2024 VCU Rams baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2024
Team:VCU Rams
Conference:Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:A-10
Record:38–23
Conf Record:15–8
Head Coach:Bradley LeCroy
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Andrew Cox
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Sean Thompson
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:Andrew Llewellyn
Ac3 Year:4th
Stadium:The Diamond
Champion:Atlantic 10 tournament champions
Bowl:Greenville Regional
Bowl Result:1–2

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Bradley LeCroy, in his second season with the program.

Previous season

The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 25–30 (11–13) regular season record, in their first season with LeCroy managing the team following former head coach, Shawn Stiffler's departure to coach Notre Dame.[1] The Rams failed to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, and posted their first losing overall record and their first overall losing conference record since 2011.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2024.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No.PositionClassSelector
Brandon Eike 3 INF Senior Perfect Game[2]
Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year
Player No.PositionClassSelector
Brandon Eike 3 INF Senior D1Baseball[3]

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. VCU was picked to finish fifth in the conference and received two first-place votes.[4]

Coaches' Poll
1 Saint Louis 125 (3)
2 George Mason 121 (2)
3 Saint Joseph's 114 (1)
4 Davidson 113 (2)
5 VCU 97 (2)
6 Dayton 96 (1)
7 Rhode Island 77 (1)
8 Richmond 63
9 George Washington 51
10 Fordham 38
11 UMass 22
12 St. Bonaventure 19

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos. No.Player. Year
C 37 Nic Ericsson RS-Senior
1B 17 Chris McHugh Freshman
2B 13 Casey Kleinman Junior
3B 3 Brandon Eike Senior
SS 10 William Bean Senior
LF 15 Ethan Iannuzzi Graduate
CF 26 Cooper Benzin RS-Senior
RF 22 Aden Hill Sophomore
DH 25 Jake Thilges RS-Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No.Player. Year
Friday 46 Campbell Ellis Senior
Saturday 1 Christian Gordon Senior
Sunday 39 Zachary Peters Sophomore

Coaching staff

2024 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
VCU
Alma Mater
Head Coach 2 Clemson University (2000)
Andrew Cox Assistant Coach 2 Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
Sean Thompson Assistant Coach 1 Trevecca Nazarene University (2019)
Andrew Llewellyn Assistant Coach 4 Wingate University (2020)

Offseason

Departures

VCU Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
9 195lb RS Junior Did not return
12 190lbSophomore Transferred to Lynn
13 165lbRS Senior Graduated
16 200lbFreshman Transferred to Niagara CC
17 170lbSophomore
20
21 205lb RS Senior Graduated
24 185lbFreshman Transferred to Maryland
27 170lbSophomore Transferred to Wright State
33 205lb Senior Graduated
40 205lbSenior Graduated

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
13 170lb Monterey Peninsula College
14 210lb High Point
15 200lb Randolph–Macon
16 185lb Hampden–Sydney
21 196lb Charlotte
24 190lb Louisburg
27 210lb Bucknell
29 185lb Louisburg
32 220lb Charlotte
33 207lb Florence–Darlington Tech
34 195lb Cincinnati
40 180lb El Paso CC
42 225lb Bucknell
45 225lb John A. Logan College
52 195lb Maryland

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2024.

Pitchers
Nick Frers Argyle
Joe Gomez Fluvanna
Aiden Milburn Charles W. Baker
Isaiah Wyatt Highland Springs
Hitters
Trent Adelman PDG Academy
Will Epstein PDG Academy
Chris McHugh Commack
Andrew Powers St. John's College

2023 MLB Draft

See main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

No VCU players were selected in the 2023 draft.

Game log

2024 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (38–21)
Regular Season (33–21)
Postseason (5–0)
(1–0)
DateTVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallNCAAT RecordSource
May 31 vs. (2) No. 22 Wake Forest* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium W 1–0 Gordon (8–2) Falco Jr. (2–5) Curley (3) 5,571 38–21 1–0 Report
June 1 ESPN+ vs. (4) * (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
[5]

Schedule Notes

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

See also: 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Rankings

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stires . Sean . It's Official: Notre Dame Hires Shawn Stiffler As Its New Baseball Coach . . November 19, 2022 . July 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Sutherland . Troy . Conference Preview: Atlantic 10 . perfectgame.org . February 18, 2024.
  3. Web site: Eike Named A-10 Preseason POTY by D1Baseball . vcuathletics.com . February 18, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
  4. Web site: Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites . Atlantic 10 . February 18, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
  5. Web site: 2024 Baseball Schedule . vcuathletics.com . January 8, 2024.