2014 VCU Rams baseball team

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2014 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
2014 record20–3 (3–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Palumbo (3rd season)
  • Kurt Elbin (2nd season)
  • Sean Cutler-Voltz (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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 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
† – 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
  

Schedule[]

2014 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
# 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 —
March
# 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, Jr. 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, Jr. 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, Jr. 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
April
# 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
May
# 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 – –
[3]
* A-10 conference games.

Rankings[]

Main article: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]——*———RV25
Baseball America[5]——————RV
Collegiate Baseball^[6]————RVRV26
NCBWA†[7]——RV———RV

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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[]

  1. ^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 VCU Baseball Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. ^ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
  6. ^ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  7. ^ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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