The 2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball team represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams play their home games at Bill Beck Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Raphael Cerrato, in his eighth year as manager.
Previous season The 2023 team finished the season with a 23–20 (13–11) record. The Rams went 0–2 in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.
Preseason Coaches poll The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. Rhode Island was picked to finish seventh in the conference and received one 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
Regular season Schedule and results 2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball game log (5–12) Regular season (5–12) February (1–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 recordFebruary 16 at * UTRGV Baseball StadiumEdinburg, TX W 4–311 Hughes (1–0) Sanchez (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,495 1–0 —February 17 at UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium L 3–13 Valdez (1–0) Levesque (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,607 1–1 —February 18 at UTRGV* UTRGV Baseball Stadium L 1–15 Rodriguez (1–0) Sposato (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,091 1–2 —February 23 at * English FieldBlacksburg, VA L 3–18 Renfrow (2–0) Morris (0–1) None ACCNX 897 1–3 —February 24 at Virginia Tech* English Field L 2–7 Shoemaker (1–0) Hsu (0–1) None ACCNX 946 1–4 —February 25 at Virginia Tech* English Field L 2–14 Stieg (1–1) Grotyohann (0–1) None ACCNX 916 1–5 — March (4–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 recordMarch 1 at * Bailey–Brayton FieldPullman, WA L 4–10 Wilford (2–0) Grotyohann (0–2) None P12N 878 1–6 —March 2 at Washington State* Bailey–Brayton Field L 7–177 Jones (1–1) Sposato (0–2) None P12N 789 1–7 —March 3 at Washington State* Bailey–Brayton Field W 6–3 Hughes (2–0) Grillo (0–1) None P12N 813 2–7 —March 5 * Bill Beck FieldKingston, RI Canceled (inclement weather) 2–7 —March 8 at No. 4 Texas A&M* Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX L 0–11 Prager (4–0) Grotyohann (0–3) None SECN+ 5,480 2–8 —March 9 at No. 4 Texas A&M* Olsen Field L 0–6 Rudis (1–0) Maloney (0–1) None SECN+ 5,964 2–9 —March 10 at No. 4 Texas A&M* Olsen Field L 11–1210 Aschenbeck (2–0) Heon (0–1) None SECN+ 5,857 2–10 —March 13 at * LeLacheur ParkLowell, MA Canceled (inclement weather) 2–10 —March 15 at * Friedman DiamondBoston, MA L 4–15 Gigliotti (2–0) Grotyohann (0–4) None FloBaseball 112 2–11 —March 16 Northeastern* Bill Beck Field W 7–1 Maloney (1–1) Scotti (3–2) None ESPN+ 302 3–11 —March 17 Northeastern* Bill Beck Field L 9–11 McGrath (1–0) Johnston (0–1) Beauchesne (1) ESPN+ 286 3–12 —March 19 UConn* Bill Beck Field W 4–1 Hsu (1–1) Cinnella (0–2) Heon (1) ESPN+ 142 4–12 —March 20 * Bill Beck Field W 19–15 Johnston (1–1) Friedman (0–1) None ESPN+ 137 5–12 —March 22 Bill Beck Field Canceled (inclement weather) 5–12 0–0March 23 St. Bonaventure Bill Beck Field 5–12 0–0March 24 St. Bonaventure Bill Beck Field 5–12 0–0March 26 at * Quinnipiac Baseball FieldHamden, CT L 0–4 Jasek (1–0) Hsu (1–2) None ESPN+ 155 5–13 —March 28 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports CenterSt. Louis, MO L 2–3 Bell (1–1) Fernandez (0–1) None ESPN+ 67 5–14 0–1March 29 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 1–8 Yarberry (4–2) Sposato (0–2) None ESPN+ 57 5–15 0–2March 30 at Saint Louis Billiken Sports Center L 3–7 Evan (1–1) Johnston (1–2) None ESPN+ 53 5–16 0–3 April (6–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 recordApril 3 * Bill Beck Field Canceled (inclement weather) 5–16 —April 5 Bill Beck Field W 6–1 Maloney (2–1) Belliveau (2–4) None ESPN+ 113 6–16 1–3April 6 UMass Bill Beck Field L 2–4 Lints (2–0) Grotyohann (0–5) Jensen (1) ESPN+ 97 6–17 1–4April 7 UMass Bill Beck Field W 5–3 Ureña (1–0) Bigelow (1–2) Hughes (1) ESPN+ 124 7–17 2–4April 9 * Bill Beck Field W 5–2 Johnston (2–2 Keel (1–3) Hughes (2) 115 8–17 —April 10 Quinnipiac* Bill Beck Field W 14–13 Grotyohann (1–5) Manelski (0–1) Fernandez (1) 82 9–17 —April 12 Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field W 6–3 Jones (1–0) McCausland (1–4) Ureña (1) ESPN+ 91 10–17 3–4April 13 Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field W 7–2 Sposato (1–3) DeSanto (2–2) None ESPN+ 133 11–17 4–4April 14 Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field ESPN+ April 16 at * Conaty ParkSmithfield, RI —April 19 at Barcroft ParkArlington, VA ESPN+ April 20 at George Washington Barcroft Park ESPN+ April 21 at George Washington Barcroft Park ESPN+ April 23 Bryant* Bill Beck Field —April 26 Bill Beck Field ESPN+ April 27 Fordham Bill Beck Field ESPN+ April 28 Fordham Bill Beck Field ESPN+ May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 recordMay 3 at Wilson FieldDavidson, NC May 4 at Davidson Wilson Field May 5 at Davidson Wilson Field May 10 Bill Beck Field May 11 Richmond Bill Beck Field May 12 Richmond Bill Beck Field May 16 at Woerner FieldDayton, OH May 17 at Dayton Woerner Field May 18 at Dayton Woerner Field Postseason (0–0) (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source May 21–25 vs. TBD Capital One ParkTysons, Virginia Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled* = Non-conference game Bold =Rhode Island team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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