2023 VCU Rams baseball team

2023 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–30 (11–13 A-10)
Head coach	Bradley LeCroy (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andrew Cox (1st season) Tanner Gordon (1st season) Andrew Llewellyn (3rd season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Saint Joseph's  ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			28	–	24	–	1		.538
Davidson  ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0		.652			30	–	24	–	0		.556
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			33	–	23	–	0		.589
Dayton  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			26	–	34	–	0		.433
Richmond  ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0		.609			27	–	28	–	0		.491
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	10	–	0		.565			36	–	27	–	0		.571
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			23	–	29	–	0		.442
George Washington  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0		.478			21	–	34	–	0		.382
VCU  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			25	–	30	–	0		.455
Fordham  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			19	–	36	–	0		.345
UMass  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			14	–	35	–	0		.286
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			8	–	40	–	0		.167
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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 Rams finished the season with a 25–30 record.

Previous season

Further information: 2022 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 42–20 (19–5) regular season record. VCU successfully defended their tournament championship, winning the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Richmond, and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. They were seeded number three in the Chapel Hill Regional. There, they defeated Georgia and then North Carolina in the opening round, ^[2] before losing two straight to North Carolina. Upon the end of the season, VCU head coach, Shawn Stiffler resigned to become the head coach for Notre Dame. ^[3]

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Austin Younce was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Freshman of the Year, while Will Carlone, and Campbell Ellis were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team. ^[4]

A-10 Preseason Freshman of the Year
Player	No.	Position	Class
Austin Younce	18	C	Freshman

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Will Carlone	40	INF	RS Junior
Campbell Ellis	46	LHP	Junior

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. VCU was picked to finish second the Atlantic 10. ^[5]

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Davidson	130 (5)
2	VCU	125 (4)
3	Richmond	103 (1)
4	Saint Louis	103
5	Dayton	92 (1)
6	Rhode Island	85
7	Saint Joseph's	81
8	George Mason	70 (1)
9	Fordham	52
10	George Washington	51
11	UMass	27
12	St. Bonaventure	17

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	37	Nic Ericsson	RS Junior
1B	3	Brandon Eike	Sophomore
2B	4	Ethan Brooks	Freshman
3B	8	Harrison Long	Sophomore
SS	10	William Bean	Junior
LF	26	Cooper Benzin	RS Junior
CF	13	A.J. Mathis	RS Senior
RF	21	Logan Amiss	RS Senior
DH	40	Will Carlone	RS Junior

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	46	Campbell Ellis	Junior
Saturday	1	Christian Gordon	Junior
Sunday	33	Mason Delane	RS Junior

Roster

2023 VCU Rams baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 LHP Christian Gordon L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Amherst, VA 2 INF Brandon Eike R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Powhatan, VA 4 INF Ethan Brooks R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Glen Allen, VA 6 INF Griffin Boone R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Montclair, VA 8 INF Harrison Long R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sarasota, FL 9 OF Scottie O'Bryan R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Jamesville, NY 10 INF William Bean R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Great Falls, VA 12 OF Jesse Robinson Jr. R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Short Pump, VA 13 OF AJ Maths L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Tampa, FL 15 C Jacob Selden L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Gr Charleston, SC 16 OF Gavyn Boyle L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Gasport, NY 17 C Casey Gibbs S/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Olney, MD 18 C Austin Younce R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chesapeake, VA 19 OF John Lucas R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Midlothian, VA 20 INF Macho Santiago L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Richmond, VA 21 OF Logan Amiss L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Powhatan, VA 22 OF Aden Hill L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mechanicsville, MD 24 RHP James Gladden R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Baltimore, MD 25 INF Jake Thilges R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS So Johnston, IA 26 OF Cooper Benzin R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Ashland, VA 27 RHP Nick Frazier R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Vienna, VA 28 LHP Devan Zirwas L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Imperial, PA 30 RHP Justin Walton R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Glen Allen, VA 31 RHP Evan Bert R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Harrisonburg, VA 32 OF Devan Barnett L/L 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Pittsburgh, PA 33 RHP Mason Delane R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Colonial Beach, VA 34 INF Ethan Serrano R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mechanicsville, VA 36 RHP Brendan Erka R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Allison Park, PA 37 C Nic Ericsson R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Dale City, VA 38 LHP Jack Goleski L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Atlee, VA 39 RHP Zachary Peters R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pawling, NY 40 INF Will Carlone R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr West Seneca, NY 41 RHP Brian Curley R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Midlothian, VA 43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mifflinburg, PA 44 Cam Nuckols R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Chesterfield, VA 45 INF Art Schoenstadt L/R 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gr Sammamish, WA 46 LHP Campbell Ellis L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Georgetown, ON 50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Montreal, QC 55 RHP Maison Martinez R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lake Worth, FL	Head coach Bradley LeCroy Assistant coach(es) Andrew Cox Tanner Gordon Andrew Llewellyn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 5, 2023

