American college baseball season
2014 VCU Rams baseball |
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 25 |
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Record | 20–3 (3–0 A-10) |
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Head coach | - Shawn Stiffler (3rd season)
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Assistant coaches | - Jeff Palumbo (3rd season)
- Kurt Elbin (2nd season)
- Sean Cutler-Voltz (1st season)
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Home stadium | The Diamond |
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Seasons |
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | PCT | | | W | | L | | T | | PCT |
Saint Louis † | 18 | – | 7 | – | 1 | | .712 | | | 34 | – | 21 | – | 1 | | .616 |
Saint Joseph's | 18 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | .692 | | | 35 | – | 16 | – | 0 | | .686 |
George Mason ‡y | 16 | – | 9 | – | 0 | | .640 | | | 34 | – | 22 | – | 0 | | .607 |
VCU | 15 | – | 10 | – | 0 | | .600 | | | 37 | – | 20 | – | 0 | | .649 |
Richmond | 13 | – | 12 | – | 0 | | .520 | | | 24 | – | 28 | – | 1 | | .462 |
Dayton | 14 | – | 13 | – | 0 | | .519 | | | 24 | – | 30 | – | 0 | | .444 |
Fordham | 13 | – | 14 | – | 0 | | .481 | | | 24 | – | 30 | – | 0 | | .444 |
George Washington | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | | .444 | | | 20 | – | 30 | – | 0 | | .400 |
UMass | 12 | – | 15 | – | 0 | | .444 | | | 15 | – | 31 | – | 0 | | .326 |
La Salle | 9 | – | 15 | – | 1 | | .380 | | | 14 | – | 34 | – | 1 | | .296 |
Rhode Island | 7 | – | 18 | – | 0 | | .280 | | | 13 | – | 40 | – | 0 | | .245 |
St. Bonaventure | 6 | – | 17 | – | 0 | | .261 | | | 12 | – | 30 | – | 0 | | .286 |
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† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2014[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2014 VCU Rams baseball team will be the 44th season of the university fielding a varsity baseball program, and will represent Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. It will be the Rams' second season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
It will be the third season of Shawn Stiffler as head coach for the program.
Personnel
2014 roster
2014 VCU Rams Roster[2] |
| Pitchers - 13 - Matt Lees - Junior
- 14 - Logan Kanuik - Senior
- 16 - Michael Carpenter - Sophomore
- 20 - Seth Greene - RS Senior
- 23 - Matt Jamer - Freshman
- 30 - Brian Goodling - Freshman
- 31 - Tyler Buckley - Junior
- 32 - Daniel Concepcion - Junior
- 33 - Dan Black - Sophomore
- 34 - Matt Blanchard - Junior
- 35 - Heath Dwyer - Junior
- 37 - Thomas Gill - Junior
- 38 - Jordan Storey - RS Senior
- 40 - JoJo Howie - Junior
| | Infielders - 4 - Joey Cujas - Junior
- 10 - Tom Crimi - Senior
- 15 - Darian Carpenter - Freshman
- 17 - Matt Davis - Freshman
- 18 - Bryce Lee - Senior
- 25 - Vimael Machin - Junior
- 26 - Trevor Marino - Senior
- 27 - Shane Dressler - Freshman
Utility - 8 - Logan Farrar - Freshman
| | Catchers - 7 - Chris Ayers - Senior
- 11 - Walker Haymaker - Sophomore
- 19 - Brett Hileman - Freshman
- 21 - Nick Octavi - Senior
- 24 - Joe Bugas - Freshman
Outfielders - 1 - James Bunn - Sophomore
- 2 - Bill Cullen - Senior
- 3 - Landon Prentiss - Senior
- 9 - Cody Acker - Sophomore
- 12 - Alex Gransback - Freshman
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Schedule
2014 VCU Rams baseball game log |
