2014 VMI Keydets baseball team

The 2014 VMI Keydets baseball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Keydets played their final season as a member of the Big South Conference, as they returned to the Southern Conference in 2014–15.[2] VMI was led by 11th-year head coach Marlin Ikenberry, and they play their home games out of Gray–Minor Stadium.

2014 VMI Keydets baseball
Conference	Big South Conference
2014 record	25–23 (11–16 Big South)
Head coach	Marlin Ikenberry (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Jonathan Hadra Travis Beazley Mike Roberts
Home stadium	Gray–Minor Stadium

2014 Big South Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
North
Liberty ^x‍‍‍^y	23	–	3	–	0		.885			41	–	18	–	0		.695
Campbell ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	8	–	0		.692			41	–	21	–	0		.661
High Point ‍‍‍	18	–	8	–	0		.692			33	–	22	–	0		.600
Radford ‍‍‍	17	–	10	–	0		.630			33	–	23	–	0		.589
VMI ‍‍‍	11	–	16	–	0		.407			25	–	23	–	0		.521
Longwood ‍‍‍	9	–	18	–	0		.333			22	–	33	–	0		.400
South
Winthrop ^x‍‍‍	14	–	13	–	0		.519			27	–	33	–	0		.450
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	13	–	0		.500			24	–	33	–	0		.421
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍	12	–	14	–	0		.462			30	–	26	–	0		.536
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍	11	–	15	–	0		.423			24	–	31	–	0		.436
Presbyterian ‍‍‍	9	–	18	–	0		.333			19	–	34	–	1		.361
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍	4	–	22	–	0		.154			13	–	40	–	0		.245
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 1, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

On February 21, 2014, VMI junior starting pitcher Reed Garrett threw a no-hitter against Lafayette in a 3–0 win. Garrett struck out 13 batters, including 5 of the final 6, in what was the first regular season no-hitter in Gray–Minor Stadium history, and only the second overall.[3]

VMI ended the year with a 25–23 overall mark, and 11–16 in conference play, missing out on the Big South tournament for the third straight year.

Personnel

Returning Starters

Player	Class	Position
Connor Bach	Senior	SP
Reed Garrett	Junior	SP
Andrew Woods	Junior	SP
Matt Winn	R-Junior	C
Cameron Walter	R-Junior	1B
Jordan Tarsovich	R-Junior	2B
David Geary	Sophomore	3B
Brandon Angus	Junior	CF
Eric Mayers	Senior	LF
Will Connerley	R-Junior	RF

Roster

2014 VMI Keydets Roster
	Pitchers 24 Connor Bach - Senior 30 Ryan Bennett - Freshman 25 Taylor Edens - Sophomore 35 Rian Ellis - Junior 12 Reed Garrett - Junior 5 Jack Gomersall - Freshman 32 Micah Gorman - Freshman 26 Berkley Hawkins - Senior 13 Austin Heenan - Freshman 28 Campbell Henkel - Senior 11 Jonathan Kelley - Junior 20 Blaine Lafin - Freshman 21 T. J. Lighton - Sophomore 18 Miles McQuaig - Senior 38 Jason Stafford - Sophomore 17 Travis Thomas - Senior 36 Andrew Woods - Junior		Infielders 1 Drew Bryan - Junior 29 Will Connerley - Junior 14 Tanner Dofflemyer - Freshman 23 Brian Dudeck, Jr. - Freshman 10 David Geary - Sophomore 7 Ray Lopez - Sophomore 9 Thomas Stallings - Junior 33 Jordan Tarsovich - Junior 31 Tyler Tharpe - Freshman 37 Cameron Walter - Junior Catchers 27 Red Dowdell - Sophomore 22 Eric Mayers - Senior 8 Matt Winn - Junior		Outfielders 39 Brandon Angus - Junior 4 Gary LeClair - Sophomore 3 Will Malbon - Freshman 34 Sheldon Shifflett - Junior 16 Josh Worthley - Freshman

