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2019 VCU Rams baseball
Atlantic 10 Regular season Champions
Spartanburg Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record39–19 (19–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike McRae (2nd season)
  • Rich Witten (2nd season)
  • Josh Tutwiler (4th season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons← 20182020 →
2019 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
VCU  ‍†‍‍ 19 – 5 – 0   .792 39 – 19 – 0   .672
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 29 – 22 – 0   .569
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 32 – 26 – 1   .551
Fordham  ‍‍‡‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 38 – 24 – 0   .613
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 28 – 25 – 1   .528
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9 – 0   .609 24 – 29 – 0   .453
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 25 – 30 – 0   .455
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 21 – 28 – 0   .429
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 30 – 24 – 0   .556
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14 – 0   .364 18 – 27 – 0   .400
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 13 – 32 – 0   .289
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 19 – 35 – 0   .352
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20 – 0   .167 25 – 31 – 0   .446
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2019
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2019 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 49th baseball season. It was their 7th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 15, 2019, and concluded on May 18, 2019. The Rams finished as regular season champions.

Preseason

A10 media poll

The A10 media poll was released on February 7, 2019, with the Rams predicted to finish in second place in the Atlantic 10.

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Saint Louis (9)
2 VCU (2)
3 Davidson (1)
4 Fordham (1)
5 George Mason
6 Richmond
7 Rhode Island
8 George Washington
9 Dayton
10 Saint Joseph's
11 St. Bonaventure
12 La Salle
13 UMass

Roster

2019 VCU Rams Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 9 – Hayden Moore – Junior
  • 10 – Connor Gillispie – Junior
  • 18 – Justin Sorokowski – RS Sophomore
  • 20 – Jaden Griffin – Freshman
  • 23 – David Dunn – Sophomore
  • 24 – Maddison Furman – Freshman
  • 25 – Benjamin Dum – Senior
  • 30 – Michael Dailey – Senior
  • 32 – Curtis Bafus – Senior
  • 33 – Sam Ryan – Junior
  • 34 – Brady Underwood – Sophomore
  • 38 – Danny Watson – Freshman
  • 39 – Evan Chenier – Freshman
  • 40 – Jack Alkire – Senior
  • 42 – Carter Knapek – RS Sophomore
  • 43 – Brooks Knapek – Sophomore
  

Infielders

  • 1 – Steven Carpenter – Junior
  • 2 – Paul Witt – Junior
  • 3 – Brett Willett – Junior
  • 4 – Noah Heisler – Freshman
  • 13 – Zach Ching – RS Senior
  • 14 – Brett Norwood – Junior
  • 16 – Liam Hibbits – Sophomore
  • 22 – Andrew Puglielli – Junior
  • 27 – Brett Young – Freshman

Utility

  • 8 – Hogan Brown – Sophomore
  • 19 – Jack Schroeder – Sophomore
  • 28 – Mac McCarty – Senior
  

Catchers

  • 15 – Hunter Vay – Sopohomore
  • 17 – Josh Simon – Junior
  • 21 – Logan Amiss – Freshman
  • 31 – Connor Hicks – Freshman
  • 36 – Matt Stallings – Sophomore
  • 37 – Andrew Schatz – Senior

Outfielders

  • 6 – Tomas Sanchez – Freshman
  • 12 – Brandon Henson – Junior
  • 26 – Cooper Benzin – Freshman
  • 41 – Alex Taylor – Freshman
  

