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2024 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Bradley LeCroy, in his second season with the program.

2024 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record38–23 (15–8 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andrew Cox (2nd season)
  • Sean Thompson (1st season)
  • Andrew Llewellyn (4th season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Louis ‍†‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 37 – 16   .698
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 8   .652 37 – 21   .638
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 33 – 22   .600
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 31 – 26   .544
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 29 – 26   .527
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 27 – 32   .458
UMass  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 24 – 29   .453
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 19 – 28   .404
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 24 – 28   .462
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 19 – 33   .365
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 18 – 31   .367
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 21 – 32   .396
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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Further information: 2023 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 25–30 (11–13) regular season record, in their first season with LeCroy managing the team following former head coach, Shawn Stiffler's departure to coach Notre Dame.[2] The Rams failed to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, and posted their first losing overall record and their first overall losing conference record since 2011.

Preseason

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Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

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Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2024.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Class Selector
Brandon Eike 3 INF Senior Perfect Game[3]
Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
Player No. Position Class Selector
Brandon Eike 3 INF Senior D1Baseball[4]

Coaches poll

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The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. VCU was picked to finish fifth in the conference and received two first-place votes.[5]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
1 Saint Louis 125 (3)
2 George Mason 121 (2)
3 Saint Joseph's 114 (1)
4 Davidson 113 (2)
5 VCU 97 (2)
6 Dayton 96 (1)
7 Rhode Island 77 (1)
8 Richmond 63
9 George Washington 51
10 Fordham 38
11 UMass 22
12 St. Bonaventure 19

Personnel

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Starters

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Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 37 Nic Ericsson RS-Senior
1B 17 Chris McHugh Freshman
2B 13 Casey Kleinman Junior
3B 3 Brandon Eike Senior
SS 10 William Bean Senior
LF 15 Ethan Iannuzzi Graduate
CF 26 Cooper Benzin RS-Senior
RF 22 Aden Hill Sophomore
DH 25 Jake Thilges RS-Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 46 Campbell Ellis Senior
Saturday 1 Christian Gordon Senior
Sunday 39 Zachary Peters Sophomore

Roster

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2024 VCU Rams baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
0 LHP Isaiah Wyatt L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Richmond, VA
1 LHP Christian Gordon L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Amherst, VA
3 INF Brandon Eike R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Powhatan, VA
4 INF Ethan Brooks R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Glen Allen, VA
6 INF Griffin Boone R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Montclair, VA
8 INF Harrison Long R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Sarasota, FL
9 INF Trent Adelman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Darnestown, MD
10 INF William Bean R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Great Falls, VA
12 OF Will Epstein R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chapel Hill, NC
13 C Casey Kleinman R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Westlake Village, CA
14 RHP Everett Vaughn R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Moseley, VA
15 OF Ethan Iannuzzi R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr Chesterfield, VA
16 OF Owen Tappy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr Charlotte, NC
17 INF Chris McHugh R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Commack, NY
19 RHP Nick Frers R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Vancouver, BC
21 OF Eli Weisner R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Glen Allen, VA
22 OF Aden Hill L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mechanicsville, MD
23 RHP Kyras Dawson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Washington, DC
24 INF James McGrady S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Norfolk, VA
25 INF Jake Thilges R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Johnston, IA
26 OF Cooper Benzin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Ashland, VA
27 C Jake Wortman S/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Fredericksburg, VA
28 Devan Zirwas L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Imperial, PA
29 RHP Phil Forbes V L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Newport News, VA
30 RHP Aiden Milburn R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Baldwinsville, NY
31 RHP Evan Bert R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Harrisonburg, VA
32 RHP Nick Cosentino R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, PA
33 OF Anderson Fulk L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr York, SC
34 OF Bobby Lane L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Trafford, PA
35 RHP Joe Gomez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Rancho Cucamonga, CA
36 RHP Brendan Erka R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Allison Park, PA
37 C Nic Ericsson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Woodbridge, VA
38 LHP Will Goleski L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mechanicsville, VA
39 RHP Zachary Peters R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So North Haven, CT
40 LHP Will Gross L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr El Paso, TX
41 RHP Brian Curley R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Midlothian, VA
42 RHP Will Greer R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Gr Cohasset, MA
43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Mifflinburg, PA
44 Cam Nuckols R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Chesterfield, VA
45 RHP Jack Hoeymans R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr McLean, VA
46 LHP Campbell Ellis L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Georgetown, ON
50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Montreal, QC
51 Andrew Powers L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bethesda, MD
52 LHP Michael Walsh L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Leesburg, VA
55 RHP Maison Martinez R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lake Worth, FL
Head coach

Bradley LeCroy

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Cox
Sean Thompson
Andrew Llewellyn

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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Coaching staff

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2024 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
VCU		 Alma Mater
Bradley LeCroy Head Coach 2 Clemson University (2000)
Andrew Cox Assistant Coach 2 Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
Sean Thompson Assistant Coach 1 Trevecca Nazarene University (2019)
Andrew Llewellyn Assistant Coach 4 Wingate University (2020)

Offseason

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Departures

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VCU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Scottie O'Bryan 9 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) RS Junior Jamesville, New York Did not return
Jessie Robinson Jr. 12 OF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Sophomore Short Pump, Virginia Transferred to Lynn
AJ Mathis 13 OF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 pounds (75 kg) RS Senior Tampa, Florida Graduated
Gavyn Boyle 16 OF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Freshman Gasport, New York Transferred to Niagara CC
Casey Gibbs 17 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Sophomore Olney, Maryland Transferred to Morningside
Macho Santiago 20 INF
Logan Amiss 21 OF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) RS Senior Powhatan, Virginia Graduated
James Gladden 24 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Freshman Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Maryland
Nick Frazier 27 RHP 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Sophomore Vienna, Virginia Transferred to Wright State
Mason Delane 33 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Senior Colonial Beach, Virginia Graduated
Will Carlone 40 INF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Senior West Seneca, New York Graduated

Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Casey Kleinman 13 C 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Junior Westlake Village, California Monterey Peninsula College
Everett Vaughan 14 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Junior Moseley, Virginia High Point
Ethan Iannuzzi 15 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Graduate Chesterfield, Virginia Randolph–Macon
Owen Tappy 16 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Graduate Charlotte, North Carolina Hampden–Sydney
Eli Weisner 21 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 pounds (89 kg) Graduate Glen Allen, Virginia Charlotte
James McGrady 24 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Junior Norfolk, Virginia Louisburg
Jake Wortman 27 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Graduate Fredericksburg, Virginia Bucknell
Phil Forbes V 29 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Sophomore Newport News, Virginia Louisburg
Nick Cosentino 32 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Senior Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charlotte
Anderson Fulk 33 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 pounds (94 kg) Junior York, South Carolina Florence–Darlington Tech
Bobby Lane 34 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) RS Sophomore Trafford, Pennsylvania Cincinnati
Will Gross 40 LHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Junior El Paso, Texas El Paso CC
Will Greer 42 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Graduate Cohasset, Massachusetts Bucknell
Jack Hoeymans 45 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) RS Junior McLean, Virginia John A. Logan College
MIchael Walsh 52 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) RS Sophomore Leesburg, Virginia Maryland

Signing Day Recruits

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The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2024.

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Nick Frers Vancouver, British Columbia Argyle
Joe Gomez Rancho Cucamonga, California Fluvanna
Aiden Milburn Baldwinsville, New York Charles W. Baker
Isaiah Wyatt Richmond, Virginia Highland Springs
Hitters
Trent Adelman Darnestown, Maryland PDG Academy
Will Epstein Chapel Hill, North Carolina PDG Academy
Chris McHugh Commack, New York Commack
Andrew Powers Bethesda, Maryland St. John's College

2023 MLB Draft

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Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

No VCU players were selected in the 2023 draft.

Game log

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2024 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (38–21)
Regular Season (33–21)
Postseason (5–0)
NCAA Greenville Regional (1–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Source
May 31 ESPNU vs. (2) No. 22 Wake Forest* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium W 1–0 Gordon (8–2) Falco Jr. (2–5) Curley (3) 5,571 38–21 1–0 Report
June 1 ESPN+ vs. (4) Evansville* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Schedule Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Part of a doubleheader.
  2. ^ Rescheduled from March 7 due to inclement weather.[6]

Tournaments

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Atlantic 10 tournament

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See also: 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(1) Saint Louis Billikens (2) VCU Rams (3) Dayton Flyers (4) Richmond Spiders (5) George Washington Revolutionaries (6) UMass Minutemen (7) Saint Joseph's Hawks
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
May 22 – 11:00 a.m.
1Saint Louis10
May 21 – 11:00 a.m.
4Richmond13
4Richmond12
May 24 – 11:00 a.m.
5George Washington4
4Richmond7
May 21 – 3:00 p.m.
2VCU13
3Dayton4
May 22 – 3:00 p.m.
6UMass1
3Dayton3
May 21 – 7:00 p.m.
2VCU11
2VCU4
May 25 – 12:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
7Saint Joseph's2
2VCU16–
4Richmond1–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
May 23 – 11:00 a.m.
May 22 – 7:00 p.m.1Saint Louis0May 24 – 3:00 p.m.
6UMass27St. Joseph's14May 23 – 7:00 p.m.4Richmond14
7St. Joseph's127St. Joseph's137St. Joseph's6
May 23 – 3:00 p.m.5George Washington12
5George Washington9
3Dayton1

NCAA tournament

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See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
NCAA Greenville Regional teams
(1) East Carolina Pirates (2) Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3) VCU Rams (4) Evansville Purple Aces
First round Semifinals Finals
          
1 East Carolina 1
4 Evansville 4
4 Evansville
Winner's bracket
3 VCU
3 VCU 1
2 Wake Forest 0
 
 
1 East Carolina  
2 Wake Forest  
 
Loser's bracket
 
First round (Game 2)
(3) VCU Rams vs. (2) Wake Forest Demon Deacons
May 31, 2024 6:05 pm (EDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(3) VCU 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
(2) Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
WP: Christian Gordon (8–2)   LP: David Falco Jr. (2–5)   Sv: Brian Curley (3)
Attendance: 5,571
Second round (Game 4)
(3) VCU Rams vs. (4) Evansville Purple Aces
June 1, 2024 6:05 pm (EDT) at Clark–LeClair Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(3) VCU                        
(4) Evansville                        
WP:     LP:     Sv:  

Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[8]——*——————————————
Baseball America[9]————————————————
Collegiate Baseball^———————————————
NCBWA†[10]———————RV————————
D1Baseball[11]————————————————

^ 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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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Stires, Sean (July 12, 2022). "It's Official: Notre Dame Hires Shawn Stiffler As Its New Baseball Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Sutherland, Troy. "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". perfectgame.org. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Eike Named A-10 Preseason POTY by D1Baseball". vcuathletics.com. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites". Atlantic 10. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Weather forces baseball schedule changes". vcuathletics.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  10. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  11. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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