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.
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.
Personnel
2013 roster 2013 VCU Rams Roster 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
! style="background:#000;color:#f8b800;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || 02/15/13 || vs. (Elon Invitational) || Latham Park || 4–1 || M. Lees (1–0) || J. Burke (0–1) || none || 200 || 1–0 || — |- style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;" | — || 02/16/13 || vs. (Elon Invitational) || Latham Park ||colspan=5|Postponed || 1–0 || — |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 2 || 02/17/13 || @ (Elon Invitational) || Latham Park || 6–2 || R. Ferrar (1–0) || D. Whitehead (0–1) || J. Weymouth (1) || 256 || 2–0 || — |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 3 || 02/22/13 || || The Diamond || 1–0 || H. Dwyer (2–0) || K. Mullen (1–1) || M. Lees (2) || 222 || 3–0 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 4 || 02/23/13 || Saint Joseph's || The Diamond || 3–2 || L. Kanuik (1–0) || K. Burum (1-1) || M. Lees (3) || 210 || 4-0 || 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 5 || 02/24/13 || Saint Joseph's || The Diamond || 2–0 || R. Farrar (2–0) || D. Thorpe (0–1) || S. Greene (1) || 310 || 5-0 || 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;" | — || 02/26/13 || @ || Clark–LeClair Stadium ||colspan=5|Postponed || 5–0 || —
|- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc;" | 6 || 03/01/13 || vs. (Charleston Crab House Shootout) || Riley Park || 12-1 || H. Dwyer (3–0) || D. Roland (0–3)|| none || 125 || 6-0|| 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 7 || 03/02/13 || @ The Citadel(Charleston Crab House Shootout) || Riley Jr. Park || 11-6 || T. Buckley (1–0) || J. Reeves (1-1) ||none|| 240|| 7-0 || 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 8 || 03/03/13 || vs. (Charleston Crab House Shootout) || Riley Jr. Park ||6-4|| R. Farrar (3–0) || A. Belfiglio (0–1) || M. Lees (5) || 150 || 8-0 || 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 9 || 03/05/13 || || The Diamond || 4-2 ||T. Marino (1–0) || T. Love (0–1) || M. Lees(6) || 176 || 9-0 || 0-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 10 || 03/08/13 || at || Brooks Field || 3-9 || M. Batts (2–0) || H. Dwyer (3–1) || None || 713 || 9-1 || 0-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 11 || 03/09/13 || at UNC Wilmington || Brooks Field || 2-7 || J. Ramsey (1–2)|| T. Buckley (1-1) || None || 976 || 9-2 || 0-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 12 || 03/10/13 || at UNC Wilmington || Brooks Field || 2-3 || MacDonald (2–0) || R. Farrar (3–1) || Livengood (1) || 1,037 || 9-3 || 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 13 || 03/11/13 || || The Diamond || 11-8|| S. Greene (1–0) || C. Smith (0–2)|| None || 210 || 10-3 || 0-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 14 || 03/15/13 || || The Diamond || 1-3 || McGee (2–0) || H. Dwyer (3–2) || None || 255 || 10-4|| 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc" | 15 || 03/16/13 || Monmouth || The Diamond || 8-3 || T. Buckley (2–1) || Smith (0–3) || S. Greene(2)|| 250 || 11-4 || 0-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 16 || 03/17/13 || Monmouth || The Diamond || 1-7 || Yunginger (2–0) || R. Farrar (3–2) || Hunt(1) || 199 || 11-5 || 0-0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc;" | 17 || 03/19/13 || || The Diamond || 4-3 || M. Lees (1–0) || Brey (1-1) || None|| 237 || 12-5 || 0-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 18 || 03/20/13 || Rutgers || The Diamond || 6-9 || Corsi (2–3) || L. Kanuik (1-1)|| None || 227 || 12-6 || 0-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 19 || 03/22/13 || * || The Diamond || 4-6 || Stout (4–2) || H. Dwyer (3-3) || BYERLY(2) || 214 || 12-7 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 20 || 03/23/13 || Butler* || The Diamond || 3-4 || Kramp (5–0) || R. Farrar (3-3) || Byerly(3) || 222 || 12-8 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 21 || 03/23/13 || Butler* || The Diamond || 4-7|| Laing (1-1) || S. Greene (1-1) || Byerly(4) || 299 || 12-9 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 22 || 03/26/13 || at #1 North Carolina || Boshamer Stadium || 2-3 || C. McCue (5–0) || M. Lees (1-1) || None || 365 || 12-10 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || 03/29/13 || at * || Hayes Stadium || 5-2 || H. Dwyer (4–3) || T. Barnette (1–2) || None || 1,089 || 13-10 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 24 || 03/30/13 || at Charlotte* || Hayes Stadium || 8-9 || J. Hudson (2–0) || M. Lees (1–2) || None || 1,141 || 13-11 || 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || 03/30/13 || at Charlotte* || Hayes Stadium || 4-3 || L. Kanuik (2–1) || S. Geohegan (1-1) || None || 1,148 || 14-11 || 2–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 26 || 04/02/13 || at Virginia Tech || English Field || 5-11 || J. Joyce (4–1) || D. Black (0–1) || None || 1,042 || 14-12 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 27 || 04/05/13 || at || Gray–Minor Stadium || 2-6 || C. Bach (2-2) || H. Dwyer (4-4) || None || 187 || 14-13 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 28 || 04/06/13 || at VMI || Gray–Minor Stadium || 4-5 || J. Garrett (2-2) || M. Lees (1–3) || None || 234 || 14-14 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || 04/07/13 || at VMI || Gray–Minor Stadium || 8-4 || L. Kanuik (3–1) || J. Brown (3–1) || None || 222 || 15-14 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 30 || 04/09/13 || at || Shipley Field || 5-6 || B. Casas (2–0) || A. Absher (0–1) || None || 357 || 15-15 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || 04/12/13 || * || The Diamond || 2-1 ||M. Lees (2–3) || P. Peterson (1–4) || None || 335 || 16-15 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 32 || 04/13/13 || Temple* || The Diamond || 1-5 || E. Peterson (5–0) || R. Farrar (4-4) || None || 340 || 16-16 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 33 || 04/14/13 || Temple* || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 34 || 04/16/13 || Maryland || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 35 || 04/17/13 || VMI || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 36 || 04/19/13 || at * || Woerner Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 37 || 04/20/13 || at Dayton* || Woerner Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 38 || 04/21/13 || at Dayton* || Woerner Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 39 || 04/23/13 || at Old Dominion(Hampton Classic) || War Memorial Stadium || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 40 || 04/26/13 || at * || DeVincent Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 41 || 04/27/13 || at La Salle* || DeVincent Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 42 || 04/28/13 || at La Salle* || DeVincent Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 43 || 04/30/13 || #7 Virginia || The Diamond || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 44 || 05/04/13 || * || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 45 || 05/05/13 || Saint Louis* || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 46 || 05/05/13 || Saint Louis* || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 47 || 05/08/13 || at Maryland || Shipley Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 48 || 05/10/13 || at * || Barcroft Park || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 49 || 05/11/13 || at George Washington* || Barcroft Park || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 50 || 05/12/13 || at George Washington* || Barcroft Park || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 51 || 05/14/13 || at Virginia || Davenport Field || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 52 || 05/16/13 || Richmond* || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 53 || 05/17/13 || Richmond* || The Diamond || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 54 || 05/18/13 || Richmond* || The Diamond || || || || || || ||
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;" | 55 || 05/22/13 || TBD || Hayes Stadium || || || || || || – || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;" | 56 || 05/23/13 || TBD || Hayes Stadium || || || || || || – || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;" | 57 || 05/24/13 || TBD || Hayes Stadium || || || || || || – || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#fff;" | 58 || 05/25/13 || TBD || Hayes Stadium || || || || || || – || –
| style="font-size:88%"| * A-10 conference games.
Rankings
See also VCU Rams VCU Rams baseball 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season
References