2018 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2018 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 48th baseball season. It was their 6th season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2018 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	34–21 (14–10 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike McRae (1st season) Rich Witten (1st season) Josh Tutwiler (3rd season)
Home stadium	The Diamond

2018 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍	19	–	4	–	0		.826			35	–	18	–	0		.660
Fordham  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			34	–	17	–	1		.663
George Mason  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			26	–	25	–	0		.510
Richmond  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			31	–	22	–	0		.585
Davidson  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			32	–	19	–	0		.627
VCU  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			34	–	21	–	0		.618
George Washington  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			29	–	24	–	0		.547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			24	–	27	–	0		.471
Dayton  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			21	–	31	–	0		.404
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	7	–	15	–	0		.318			21	–	27	–	0		.438
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	6	–	15	–	0		.286			10	–	33	–	0		.233
UMass  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			15	–	29	–	0		.341
La Salle  ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0		.167			14	–	41	–	0		.255
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 20, 2024 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

2018 VCU Rams Roster
	Pitchers 9 – Hayden Moore – Sophomore 10 – Connor Gillispie – Sophomore 18 – Tanner Winters – RS Sophomore 20 – Sean Thompson – Senior 21 – Teddy Blumenauer – Freshman 22 – Braxton Wilks – Graduate 23 – David Dunn – Freshman 24 – Eric Neiman – Junior 25 – Benjamin Dum – Junior 30 – Michael Dailey – Junior 31 – Dawson Simms – Freshman 33 – Sam Ryan – Sophomore 34 – Ryan Fox – Senior 38 – Garrett Pearson – RS Sophomore 40 – Jack Alkire – Junior 41 – Ben Nelson – Senior		Infielders 1 – Steven Carpenter – Sophomore 2 – Paul Witt – Sopohmore 4 – Daane Berezo – RS Senior 13 – Zach Ching – RS Junior 16 – Liam Hibbits – Freshman 26 – Mitchel Lacey – Senior 27 – Tanner Sullivan – Freshman Utility 8 – Hogan Brown – Freshman 12 – Tyler Juhl – Freshman		Catchers 15 – Hunter Vay – Freshman 17 – Josh Simon – Sophomore 36 – Matt Stallings – Sophomore 37 – Andrew Schatz – Junior Outfielders 14 – Haiden Lamb – Senior

Regular season

Game log

Legend
	VCU win
	VCU loss
	Postponement/cancellation
(10)	Extra innings
*	Non-conference game

