American college baseball season
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.
2015 VCU Rams Roster [ 2]
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
2015 VCU Rams baseball game log[ 3]
Regular season (33–22)
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 ( )
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) [ 4]
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
—
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
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.
[ 5]
^ 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.
^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders" . Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2015 .
^ "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster" . VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014 .
^ "VCU Rams baseball schedule" . VCU Rams. Retrieved June 1, 2015 .
^ "VCU's Tuesday Game at VMI has been Canceled" . Virginia Commonwealth University . April 14, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2024 .
^ "2015 Baseball Schedule" . vcuathletics.com . Retrieved August 1, 2015 .
^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll" . Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
^ "Baseball America College: Top 25" . Baseball America .
^ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls" . Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2015 .
^ "NCBWA Division I poll" . National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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