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2022 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record42–20 (19–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rich Witten (5th season)
  • Seth Cutler-Voltz (3rd season)
  • Andrew Llewellyn (2nd season)
MVPTyler Locklear
Captains
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Davidson ‍‍‍ 20 4 0   .833 43 13 0   .768
VCU ‍‍y 19 5 0   .792 42 20 0   .677
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 14 9 0   .609 29 24 0   .547
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 20 35 0   .364
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 23 33 0   .411
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 12 11 0   .522 29 25 0   .537
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 30 26 0   .536
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 23 27 0   .460
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 22 30 0   .423
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 16 36 0   .308
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 16 0   .333 22 26 1   .459
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 3 21 0   .125 6 39 0   .133
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 28, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2022 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 Shawn Stiffler, in his 10th season at VCU.

VCU earned their first 40-win season since 2015, and repeated as Atlantic 10 Tournament champions. The reached the Regional Final of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional before losing to North Carolina in game 7.

Previous season

The 2021 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 38–16 (13–3) regular season record. Due to ongoing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams began their season on February 20, about a week later than usual, due to the pandemic. VCU won the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Dayton, and qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the first time since 2015. They were seeded number two in the Starkville Regional, their highest seeding since 2003. There, they defeated Campbell in the opening round, before losing to Mississippi State, the eventual National Champions, and Campbell for a second loss, causing their elimination.

Freshman Tyler Locklear won the Atlantic 10 Player and Rookie of the Year. Locklear earned a number of allocades including national recognition from ABCA, Baseball America, NCBWA, and Collegiate Baseball.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Golden Spikes Award[2] Tyler Locklear INF RS Sophomore

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. VCU was picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10.[3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 VCU 143 (11)
2 Dayton 122 (1)
3 Rhode Island 101
4 Saint Louis 94
5 Davidson 91
6 Fordham 83
7 George Washington 80
8 Richmond 76
9 Saint Joseph's 73
10 George Mason 33
11 UMass 26
12 St. Bonaventure 14

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Tyler Locklear was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Player of the Year, while Locklear, Mason Delane, and Michael Haydak were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[4]

A-10 Preseason Player of the Year
Player No. Position Class
Tyler Locklear 28 3B RS Sophomore
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Class
Mason Delane 33 RHP RS Sophomore
Michael Haydak 2 UTL RS Junior
Tyler Locklear 28 3B RS Sophomore

Preseason All-Americans

First Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s)
Tyler Locklear 28 3B RS Sophomore Collegiate Baseball[5]
D1Baseball[6]
Perfect Game[7]
Second Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s)
Tyler Locklear 28 3B RS Sophomore NCBWA[8]

Personnel

Roster

2022 VCU Rams baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Marcus O'Malley L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Fr Naples, FL
2 INF Michael Haydak R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tampa, FL
3 INF Connor Hujsak R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Goffstown, NH
4 INF Ryan Recio R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Boca Raton, FL
6 INF Griffin Boone R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Montclair, VA
8 INF Aaron Barber S/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Seattle, WA
9 OF Scottie O'Bryan R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Jamesville, NY
10 RHP Edwin Serrano R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Haines City, FL
12 OF Jesse Robinson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Henrico, VA
13 OF A. J. Mathis L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Tampa, FL
14 C Brendan Roney R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Cudjoe Key, FL
15 C Jacob Selden L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Gr Charleston, SC
16 LHP Joey Perkins L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Lebanon, OH
17 C Casey Gibbs S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Olney, MD
18 RHP Brendan Wilkinson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milton, ON
19 OF John Lucas R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Fr Midlothian, VA
20 LHP Jaden Griffin L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Lower Sackville, NS
21 OF Logan Amiss L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Powhatan, VA
22 RHP Zach Boswell R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Snohomish, WA
23 RHP Ethan Mishra R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Washington, DC
24 LHP Maddison Furman L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Richmond, VA
25 LHP Jack Masloff L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Charlottesville, VA
26 OF Cooper Benzin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Ashland, VA
27 RHP Nick Frazier R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Vienna, VA
28 INF Tyler Locklear R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Abingdon, MD
30 RHP Virot Siharath R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Keswick, ON
32 OF Devan Barnett L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Pittsburgh, PA
33 RHP Mason Delane R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Colonial Beach, VA
34 INF Ben Nippolt L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Saint Paul, MN
37 C Nic Ericcson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Woodbridge, VA
38 RHP Nolan Wilson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Atlanta, GA
39 RHP Evan Chenier R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Georgetown, ON
40 INF Will Carlone R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So West Seneca, NY
41 INF Chase Hungate L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Abingdon, VA
43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mifflinburg, PA
44 C Tyler Coy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Williamsville, NY
45 LHP Tyler Davis L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Newport News, VA
46 LHP Campbell Ellis L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Georgetown, ON
50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Montreal, QC
55 RHP Braedin Hunt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Old Bridge, NJ
Head coach

