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2023 VCU Rams baseball
2023 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	25–30 (11–13 A-10)
Head coach	Bradley LeCroy (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andrew Cox (1st season); Tanner Gordon (1st season); Andrew Llewellyn (3rd season);
Home stadium	The Diamond
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 VCU Rams baseball team

American college baseball season

The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2023 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 first season with the program.

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The Rams finished the season with a 25–30 record.

Personnel

Roster

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2023 VCU Rams baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	LHP	Christian Gordon	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Amherst, VA
2	INF	Brandon Eike	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Powhatan, VA
4	INF	Ethan Brooks	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Glen Allen, VA
6	INF	Griffin Boone	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Montclair, VA
8	INF	Harrison Long	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Sarasota, FL
9	OF	Scottie O'Bryan	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Jamesville, NY
10	INF	William Bean	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Great Falls, VA
12	OF	Jesse Robinson Jr.	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Short Pump, VA
13	OF	AJ Maths	L/L	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Tampa, FL
15	C	Jacob Selden	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Gr	Charleston, SC
16	OF	Gavyn Boyle	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Gasport, NY
17	C	Casey Gibbs	S/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Olney, MD
18	C	Austin Younce	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Chesapeake, VA
19	OF	John Lucas	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Fr	Midlothian, VA
20	INF	Macho Santiago	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Richmond, VA
21	OF	Logan Amiss	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Powhatan, VA
22	OF	Aden Hill	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Mechanicsville, MD
24	RHP	James Gladden	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, MD
25	INF	Jake Thilges	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS So	Johnston, IA
26	OF	Cooper Benzin	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Ashland, VA
27	RHP	Nick Frazier	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Vienna, VA
28	LHP	Devan Zirwas	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Imperial, PA
30	RHP	Justin Walton	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Gr	Glen Allen, VA
31	RHP	Evan Bert	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Harrisonburg, VA
32	OF	Devan Barnett	L/L	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jr	Pittsburgh, PA
33	RHP	Mason Delane	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Colonial Beach, VA
34	INF	Ethan Serrano	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Mechanicsville, VA
36	RHP	Brendan Erka	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Allison Park, PA
37	C	Nic Ericsson	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Dale City, VA
38	LHP	Jack Goleski	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Atlee, VA
39	RHP	Zachary Peters	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pawling, NY
40	INF	Will Carlone	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	West Seneca, NY
41	RHP	Brian Curley	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Midlothian, VA
43	LHP	Cade Dressler	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Mifflinburg, PA
44		Cam Nuckols	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Chesterfield, VA
45	INF	Art Schoenstadt	L/R	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Gr	Sammamish, WA
46	LHP	Campbell Ellis	L/L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Georgetown, ON
50	RHP	Justin Humenay	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Montreal, QC
55	RHP	Maison Martinez	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lake Worth, FL

Head coach

Bradley LeCroy

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Cox
Tanner Gordon
Andrew Llewellyn

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 5, 2023

Game log

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2023 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (25–30)

Regular Season (25–30)

February (2–5)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Source
Coastal Carolina Tournament
February 17	11:00 a.m.		vs. Middle Tennessee*		Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	L 8–14	Hamm (1–0)	Ellis (0–1)	None	1,032	0–1	—	Box Score
February 18	11:00 a.m.		vs. Fairfield*		Springs Brooks Stadium	W 10–3	Gordon (1–0)	Ostensen (0–1)	Dressler (1)	1,021	1–1	—	Box Score
February 19	2:30 p.m.	ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina*		Springs Brooks Stadium	W 4–2	Peters (1–0)	Smith (1–1)	Erka (1)	1,969	2–1	—	Box Score

February 24	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Sacred Heart*		The Diamond Richmond, VA	L 6–7¹⁰	Briggs (1–0)	Erka (0–1)	None	150	2–2	—	Box Score
February 25	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Sacred Heart*		The Diamond	L 5–11	Hawkins (1–0)	Gordon (1–1)	Costello (1)	200	2–3	—	Box Score
February 26	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Sacred Heart*		The Diamond	L 10–11¹⁰	Boyian (1–0)	Delane (0–1)	Aufiero (1)	200	2–4	—	Box Score
February 28	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 13 North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 4–10	Peterson (1–0)	Peters (1–1)	None	1,974	2–5	—	Box Score