2018 VCU Rams baseball game log
Regular season
February (3–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record Feb 16 at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 4–5 Z. Clinton (1–0) R. Fox (0–1) G. Price (1) 1,606 0–1 0–0 Feb 18[a] at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 10–14 L. Barker (1–0) M. McCarty (0–1) G. Price (2) 2,043 0–2 0–0 Feb 18 at Liberty* Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA L 2–4 N. Skirrow (1–0) J. Alkire (0–1) B. Good (1) 2,043 0–3 0–0 Feb 20 at William & Mary* Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, VA W 4–3 C. Gillispie (1–0) C. Farrell (0–1) M. McCarty (1) 241 1–3 0–0 Feb 23 vs. West Virginia* Coastal Carolina Tournament Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 6–2 (11) B. Wilks (1–0) C. Dotson (0–1) M. McCarty (2) 172 2–3 0–0 Feb 24 vs. West Virginia* Coastal Carolina Tournament Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–5 S. Thompson (1–0) A. Manoah (0–1) M. McCarty (3) 210 3–3 0–0 Feb 25 vs. Illinois* Coastal Carolina Tournament Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 4–7 R. Thompson (1–0) C. Gillespie (1–1) none 127 3–4 0–0 Feb 26 at Coastal Carolina* Coastal Carolina Tournament Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 5–15 S. Kobos (1–0) R. Fox (0–2) none 1,066 3–5 0–0 Feb 28 Maryland* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 0–2 M. DiLuia (1–0) H. Moore (0–1) J. Murphy (1) 325 3–6 0–0
March (15–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record Mar 2 Manhattan* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 6–8 T. Stuart (1–0) M. Dailey (0–2) none 265 3–7 0–0 Mar 3 Manhattan* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 2–1 S. Thompson (2–0) J. DiNizio (0–1) M. McCarty (4) 382 4–7 0–0 Mar 4 Manhattan* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 4–6 J. Jacques (1–1) H. Moore (0–2) T. J. Stuart (1) 354 4–8 0–0 Mar 6 at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC Cancelled Mar 7 Norfolk State* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–4 M. Dailey (1–2) J. Henderson (0–1) M. McCarty (5) 300 5–8 0–0 Mar 9 Binghamton* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–1 C. Gillispie (2–1) J. Wloczewski (0–3) M. McCarty (6) 292 6–8 0–0 Mar 11[b] Binghamton* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 2–1 S. Thompson (3–0) N. Wegmann (1–3) B. Dum (1) 399 7–8 0–0 Mar 11 Binghamton* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 18–3 B. Wilks (2–0) N. Gallagher (0–3) none 399 8–8 0–0 Mar 13 at No. 17 East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 3–0 M. Dailey (2–2) J. Agnos (1–2) B. Dum (2) 1,918 9–8 0–0 Mar 14 Lafayette* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 8–6 H. Moore (1–2) C. Jones (0–1) M. McCarty (7) 246 10–8 0–0 Mar 16 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–0 S. Ryan (1–0) S. Bates (0–4) M. McCarty (8) 293 11–8 0–0 Mar 17 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 2–1 B. Dum (1–0) V. Martin (0–1) none 346 12–8 0–0 Mar 18 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–4 C. Gillispie (3–1) D. McBryan (0–2) M. McCarty (9) 355 13–8 0–0 Mar 21 at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA Cancelled Mar 23 Rhode Island The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–2 C. Gillispie (4–1) M. Murphy (1–2) M. McCarty (10) 370 14–8 1–0 Mar 24 Rhode Island The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 1–0 (15) C. Bafus (1–0) N. Robinson (0–2) none 341 15–8 2–0 Mar 25 Rhode Island The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 4–2 D. Dunn (1–0) V. Jangols (2–3) M. McCarty (11) 348 16–8 3–0 Mar 28 Virginia* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 11–3 H. Moore (2–2) G. McGarry (0–2) C. Bafus (1) 3,621 17–8 0–0 Mar 30 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO W 4–2 B. Wilks (3–0) M. Hogan (2–4) M. McCarty (12) 367 18–8 4–0 Mar 31 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO L 1–7 J. Wark (5–1) S. Thompson (3–1) none 123 18–9 4–1
April (10–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record Apr 1 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO L 0–9 D. Reveno (5–1) M. Dailey (2–3) none 123 18–10 4–2 Apr 3 Towson* Schuerholz Park • Towson, MD W 7–2 (6) S. Ryan (2–0) B. Plagge (1–2) none 101 19–10 4–2 Apr 6 Dayton The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–4 20–10 5–2 Apr 7 Dayton The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 10–1 21–10 6–2 Apr 8 Dayton The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–6 21–11 6–3 Apr 11 VMI* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–4 21–12 6–3 Apr 13 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, NY W 11–4 22–12 7–3 Apr 14 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, NY W 8–2 23–12 8–3 Apr 15 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park • St. Bonaventure, NY L 2–3 23–13 8–4 Apr 17 at Maryland* Shipley Field • College Park, MD W 14–3 24–13 8–4 Apr 20 George Mason Rivalry The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 3–11 24–14 8–5 Apr 21 George Mason Rivalry The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–4 25–14 9–5 Apr 22 George Mason Rivalry The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 1–0 (12) 26–14 10–5 Apr 25 Longwood* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 12–2 27–14 10–5 Apr 27 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC L 9–10 27–15 10–6 Apr 28 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC W 14–1 28–15 11–6 Apr 29 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field • Davidson, NC L 9–13 28–16 11–7
May (1–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record May 1 at Virginia* Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 0–2 28–17 11–7 May 4 Richmond Capital City Classic The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 2–4 (13) 28–18 11–8 May 5 Richmond Capital City Classic The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–1 29–18 12–8 May 6 Richmond Capital City Classic The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 0–3 29–19 12–9 May 8 at Old Dominion* Rivalry Bud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VA May 11 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA May 12 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA May 13 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA May 15 Old Dominion* Rivalry The Diamond • Richmond, VA May 18 vs. Western Carolina Forest City Series McNair Field • Forest City, NC May 19 vs. Western Carolina Forest City Series McNair Field • Forest City, NC
Post-season
Atlantic 10 Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10T Record May 23 vs. TBD TBD Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA May 24 vs. TBD TBD Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA May 25 vs. TBD TBD Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA May 26 vs. TBD TBD Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA
NCAA tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 1 vs. TBD TBD TBD • TBD
College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 16 vs. TBD TBD TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = VCU team member Rankings from Collegiate Baseball; parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

Notes

^{^[a]} The Feb. 17 game between Liberty and VCU was postponed due to inclement weather. The game was rescheduled to Feb. 18 at 1:00 p.m., while the originally planned Feb. 18 game was rescheduled to 4 p.m.