2024 VCU Rams baseball team

2024 VCU Rams baseball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
Greenville Regional, 1–2
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	38–23 (15–8 A-10)
Head coach	Bradley LeCroy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Andrew Cox (2nd season) Sean Thompson (1st season) Andrew Llewellyn (4th season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍	16	–	8		.667			37	–	16		.698
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	8		.652			37	–	21		.638
Dayton  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			33	–	22		.600
George Washington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			31	–	26		.544
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			29	–	26		.527
Richmond  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			27	–	32		.458
UMass  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			24	–	29		.453
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			19	–	28		.404
Davidson  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			24	–	28		.462
Fordham  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			19	–	33		.365
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			18	–	31		.367
George Mason  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			21	–	32		.396
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2024 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 second season with the program.

Previous season

Further information: 2023 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 25–30 (11–13) regular season record, in their first season with LeCroy managing the team following former head coach, Shawn Stiffler's departure to coach Notre Dame. ^[2] The Rams failed to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, and posted their first losing overall record and their first overall losing conference record since 2011.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Preseason awards were announced February 2024.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player	No.	Position	Class	Selector
Brandon Eike	3	INF	Senior	Perfect Game [3]

Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
Player	No.	Position	Class	Selector
Brandon Eike	3	INF	Senior	D1Baseball [4]

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. VCU was picked to finish fifth in the conference and received two first-place votes. ^[5]

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Saint Louis	125 (3)
2	George Mason	121 (2)
3	Saint Joseph's	114 (1)
4	Davidson	113 (2)
5	VCU	97 (2)
6	Dayton	96 (1)
7	Rhode Island	77 (1)
8	Richmond	63
9	George Washington	51
10	Fordham	38
11	UMass	22
12	St. Bonaventure	19

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	37	Nic Ericsson	RS-Senior
1B	17	Chris McHugh	Freshman
2B	13	Casey Kleinman	Junior
3B	3	Brandon Eike	Senior
SS	10	William Bean	Senior
LF	15	Ethan Iannuzzi	Graduate
CF	26	Cooper Benzin	RS-Senior
RF	22	Aden Hill	Sophomore
DH	25	Jake Thilges	RS-Junior

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	46	Campbell Ellis	Senior
Saturday	1	Christian Gordon	Senior
Sunday	39	Zachary Peters	Sophomore

Roster

2024 VCU Rams baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 0 LHP Isaiah Wyatt L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Richmond, VA 1 LHP Christian Gordon L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Amherst, VA 3 INF Brandon Eike R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Powhatan, VA 4 INF Ethan Brooks R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Glen Allen, VA 6 INF Griffin Boone R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Montclair, VA 8 INF Harrison Long R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Sarasota, FL 9 INF Trent Adelman R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Darnestown, MD 10 INF William Bean R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Great Falls, VA 12 OF Will Epstein R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chapel Hill, NC 13 C Casey Kleinman R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Westlake Village, CA 14 RHP Everett Vaughn R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Moseley, VA 15 OF Ethan Iannuzzi R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Chesterfield, VA 16 OF Owen Tappy R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr Charlotte, NC 17 INF Chris McHugh R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Commack, NY 19 RHP Nick Frers R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vancouver, BC 21 OF Eli Weisner R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Glen Allen, VA 22 OF Aden Hill L/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mechanicsville, MD 23 RHP Kyras Dawson R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Washington, DC 24 INF James McGrady S/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Norfolk, VA 25 INF Jake Thilges R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Johnston, IA 26 OF Cooper Benzin R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Ashland, VA 27 C Jake Wortman S/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Fredericksburg, VA 28 Devan Zirwas L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Imperial, PA 29 RHP Phil Forbes V L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Newport News, VA 30 RHP Aiden Milburn R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Baldwinsville, NY 31 RHP Evan Bert R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Harrisonburg, VA 32 RHP Nick Cosentino R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, PA 33 OF Anderson Fulk L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr York, SC 34 OF Bobby Lane L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Trafford, PA 35 RHP Joe Gomez R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Rancho Cucamonga, CA 36 RHP Brendan Erka R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Allison Park, PA 37 C Nic Ericsson R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Woodbridge, VA 38 LHP Will Goleski L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mechanicsville, VA 39 RHP Zachary Peters R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So North Haven, CT 40 LHP Will Gross L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr El Paso, TX 41 RHP Brian Curley R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Midlothian, VA 42 RHP Will Greer R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Cohasset, MA 43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mifflinburg, PA 44 Cam Nuckols R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chesterfield, VA 45 RHP Jack Hoeymans R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr McLean, VA 46 LHP Campbell Ellis L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Georgetown, ON 50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Montreal, QC 51 Andrew Powers L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bethesda, MD 52 LHP Michael Walsh L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Leesburg, VA 55 RHP Maison Martinez R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lake Worth, FL	Head coach Bradley LeCroy Assistant coach(es) Andrew Cox Sean Thompson Andrew Llewellyn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 4, 2024

