2018 VCU Rams baseball team

American college baseball season

2018 VCU Rams baseball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	34–21 (14–10 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike McRae (1st season) Rich Witten (1st season) Josh Tutwiler (3rd season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	19	–	4	–	0	.826	35	–	18	–	0	.660
Fordham ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0	.667	34	–	17	–	1	.663
George Mason ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0	.667	26	–	25	–	0	.510
Richmond ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	31	–	22	–	0	.585
Davidson ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0	.583	32	–	19	–	0	.627
VCU ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0	.583	34	–	21	–	0	.618
George Washington ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0	.542	29	–	24	–	0	.547
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0	.542	24	–	27	–	0	.471
Dayton ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0	.417	21	–	31	–	0	.404
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	7	–	15	–	0	.318	21	–	27	–	0	.438
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0	.286	10	–	33	–	0	.233
UMass ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0	.250	15	–	29	–	0	.341
La Salle ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0	.167	14	–	41	–	0	.255

‡ – Tournament champion As of June 21, 2024^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 48th baseball season. It was their 6th season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Roster

2018 VCU Rams Roster^[2]

Pitchers

9 – Hayden Moore – Sophomore
10 – Connor Gillispie – Sophomore
18 – Tanner Winters – RS Sophomore
20 – Sean Thompson – Senior
21 – Teddy Blumenauer – Freshman
22 – Braxton Wilks – Graduate
23 – David Dunn – Freshman
24 – Eric Neiman – Junior
25 – Benjamin Dum – Junior
30 – Michael Dailey – Junior
31 – Dawson Simms – Freshman
33 – Sam Ryan – Sophomore
34 – Ryan Fox – Senior
38 – Garrett Pearson – RS Sophomore
40 – Jack Alkire – Junior
41 – Ben Nelson – Senior

Infielders

1 – Steven Carpenter – Sophomore
2 – Paul Witt – Sopohmore
4 – Daane Berezo – RS Senior
13 – Zach Ching – RS Junior
16 – Liam Hibbits – Freshman
26 – Mitchel Lacey – Senior
27 – Tanner Sullivan – Freshman

Utility

8 – Hogan Brown – Freshman
12 – Tyler Juhl – Freshman

Catchers

15 – Hunter Vay – Freshman
17 – Josh Simon – Sophomore
36 – Matt Stallings – Sophomore
37 – Andrew Schatz – Junior

Outfielders

14 – Haiden Lamb – Senior

Regular season

Results

Game log

Legend
	VCU win
	VCU loss
	Postponement/cancellation
(10)	Extra innings
*	Non-conference game

2018 VCU Rams baseball game log

Regular season

February (3–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
Feb 16	at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	L 4–5	Z. Clinton (1–0)	R. Fox (0–1)	G. Price (1)	1,606	0–1	0–0
Feb 18^[a]	at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	L 10–14	L. Barker (1–0)	M. McCarty (0–1)	G. Price (2)	2,043	0–2	0–0
Feb 18	at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	L 2–4	N. Skirrow (1–0)	J. Alkire (0–1)	B. Good (1)	2,043	0–3	0–0
Feb 20	at William & Mary*		Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, VA	W 4–3	C. Gillispie (1–0)	C. Farrell (0–1)	M. McCarty (1)	241	1–3	0–0
Feb 23	vs. West Virginia* Coastal Carolina Tournament		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 6–2 (11)	B. Wilks (1–0)	C. Dotson (0–1)	M. McCarty (2)	172	2–3	0–0
Feb 24	vs. West Virginia* Coastal Carolina Tournament		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 8–5	S. Thompson (1–0)	A. Manoah (0–1)	M. McCarty (3)	210	3–3	0–0
Feb 25	vs. Illinois* Coastal Carolina Tournament		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 4–7	R. Thompson (1–0)	C. Gillespie (1–1)	none	127	3–4	0–0
Feb 26	at Coastal Carolina* Coastal Carolina Tournament		Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 5–15	S. Kobos (1–0)	R. Fox (0–2)	none	1,066	3–5	0–0
Feb 28	Maryland*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 0–2	M. DiLuia (1–0)	H. Moore (0–1)	J. Murphy (1)	325	3–6	0–0

