2013 VCU Rams baseball team

2013 VCU Rams baseball
2013 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	16–16 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Palumbo (2nd season); TBA;
Hitting coach	C.J. Rhodes (3rd season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Saint Louis ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	7	–	0	.708	41	–	21	–	0	.661
Charlotte ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0	.708	37	–	23	–	0	.617
Rhode Island ‍†‍‍	17	–	7	–	0	.708	35	–	24	–	0	.593
Xavier ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0	.667	32	–	26	–	0	.552
George Washington ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	26	–	32	–	0	.448
La Salle ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0	.625	24	–	29	–	0	.453
Richmond ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0	.542	31	–	24	–	0	.564
VCU ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0	.500	28	–	26	–	0	.519
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0	.500	26	–	26	–	0	.500
Butler ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0	.500	25	–	26	–	0	.490
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	9	–	15	–	0	.375	20	–	28	–	0	.417
Fordham ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0	.333	22	–	33	–	0	.400
Temple ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	18	–	28	–	0	.391
Massachusetts ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0	.292	14	–	31	–	0	.311
Dayton ‍‍‍	3	–	21	–	0	.125	11	–	39	–	1	.225

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 3, 2013^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 VCU Rams baseball team will be the 43rd season of the university fielding a varsity baseball program, and will represent Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams will be playing their inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

It will be the first season of Shawn Stiffler as manager for the program. It was previously led by Paul Keyes for the past 18 season. Keyes died of cancer in the summer of 2012.^[2]

Personnel

2013 roster

2013 VCU Rams Roster^[3]

Pitchers

13 Matt Lees - Sophomore
14 Logan Kanuik - Junior
16 Michael Carpenter - Freshman
17 Ryan Farrar - Senior
20 Seth Greene - Redshirt Junior
23 Ryan Morrison - Junior
30 Hunter Absher - Freshman
31 Tyler Buckley- Junior
33 Dan Black - Freshman
35 Heath Dwyer- Sophomore
38 Jordan Storey - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

4 Joey Cujas - Junior
6 Jordan Weymouth - Senior
10 Tom Crimi - Junior
12 Robert Malan - Redshirt Junior
25 Vimael Machin - Sophomore
26 Trevor Marino - Junior
27 Brent Mikionis - Redshirt Sophomore

Utility

18 Bryce Lee - Junior

Catchers

7 Chris Ayers - Junior
11 Walker Haymaker - Freshman
21 Nick Octavi - Junior

Outfielders

1 James Bunn - Freshman
2 Bill Cullen - Junior
3 Landon Prentiss - Junior
9 Cody Acker - Freshman
19 Michael Thomas - Freshman
24 Taylor Buran - Redshirt Senior
34 Cody Yount - Redshirt Senior

Schedule

2013 VCU Rams baseball game log

Regular season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
1	02/15/13	vs. Boston College (Elon Invitational)	Latham Park	4–1	M. Lees (1–0)	J. Burke (0–1)	none	200	1–0	—
—	02/16/13	vs. Marist (Elon Invitational)	Latham Park	Postponed					1–0	—
2	02/17/13	@ Elon (Elon Invitational)	Latham Park	6–2	R. Ferrar (1–0)	D. Whitehead (0-1)	J. Weymouth (1)	256	2–0	—
3	02/22/13	Saint Joseph's	The Diamond	1–0	H. Dwyer (2–0)	K. Mullen (1–1)	M. Lees (2)	222	3–0	1–0
4	02/23/13	Saint Joseph's	The Diamond	3–2	L. Kanuik (1-0)	K. Burum (1-1)	M. Lees (3)	210	4-0	0-0
5	02/24/13	Saint Joseph's	The Diamond	2–0	R. Farrar (2-0)	D. Thorpe (0-1)	S. Greene (1)	310	5-0	0-0
—	02/26/13	@ East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium	Postponed					5–0	—

