The 2014 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams were led by Shawn Stiffler, in his third year managing the program and played their home games at The Diamond.

The Rams had one of their strongest starts in program history, starting the season with a 20–3 record and being ranked in the USA Today Coaches poll and the Collegiate Baseball poll. The Rams ultimately finished the season with a 37–20 record, and reached the final of the 2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament before losing in the final to their rival, George Mason. Despite the strong record, VCU did not receive an at-large berth into the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

2014 roster 2014 VCU Rams Roster  Pitchers 13 - Matt Lees - Junior 14 - Logan Kanuik - Senior 16 - Michael Carpenter - Sophomore 20 - Seth Greene - RS Senior 23 - Matt Jamer - Freshman 30 - Brian Goodling - Freshman 31 - Tyler Buckley - Junior 32 - Daniel Concepcion - Junior 33 - Dan Black - Sophomore 34 - Matt Blanchard - Junior 35 - Heath Dwyer - Junior 37 - Thomas Gill - Junior 38 - Jordan Storey - RS Senior 40 - JoJo Howie - Junior Infielders 4 - Joey Cujas - Junior 10 - Tom Crimi - Senior 15 - Darian Carpenter - Freshman 17 - Matt Davis - Freshman 18 - Bryce Lee - Senior 25 - Vimael Machin - Junior 26 - Trevor Marino - Senior 27 - Shane Dressler - Freshman

Utility 8 - Logan Farrar - Freshman Catchers 7 - Chris Ayers - Senior 11 - Walker Haymaker - Sophomore 19 - Brett Hileman - Freshman 21 - Nick Octavi - Senior 24 - Joe Bugas - Freshman

Outfielders 1 - James Bunn - Sophomore 2 - Bill Cullen - Senior 3 - Landon Prentiss - Senior 9 - Cody Acker - Sophomore 12 - Alex Gransback - Freshman 

Schedule

2014 VCU Rams baseball game log (37–20) Regular season: 34–18 February (7–1) Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 February 14 6:00 p.m. vs. * Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA W 9–4 Concepcion (1–0) Haymaker (0–1) None 1,021 1–0 — February 15 12:00 p.m. vs. * Russ Chandler Stadium W 6–3 Kanuik (1–0) Gero (0–1) Lees (1) 856 2–0 — February 16 2:45 p.m. at Georgia Tech* Russ Chandler Stadium W 5–3 Blanchard (1–0) Heddinger (0–1) Gill (1) 1,167 3–0 — February 19 3:00 p.m. Old Dominion* The DiamondRichmond, VA L 4–6 Sinnen (1–0) Gill (0–1) Gero (1) 280 3–1 — February 21 4:00 p.m. at * Latham StadiumGreenville, SC W 14–9 Gill (1–1) de Gruy (0–1) None 308 4–1 — February 22 4:00 p.m. at Furman* Latham Stadium W 8–7 Kanuik (2–0) Morse (1–1) Lees (2) 394 5–1 — February 23 1:00 p.m. at Furman* Latham Stadium W 3–210 Gill (2–1) Dittmar (0–1) None 380 6–1 — February 25 3:00 p.m. East Carolina* The Diamond W 3–0 Concepcion (2–0) Bolton (0–1) Kanuik (1) 337 7–1 — March: 13–5 (Home: 11–3; Away: 2–2; Neutral: 0–0) Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 March 1 1:00 p.m. * The Diamond W 5–2 Lees (1–0) White (0–1) None 353 8–1 — March 1 4:30 p.m. Temple* The Diamond W 10–0 Blanchard (2–0) Mathews (0–2) None 353 9–1 — March 2 1:00 p.m. Temple* The Diamond W 14–5 Howie (1–0) Hill (0–2) None 271 10–1 — March 8 3:00 p.m. at * Bill Brooks FieldWilmington, NC L 2–4 Secrest (3–1) Concepcion (2–1) None 1,431 10–2 — March 9 1:30 p.m. at UNCW* Bill Brooks Field W 14–8 Carpenter (1–0) MacDonald (0–1) None 1,041 11–2 — March 9 4:00 p.m. at UNCW* Bill Brooks Field W 4–2 Howie (2–0) Foster (0–1) None 1,041 12–2 — April: 5–5 (Home: 1–2; Away: 4–3; Neutral: 0–0) Date Time Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 April 3 ESPN+ at Bill Beck FieldKingston, RI L 1–5 Sabbath (2–4) Gotschall (2–2) Houchens (2) 116 17–12 8–2 April 4 ESPN+ at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field L 2–4 Cullen (2–3) Steitz (4–1) Santos (2) 112 17–13 8–3 April 5 ESPN+ at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field L 5–710 Lavigueur (2–0) Leyboldt (1–2) None 103 17–14 8–4 April 7 ESPN+ at Longwood* Bolding StadiumFarmville, VA W 6–410 Campbell (2–1) Fordham (1–3) None 433 18–14 — April 10 at Jack Coffey FieldNew York City, NY W 5–3 Newman (2–1) Elson (3–4) Peters (3) 217 19–14 9–4 April 11 at Fordham Jack Coffey Field W 13–1 Steitz (5–1) Dowd (1–3) None 249 20–14 10–4 April 12 at Fordham Jack Coffey Field W 7–6 Vaughan (2–0) Hanawalt (1–5) Peters (4) 223 21–14 11–4 April 14 ESPN+ No. 9 Virginia* The Diamond W 6–2 Newman (3–1) Yeager (0–2) None 982 22–14 — April 17 ESPN+ The Diamond L 3–4 Haug (2–5) Clover (0–2) Bruno (3) 226 22–15 11–5 April 18 ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond L 7–8 Cutler (5–0) Steitz (5–2) Bruno (4) 211 22–16 11–6 April 19 ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond April 21 ESPN+ Virginia Tech* The Diamond — April 24 MASN2 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt FieldTuckahoe, VA April 25 ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field April 26 ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field April 28 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny BallparkNorfolk, VA — May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source May 1 The Diamond May 2 Saint Louis The Diamond May 3 Saint Louis The Diamond May 5 at Norfolk State* Marty L. Miller FieldNorfolk, VA — May 8 at Saint Joseph's Smithson FieldMerion Station, PA May 9 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field May 10 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field May 14 The Diamond May 15 Davidson The Diamond May 16 Davidson The Diamond Postseason: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source May 20–25 vs. TBD TBD Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CanceledBold =VCU team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Schedule Notes

Rankings

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