2025 VCU Rams baseball team Last updated March 02, 2025 Previous season 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 Player No. Position Team Class Everett Vaughan 14 RHP First Senior Owen Tappy 16 RHP First Graduate
Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on February 12, 2025. VCU was tied for first place in the preseason poll. [ 2]
Coaches' Poll Predicted Team Points T− 1 VCU 125 (4) Richmond 125 (1) 3 Saint Louis 124 (5) 4 George Washington 104 (1) 5 Davidson 80 (1) 6 Dayton 75 7 Rhode Island 71 8 Saint Joseph's 66 9 George Mason 58 10 UMass 44 11 Fordham 35 12 St. Bonaventure 29
Personnel Starters Lineup Pos. No. Player. Year C 37 Jacob Lee Freshman 1B 55 Sean Swenson Graduate 2B 6 Nick Flores Freshman 3B 3 Nate Kirkpatrick Sophomore SS 1 Adrian Jimenez Freshman LF 17 Spencer Sullivan Junior CF 8 Seth Werchan Graduate RF 41 Danny Estrada Senior DH 46 Collin Hughes Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation Day No. Player. Year Friday 43 Cade Dressler Senior Saturday 31 Brian Yetter Graduate Sunday 18 Miles Garrett Graduate
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
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) Seth Werchan 8 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Austin, TX Graduate Texas 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 UTL 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 UTL 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 (2–7) Regular Season (2–7) Postseason (0–0) Legend: * D1Baseball poll. [ 4]
Tournaments Atlantic 10 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 Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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* — Baseball America [ 6] — — — NCBWA † [ 7] RV — — D1Baseball [ 8] — — — Perfect Game [ 9] — — —
† 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.
References ↑ "2025 Baseball Standings" . atlantic10.com . Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2025 . ↑ "Richmond, VCU Tie for Preseason Baseball Favorite" . atlantic10.com . February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025 . ↑ "MLB DRAFT BOARD" . MLB . July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 . ↑ "2025 Baseball Schedule" . vcuathletics.com . Retrieved December 8, 2024 . ↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports" . USA TODAY . Retrieved January 26, 2025 . ↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings" . www.baseballamerica.com . Retrieved January 26, 2025 . ↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll" . www.sportswriters.net . Retrieved January 26, 2025 . ↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball" . d1baseball.com . Retrieved January 26, 2025 . ↑ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA" . perfectgame.org . Retrieved January 26, 2025 . This page is based on this
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