2020 VCU Rams baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | VCU Rams |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 9–8 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Shawn Stiffler |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach1: | Mike McRae |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Rich Witten |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Josh Tutwiler |
| Ac3 Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | The Diamond |
The 2020 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 50th baseball season, and their 8th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 14, 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on May 16, 2020. The season was cancelled on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The Rams finished the season with a 9–8 record.
The Atlantic 10 Baseball Tournament was to be hosted by VCU and was to be held from May 20–23, 2020.
Preseason
A10 media poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball media poll was released on February 10, 2020. VCU was picked to win the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.[2]
| Coaches' Poll |
| 1 | VCU | 162 (8) |
| 2 | Fordham | 149 (2) |
| 3 | Dayton | 144 (3) |
| 4 | Richmond | 123 |
| 5 | Davidson | 112 |
| 6 | Saint Louis | 111 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 97 |
| 8 | George Washington | 73 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's | 71 |
| 10 | George Mason | 52 |
| 11 | UMass | 37 |
| 12 | La Salle | 31 |
| 13 | St. Bonaventure | 21 | |
Roster
| 2020 VCU Rams Roster[3] |
| | Pitchers- 8 – Hogan Brown – Junior
- 9 – Nick Evangelista – Junior
- 10 – Edwin Serrano – Junior
- 12 – Brandon Henson – Senior
- 18 – Justin Sorokowski – RS Junior
- 19 – Jack Schroeder – Junior
- 20 – Jaden Griffin – Sophomore
- 23 – Devin Dunn – Junior
- 24 – Maddison Furman – Sophomore
- 25 – Jack Masloff – Freshman
- 26 – Cooper Benzin – RS Freshman
- 30 – Michael Dailey – RS Senior
- 33 – Mason Delane – Freshman
- 38 – Danny Watson – Sophomore
- 39 – Evan Chenier – Sophomore
- 42 – Brooks Knapek – RS Junior
- 42 – Nate Boyle – Junior
- 43 – Carter Knapek – RS Junior
- 45 – Evan Elliott – Freshman
| | Infielders- 1 – Steven Carpenter – Senior
- 2 – Paul Witt – Senior
- 3 – Brett Willett – Senior
- 4 – Alex Aguila – Freshman
- 6 – Phillipe Roy – Freshman
- 14 – Brett Norwood – Senior
- 16 – Liam Hibbits – Junior
- 22 – Andrew Puglielli – Senior
- 27 – Brett Young – RS Freshman
- 28 – Tyler Locklear – Freshman
- 32 – Greg Ryan – Sophomore
- 40 – Will Carlone – Freshman
Utility
- 8 – Hogan Brown – Junior
- 19 – Jack Schroeder – Junior
| | Catchers- 15 – Hunter Vay – Junior
- 17 – Josh Simon – Senior
- 21 – Logan Amiss – Sophomore
- 31 – Connor Hicks – RS Freshman
- 36 – Matt Stallings – RS Junior
- 37 – Nic Ericsson – Freshman
Outfielders
- 12 – Brandon Henson – Senior
- 26 – Cooper Benzin – Sophomore
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Game log
| Legend |
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| | VCU win |
| | VCU loss |
| | Postponement/cancellation |
| Extra innings |
| Non-conference game |
| Bold | VCU team member |
| † | Make-Up Game | |
| 2020 VCU Rams baseball game log |
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| Regular season (8–4) |
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| February (7–3) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| February 14 | at Charlotte* | | Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 17–5 | E. Chenier (1–0) | B. McGowan (0–1) | E. Serrano (1) | 812 | 1–0 | - | | February 15 | at Charlotte* | | Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | L 4–5 | T. Starnes (1–0) | C. Knapek (0–1) | none | 887 | 1–1 | - | | February 16 | at Charlotte* | | Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 8–4 | M. Furman (1–0) | A. Roach (0–1) | none | 682 | 2–1 | - | | February 18 | Norfolk State | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | W 10–1 | J. Griffin (1–0) | J. DeLoatch (0–1) | none | 361 | 3–1 | - | | February 21 | Sacred Heart | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | W 5–3 | D. Watson (1–0) | C. Thompson (0–1) | E. Chenier (1) | 276 | 4–1 | - | | February 22 | Sacred Heart* | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | L 4–5 | M. Aufiero (1–0) | M. Delane (0–1) | none | 409 | 4–2 | - | | February 23 | Sacred Heart* | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | W 6–1 | D. Watson (2–0) | J. Kramer (0–1) | none | 376 | 5–2 | - | | February 26 | Old Dominion
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | L 3–6 | M. Parmentier (1–0) | E. Serrano (0–1) | N. Dean (2) | 310 | 5–3 | - | | February 28 | West Virginia | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | W 4–1 | M. Furman (2–0) | J. Wolf (2–1) | None | 483 | 6–3 | - | | February 29 | Georgetown | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | W 20–6 | J. Masloff (1–0) | A. Tonas (0–1) | None | 369 | 7–3 | - | |
