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American college baseball season

2025 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andrew Llewellyn (5th season)
  • JoJo Howie (1st season)
  • Chris O'Neill (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons← 20242026 →
2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Dayton ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Fordham ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
George Mason ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
George Washington ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Richmond ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
UMass ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
VCU ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 3, 2024
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 VCU Rams baseball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams will play their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They will be led by first-year head coach Sean Thompson.

Previous season

Further information: 2024 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 38–23 (15–8) regular season record, in their second and final season with Bradley LeCroy managing the team. The Rams finished second overall in the Atlantic 10 regular season, and went on to win the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, making it their third Atlantic 10 title in the last four years. VCU earned the third seed in the Greenville Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, they defeated Wake Forest, before suffering defeats to Evansville and East Carolina to finish 1–2.

Brandon Eike was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, head coach LeCroy accepted a vacant job offering with Liberty University. Assistant manager, Sean Thompson was promoted to head coach, making him the youngest head coach in Division I baseball. Assistant coach Andrew Llewelyn stayed with the VCU program, and Thompson hired JoJo Howie and Chris O'Niell as part of his coaching staff.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year

Coaches poll

The coaches poll will be released in February 2025.

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
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Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

2025 VCU Rams baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Adrian Jimenez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Georgia (U.S. state) Lilburn
3 INF Nate Kirkpatrick R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So British Columbia Surrey
4 INF Nick April-Gath R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Florida Valrico
6 INF Nick Flores R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pennsylvania Royersford
8 OF Kayden Crawford L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr North Carolina Wilmington
9 C Trent Adelman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Maryland Darnestown
10 C Elijah Coston L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Virginia Chester
11 INF Cato Kleinman L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr California Westlake Village
12 OF Epstein R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So North Carolina Chapel Hill
13 C Casey Kleinman R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr California Westlake Village
14 RHP Everett Vaughan R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Virginia Moseley
15 RHP Cooper Campbell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Virginia Lynchburg
16 RHP Owen Tappy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr North Carolina Charlotte
17 OF Spencer Sullivan L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Oregon West Linn
18 RHP Miles Garrett R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gr Georgia (U.S. state) Stone Mountain
19 RHP Frers R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So British Columbia North Vancouver
21 RHP Brian Goglia R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Connecticut Milford
22 C Colby Motley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Virginia Williamsburg
23 C Riley Roarty L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Virginia Midlothian
24 RHP McGrady R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Virginia Norfolk
25 RHP Hank Piersol R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Virginia Short Pump
27 INF Will Henson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Illinois Chicago
28 INF Carter Richey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Arizona Chandler
29 LHP Max Moore L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Gr Virginia Richmond
30 C Kannon Kleine R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Illinois Galesburg
31 RHP Brian Yetter R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Pennsylvania McVeytown
32 RHP Drew Ramos R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Virginia Williamsburg
33 RHP Broden Palmer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Washington (state) Kennewick
34 OF Bobby Lane L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Pennsylvania Trafford
35 RHP Joe Gomez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr California Rancho Cucamonga
36 RHP Brendan Erka R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pennsylvania Allison Park
37 C Jacob Lee R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Virginia Chesterfield
38 LHP Jack Goleski L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Virginia Mechanicsville
39 RHP Zachary Peters R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Connecticut North Haven
41 OF Danny Estrada L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Pennsylvania West Lawn
42 LHP Michael Walsh L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Virginia Leesburg
43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pennsylvania Mifflinburg
44 RHP Brayden McCollough R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Colorado Centennial
45 RHP Jack Hoeymans R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Virginia McLean
46 C Collin Hughes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Virginia Moseley
50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Quebec Montreal
55 INF Sean Swenson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Indiana Indianapolis
Head coach

Sean Thompson

Assistant coach(es)

JoJo Howie
Andrew Llewellyn
Chris O'Neill

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2024

Coaching staff

2025 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
VCU		 Alma Mater
Sean Thompson Head coach 2 Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
JoJo Howie Assistant coach 1 Virginia Commonwealth University (2015)
Andrew Llewellyn Assistant coach 5 Wingate University (2020)
Chris O'Neill Pitching coach 1 King's College (NC) (2012)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
William Bean 10 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Senior Great Falls, VA Graduated
Ethan Iannuzzi 15 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Graduate Chesterfield, VA Graduated
Owen Tappy 16 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Graduate Charlotte, NC Graduated
Eli Weisner 21 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Graduate Glen Allen, VA Graduated
Justin Humenay 26 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) RS Senior Montreal, QC, CAN Graduated
Jake Wortman 27 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Graduate Fredericksburg, VA Graduated
Nick Cosentino 32 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated
Nic Ericsson 37 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) RS Senior Woodbridge, VA Graduated
Will Greer 42 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Graduate Cohasset, MA Graduated
Campbell Ellis 46 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Senior Georgetown, ON, CAN Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Isaiah Wyatt 0 LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 pounds (64 kg) Richmond, VA Freshman Virginia State
Chris McHugh 17 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Commack, NY Freshman NC State
Devan Zirwas 28 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Imperial, PA RS Freshman Eastern Michigan
Aiden Milburn 30 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Baldwinsville, NY Freshman Binghamton
Brian Curley 41 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Midlothian, VA Sophomore Georgia
Maison Martinez 55 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 246 pounds (112 kg) Lake Worth, FL Junior Florida State

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team Source
13 18 393 Brandon Eike 3B Seattle Mariners
16 9 474 Brian Curley P Pittsburgh Pirates
16 17 482 Christian Gordon P Chicago Cubs

