2015 VCU Rams baseball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 18

2015 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			35	–	21	–	0		.625
Richmond  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			28	–	25	–	0		.528
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			26	–	25	–	1		.510
No. 15 VCU  ‍‍‡‍y	14	–	10	–	0		.583			40	–	25	–	0		.615
Davidson  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			28	–	22	–	0		.560
George Washington  ‍‍‍	13	–	10	–	0		.565			32	–	22	–	0		.593
Fordham  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			22	–	32	–	0		.407
La Salle  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			24	–	27	–	1		.471
George Mason  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			23	–	27	–	1		.461
UMass  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			16	–	27	–	0		.372
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍	11	–	12	–	0		.478			21	–	28	–	0		.429
Dayton  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			16	–	38	–	0		.296
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍	3	–	21	–	0		.125			16	–	28	–	2		.370
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2015 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 45th season fielding a varsity baseball program, and their third season the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Led by Shawn Stiffler for his third season, the Rams had their most successful baseball season in program history. The Rams advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time ever, and won their first ever Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament. It was the program's return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.

Personnel

2015 roster

2014 VCU Rams Roster
	Pitchers 13 - Matt Lees - Junior 14 - Logan Kanuik - Senior 16 - Michael Carpenter - Sophomore 20 - Seth Greene - RS Senior 23 - Matt Jamer - Freshman 30 - Brian Goodling - Freshman 31 - Tyler Buckley - Junior 32 - Daniel Concepcion - Junior 33 - Dan Black - Sophomore 34 - Matt Blanchard - Junior 35 - Heath Dwyer - Junior 37 - Thomas Gill - Junior 38 - Jordan Storey - RS Senior 40 - JoJo Howie - Junior		Infielders 4 - Joey Cujas - Junior 10 - Tom Crimi - Senior 15 - Darian Carpenter - Freshman 17 - Matt Davis - Freshman 18 - Bryce Lee - Senior 25 - Vimael Machin - Junior 26 - Trevor Marino - Senior 27 - Shane Dressler - Freshman Utility 8 - Logan Farrar - Freshman		Catchers 7 - Chris Ayers - Senior 11 - Walker Haymaker - Sophomore 19 - Brett Hileman - Freshman 21 - Nick Octavi - Senior 24 - Joe Bugas - Freshman Outfielders 1 - James Bunn - Sophomore 2 - Bill Cullen - Senior 3 - Landon Prentiss - Senior 9 - Cody Acker - Sophomore 12 - Alex Gransback - Freshman

Schedule

Legend
	VCU win
	VCU loss
	Postponement
(10)	Extra inning where game was decided
(D-2)	Tournament seed

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball 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'	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	15
NCBWA†	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	18

^ 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.