2025 VCU Rams baseball team Last updated January 07, 2026 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. [ 2] VCU earned the third seed in the Greenville Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament . There, they defeated Wake Forest, [ 3] 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 . [ 4] Following the conclusion of the season, head coach LeCroy accepted a vacant job offering with Liberty University . [ 5] Assistant manager, Sean Thompson was promoted to head coach, making him the youngest head coach in Division I baseball. [ 6] Assistant coach Andrew Llewelyn stayed with the VCU program, and Thompson hired JoJo Howie and Chris O'Niell as part of his coaching staff. [ 7]
Preseason Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors Preseason awards were announced in 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. [ 8]
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) [ 15] Seth Werchan 8 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Austin, TX Graduate Texas [ 15] Cato Kleinman 11 INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Westlake Village, CA Senior Chaminade [ 15] Spencer Sullivan 17 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) West Linn, OR Junior Linn–Benton [ a] [ 15] Miles Garrett 18 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Stone Mountain, GA Graduate Missouri [ 16] James McGrady 24 RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Norfolk, VA Senior Louisburg [ 16] Will Henson 27 INF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Chicago, IL Senior Ohio State [ 15] Carter Richey 28 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Chandler, AZ Senior Lipscomb [ 15] Max Moore 29 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 pounds (116 kg) Richmond, VA Graduate Mount St. Mary's [ 16] Kannon Kleine 30 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Galesburg, IL RS Sophomore Illinois Central [ a] [ 15] Brian Yetter 31 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) McVeytown, PA Graduate Marist [ 16] Drew Ramos 32 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Williamsburg, VA Graduate Randolph–Macon [ 16] Broden Palmer 33 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Kennewick, WA Sophomore Portland [ 16] Bobby Lane 34 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Trafford, PA RS Junior Cincinnati [ 15] Danny Estrada 41 OF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) West Lawn, PA Senior Frostburg State [ 15] Michael Walsh 42 LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Leesburg, VA RS Junior Maryland [ 16] Brayden McCollough 44 RHP 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 pounds (116 kg) Centennial, CO Junior San Jacinto College [ a] [ 16] Collin Hughes 46 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Moseley, VA Junior Longwood [ 15] Sean Swenson 55 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Indianapolis, IN Graduate Quinnipiac [ 15]
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 [ 17] 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 (17–37) Regular Season: 17–37 (Home: 8–18; Away: 7–19; Neutral: 2–0) March: 5–13 (Home: 5–9; Away: 0–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source Central Virginia Classic March 1 ESPN+ Penn State * The Diamond L 7–16DeMell (1–0) Palmer (0–1)None 611 2–8 — Report March 2 ESPN+ Boston College * The Diamond L 3–4Gonzalez (2–0) Tappy (2–1)None 285 2–9 — Report March 5 ESPN+ William & Mary * The Diamond Postponed (inclement weather) March 7 ESPN+ Princeton * The Diamond W 4–0Hoeymans (1–1)Episcope (0–2) None 120 3–9 — Report March 8 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond L 4–11D'Alessio (1–2) Dressler (0–3)None 210 3–10 — Report March 9 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 11–0McGrady (1–0)Kinneen (1–2) Tappy (1)239 4–10 — Report March 11 ESPN+ East Carolina * The Diamond L 2–128 White, Jr. (1–0) Moore (0–1)None 623 4–11 — Report March 12 ESPN+ East Carolina* The Diamond L 1–11Moran (1–0) Ramos (0–2)None 258 4–12 — Report March 14 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond L 4–5Urena (3–0) Hoeymans (1–2)Sabbath (3) 105 4–13 0–1 Report March 15 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond L 11–15Perry (1–1) Dressler (0–4)None 112 4–14 0–2 Report March 16 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond L 1–5Cullen (2–1) Campbell (0–1)None 134 4–15 0–3 Report March 18 ACCNX at Virginia Tech * English Field Blacksburg, VA L 2–137 Curtis (2–0) Frers (0–1)None 1,018 4–16 — Report March 21 ESPN+ at Davidson Wilson Field Davidson, NC L 4–17Perkins (3–3) Hoeymans (1–2)None 213 4–17 0–4 Report March 22 ESPN+ at Davidson Wilson Field L 11–19Fix (2–2) Dressler (0–5)Weber (1) 344 4–18 0–5 Report March 23 at Davidson Wilson Field L 9–13Smith (1–0) Garrett (0–1)None 355 4–19 0–6 Report March 25 ESPN+ Longwood* The Diamond W 19–27 Frers (1–1)Plesser (0–2) None 278 5–19 — Report March 28 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond W 6–3Tappy (3–1)Ciccone (2–2) Peters (1)283 6–19 1–6 Report March 29 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond W 4–3Campbell (1–1)Parise (1–3) None 305 7–19 2–6 Report March 30 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond L 5–6Greer (1–0)McGrady (1–1) None 256 7–20 2–7 Report
May: 3–7 (Home: 0–3; Away: 3–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source May 2 BON at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park Olean, NY L 9–1011 Saunders III (2–0) Peters (1–3)None 205 14–31 7–15 Report May 3 BON at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park L 16–17Saunders III (3–0) Campbell (1–2)None 215 14–32 7–16 Report May 4 BON at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park L 10–11Roggenburk (3–3) Moore (1–3)None 110 14–33 7–17 Report Old Dominion–VCU Series May 7 ESPN+ Old Dominion* The Diamond L 2–87 Hunt (5–0) McCollough (0–1)None 332 14–34 — Report Capital City Series May 9 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond L 2–8Hinchliffe (2–1) Tappy (4–2)None 972 14–35 7–18 Report May 10 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond L 3–6Rodriguez (3–4) Roarty (0–1)Bilka (3) 497 14–36 7–19 Report May 11 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond L 6–187 Gruber (4–1) McGrady (1–3)None 498 14–37 7–20 Report May 15 ESPN+ at UMass Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA W 16–1Moore (2–3)O'Connor (2–9) None 195 15–37 8–20 Report May 16 ESPN+ at UMass Earl Lorden Field W 13–7Tappy (5–2)Belliveau (1–6) None 205 16–37 9–20 Report May 17 ESPN+ at UMass Earl Lorden Field W 7–4Frers (2–3)Powers (3–5) Peters (5)210 17–37 10–20 Report
Legend: * D1Baseball poll. [ 18]
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' [ 19] RV RV* — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Baseball America [ 20] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — NCBWA † [ 21] RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — D1Baseball [ 22] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Perfect Game [ 23] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
† 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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