2021 Fordham Rams baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Fordham Rams |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 24–19 |
| Conf Record: | 11–9 |
| Head Coach: | Kevin Leighton |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Asst Coach1: | Elliot Glynn |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Pat Porter |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Tony Mellaci |
| Ac3 Year: | 33rd |
| Stadium: | Houlihan Park |
The 2021 Fordham Rams baseball team represented Fordham University during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 162nd season of existence, and their 27th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton assumed managerial duties for the 11th season.
Fordham entered 2021 as the defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champions, but failed to qualify for the tournament. Fordham finished the season 24–19, 11–9 in Atlantic 10 play.
Preseason
Coaches Poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 18, 2021. Fordham was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 regular season.[1]
| Coaches' Poll |
| 1 | VCU | 151 (4) |
| 2 | Fordham | 149 (4) |
| 3 | Dayton | 146 (4) |
| 4 | Davidson | 117 |
| 5 | Saint Louis | 114 (1) |
| 6 | Richmond | 109 |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 103 |
| 8 | George Washington | 74 |
| 9 | Saint Joseph's | 71 |
| 10 | George Mason | 46 |
| 11 | La Salle | 40 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 32 |
| 13 | UMass | 31 | |
Schedule
| 2021 Fordham Rams Baseball Game Log |
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| Regular Season (24–19) |
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| February (0–0) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| February 20 | 12:30 pm | | at * | | Villanova Ballpark
| Postponed (Inclement weather) | 0–0 | — | | | February 23 | 3:00 pm | | | | Jim Houlihan Park
| Postponed (COVID-19 protocols), makeup dates March 10 and March 27 | 0–0 | — | | | February 26 | 12:00 pm | | Sacred Heart* | | Jim Houlihan Park | 0–0 | — | | | February 27 | 11:00 am | | Sacred Heart* | | Jim Houlihan Park | 0–0 | — | | | February 27 | 2:00 pm | | Sacred Heart* | | Jim Houlihan Park | 0–0 | — | | | February 28 | 12:00 am | | Sacred Heart* | | Jim Houlihan Park | 0–0 | — | | |
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| March (11–5) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| March 6 | 12:00 pm | | | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 5–3 | Mikulski (1–0) | Fischer (0–1) | Popolizo (1) | | 1–0 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 7 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | NJIT* | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 5–4 | Karslo (1–0) | Craska (0–1) | — | 0 | 2–0 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 7 | 4:30 pm | ESPN+ | NJIT* | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 8–2 | Crowley (1–0) | Stafflinger (0–1) | — | 0 | 3–0 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 9 | 5:00 pm | | at Stony Brook* | | Joe Nathan Field
| W 9–7 | Henderson (1–0) | Morrisey (0–1) | Quintal (1) | 0 | 4–0 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 10 | 2:30 pm | | Sacred Heart*
| | Jim Houlihan Park | W 10–0 | Karslo (2–0) | Jeter (0–1) | — | 0 | 5–0 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 12 | 2:00 pm | | | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 9–0 | Mikulski (2–0) | Quijano (0–1) | Lavelle (1) | 0 | 6–0 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 13 | 12:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson* | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 2–4 | Baxt (1–0) | Kovel (0–1) | — | 0 | 6–1 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 14 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | Fairleigh Dickinson* | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 6–2 | Henderson (2–0) | DiMartino (0–1) | — | 0 | 7–1 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 17 | 2:30 pm | | | | Jim Houlihan Park | Postponed (COVID-19 protocols), make up date April 13 | 7–1 | — | Report | | March 19 | 3:00 pm | | at *
| | Jack Kaiser Stadium
| L 1–4 | Rodriguez (1–0) | Lavelle (0–1) | Routzahn (3) | 0 | 7–2 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 20 | 11:00 am | ESPN+ | St. John's*
| | Jim Houlihan Park | W 7–6 | Quintal (1–0) | Adams (0–1) | — | 0 | 8–2 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 20 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | St. John's*
| | Jim Houlihan Park | L 3–4 | Cruz (1–0) | Knox (0–1) | Rodriguez (1) | 0 | 8–3 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 21 | 12:00 pm | | at St. John's*
| | Jack Kaiser Stadium | W 7–6 | Lavelle (1–1) | Bianchi (0–1) | — | 0 | 9–3 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 24 | 3:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart*
| | Veterans Memorial Park
| L 4–10 | Hansen (1–0) | Kovel (0–1) | — | 50 | 9–4 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 27 | 1:00 pm | | at * | | Bob Hannah Stadium
| W 15–2 | Mikulski (3–0) | Ludman (1–3) | — | 0 | 10–4 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 28 | 4:30 pm | | at Delaware* | | Bob Hannah Stadium | W 8–1 | Crowley (2–0) | Velazquez (2–2) | — | 0 | 11–4 | — | Box Score
Report | | March 31 | 3:00 pm | | at * | | Owen T. Carroll Field