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| March (2–5) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| March 1 | Wagner | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | W 9–0 | D. Dunn (1–0) | J. Beyer (0–1) | E. Serrano (2) | 337 | 8–3 | - | | March 4 | at North Carolina* | | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 3–8 | D. Palermo (1–0) | J. Sorokowski (0–1) | None | 1,652 | 8–4 | - | | March 7 | vs. Illinois State* | | John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | L 5–8 | C. Johnson (2–2) | J. Masloff (1–1) | None | 175 | 8–5 | - | | March 7 | at Jacksonville* | | John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | L 2–4 | M. Cassala (1–2) | M. Delane (0–2) | C. Mauloni (2) | 318 | 8–6 | - | | March 8 | at Jacksonville* | | John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | L 1–2 | C. Mauloni (1–1) | E. Chenier (1–1) | None | 228 | 8–7 | - | | March 10 | at Charleston* | | Patriots Point Ballpark • Charleston, SC | L 3–8 | J. Masloff (1–2) | J. Price (2–1) | None | 476 | 8–8 | - | | March 11 | at The Citadel* | | Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC | W 8–4 | M. Delane (1–2) | A. Blakely (0–1) | None | 217 | 9–8 | - | | March 13 | Iona | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | - | - | | March 14 | Iona* | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | March 15 | Iona* | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | March 17 | East Carolina | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | March 20 | St. Bonaventure | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | March 21 | St. Bonaventure | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | March 22 | St. Bonaventure | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | March 24 | William & Mary | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | March 27 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA | - | - | | March 28 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA | - | - | | March 29 | at George Washington | | Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA | - | - | | March 31 | Maryland | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | |
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| April (0–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| April 3 | Richmond
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | - | - | | April 4 | Richmond
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 5 | Richmond
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 7 | Virginia
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 10 | George Mason
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 11 | George Mason
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 12 | George Mason
| | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 14 | at VMI* | | Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA | - | - | | April 17 | at New Orleans* | | Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA | - | - | | April 18 | at New Orleans* | | Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA | - | - | | April 19 | at New Orleans* | | Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA | - | - | | April 21 | at William & Mary* | | Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, VA | - | - | | April 24 | Davidson | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 25 | Davidson | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 26 | Davidson | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | April 28 | VMI* | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | |
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| May (0–0) |
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 Record |
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| May 1 | at Dayton | | Woerner Field • Dayton, OH | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | - | - | | May 2 | at Dayton | | Woerner Field • Dayton, OH | - | - | | May 3 | at Dayton | | Woerner Field • Dayton, OH | - | - | | May 6 | at Old Dominion*
| | Bud Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA | - | - | | May 8 | Saint Louis | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | May 9 | Saint Louis | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | May 10 | Saint Louis | | The Diamond • Richmond, VA | - | - | | May 12 | at Virginia*
| | Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA | - | - | | May 14 | at Rhode Island | | Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI | - | - | | May 15 | at Rhode Island | | Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI | - | - | | May 16 | at Rhode Island | | Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI | - | - | |
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| Post-season (0–0) |
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Rankings
See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
Honors
Preseason honors
External links
Notes and References
- Atlantic 10 Cancels 2020 Spring Sports Competitions and Championships. March 12, 2020. Atlantic 10 Conference. Newport News, Virginia. This has been another difficult decision for the conference, but cancelling our spring sports seasons and championships is in the best interest of our student-athletes, coaches, administrators and fans.. March 26, 2020.
- Web site: VCU Picked as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorite. atlantic10.com. en. 2020-02-26.
- Web site: 2020 VCU Baseball Roster. https://web.archive.org/web/20191010111017/https://vcuathletics.com/sports/bsb/2019-20/roster. dead. October 10, 2019. VCU Athletics.
- Web site: Hibbits named to Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season All-American Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20191228042029/https://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/bsb/2019-20/releases/20191217hjxpnf . dead . December 28, 2019 . vcuathletics.com . December 27, 2019 .