Shawn Stiffler

Assistant coach(es)

Rich Witten
Seth Cutler-Voltz
Andrew Llewellyn


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2022

Coaching staff

2022 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
VCU
Alma Mater
Shawn Stiffler Head Coach 10 George Mason University (2001)
Rich Witten Assistant Coach 5 Coastal Carolina University (2012)
Seth Cutler-Voltz Assistant Coach 3 Virginia Commonwealth University (2012)
Andrew Llewellyn Assistant Coach 2 Wingate University (2020)

Offseason

Departures

VCU Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Steven Carpenter 1 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 Sr. Quinton, Virginia, Graduated
Hogan Brown 8 UTL 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 Jr. Virginia Beach, Virginia, Did not return
Nick Evangelista 9 RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 205 Jr. Sewell, New Jersey, Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson
Brandon Henson 12 OF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 Sr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Graduated
Greg Ryan 13 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 So. Richmond, Virginia, Transferred to Longwood
Josh Simon 17 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 Sr. Laurel, Maryland Graduated
Andrew Puglielli 22 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 Sr. Naples, Florida, Graduated
Michael Dailey 30 RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 Sr. Troy, Virginia, Graduated
Bradford Webb 34 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 Gr. Charlotte Court House, Virginia, Drafted by Texas Rangers
Danny Watson 38 RHP 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 So. Nassau, New York, Drafted by New York Yankees

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Michael Haydak 2 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 RS-Jr. Tampa, Florida, Pasco-Hernando State
Aaron Barber 8 INF 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 190 RS-So. Seattle, Washington Everett CC
Scottie O'Bryan 9 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 RS-So. Jamesville, New York, Niagara County CC
Edwin Serrano 10 RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 RS-Sr. Haines City, Florida, South Florida State
AJ Mathis 13 OF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 RS-Jr. Tampa, Florida, Eastern Florida State
Brendan Roney 14 C 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 RS-Fr. Cudjoe Key, Florida, Boston College
Jacob Selden 15 C 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 Gr. Charleston, South Carolina, Randolph–Macon
Joey Perkins 16 LHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 RS-Jr. Lebanon, Ohio, Lincoln Trail College
Zach Boswell 22 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 RS-Jr. Snohomish, Washington Everett CC
Ben Nippolt 34 INF 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 RS-So. St. Paul, Minnesota, Des Moines Area CC
Nolan Wilson 38 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 Gr. Atlanta, Georgia, Virginia Tech

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2022.

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Cade Dressler Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania Mifflingburg Area
Nick Frazier Vienna, Virginia, Bishop O'Connell
Chase Hungate Abingdon, Virginia, Abingdon (VA)
Ethan Mishra Washington, D.C. St. John's College
Virot Siharath Keswick, Ontario Crothers
Brendan Wilkinson Milton, Ontario Kielburger
Hitters
Casey Gibbs Olney, Maryland St. John's College
John Lucas Midlothian, Virginia, Trinity Episcopal (VA)
Marcus O'Malley Naples, Florida, Collier
Ryan Recio Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton Community
Jesse Robinson Henrico, Virginia, Deep Run

2021 MLB Draft

Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
#7 #194 Bradford Webb RHP Texas Rangers[9]
#15 #453 Danny Watson RHP New York Yankees[10]

Game log

2022 VCU Rams baseball game log (42–20)
Regular season (36–18)
Post-season (6–2)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

[11]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(1) Davidson Wildcats (2) VCU Rams (3) Saint Louis Billikens (4) Rhode Island Rams (5) George Mason Patriots (6) Saint Joseph's Hawks (7) Richmond Spiders
Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Davidson6
5George Mason2
4Rhode Island3
5George Mason7
1Davidson6
2VCU14
3Saint Louis1
6Saint Joseph's2
2VCU8
6Saint Joseph's4
2VCU4
7Richmond3
2VCU10
7Richmond7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
5George Mason3
4Rhode Island17Richmond71Davidson9
7Richmond47Richmond167Richmond12
3Saint Louis4
3Saint Louis10
6Saint Joseph's6
First Round (Game 3)
(7) Richmond Spiders vs. (2) VCU Rams
May 24, 2022 7:02 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(7) Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 2
(2) VCU 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4 9 2
WP: Chase Hungate (5–4)   LP: Brock Weirather (6–5)
Home runs:
UR: None
VCU: None
Attendance: 291

