The 2020 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 50th baseball season, and their 8th season the Atlantic 10 Conference. The regular season began on February 14, 2020, and was scheduled to conclude on May 16, 2020. The season was cancelled on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rams finished the season with a 9–8 record.

The Atlantic 10 Baseball Tournament was to be hosted by VCU and was to be held from May 20–23, 2020.

Preseason

A10 media poll The Atlantic 10 baseball media poll was released on February 10, 2020. VCU was picked to win the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.

Coaches' Poll 1 VCU 162 (8) 2 Fordham 149 (2) 3 Dayton 144 (3) 4 Richmond 123 5 Davidson 112 6 Saint Louis 111 7 Rhode Island 97 8 George Washington 73 9 Saint Joseph's 71 10 George Mason 52 11 UMass 37 12 La Salle 31 13 St. Bonaventure 21

Roster

2020 VCU Rams Roster Pitchers

8 – Hogan Brown – Junior 9 – Nick Evangelista – Junior 10 – Edwin Serrano – Junior 12 – Brandon Henson – Senior 18 – Justin Sorokowski – RS Junior 19 – Jack Schroeder – Junior 20 – Jaden Griffin – Sophomore 23 – Devin Dunn – Junior 24 – Maddison Furman – Sophomore 25 – Jack Masloff – Freshman 26 – Cooper Benzin – RS Freshman 30 – Michael Dailey – RS Senior 33 – Mason Delane – Freshman 38 – Danny Watson – Sophomore 39 – Evan Chenier – Sophomore 42 – Brooks Knapek – RS Junior 42 – Nate Boyle – Junior 43 – Carter Knapek – RS Junior 45 – Evan Elliott – Freshman Infielders

1 – Steven Carpenter – Senior 2 – Paul Witt – Senior 3 – Brett Willett – Senior 4 – Alex Aguila – Freshman 6 – Phillipe Roy – Freshman 14 – Brett Norwood – Senior 16 – Liam Hibbits – Junior 22 – Andrew Puglielli – Senior 27 – Brett Young – RS Freshman 28 – Tyler Locklear – Freshman 32 – Greg Ryan – Sophomore 40 – Will Carlone – Freshman

Utility 8 – Hogan Brown – Junior 19 – Jack Schroeder – Junior Catchers 15 – Hunter Vay – Junior 17 – Josh Simon – Senior 21 – Logan Amiss – Sophomore 31 – Connor Hicks – RS Freshman 36 – Matt Stallings – RS Junior 37 – Nic Ericsson – Freshman

Outfielders 12 – Brandon Henson – Senior 26 – Cooper Benzin – Sophomore 

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

2020 VCU Rams baseball game log Regular season (8–4) February (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record February 14 at Charlotte* Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 17–5 E. Chenier (1–0) B. McGowan (0–1) E. Serrano (1) 812 1–0 — February 15 at Charlotte* Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 4–5 T. Starnes (1–0) C. Knapek (0–1) none 887 1–1 — February 16 at Charlotte* Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 8–4 M. Furman (1–0) A. Roach (0–1) none 682 2–1 — February 18 Norfolk State* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 10–1 J. Griffin (1–0) J. DeLoatch (0–1) none 361 3–1 — February 21 Sacred Heart* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 5–3 D. Watson (1–0) C. Thompson (0–1) E. Chenier (1) 276 4–1 — February 22 Sacred Heart* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 4–5 M. Aufiero (1–0) M. Delane (0–1) none 409 4–2 — February 23 Sacred Heart* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 6–1 D. Watson (2–0) J. Kramer (0–1) none 376 5–2 — February 26 Old Dominion* The Diamond • Richmond, VA L 3–6 M. Parmentier (1–0) E. Serrano (0–1) N. Dean (2) 310 5–3 — February 28 West Virginia* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 4–1 M. Furman (2–0) J. Wolf (2–1) None 483 6–3 — February 29 Georgetown* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 20–6 J. Masloff (1–0) A. Tonas (0–1) None 369 7–3 — March (2–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record March 1 Wagner* The Diamond • Richmond, VA W 9–0 D. Dunn (1–0) J. Beyer (0–1) E. Serrano (2) 337 8–3 — March 4 at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–8 D. Palermo (1–0) J. Sorokowski (0–1) None 1,652 8–4 — March 7 vs. Illinois State* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 5–8 C. Johnson (2–2) J. Masloff (1–1) None 175 8–5 — March 7 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 2–4 M. Cassala (1–2) M. Delane (0–2) C. Mauloni (2) 318 8–6 — March 8 at Jacksonville* John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 1–2 C. Mauloni (1–1) E. Chenier (1–1) None 228 8–7 — March 10 at Charleston* Patriots Point Ballpark • Charleston, SC L 3–8 J. Masloff (1–2) J. Price (2–1) None 476 8–8 — March 11 at The Citadel* Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 8–4 M. Delane (1–2) A. Blakely (0–1) None 217 9–8 — March 13 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic – — March 14 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — March 15 Iona* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — March 17 East Carolina* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — March 20 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — March 21 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — March 22 St. Bonaventure The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — March 24 William & Mary* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — March 27 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA – — March 28 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA – — March 29 at George Washington Barcroft Park • Arlington, VA – — March 31 Maryland* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record April 3 Richmond The Diamond • Richmond, VA Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic – — April 4 Richmond The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 5 Richmond The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 7 Virginia* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 10 George Mason The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 11 George Mason The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 12 George Mason The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 14 at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium • Lexington, VA – — April 17 at New Orleans* Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA – — April 18 at New Orleans* Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA – — April 19 at New Orleans* Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA – — April 21 at William & Mary* Plumeri Park • Williamsburg, VA – — April 24 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 25 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 26 Davidson The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — April 28 VMI* The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record A10 Record May 1 at Dayton Woerner Field • Dayton, OH Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic – — May 2 at Dayton Woerner Field • Dayton, OH – — May 3 at Dayton Woerner Field • Dayton, OH – — May 6 at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Ballpark • Norfolk, VA – — May 8 Saint Louis The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — May 9 Saint Louis The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — May 10 Saint Louis The Diamond • Richmond, VA – — May 12 at Virginia* Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA – — May 14 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI – — May 15 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI – — May 16 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field • Kingston, RI – — Post-season (0–0) (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Postseason Record May 20 TBD The Diamond • Richmond, VA Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic – —

Rankings

Honors

Preseason honors Liam Hibbits Collegiate Baseball Third-Team All-American December 17, 2019

References