Coaching staff

2024 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma Mater
Bradley LeCroy	Head Coach	2	Clemson University (2000)
Sean Thompson	Assistant Coach	2	Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
Andrew Cox	Assistant Coach	1	Trevecca Nazarene University (2019)
Andrew Llewellyn	Assistant Coach	4	Wingate University (2020)

Offseason

Departures

VCU Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Scottie O'Bryan	9	OF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	RS Junior	Jamesville, New York	Did not return
Jessie Robinson Jr.	12	OF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Sophomore	Short Pump, Virginia	Transferred to Lynn
AJ Mathis	13	OF	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 pounds (75 kg)	RS Senior	Tampa, Florida	Graduated
Gavyn Boyle	16	OF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Freshman	Gasport, New York	Transferred to Niagara CC
Casey Gibbs	17	C	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Sophomore	Olney, Maryland	Transferred to Morningside
Macho Santiago	20	INF
Logan Amiss	21	OF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	RS Senior	Powhatan, Virginia	Graduated
James Gladden	24	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland	Transferred to Maryland
Nick Frazier	27	RHP	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Sophomore	Vienna, Virginia	Transferred to Wright State
Mason Delane	33	RHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Senior	Colonial Beach, Virginia	Graduated
Will Carlone	40	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Senior	West Seneca, New York	Graduated

Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Casey Kleinman	13	C	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Junior	Westlake Village, California	Monterey Peninsula College
Everett Vaughan	14	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Junior	Moseley, Virginia	High Point
Ethan Iannuzzi	15	OF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Graduate	Chesterfield, Virginia	Randolph–Macon
Owen Tappy	16	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Graduate	Charlotte, North Carolina	Hampden–Sydney
Eli Weisner	21	OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 pounds (89 kg)	Graduate	Glen Allen, Virginia	Charlotte
James McGrady	24	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Junior	Norfolk, Virginia	Louisburg
Jake Wortman	27	C	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Graduate	Fredericksburg, Virginia	Bucknell
Phil Forbes V	29	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Sophomore	Newport News, Virginia	Louisburg
Nick Cosentino	32	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Senior	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Charlotte
Anderson Fulk	33	OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 pounds (94 kg)	Junior	York, South Carolina	Florence–Darlington Tech
Bobby Lane	34	OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	RS Sophomore	Trafford, Pennsylvania	Cincinnati
Will Gross	40	LHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Junior	El Paso, Texas	El Paso CC
Will Greer	42	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	Graduate	Cohasset, Massachusetts	Bucknell
Jack Hoeymans	45	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	RS Junior	McLean, Virginia	John A. Logan College
MIchael Walsh	52	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	RS Sophomore	Leesburg, Virginia	Maryland

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2024.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
Nick Frers	Vancouver, British Columbia	Argyle
Joe Gomez	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Fluvanna
Aiden Milburn	Baldwinsville, New York	Charles W. Baker
Isaiah Wyatt	Richmond, Virginia	Highland Springs
Hitters
Trent Adelman	Darnestown, Maryland	PDG Academy
Will Epstein	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	PDG Academy
Chris McHugh	Commack, New York	Commack
Andrew Powers	Bethesda, Maryland	St. John's College

2023 MLB Draft

Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

No VCU players were selected in the 2023 draft.