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Second Round (Game 5)
(2) VCU Rams vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Hawks
May 25, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) VCU 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 11 2
(6) Saint Joseph's 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 8 0
WP: Maddison Furman (6–0)   LP: Ian McCole (3–6)
Home runs:
VCU: Tyler Locklear, Connor Hujsak, Ben Nippolt
STJ: Nate Thomas
Attendance: 394

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Semifinal (Game 10)
(1) Davidson Wildcats vs. (2) VCU Rams
May 27, 2022 3:57 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 12 3
(2) VCU 0 0 3 1 3 1 2 4 X 14 14 0
WP: Evan Chenier (2–0)   LP: Blake Hely (9–2)
Home runs:
DAV: Michael Carico, Jacob Hinderleider
VCU: Tyler Locklear, Jacob Selden, Will Carlone
Attendance: 825

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Final (Game 12)
(2) VCU Rams vs. (7) Richmond Spiders
May 28, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) VCU 2 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 13 1
(7) Richmond 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 13 1
WP: Chase Hungate (6–4)   LP: Antonio Balducci (1–1)   Sv: Jack Masloff (5)
Home runs:
VCU: Tyler Locklear
UR: None
Attendance: 455

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NCAA Chapel Hill Regional

Chapel Hill Regional Teams
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels (2) Georgia Bulldogs (3) VCU Rams (4) Hofstra Pride
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1North Carolina15
4Hofstra4
1North Carolina3
3VCU4
3VCU8
2Georgia1
3VCU83
1North Carolina197
Lower round 1Lower final
1North Carolina6
4Hofstra12Georgia5
2Georgia24
First Round (Game 2)
(3) VCU Rams vs. (2) Georgia Bulldogs
May 24, 2022 7:02 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(3) VCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 2
(2) Georgia 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4 9 2
WP: Chase Hungate (5–4)   LP: Brock Weirather (6–5)
Home runs:
VCU: None
UGA: None
Attendance: 291

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Semifinals (Game 4)
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. (2) VCU Rams
May 25, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) North Carolina 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 8 11 2
(3) VCU 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 8 0
WP: Maddison Furman (6–0)   LP: Ian McCole (3–6)
Home runs:
UNC: Tyler Locklear, Connor Hujsak, Ben Nippolt
VCU: Nate Thomas
Attendance: 394

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Final – Game 1 (Game 6)
(3) VCU Rams vs. (1) North Carolina Tar Heels
May 27, 2022 3:57 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Davidson 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 12 3
(2) VCU 0 0 3 1 3 1 2 4 X 14 14 0
WP: Evan Chenier (2–0)   LP: Blake Hely (9–2)
Home runs:
DAV: Michael Carico, Jacob Hinderleider
VCU: Tyler Locklear, Jacob Selden, Will Carlone
Attendance: 825

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Final – Game 2 (Game 7)
(2) VCU Rams vs. (7) Richmond Spiders
May 28, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(2) VCU 2 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 13 1
(7) Richmond 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 13 1
WP: Chase Hungate (6–4)   LP: Antonio Balducci (1–1)   Sv: Jack Masloff (5)
Home runs:
VCU: Tyler Locklear
UR: None
Attendance: 455

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Statistics

Statistics current through May 20, 2022.[12]

Team batting

Team AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG BB SO
VCU 1814 .304 552 133 14 78 417 .522 305 463
Opponents 1710 .217 371 79 5 39 186 .337 194 509

Team pitching

Team IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
VCU' 463.2 371 215 186 194 509 15 3.61
Opponents 441.0 552 450 411 305 463 6 8.39

Individual batting

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played

Player GP AB Avg. H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB

Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

Player GP GS W L IP H R ER BB SO SV ERA
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

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.
Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week Campbell Ellis LHP May 9, 2022 [13]
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week Tyler Locklear 3B May 16, 2022 [14]
Monthly honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Ref.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[15]RVRV*RVRVRVRVRV
Baseball America[16]RVRVRVRV
Collegiate Baseball^[17]RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
NCBWA[18]RVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[19]RVRVRVRV

^ 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.

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  14. ^ "Redding, Locklear Split #A10BASE Player of the Week Honors, Mason's Peterson Collects Pitcher Laurels, DePino Captures Third Rookie Distinction". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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