2026 VCU Rams baseball team

2026 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Thompson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Andrew Llewellyn (6th season) Campbell Ellis (1st season)
Hitting coach	Chris O'Neill (2nd season)
Pitching coach	JoJo Howie (2nd season)
Home stadium	CarMax Park
Seasons ←  2025 2027 →

2026 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		–
La Salle  ‍‍‍	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		–
VCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of November 12, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 VCU Rams baseball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams will their home games at CarMax Park as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They will be led by second-year head coach Sean Thompson.

This was VCU's first season at CarMax Park.

Previous season

Further information: 2025 VCU Rams baseball team

The Rams are coming off a 17–37 (10–20) season, which was Sean Thompson's first season managing the program. They will be looking to return to both the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament and the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Sean Thompson's entire coaching staff will be returning, along with the addition of Campbell Ellis who will join as the Director of Pitching Development.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in February 2026.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player	No.	Position	Team	Class

Coaches poll

The coaches poll will be released in February 2026.

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points

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

2026 VCU Rams baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Michael Petite R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Melbourne, FL 2 INF Brendan Horne R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hooksett, NH 3 INF Nate Kirkpatrick R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Surrey, BC 4 INF Cade Tousa L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Saline, MI 6 INF Nick Flores R/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Royersford, PA 8 UTL Dante DeFranco R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Hillsborough, NC 9 OF Trent Adelman R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Darnestown, MD 10 OF Ethan Acevedo L/L 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Monroe, NY 11 C Teige Lethert L/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Woodbury, MN 12 UTL Brody Leyboldt L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Omaha, NE 14 RHP Everett Vaughan R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Moseley, VA 15 RHP Cooper Campbell R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Lynchburg, VA 16 LHP Boyce Read L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rogers, AR 17 INF Rex Smith L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Sarasota, FL 19 RHP Nick Frers R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr North Vancouver, BC 21 RHP Caleb Clover R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Bradenton, FL 22 RHP Chase Nystrom R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Trinity, FL 23 RHP Riley Roarty L/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Midlothian, VA 24 INF Alec Warden R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Pittsburgh, PA 25 RHP Hunter Gotschall R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Peyton, CO 26 RHP Cooper Weygandt R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Beaverton, OR 27 RHP Anthony Roszko R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Chesapeake, VA 28 C Graham Hylton R/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mustang, OK 29 RHP Coleman Bobb R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Benson, UT 31 UTL Quinn Maher L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Colorado Springs, CO 32 LHP Dawson Newman R/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Great Bridge, VA 33 LHP Bryce Carter L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Sanford, FL 35 RHP Patrick Steitz R/R 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Peoria, AZ 37 C Jacob Lee R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Chesterfield, VA 38 RHP Fenix DiGiacomo R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Gr Spotsylvania, VA 39 RHP Zach Peters R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr North Haven, CT 41 RHP Nick Bertrand R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Seminole, FL 42 RHP Elias Holbert R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Sherwood, OR 43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Mifflinburg, PA	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: January 3, 2026

Coaching staff

2026 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma mater
Sean Thompson	Head coach	3	Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
JoJo Howie	Assistant coach	2	Virginia Commonwealth University (2015)
Andrew Llewellyn	Assistant coach	6	Wingate University (2020)
Chris O'Neill	Pitching coach	2	King's College (NC) (2012)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Seth Werchan	8	OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Graduate	Austin, TX	Graduated
Cato Kleinman	11	INF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Senior	Westlake Village, CA	Graduated
Casey Kleinman	13	C	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Senior	Westlake Village, CA	Graduated
Owen Tappy	16	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Graduate	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Miles Garrett	18	RHP	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Graduate	Stone Mountain, GA	Graduated
James McGrady	24	RHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Senior	Norfolk, VA	Graduated
Will Henson	27	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Carter Richey	28	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Senior	Chandler, AZ	Graduated
Max Moore	29	LHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 pounds (116 kg)	Graduate	Richmond, VA	Graduated
Kannon Kleine	30	C	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	RS Sophomore	Galesburg, IL	Did not return
Brian Yetter	31	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Graduate	McVeytown, PA	Graduated
Drew Ramos	32	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Graduate	Williamsburg, VA	Graduated
Broden Palmer	33	RHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	Sophomore	Kennewick, WA	Did not return
Jack Goleski	38	LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Senior	Mechanicsville, VA	Graduated
Danny Estrada	41	OF	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Senior	West Lawn, PA	Graduated
Jack Hoeymans	45	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	RS Senior	McLean, VA	Graduated
Justin Humenay	50	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Graduate	Montreal, QC	Graduated
Sean Swenson	55	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Graduate	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school	Source
Adrian Jimenez	1	INF	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	Lilburn, GA	Freshman	Charlotte	[2]
Nick April-Gath	4	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Valrico, FL	Freshman	Florida Southwestern	[3]
Elijah Coston	10	INF/LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Chester, VA	Freshman	Florida Southwestern	[3]
Will Epstein	12	OF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Chapel Hill, NC	Sophomore	Pitt (NC)
Spencer Sullivan	17	OF/1B	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	West Linn, OR	Junior	LSU–Shreveport
Brian Goglia	21	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	Milford, CT	Freshman	Eastern Connecticut	[4]
Colby Motley	22	INF/OF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 pounds (99 kg)	Williamsburg, VA	Freshman	Wallace	[5]
Joe Gomez	35	RHP	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Palmyra, VA	RS Freshman	Longwood	[6]
Brayden McCollough	44	RHP	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 pounds (116 kg)	Centennial, CO	Junior	Metro State Denver	[7]

2025 MLB draft

Main article: 2025 Major League Baseball draft

No players were selected in the 2025 MLB draft.