Game log

2024 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (38–23)
Regular Season (33–21)
February (5–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source February 16 ACCNX at No. 13 NC State* Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina L 1–6 Highfill (1–0) Ellis (0–1) Van Dam (1) 3,016 0–1 — Report February 17 ACCNX at No. 13 NC State* Doak Field W 9–6 Dressler (1–0) Whitaker (0–1) Tappy (1) 2,885 1–1 — Report February 18 ACCNX at No. 13 NC State* Doak Field L 3–5 Marohn (1–0) Peters (0–1) Dudan (1) 2,660 1–2 — Report February 20 ESPN+ Longwood* The Diamond Richmond, Virginia W 16–68 Martinez (1–0) Dittner (0–1) None 364 2–2 — Report February 23 ESPN+ Merrimack* The Diamond W 12–3 Peters (1–1) Healey (0–1) None 224 3–2 — Report February 24 ESPN+ Merrimack* The Diamond L 12–16 Dragon (1–1) Tappy (0–1) None 291 3–3 — Report February 25 ESPN+ Merrimack* The Diamond W 7–5 Martinez (2–0) Cassidy (0–1) None 275 4–3 — Report February 27 ACCNX at No. 17 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina L 2–8 Decaro (1–0) Peters (1–2) None 1,822 4–4 — Report February 28 ESPN+ Maryland* The Diamond W 15–7 Tappy (1–1) French (0–1) None 210 5–4 — Report
March (13–6) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source Central Virginia Classic March 1 ESPN+ Sacred Heart* The Diamond W 6–2 Martinez (3–0) Babuschak (0–3) None 247 6–4 — Report March 2 ESPN+ Central Connecticut* The Diamond W 10–07 Gordon (1–0) Mozzicato (0–1) Dressler (1) 340 7–4 — Report March 3 ESPN+ Boston College* The Diamond W 10–1 Curley (1–0) McLendon (0–1) Cosentino (1) 425 8–4 — Report First Pitch Invitational March 7 [a] YouTube vs. Western Michigan* Fluor Field Greenville, South Carolina W 9–711 Tappy (2–1) Berg (1–2) None 150 9–4 — Report March 7 [a] YouTube vs. Western Carolina* Fluor Field W 5–2 Curley (2–0) Mortenson (0–1) Cosentino (2) 150 10–4 — Report March 10 YouTube vs. Michigan State* Fluor Field W 8–4 Gordon (2–0) Matheny (0–2) None 1,237 11–4 — Report March 12 ESPN+ at Longwood* Buddy Bolding Stadium Farmville, Virginia L 0–4 Saale (1–0) McGrady (0–1) Warunek (1) 286 11–5 — Report March 15 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 11–7 Curley (3–0) Sword (1–1) None 300 12–5 — Report March 16 [a] ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 7–1 Gordon (3–0) Kim (1–2) Dressler (2) 300 13–5 — Report March 16 [a] ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 6–3 Tappy (3–1) Gilman (0–1) None 300 14–5 — Report March 17 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond L 11–15 Faulkner (1–1) Hoeymans (0–1) None 350 14–6 — Report March 19 ESPN+ at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia W 8–7 Peters (2–2) Dolby (0–3) Tappy (2) 838 15–6 — Report March 22 FloBaseball at Xavier* J. Page Hayden Field Cincinnati, Ohio L 6–7 Hoskins (3–3) Vaughan (0–1) Vera (2) 104 15–7 — Report March 23 FloBaseball at Xavier* J. Page Hayden Field L 5–9 Schmidt (3–2) Dressler (1–1) Kelly (3) 112 15–8 — Report March 24 FloBaseball at Xavier* J. Page Hayden Field W 10–5 Curley (4–0) Boyle (3–1) None 250 16–8 — Report March 26 ESPN+ William & Mary* The Diamond L 3–6 Knowles (3–0) Vaughan (0–2) None 476 16–9 — Report March 28 ESPN+ UMass The Diamond W 7–6 Tappy (4–1) Jensen (0–2) None 175 17–9 1–0 Report March 29 ESPN+ UMass The Diamond L 3–4 Lints (1–0) Gordon (3–1) Powers (1) 174 17–10 1–1 Report March 30 ESPN+ UMass The Diamond W 7–1 Curley (5–0) O'Connor (1–4) None 358 18–10 2–1 Report
April (9–7) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source April 2 FloBaseball at William & Mary* Plumeri Park Williamsburg, Virginia W 9–5 Cosentino (1–0) Lottchea (2–1) None 619 19–10 — Report April 5 ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond W 10–8 Tappy (5–1) Ban (1–1) None 222 20–10 3–1 Report April 6 ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond W 7–4 Dressler (2–1) Fix (1–2) None 201 21–10 4–1 Report April 7 ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond W 6–1 Cosentino (2–0) Feczko (2–5) None 362 22–10 5–1 Report April 9 ACCNX at No. 11 Virginia* Davenport Field Charlottesville, Virginia L 4–8 Hungate (3–0) Ellis (0–2) None 3,281 22–11 — Report April 12 ESPN+ at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park Olean, New York L 5–7 Ciampa (1–2) Peters (2–3) None 172 22–12 5–2 Report April 13 ESPN+ at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 5–0 Gordon (4–1) Czajkowski (2–3) None 305 23–12 6–2 Report April 14 ESPN+ at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park L 6–11 Roggenburk (2–0) Everett (0–3) None 315 23–13 6–3 Report April 16 ESPN+ Liberty* The Diamond W 2–1 Hoeymans (1–1) Swink (0–1) Tappy (3) 324 24–13 — Report April 19 ESPN+ Dayton The Diamond L 1–5 Majick (4–2) Cosentino (2–1) Wissman (6) 361 24–14 6–4 Report April 20 ESPN+ Dayton The Diamond W 8–3 Gordon (5–1) Peguero (1–4) None 407 25–14 7–4 Report April 21 ESPN+ Dayton The Diamond Canceled (inclement weather) 25–14 7–4 Report Old Dominion–VCU series April 23 ESPN+ at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Field Norfolk, Virginia L 1–7 Sulpizio (1–0) Hoeymans (1–2) None 583 25–15 — Report George Mason–VCU series April 26 ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field Fairfax, Virginia W 6–4 Tappy (6–1) Stewart (1–2) None 135 26–15 8–4 Report April 27 ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field L 2–3 Gartland (2–3) Gordon (5–2) None 224 26–16 8–5 Report April 28 ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field W 9–8 Tappy (7–1) Edmonds (1–2) None 390 27–16 9–5 Report Duel at the Diamond April 30 ESPN+ No. 11 Virginia* The Diamond L 4–8 Moore (2–0) Peters (2–4) Teel (5) 3,689 27–17 — Report
May (6–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source May 3 ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond W 6–2 Hoeymans (2–2) Brennan (1–4) Curley (1) 532 28–17 10–5 Report May 4 ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond L 8–12 Siegenthaler (5–2) Dressler (2–2) Wilson (4) 625 28–18 10–6 Report May 5 ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond L 6–11 Haug (3–1) Tappy (7–2) None 323 28–19 10–7 Report Old Dominion–VCU series May 7 ESPN+ Old Dominion* The Diamond L 8–14 Kellen (4–0) Goleski (0–1) None 683 28–20 — Report May 8 [b] ESPN+ at No. 10 East Carolina* Clark-LeClair Stadium Greenville, North Carolina Canceled (scheduling conflict) 28–20 — Report May 10 at Fordham Houlihan Park The Bronx, New York W 4–0 Hoeymans (3–2) Lavelle (6–5) Curley (2) 116 29–20 11–7 Report May 11 at Fordham Houlihan Park W 4–3 Martinez (4–0) Berg (5–6) Tappy (4) 326 30–20 12–7 Report May 12 at Fordham Houlihan Park W 8–3 Vaughan (1–3) Perez (1–2) None 187 31–20 13–7 Capital City series May 16 ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, Virginia L 10–12 Hentschel (4–1) Nuckols (0–1) None 308 31–21 13–8 Report May 17 ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field W 11–4 Gordon (6–2) Roche (3–8) None 276 32–21 14–8 Report May 18 ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field W 12–4 Dressler (3–2) Corso (1–2) None 215 33–21 15–8 Report
Postseason (6–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (4–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source May 21 ESPN+ vs. (7) Saint Joseph's (2) Capital One Park Tysons, Virginia W 4–2 Curley (6–0) Yablonski (4–5) Tappy (5) 301 34–21 1–0 Report May 22 ESPN+ vs. (3) Dayton (2) Capital One Park W 11–3 Hoeymans (4–2) Majick (5–5) None 464 35–21 2–0 Report May 23 ESPN+ vs. (4) Richmond (2) Capital One Park W 13–7 Gordon (7–2) Ymker (1–3) None 1,035 36–21 3–0 Report May 25 ESPN+ vs. (4) Richmond (2) Capital One Park W 16–1 Cosentino (3–1) Hentschel (4–2) None 1,152 37–21 4–0 Report
NCAA Greenville Regional (1–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Source May 31 ESPNU vs. (2) No. 22 Wake Forest* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium W 1–0 Gordon (8–2) Falco Jr. (2–5) Curley (3) 5,571 38–21 1–0 Report June 1 ESPN+ vs. (4) Evansville* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium L 11–17 Schultz (6–2) Cosentino (3–2) None 5,571 38–22 1–1 Report June 2 ESPN+ vs. No. 16 (1) East Carolina* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium L 7–10 Beal (8–2) Hoeymans (4–3) None 5,571 38–23 1–2 Report
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [7]

