The 2017 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 47th baseball season. It was their 5th season the Atlantic 10 Conference . The Rams began their season on February 17, 2017 with a 3–0 victory over Florida State .
Personnel [ ]
2017 roster [ ]
2017 VCU Rams Roster [1]
Pitchers
9 – Hayden Moore – Freshman
10 – Connor Gillispie – Freshman
18 – Tanner Winters – Junior
20 – Sean Thompson – Junior
23 – Matt Jamer – Senior
24 – Eric Neiman – R-Freshman
25 – Benjamin Dum – Sophomore
28 – Jonathan Ebersole – Senior
30 – Michael Dailey – Sophomore
31 – Brooks Vial – Senior
32 – Sam Donko – Senior
33 – Sam Ryan – Freshman
34 – Ryan Fox – Junior
35 – Luke Crabb – Senior
37 – David Mervis – R-Freshman
38 – Garrett Pearson – Sophomore
40 – Jack Alkire – Sophomore
41 – Ben Nelson – Junior
Infielders
1 – Steven Carpenter – Freshman
2 – Paul Witt – Freshman
4 – Daane Berezo – Senior
7 – Brody Cook – Sophomore
13 – Zach Ching – Freshman
15 – Darian Carpenter – Senior
26 – Mitchel Lacey – Junior
Utility
3 – Brett Willett – Freshman
11 – J.P. Vail – Sophomore
Catchers
16 – Nick Rabat – Senior
17 – Josh Simon – Freshman
27 – Dylan Isquirdo – Senior
36 – Matt Stallings – Freshman
Outfielders
8 – Logan Farrar – Senior
14 – Haiden Lamb – Junior
12 – Alex Gransback – Senior
21 – Austin Gregory – Freshman
Schedule [ ]
Legend
VCU win
VCU loss
Postponement/cancellation
2017 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (2–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
A10 Record
1
Feb 17
at Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
W 3–0
1–0
–
2
Feb 18
at Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 3–12
1–1
–
3
Feb 19
at Florida State
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
L 3–11
1–2
–
4
Feb 24
at Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC
W 13–4
2–2
–
5
Feb 25
at Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC
L 9–11
2–3
–
6
Feb 26
at Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Ballpark • North Charleston, SC
L 2–4
2–4
–
7
Feb 28
Old Dominion Rivalry
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
L 4–5 (10)
2–5
–
March (12–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
A10 Record
8
Mar 1
at Norfolk State
Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA
W 8–3
3–5
–
9
Mar 3
Fairfield
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 4–3
4–5
–
10
Mar 4
Fairfield
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 5–4 (13)
5–5
–
11
Mar 5
Fairfield
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 2–1
6–5
–
12
Mar 7
at North Carolina
Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
L 2–8
6–6
–
13
Mar 8
Norfolk State
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 5–2
7–6
–
14
Mar 10
Oakland
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 5–2
8–6
–
15
Mar 11
Oakland
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 4–2
9–6
–
16
Mar 12
Oakland
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 10–1
10–6
–
17
Mar 16
Marist
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
L 6–15
10–7
–
18
Mar 17
at UNC Wilmington
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
L 4–5
10–8
–
19
Mar 18
at UNC Wilmington
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
L 4–10
10–9
–
20
Mar 19
at UNC Wilmington
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
L 1–4
10–10
–
21
Mar 21
Longwood
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 5–4 (13)
11–10
–
22
Mar 24
La Salle
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 8–1
12–10
1–0
23
Mar 25
La Salle
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 7–0
13–10
2–0
24
Mar 26
La Salle
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 3–0
14–10
3–0
25
Mar 28
Virginia
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
L 2–4
14–11
–
April (2–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
A10 Record
26
Apr 1
George Washington
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
L 2–4
14–12
3–1
28
Apr 1
George Washington
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 11–2
15–12
4–1
29
Apr 2
George Washington
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
W 10–2
16–12
5–1
30
Apr 4
William & Mary
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
31
Apr 7
at UMass
Earl Lorden Field • Amherst, MA
–
–
32
Apr 8
at UMass
Earl Lorden Field • Amherst, MA
–
–
33
Apr 9
at UMass
Earl Lorden Field • Amherst, MA
–
–
34
Apr 11
at Virginia
Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
–
–
35
Apr 14
Davidson
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
36
Apr 15
Davidson
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
37
Apr 16
Davidson
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
38
Apr 18
VMI
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
39
Apr 21
at Fordham
Jim Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY
–
–
40
Apr 22
at Fordham
Jim Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY
–
–
41
Apr 23
at Fordham
Jim Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY
–
–
42
Apr 25
at Longwood
Bolding Stadium • Farmville, VA
–
–
43
Apr 28
Saint Joseph's
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
44
Apr 29
Saint Joseph's
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
45
Apr 30
Saint Joseph's
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
May
#
Date
Opponent
Site/Stadium
Score
Overall Record
A10 Record
46
May 2
at VMI
Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA
–
–
47
May 5
at Dayton
Woerner Field • Dayton, OH
–
–
48
May 6
at Dayton
Woerner Field • Dayton, OH
–
–
49
May 7
at Dayton
Woerner Field • Dayton, OH
–
–
50
May 10
at Old Dominion
Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA
–
–
51
May 12
Liberty
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
52
May 13
Liberty
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
53
May 14
Liberty
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
–
–
54
May 18
at Richmond Capital City Classic
Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA
–
–
55
May 19
at RichmondCapital City Classic
Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA
–
–
56
May 19
at RichmondCapital City Classic
Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA
–
–
Postseason
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Final
Coaches' [2]
*
Baseball America [3]
Collegiate Baseball ^[4]
NCBWA †[5]
D1Baseball
^ 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 [ ]