The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 42–20 (19–5) regular season record. VCU successfully defended their tournament championship, winning the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Richmond, and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. They were seeded number three in the Chapel Hill Regional. There, they defeated Georgia and then North Carolina in the opening round,[2] before losing two straight to North Carolina. Upon the end of the season, VCU head coach, Shawn Stiffler resigned to become the head coach for Notre Dame.[3]
Preseason
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Austin Younce was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Freshman of the Year, while Will Carlone, and Campbell Ellis were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[4]
A-10 Preseason Freshman of the Year
Player
No.
Position
Class
Austin Younce
18
C
Freshman
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player
No.
Position
Class
Will Carlone
40
INF
RS Junior
Campbell Ellis
46
LHP
Junior
Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. VCU was picked to finish second the Atlantic 10.[5]
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
[8]
Schedule Notes
^The Fairfield game on March 5 became a doubleheader due to the March 3 game being canceled due to inclement weather.
^ a bThe George Washington game on April 22 was suspended in the 7th inning due to inclement weather, the game resumed at 12:00 p.m. on April 23. VCU was leading 11–3 at the time of suspension. The April 23 game originally scheduled for 12:00 p.m. was postponed to 3:30 p.m.[7]
Statistics
Team batting
Team
AB
Avg.
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
VCU
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opponents
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Team pitching
Team
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
SV
ERA
VCU
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Opponents
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Individual batting
Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played
Player
GP
AB
Avg.
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Brandon Eike
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ethan Brooks
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Griffin Boone
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Harrison Long
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
William Bean
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jesse Robinson Jr.
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
AJ Mathis
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gavyn Boyle
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Austin Younce
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
John Lucas
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Macho Santiago
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Logan Amiss
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aden Hill
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jake Thilges
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cooper Benzin
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Devan Barnett
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Individual pitching
Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G
Player
GP
GS
W
L
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
SV
ERA
Christian Gordon
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
James Gladden
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Nick Frazier
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Devan Zirwas
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Justin Walton
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Evan Bert
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Mason Delane
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Brendan Erka
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Jack Goleski
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Zachary Peters
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Brian Curley
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Cade Dressler
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Cam Nuckols
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Campbell Ellis
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Justin Humenay
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Maison Martinez
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Legend
GP
Games played
GS
Games started
AB
At-bats
H
Hits
Avg.
Batting average
2B
Doubles
3B
Triples
HR
Home runs
RBI
Runs batted in
IP
Innings pitched
W
Wins
L
Losses
ERA
Earned run average
SO
Strikeouts
BB
Base on balls
SV
Saves
SB
Stolen bases
High
Team high
Source:[9]
Rankings
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
^ 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.
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^Stires, Sean (July 12, 2022). "It's Official: Notre Dame Hires Shawn Stiffler As Its New Baseball Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
^Sutherland, Troy (February 2, 2023). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^"Reigning Regular-Season Champion Davidson Earns First-Time Selection as A-10 Baseball Preseason Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^Epps, Wayne (July 18, 2022). "VCU's Tyler Locklear selected by Mariners in second round of MLB draft, becoming Rams' highest pick in 18 years". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^@VCUBaseball (April 22, 2023). "Due to the inclement weather today's game at George Washington has been suspended. Play will pick up tomorrow (Apr. 23) at 12 p.m. Sunday's originally scheduled game will start 30 minutes after the finish of today's game" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"2023 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^"2023 Baseball Cumulative Statistics". VCU Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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^"College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.