2022 Fordham Rams baseball team

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2022 Fordham Rams baseball
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Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record16–36 (9–18 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony Mellaci (34th season)
Assistant coachElliot Glynn (3rd season)
Hitting coachEddie Cribby (1st season)
Pitching coachPat Porter (4th season)
Home stadium Houlihan Park
Seasons
←  2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Davidson  ‍†‍‍20–4–0 .83343–13–0 .768
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y19–5–0 .79242–20–0 .677
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍14–9–0 .60929–24–0 .547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍14–10–0 .58320–35–0 .364
George Mason  ‍‍‍13–11–0 .54223–33–0 .411
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍12–11–0 .52229–25–0 .537
Richmond  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45830–26–0 .536
Dayton  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41723–27–0 .460
George Washington  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41722–30–0 .423
Fordham  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37516–36–0 .308
UMass  ‍‍‍8–16–0 .33322–26–1 .459
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍3–21–0 .1256–39–0 .133
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of October 22, 2024 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Fordham Rams baseball team represented Fordham University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 163rd season of existence, and their 28th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton assumed managerial duties for the 12th season.

Contents

Background

The 2021 season saw Fordham post a 24–19 (11–9 Atlantic 10) record. The Rams failed to qualify for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Fordham was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10. [2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeamPoints
1VCU143 (11)
2Dayton122 (1)
3Rhode Island101
4Saint Louis94
5Davidson91
6Fordham83
7George Washington80
8Richmond76
9Saint Joseph's73
10George Mason33
11UMass26
12St. Bonaventure14

Player movement

Departures

Fordham Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Casey Brown4 1B 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)250Sr. Darien, Connecticut,Graduated
Alex Hernandez29 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185Gr. San Mateo, California Graduated
Nick Labella28 OF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)210Sr. Mesa, Arizona Graduated
Alvin Melendez7 U 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195Sr. Whitestone, New York,Graduated
Matt Mikulski 37 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205Sr. Mohegan Lake, New York,Drafted by San Francisco Giants in the 2021 MLB Draft
Joseph Quintal6 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185Sr. Bedford, New Hampshire Graduated
Colton Snelling1 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180Sr. Chandler, Arizona Graduated
C. J. Vazquez10 IF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180Sr. Miami, Florida,Graduated

Signing-day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Fordham in 2022.

PlayerHometownPrevious Team
Pitchers
Gannon Brady Ocean City, New Jersey Ocean City HS
Alex Casarella Bedford Hills, New York Fox Lane HS
Connor Haywood Newtown, Connecticut Newtown HS (CT)
Sebastian Mexico Baldwinville, Massachusetts Phillips Academy
Anthony Scarlata Bridgewater, New Jersey Bridgewater-Raritan HS
Robbie Stewart Darien, Connecticut Avon Old Farms
Bobby Sullivan Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood HS (NJ)
Hitters
Ryan Meyer Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Shrewsbury HS (MA)
Diego Prieto Doral, Florida Christopher Columbus HS (FL)
Cian Sahler Olney, Maryland Georgetown Preparatory School
T.J. Wachter Miller Place, New York The Stony Brook School

Personnel

Coaching staff

2022 fordham rams baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Fordham		Alma Mater
Kevin Leighton Head coach12 Seton Hall University (2001)
Tony MellaciAssociate head coach34 Mercy College (1981)
Elliot GlynnAssistant Coach5 University of Connecticut (2011)
Pat PorterPitch Coach3 Ohio State University (2015)
Eddie CribbyHitting Coach2 University of Washington (2010)

Game log

Legend
 Fordham win
 Fordham loss
 Postponement/cancellation
(10)Extra innings
*Non-conference game
BoldFordham team member
†Make-up game
2022 Fordham Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (2–9)
March (1–3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordA10 record
March 2 Manhattan*
Battle of the Bronx 		Houlihan ParkW 9–6Kovel (1–0)McGrath (0–1)—1142–6—
March 4at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL 		L 5–9Visconti (1–0)Quintal (0–1)— CUSA.tv 4472–7—
March 5at Florida Atlantic*FAU Baseball StadiumL 10–15Rivero (2–0)Ey (0–3)Martzolf (1)CUSA.tv5282–8—
March 6at Florida Atlantic*FAU Baseball StadiumL 3–10Josey (1–2)Hughes (0–1)—CUSA.tv4472–9—
March 9 Stony Brook*Houlihan ParkCanceled (inclement weather)
March 11 LIU*Houlihan Park
March 12LIU*Houlihan Park
March 13LIU*Houlihan Park
March 16 Wagner*Houlihan Park
March 18 Marist*Houlihan Park
March 19at Marist* McCann Field
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 20Marist*Houlihan Park
March 22 Siena*Houlihan Park
March 25 Monmouth*Houlihan Park
March 26Monmouth*Houlihan Park
March 27at Monmouth* Monmouth Baseball Field
West Long Branch, NJ
March 29 Manhattan*
Battle of the Bronx		Houlihan Park
Schedule Source: [3]

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [4] ——*——————————
Baseball America [5] ————————————
Collegiate Baseball^ [6] ————————————
NCBWA† [7] ————————————
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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