Schedule Notes

1. Part of a doubleheader.
2. Rescheduled from March 7 due to inclement weather. ^[6]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

See also: 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(1) Saint Louis Billikens	(2) VCU Rams	(3) Dayton Flyers	(4) Richmond Spiders	(5) George Washington Revolutionaries	(6) UMass Minutemen	(7) Saint Joseph's Hawks

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						May 22 – 11:00 a.m.
						1	Saint Louis	10
	May 21 – 11:00 a.m.
						4	Richmond	13
	4	Richmond	12
											May 24 – 11:00 a.m.
	5	George Washington	4
											4	Richmond	7
	May 21 – 3:00 p.m.
											2	VCU	13
	3	Dayton	4
						May 22 – 3:00 p.m.
	6	UMass	1
						3	Dayton	3
	May 21 – 7:00 p.m.
						2	VCU	11
	2	VCU	4
																					May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
	7	Saint Joseph's	2
																					2	VCU	16	–
																					4	Richmond	1	–
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						May 23 – 11:00 a.m.
	May 22 – 7:00 p.m.					1	Saint Louis	0								May 24 – 3:00 p.m.
	6	UMass	2			7	St. Joseph's	14			May 23 – 7:00 p.m.					4	Richmond	14
	7	St. Joseph's	12								7	St. Joseph's	13			7	St. Joseph's	6
						May 23 – 3:00 p.m.					5	George Washington	12
						5	George Washington	9
						3	Dayton	1

First round (Game 3) (7) Saint Joseph's Hawks vs. (2) VCU Rams May 21, 2024 7:00 pm (EDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E (7) Saint Joseph's 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 (2) VCU 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 4 8 0 WP: Brian Curley (6–0)   LP: Colin Yablonski (4–5)   Sv: Owen Tappy (5) Home runs: STJ: Ryan Weingartner VCU: Brandon Eike, Eli Weisner Attendance: 301 Upper final (Game 9) (2) VCU Rams vs. (4) Richmond Spiders May 23, 2024 3:05 pm (EDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E (2) VCU 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 13 15 1 (4) Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 11 1 WP: Christian Gordon (7–2)   LP: Logan Ymker (1–3)   Sv:None Home runs: VCU: Brandon Eike (2), Chris McHugh, Eli Weisner, Ethan Iannuzzi UR: None Attendance: 1,035

Upper round 2 (Game 5) (3) Dayton Flyers vs. (2) VCU Rams May 22, 2024 3:05 pm (EDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E (3) Dayton 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 (2) VCU 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 X 11 14 0 WP: Jack Hoeymans (4–2)   LP: Eli Majick (5–5)   Sv:None Home runs: DAY: None VCU: Brandon Eike, Eli Weisner, William Bean Attendance: 464 Championship, Game 1 (Game 12) (2) VCU Rams vs. (4) Richmond Spiders May 25, 2024 12:05 pm (EDT) at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E (2) VCU 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 7 16 16 0 (4) Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 WP: Nick Cosentino (3–1)   LP: Cole Hentschel (4–2) Home runs: VCU: Cooper Benzin, Brandon Eike, William Bean UR: None Attendance: 1,152