March (12–7)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Source
March 1	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 13 North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium	L 10–14	Eaise (1–1)	Walton (0–1)	None	2,028	2–6	—	Box Score
Central Virginia Classic
March 3	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Canisius*		The Diamond	Canceled (inclement weather)					2–6	—	Report
March 4	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	West Virginia*		The Diamond	L 5–8	Traxel (2–1)	Ellis (0–2)	None	500	2–7	—	Box Score
March 5	11:00 a.m.	ESPN+	Fairfield*		The Diamond	W 9–3⁷	Gordon (2–1)	Ostensen (0–3)	None	250	3–7	—	Box Score
March 5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Fairfield*		The Diamond	L 2–5⁷	Erbeck (1–0)	Erka (0–2)	Baker (1)	200	3–8	—	Box Score

March 7	4:00 p.m.		at Liberty*		Liberty Baseball Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 0–10	Gainey (3–0)	Delane (1–1)	None	1,175	3–9	—	Box Score
March 8	4:00 p.m.		at James Madison*		Eagle Field Harrisonburg, VA	L 5–19	Czerwinski (1–0)	Curley (0–1)	None	247	3–10	—	Box Score
March 10	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Cornell*		The Diamond	W 14–9	Ellis (1–2)	Keller (0–2)	None	500	4–10	—	Box Score
March 11	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Cornell*		The Diamond	W 10–5	Gladden (1–0)	Hamill (0–3)	None	200	5–10	—	Box Score
March 12	11:00 a.m.	ESPN+	Cornell*		The Diamond	W 9–3	Delane (1–2)	Edwards (0–1)	None	250	6–10	—	Report
March 14	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	James Madison*		The Diamond	L 6–14	Cone (3–0)	Bert (0–1)	None	250	6–11	—	Box Score
March 17	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	NJIT*		The Diamond	W 5–4¹⁰	Ellis (2–2)	Reiner (0–2)	None	300	7–11	—	Box Score
March 18	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	NJIT*		The Diamond	W 12–4	Gladden (2–0)	de Jong (0–2)	None	250	8–11	—	Box Score
March 19	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	NJIT*		The Diamond	W 1–0	Delane (2–2)	Georgini (2–1)	None	300	9–11	—	Box Score
March 21	6:00 p.m.	MASN	Longwood*		The Diamond	W 5–2	Bert (1–1)	Cole Taylor (0–4)	Ellis (1)	250	10–11	—	Box Score
March 24	6:30 p.m.	ESPN+	at South Florida*		USF Baseball Stadium Tampa, FL	W 18–3	Gladden (3–0)	Dorsey (2–2)	None	1,396	11–11	—	Box Score
March 25	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at South Florida*		USF Baseball Stadium	L 0–9	Mink (4–2)	Peters (1–2)	Hudi (1)	933	11–12	—	Box Score
March 26	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at South Florida*		USF Baseball Stadium	W 25–15	Ellis (3–2)	Jackson (0–1)	None	1,114	12–12	—	Box Score
March 28	6:00 p.m.	MASN	Norfolk State*		The Diamond	W 13–4	Goleski (1–0)	Manzer (1–2)	None	648	13–12	—	Box Score
March 31	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	St. Bonaventure		The Diamond	W 23–9	Martinez (1–0)	Lintell (0–3)	None	650	14–12	1–0	Box Score

