The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2024 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 second season with the program.
Previous season
The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 25–30 (11–13) regular season record, in their first season with LeCroy managing the team following former head coach, Shawn Stiffler's departure to coach Notre Dame. The Rams failed to qualify for the Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, and posted their first losing overall record and their first overall losing conference record since 2011.
Preseason Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors Preseason awards were announced February 2024.
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team Player No. Position Class Selector Brandon Eike 3 INF Senior Perfect Game
Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year Player No. Position Class Selector Brandon Eike 3 INF Senior D1Baseball
Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. VCU was picked to finish fifth in the conference and received two first-place votes.
Coaches' Poll 1 Saint Louis 125 (3) 2 George Mason 121 (2) 3 Saint Joseph's 114 (1) 4 Davidson 113 (2) 5 VCU 97 (2) 6 Dayton 96 (1) 7 Rhode Island 77 (1) 8 Richmond 63 9 George Washington 51 10 Fordham 38 11 UMass 22 12 St. Bonaventure 19
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 37 Nic Ericsson RS-Senior 1B 17 Chris McHugh Freshman 2B 13 Casey Kleinman Junior 3B 3 Brandon Eike Senior SS 10 William Bean Senior LF 15 Ethan Iannuzzi Graduate CF 26 Cooper Benzin RS-Senior RF 22 Aden Hill Sophomore DH 25 Jake Thilges RS-Junior
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 46 Campbell Ellis Senior Saturday 1 Christian Gordon Senior Sunday 39 Zachary Peters Sophomore
Roster
Coaching staff
2024 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atVCU Alma mater Bradley LeCroy Head coach 2 Clemson University (2000) Sean Thompson Assistant Coach 2 Virginia Commonwealth University (2018) Andrew Cox Assistant Coach 1 Trevecca Nazarene University (2019) Andrew Llewellyn Assistant Coach 4 Wingate University (2020)
Offseason Departures VCU DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 9 OF RS Junior Jamesville, New York Did not return 12 OF Sophomore Short Pump, Virginia Transferred to Lynn 13 OF RS Senior Tampa, Florida Graduated 16 OF Freshman Gasport, New York Transferred to Niagara CC 17 C Sophomore Olney, Maryland Transferred to Morningside 20 INF 21 OF RS Senior Powhatan, Virginia Graduated 24 RHP Freshman Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Maryland 27 RHP Sophomore Vienna, Virginia Transferred to Wright State 33 RHP Senior Colonial Beach, Virginia Graduated 40 INF Senior West Seneca, New York Graduated
Transfers Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School 13 C Westlake Village, California Monterey Peninsula College 14 RHP Moseley, Virginia High Point 15 OF Chesterfield, Virginia Randolph–Macon 16 RHP Charlotte, North Carolina Hampden–Sydney 21 OF Glen Allen, Virginia Charlotte 24 INF Norfolk, Virginia Louisburg 27 C Fredericksburg, Virginia Bucknell 29 RHP Newport News, Virginia Louisburg 32 RHP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charlotte 33 OF York, South Carolina Florence–Darlington Tech 34 OF Trafford, Pennsylvania Cincinnati 40 LHP El Paso, Texas El Paso CC 42 RHP Cohasset, Massachusetts Bucknell 45 RHP McLean, Virginia John A. Logan College 52 RHP Leesburg, Virginia Maryland
Signing Day Recruits The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2024. Pitchers Nick Frers Vancouver, British Columbia Argyle Joe Gomez Rancho Cucamonga, California Fluvanna Aiden Milburn Baldwinsville, New York Charles W. Baker Isaiah Wyatt Richmond, Virginia Highland Springs Hitters Trent Adelman Darnestown, Maryland PDG Academy Will Epstein Chapel Hill, North Carolina PDG Academy Chris McHugh Commack, New York Commack Andrew Powers Bethesda, Maryland St. John's College
2023 MLB draft
No VCU players were selected in the 2023 draft.