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Nate Kirkpatrick 3 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Surrey, BC, CAN Sophomore St. Mary's (CA)
Kayden Crawford 8 OF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Wilmington, NC Junior Lenoir
Cato Kleinman 11 INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Westlake Village, CA Senior Chaminade
Spencer Sullivan 17 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) West Linn, OR Junior Linn–Benton
Miles Garrett 18 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Stone Mountain, GA Graduate Missouri
James McGrady 24 RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Norfolk, VA Senior Louisburg
Will Henson 27 INF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Chicago, IL Senior Ohio State
Carter Richey 28 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Chandler, AZ Senior Lipscomb
Max Moore 29 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 pounds (116 kg) Richmond, VA Graduate Mount St. Mary's
Kannon Kleine 30 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Galesburg, IL RS Sophomore Illinois Central
Brian Yetter 31 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) McVeytown, PA Graduate Marist
Drew Ramos 32 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Williamsburg, VA Graduate Randolph–Macon
Broden Palmer 33 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Kennewick, WA Sophomore Portland
Bobby Lane 34 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Trafford, PA RS Junior Cincinnati
Danny Estrada 41 OF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) West Lawn, PA Senior Frostburg State
Michael Walsh 42 LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Leesburg, VA RS Junior Maryland
Brayden McCollough 44 RHP 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 pounds (116 kg) Centennial, CO Junior San Jacinto College
Collin Hughes 46 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Moseley, VA Junior Longwood
Sean Swenson 55 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Indianapolis, IN Graduate Quinnipiac

Incoming recruits

2024 VCU Recruits
Name Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Adrian Jimenez 1 R/R INF 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 pounds (79 kg) Lilburn, GA Parkview High School
Nick April-Gath 4 R/R INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Valrico, FL Durant High School
Nick Flores 6 R/R INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Royersford, PA Spring-Ford High School
Elijah Coston 10 L/L U 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Chester, VA Benedictine College Preparatory
Cooper Campbell 15 R/R RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 pounds (73 kg) Lynchburg, VA E. C. Glass High School
Brian Goglia 21 R/R RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 pounds (79 kg) Milford, CT Jonathan Law High School
Colby Motley 22 R/R INF/OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 pounds (99 kg) Williamsburg, VA Hampton Roads Academy
Riley Roarty 23 L/R U 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Midlothian, VA Benedictine College Preparatory
Hank Piersol 25 R/R RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Short Pump, VA Godwin High School
Jacob Lee 37 R/R C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Chesterfield, VA Matoaca High School

Game log

2025 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (0–0)
Regular Season (0–0)
February (0–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source
February 14 at Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium
Mount Pleasant, SC
February 15 at Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium
February 16 at Charleston* CofC Baseball Stadium
February 18 at Longwood* Bolding Stadium
Farmville, VA
Clemson Baseball Invitational
February 21 ACCNX at Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC
February 22 ACCNX at Clemson* Doug Kingsmore Stadium
February 23 vs. North Carolina A&T* Doug Kingsmore Stadium
February 25 ACCNX at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Central Virginia Classic
February 28 ESPN+ Toledo* The Diamond
Richmond, VA
March (0–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source
Central Virginia Classic
March 1 ESPN+ Penn State* The Diamond
March 3 ESPN+ Boston College* The Diamond
March 5 ESPN+ William & Mary* The Diamond
March 7 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond
March 8 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond
March 9 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond
March 11 ESPN+ East Carolina* The Diamond
March 12 ESPN+ East Carolina* The Diamond
March 14 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond
March 15 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond
March 16 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond
March 18 ACCNX at Virginia Tech* English Field
Blacksburg, VA
March 21 at Davidson Wilson Field
Davidson, NC
March 22 at Davidson Wilson Field
March 23 at Davidson Wilson Field
March 25 ESPN+ Longwood* The Diamond
March 28 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond
March 29 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond
March 30 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond
April (0–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source
April 1 TBA TBA
April 4 at George Washington Barcroft Park
Arlington, VA
April 5 at George Washington Barcroft Park
April 6 at George Washington Barcroft Park
Duel at the Diamond
April 8 WRIC Virginia* The Diamond
George Mason–VCU Series
April 11 ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond
April 12 ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond
April 13 ESPN+ George Mason The Diamond
Old Dominion–VCU Series
April 15 ESPN+ vs. Old Dominion* War Memorial Stadium
Hampton, VA
April 18 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center
St. Louis, MO
April 19 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center
April 20 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center
April 22 ESPN+ Virginia Tech* The Diamond
April 25 ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond
April 26 ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond
April 27 ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond
April 29 ACCNX at Virginia* Davenport Field
Charlottesville, VA
May (0–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source
May 2 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park
Olean, NY
May 3 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park
May 4 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park
Old Dominion–VCU Series
May 7 ESPN+ Old Dominion*
Capital City Series
May 9 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond
May 10 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond
May 11 ESPN+ Richmond The Diamond
May 15 at UMass Earl Lorden Field
Amherst, MA
May 16 at UMass Earl Lorden Field
May 17 at UMass Earl Lorden Field
Postseason (0–0)
Atlantic 10 tournament (0–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source
May 20–24 Capital One Park
Tysons, VA
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member   * Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

See also: 2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

Should VCU qualify as a top-seven Atlantic 10 team, the Atlantic 10 tournament will be played May 20–24, 2025 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia.

NCAA tournament

Should VCU qualify for the NCAA tournament, the tournament will be played from May 30–June 23, 2025.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'*
Baseball America
NCBWA†

† 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.

Awards and honors

Awards and honors will be announced following the 2024 regular season in May 2024.

Notes

  1. ^ Junior college

References

  1. "2025 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. "MLB DRAFT BOARD". MLB. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. "2025 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
  5. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.
  6. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

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