2025 VCU Rams baseball team

2025 VCU Rams baseball
2025 VCU Rams baseball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
Greenville Regional, 1–2
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Thompson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andrew Llewellyn (5th season); JoJo Howie (1st season); Chris O'Neill (1st season);
Home stadium	The Diamond
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

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.

2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	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

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 finish	Team	Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

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

The VCU roster will be announced in December 2024 or January 2025.

2024 VCU Rams baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town

Head coach

Sean Thompson

Assistant coach(es)

JoJo Howie
Andrew Llewellyn
Chris O'Neill

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Coaching staff

2024 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

VCU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2025.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
Hitters

2024 MLB Draft

Game log

2024 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 16	ACCNX	at No. 13 NC State*		Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina	L 1–6	Highfill (1–0)	Ellis (0–1)	Van Dam (1)	3,016	0–1	—	Report
February 17	ACCNX	at No. 13 NC State*		Doak Field	W 9–6	Dressler (1–0)	Whitaker (0–1)	Tappy (1)	2,885	1–1	—	Report
February 18	ACCNX	at No. 13 NC State*		Doak Field	L 3–5	Marohn (1–0)	Peters (0–1)	Dudan (1)	2,660	1–2	—	Report
February 20	ESPN+	Longwood*		The Diamond Richmond, Virginia	W 16–6⁸	Martinez (1–0)	Dittner (0–1)	None	364	2–2	—	Report
February 23	ESPN+	Merrimack*		The Diamond	W 12–3	Peters (1–1)	Healey (0–1)	None	224	3–2	—	Report
February 24	ESPN+	Merrimack*		The Diamond	L 12–16	Dragon (1–1)	Tappy (0–1)	None	291	3–3	—	Report
February 25	ESPN+	Merrimack*		The Diamond	W 7–5	Martinez (2–0)	Cassidy (0–1)	None	275	4–3	—	Report
February 27	ACCNX	at No. 17 North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 2–8	Decaro (1–0)	Peters (1–2)	None	1,822	4–4	—	Report
February 28	ESPN+	Maryland*		The Diamond	W 15–7	Tappy (1–1)	French (0–1)	None	210	5–4	—	Report

March (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A-10	Source
Central Virginia Classic
March 1	ESPN+	Sacred Heart*		The Diamond	W 6–2	Martinez (3–0)	Babuschak (0–3)	None	247	6–4	—	Report
March 2	ESPN+	Central Connecticut*		The Diamond	W 10–0⁷	Gordon (1–0)	Mozzicato (0–1)	Dressler (1)	340	7–4	—	Report
March 3	ESPN+	Boston College*		The Diamond	W 10–1	Curley (1–0)	McLendon (0–1)	Cosentino (1)	425	8–4	—	Report
First Pitch Invitational
March 7^[a]	YouTube	vs. Western Michigan*		Fluor Field Greenville, South Carolina	W 9–7¹¹	Tappy (2–1)	Berg (1–2)	None	150	9–4	—	Report
March 7^[a]	YouTube	vs. Western Carolina*		Fluor Field	W 5–2	Curley (2–0)	Mortenson (0–1)	Cosentino (2)	150	10–4	—	Report
March 10	YouTube	vs. Michigan State*		Fluor Field	W 8–4	Gordon (2–0)	Matheny (0–2)	None	1,237	11–4	—	Report

