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2022 Fordham Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record16–36 (9–18 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachTony Mellaci (34th season)
Assistant coachElliot Glynn (3rd season)
Hitting coachEddie Cribby (1st season)
Pitching coachPat Porter (4th season)
Home stadiumHoulihan Park
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 November 1, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 Fordham Rams baseball team will represent Fordham University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It will be the program's 163rd season of existence, and their 28th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton will assumed managerial duties for the 12th season.

Background

Main article: 2021 Fordham Rams baseball team

The 2021 season saw Fordham post a 24–19 (11–9 Atlantic 10) record. The Rams failed to qualify for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Fordham was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10.[2]

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

Player movement

Departures

Fordham Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Casey Brown 4 1B 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 Sr. Darien, Connecticut, Graduated
Alex Hernandez 29 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 Gr. San Mateo, California Graduated
Nick Labella 28 OF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 210 Sr. Mesa, Arizona Graduated
Alvin Melendez 7 U 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 Sr. Whitestone, New York, Graduated
Matt Mikulski 37 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 Sr. Mohegan Lake, New York, Drafted by San Francisco Giants in the 2021 MLB Draft
Joseph Quintal 6 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 Sr. Bedford, New Hampshire Graduated
Colton Snelling 1 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 Sr. Chandler, Arizona Graduated
C. J. Vazquez 10 IF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 Sr. Miami, Florida, Graduated

Signing-day recruits

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

Player Hometown Previous Team
Pitchers
Gannon Brady Ocean City, New Jersey Ocean City HS
Alex Casarella Bedford Hills, New York Fox Lane HS
Connor Haywood Newtown, Connecticut Newtown HS (CT)
Sebastian Mexico Baldwinville, Massachusetts Phillips Academy
Anthony Scarlata Bridgewater, New Jersey Bridgewater-Raritan HS
Robbie Stewart Darien, Connecticut Avon Old Farms
Bobby Sullivan Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood HS (NJ)
Hitters
Ryan Meyer Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Shrewsbury HS (MA)
Diego Prieto Doral, Florida Christopher Columbus HS (FL)
Cian Sahler Olney, Maryland Georgetown Preparatory School
T.J. Wachter Miller Place, New York The Stony Brook School

Personnel

Coaching staff

2022 fordham rams baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Fordham		 Alma Mater
Kevin Leighton Head coach 12 Seton Hall University (2001)
Tony Mellaci Associate head coach 34 Mercy College (1981)
Elliot Glynn Assistant Coach 5 University of Connecticut (2011)
Pat Porter Pitch Coach 3 Ohio State University (2015)
Eddie Cribby Hitting Coach 2 University of Washington (2010)

Game log

Legend
  Fordham win
  Fordham loss
  Postponement/cancellation
(10) Extra innings
* Non-conference game
Bold Fordham team member
† Make-up game
2022 Fordham Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (2–9)
March (1–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record
March 2 Manhattan*
Battle of the Bronx		 Houlihan Park W 9–6 Kovel (1–0) McGrath (0–1) — 114 2–6 —
March 4 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium
Boca Raton, FL		 L 5–9 Visconti (1–0) Quintal (0–1) — CUSA.tv 447 2–7 —
March 5 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium L 10–15 Rivero (2–0) Ey (0–3) Martzolf (1) CUSA.tv 528 2–8 —
March 6 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium L 3–10 Josey (1–2) Hughes (0–1) — CUSA.tv 447 2–9 —
March 9 Stony Brook* Houlihan Park Canceled (inclement weather)
March 11 LIU* Houlihan Park
March 12 LIU* Houlihan Park
March 13 LIU* Houlihan Park
March 16 Wagner* Houlihan Park
March 18 Marist* Houlihan Park
March 19 at Marist* McCann Field
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 20 Marist* Houlihan Park
March 22 Siena* Houlihan Park
March 25 Monmouth* Houlihan Park
March 26 Monmouth* Houlihan Park
March 27 at Monmouth* Monmouth Baseball Field
West Long Branch, NJ
March 29 Manhattan*
Battle of the Bronx		 Houlihan Park
Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]——*——————————
Baseball America[5]————————————
Collegiate Baseball^[6]————————————
NCBWA†[7]————————————
D1Baseball[8]————————————

^ 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

  1. ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  7. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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