2020 Fordham Rams baseball team

The 2020 Fordham Rams baseball team will represent Fordham University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. It is the program's 161st season of existence, and their 26th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton will be assuming managerial duties for the 10th season.

2020 Fordham Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2020 record	9–6 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Kevin Leighton (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Elliot Glynn (1st season) Pat Porter (2nd season) Tony Mellaci (32nd season)
Home stadium	Houlihan Park

2020 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Davidson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	3		.813
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Fordham  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	6		.625
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
VCU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	8		.529
George Washington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	8		.500
Dayton  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	8		.429
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
La Salle  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	10		.333
Richmond  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	12		.294
UMass  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	8		.111
George Mason  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			1	–	14		.067
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Fordham enters 2020 as the defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champions.

Schedule

Legend
	Fordham win
	Fordham loss
	Postponement/cancellation
*	Non-conference game

2020 Fordham Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record February 14 at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL L 7–20 0–1 — February 15 at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL L 0–8 (7) 0–2 — February 16 at FIU* Infinity Insurance Park • Miami, FL L 2–18 0–3 — February 19 LIU* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 3–0 1–3 — February 21 vs. Cal State Northridge* GCU Classic Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ L 5–12 1–4 — February 22 at Grand Canyon* GCU Classic Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ L 3–6 1–5 — February 23 at Grand Canyon* GCU Classic Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ L 3–4 1–6 — February 25 Sacred Heart* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 5–4 (13) 2–6 — February 28 at Furman* Latham Stadium • Greenville, SC W 5–1 3–6 — February 29 at Furman* Latham Stadium • Greenville, SC W 8–3 4–6 —
March Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record March 1 at Furman* Latham Stadium • Greenville, SC W 11–3 5–6 — March 4 NJIT* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 3–1 6–6 — March 6 Iona* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 5–1 7–6 — March 7 Iona* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 16–2 8–6 — March 8 Iona* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 11–0 9–6 — March 11 Wagner* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY W 11–5 10–6 — March 13 St. John's* Rivalry Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic March 14 at St. John's* Rivalry Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY March 15 at St. John's* Rivalry Jack Kaiser Stadium • Queens, NY March 18 at Cal Baptist* James W. Totman Stadium • Riverside, CA March 20 at UC Santa Barbara* Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA March 21 at UC Santa Barbara* Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA March 22 at UC Santa Barbara* Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA March 24 at Sacred Heart* Veterans Memorial Park • Bridgeport, CT March 25 Manhattan* Battle of the Bronx Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY March 27 Rhode Island Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY March 28 Rhode Island Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY March 29 Rhode Island Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY March 31 Siena* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY
April Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record April 3 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic April 4 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO April 5 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO April 7 at Siena* Siena Baseball Field • Loudonville, NY April 9 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion Station, PA April 10 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion Station, PA April 11 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion Station, PA April 14 Fairfield* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY April 17 George Washington Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY April 18 George Washington Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY April 19 George Washington Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY April 22 at Columbia* Satow Stadium • Manhattan, NY April 24 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA April 25 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA April 26 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA April 28 Albany* Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY
May Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record A10 Record May 1 Davidson Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic May 2 Davidson Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY May 3 Davidson Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY May 8 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA May 9 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA May 10 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Richmond, VA May 14 UMass Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY May 15 UMass Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY May 16 UMass Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY
Postseason
Atlantic 10 Tournament Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Potseason Record May 20 vs. TBD The Diamond • Richmond, VA Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rankings

Main article: 2020 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'[2]		*	*
Baseball America[3]
Collegiate Baseball^[4]
NCBWA†[5]
D1Baseball[6]

^ 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, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
2. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
3. "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
4. "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
5. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
6. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.