March 12	ESPN+	at Longwood*		Buddy Bolding Stadium Farmville, Virginia	L 0–4	Saale (1–0)	McGrady (0–1)	Warunek (1)	286	11–5	—	Report
March 15	ESPN+	Princeton*		The Diamond	W 11–7	Curley (3–0)	Sword (1–1)	None	300	12–5	—	Report
March 16^[a]	ESPN+	Princeton*		The Diamond	W 7–1	Gordon (3–0)	Kim (1–2)	Dressler (2)	300	13–5	—	Report
March 16^[a]	ESPN+	Princeton*		The Diamond	W 6–3	Tappy (3–1)	Gilman (0–1)	None	300	14–5	—	Report
March 17	ESPN+	Princeton*		The Diamond	L 11–15	Faulkner (1–1)	Hoeymans (0–1)	None	350	14–6	—	Report
March 19	ESPN+	at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia	W 8–7	Peters (2–2)	Dolby (0–3)	Tappy (2)	838	15–6	—	Report
March 22	FloBaseball	at Xavier*		J. Page Hayden Field Cincinnati, Ohio	L 6–7	Hoskins (3–3)	Vaughan (0–1)	Vera (2)	104	15–7	—	Report
March 23	FloBaseball	at Xavier*		J. Page Hayden Field	L 5–9	Schmidt (3–2)	Dressler (1–1)	Kelly (3)	112	15–8	—	Report
March 24	FloBaseball	at Xavier*		J. Page Hayden Field	W 10–5	Curley (4–0)	Boyle (3–1)	None	250	16–8	—	Report
March 26	ESPN+	William & Mary*		The Diamond	L 3–6	Knowles (3–0)	Vaughan (0–2)	None	476	16–9	—	Report
March 28	ESPN+	UMass		The Diamond	W 7–6	Tappy (4–1)	Jensen (0–2)	None	175	17–9	1–0	Report
March 29	ESPN+	UMass		The Diamond	L 3–4	Lints (1–0)	Gordon (3–1)	Powers (1)	174	17–10	1–1	Report
March 30	ESPN+	UMass		The Diamond	W 7–1	Curley (5–0)	O'Connor (1–4)	None	358	18–10	2–1	Report

April (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A-10	Source
April 2	FloBaseball	at William & Mary*		Plumeri Park Williamsburg, Virginia	W 9–5	Cosentino (1–0)	Lottchea (2–1)	None	619	19–10	—	Report
April 5	ESPN+	Davidson		The Diamond	W 10–8	Tappy (5–1)	Ban (1–1)	None	222	20–10	3–1	Report
April 6	ESPN+	Davidson		The Diamond	W 7–4	Dressler (2–1)	Fix (1–2)	None	201	21–10	4–1	Report
April 7	ESPN+	Davidson		The Diamond	W 6–1	Cosentino (2–0)	Feczko (2–5)	None	362	22–10	5–1	Report
April 9	ACCNX	at No. 11 Virginia*		Davenport Field Charlottesville, Virginia	L 4–8	Hungate (3–0)	Ellis (0–2)	None	3,281	22–11	—	Report
April 12	ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park Olean, New York	L 5–7	Ciampa (1–2)	Peters (2–3)	None	172	22–12	5–2	Report
April 13	ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park	W 5–0	Gordon (4–1)	Czajkowski (2–3)	None	305	23–12	6–2	Report
April 14	ESPN+	at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park	L 6–11	Roggenburk (2–0)	Everett (0–3)	None	315	23–13	6–3	Report
April 16	ESPN+	Liberty*		The Diamond	W 2–1	Hoeymans (1–1)	Swink (0–1)	Tappy (3)	324	24–13	—	Report
April 19	ESPN+	Dayton		The Diamond	L 1–5	Majick (4–2)	Cosentino (2–1)	Wissman (6)	361	24–14	6–4	Report
April 20	ESPN+	Dayton		The Diamond	W 8–3	Gordon (5–1)	Peguero (1–4)	None	407	25–14	7–4	Report
April 21	ESPN+	Dayton		The Diamond	Canceled (inclement weather)					25–14	7–4	Report
Old Dominion–VCU series
April 23	ESPN+	at Old Dominion*		Bud Metheny Field Norfolk, Virginia	L 1–7	Sulpizio (1–0)	Hoeymans (1–2)	None	583	25–15	—	Report
George Mason–VCU series
April 26	ESPN+	at George Mason		Spuhler Field Fairfax, Virginia	W 6–4	Tappy (6–1)	Stewart (1–2)	None	135	26–15	8–4	Report
April 27	ESPN+	at George Mason		Spuhler Field	L 2–3	Gartland (2–3)	Gordon (5–2)	None	224	26–16	8–5	Report
April 28	ESPN+	at George Mason		Spuhler Field	W 9–8	Tappy (7–1)	Edmonds (1–2)	None	390	27–16	9–5	Report
Duel at the Diamond
April 30	ESPN+	No. 11 Virginia*		The Diamond	L 4–8	Moore (2–0)	Peters (2–4)	Teel (5)	3,689	27–17	—	Report