Regular season |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record | 1 | 02/14/14 | vs. Radford (Georgia Tech Invitational) | Chandler Stadium | 9–4 | D. Conception (1–0) | M. Boyle (0–1) | none | 1,021 | 1–0 | — | 2 | 02/15/14 | vs. Old Dominion (Georgia Tech Invitational) | Chandler Stadium | 6–3 | L. Kanuik (1–0) | B. Gero (0–1) | M. Lees (1) | 856 | 2–0 | — | 3 | 02/16/14 | at Georgia Tech (Georgia Tech Invitational) | Chandler Stadium | 5–3 | M. Blanchard (1–0) | J. Heddinger (0–1) | T. Gill (1) | 1,167 | 3–0 | — | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record | 6 | 03/01/13 | vs. UNC Asheville (Charleston Crab House Shootout) | Riley Park | 12-1 | H. Dwyer (3-0) | D. Roland (0-3) | none | 125 | 6-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 03/02/13 | @ The Citadel (Charleston Crab House Shootout) | Riley Park | 11-6 | T. Buckley (1-0) | J. Reeves (1-1) | none | 240 | 7-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 03/03/13 | vs. Pittsburgh (Charleston Crab House Shootout) | Riley Park | 6-4 | R. Farrar (3-0) | A. Belfiglio (0-1) | M. Lees (5) | 150 | 8-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 03/05/13 | George Mason | The Diamond | 4-2 | T. Marino (1-0) | T. Love (0-1) | M. Lees(6) | 176 | 9-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 03/08/13 | at UNC Wilmington | Brooks Field | 3-9 | M. Batts (2-0) | H. Dwyer (3-1) | None | 713 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 03/09/13 | at UNC Wilmington | Brooks Field | 2-7 | J. Ramsey (1-2) | T. Buckley (1-1) | None | 976 | 9-2 | 0-0 | 12 | 03/10/13 | at UNC Wilmington | Brooks Field | 2-3 | MacDonald (2-0) | R. Farrar (3-1) | Livengood (1) | 1,037 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 13 | 03/11/13 | Wagner | The Diamond | 11-8 | S. Greene (1-0) | C. Smith (0-2) | None | 210 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 14 | 03/15/13 | Monmouth | The Diamond | 1-3 | McGee (2-0) | H. Dwyer (3-2) | None | 255 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 15 | 03/16/13 | Monmouth | The Diamond | 8-3 | T. Buckley (2-1) | Smith (0-3) | S. Greene(2) | 250 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 16 | 03/17/13 | Monmouth | The Diamond | 1-7 | Yunginger (2-0) | R. Farrar (3-2) | Hunt(1) | 199 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 17 | 03/19/13 | Rutgers | The Diamond | 4-3 | M. Lees (1-0) | Brey (1-1) | None | 237 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 18 | 03/20/13 | Rutgers | The Diamond | 6-9 | Corsi (2-3) | L. Kanuik (1-1) | None | 227 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 19 | 03/22/13 | Butler* | The Diamond | 4-6 | Stout (4-2) | H. Dwyer (3-3) | BYERLY(2) | 214 | 12-7 | 0-1 | 20 | 03/23/13 | Butler* | The Diamond | 3-4 | Kramp (5-0) | R. Farrar (3-3) | Byerly(3) | 222 | 12-8 | 0-2 | 21 | 03/23/13 | Butler* | The Diamond | 4-7 | Laing (1-1) | S. Greene (1-1) | Byerly(4) | 299 | 12-9 | 0-3 | 22 | 03/26/13 | at #1 North Carolina | Boshamer Stadium | 2-3 | C. McCue (5-0) | M. Lees (1-1) | None | 365 | 12-10 | 0-3 | 23 | 03/29/13 | at Charlotte* | Hayes Stadium | 5-2 | H. Dwyer (4-3) | T. Barnette (1-2) | None | 1,089 | 13-10 | 1-3 | 24 | 03/30/13 | at Charlotte* | Hayes Stadium | 8-9 | J. Hudson (2-0) | M. Lees (1-2) | None | 1,141 | 13-11 | 1-4 | 25 | 03/30/13 | at Charlotte* | Hayes Stadium | 4-3 | L. Kanuik (2-1) | S. Geohegan (1-1) | None | 1,148 | 14-11 | 2-4 | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record | 26 | 04/02/13 | at Virginia Tech | English Field | 5-11 | J. Joyce (4-1) | D. Black (0-1) | None | 1,042 | 14-12 | 2-4 | 27 | 04/05/13 