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
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
2014 record20–3 (3–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Palumbo (3rd season)
  • Kurt Elbin (2nd season)
  • Sean Cutler-Voltz (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
102/14/14vs. Radford
(Georgia Tech Invitational)		Chandler Stadium9–4D. Conception (1–0)M. Boyle (0–1)none1,0211–0—
202/15/14vs. Old Dominion
(Georgia Tech Invitational)		Chandler Stadium6–3L. Kanuik (1–0)B. Gero (0–1)M. Lees (1)8562–0—
302/16/14at Georgia Tech
(Georgia Tech Invitational)		Chandler Stadium5–3M. Blanchard (1–0)J. Heddinger (0–1)T. Gill (1)1,1673–0—
March
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
603/01/13vs. UNC Asheville
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)		Riley, Jr. Park12-1H. Dwyer (3-0)D. Roland (0-3)none1256-00-0
703/02/13@ The Citadel
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)		Riley, Jr. Park11-6T. Buckley (1-0)J. Reeves (1-1)none2407-00-0
803/03/13vs. Pittsburgh
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)		Riley, Jr. Park6-4R. Farrar (3-0)A. Belfiglio (0-1)M. Lees (5)1508-00-0
903/05/13George MasonThe Diamond4-2T. Marino (1-0) T. Love (0-1) M. Lees(6) 1769-00-0
1003/08/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field3-9M. Batts (2-0)H. Dwyer (3-1)None7139-10-0
1103/09/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field2-7J. Ramsey (1-2)T. Buckley (1-1)None9769-20-0
1203/10/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field2-3MacDonald (2-0)R. Farrar (3-1)Livengood (1)1,0379-30-0
1303/11/13WagnerThe Diamond11-8S. Greene (1-0)C. Smith (0-2)None21010-30-0
1403/15/13MonmouthThe Diamond1-3McGee (2-0)H. Dwyer (3-2)None25510-40-0
1503/16/13MonmouthThe Diamond8-3T. Buckley (2-1) Smith (0-3)S. Greene(2)25011-40-0
1603/17/13MonmouthThe Diamond1-7Yunginger (2-0)R. Farrar (3-2)Hunt(1)19911-50-0
1703/19/13RutgersThe Diamond4-3M. Lees (1-0)Brey (1-1)None23712-50-0
1803/20/13RutgersThe Diamond6-9Corsi (2-3)L. Kanuik (1-1)None22712-60-0
1903/22/13Butler*The Diamond4-6Stout (4-2)H. Dwyer (3-3)BYERLY(2)21412-70-1
2003/23/13Butler*The Diamond3-4Kramp (5-0)R. Farrar (3-3)Byerly(3)22212-80-2
2103/23/13Butler*The Diamond4-7Laing (1-1)S. Greene (1-1)Byerly(4)29912-90-3
2203/26/13at #1 North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium2-3C. McCue (5-0)M. Lees (1-1)None36512-100-3
2303/29/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium5-2H. Dwyer (4-3)T. Barnette (1-2)None1,08913-101-3
2403/30/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium8-9J. Hudson (2-0)M. Lees (1-2)None1,14113-111-4
2503/30/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium4-3L. Kanuik (2-1)S. Geohegan (1-1)None1,14814-112-4
April
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
2604/02/13at Virginia TechEnglish Field5-11J. Joyce (4-1)D. Black (0-1)None1,04214-122-4
2704/05/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium2-6C. Bach (2-2)H. Dwyer (4-4)None18714-132-4
2804/06/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium4-5J. Garrett (2-2)M. Lees (1-3)None23414-142-4
2904/07/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium8-4L. Kanuik (3-1)J. Brown (3-1)None22215-142-4
3004/09/13at MarylandShipley Field5-6B. Casas (2-0)A. Absher (0-1)None35715-152-4
3104/12/13Temple*The Diamond2-1M. Lees (2-3)P. Peterson (1-4)None33516-153-4
3204/13/13Temple*The Diamond1-5E. Peterson (5-0)R. Farrar (4-4)None34016-163-5
3304/14/13Temple*The Diamond
3404/16/13MarylandThe Diamond
3504/17/13VMIThe Diamond
3604/19/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3704/20/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3804/21/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3904/23/13at Old Dominion
(Hampton Classic)		War Memorial Stadium
4004/26/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4104/27/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4204/28/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4304/30/13#7 VirginiaThe Diamond

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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.
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