Coaching staff

2022 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma mater
Bradley LeCroy	Head Coach	1	Clemson University (2000)
Andrew Cox	Assistant Coach	1	Clemson University (2017)
Tanner Gordon	Assistant Coach	1	Trevecca Nazarene University (2019)
Andrew Llewellyn	Assistant Coach	3	Wingate University (2020)

Offseason

Departures

VCU Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marcus O'Malley	1	INF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	161	Fr.	Naples, Florida	Transferred to FIU
Michael Haydak	2	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190	RS-Jr.	Tampa, Florida	Transferred to Southeastern
Connor Hujsak	3	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195	So.	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Transferred to Mississippi State
Ryan Recio	4	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184	Fr.	Boca Raton, Florida	Did not return
Aaron Barber	8	INF	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	190	RS-So.	Seattle, Washington	Transferred to Pacific Lutheran
Edwin Serrano	10	RHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165	RS-Sr.	Haines City, Florida	Graduated
Brendan Roney	14	C	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185	RS-Fr.	Cudjoe Key, Florida	Transferred to FIU
Joey Perkins	16	LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215	RS-Jr.	Lebanon, Ohio	Did not return
Brendan Wilkinson	18	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180	Fr.	West Milton, Ohio	Did not return
Jaden Griffin	20	LHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205	RS-Jr.	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia	Did not return
Zach Boswell	22	RHP	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185	RS-Jr.	Snohomish, Washington	Did not return
Ethan Mishra	23	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200	Fr.	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Tulane
Maddison Furman	24	LHP	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185	RS-Jr.	Richmond, Virginia	Graduated
Jack Masloff	25	LHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185	RS-So.	Charlottesville, Virginia	Signed by Detroit Tigers
Tyler Locklear	28	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210	RS-So.	Abingdon, Maryland	Drafted by Seattle Mariners
Virot Siharath	30	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210	Fr.	Keswick, Ontario	Did not return
Ben Nippolt	34	INF	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165	RS-So.	St. Paul, Minnesota	Transferred to LSU
Nolan Wilson	38	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215	Gr.	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Evan Chenier	39	RHP	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215	RS-Jr.	Georgetown, Ontario	Transferred to FIU
Chase Hungate	41	INF	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175	Fr.	Abingdon, Virginia	Transferred to Virginia
Tyler Coy	44	C	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230	So.	Williamsville, New York	Did not return
Tyler Davis	45	LHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230	RS-So.	Newport News, Virginia	Transferred to Mississippi State
Braedin Hunt	55	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210	RS-Fr.	Old Bridge, New Jersey	Did not return

Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Christian Gordon	1	LHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180	Jr.	Agricola, Virginia	Liberty
Brandon Eike	2	INF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220	So.	Powhatan, Virginia	North Carolina
Harrison Long	8	INF	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175	So.	Sarasota, Florida	Jacksonville
William Bean	10	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180	Jr.	Great Falls, Virginia	West Virginia
Jake Thilges	25	3B	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165	RS-So.	Johnston, Iowa	Des Moines Area CC
Justin Walton	30	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180	Gr.	Glen Allen, Virginia	Norfolk State
Brendan Erka	36	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195	RS-So.	Allison Park, Pennsylvania	Harford CC
Jack Goleski	38	LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195	So.	Mechanicsville, Virginia	Pitt CC

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2023.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
Evan Bert	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Harrisonburg (VA)
Brian Curley	Midlothian, Virginia	Trinity Episcopal (VA)
James Gladden	Baltimore, Maryland	Archbishop Curley
Maison Martinez	Lake Worth, Florida	Park Vista
Cam Nuckols	Chesterfield, Virginia	St. Christopher's (VA)
Zachary Peters	Pawling, New York	Trinity-Pawling
Ethan Serrano	Mechanicsville, Virginia	Mechanicsville (VA)
Devan Zirwas	Imperial, Pennsylvania	West Allegheny
Hitters
Gavyn Boyle	Gasport, New York	P27 Academy
Ethan Brooks	Glen Allen, Virginia	Glen Allen
Aden Hill	Mechanicsville, Maryland	P27 Academy
Macho Santiago	Richmond, Virginia	Douglas S. Freeman
Austin Younce	Chesapeake, Virginia	Greenbrier Christian

2022 MLB draft

Main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
#2	#58	Tyler Locklear	3B	Seattle Mariners [6]

