		Barcroft Park	L 2–3	Kuncl (2–0)	Serrano (0–4)	—	0	16–13	1–2	Stats Report
April 11	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park	L 4–5	Kahler (1–0)	Watson (1–4)	Kuncl (3)	0	16–14	1–3	Stats Report
April 13	6:00 p.m.		at William & Mary*		Plumeri Park	W 8–3	Serrano (1–4)	Mack (0–1)	—	188	17–14	—	Stats Report
April 16	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+	Davidson		The Diamond	W 14–3	Webb (2–1)	Levy (4–3)	Griffin (1)	233	18–14	2–3	Stats Report
April 17	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Davidson		The Diamond	W 9–8	Davis (7–1)	Peaden (3–2)	—	354	19–14	3–3	Stats Report
April 17	5:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Davidson (DH)		The Diamond	W 5–1	Furman (1–0)	Peaden (3–3)	Chenier (4)	354	20–14	4–3	Stats Report
April 18	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Davidson		The Diamond	W 3–1	Serrano (2–4)	Fenton (1–5)	Ellis (1)	218	21–14	5–3	Stats Report
April 20	7:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Virginia* Duel at the Diamond		The Diamond	W 5–3	Griffin (2–0)	McGarry (0–5)	Davis (3)	971	22–14	—	Stats Report
April 23	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Richmond Capital City Classic		Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)					22–14	5–3	Report
April 24	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Richmond Capital City Classic		Pitt Field						22–14	5–3
April 24	4:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Richmond (DH) Capital City Classic		Pitt Field						22–14	5–3
April 25	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Richmond Capital City Classic		Pitt Field						22–14	5–3
April 27	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+	VMI*		The Diamond	W 15–5	Ward (2–1)	Ewald (0–2)	—	394	23–14	—	Stats Report
April 30	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+	George Mason George Mason rivalry		The Diamond	W 9–2	Webb (3–1)	Lyons (4–2)	Davis (4)	285	24–14	6–3	Stats Recap

May (10–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Sources
May 1	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	George Mason George Mason rivalry		The Diamond	W 3–1	Watson (2–4)	Versaw-Barnes (1–5)	Chenier (5)	302	25–14	7–3	Stats Report
May 1	5:00 p.m.	ESPN+	George Mason (DH) George Mason rivalry		The Diamond	W 8–1	Ellis (4–1)	Cabone (0–2)	—	302	26–14	8–3	Stats Report
May 2	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	George Mason George Mason rivalry		The Diamond	W 11–2	Delane (1–0)	Stoudemire (1–8)	—	640	27–14	9–3	Stats Report
May 4	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at Virginia* Duel at the Diamond		Davenport Field Charlottesville, Virginia	W 7–5	Serrano (3–4)	Schoch (2–1)	Davis (5)	474	28–14	—	Stats Report
May 7	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, Missouri	W 14–6	Delane (2–0)	Harris (4–3)	—	85	29–14	10–3	Stats Report
May 7	4:45 p.m.	ESPN+	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center	W 19–4	Davis (8–1)	Fremion (2–1)	—	60	30–14	11–3	Stats Report
May 8	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Saint Louis (DH)		Billiken Sports Center	W 9–8 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Ellis (5–1)	Surin (0–1)	—	55	31–14	12–3	Stats Report
May 8	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center	W 16–5 ⁽⁸⁾	Masloff (1–0)	Youngbrandt (2–6)	—	45	32–14	13–3	Stats Report
May 14	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+	Dayton	No. 28	The Diamond	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)					32–14	13–3	Report
May 15	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Dayton	No. 28	The Diamond						32–14	13–3
May 15	5:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Dayton (DH)	No. 28	The Diamond						32–14	13–3
May 16	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Dayton	No. 28	The Diamond						32–14	13–3
May 20	6:00 p.m.		at James Madison*	No. 28	Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 20–18 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Davis (9–1)	Landess (1–1)	—	250	33–14	—	Stats Report
May 21	6:00 p.m.		at James Madison*	No. 28	Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, Virginia	W 10–1	Ward (3–1)	McDonnell (1–3)	—	250	34–14	—	Stats Report

Post-season (4–2)

Atlantic 10 Tournament (3–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A10T Record	Sources
May 27	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	(4) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	No. 28 (1)	The Diamond	W 15–4	Delane (3–0)	McCole (2–4)	—	821	35–14	1–0	[Stats] [Report]
May 28	11:00 a.m.	ESPN+	(3) Rhode Island Semifinals	No. 28 (1)	The Diamond	W 10–4	Serrano (4–4)	Janglos (2–3)	—	678	36–14	2–0	[Stats] [Report]
May 29	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	(2) Dayton Final, Game 1	No. 28 (1)	The Diamond	W 7–6	Masloff (2–0)	Wolfe (4–6)	Chenier (6)	728	37–14	3–0	[Stats] [Report]

