2015 VCU Rams baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2015
Team:	VCU Rams
Conference:	Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:	A-10
Coachrank:	15
Aprank:	18
Record:	40–25
Conf Record:	14–10
Head Coach:	Shawn Stiffler
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Kurt Elbin
Ac1 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach2:	Steve Hay
Ac2 Year:	1st
Asst Coach3:	ML Morgan
Ac3 Year:	1st
Stadium:	The Diamond
Champion:	A10 Tournament champions NCAA Dallas Regional champions
Bowl:	NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional
Bowl Result:	L, 0–2

The 2015 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 45th season fielding a varsity baseball program, and their third season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Led by Shawn Stiffler for his third season, the Rams had their most successful baseball season in program history. The Rams advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time ever, and won their first ever Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. It was the program's return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.

Personnel

2015 roster

2015 VCU Rams Roster^[1]
	Pitchers 13 - Matt Lees - Junior 14 - Logan Kanuik - Senior 16 - Michael Carpenter - Sophomore 20 - Seth Greene - RS Senior 23 - Matt Jamer - Freshman 30 - Brian Goodling - Freshman 31 - Tyler Buckley - Junior 32 - Daniel Concepcion - Junior 33 - Dan Black - Sophomore 34 - Matt Blanchard - Junior 35 - Heath Dwyer - Junior 37 - Thomas Gill - Junior 38 - Jordan Storey - RS Senior 40 - JoJo Howie - Junior		Infielders 4 - Joey Cujas - Junior 10 - Tom Crimi - Senior 15 - Darian Carpenter - Freshman 17 - Matt Davis - Freshman 18 - Bryce Lee - Senior 25 - Vimael Machin - Junior 26 - Trevor Marino - Senior 27 - Shane Dressler - Freshman Utility 8 - Logan Farrar - Freshman		Catchers 7 - Chris Ayers - Senior 11 - Walker Haymaker - Sophomore 19 - Brett Hileman - Freshman 21 - Nick Octavi - Senior 24 - Joe Bugas - Freshman Outfielders 1 - James Bunn - Sophomore 2 - Bill Cullen - Senior 3 - Landon Prentiss - Senior 9 - Cody Acker - Sophomore 12 - Alex Gransback - Freshman