March

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
6	03/01/13	vs. UNC Asheville (Charleston Crab House Shootout)	Riley Park	12-1	H. Dwyer (3-0)	D. Roland (0-3)	none	125	6-0	0-0
7	03/02/13	@ The Citadel (Charleston Crab House Shootout)	Riley Jr. Park	11-6	T. Buckley (1-0)	J. Reeves (1-1)	none	240	7-0	0-0
8	03/03/13	vs. Pittsburgh (Charleston Crab House Shootout)	Riley Jr. Park	6-4	R. Farrar (3-0)	A. Belfiglio (0-1)	M. Lees (5)	150	8-0	0-0
9	03/05/13	George Mason	The Diamond	4-2	T. Marino (1-0)	T. Love (0-1)	M. Lees(6)	176	9-0	0-0
10	03/08/13	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field	3-9	M. Batts (2-0)	H. Dwyer (3-1)	None	713	9-1	0-0
11	03/09/13	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field	2-7	J. Ramsey (1-2)	T. Buckley (1-1)	None	976	9-2	0-0
12	03/10/13	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field	2-3	MacDonald (2-0)	R. Farrar (3-1)	Livengood (1)	1,037	9-3	0-0
13	03/11/13	Wagner	The Diamond	11-8	S. Greene (1-0)	C. Smith (0-2)	None	210	10-3	0-0
14	03/15/13	Monmouth	The Diamond	1-3	McGee (2-0)	H. Dwyer (3-2)	None	255	10-4	0-0
15	03/16/13	Monmouth	The Diamond	8-3	T. Buckley (2-1)	Smith (0-3)	S. Greene(2)	250	11-4	0-0
16	03/17/13	Monmouth	The Diamond	1-7	Yunginger (2-0)	R. Farrar (3-2)	Hunt(1)	199	11-5	0-0
17	03/19/13	Rutgers	The Diamond	4-3	M. Lees (1-0)	Brey (1-1)	None	237	12-5	0-0
18	03/20/13	Rutgers	The Diamond	6-9	Corsi (2-3)	L. Kanuik (1-1)	None	227	12-6	0-0
19	03/22/13	Butler*	The Diamond	4-6	Stout (4-2)	H. Dwyer (3-3)	BYERLY(2)	214	12-7	0-1
20	03/23/13	Butler*	The Diamond	3-4	Kramp (5-0)	R. Farrar (3-3)	Byerly(3)	222	12-8	0-2
21	03/23/13	Butler*	The Diamond	4-7	Laing (1-1)	S. Greene (1-1)	Byerly(4)	299	12-9	0-3
22	03/26/13	at #1 North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium	2-3	C. McCue (5-0)	M. Lees (1-1)	None	365	12-10	0-3
23	03/29/13	at Charlotte*	Hayes Stadium	5-2	H. Dwyer (4-3)	T. Barnette (1-2)	None	1,089	13-10	1-3
24	03/30/13	at Charlotte*	Hayes Stadium	8-9	J. Hudson (2-0)	M. Lees (1-2)	None	1,141	13-11	1-4
25	03/30/13	at Charlotte*	Hayes Stadium	4-3	L. Kanuik (2-1)	S. Geohegan (1-1)	None	1,148	14-11	2-4

April

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	A10 record
26	04/02/13	at Virginia Tech	English Field	5-11	J. Joyce (4-1)	D. Black (0-1)	None	1,042	14-12	2-4
27	04/05/13	at VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	2-6	C. Bach (2-2)	H. Dwyer (4-4)	None	187	14-13	2-4
28	04/06/13	at VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	4-5	J. Garrett (2-2)	M. Lees (1-3)	None	234	14-14	2-4
29	04/07/13	at VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	8-4	L. Kanuik (3-1)	J. Brown (3-1)	None	222	15-14	2-4
30	04/09/13	at Maryland	Shipley Field	5-6	B. Casas (2-0)	A. Absher (0-1)	None	357	15-15	2-4
31	04/12/13	Temple*	The Diamond	2-1	M. Lees (2-3)	P. Peterson (1-4)	None	335	16-15	3-4
32	04/13/13	Temple*	The Diamond	1-5	E. Peterson (5-0)	R. Farrar (4-4)	None	340	16-16	3-5
33	04/14/13	Temple*	The Diamond
34	04/16/13	Maryland	The Diamond
35	04/17/13	VMI	The Diamond
36	04/19/13	at Dayton*	Woerner Field
37	04/20/13	at Dayton*	Woerner Field
38	04/21/13	at Dayton*	Woerner Field
39	04/23/13	at Old Dominion (Hampton Classic)	War Memorial Stadium
40	04/26/13	at La Salle*	DeVincent Field
41	04/27/13	at La Salle*	DeVincent Field
42	04/28/13	at La Salle*	DeVincent Field
43	04/30/13	#7 Virginia	The Diamond

May

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
44	05/04/13	Saint Louis*	The Diamond
45	05/05/13	Saint Louis*	The Diamond
46	05/05/13	Saint Louis*	The Diamond
47	05/08/13	at Maryland	Shipley Field
48	05/10/13	at George Washington*	Barcroft Park
49	05/11/13	at George Washington*	Barcroft Park
50	05/12/13	at George Washington*	Barcroft Park
51	05/14/13	at Virginia	Davenport Field
52	05/16/13	Richmond*	The Diamond
53	05/17/13	Richmond*	The Diamond
54	05/18/13	Richmond*	The Diamond

A10 Tournament

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Overall record	CAA record
55	05/22/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–
56	05/23/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–
57	05/24/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–
58	05/25/13	TBD	Hayes Stadium	–	–

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* A-10 conference games.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[5]	—	—*	—
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[8]	—	—	RV

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

^ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^ "Baseball America | Blog | Baseball America College Blog | VCU Coach Paul Keyes Dies At Age 50". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012.
^ "2013 VCU BASEBALL ROSTER - VCU". www.vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012.
^ "2013 VCU Baseball Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
^ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
^ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
^ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

[1] "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

[2] "Baseball America | Blog | Baseball America College Blog | VCU Coach Paul Keyes Dies At Age 50". www.baseballamerica.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012.

[3] "2013 VCU BASEBALL ROSTER - VCU". www.vcuathletics.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012.

[4] "2013 VCU Baseball Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[5] "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. January 25, 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.

[6] "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.

[7] "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2013.

[8] "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

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Personnel

2013 roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

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