• 2014 VMI Keydets Baseball Roster

Coaching Staff

2014 VMI Keydets baseball coaching staff

#19   Marlin Ikenberry – Head Coach (11th year) #2   Jonathan Hadra – Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (5th year) #43   Travis Beazley – Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach (3rd year) #6   Mike Roberts – Volunteer Coach (2nd year) #40   Michael Donovan – Student Assistant Coach (Junior)

Schedule

Legend
	VMI win
	VMI loss
	Postponement
Bold	VMI team member

2014 VMI Keydets Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (6–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BSC Record February 14 @ UNC Wilmington Brooks Field 3–5 R. Holden (1-0) R. Ellis (0-1) W. Prince (1) 2,114 0–1 – February 15 vs. #1 Virginia Brooks Field 0–12 N. Kirby (1–0) C. Bach (0–1) - 0–2 – February 16 vs. Kentucky Brooks Field 10–9 T. Thomas (1–0) Z. Strecker (0–1) - 1–2 – February 19 @ Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 15 February 21 Lafayette Gray–Minor Stadium 3–0 R. Garrett (1–0) C. Ortolf (0–1) 219 2–2 – February 22 Lafayette Gray–Minor Stadium 10–3 C. Bach (1–1) A. Farina (0–1) 298 3–2 – February 23 Lafayette Gray–Minor Stadium 3–1 A. Woods (1–0) T. Schwartz (0–1) T. Thomas (1) 187 4–2 – February 25 @ #1 Virginia Davenport Field 3–2 C. Henkel (1–0) W. Mayberry (0–1) T. Edens (1) 2,689 5–2 – February 28 Buffalo Gray–Minor Stadium 2–0 R. Garrett (2–0) M. McGee (1–1) T. Thomas (2) 119 6–2 –
March (9–8) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BSC Record March 1 Maryland Eastern Shore Gray–Minor Stadium 17–0 A. Woods (2–0) J. Stinnett (0–2) 191 7–2 – March 1 Buffalo Gray–Minor Stadium 5–6 A. Magovney (2–0) C. Bach (1–2) 122 7–3 – March 5 @ Wake Forest Wake Forest Baseball Park 3–9 C. Johnstone (1–0) C. Henkel (1–1) 127 7–4 – March 8 Binghamton Gray–Minor Stadium 2–10 J. Rogalla (2–1) R. Garrett (2–1) 166 7–5 – March 8 Binghamton Gray–Minor Stadium 4–2 B. Hawkins (1–0) J. Cryts (1–2) T. Thomas (3) 154 8–5 – March 9 Binghamton Gray–Minor Stadium 4–1 A. Woods (3–0) M. Kaufman (1–1) C. Henkel (1) 188 9–5 – March 11 @ Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex 4–5 G. Tomchick (1–0) C. Henkel (1–2) B. Gero (6) 752 9–6 – March 12 @ Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex 5–15 T. Bishop (1–0) R. Bennett (0–1) 350 9–7 – March 14 Radford Gray–Minor Stadium 1–6 M. Boyle (1–2) R. Garrett (2–2) 133 9–8 0–1 March 15 Radford Gray–Minor Stadium 1–5 R. Meisinger (2–0) C. Bach (1–3) 190 9–9 0–2 March 15 Radford Gray–Minor Stadium 9–8 T. Thomas (2–0) N. Andrews (1–3) 177 10–9 1–2 March 21 Presbyterian Gray–Minor Stadium 15–2 R. Garrett (3–2) B. Dees (4–2) 199 11–9 2–2 March 22 Presbyterian Gray–Minor Stadium 6–5 C. Bach (2–3) C. Knox (4–2) T. Edens (2) 213 12–9 3–2 March 23 Presbyterian Gray–Minor Stadium 5–4 A. Woods (4–0) A. Lesiak (0–2) J. Kelley (1) 102 13–9 4–2 March 25 @ William & Mary Plumeri Park Cancelled March 28 @ Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium 9–3 R. Garrett (4–2) M. Fraudin (1–3) 120 14–9 5–2 March 29 @ Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium 2–5 A. Barnett (4–1) C. Bach (2–4) B. Haymes (1) 75 14–10 5–3 March 30 @ Gardner–Webb John Henry Moss Stadium 6–2 A. Woods (5–0) E. Heiligenstadt (1–4) B. Hawkins (1) 120 15–10 6–3