NCAA tournament

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

NCAA Greenville Regional teams
(1) East Carolina Pirates	(2) Wake Forest Demon Deacons	(3) VCU Rams	(4) Evansville Purple Aces

	First round					Semifinals					Finals
	1	East Carolina	1
	4	Evansville	4
						4	Evansville	17
	Winner's bracket
						3	VCU	11
	3	VCU	1
	2	Wake Forest	0
											4	Evansville	6	6
											1	East Carolina	19	5
	1	East Carolina	7
	2	Wake Forest	6
						3	VCU	7
	Loser's bracket
						1	East Carolina	10

Game 2 (3) VCU Rams vs. (2) Wake Forest Demon Deacons May 31, 2024 6:05 pm (EDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E (3) VCU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 (2) Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 WP: Christian Gordon (8–2)   LP: David Falco Jr. (2–5)   Sv: Brian Curley (3) Home runs: VCU: None WF: None Attendance: 5,571 Game 5 (1) East Carolina Pirates vs. (3) VCU Rams June 2, 2024 12:05 pm (EDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E (1) East Carolina 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 10 13 0 (3) VCU 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 7 10 0 WP: Danny Beal (8–2)   LP: Jack Hoeymans (4–3) Home runs: ECU: Carter Cunningham, Jacob Jenkins-Cowart VCU: None Attendance: 5,571

Game 4 (4) Evansville Purple Aces vs. (3) VCU Rams June 1, 2024 6:05 pm (EDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E (4) Evansville 0 3 0 3 7 2 0 2 0 17 16 0 (3) VCU 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 1 11 14 1 WP: Donovan Schultz (6–2)   LP: Nick Cosentino (3–2) Home runs: EVAN: Chase Hug, Brent Widder, Cal McGinnis, Kip Fougerousse VCU: Casey Kleinman, Chris McHugh Attendance: 5,571

Rankings

Main article: 2024 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' [8]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV
Baseball America [9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
D1Baseball [11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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

Team honors

Atlantic 10 Conference Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Owen Tappy Pitcher of the Week February 20, 2024 [12] Brandon Eike Player of the Week March 12, 2024 [13] Brian Curley Pitcher of the Week [13] Christian Gordon Pitcher of the Week April 15, 2024 [14] All-A10 tournament team Player Position Nick Cosentino 2B William Bean SS Brandon Eike 3B Eli Weisner OF Christian Gordon SP

All-A10 Player Position Team Brandon Eike 3B 1st Brian Curley RHP 1st Christian Gordon LHP 2nd Chris McHugh 1B Rookie Cade Dressler LHP Academic Reference: [15]

Individual honors

Atlantic-10 individual honors

Player	Position	Award	Ref.
Brandon Eike	3B	Atlantic 10 tournament MVP
Brandon Eike	3B	Atlantic 10 Player of the Year

References

1. "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
2. Stires, Sean (July 12, 2022). "It's Official: Notre Dame Hires Shawn Stiffler As Its New Baseball Coach". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved November 19, 2022.
3. Sutherland, Troy. "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". perfectgame.org. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
4. "Eike Named A-10 Preseason POTY by D1Baseball". vcuathletics.com. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
5. "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites". Atlantic 10. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
6. "Weather forces baseball schedule changes". vcuathletics.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
7. "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
8. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today . Retrieved January 14, 2022.
9. "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
10. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
11. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
12. "Moore, Tappy, Cavanaugh Claim First Baseball Weekly Honors of 2024". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. February 20, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
13. "VCU, Saint Louis, George Washington Take Weekly #A10BASE Awards". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
14. "Whitley, Gordon Earns Player, Pitcher of the Week; O'Keefe and Mastros Share Rookie Honors". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 15, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
15. "Eike, Wissman, Whitley, Mendez and Hendrickson Earn Major Atlantic 10 Baseball Awards". atlantic10.com. May 22, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

External links

• VCU Baseball