2014 VCU Rams baseball team

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.

2014 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
2014 record	20–3 (3–0 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Palumbo (3rd season) Kurt Elbin (2nd season) Sean Cutler-Voltz (1st season)
Home stadium	The Diamond

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
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 7, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
A10 Tournament # 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

Main article: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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'[4]	NR	NR*	NR*	NR	NR	RV	25
Baseball America[5]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV
Collegiate Baseball^[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	26
NCBWA†[7]	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV
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^ 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".
5. "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
6. "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
7. "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.