March (15–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
Mar 2	Manhattan*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 6–8	T. Stuart (1–0)	M. Dailey (0–2)	none	265	3–7	0–0
Mar 3	Manhattan*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 2–1	S. Thompson (2–0)	J. DiNizio (0–1)	M. McCarty (4)	382	4–7	0–0
Mar 4	Manhattan*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 4–6	J. Jacques (1–1)	H. Moore (0–2)	T. J. Stuart (1)	354	4–8	0–0
Mar 6	at North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	Cancelled
Mar 7	Norfolk State*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 6–4	M. Dailey (1–2)	J. Henderson (0–1)	M. McCarty (5)	300	5–8	0–0
Mar 9	Binghamton*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 3–1	C. Gillispie (2–1)	J. Wloczewski (0–3)	M. McCarty (6)	292	6–8	0–0
Mar 11^[b]	Binghamton*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 2–1	S. Thompson (3–0)	N. Wegmann (1–3)	B. Dum (1)	399	7–8	0–0
Mar 11	Binghamton*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 18–3	B. Wilks (2–0)	N. Gallagher (0–3)	none	399	8–8	0–0
Mar 13	at No. 17 East Carolina*		Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 3–0	M. Dailey (2–2)	J. Agnos (1–2)	B. Dum (2)	1,918	9–8	0–0
Mar 14	Lafayette*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 8–6	H. Moore (1–2)	C. Jones (0–1)	M. McCarty (7)	246	10–8	0–0
Mar 16	Iona*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 3–0	S. Ryan (1–0)	S. Bates (0–4)	M. McCarty (8)	293	11–8	0–0
Mar 17	Iona*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 2–1	B. Dum (1–0)	V. Martin (0–1)	none	346	12–8	0–0
Mar 18	Iona*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 5–4	C. Gillispie (3–1)	D. McBryan (0–2)	M. McCarty (9)	355	13–8	0–0
Mar 21	at VMI*		Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA	Cancelled
Mar 23	Rhode Island		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 5–2	C. Gillispie (4–1)	M. Murphy (1–2)	M. McCarty (10)	370	14–8	1–0
Mar 24	Rhode Island		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 1–0 (15)	C. Bafus (1–0)	N. Robinson (0–2)	none	341	15–8	2–0
Mar 25	Rhode Island		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 4–2	D. Dunn (1–0)	V. Jangols (2–3)	M. McCarty (11)	348	16–8	3–0
Mar 28	Virginia*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 11–3	H. Moore (2–2)	G. McGarry (0–2)	C. Bafus (1)	3,621	17–8	0–0
Mar 30	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO	W 4–2	B. Wilks (3–0)	M. Hogan (2–4)	M. McCarty (12)	367	18–8	4–0
Mar 31	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO	L 1–7	J. Wark (5–1)	S. Thompson (3–1)	none	123	18–9	4–1

April (10–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
Apr 1	at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO	L 0–9	D. Reveno (5–1)	M. Dailey (2–3)	none	123	18–10	4–2
Apr 3	Towson*		Schuerholz Park • Towson, MD	W 7–2 (6)	S. Ryan (2–0)	B. Plagge (1–2)	none	101	19–10	4–2
Apr 6	Dayton		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 9–4					20–10	5–2
Apr 7	Dayton		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 10–1					21–10	6–2
Apr 8	Dayton		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 1–6					21–11	6–3
Apr 11	VMI*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 1–4					21–12	6–3
Apr 13	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, NY	W 11–4					22–12	7–3
Apr 14	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, NY	W 8–2					23–12	8–3
Apr 15	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, NY	L 2–3					23–13	8–4
Apr 17	at Maryland*		Shipley Field • College Park, MD	W 14–3					24–13	8–4
Apr 20	George Mason Rivalry		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 3–11					24–14	8–5
Apr 21	George Mason Rivalry		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 6–4					25–14	9–5
Apr 22	George Mason Rivalry		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 1–0 (12)					26–14	10–5
Apr 25	Longwood*		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 12–2					27–14	10–5
Apr 27	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC	L 9–10					27–15	10–6
Apr 28	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC	W 14–1					28–15	11–6
Apr 29	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC	L 9–13					28–16	11–7

May (1–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10 Record
May 1	at Virginia*		Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA	L 0–2					28–17	11–7
May 4	Richmond Capital City Classic		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 2–4 (13)					28–18	11–8
May 5	Richmond Capital City Classic		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	W 3–1					29–18	12–8
May 6	Richmond Capital City Classic		The Diamond • Richmond, VA	L 0–3					29–19	12–9
May 8	at Old Dominion* Rivalry		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA
May 11	at George Washington		Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA
May 12	at George Washington		Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA
May 13	at George Washington		Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA
May 15	Old Dominion* Rivalry		The Diamond • Richmond, VA
May 18	vs. Western Carolina Forest City Series		McNair Field • Forest City, NC
May 19	vs. Western Carolina Forest City Series		McNair Field • Forest City, NC

Post-season

Atlantic 10 Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10T Record
May 23	vs. TBD TBD		Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA
May 24	vs. TBD TBD		Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA
May 25	vs. TBD TBD		Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA
May 26	vs. TBD TBD		Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA

NCAA tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 1	vs. TBD TBD		TBD • TBD

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	CWS record
June 16	vs. TBD TBD		TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = VCU team member
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball; parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Notes

^{^[a]}The Feb. 17 game between Liberty and VCU was postponed due to inclement weather. The game was rescheduled to Feb. 18 at 1:00 p.m., while the originally planned Feb. 18 game was rescheduled to 4 p.m.^[3]

References

^ "Conference Standings". D1Baseball. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ "2018 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics.
^ "Baseball's Game Saturday at Liberty Postponed". vcuathletics.com. VCU Rams baseball. February 17, 2018. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

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