2025 VCU Rams baseball team

2025 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Thompson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Andrew Llewellyn (5th season) JoJo Howie (1st season) Chris O'Neill (1st season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Dayton  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Fordham  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
George Mason  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
George Washington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Richmond  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UMass  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
VCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 3, 2024 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 VCU Rams baseball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2025 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 first-year head coach Sean Thompson.

Previous season

Further information: 2024 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 38–23 (15–8) regular season record, in their second and final season with Bradley LeCroy managing the team. The Rams finished second overall in the Atlantic 10 regular season, and went on to win the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, making it their third Atlantic 10 title in the last four years. VCU earned the third seed in the Greenville Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, they defeated Wake Forest, before suffering defeats to Evansville and East Carolina to finish 1–2.

Brandon Eike was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, head coach LeCroy accepted a vacant job offering with Liberty University. Assistant manager, Sean Thompson was promoted to head coach, making him the youngest head coach in Division I baseball. Assistant coach Andrew Llewelyn stayed with the VCU program, and Thompson hired JoJo Howie and Chris O'Niell as part of his coaching staff.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team

Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year

Coaches poll

The coaches poll will be released in February 2025.

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
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Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

The VCU roster will be announced in December 2024 or January 2025.

2024 VCU Rams baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Adrian Jimenez R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lilburn 3 INF Nate Kirkpatrick R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Surrey 4 INF Nick April-Gath R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Valrico 6 INF Nick Flores R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Royersford 8 OF Kayden Crawford L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Wilmington 9 C Trent Adelman R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Darnestown 10 C Elijah Coston L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chester 11 INF Cato Kleinman L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Westlake Village 12 OF Epstein R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chapel Hill 13 C Casey Kleinman R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Westlake Village 14 RHP Everett Vaughan R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Moseley 15 RHP Cooper Campbell R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Lynchburg 16 RHP Owen Tappy R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr Charlotte 17 OF Spencer Sullivan L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Linn 18 RHP Miles Garrett R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gr Stone Mountain 19 RHP Frers R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So North Vancouver 21 RHP Brian Goglia R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milford 22 C Colby Motley R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Williamsburg 23 C Riley Roarty L/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Midlothian 24 RHP McGrady R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Norfolk 25 RHP Hank Piersol R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Short Pump 27 INF Will Henson R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago 28 INF Carter Richey R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chandler 29 LHP Max Moore L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Gr Richmond 30 C Kannon Kleine R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Galesburg 31 RHP Brian Yetter R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr McVeytown 32 RHP Drew Ramos R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Williamsburg 33 RHP Broden Palmer R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Kennewick 34 OF Bobby Lane L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Trafford 35 RHP Joe Gomez R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Rancho Cucamonga 36 RHP Brendan Erka R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Allison Park 37 C Jacob Lee R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Chesterfield 38 LHP Jack Goleski L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Mechanicsville 39 RHP Zachary Peters R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Haven 41 OF Danny Estrada L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Lawn 42 LHP Michael Walsh L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Leesburg 43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mifflinburg 44 RHP Brayden McCollough R/R 6 ft 7 in(2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Centennial 45 RHP Jack Hoeymans R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr McLean 46 C Collin Hughes L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Moseley 50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Montreal 55 INF Sean Swenson R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Indianapolis	Head coach Sean Thompson Assistant coach(es) JoJo Howie Andrew Llewellyn Chris O'Neill Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 4, 2024

Coaching staff

2024 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma Mater
Sean Thompson	Head coach	2	Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
JoJo Howie	Assistant coach	1	Virginia Commonwealth University (2015)
Andrew Llewellyn	Assistant coach	5	Wingate University (2020)
Chris O'Neill	Pitching coach	1	King's College (NC) (2012)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
William Bean	10	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Senior	Great Falls, VA	Graduated
Ethan Iannuzzi	15	OF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Graduate	Chesterfield, VA	Graduated
Owen Tappy	16	OF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Graduate	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Eli Weisner	21	OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Graduate	Glen Allen, VA	Graduated
Justin Humenay	26	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	RS Senior	Montreal, QC, CAN	Graduated
Jake Wortman	27	C	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Graduate	Fredericksburg, VA	Graduated
Nick Cosentino	32	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
Nic Ericsson	37	C	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	RS Senior	Woodbridge, VA	Graduated
Will Greer	42	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	Graduate	Cohasset, MA	Graduated
Campbell Ellis	46	LHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Senior	Georgetown, ON, CAN	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school	Source
Isaiah Wyatt	0	LHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	140 pounds (64 kg)	Richmond, VA	Freshman	Virginia State
Chris McHugh	17	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Commack, NY	Freshman	NC State
Devan Zirwas	28	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Imperial, PA	RS Freshman	Eastern Michigan
Aiden Milburn	30	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Baldwinsville, NY	Freshman	Binghamton
Brian Curley	41	RHP	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Midlothian, VA	Sophomore	Georgia
Maison Martinez	55	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	246 pounds (112 kg)	Lake Worth, FL	Junior	Florida State

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Overall Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team	Source
13	18	393	Brandon Eike	3B	Seattle Mariners	[2]
16	9	474	Brian Curley	P	Pittsburgh Pirates
16	17	482	Christian Gordon	P	Chicago Cubs