April (8–10)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Source
April 1	2:00 p.m.	ESPN3	St. Bonaventure		The Diamond	L 6–7	Devine (1–1)	Gladden (3–1)	O'Connell (1)	367	14–13	1–1	Box Score
April 2	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	St. Bonaventure		The Diamond	W 13–1	Bert (2–1)	Breen (1–1)	None	500	15–13	2–1	Box Score
April 4	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	VMI*		The Diamond	W 6–4	Curley (1–1)	Wright (0–1)	Ellis (2)	496	16–13	—	Box Score
April 7	3:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field Merion Station, PA	L 3–5	McCausland (3–1)	Gordon (2–2)	McShane (1)	274	16–14	2–2	Box Score
April 8	2:00 p.m.	ESPN3	at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field	L 3–12	Stetzar (2–2)	Peters (1–3)	None	308	16–15	2–3	Box Score
April 9	1:00 p.m.		at Saint Joseph's		Smithson Field	W 11–7	Ellis (4–2)	Shearer (0–1)	None	302	17–15	3–3	Box Score
April 11	5:00 p.m.	FloSports	at William & Mary*		Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA	L 12–13	McDonough (1–0)	Curley (1–2)	Lovasz (5)	381	17–16	—	Box Score
George Mason–VCU Series
April 14	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	George Mason		The Diamond	W 5–0	Peters (2–3)	Shields (5–2)	Erka (2)	451	18–16	4–3	Box Score
April 15	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	George Mason		The Diamond	L 5–10	Gartland (4–2)	Ellis (4–3)	None	716	18–17	4–4	Box Score
April 16	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	George Mason		The Diamond	W 11–3	Gladden (4–1)	Eaton (1–2)	None	508	19–17	5–4	Box Score
Duel at the Diamond
April 18	7:00 p.m.	WUPV/ESPN+	No. 8 Virginia*		The Diamond	L 6–19	Early (8–1)	Nuckols (0–1)	None	3,324	19–18	—	Box Score

April 21	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park Arlington, VA	L 2–9	Koester (4–2)	Peters (2–4)	None	304	19–19	5–5	Box Score
April 22	11:30 a.m.^{[lower-alpha 2]}	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park	W 11–4	Ellis (5–3)	Brennan (2–2)	Frazier (1)	202	20–19	6–5	Box Score
April 23	3:30 p.m.^{[lower-alpha 2]}	ESPN+	at George Washington		Barcroft Park	L 2–3	Kahler (3–3)	Gladden (4–2)	None	193	20–20	6–6	Box Score
Old Dominion–VCU Series
April 25	6:00 p.m.	WUPV	Old Dominion*		The Diamond	L 4–11	Bashara (2–0)	Goleski (1–1)	None	645	20–21	—	Box Score

April 28	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Saint Louis		The Diamond	W 10–6	Erka (1–2)	Gray (1–1)	None	349	21–21	7–6	Box Score
April 29	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Saint Louis		The Diamond	L 5–10	Weber (2–2)	Ellis (5–4)	None	350	21–22	7–7	Box Score
April 29	5:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Saint Louis		The Diamond	W 7–6¹¹	Curley (2–2)	Dumont (0–1)	None	480	22–22	8–7	Box Score

May (3–8)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Atlantic 10	Source
May 2	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 21 Virginia*		Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA	L 6–11	Hodges (2–0)	Bert (2–2)	None	2,676	22–23	—	Box Score
May 4	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field Davidson, NC	L 5–13	Feczko (6–4)	Erka (1–3)	None	232	22–24	8–8	Box Score
May 5	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field	W 9–4	Gladden (5–2)	Fix (2–2)	Ellis (3)	335	23–24	9–8	Box Score
May 6	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Davidson		T. Henry Wilson Jr. Field	L 10–14	Flynn (4–0)	Peters (2–5)	None	431	23–25	9–9	Box Score
May 9	6:00 p.m.		at Longwood*		Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA	L 6–8	Bunch (1–1)	Frazier (0–1)	Berrier (1)	396	23–26	—	Box Score
Capital City Series
May 12	6:00 p.m.		Richmond		The Diamond	L 10–16	Rodriguez (3–2)	Campbell (5–5)	None	739	23–27	9–10	Box Score
May 13	2:00 p.m.		Richmond		The Diamond	W 9–8	Peters (3–5)	Argomaniz (2–6)	None	441	24–27	10–10	Box Score
May 14	1:00 p.m.		Richmond		The Diamond	W 4–3	Erka (2–3)	Mathes (0–2)	None	495	25–27	11–10	Box Score

