2019 VCU Rams baseball team


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.

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
← 2018
2020 →
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  ‍‍y 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[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

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A10 media poll

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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

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2019 VCU Rams Roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 9 – Hayden Moore – Junior
  • 10 – Connor GillispieJunior
  • 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

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Results

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Game log

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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)
Post-season (0–2)

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[3]—*
Baseball America[4]
Collegiate Baseball^[5]RVRVRV
NCBWA[6]
D1Baseball[7]

^ 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. ^ "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.