Game log 2024 VCU Rams baseball game log (38–23) Regular season (33–21) February (5–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source February 16 ACCNX at No. 13 * Doak FieldRaleigh, North Carolina L 1–6 Highfill (1–0) Ellis (0–1) Van Dam (1) 3,016 0–1 — Report February 17 ACCNX at No. 13 NC State* Doak Field W 9–6 Dressler (1–0) Whitaker (0–1) Tappy (1) 2,885 1–1 — Report February 18 ACCNX at No. 13 NC State* Doak Field L 3–5 Marohn (1–0) Peters (0–1) Dudan (1) 2,660 1–2 — Report February 20 ESPN+ * The DiamondRichmond, Virginia W 16–68 Martinez (1–0) Dittner (0–1) None 364 2–2 — Report February 23 ESPN+ * The Diamond W 12–3 Peters (1–1) Healey (0–1) None 224 3–2 — Report February 24 ESPN+ Merrimack* The Diamond L 12–16 Dragon (1–1) Tappy (0–1) None 291 3–3 — Report February 25 ESPN+ Merrimack* The Diamond W 7–5 Martinez (2–0) Cassidy (0–1) None 275 4–3 — Report February 27 ACCNX at No. 17 North Carolina* Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, North Carolina L 2–8 Decaro (1–0) Peters (1–2) None 1,822 4–4 — Report February 28 ESPN+ * The Diamond W 15–7 Tappy (1–1) French (0–1) None 210 5–4 — Report March (13–6) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source March 1 ESPN+ * The Diamond W 6–2 Martinez (3–0) Babuschak (0–3) None 247 6–4 — Report March 2 ESPN+ * The Diamond W 10–07 Gordon (1–0) Mozzicato (0–1) Dressler (1) 340 7–4 — Report March 3 ESPN+ * The Diamond W 10–1 Curley (1–0) McLendon (0–1) Cosentino (1) 425 8–4 — Report March 7 YouTube vs. * Fluor FieldGreenville, South Carolina W 9–711 Tappy (2–1) Berg (1–2) None 150 9–4 — Report March 7 YouTube vs. * Fluor Field W 5–2 Curley (2–0) Mortenson (0–1) Cosentino (2) 150 10–4 — Report March 10 YouTube vs. * Fluor Field W 8–4 Gordon (2–0) Matheny (0–2) None 1,237 11–4 — Report March 12 ESPN+ at Longwood* Buddy Bolding StadiumFarmville, Virginia L 0–4 Saale (1–0) McGrady (0–1) Warunek (1) 286 11–5 — Report March 15 ESPN+ * The Diamond W 11–7 Curley (3–0) Sword (1–1) None 300 12–5 — Report March 16 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 7–1 Gordon (3–0) Kim (1–2) Dressler (2) 300 13–5 — Report March 16 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 6–3 Tappy (3–1) Gilman (0–1) None 300 14–5 — Report March 17 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond L 11–15 Faulkner (1–1) Hoeymans (0–1) None 350 14–6 — Report March 19 ESPN+ at * Liberty Baseball StadiumLynchburg, Virginia W 8–7 Peters (2–2) Dolby (0–3) Tappy (2) 838 15–6 — Report March 22 FloBaseball at * J. Page Hayden FieldCincinnati, Ohio L 6–7 Hoskins (3–3) Vaughan (0–1) Vera (2) 104 15–7 — Report March 23 FloBaseball at Xavier* J. Page Hayden Field L 5–9 Schmidt (3–2) Dressler (1–1) Kelly (3) 112 15–8 — Report March 24 FloBaseball at Xavier* J. Page Hayden Field W 10–5 Curley (4–0) Boyle (3–1) None 250 16–8 — Report March 26 ESPN+ * The Diamond L 3–6 Knowles (3–0) Vaughan (0–2) None 476 16–9 — Report March 28 ESPN+ The Diamond W 7–6 Tappy (4–1) Jensen (0–2) None 175 17–9 1–0 Report March 29 ESPN+ UMass The Diamond L 3–4 Lints (1–0) Gordon (3–1) Powers (1) 174 17–10 1–1 Report March 30 ESPN+ UMass The Diamond W 7–1 Curley (5–0) O'Connor (1–4) None 358 18–10 2–1 Report April (9–7) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source April 2 FloBaseball at William & Mary* Plumeri ParkWilliamsburg, Virginia W 9–5 Cosentino (1–0) Lottchea (2–1) None 619 19–10 — Report April 5 ESPN+ The Diamond W 10–8 Tappy (5–1) Ban (1–1) None 222 20–10 3–1 Report April 6 ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond W 7–4 Dressler (2–1) Fix (1–2) None 201 21–10 4–1 Report April 7 ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond W 6–1 Cosentino (2–0) Feczko (2–5) None 362 22–10 5–1 Report April 9 ACCNX at No. 11 Virginia* Davenport FieldCharlottesville, Virginia L 4–8 Hungate (3–0) Ellis (0–2) None 3,281 22–11 — Report April 12 ESPN+ at Fred Handler ParkOlean, New York L 5–7 Ciampa (1–2) Peters (2–3) None 172 22–12 5–2 Report April 13 ESPN+ at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park W 5–0 Gordon (4–1) Czajkowski (2–3) None 305 23–12 6–2 Report April 14 ESPN+ at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park L 6–11 Roggenburk (2–0) Everett (0–3) None 315 23–13 6–3 Report April 16 ESPN+ Liberty* The Diamond W 2–1 Hoeymans (1–1) Swink (0–1) Tappy (3) 324 24–13 — Report April 19 ESPN+ The Diamond L 1–5 Majick (4–2) Cosentino (2–1) Wissman (6) 361 24–14 6–4 Report April 20 ESPN+ Dayton The Diamond W 8–3 Gordon (5–1) Peguero (1–4) None 407 25–14 7–4 Report April 21 ESPN+ Dayton The Diamond Canceled (inclement weather) 25–14 7–4 Report April 23 ESPN+ at * Bud Metheny FieldNorfolk, Virginia L 1–7 Sulpizio (1–0) Hoeymans (1–2) None 583 25–15 — Report April 26 ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler FieldFairfax, Virginia W 6–4 Tappy (6–1) Stewart (1–2) None 135 26–15 8–4 Report April 27 ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field L 2–3 Gartland (2–3) Gordon (5–2) None 224 26–16 8–5 Report April 28 ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field W 9–8 Tappy (7–1) Edmonds (1–2) None 390 27–16 9–5 Report April 30 ESPN+ No. 11 Virginia* The Diamond L 4–8 Moore (2–0) Peters (2–4) Teel (5) 3,689 27–17 — Report May (6–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source May 3 ESPN+ The Diamond W 6–2 Hoeymans (2–2) Brennan (1–4) Curley (1) 532 28–17 10–5 Report May 4 ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond L 8–12 Siegenthaler (5–2) Dressler (2–2) Wilson (4) 625 28–18 10–6 Report May 5 ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond L 6–11 Haug (3–1) Tappy (7–2) None 323 28–19 10–7 Report May 7 ESPN+ Old Dominion* The Diamond L 8–14 Kellen (4–0) Goleski (0–1) None 683 28–20 — Report May 8 ESPN+ at No. 10 East Carolina* Clark-LeClair StadiumGreenville, North Carolina Canceled (scheduling conflict) 28–20 — Report May 10 at Houlihan ParkThe Bronx, New York W 4–0 Hoeymans (3–2) Lavelle (6–5) Curley (2) 116 29–20 11–7 Report May 11 at Fordham Houlihan Park W 4–3 Martinez (4–0) Berg (5–6) Tappy (4) 326 30–20 12–7 Report May 12 at Fordham Houlihan Park W 8–3 Vaughan (1–3) Perez (1–2) None 187 31–20 13–7 May 16 ESPN+ at Malcolm U. Pitt FieldRichmond, Virginia L 10–12 Hentschel (4–1) Nuckols (0–1) None 308 31–21 13–8 Report May 17 ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field W 11–4 Gordon (6–2) Roche (3–8) None 276 32–21 14–8 Report May 18 ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field W 12–4 Dressler (3–2) Corso (1–2) None 215 33–21 15–8 Report Postseason (6–2) (4–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source May 21 ESPN+ vs. (7) Saint Joseph's (2) Capital One ParkTysons, Virginia W 4–2 Curley (6–0) Yablonski (4–5) Tappy (5) 301 34–21 1–0 Report May 22 ESPN+ vs. (3) Dayton (2) Capital One Park W 11–3 Hoeymans (4–2) Majick (5–5) None 464 35–21 2–0 Report May 23 ESPN+ vs. (4) Richmond (2) Capital One Park W 13–7 Gordon (7–2) Ymker (1–3) None 1,035 36–21 3–0 Report May 25 ESPN+ vs. (4) Richmond (2) Capital One Park W 16–1 Cosentino (3–1) Hentschel (4–2) None 1,152 37–21 4–0 Report (1–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Source May 31 ESPNU vs. (2) No. 22 Wake Forest* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium W 1–0 Gordon (8–2) Falco Jr. (2–5) Curley (3) 5,571 38–21 1–0 Report June 1 ESPN+ vs. (4) Evansville* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium L 11–17 Schultz (6–2) Cosentino (3–2) None 5,571 38–22 1–1 Report June 2 ESPN+ vs. No. 16 (1) East Carolina* (3) Clark-LeClair Stadium L 7–10 Beal (8–2) Hoeymans (4–3) None 5,571 38–23 1–2 Report Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold =VCU team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule Notes
Tournaments Atlantic 10 tournament
Atlantic 10 tournament teams(1) Saint Louis Billikens(2) VCU Rams(3) Dayton Flyers(4) Richmond Spiders(5) George Washington Revolutionaries(6) UMass Minutemen(7) Saint Joseph's Hawks
First round (Game 3)(7) Saint Joseph's Hawksvs.(2) VCU Rams