Game log

2023 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (25–30)
Regular Season (25–30)
February (2–5) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Source Coastal Carolina Tournament February 17 11:00 a.m. vs. Middle Tennessee* Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC L 8–14 Hamm (1–0) Ellis (0–1) None 1,032 0–1 — Box Score February 18 11:00 a.m. vs. Fairfield* Springs Brooks Stadium W 10–3 Gordon (1–0) Ostensen (0–1) Dressler (1) 1,021 1–1 — Box Score February 19 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium W 4–2 Peters (1–0) Smith (1–1) Erka (1) 1,969 2–1 — Box Score February 24 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Sacred Heart* The Diamond Richmond, VA L 6–710 Briggs (1–0) Erka (0–1) None 150 2–2 — Box Score February 25 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Sacred Heart* The Diamond L 5–11 Hawkins (1–0) Gordon (1–1) Costello (1) 200 2–3 — Box Score February 26 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Sacred Heart* The Diamond L 10–1110 Boyian (1–0) Delane (0–1) Aufiero (1) 200 2–4 — Box Score February 28 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC L 4–10 Peterson (1–0) Peters (1–1) None 1,974 2–5 — Box Score
March (12–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Source March 1 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium L 10–14 Eaise (1–1) Walton (0–1) None 2,028 2–6 — Box Score Central Virginia Classic March 3 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Canisius* The Diamond Canceled (inclement weather) 2–6 — Report March 4 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ West Virginia* The Diamond L 5–8 Traxel (2–1) Ellis (0–2) None 500 2–7 — Box Score March 5 11:00 a.m. ESPN+ Fairfield* The Diamond W 9–37 Gordon (2–1) Ostensen (0–3) None 250 3–7 — Box Score March 5 [a] 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Fairfield* The Diamond L 2–57 Erbeck (1–0) Erka (0–2) Baker (1) 200 3–8 — Box Score March 7 4:00 p.m. at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA L 0–10 Gainey (3–0) Delane (1–1) None 1,175 3–9 — Box Score March 8 4:00 p.m. at James Madison* Eagle Field Harrisonburg, VA L 5–19 Czerwinski (1–0) Curley (0–1) None 247 3–10 — Box Score March 10 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Cornell* The Diamond W 14–9 Ellis (1–2) Keller (0–2) None 500 4–10 — Box Score March 11 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Cornell* The Diamond W 10–5 Gladden (1–0) Hamill (0–3) None 200 5–10 — Box Score March 12 11:00 a.m. ESPN+ Cornell* The Diamond W 9–3 Delane (1–2) Edwards (0–1) None 250 6–10 — Report March 14 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ James Madison* The Diamond L 6–14 Cone (3–0) Bert (0–1) None 250 6–11 — Box Score March 17 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ NJIT* The Diamond W 5–410 Ellis (2–2) Reiner (0–2) None 300 7–11 — Box Score March 18 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ NJIT* The Diamond W 12–4 Gladden (2–0) de Jong (0–2) None 250 8–11 — Box Score March 19 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ NJIT* The Diamond W 1–0 Delane (2–2) Georgini (2–1) None 300 9–11 — Box Score March 21 6:00 p.m. MASN Longwood* The Diamond W 5–2 Bert (1–1) Cole Taylor (0–4) Ellis (1) 250 10–11 — Box Score March 24 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at South Florida* USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL W 18–3 Gladden (3–0) Dorsey (2–2) None 1,396 11–11 — Box Score March 25 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at South Florida* USF Baseball Stadium L 0–9 Mink (4–2) Peters (1–2) Hudi (1) 933 11–12 — Box Score March 26 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at South Florida* USF Baseball Stadium W 25–15 Ellis (3–2) Jackson (0–1) None 1,114 12–12 — Box Score March 28 6:00 p.m. MASN Norfolk State* The Diamond W 13–4 Goleski (1–0) Manzer (1–2) None 648 13–12 — Box Score March 31 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ St. Bonaventure The Diamond W 23–9 Martinez (1–0) Lintell (0–3) None 650 14–12 1–0 Box Score
April (8–10) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Source April 1 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 St. Bonaventure The Diamond L 6–7 Devine (1–1) Gladden (3–1) O'Connell (1) 367 14–13 1–1 Box Score April 2 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ St. Bonaventure The Diamond W 13–1 Bert (2–1) Breen (1–1) None 500 15–13 2–1 Box Score April 4 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ VMI* The Diamond W 6–4 Curley (1–1) Wright (0–1) Ellis (2) 496 16–13 — Box Score April 7 3:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field Merion Station, PA L 3–5 McCausland (3–1) Gordon (2–2) McShane (1) 274 16–14 2–2 Box Score April 8 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field L 3–12 Stetzar (2–2) Peters (1–3) None 308 16–15 2–3 Box Score April 9 1:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field W 11–7 Ellis (4–2) Shearer (0–1) None 302 17–15 3–3 Box Score April 11 5:00 p.m. FloSports at William & Mary* Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA L 12–13 McDonough (1–0) Curley (1–2) Lovasz (5) 381 17–16 — Box Score George Mason–VCU Series April 14 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond W 5–0 Peters (2–3) Shields (5–2) Erka (2) 451 18–16 4–3 Box Score April 15 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond L 5–10 Gartland (4–2) Ellis (4–3) None 716 18–17 4–4 Box Score April 16 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond W 11–3 Gladden (4–1) Eaton (1–2) None 508 19–17 5–4 Box Score Duel at the Diamond April 18 7:00 p.m. WUPV/ESPN+ No. 8 Virginia* The Diamond L 6–19 Early (8–1) Nuckols (0–1) None 3,324 19–18 — Box Score April 21 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park Arlington, VA L 2–9 Koester (4–2) Peters (2–4) None 304 19–19 5–5 Box Score April 22 11:30 a.m. [b] ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park W 11–4 Ellis (5–3) Brennan (2–2) Frazier (1) 202 20–19 6–5 Box Score April 23 3:30 p.m. [b] ESPN+ at George Washington Barcroft Park L 2–3 Kahler (3–3) Gladden (4–2) None 193 20–20 6–6 Box Score Old Dominion–VCU Series April 25 6:00 p.m. WUPV Old Dominion* The Diamond L 4–11 Bashara (2–0) Goleski (1–1) None 645 20–21 — Box Score April 28 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Louis The Diamond W 10–6 Erka (1–2) Gray (1–1) None 349 21–21 7–6 Box Score April 29 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Louis The Diamond L 5–10 Weber (2–2) Ellis (5–4) None 350 21–22 7–7 Box Score April 29 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Louis The Diamond W 7–611 Curley (2–2) Dumont (0–1) None 480 22–22 8–7 Box Score
May (3–8) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Source May 2 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 21 Virginia* Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA L 6–11 Hodges (2–0) Bert (2–2) None 2,676 22–23 — Box Score May 4 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, NC L 5–13 Feczko (6–4) Erka (1–3) None 232 22–24 8–8 Box Score May 5 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field W 9–4 Gladden (5–2) Fix (2–2) Ellis (3) 335 23–24 9–8 Box Score May 6 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field L 10–14 Flynn (4–0) Peters (2–5) None 431 23–25 9–9 Box Score May 9 6:00 p.m. at Longwood* Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA L 6–8 Bunch (1–1) Frazier (0–1) Berrier (1) 396 23–26 — Box Score Capital City Series May 12 6:00 p.m. Richmond The Diamond L 10–16 Rodriguez (3–2) Campbell (5–5) None 739 23–27 9–10 Box Score May 13 2:00 p.m. Richmond The Diamond W 9–8 Peters (3–5) Argomaniz (2–6) None 441 24–27 10–10 Box Score May 14 1:00 p.m. Richmond The Diamond W 4–3 Erka (2–3) Mathes (0–2) None 495 25–27 11–10 Box Score May 16 6:00 p.m. at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA Canceled (inclement weather) 25–27 — May 18 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI L 5–8 Sposato (4–6) Gladden (5–3) Urena (1) 192 25–28 11–11 Box Score May 19 2:00 p.m. at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field L 5–7 Levesque (6–4) Curley (2–3) Andrade (7) 217 25–29 11–12 Box Score May 20 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field L 7–19 Hsu (1–1) Walton (0–2) None 192 25–30 11–13 Box Score
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [8]