May 16	6:00 p.m.		at Old Dominion*		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA	Canceled (inclement weather)					25–27	—
May 18	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Rhode Island		Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI	L 5–8	Sposato (4–6)	Gladden (5–3)	Urena (1)	192	25–28	11–11	Box Score
May 19	2:00 p.m.		at Rhode Island		Bill Beck Field	L 5–7	Levesque (6–4)	Curley (2–3)	Andrade (7)	217	25–29	11–12	Box Score
May 20	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Rhode Island		Bill Beck Field	L 7–19	Hsu (1–1)	Walton (0–2)	None	192	25–30	11–13	Box Score

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Schedule Notes

The Fairfield game on March 5 became a doubleheader due to the March 3 game being canceled due to inclement weather.
The George Washington game on April 22 was suspended in the 7th inning due to inclement weather, the game resumed at 12:00 p.m. on April 23. VCU was leading 11–3 at the time of suspension. The April 23 game originally scheduled for 12:00 p.m. was postponed to 3:30 p.m.^[7]

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[Central_Virginia_Classic-7] The Fairfield game on March 5 became a doubleheader due to the March 3 game being canceled due to inclement weather.

[GW_v_VCU_2023-04-22-9] The George Washington game on April 22 was suspended in the 7th inning due to inclement weather, the game resumed at 12:00 p.m. on April 23. VCU was leading 11–3 at the time of suspension. The April 23 game originally scheduled for 12:00 p.m. was postponed to 3:30 p.m.^[7]

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Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	46	Campbell Ellis	Junior
Saturday	1	Christian Gordon	Junior
Sunday	33	Mason Delane	RS Junior

2022 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma Mater
Bradley LeCroy	Head Coach	1	Clemson University (2000)
Andrew Cox	Assistant Coach	1	Clemson University (2017)
Tanner Gordon	Assistant Coach	1	Trevecca Nazarene University (2019)
Andrew Llewellyn	Assistant Coach	3	Wingate University (2020)

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marcus O'Malley	1	INF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	161	Fr.	Naples, Florida	Transferred to FIU
Michael Haydak	2	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190	RS-Jr.	Tampa, Florida	Transferred to Southeastern
Connor Hujsak	3	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195	So.	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Transferred to Mississippi State
Ryan Recio	4	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184	Fr.	Boca Raton, Florida	Did not return
Aaron Barber	8	INF	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	190	RS-So.	Seattle, Washington	Transferred to Pacific Lutheran
Edwin Serrano	10	RHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165	RS-Sr.	Haines City, Florida	Graduated
Brendan Roney	14	C	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185	RS-Fr.	Cudjoe Key, Florida	Transferred to FIU
Joey Perkins	16	LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215	RS-Jr.	Lebanon, Ohio	Did not return
Brendan Wilkinson	18	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180	Fr.	West Milton, Ohio	Did not return
Jaden Griffin	20	LHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205	RS-Jr.	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia	Did not return
Zach Boswell	22	RHP	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185	RS-Jr.	Snohomish, Washington	Did not return
Ethan Mishra	23	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200	Fr.	Washington, D.C.	Transferred to Tulane
Maddison Furman	24	LHP	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185	RS-Jr.	Richmond, Virginia	Graduated
Jack Masloff	25	LHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185	RS-So.	Charlottesville, Virginia	Signed by Detroit Tigers
Tyler Locklear	28	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210	RS-So.	Abingdon, Maryland	Drafted by Seattle Mariners
Virot Siharath	30	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210	Fr.	Keswick, Ontario	Did not return
Ben Nippolt	34	INF	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165	RS-So.	St. Paul, Minnesota	Transferred to LSU
Nolan Wilson	38	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215	Gr.	Atlanta, Georgia	Graduated
Evan Chenier	39	RHP	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215	RS-Jr.	Georgetown, Ontario	Transferred to FIU
Chase Hungate	41	INF	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175	Fr.	Abingdon, Virginia	Transferred to Virginia
Tyler Coy	44	C	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230	So.	Williamsville, New York	Did not return
Tyler Davis	45	LHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230	RS-So.	Newport News, Virginia	Transferred to Mississippi State
Braedin Hunt	55	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210	RS-Fr.	Old Bridge, New Jersey	Did not return

