2020 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2020 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 50th baseball season, and their 8th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 14, 2020 and was scheduled to conclude on May 16, 2020. The season was cancelled on March 12, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The Rams finished the season with a 9–8 record.

2020 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2020 record9–8 (0–0 A-10)
Head coachShawn Stiffler (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike McRae (3rd season)
  • Rich Witten (3rd season)
  • Josh Tutwiler (5th season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2020 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

The Atlantic 10 Baseball Tournament was to be hosted by VCU and was to be held from May 20–23, 2020.

Preseason

A10 media poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball media poll was released on February 10, 2020. VCU was picked to win the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.[3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1VCU162 (8)
2Fordham149 (2)
3Dayton144 (3)
4Richmond123
5Davidson112
6Saint Louis111
7Rhode Island97
8George Washington73
9Saint Joseph's71
10George Mason52
11UMass37
12La Salle31
13St. Bonaventure21

Roster
2020 VCU Rams Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 8 – Hogan Brown – Junior
  • 9 – Nick Evangelista – Junior
  • 10 – Edwin Serrano – Junior
  • 12 – Brandon Henson – Senior
  • 18 – Justin Sorokowski – RS Junior
  • 19 – Jack Schroeder – Junior
  • 20 – Jaden Griffin – Sophomore
  • 23 – Devin Dunn – Junior
  • 24 – Maddison Furman – Sophomore
  • 25 – Jack Masloff – Freshman
  • 26 – Cooper Benzin – RS Freshman
  • 30 – Michael Dailey – RS Senior
  • 33 – Mason Delane – Freshman
  • 38 – Danny Watson – Sophomore
  • 39 – Evan Chenier – Sophomore
  • 42 – Brooks Knapek – RS Junior
  • 42 – Nate Boyle – Junior
  • 43 – Carter Knapek – RS Junior
  • 45 – Evan Elliott – Freshman
  

Infielders

  • 1 – Steven Carpenter – Senior
  • 2 – Paul Witt – Senior
  • 3 – Brett Willett – Senior
  • 4 – Alex Aguila – Freshman
  • 6 – Phillipe Roy – Freshman
  • 14 – Brett Norwood – Senior
  • 16 – Liam Hibbits – Junior
  • 22 – Andrew Puglielli – Senior
  • 27 – Brett Young – RS Freshman
  • 28 – Tyler Locklear – Freshman
  • 32 – Greg Ryan – Sophomore
  • 40 – Will Carlone – Freshman

Utility

  • 8 – Hogan Brown – Junior
  • 19 – Jack Schroeder – Junior
  

Catchers

  • 15 – Hunter Vay – Junior
  • 17 – Josh Simon – Senior
  • 21 – Logan Amiss – Sophomore
  • 31 – Connor Hicks – RS Freshman
  • 36 – Matt Stallings – RS Junior
  • 37 – Nic Ericsson – Freshman

Outfielders

  • 12 – Brandon Henson – Senior
  • 26 – Cooper Benzin – Sophomore
  

Game log
Legend
 VCU win
 VCU loss
 Postponement/cancellation
(10)Extra innings
*Non-conference game
BoldVCU team member
†Make-Up Game
2020 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (8–4)
March (2–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
March 1 Wagner* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–0D. Dunn (1–0)J. Beyer (0–1)E. Serrano (2)337 8–3 —
March 4 at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–8D. Palermo (1–0)J. Sorokowski (0–1)None1,652 8–4 —
March 7 vs. Illinois State* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 5–8C. Johnson (2–2)J. Masloff (1–1)None175 8–5 —
March 7 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 2–4M. Cassala (1–2)M. Delane (0–2)C. Mauloni (2)318 8–6 —
March 8 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 1–2C. Mauloni (1–1)E. Chenier (1–1)None228 8–7 —
March 10 at Charleston* Patriots Point Ballpark • Charleston, SC L 3–8J. Masloff (1–2)J. Price (2–1)None476 8–8 —
March 11 at The Citadel* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 8–4M. Delane (1–2)A. Blakely (0–1)None217 9–8 —
March 13 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic – —
March 14 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
March 15 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
March 17 East Carolina* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
March 20 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
March 21 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
March 22 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
March 24 William & Mary* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
March 27 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA – —
March 28 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA – —
March 29 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA – —
March 31 Maryland* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – —
Post-Season (0–0)

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'[5] NR NR* NR* NR NR NR — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 
Baseball America[6] NR NR NR NR NR NR — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 
Collegiate Baseball^[7] RV NR NR NR NR NR — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 
NCBWA†[8] NR NR NR NR NR NR — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 
D1Baseball[9] NR NR NR NR NR NR — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

^ 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.

Honors

Preseason honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Liam Hibbits Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-American December 17, 2019 [10]

References
  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. "Atlantic 10 Cancels 2020 Spring Sports Competitions and Championships" (Press release). Newport News, Virginia: Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020. This has been another difficult decision for the conference, but cancelling our spring sports seasons and championships is in the best interest of our student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans.
  3. "VCU Picked as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  4. "2020 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics.
  5. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  6. "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  7. "2020 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  9. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  10. "Hibbits named to Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season All-American Team". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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