The 2019 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 49th baseball season. It was their 7th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 15, 2019, and concluded on May 18, 2019. The Rams finished as regular season champions.

Preseason

A10 media poll The A10 media poll was released on February 7, 2019, with the Rams predicted to finish in second place in the Atlantic 10.

Media poll (East) 1 Saint Louis (9) 2 VCU (2) 3 Davidson (1) 4 Fordham (1) 5 George Mason 6 Richmond 7 Rhode Island 8 George Washington 9 Dayton 10 Saint Joseph's 11 St. Bonaventure 12 La Salle 13 UMass

Roster

2019 VCU Rams Roster Pitchers 9 – Hayden Moore – Junior 10 – Connor Gillispie – Junior 18 – Justin Sorokowski – RS Sophomore 20 – Jaden Griffin – Freshman 23 – David Dunn – Sophomore 24 – Maddison Furman – Freshman 25 – Benjamin Dum – Senior 30 – Michael Dailey – Senior 32 – Curtis Bafus – Senior 33 – Sam Ryan – Junior 34 – Brady Underwood – Sophomore 38 – Danny Watson – Freshman 39 – Evan Chenier – Freshman 40 – Jack Alkire – Senior 42 – Carter Knapek – RS Sophomore 43 – Brooks Knapek – Sophomore Infielders 1 – Steven Carpenter – Junior 2 – Paul Witt – Junior 3 – Brett Willett – Junior 4 – Noah Heisler – Freshman 13 – Zach Ching – RS Senior 14 – Brett Norwood – Junior 16 – Liam Hibbits – Sophomore 22 – Andrew Puglielli – Junior 27 – Brett Young – Freshman

Utility 8 – Hogan Brown – Sophomore 19 – Jack Schroeder – Sophomore 28 – Mac McCarty – Senior Catchers 15 – Hunter Vay – Sopohomore 17 – Josh Simon – Junior 21 – Logan Amiss – Freshman 31 – Connor Hicks – Freshman 36 – Matt Stallings – Sophomore 37 – Andrew Schatz – Senior

Outfielders 6 – Tomas Sanchez – Freshman 12 – Brandon Henson – Junior 26 – Cooper Benzin – Freshman 41 – Alex Taylor – Freshman 

Regular season

Results

Game log Legend VCU win VCU loss Postponement/cancellation Extra innings * Non-conference gameBoldVCU team member † Make-Up Game