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
Evan Bert	Harrisonburg, Virginia	Harrisonburg (VA)
Brian Curley	Midlothian, Virginia	Trinity Episcopal (VA)
James Gladden	Baltimore, Maryland	Archbishop Curley
Maison Martinez	Lake Worth, Florida	Park Vista
Cam Nuckols	Chesterfield, Virginia	St. Christopher's (VA)
Zachary Peters	Pawling, New York	Trinity-Pawling
Ethan Serrano	Mechanicsville, Virginia	Mechanicsville (VA)
Devan Zirwas	Imperial, Pennsylvania	West Allegheny
Hitters
Gavyn Boyle	Gasport, New York	P27 Academy
Ethan Brooks	Glen Allen, Virginia	Glen Allen
Aden Hill	Mechanicsville, Maryland	P27 Academy
Macho Santiago	Richmond, Virginia	Douglas S. Freeman
Austin Younce	Chesapeake, Virginia	Greenbrier Christian

Team	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
VCU	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Opponents	0	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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2023 VCU Rams baseball team

Previous season

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Coaches poll

Personnel

Starters

Roster

Coaching staff

Offseason

Departures

Transfers

Signing Day Recruits

2022 MLB Draft

Game log

Statistics

Team batting

Team pitching

Individual batting

Individual pitching

Rankings

References

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v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Saint Joseph's ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0	.708	28	–	24	–	1	.538
Davidson ‍‍‍	15	–	8	–	0	.652	30	–	24	–	0	.556
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	33	–	23	–	0	.589
Dayton ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	26	–	34	–	0	.433
Richmond ‍‍‍	14	–	9	–	0	.609	27	–	28	–	0	.491
George Mason ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	10	–	0	.565	36	–	27	–	0	.571
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0	.542	23	–	29	–	0	.442
George Washington ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0	.478	21	–	34	–	0	.382
VCU ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0	.458	25	–	30	–	0	.455
Fordham ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	19	–	36	–	0	.345
UMass ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0	.250	14	–	35	–	0	.286
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0	.208	8	–	40	–	0	.167

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Player	No.	Position	Class
A-10 Preseason Freshman of the Year
Austin Younce	18	C	Freshman

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Will Carlone	40	INF	RS Junior
Campbell Ellis	46	LHP	Junior

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Davidson	130 (5)
2	VCU	125 (4)
3	Richmond	103 (1)
4	Saint Louis	103
5	Dayton	92 (1)
6	Rhode Island	85
7	Saint Joseph's	81
8	George Mason	70 (1)
9	Fordham	52
10	George Washington	51
11	UMass	27
12	St. Bonaventure	17

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Christian Gordon	1	LHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180	Jr.	Agricola, Virginia	Liberty
Brandon Eike	2	INF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	220	So.	Powhatan, Virginia	North Carolina
Harrison Long	8	INF	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175	So.	Sarasota, Florida	Jacksonville
William Bean	10	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180	Jr.	Great Falls, Virginia	West Virginia
Jake Thilges	25	3B	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165	RS-So.	Johnston, Iowa	Des Moines Area CC
Justin Walton	30	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180	Gr.	Glen Allen, Virginia	Norfolk State
Brendan Erka	36	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195	RS-So.	Allison Park, Pennsylvania	Harford CC
Jack Goleski	38	LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195	So.	Mechanicsville, Virginia	Pitt CC

Player	GP	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
Christian Gordon	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
James Gladden	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nick Frazier	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Devan Zirwas	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Justin Walton	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Evan Bert	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mason Delane	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brendan Erka	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jack Goleski	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Zachary Peters	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brian Curley	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cade Dressler	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cam Nuckols	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Campbell Ellis	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Justin Humenay	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maison Martinez	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	AB	At-bats
H	Hits	Avg.	Batting average	2B	Doubles
3B	Triples	HR	Home runs	RBI	Runs batted in
IP	Innings pitched	W	Wins	L	Losses
ERA	Earned run average	SO	Strikeouts	BB	Base on balls
SV	Saves	SB	Stolen bases	High	Team high

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[10]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[12]	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[13]	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[14]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—