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Previous school	Source
Michael Petite	1	OF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Melbourne, FL	Junior	Miami Dade
Cade Tousa	4	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	Saline, MI	Junior	Iowa Western
Dante DeFranco	8	UTL	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Hillsborough, NC	Graduate	Charlotte
Ethan Acevedo	10	OF	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Monroe, NY	Junior	Indian Hills
Teige Lethert	11	C	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Woodbury, MN	Graduate	Milwaukee
Brody Leyboldt	12	OF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Omaha, NE	Junior	Iowa Western
Rex Smith	17	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Sarasota, FL	Junior	SCF–Sarasota
Caleb Clover	21	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Bradenton, FL	Junior	Hillsborough
Alec Warden	24	SS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Pittsburgh, PA	RS Freshman	Penn State
Hunter Gotschall	25	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Peyton, CO	Junior	Salt Lake
Cooper Weygandt	26	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Beaverton, OR	Junior	Pierce (WA)
Anthony Roszko	27	RHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 pounds (100 kg)	Chesapeake, VA	Junior	Virginia Wesleyan
Graham Hylton	28	C	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Mustang, OK	Junior	Northern Oklahoma
Coleman Bobb	29	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 pounds (110 kg)	Benson, UT	Junior	Southern Idaho
Quinn Maher	31	UTL	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Colorado Springs, CO	Junior	Hutchinson
Dawson Newman	32	LHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Great Bridge, VA	Sophomore	Coastal Carolina
Bryce Carter	33	LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 pounds (107 kg)	Sanford, FL	Junior	Eastern Florida State
Patrick Steitz	35	RHP	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Peoria, AZ	Senior	Kansas
Fenix DiGiacomo	38	RHP	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	Spotsylvania, VA	Graduate	Marshall
Elias Holbert	42	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	Sherwood, OR	RS Senior	Coastal Carolina

Incoming recruits

2025 VCU Recruits

Name	Number	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Source
Brendan Horne	2	R/R	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	Hooksett, NH	Pinkerton
Boyce Read	16	L/L	OF/LHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Rogers, AR	Bentonville
Chase Nystrom	22	R/R	OF/RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Trinity, FL	A3 Academy
Nick Bertrand	41	R/R	OF/RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Seminole, FL	Northside Christian (SC)

Game log

2026 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (0–0)
Regular Season: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source February 13 Holy Cross* CarMax Park Richmond, VA — February 14 [a] Holy Cross* CarMax Park — February 14 [a] Holy Cross* CarMax Park — February 15 Holy Cross* CarMax Park — Baseball at the Beach February 20 [a] vs. Illinois* Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC — February 20 [a] at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium — February 21 vs. Illinois* Springs Brooks Stadium — February 22 at Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium — February 25 at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC — February 27 at Virginia* Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA — February 28 at Virginia* Davenport Field —
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source March 1 Virginia* CarMax Park — March 3 William & Mary* CarMax Park — March 4 Old Dominion* CarMax Park — March 6 Army* CarMax Park — March 7 Army* CarMax Park — March 8 Army* CarMax Park — March 13 La Salle CarMax Park March 14 La Salle CarMax Park March 15 La Salle CarMax Park March 17 at Virginia Tech* English Field Blacksburg, VA — March 20 at Dayton Woerner Field Dayton, OH March 21 at Dayton Woerner Field March 22 at Dayton Woerner Field March 24 Norfolk State* CarMax Park — March 27 St. Bonaventure CarMax Park March 28 St. Bonaventure CarMax Park March 29 St. Bonaventure CarMax Park March 31 Longwood* CarMax Park —
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source April 3 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI April 4 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field April 5 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field April 7 at Longwood* Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA — April 10 at Fordham Jack Coffey Field New York City, NY April 11 at Fordham Jack Coffey Field April 12 at Fordham Jack Coffey Field April 14 Virginia* CarMax Park — April 17 George Washington CarMax Park April 18 George Washington CarMax Park April 19 George Washington CarMax Park April 21 Virginia Tech* CarMax Park — April 24 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA April 25 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field April 26 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field April 28 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Ballpark Norfolk, VA —
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source May 1 Saint Louis CarMax Park May 2 Saint Louis CarMax Park May 3 Saint Louis CarMax Park May 5 at Norfolk State* Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, VA — May 8 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field Merion Station, PA May 9 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field May 10 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field May 14 Davidson CarMax Park May 15 Davidson CarMax Park May 16 Davidson CarMax Park
Postseason: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Atlantic 10 Tournament: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source May 20–25 vs. TBD TBD
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. Part of a doubleheader.

Rankings

Main article: 2026 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' [9]		*
Baseball America [10]
NCBWA† [11]
D1Baseball [12]
Perfect Game [13]

† 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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