April (7–9) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BSC Record April 2 @ VCU The Diamond 8–6 (12) B. Lafin (1–0) M. Lees (4–2) 960 16–10 – April 4 @ Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium 0–5 T. Lambert (7–1) R. Garrett (4–3) 2,792 16–11 6–4 April 5 @ Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium 0–4 C. Herndon (5–1) C. Bach (2–5) 1,459 16–12 6–5 April 6 @ Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium 0–17 P. Bean (5–1) A. Woods (5–1) 901 16–13 6–6 April 8 William & Mary Gray–Minor Stadium 5–1 R. Bennett (1–1) A. Fernandez (2–2) 149 17–13 – April 9 Richmond Gray–Minor Stadium 4–2 T. Edens (1–0) R. Harron (2–1) R. Ellis (1) 111 18–13 – April 11 @ High Point Williard Baseball Stadium 1–2 C. Lourey (4–0) R. Garrett (4–4) J. Maloney (7) 487 18–14 6–7 April 12 @ High Point Williard Baseball Stadium 4–3 T. Edens (2–0) M. Krumm (3–5) B. Hawkins (2) 522 19–14 7–7 April 13 @ High Point Williard Baseball Stadium 4–2 (16) M. McQuaig (1–0) J. Maloney (2–3) 512 20–14 8–7 April 15 @ Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field Cancelled April 17 Longwood Gray–Minor Stadium 3–1 R. Garrett (5–4) M. Kuebbing (1–3) 129 21–14 9–7 April 18 Longwood Gray–Minor Stadium 4–6 B. Vick (4–4) C. Bach (2–6) A. Myers (1) 239 21–15 9–8 April 19 Longwood Gray–Minor Stadium 0–3 A. Myers (5–3) A. Woods (5–2) S. Burkett (1) 202 21–16 9–9 April 22 @ James Madison Veterans Memorial Park 6–1 C. Henkel (2–2) D. Horne (0–1) 623 22–16 – April 25 @ Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark 0–1 S. Kmeic (5–3) R. Garrett (5–5) 257 22–17 9–10 April 26 @ Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark 3–6 T. Shelley (2–1) R. Ellis (0–2) 473 22–18 9–11 April 27 @ Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark 2–3 J. Strain (6–4) R. Ellis (0–3) 398 22–19 9–12 April 30 VCU Gray–Minor Stadium Cancelled
May (3–4) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record BSC Record May 9 Campbell Gray–Minor Stadium 2–6 H. Bowers (8–2) R. Garrett (5–6) R. Thompson (13) 237 22–20 9–13 May 10 Campbell Gray–Minor Stadium 2–3 B. Thorson (3–5) J. Kelley (1–1) R. Thompson (14) 296 22–21 9–14 May 11 Campbell Gray–Minor Stadium 6–7 (10) R. Thompson (5–2) C. Henkel (2–3) 237 22–22 9–15 May 13 Old Dominion Gray–Minor Stadium 4–3 T. Edens (3–0) R. Yarbrough (5–6) B. Hawkins (3) 119 23–22 – May 15 Charleston Southern Gray–Minor Stadium 7–6 R. Garrett (6–6) T. Schroff (5–3) B. Hawkins (4) 263 24–22 10–15 May 16 Charleston Southern Gray–Minor Stadium 2–11 A. Tomasovich (7–2) C. Bach (2–7) 241 24–23 10–16 May 17 Charleston Southern Gray–Minor Stadium 4–3 A. Weekley (2–6) B. Hawkins (2–0) 219 25–23 11–16

References

Specific

1. "Baseball Standings" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
2. SoCon Adds ETSU, Mercer and VMI
3. "Garrett Throws No-Hitter Against Lafayette".VMIKeydets.com. February 21, 2014.

General

• 2014 VMI Baseball schedule
• 2014 VMI Baseball roster