Regular season

Results

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Game log

Legend
  VCU win
  VCU loss
  Postponement/cancellation
(10) Extra innings
* Non-conference game
Bold VCU team member
† Make-Up Game
2019 VCU Rams baseball game log
Regular season (39–17)
February (5–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record
Feb. 15 at No. 21 Coastal Carolina*
Chanticleer Classic		 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 8–10 M. Eardensohn (1–0) B. Dum (0–1) A. Abney (1) 2,507 0–1 —
Feb. 16 vs. Campbell*
Chanticleer Classic		 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–7 E. Chenier (1–0) W. Tyson (0–1) M. McCarty (1) 252 1–1 —
Feb. 17 vs. Maryland*
Chanticleer Classic		 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–5 N. Turnball (1–0) S. Ryan (0–1) J. Murphy (1) 271 1–2 —
Feb. 21 at Wofford*
Spartanburg Classic		 Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC W 13–3 C. Gillispie (1–0) A. Higginbotham (1–1) none 139 2–2 —
Feb. 22 vs. Radford*
Spartanburg Classic		 Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Cancelled 2–2 —
Feb. 23 at USC Upstate* Cleveland Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC W 7–4 J. Sorokowski (1–0) T. van der Weide (0–1) M. McCarty (2) 269 3–2 —
Feb. 24 at USC Upstate* Cleveland Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC W 14–2 J. Alkire (1–0) J. Thiessen (0–1) none 257 4–2 —
Feb. 26 Maryland* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 3–4 N. Turnball (2–0) B. Dum (0–2) J. Murphy (3) 274 4–3 —
Feb. 27 at No. 6 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–8 E. Chenier (2–0) C. O'Brien (1–1) none 1,469 5–3 —
March (16–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record
Mar. 1 Cornell* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–1 S. Ryan (1–0) S. Urbon (0–2) none 240 6–3 —
Mar. 2 Cornell* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 2–0 B. Dum (1–2) C. Wyatt (0–1) M. McCarty (3) 282 7–3 —
Mar. 2 Cornell* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–3 J. Alkire (2–0) L. Yacinich (0–1) D. Watson (1) 391 8–3 —
Mar. 8 Lafayette* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–3 B. Dum (2–2) F. Craska (0–1) M. McCarty (4) 258 9–3 —
Mar. 9 Lafayette* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–6 S. Ryan (2–1) K. Subers (0–1) none 354 10–3 —
Mar. 10 Lafayette* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–3 C. Bafus (1–0) B. Kreyer (0–3) none 338 11–3 —
Mar. 12 Marist* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 8–1 D. Watson (1–0) Z. Kmietek (0–2) none 242 12–3 —
Mar. 13 Marist* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–3 E. Chenier (3–0) N. Cantone (0–1) S. Ryan (1) 236 13–3 —
Mar. 15 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L 9–10 C. Williams (2–1) C. Bafus (1–1) J. Hakanson (5) 1,242 13–4 —
Mar. 16 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL W 4–3 B. Dum (3–2) J. Sinclar (2–2) none 1,371 14–4 —
Mar. 17 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L 2–8 T. Holloway (2–0) J. Sorokowski (1–1) Z. Hunsicker (1) 1,189 14–5 —
Mar. 19 William & Mary* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 3–7 R. Prosperi (3–0) J. Alkire (2–1) none 373 14–6 —
Mar. 20 Towson* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–0 D. Watson (2–0) D. Repine (0–3) B. Dum (1) 189 15–6 —
Mar. 22 UMass The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–2 E. Chenier (4–0) J. Lasko (1–2) S. Ryan (2) 249 16–6 1–0
Mar. 23 UMass The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–2 B. Dum (4–2) Z. Clevenger (0–1) none 317 17–6 2–0
Mar. 24 UMass The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–1 J. Alkire (3–1) J. Pawloski (0–1) none 338 18–6 3–0
Mar. 26 VMI* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 15–2 E. Chenier (5–0) Z. Sanders (0–2) none 877 19–6 —
Mar. 29 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 2–3 C. Sutherland (4–0) B. Dum (4–3) G. Levy (5) 471 19–7 3–1
Mar. 30 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–3 J. Alkire (4–1) D. Spear (0–1) S. Ryan (3) 549 20–7 4–1
Mar. 31 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 13–1 C. Gillispie (2–0) G. Levy (1–1) none 337 21–7 5–1
April (9–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record
Apr. 2 at Longwood* Buddy Bolding Stadium • Farmville, VA Postponed — — — — — —
Apr. 3 at Longwood* Buddy Bolding Stadium • Farmville, VA W 12–6 D. Watson (3–0) A. Abdalah (0–2) none 115 22–7 —
Apr. 5 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 11–2 J. Alkire (5–1) C. Kennedy (1–1) none 80 23–7 6–1
Apr. 6 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 9–6 B. Dum (5–3) C. Scanlon (2–2) S. Ryan (4) 145 24–7 7–1