May (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A-10	Source
May 3	ESPN+	George Washington		The Diamond	W 6–2	Hoeymans (2–2)	Brennan (1–4)	Curley (1)	532	28–17	10–5	Report
May 4	ESPN+	George Washington		The Diamond	L 8–12	Siegenthaler (5–2)	Dressler (2–2)	Wilson (4)	625	28–18	10–6	Report
May 5	ESPN+	George Washington		The Diamond	L 6–11	Haug (3–1)	Tappy (7–2)	None	323	28–19	10–7	Report
Old Dominion–VCU series
May 7	ESPN+	Old Dominion*		The Diamond	L 8–14	Kellen (4–0)	Goleski (0–1)	None	683	28–20	—	Report

May 8^[b]	ESPN+	at No. 10 East Carolina*		Clark-LeClair Stadium Greenville, North Carolina	Canceled (scheduling conflict)					28–20	—	Report
May 10		at Fordham		Houlihan Park The Bronx, New York	W 4–0	Hoeymans (3–2)	Lavelle (6–5)	Curley (2)	116	29–20	11–7	Report
May 11		at Fordham		Houlihan Park	W 4–3	Martinez (4–0)	Berg (5–6)	Tappy (4)	326	30–20	12–7	Report
May 12		at Fordham		Houlihan Park	W 8–3	Vaughan (1–3)	Perez (1–2)	None	187	31–20	13–7
Capital City series
May 16	ESPN+	at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field Richmond, Virginia	L 10–12	Hentschel (4–1)	Nuckols (0–1)	None	308	31–21	13–8	Report
May 17	ESPN+	at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field	W 11–4	Gordon (6–2)	Roche (3–8)	None	276	32–21	14–8	Report
May 18	ESPN+	at Richmond		Malcolm U. Pitt Field	W 12–4	Dressler (3–2)	Corso (1–2)	None	215	33–21	15–8	Report

Postseason (0–0)

Atlantic 10 Tournament (4–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A10T Record	Source
May 21	ESPN+	vs. (7) Saint Joseph's	(2)	Capital One Park Tysons, Virginia	W 4–2	Curley (6–0)	Yablonski (4–5)	Tappy (5)	301	34–21	1–0	Report
May 22	ESPN+	vs. (3) Dayton	(2)	Capital One Park	W 11–3	Hoeymans (4–2)	Majick (5–5)	None	464	35–21	2–0	Report
May 23	ESPN+	vs. (4) Richmond	(2)	Capital One Park	W 13–7	Gordon (7–2)	Ymker (1–3)	None	1,035	36–21	3–0	Report
May 25	ESPN+	vs. (4) Richmond	(2)	Capital One Park	W 16–1	Cosentino (3–1)	Hentschel (4–2)	None	1,152	37–21	4–0	Report

NCAA Greenville Regional (1–2)
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	L 11–17	Schultz (6–2)	Cosentino (3–2)	None	5,571	38–22	1–1	Report
June 2	ESPN+	vs. No. 16 (1) East Carolina*	(3)	Clark-LeClair Stadium	L 7–10	Beal (8–2)	Hoeymans (4–3)	None	5,571	38–23	1–2	Report

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[3]

Schedule Notes

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

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 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

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[4]		*
Baseball America^[5]
NCBWA†^[6]

† 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.

References

^ "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ "Weather forces baseball schedule changes". vcuathletics.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

External links

VCU Baseball

[Doubleheader-2] Part of a doubleheader.

[VCU-ECU-4] Rescheduled from March 7 due to inclement weather.^[2]

[1] "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

[3] "Weather forces baseball schedule changes". vcuathletics.com. March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[5] "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

[6] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.

[7] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.

[8] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

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