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2015 VCU Rams baseball
A10 Tournament champions
NCAA Dallas Regional champions
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional, L, 0–2
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 18
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
Seasons← 20142016 →
2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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  ‍‍‡‍ 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
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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

2015 VCU Rams Roster
 

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

2015 VCU Rams baseball game log
Regular season (33–22)
February (2–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record
Winston-Salem Series
February 13 vs. Georgetown* David F. Couch Ballpark
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 		W 6–3 Dwyer (1–0) Hollenback (0–1) Concepcion (1) 128 1–0 —
February 14 at Wake Forest* David F. Couch Ballpark L 0–1 Dunshee (1–0) Howie (0–1) Fossas (1) 718 1–1 —
February 17 at Virginia* Davenport Field
Charlottesville, Virginia 		Postponed (inclement weather) —
Myrtle Beach Invitational
February 21 vs. Bucknell* Griffith Field
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 		L 1–5 Hough (2–0) Dwyer (1–1) Castellani (1) 35 1–2 —
February 21 (DH) vs. Bucknell Griffith Field L 4–6 Hammond (1–0) Blanchard (0–1) none 43 1–3 —
February 22 vs. Bucknell Griffith Field L 2–3 Gambon (1–0) Howie (0–2) Rafferty (1) 82 1–4 —
February 27 vs. Pitt* Griffith Field W 5–4 Concepcion (1–0) Harris (0–1) none 127 2–4 —
February 28 vs. Pitt* Griffith Field L 1–6 Sandefur (1–0) Blanchard (0–2) none 105 2–5 —
March (13–7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record
Myrtle Beach Invitational
March 1 vs. Pitt* Griffith Field W 3–2 Lees (1–0) Mattson (0–1) none 96 3–5 —
March 4 at No. 16 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 		L 5–6 Raquet (1–0) Thompson (0–1) none 872 3–6 —
March 6 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida 		L 1–2 Disch (1–0) Gill (0–1) none 85 3–7 —
March 7 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium W 4–3 Howie (1–2) Tanner (1–2) Concepcion (2) 179 4–7 —
March 8 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium W 5–4 Dwyer (2–1) Russell (1–3) Lees (1) 188 5–7 —
March 10 Penn* The Diamond
Richmond, Virginia 		W 12–5 Thompson (1–1) Reitcheck (1–1) none 237 6–7 —
March 11 Penn* The Diamond W 5–1 Blanchard (1–2) Hammonds (0–1) none 181 7–7 —
March 13 Monmouth* The Diamond L 0–3 Hunt (1–2) Howie (1–3) none 204 7–8 —
Central Virginia Classic
March 15 James Madison* The Diamond W 7–1 Dwyer (3–1) Bradshaw (1–1) none 373 8–8 —
March 16 Minnesota* The Diamond W 11–4 Lees (2–0) Thonvold (0–1) none 258 9–8 —
March 17 Monmouth* The Diamond L 0–7 Trimarco (1–2) Thompson (1–2) none 227 9–9 —
March 20 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, North Carolina 		W 4–3 Lees (3–0) Boyd (2–4) Concepcion (3) 2,069 10–9 —
March 21 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium L 3–9 Morgan (4–0) Gill (0–2) none 2,862 10–10 —
March 22 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium W 3–2 Lees (4–0) Boyd (2–5) Concepcion (4) 2,295 11–10 —
March 24 VMI* The Diamond W 18–0 Thompson (2–2) Eagle (0–2) none 606 12–10 —
March 25 Longwood* The Diamond W 8–1 Buckley (4–0) Catlin (3–1) none 404 13–10 —
March 27 UMass The Diamond W 16–3 Howie (2–3) LeBlanc (1–2) none 307 14–10 1–0
March 28 UMass The Diamond L 2–3 Moloney (2–1) Concepcion (1–1) Mackintosh (1) 343 14–11 1–1
March 29 UMass The Diamond W 8–0 Dwyer (4–1) Grant (1–1) none 327 15–11 2–1
Duel at the Diamond
March 31 Virginia*
Duel at the Diamond 		The Diamond L 3–5 Casey (2–1) Concepcion (1–2) Sborz (8) 3,233 15–12 —
April (11–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record
April 4 at Dayton Woerner Field
Dayton, Ohio 		W 5–2 Lees (5–0) Dant (1–6) Concepcion (5) 188 16–12 3–1
April 4 at Dayton (DH) Woerner Field L 2–5 Buettgen (2–3) Howie (2–4) none 188 16–13 3–2
April 5 at Dayton Woerner Field W 6–0 Dwyer (5–1) Horn (1–2) Concepcion (6) 151 17–13 4–2
Old Dominion–VCU series
April 8 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Norfolk, Virginia 		W 10–2 Thompson (3–2) Matheson (1–2) none 591 18–13 —
George Mason–VCU series
April 10 George Mason* The Diamond L 1–8 Kalish (3–3) Blanchard (1–3) none 307 18–14 4–3