Apr. 7 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 28–4 D. Dunn (1–0) J. Ray (1–4) none 134 25–7 8–1
Apr. 9 at Old Dominion*
Rivalry		 Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA L 5–6 M. Blanchard (1–0) S. Ryan (2–2) none 367 25–8 —
Apr. 12 Fordham The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–0 J. Sorokowski (2–1) M. Mikulski (4–4) B. Dum (2) 286 26–8 9–1
Apr. 13 Fordham The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–11 J. Stankiewicz (6–1) C. Bafus (1–2) none 318 26–9 9–2
Apr. 14 Fordham The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 8–3 C. Gillispie (3–0) A. DiMeglio (2–3) S. Ryan (5) 588 27–9 10–2
Apr. 16 Old Dominion*
Rivalry		 The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 5–7 A. Holiday (3–1) B. Dum (5–4) T. Fisher (4) 603 27–10 —
Apr. 19 at Richmond
Capital City Classic		 Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA L 5–8 A. Balducci (2–2) S. Ryan (2–3) none 578 27–11 10–3
Apr. 20 at Richmond
Capital City Classic		 Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA W 16–3 J. Alkire (6–1) K. Morrison (1–1) none 642 28–11 11–3
Apr. 21 at Richmond
Capital City Classic		 Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA L 4–5 (11) L. Looney (2–0) B. Dum (5–5) none 682 28–12 11–4
Apr. 23 at Maryland* Shipley Field • College Park, MD L 5–10 S. Fisher (1–1) D. Watson (1–3) none 431 28–13 —
Apr. 26 George Washington The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–2 T. Kuncl (1–1) B. Dum (5–6) none 308 28–14 11–5
Apr. 27 George Washington The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 4–3 (10) S. Ryan (3–3) J. Edwards (6–3) none 611 29–14 12–5
Apr. 28 George Washington The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–7 D. Watson (4–1) N. Woods (2–2) C. Bafus (1) 537 30–14 13–5
Apr. 30 Virginia*
Duel at the Diamond		 The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 2–3 D. Ortiz (4–0) C. Gillispie (3–1) K. Whitten (9) 3,890 30–15 —
May (9–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record
May 1 at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA W 11–2 E. Chenier (6–0) C. Johnston (0–3) none 348 31–15 —
May 5 at Duke* Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC L 1–2 B. Gross (6–3) C. Gillispie (3–2) T. Girard (8) 737 31–16 —
May 5 at Duke* Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 5–3 S. Ryan (4–3) J. Carey (3–1) none 737 32–16 —
May 8 at Norfolk State* Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA W 12–4 D. Watson (5–1) K. Alicea (2–4) none 189 33–16 —
May 10 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion, PA W 9–3 J. Sorokowski (3–1) J. Divalerio (4–5) B. Dum (3) 229 34–16 14–5
May 11 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion, PA W 13–3 C. Gillispie (4–2) L. Zimmerman (1–2) D. Watson (2) 255 35–16 15–5
May 12 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion, PA W 4–0 C. Bafus (2–2) R. Devine (2–2) S. Ryan (6) 311 36–16 16–5
May 14 at Virginia* Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 7–8 K. Whitten (2–1) B. Dum (5–7) R. Wilson (1) 3,147 36–17 —
May 16 at George Mason
Rivalry		 Spuhler Field • Fairfax, VA W 9–4 C. Gillispie (5–2) P. Halligan (4–5) S. Ryan (7) 119 37–17 17–5
May 17 at George Mason
Rivalry		 Spuhler Field • Fairfax, VA W 3–2 C. Bafus (3–2) B. Marconi (3–8) B. Dum (4) 142 38–17 18–5
May 18 at George Mason
Rivalry		 Spuhler Field • Fairfax, VA W 15–2 J. Sorokowski (4–1) J. Dicesare (4–7) none 324 39–17 19–5
Post-season (0–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (0–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Postseason Record
May 22 at (4) Fordham
First round		 (1) Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY L 1–2 J. Stankiewicz (8–3) C. Gillispie (5–3) K. Martin (10) 0 39–18 0–1
May 23 vs. (5) Richmond
Second round – Consolation bracket		 (1) Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY L 2–6 B. McGuigan (3–4) J. Sorokowski (4–2) J. Delarso (8) 668 39–19 0–2

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'——*—————————————
Baseball America———————————————
Collegiate Baseball^RV—————RVRV———————
NCBWA†———————————————
D1Baseball———————————————

^ 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

  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "2018 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. "College Top 25". Baseball America. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  5. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  6. "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  7. "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
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