NCAA Starkville Regional (1–2)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	NCAAT Record	Sources
June 4	8:00 p.m.	ESPN3	vs. (3) Campbell Regional Opening Round	No. 27 (2)	Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 19–4	Ellis (6–1)	Harrington (6–3)	—	7,577	38–14	1–0	Stats Report
June 5	9:25 p.m.	ESPN3	at (1) No. 8 Mississippi State Regional semifinal	No. 27 (2)	Dudy Noble Field	L 4–16	MacLeod (6–4)	Delane (3–1)	—	10,011	38–15	1–1	Stats Report
June 6	7:00 p.m.	ESPN3	vs. (3) Campbell Losers Regional final	No. 27 (2)	Dudy Noble Field	L 10–19	Cummings (2–2)	Davis (9–2)	—	7,498	38–16	1–2	Box Score Report

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Atlantic 10 Tournament Teams
(1) VCU Rams	(2) Dayton Flyers	(3) Rhode Island Rams	(4) Saint Joseph's Hawks

Thursday, May 27			Friday, May 28			Saturday, May 29

1	VCU	15

4	St. Joseph's	4
			1	VCU	10
Winner's bracket
			3	Rhode Island	4
3	Rhode Island	8

2	Dayton	2
						1	VCU	7	–

						2	Dayton	6	–
4	St. Joseph's	5

2	Dayton	11
			2	Dayton	3
Loser's bracket
			3	Rhode Island	1

NCAA Starkville Regional

Starkville Regional Teams
(1) Mississippi State Bulldogs	(2) VCU Rams	(3) Campbell Fighting Camels	(4) Samford Bulldogs

First round			Semi-Finals			Finals

1	Mississippi State	8

4	Samford	4
			1	Mississippi State	16
Winner's bracket
			2	VCU	4
3	Campbell	4

2	VCU	19
						1	Mississippi State	6	–

						3	Campbell	5	–
4	Samford	13

3	Campbell	16
			3	Campbell	19
Loser's bracket
			2	VCU	10

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' ^[5]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV
Baseball America ^[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	28	28	27	RV	RV	RV
NCBWA†^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
D1Baseball^[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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.

Awards and honors

Arlantic 10 Conference Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Sonny Ulliana	Player of the Week	April 26, 2021	^[10]
Addison Kopack	Rookie of the Week	April 26, 2021	^[10]
Xavier Vargas	Player of the Week	May 3, 2021	^[11]

All-A10
Player	Position	Team
Austin White	OF	1
Mike Webb	RHP	1
Reference:^[12]

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Tyler Evan Locklear is an American professional baseball player in the Seattle Mariners organization of Major League Baseball. A utility infielder, and power hitter, Locklear is known for the accolades he achieved during his redshirt freshman year with VCU. Locklear was the first player in the history of the conference to win both the Atlantic 10 Conference Player and Rookie of the Year in the same season, while also attaining freshman and national All-American honors. Locklear was selected in the second round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Bradley LeCroy, in his first season with the program.

The 2023 Davidson Wildcats baseball team represented Davidson College during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Rucker Taylor, in his fifth season with the program.

The 2023 Richmond Spiders baseball team are representing the University of Richmond during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Tracy Woodson, in his tenth season with the program.

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams will play their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They will be led by head coach Bradley LeCroy, in his second season with the program.

The 2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball team represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams play their home games at Bill Beck Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Raphael Cerrato, in his eighth year as manager.

References

↑ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
↑ "VCU - Perfect Game Player College Commitments". perfectgame.org. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
↑ "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
↑ "Official Baseball Roster". VCU Rams. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
↑ NCBWA Division I poll
↑ D1 Baseball
↑ "Ulliana Named A-10 Baseball Player of the Week; Mikulski Earns Pitcher; Kopack Rookie Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
↑ "#A10BASE Weekly Awards Announced". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 3, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
↑ "Locklear, Mikulski, Miller, Win Major A-10 Awards; 41 Players Selected for Baseball Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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[1] "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] "VCU - Perfect Game Player College Commitments". perfectgame.org. Retrieved March 12, 2021.

[3] "Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll". fordhamsports.com. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[roster-4] "Official Baseball Roster". VCU Rams. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

[5] Baseball Coaches Poll

[6] Baseball America College: Top 25

[7] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[8] NCBWA Division I poll

[9] D1 Baseball

[april_26_potw-10] "Ulliana Named A-10 Baseball Player of the Week; Mikulski Earns Pitcher; Kopack Rookie Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[may_3_potw-11] "#A10BASE Weekly Awards Announced". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 3, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

[12] "Locklear, Mikulski, Miller, Win Major A-10 Awards; 41 Players Selected for Baseball Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.

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v t e VCU Rams baseball
Venue	Parker Field (1948–1984) The Diamond (1985–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Richmond
People	Head Coaches
Seasons	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season
Standings A10 Tournament NCAA tournament College World Series
Northern	Fordham La Salle Rhode Island Saint Joseph's St. Bonaventure UMass
Southern	Davidson Dayton George Mason George Washington Richmond Saint Louis VCU
← 2020 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season 2022 →

2021 VCU Rams baseball

Atlantic 10 regular season champion Atlantic 10 Southern Division champion Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Starkville Regional
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
CB	No. 27
Record	38–16 (13–3 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike McRae (4th season) Rich Witten (4th season) Josh Tutwiler (6th season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →