2013 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2013 VCU Rams baseball team will be the 43rd season of the university fielding a varsity baseball program, and will represent Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams will be playing their inaugural season in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

2013 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2013 record16–16 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Palumbo (2nd season)
  • TBA
Hitting coachC.J. Rhodes (3rd season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2013 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–7–0 .708  41–21–0 .661
Charlotte  ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .708  37–23–0 .617
Rhode Island  ‍†‍‍ 17–7–0 .708  35–24–0 .593
Xavier  ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .667  32–26–0 .552
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  26–32–0 .448
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .625  24–29–0 .453
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .542  31–24–0 .564
VCU  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  28–26–0 .519
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  26–26–0 .500
Butler  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .500  25–26–0 .490
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .375  20–28–0 .417
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .333  22–33–0 .400
Temple  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .292  18–28–0 .391
Massachusetts  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .292  14–31–0 .311
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 3–21–0 .125  11–39–1 .225
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 3, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

It will be the first season of Shawn Stiffler as manager for the program. It was previously led by Paul Keyes for the past 18 season. Keyes died of cancer in the summer of 2012.[2]

Personnel

2013 roster
2013 VCU Rams Roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 Matt Lees - Sophomore
  • 14 Logan Kanuik - Junior
  • 16 Michael Carpenter - Freshman
  • 17 Ryan Farrar - Senior
  • 20 Seth Greene - Redshirt Junior
  • 23 Ryan Morrison - Junior
  • 30 Hunter Absher - Freshman
  • 31 Tyler Buckley- Junior
  • 33 Dan Black - Freshman
  • 35 Heath Dwyer- Sophomore
  • 38 Jordan Storey - Redshirt Junior
  

Infielders

  • 4 Joey Cujas - Junior
  • 6 Jordan Weymouth - Senior
  • 10 Tom Crimi - Junior
  • 12 Robert Malan - Redshirt Junior
  • 25 Vimael Machin - Sophomore
  • 26 Trevor Marino - Junior
  • 27 Brent Mikionis - Redshirt Sophomore

Utility

  • 18 Bryce Lee - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 7 Chris Ayers - Junior
  • 11 Walker Haymaker - Freshman
  • 21 Nick Octavi - Junior

Outfielders

  • 1 James Bunn - Freshman
  • 2 Bill Cullen - Junior
  • 3 Landon Prentiss - Junior
  • 9 Cody Acker - Freshman
  • 19 Michael Thomas - Freshman
  • 24 Taylor Buran - Redshirt Senior
  • 34 Cody Yount - Redshirt Senior
  

Schedule
2013 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
102/15/13vs. Boston College
(Elon Invitational)		Latham Park4–1M. Lees (1–0)J. Burke (0–1)none2001–0—
—02/16/13vs. Marist
(Elon Invitational)		Latham ParkPostponed1–0—
202/17/13@ Elon
(Elon Invitational)		Latham Park6–2R. Ferrar (1–0)D. Whitehead (0-1)J. Weymouth (1)2562–0—
302/22/13Saint Joseph'sThe Diamond1–0H. Dwyer (2–0)K. Mullen (1–1)M. Lees (2)2223–01–0
402/23/13Saint Joseph'sThe Diamond3–2L. Kanuik (1-0)K. Burum (1-1)M. Lees (3)2104-00-0
502/24/13Saint Joseph'sThe Diamond2–0R. Farrar (2-0)D. Thorpe (0-1)S. Greene (1)3105-00-0
—02/26/13@ East CarolinaClark–LeClair StadiumPostponed5–0—
March
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
603/01/13vs. UNC Asheville
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)		Riley, Jr. Park12-1H. Dwyer (3-0)D. Roland (0-3)none1256-00-0
703/02/13@ The Citadel
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)		Riley, Jr. Park11-6T. Buckley (1-0)J. Reeves (1-1)none2407-00-0
803/03/13vs. Pittsburgh
(Charleston Crab House Shootout)		Riley, Jr. Park6-4R. Farrar (3-0)A. Belfiglio (0-1)M. Lees (5)1508-00-0
903/05/13George MasonThe Diamond4-2T. Marino (1-0) T. Love (0-1) M. Lees(6) 1769-00-0
1003/08/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field3-9M. Batts (2-0)H. Dwyer (3-1)None7139-10-0
1103/09/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field2-7J. Ramsey (1-2)T. Buckley (1-1)None9769-20-0
1203/10/13at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field2-3MacDonald (2-0)R. Farrar (3-1)Livengood (1)1,0379-30-0
1303/11/13WagnerThe Diamond11-8S. Greene (1-0)C. Smith (0-2)None21010-30-0
1403/15/13MonmouthThe Diamond1-3McGee (2-0)H. Dwyer (3-2)None25510-40-0
1503/16/13MonmouthThe Diamond8-3T. Buckley (2-1) Smith (0-3)S. Greene(2)25011-40-0
1603/17/13MonmouthThe Diamond1-7Yunginger (2-0)R. Farrar (3-2)Hunt(1)19911-50-0
1703/19/13RutgersThe Diamond4-3M. Lees (1-0)Brey (1-1)None23712-50-0
1803/20/13RutgersThe Diamond6-9Corsi (2-3)L. Kanuik (1-1)None22712-60-0
1903/22/13Butler*The Diamond4-6Stout (4-2)H. Dwyer (3-3)BYERLY(2)21412-70-1
2003/23/13Butler*The Diamond3-4Kramp (5-0)R. Farrar (3-3)Byerly(3)22212-80-2
2103/23/13Butler*The Diamond4-7Laing (1-1)S. Greene (1-1)Byerly(4)29912-90-3
2203/26/13at #1 North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium2-3C. McCue (5-0)M. Lees (1-1)None36512-100-3
2303/29/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium5-2H. Dwyer (4-3)T. Barnette (1-2)None1,08913-101-3
2403/30/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium8-9J. Hudson (2-0)M. Lees (1-2)None1,14113-111-4
2503/30/13at Charlotte*Hayes Stadium4-3L. Kanuik (2-1)S. Geohegan (1-1)None1,14814-112-4
April
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record A10 Record
2604/02/13at Virginia TechEnglish Field5-11J. Joyce (4-1)D. Black (0-1)None1,04214-122-4
2704/05/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium2-6C. Bach (2-2)H. Dwyer (4-4)None18714-132-4
2804/06/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium4-5J. Garrett (2-2)M. Lees (1-3)None23414-142-4
2904/07/13at VMIGray–Minor Stadium8-4L. Kanuik (3-1)J. Brown (3-1)None22215-142-4
3004/09/13at MarylandShipley Field5-6B. Casas (2-0)A. Absher (0-1)None35715-152-4
3104/12/13Temple*The Diamond2-1M. Lees (2-3)P. Peterson (1-4)None33516-153-4
3204/13/13Temple*The Diamond1-5E. Peterson (5-0)R. Farrar (4-4)None34016-163-5
3304/14/13Temple*The Diamond
3404/16/13MarylandThe Diamond
3504/17/13VMIThe Diamond
3604/19/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3704/20/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3804/21/13at Dayton*Woerner Field
3904/23/13at Old Dominion
(Hampton Classic)		War Memorial Stadium
4004/26/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4104/27/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4204/28/13at La Salle*DeVincent Field
4304/30/13#7 VirginiaThe Diamond

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* A-10 conference games.

Rankings
Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
Coaches'[5] NR NR* NR*  
Baseball America[6] NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[7] NR NR NR  
NCBWA†[8] NR NR RV  
D1Baseball

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

See also

References
  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings and Leaders". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  2. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2012/11/vcu-coach-paul-keyes-dies-at-age-50/
  3. http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/bsb/2012-13/roster
  4. "2013 VCU Baseball Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
  5. "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. January 25, 2012.
  6. "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
  7. "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
  8. "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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