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Previous school	Source
Nate Kirkpatrick	3	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Surrey, BC, CAN	Sophomore	St. Mary's (CA)
Kayden Crawford	8	OF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Wilmington, NC	Junior	Lenoir [a]
Cato Kleinman	11	INF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Westlake Village, CA	Senior	Chaminade
Spencer Sullivan	17	OF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	West Linn, OR	Junior	Linn–Benton [a]
Miles Garrett	18	RHP	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Stone Mountain, GA	Graduate	Missouri
James McGrady	24	RHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Norfolk, VA	Senior	Louisburg
Will Henson	27	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Chicago, IL	Senior	Ohio State
Carter Richey	28	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Chandler, AZ	Senior	Lipscomb
Max Moore	29	LHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 pounds (116 kg)	Richmond, VA	Graduate	Mount St. Mary's
Kannon Kleine	30	C	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Galesburg, IL	RS Sophomore	Illinois Central [a]
Brian Yetter	31	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	McVeytown, PA	Graduate	Marist
Drew Ramos	32	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Williamsburg, VA	Graduate	Randolph–Macon
Broden Palmer	33	RHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	Kennewick, WA	Sophomore	Portland
Bobby Lane	34	OF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Trafford, PA	RS Junior	Cincinnati
Danny Estrada	41	OF	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	West Lawn, PA	Senior	Frostburg State
Michael Walsh	42	LHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Leesburg, VA	RS Junior	Maryland
Brayden McCollough	44	RHP	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 pounds (116 kg)	Centennial, CO	Junior	San Jacinto College [a]
Collin Hughes	46	C	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Moseley, VA	Junior	Longwood
Sean Swenson	55	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Indianapolis, IN	Graduate	Quinnipiac

Incoming recruits

2024 VCU Recruits

Name	Number	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Source
Adrian Jimenez	1	R/R	INF	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	Lilburn, GA	Parkview High School
Nick April-Gath	4	R/R	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Valrico, FL	Durant High School
Nick Flores	6	R/R	INF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Royersford, PA	Spring-Ford High School
Elijah Coston	10	L/L	U	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Chester, VA	Benedictine College Preparatory
Cooper Campbell	15	R/R	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 pounds (73 kg)	Lynchburg, VA	E. C. Glass High School
Brian Goglia	21	R/R	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	Milford, CT	Jonathan Law High School
Colby Motley	22	R/R	INF/OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 pounds (99 kg)	Williamsburg, VA	Hampton Roads Academy
Riley Roarty	23	L/R	U	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Midlothian, VA	Benedictine College Preparatory
Hank Piersol	25	R/R	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Short Pump, VA	Godwin High School
Jacob Lee	37	R/R	C	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Chesterfield, VA	Matoaca High School

Game log

2025 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (0–0)
Regular Season (0–0)
February (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source February 14 at Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium Mount Pleasant, SC February 15 at Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium February 16 at Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium February 18 at Longwood* Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA Clemson Baseball Invitational February 21 ACCNX at Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC February 22 ACCNX at Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium February 23 vs. North Carolina A&T* Doug Kingsmore Stadium February 25 ACCNX at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Central Virginia Classic February 28 ESPN+ Toledo* The Diamond Richmond, VA
March (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source Central Virginia Classic March 1 ESPN+ Penn State* The Diamond March 3 ESPN+ Boston College* The Diamond March 5 ESPN+ William & Mary* The Diamond March 7 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond March 8 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond March 9 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond March 11 ESPN+ East Carolina* The Diamond March 12 ESPN+ East Carolina* The Diamond March 14 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond March 15 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond March 16 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond March 18 ACCNX at Virginia Tech* English Field Blacksburg, VA March 21 at Davidson Wilson Field Davidson, NC March 22 at Davidson Wilson Field March 23 at Davidson Wilson Field March 25 ESPN+ Longwood* The Diamond March 28 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond March 29 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond March 30 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond
April (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source April 1 TBA TBA April 4 at George Washington Barcroft Park Arlington, VA April 5 at George Washington Barcroft Park April 6 at George Washington Barcroft Park Duel at the Diamond April 8 WRIC Virginia* The Diamond George Mason–VCU Series April 11 ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond April 12 ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond April 13 ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond Old Dominion–VCU Series April 15 ESPN+ vs. Old Dominion* War Memorial Stadium Hampton, VA April 18 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO April 19 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center April 20 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center April 22 ESPN+ Virginia Tech* The Diamond April 25 ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond April 26 ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond April 27 ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond April 29 ACCNX at Virginia* Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA
May (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source May 2 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park Olean, NY May 3 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park May 4 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park Old Dominion–VCU Series May 7 ESPN+ Old Dominion* Capital City Series May 9 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond May 10 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond May 11 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond May 15 at UMass Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA May 16 at UMass Earl Lorden Field May 17 at UMass Earl Lorden Field
Postseason (0–0)
Atlantic 10 tournament (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source May 20–24 Capital One Park Tysons, VA
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold =VCU team member   *Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. [3]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

See also: 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

Should VCU qualify as a top-seven Atlantic 10 team, the Atlantic 10 tournament will be played May 20–24, 2025 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia.

NCAA tournament

Should VCU qualify for the NCAA tournament, the tournament will be played from May 30–June 23, 2025.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [4]		*
Baseball America [5]
NCBWA† [6]

† 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

Awards and honors will be announced following the 2024 regular season in May 2024.

Notes

1. Junior college

References

1. "2025 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
2. "MLB DRAFT BOARD". MLB. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
3. "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
4. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
5. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.
6. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

External links

• VCU Baseball