2015 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2015 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 45th season fielding a varsity baseball program, and their third season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2015 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
2015 record40–25 (14–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kurt Elbin (3rd season)
  • Steve Hay (1st season)
  • ML Morgan (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 16–8–0 .667  35–21–0 .625
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  28–25–0 .528
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  26–25–1 .510
No. 15 VCU  ‍‍‡‍y 14–10–0 .583  40–25–0 .615
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .583  28–22–0 .560
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 13–10–0 .565  32–22–0 .593
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .542  22–32–0 .407
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  24–27–1 .471
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  23–27–1 .461
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  16–27–0 .372
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 11–12–0 .478  21–28–0 .429
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .208  16–38–0 .296
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .125  16–28–2 .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Led by Shawn Stiffler for his third season, the Rams had their most successful baseball season in program history. The Rams advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time ever, and won their first ever Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament. It was the program's return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.

Personnel

2015 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
Legend
 VCU win
 VCU loss
 Postponement
(10)Extra inning where game was decided
(D-2)Tournament seed
2015 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log[3]
Regular Season
Postseason
NCAA Dallas Regional
# Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Postseason Record
60May 29(D-4)at #14 (D-1) Dallas Baptist
First Round Regional		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 7–238–225–0
61May 31(D-4)vs. #18 (D-2) Oregon State
Second Round Regional		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 5–139–226–0
62Jun 1(D-4)at #14 (D-1) Dallas Baptist
Regional Final Game 1		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL 1–239–236–1
63Jun 1(D-4)at #14 (D-1) Dallas Baptist
Regional Final Game 2		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TXW 3–140–237–1
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional
# Date Rank Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Postseason Record
64Jun 5#15at #5 Miami
Super Regional Game 1		Mark Light Field • Coral Galbes, FLL 2–340–247–2
65Jun 6#15at #5 Miami
Super Regional Game 2		Mark Light Field • Coral Galbes, FLL 3–1040–257–3


Rankings
Main article: 2015 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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Baseball America[5] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[6] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 15  
NCBWA†[7] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 18  
D1Baseball

^ 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 and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. "VCU Rams baseball schedule". VCU Rams. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  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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