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1988 VCU Rams baseball
Sun Belt Conference tournament champions
NCAA Coral Gables Regional, 0–2
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record45–16–1 (11–5 SBC)
Head coach
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons← 19871989 →
1988 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
VCU  ‍‍‡‍ 11 – 5   .688 45 – 16   .738
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 11 – 6   .647 39 – 24   .619
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 28 – 27   .509
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 24 – 31   .436
Coastal
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 – 4   .778 43 – 21   .672
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 41 – 22   .651
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 26 – 33   .441
UAB  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 22 – 28   .440
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 1988
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 1988 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They led by head coach Tony Guzzo, in his sixth season with the program.

Offseason

1987 MLB Draft

Main article: 1987 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
#15 #377 Chris Pender INF Baltimore Orioles

Game log

1988 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (45–16–1)
Regular Season (41–14–1)
February (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources
March (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources
March 7 Christopher Newport* The Diamond W 13–2 Jeff Zona (2–1) Bobby Holland (0–1) none 134 7–3 — Box Score
March 19 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium
Jacksonville, FL		 L 4–13 ?–? ?–? Box Score
March 20 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium W 8–0 ?–? ?–? Box Score
March 26 Charlotte The Diamond T 1–1 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score
March 27 Charlotte The Diamond W 1–0 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score
March 27 Charlotte The Diamond W 10–2 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources
April 10 Jacksonville The Diamond W 2–1 ?–? ?–? Box Score
April 11 Jacksonville The Diamond L 3–4 ?–? ?–? Box Score
April 12 Jacksonville The Diamond W 7–0 ?–? ?–? Box Score
April 23 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field
Charlotte, NC		 W 13–1 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score
April 24 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 6–3 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score
April 24 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 4–3 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score
April 27 at Christopher Newport* Deer Park
Newport News, VA		 W 6–4 Ricky Morris (?–?) Mark Parnell (4–6) Dan Flanagan (?) 105 37–10–1 — Box Score
May (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources
Post-Season (4–2)
Sun Belt Tournament (4–0)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBCT Sources
May 18 vs. (W3) South Florida (E1) Nick Denes Field
Bowling Green, KY		 W 11–10 42–14–1 1–0 Report
May 19 vs. (E3) Charlotte (E1) Nick Denes Field W 9–0 43–14–1 2–0 Report
May 20 at (W1) Western Kentucky (E1) Nick Denes Field W 4–3 44–14–1 3–0 Report
May 21 vs. (E2) Jacksonville (E1) Nick Denes Field W 7–4 45–14–1 4–0 Report
NCAA Atlantic Regional (0–2)
Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBCT Sources
May 25 vs. (2) Georgia Tech* (5) Mark Light Field
Coral Gables, FL		 L 6–9 45–15–1 0–1 Box Score
May ?? vs. (6) Towson* (5) Mark Light Field L 2–4 45–16–1 0–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Awards and honors

Sun Belt Conference Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Billy Wright Player of the Week March 27, 1988
All-SBC
Player Position Team
John Callis OF 1
Jerry Dipoto RHP 1
Reference:

References

  1. "2022 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  2. "1988 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  3. "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | Player of the Week Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 11. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | First-Team All Conference Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
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