Schedule

2015 VCU Rams baseball game log^[2]
Regular season (33–22)
February (2–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record February 13 vs. * David F. Couch Ballpark W 6–3 Dwyer (1–0) Hollenback (0–1) Concepcion (1) 128 1–0 - February 14 at Wake Forest* David F. Couch Ballpark L 0–1 Dunshee (1–0) Howie (0–1) Fossas (1) 718 1–1 - February 17 at Virginia* Davenport Field Postponed (inclement weather) - February 21 vs. * Griffith Field L 1–5 Hough (2–0) Dwyer (1–1) Castellani (1) 35 1–2 - February 21 vs. Bucknell Griffith Field L 4–6 Hammond (1–0) Blanchard (0–1) none 43 1–3 - February 22 vs. Bucknell Griffith Field L 2–3 Gambon (1–0) Howie (0–2) Rafferty (1) 82 1–4 - February 27 vs. Pitt* Griffith Field W 5–4 Concepcion (1–0) Harris (0–1) none 127 2–4 - February 28 vs. Pitt* Griffith Field L 1–6 Sandefur (1–0) Blanchard (0–2) none 105 2–5 -
March (13–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record March 1 vs. Pitt* Griffith Field W 3–2 Lees (1–0) Mattson (0–1) none 96 3–5 - March 4 at No. 16 * Boshamer Stadium L 5–6 Raquet (1–0) Thompson (0–1) none 872 3–6 - March 6 at * John Sessions Stadium L 1–2 Disch (1–0) Gill (0–1) none 85 3–7 - March 7 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium W 4–3 Howie (1–2) Tanner (1–2) Concepcion (2) 179 4–7 - March 8 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium W 5–4 Dwyer (2–1) Russell (1–3) Lees (1) 188 5–7 - March 10 The Diamond W 12–5 Thompson (1–1) Reitcheck (1–1) none 237 6–7 - March 11 Penn* The Diamond W 5–1 Blanchard (1–2) Hammonds (0–1) none 181 7–7 - March 13 The Diamond L 0–3 Hunt (1–2) Howie (1–3) none 204 7–8 - March 15 The Diamond W 7–1 Dwyer (3–1) Bradshaw (1–1) none 373 8–8 - March 16 The Diamond W 11–4 Lees (2–0) Thonvold (0–1) none 258 9–8 - March 17 Monmouth* The Diamond L 0–7 Trimarco (1–2) Thompson (1–2) none 227 9–9 - March 20 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium W 4–3 Lees (3–0) Boyd (2–4) Concepcion (3) 2,069 10–9 - March 21 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium L 3–9 Morgan (4–0) Gill (0–2) none 2,862 10–10 - March 22 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium W 3–2 Lees (4–0) Boyd (2–5) Concepcion (4) 2,295 11–10 - March 24 VMI The Diamond W 18–0 Thompson (2–2) Eagle (0–2) none 606 12–10 - March 25 The Diamond W 8–1 Buckley (4–0) Catlin (3–1) none 404 13–10 - March 27 The Diamond W 16–3 Howie (2–3) LeBlanc (1–2) none 307 14–10 1–0 March 28 UMass The Diamond L 2–3 Moloney (2–1) Concepcion (1–1) Mackintosh (1) 343 14–11 1–1 March 29 UMass The Diamond W 8–0 Dwyer (4–1) Grant (1–1) none 327 15–11 2–1 March 31 Virginia* The Diamond L 3–5 Casey (2–1) Concepcion (1–2) Sborz (8) 3,233 15–12 -
April (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record April 4 at Woerner Field W 5–2 Lees (5–0) Dant (1–6) Concepcion (5) 188 16–12 3–1 April 4 at Dayton Woerner Field L 2–5 Buettgen (2–3) Howie (2–4) none 188 16–13 3–2 April 5 at Dayton Woerner Field W 6–0 Dwyer (5–1) Horn (1–2) Concepcion (6) 151 17–13 4–2 April 8 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, Virginia W 10–2 Thompson (3–2) Matheson (1–2) none 591 18–13 - April 10 The Diamond L 1–8 Kalish (3–3) Blanchard (1–3) none 307 18–14 4–3 April 11 George Mason* The Diamond W 9–1 Howie (3–4) Williams (4–4) none 399 19–14 5–3 April 12 George Mason* The Diamond L 6–7 Zombro (4–1) Lees (5–1) Tobin (4) 407 19–15 5–4 April 14 at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium Canceled (inclement weather)^[3] 19–15 - April 15 at Longwood* Bolding Stadium W 11–5 Thompson (4–2) Kuebbing (1–4) none 154 20–15 - April 17 at Smithson Field W 15–9 Buckley (2–0) Vanderslice (3–5) none 217 21–15 6–4 April 18 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field W 4–2 Howie (4–4) Manion (2–3) Concepcion (7) 400 22–15 7–4 April 19 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field L 1–5 August (2–0) Dwyer (5–2) none 278 22–16 7–5 April 21 The Diamond W 2–1 Concepcion (2–2) Morris (3–2) none 622 23–16 - April 22 at Maryland* Turtle Smith Stadium W 3–1 Stine (1–0) Bloom (0–1) Concepcion (8) 237 24–16 - April 24 Hugh Stephens Field L 3–7 Distasio (4–4) Howie (4–5) none 190 24–17 7–6 April 25 Rhode Island Hugh Stephens Field L 3–6 Wilson (6–0) Lees (5–2) Moyers (1) 146 24–18 7–7 April 26 Rhode Island Hugh Stephens Field W 7–0 Dwyer (6–2) Kawlewski (0–2) Concepcion (9) 201 25–18 8–7 April 29 The Diamond W 14–6 Gill (1–2) Parmentier (2–1) none 494 26–18 -
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 record May 1 at Billiken Sports Center L 1–7 26–19 8–8 May 2 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 2–3 26–20 8–9 May 3 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 9–12 26–21 8–10 May 5 at Norfolk State* Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, Virginia L 3–6 26–22 - May 7 The Diamond W 7–2 27–22 9–10 May 8 Fordham The Diamond W 2–1 28–22 10–10 May 9 Fordham The Diamond W 3–2 29–22 11–10 May 12 vs. Old Dominion* War Memorial Stadium Hampton, Virginia W 9–3 30–22 - May 14 at Fred Handler Park Olean, New York W 12–2 31–22 12–10 May 15 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 11–0 32–22 13–10 May 16 at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 7–2 33–22 14–10
Postseason (7–3)
Atlantic 10 tournament (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10T record May 20 vs. (4) (5) Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia W 11–0 34–22 1–0 May 21 vs. (1) Saint Louis (5) Barcroft Park W 14–3 35–22 2–0 May 22 vs. (2) Rhode Island (5) Barcroft Park W 8–2 36–22 3–0 May 23 vs. (2) Rhode Island (5) Barcroft Park W 5–3 37–22 4–0
NCAA Dallas Regional (3–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 29 at No. 14 (1) * (4) Horner Ballpark W 7–2 38–22 1–0 May 31 vs. No. 18 (2) Oregon State* (4) Horner Ballpark W 5–1 39–22 2–0 June 1 at No. 15 (1) Dallas Baptist* No. 18 (4) Horner Ballpark L 1–2 39–23 2–1 June 1 at No. 15 (1) Dallas Baptist* No. 18 (4) Horner Ballpark W 3–1 40–23 3–1
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 5 at No. 5 (5) Miami (FL)* No. 15 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, Florida L 2–3 40–24 3–2 June 6 at No. 5 (5) Miami (FL)* No. 15 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, Florida L 3–10 40–25 3–3
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.^[4]

Rankings

See main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster. VCU Athletics. March 22, 2014.
2. Web site: VCU Rams baseball schedule. VCU Rams. June 1, 2015.
3. Web site: 2015-04-14 . VCU's Tuesday Game at VMI has been Canceled . 2024-05-27 . Virginia Commonwealth University . en.
4. Web site: 2015 Baseball Schedule . vcuathletics.com . August 1, 2015.