Schedule Notes

1. The Fairfield game on March 5 became a doubleheader due to the March 3 game being canceled due to inclement weather.
2. The George Washington game on April 22 was suspended in the 7th inning due to inclement weather, the game resumed at 12:00 p.m. on April 23. VCU was leading 11–3 at the time of suspension. The April 23 game originally scheduled for 12:00 p.m. was postponed to 3:30 p.m. ^[7]

Statistics

Team batting

Team	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
VCU	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team pitching

Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
VCU	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Opponents	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Individual batting

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

Player	GP	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Brandon Eike	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Brooks	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Griffin Boone	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harrison Long	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
William Bean	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jesse Robinson Jr.	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AJ Mathis	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gavyn Boyle	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Younce	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
John Lucas	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macho Santiago	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Amiss	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aden Hill	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Thilges	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Benzin	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devan Barnett	0	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

Player	GP	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Christian Gordon	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
James Gladden	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nick Frazier	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Devan Zirwas	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Justin Walton	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Evan Bert	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mason Delane	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brendan Erka	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jack Goleski	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Zachary Peters	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brian Curley	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cade Dressler	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cam Nuckols	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Campbell Ellis	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Justin Humenay	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maison Martinez	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	AB	At-bats
H	Hits	Avg.	Batting average	2B	Doubles
3B	Triples	HR	Home runs	RBI	Runs batted in
IP	Innings pitched	W	Wins	L	Losses
ERA	Earned run average	SO	Strikeouts	BB	Base on balls
SV	Saves	SB	Stolen bases	High	Team high

Source: ^[9]

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball 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	18	Final
Coaches' [10]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America [11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [12]	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [13]	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [14]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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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