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium | 2-6 | C. Bach (2-2) | H. Dwyer (4-4) | None | 187 | 14-13 | 2-4 | 28 | 04/06/13 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium | 4-5 | J. Garrett (2-2) | M. Lees (1-3) | None | 234 | 14-14 | 2-4 | 29 | 04/07/13 | at VMI | Gray–Minor Stadium | 8-4 | L. Kanuik (3-1) | J. Brown (3-1) | None | 222 | 15-14 | 2-4 | 30 | 04/09/13 | at Maryland | Shipley Field | 5-6 | B. Casas (2-0) | A. Absher (0-1) | None | 357 | 15-15 | 2-4 | 31 | 04/12/13 | Temple* | The Diamond | 2-1 | M. Lees (2-3) | P. Peterson (1-4) | None | 335 | 16-15 | 3-4 | 32 | 04/13/13 | Temple* | The Diamond | 1-5 | E. Peterson (5-0) | R. Farrar (4-4) | None | 340 | 16-16 | 3-5 | 33 | 04/14/13 | Temple* | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 34 | 04/16/13 | Maryland | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 35 | 04/17/13 | VMI | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 36 | 04/19/13 | at Dayton* | Woerner Field | | | | | | | | 37 | 04/20/13 | at Dayton* | Woerner Field | | | | | | | | 38 | 04/21/13 | at Dayton* | Woerner Field | | | | | | | | 39 | 04/23/13 | at Old Dominion (Hampton Classic) | War Memorial Stadium | | | | | | | | 40 | 04/26/13 | at La Salle* | DeVincent Field | | | | | | | | 41 | 04/27/13 | at La Salle* | DeVincent Field | | | | | | | | 42 | 04/28/13 | at La Salle* | DeVincent Field | | | | | | | | 43 | 04/30/13 | #7 Virginia | The Diamond | | | | | | | | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | CAA record | 44 | 05/04/13 | Saint Louis* | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 45 | 05/05/13 | Saint Louis* | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 46 | 05/05/13 | Saint Louis* | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 47 | 05/08/13 | at Maryland | Shipley Field | | | | | | | | 48 | 05/10/13 | at George Washington* | Barcroft Park | | | | | | | | 49 | 05/11/13 | at George Washington* | Barcroft Park | | | | | | | | 50 | 05/12/13 | at George Washington* | Barcroft Park | | | | | | | | 51 | 05/14/13 | at Virginia | Davenport Field | | | | | | | | 52 | 05/16/13 | Richmond* | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 53 | 05/17/13 | Richmond* | The Diamond | | | | | | | | 54 | 05/18/13 | Richmond* | The Diamond | | | | | | | | |
# | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | CAA record | 55 | 05/22/13 | TBD | Hayes Stadium | | | | | | – | – | 56 | 05/23/13 | TBD | Hayes Stadium | | | | | | – | – | 57 | 05/24/13 | TBD | Hayes Stadium | | | | | | – | – | 58 | 05/25/13 | TBD | Hayes Stadium | | | | | | – | – | |
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* A-10 conference games. |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
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Coaches'[4] | — | —* | — | — | — | RV | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Baseball America[5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Collegiate Baseball^[6] | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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NCBWA†[7] | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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^ 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.
References
- ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ "2014 VCU Baseball Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
- ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
- ^ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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