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.

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

Previous season

The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 42–20 (19–5) regular season record. VCU successfully defended their tournament championship, winning the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Richmond, and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. They were seeded number three in the Chapel Hill Regional. There, they defeated Georgia and then North Carolina in the opening round, before losing two straight to North Carolina. Upon the end of the season, VCU head coach, Shawn Stiffler resigned to become the head coach for Notre Dame.

Preseason Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors Austin Younce was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Freshman of the Year, while Will Carlone, and Campbell Ellis were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.

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

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

Coaches poll The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. VCU was picked to finish second the Atlantic 10.

Coaches' Poll 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

Personnel

Starters Lineup C 37 Nic Ericsson RS Junior 1B 3 Brandon Eike Sophomore 2B 4 Ethan Brooks Freshman 3B 8 Harrison Long Sophomore SS 10 William Bean Junior LF 26 Cooper Benzin RS Junior CF 13 A.J. Mathis RS Senior RF 21 Logan Amiss RS Senior DH 40 Will Carlone RS Junior

Weekend Pitching Rotation Friday 46 Campbell Ellis Junior Saturday 1 Christian Gordon Junior Sunday 33 Mason Delane RS Junior

Roster

Coaching staff

2022 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atVCU 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)

Offseason Departures VCU Departures 1 INF 161 Naples, Florida Transferred to FIU 2 INF 190 Tampa, Florida Transferred to Southeastern 3 INF 195 Goffstown, New Hampshire Transferred to Mississippi State 4 INF 184 Boca Raton, Florida Did not return 8 INF 190 Seattle, Washington Transferred to Pacific Lutheran 10 RHP 165 Haines City, Florida Graduated 14 C 185 Cudjoe Key, Florida Transferred to FIU 16 LHP 215 Lebanon, Ohio Did not return 18 RHP 180 West Milton, Ohio Did not return 20 LHP 205 Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Did not return 22 RHP 185 Snohomish, Washington Did not return 23 RHP 200 Washington, D.C. Transferred to Tulane 24 LHP 185 Richmond, Virginia Graduated 25 LHP 185 Charlottesville, Virginia Signed by Detroit Tigers 28 INF 210 Abingdon, Maryland Drafted by Seattle Mariners 30 INF 210 Keswick, Ontario Did not return 34 INF 165 St. Paul, Minnesota Transferred to LSU 38 RHP 215 Atlanta, Georgia Graduated 39 RHP 215 Georgetown, Ontario Transferred to FIU 41 INF 175 Abingdon, Virginia Transferred to Virginia 44 C 230 Williamsville, New York Did not return 45 LHP 230 Newport News, Virginia Transferred to Mississippi State 55 RHP 210 Old Bridge, New Jersey Did not return

Transfers Incoming transfers 1 LHP 180 Agricola, Virginia Liberty 2 INF 220 Powhatan, Virginia North Carolina 8 INF 175 Sarasota, Florida Jacksonville 10 INF 180 Great Falls, Virginia West Virginia 25 3B 165 Johnston, Iowa Des Moines Area CC 30 RHP 180 Glen Allen, Virginia Norfolk State 36 RHP 195 Allison Park, Pennsylvania Harford CC 38 LHP 195 Mechanicsville, Virginia Pitt CC

Signing Day Recruits The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2023. 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

2022 MLB draft

#2 #58 Tyler Locklear 3B Seattle Mariners

Game log