| L 3–4 | Burnham (1–3) | Karslo (2–1) | Miller (1) | 0 | 11–5 | — | Box Score
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| April (7–8) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| April 1 | 4:00 pm | | at Seton Hall* | | Owen T. Carroll Field | L 4–11 | McLinskey (1–0) | Crowley (2–1) | — | 30 | 11–6 | — | Box Score
Report | | April 3 | 4:00 pm | | at Seton Hall* | | Owen T. Carroll Field | W 1–0 | Mikulski (4–0) | Festa (1–2) | — | 30 | 12–6 | — | Box Score
Report | | April 9 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 4–7 | Devine (1–1) | Ey (0–1) | Moffat (1) | 0 | 12–7 | 0–1 | Box Score
Report | | April 9 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 4–1 | Crowley (3–1) | Moffat (1–2) | — | 0 | 13–7 | 1–1 | Box Score
Report | | April 10 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 3–0 | Mikulski (5–0) | Baez (0–4) | – | 0 | 14–7 | 2–1 | Box Score
Report | | April 10 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | St. Bonaventure | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 7–5 | Karslo (3–1) | White (0–2) | – | 0 | 15–7 | 3–1 | Box Score
Report | | April 13 | 3:00 pm | | Army*
| | Jim Houlihan Park | W 3–2 | Knox (1–1) | Early (1–1) | Quintal (2) | 0 | 16–7 | — | Box Score
Report | | April 16 | 3:00 pm | | | | Bill Beck Field
| Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 16–7 | 3–1 | Report | | April 17 | 1:00 pm | | at * | | John B. Schuerholz Park
| L 2–3 | Reeser (2–3) | Lavelle (1–2) | — | 5 | 16–8 | — | Box Score
| | April 17 | 4:00 pm | | at Towson* | | John B. Schuerholz Park | L 3–5 | Pecilunas (2–3) | Ey (0–2) | Weber (3) | 100 | 16–9 | — | Box Score
| | April 18 | 12:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | | Bill Beck Field | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | | 3–1 | Report | | April 21 | 3:05 pm | | at Army* | | Doubleday Field
| L 2–8 | Dawson (1–0) | Springer (0–1) | — | 45 | 16–10 | — | Report | | April 23 | 3:00 pm | | at | | Smithson Field
| L 3–13 | McCole (2–1) | Ey (0–3) | — | 300 | 16–11 | 3–2 | Report | | April 24 | 12:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | | Smithson Field | W 3–1 | Mikulski (6–0) | Zimmerman (1–3) | — | 225 | 17–11 | 4–2 | Report | | April 24 | 3:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | | Smithson Field | L 1–11 | Rollins (2–1) | Crowley (3–2) | — | 225 | 17–12 | 4–3 | Report | | April 25 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Saint Joseph's | | Smithson Field | W 3–2 | Quintal (2–0) | Weber (1–1) | — | 310 | 18–12 | 5–3 | Report | | April 30 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 2–4 | LeSiuer (1–0) | Knox (1–2) | Clevenger (1) | 0 | 18–13 | 5–4 | Report | |
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| May (6–6) |
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| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
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| May 1 | 12:00 pm | | UMass | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 5–3 | Mikulski (7–0) | Steele (3–6) | Kovel (1) | 0 | 19–13 | 6–4 | Report | | May 1 | 3:00 pm | | UMass | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 3–8 | Given (2–3) | Crowley (3–3) | — | 0 | 19–14 | 6–5 | Report | | May 2 | 12:00 pm | | UMass | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 11–1 | Karslo (4–1) | Dalton (0–4) | — | 0 | 20–14 | 7–5 | Report | | May 5 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | Army* | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 8–11 | Gresham (4–0) | Quintal (2–1) | — | 30 | 20–15 | — | Report | | May 14 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 2–14 | Scanlon (7–2) | Ey (0–4) | — | 40 | 20–16 | 7–6 | Report | | May 15 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | La Salle | | Jim Houlihan Park | W 4–2 | Mikulski (8–0) | Elissalt (6–3) | — | 95 | 21–16 | 8–6 | Report | | May 15 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | La Salle | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 4–8 | Morales (2–5) | Karslo (4–2) | — | 95 | 21–17 | 8–7 | Report | | May 16 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | La Salle | | Jim Houlihan Park | L 5–9 | Rappa (4–1) | Crowley (3–4) | — | 65 | 21–18 | 8–8 | Report | | May 20 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park
| W 11–10 | Quintal (3–1) | Moffat (3–5) | Melendez (1) | 75 | 22–18 | 9–8 | Report | | May 21 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | W 2–1 | Mikulski (9–0) | Baez (1–8) | — | 100 | 23–18 | 10–8 | Report | | May 21 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | L 11–12 | Breen (1–2) | Popolizio (0–1) | — | 100 | 23–19 | 10–9 | Report | | May 22 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | W 14–12 | Springer (1–1) | Shimp (0–1) | Hernandez (1) | 135 | 24–19 | 11–9 | Report | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled
Bold = Fordham team member * = Non-conference game | |
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Schedule Source:[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings
See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
Notes and References
- Web site: Fordham Picked Second in Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll . fordhamsports.com . February 23, 2021 . February 18, 2021.
- https://fordhamsports.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2021 fordhamsports.com