2019 VCU Rams baseball game log Regular season (39–17) February (5–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record Feb. 15 at No. 21 Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 8–10 M. Eardensohn (1–0) B. Dum (0–1) A. Abney (1) 2,507 0–1 — Feb. 16 vs. * Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 8–7 E. Chenier (1–0) W. Tyson (0–1) M. McCarty (1) 252 1–1 — Feb. 17 vs. Maryland* Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 3–5 N. Turnball (1–0) S. Ryan (0–1) J. Murphy (1) 271 1–2 — Feb. 21 at * Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC W 13–3 C. Gillispie (1–0) A. Higginbotham (1–1) none 139 2–2 — Feb. 22 vs. * Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC Cancelled 2–2 — Feb. 23 at * Cleveland Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC W 7–4 J. Sorokowski (1–0) T. van der Weide (0–1) M. McCarty (2) 269 3–2 — Feb. 24 at USC Upstate* Cleveland Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC W 14–2 J. Alkire (1–0) J. Thiessen (0–1) none 257 4–2 — Feb. 26 Maryland* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 3–4 N. Turnball (2–0) B. Dum (0–2) J. Murphy (3) 274 4–3 — Feb. 27 at No. 6 North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–8 E. Chenier (2–0) C. O'Brien (1–1) none 1,469 5–3 — March (16–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record Mar. 1 * The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–1 S. Ryan (1–0) S. Urbon (0–2) none 240 6–3 — Mar. 2 Cornell* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 2–0 B. Dum (1–2) C. Wyatt (0–1) M. McCarty (3) 282 7–3 — Mar. 2 Cornell* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–3 J. Alkire (2–0) L. Yacinich (0–1) D. Watson (1) 391 8–3 — Mar. 8 * The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–3 B. Dum (2–2) F. Craska (0–1) M. McCarty (4) 258 9–3 — Mar. 9 Lafayette* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–6 S. Ryan (2–1) K. Subers (0–1) none 354 10–3 — Mar. 10 Lafayette* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–3 C. Bafus (1–0) B. Kreyer (0–3) none 338 11–3 — Mar. 12 * The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 8–1 D. Watson (1–0) Z. Kmietek (0–2) none 242 12–3 — Mar. 13 Marist* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–3 E. Chenier (3–0) N. Cantone (0–1) S. Ryan (1) 236 13–3 — Mar. 15 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L 9–10 C. Williams (2–1) C. Bafus (1–1) J. Hakanson (5) 1,242 13–4 — Mar. 16 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL W 4–3 B. Dum (3–2) J. Sinclar (2–2) none 1,371 14–4 — Mar. 17 at UCF* John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL L 2–8 T. Holloway (2–0) J. Sorokowski (1–1) Z. Hunsicker (1) 1,189 14–5 — Mar. 19 * The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 3–7 R. Prosperi (3–0) J. Alkire (2–1) none 373 14–6 — Mar. 20 * The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–0 D. Watson (2–0) D. Repine (0–3) B. Dum (1) 189 15–6 — Mar. 22 The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–2 E. Chenier (4–0) J. Lasko (1–2) S. Ryan (2) 249 16–6 1–0 Mar. 23 UMass The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–2 B. Dum (4–2) Z. Clevenger (0–1) none 317 17–6 2–0 Mar. 24 UMass The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–1 J. Alkire (3–1) J. Pawloski (0–1) none 338 18–6 3–0 Mar. 26 * The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 15–2 E. Chenier (5–0) Z. Sanders (0–2) none 877 19–6 — Mar. 29 The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 2–3 C. Sutherland (4–0) B. Dum (4–3) G. Levy (5) 471 19–7 3–1 Mar. 30 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 7–3 J. Alkire (4–1) D. Spear (0–1) S. Ryan (3) 549 20–7 4–1 Mar. 31 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 13–1 C. Gillispie (2–0) G. Levy (1–1) none 337 21–7 5–1 April (9–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record Apr. 2 at * Buddy Bolding Stadium • Farmville, VA Postponed — — — — — — Apr. 3 at Longwood* Buddy Bolding Stadium • Farmville, VA W 12–6 D. Watson (3–0) A. Abdalah (0–2) none 115 22–7 — Apr. 5 at Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 11–2 J. Alkire (5–1) C. Kennedy (1–1) none 80 23–7 6–1 Apr. 6 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 9–6 B. Dum (5–3) C. Scanlon (2–2) S. Ryan (4) 145 24–7 7–1 Apr. 7 at La Salle Hank DeVincent Field • Philadelphia, PA W 28–4 D. Dunn (1–0) J. Ray (1–4) none 134 25–7 8–1 Apr. 9 at * Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA L 5–6 M. Blanchard (1–0) S. Ryan (2–2) none 367 25–8 — Apr. 12 The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 3–0 J. Sorokowski (2–1) M. Mikulski (4–4) B. Dum (2) 286 26–8 9–1 Apr. 13 Fordham The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–11 J. Stankiewicz (6–1) C. Bafus (1–2) none 318 26–9 9–2 Apr. 14 Fordham The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 8–3 C. Gillispie (3–0) A. DiMeglio (2–3) S. Ryan (5) 588 27–9 10–2 Apr. 16 Old Dominion* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 5–7 A. Holiday (3–1) B. Dum (5–4) T. Fisher (4) 603 27–10 — Apr. 19 at Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA L 5–8 A. Balducci (2–2) S. Ryan (2–3) none 578 27–11 10–3 Apr. 20 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA W 16–3 J. Alkire (6–1) K. Morrison (1–1) none 642 28–11 11–3 Apr. 21 at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field • Tuckahoe, VA L 4–5 L. Looney (2–0) B. Dum (5–5) none 682 28–12 11–4 Apr. 23 at Maryland* Shipley Field • College Park, MD L 5–10 S. Fisher (1–1) D. Watson (1–3) none 431 28–13 — Apr. 26 The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 1–2 T. Kuncl (1–1) B. Dum (5–6) none 308 28–14 11–5 Apr. 27 George Washington The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 4–3 S. Ryan (3–3) J. Edwards (6–3) none 611 29–14 12–5 Apr. 28 George Washington The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–7 D. Watson (4–1) N. Woods (2–2) C. Bafus (1) 537 30–14 13–5 Apr. 30 Virginia* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 2–3 D. Ortiz (4–0) C. Gillispie (3–1) K. Whitten (9) 3,890 30–15 — May (9–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record May 1 at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA W 11–2 E. Chenier (6–0) C. Johnston (0–3) none 348 31–15 — May 5 at Duke* Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC L 1–2 B. Gross (6–3) C. Gillispie (3–2) T. Girard (8) 737 31–16 — May 5 at Duke* Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 5–3 S. Ryan (4–3) J. Carey (3–1) none 737 32–16 — May 8 at * Marty L. Miller Field • Norfolk, VA W 12–4 D. Watson (5–1) K. Alicea (2–4) none 189 33–16 — May 10 at Smithson Field • Merion, PA W 9–3 J. Sorokowski (3–1) J. Divalerio (4–5) B. Dum (3) 229 34–16 14–5 May 11 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion, PA W 13–3 C. Gillispie (4–2) L. Zimmerman (1–2) D. Watson (2) 255 35–16 15–5 May 12 at Saint Joseph's Smithson Field • Merion, PA W 4–0 C. Bafus (2–2) R. Devine (2–2) S. Ryan (6) 311 36–16 16–5 May 14 at Virginia* Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 7–8 K. Whitten (2–1) B. Dum (5–7) R. Wilson (1) 3,147 36–17 — May 16 at Spuhler Field • Fairfax, VA W 9–4 C. Gillispie (5–2) P. Halligan (4–5) S. Ryan (7) 119 37–17 17–5 May 17 at George Mason Spuhler Field • Fairfax, VA W 3–2 C. Bafus (3–2) B. Marconi (3–8) B. Dum (4) 142 38–17 18–5 May 18 at George Mason Spuhler Field • Fairfax, VA W 15–2 J. Sorokowski (4–1) J. Dicesare (4–7) none 324 39–17 19–5 Post-season (0–2) (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Postseason Record May 22 at (4) Fordham (1) Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY L 1–2 J. Stankiewicz (8–3) C. Gillispie (5–3) K. Martin (10) 0 39–18 0–1 May 23 vs. (5) Richmond (1) Houlihan Park • The Bronx, NY L 2–6 B. McGuigan (3–4) J. Sorokowski (4–2) J. Delarso (8) 668 39–19 0–2

Rankings

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