April 11 George Mason* The Diamond W 9–1 Howie (3–4) Williams (4–4) none 399 19–14 5–3
April 12 George Mason* The Diamond L 6–7 Zombro (4–1) Lees (5–1) Tobin (4) 407 19–15 5–4
April 14 at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium
Lexington, Virginia 		Canceled (inclement weather) 19–15 —
April 15 at Longwood* Bolding Stadium
Farmville, Virginia 		W 11–5 Thompson (4–2) Kuebbing (1–4) none 154 20–15 —
April 17 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field
Merion, Pennsylvania 		W 15–9 Buckley (2–0) Vanderslice (3–5) none 217 21–15 6–4
April 18 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field W 4–2 Howie (4–4) Manion (2–3) Concepcion (7) 400 22–15 7–4
April 19 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field L 1–5 August (2–0) Dwyer (5–2) none 278 22–16 7–5
April 21 Maryland* The Diamond W 2–1 Concepcion (2–2) Morris (3–2) none 622 23–16 —
April 22 at Maryland* Turtle Smith Stadium
College Park, Maryland 		W 3–1 Stine (1–0) Bloom (0–1) Concepcion (8) 237 24–16 —
April 24 Rhode Island Hugh Stephens Field
Ashland, Virginia 		L 3–7 Distasio (4–4) Howie (4–5) none 190 24–17 7–6
April 25 Rhode Island Hugh Stephens Field L 3–6 Wilson (6–0) Lees (5–2) Moyers (1) 146 24–18 7–7
April 26 Rhode Island Hugh Stephens Field W 7–0 Dwyer (6–2) Kawlewski (0–2) Concepcion (9) 201 25–18 8–7
April 29 Norfolk State* The Diamond W 14–6 Gill (1–2) Parmentier (2–1) none 494 26–18 —
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record
May 1 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center
St. Louis, Missouri 		L 1–7 26–19 8–8
May 2 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 2–3 26–20 8–9
May 3 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 9–12 26–21 8–10
May 5 at Norfolk State* Marty L. Miller Field
Norfolk, Virginia 		L 3–6 26–22 —
May 7 Fordham The Diamond W 7–2 27–22 9–10
May 8 Fordham The Diamond W 2–1 28–22 10–10
May 9 Fordham The Diamond W 3–2 29–22 11–10
Keydog Classic
May 12 vs. Old Dominion* War Memorial Stadium
Hampton, Virginia 		W 9–3 30–22 —
May 14 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park
Olean, New York 		W 12–2 31–22 12–10
May 15 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 11–0 32–22 13–10
May 16 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 7–2 33–22 14–10
Postseason (7–3)
Atlantic 10 tournament (4–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10T record
May 20 vs. (4) Davidson (5) Barcroft Park
Arlington, Virginia 		W 11–0 34–22 1–0
May 21 vs. (1) Saint Louis (5) Barcroft Park W 14–3 35–22 2–0
May 22 vs. (2) Rhode Island (5) Barcroft Park W 8–2 36–22 3–0
May 23 vs. (2) Rhode Island (5) Barcroft Park W 5–3 37–22 4–0
NCAA Dallas Regional (3–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 29 at No. 14 (1) Dallas Baptist* (4) Horner Ballpark
Dallas, Texas 		W 7–2 38–22 1–0
May 31 vs. No. 18 (2) Oregon State* (4) Horner Ballpark W 5–1 39–22 2–0
June 1 at No. 15 (1) Dallas Baptist* No. 18 (4) Horner Ballpark L 1–2 39–23 2–1
June 1 at No. 15 (1) Dallas Baptist* No. 18 (4) Horner Ballpark W 3–1 40–23 3–1
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional (0–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 5 at No. 5 (5) Miami (FL)* No. 15 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
Coral Gables, Florida 		L 2–3 40–24 3–2
June 6 at No. 5 (5) Miami (FL)* No. 15 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
Coral Gables, Florida 		L 3–10 40–25 3–3
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'——*——————————————191919
Baseball America————————————————171616
Collegiate Baseball^———————————————RV151515
NCBWA†———————————————RV181717

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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

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  2. "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. "VCU Rams baseball schedule". VCU Rams. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  4. "VCU's Tuesday Game at VMI has been Canceled". Virginia Commonwealth University. April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  5. "2015 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  6. "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  7. "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
  8. "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  9. "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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