2022 Fordham Rams baseball team

The 2022 Fordham Rams baseball team represented Fordham University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 163rd season of existence, and their 28th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton assumed managerial duties for the 12th season.

Background

The 2021 season saw Fordham post a 24–19 (11–9 Atlantic 10) record. The Rams failed to qualify for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

Preseason

Coaches poll The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Fordham was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10.

Coaches' Poll 1 VCU 143 (11) 2 Dayton 122 (1) 3 Rhode Island 101 4 Saint Louis 94 5 Davidson 91 6 Fordham 83 7 George Washington 80 8 Richmond 76 9 Saint Joseph's 73 10 George Mason 33 11 UMass 26 12 St. Bonaventure 14

Player movement

Departures Fordham DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 4 1B 250 Darien, Connecticut, Graduated 29 RHP 185 San Mateo, California Graduated 28 OF 210 Mesa, Arizona Graduated 7 U 195 Whitestone, New York, Graduated 37 LHP 205 Mohegan Lake, New York, Drafted by San Francisco Giants in the 2021 MLB draft 6 RHP 185 Bedford, New Hampshire Graduated 1 OF 180 Chandler, Arizona Graduated 10 IF 180 Miami, Florida, Graduated

Signing-day recruits The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Fordham in 2022. Pitchers Gannon Brady Ocean City, New Jersey Ocean City HS Alex Casarella Bedford Hills, New York Fox Lane HS Connor Haywood Newtown, Connecticut Newtown HS (CT) Sebastian Mexico Baldwinville, Massachusetts Phillips Academy Anthony Scarlata Bridgewater, New Jersey Bridgewater-Raritan HS Robbie Stewart Darien, Connecticut Avon Old Farms Bobby Sullivan Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood HS (NJ) Hitters Ryan Meyer Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Shrewsbury HS (MA) Diego Prieto Doral, Florida Christopher Columbus HS (FL) Cian Sahler Olney, Maryland Georgetown Preparatory School T.J. Wachter Miller Place, New York The Stony Brook School

Personnel

Coaching staff

2022 fordham rams baseball coaching staff Name Position Seasons atFordham Alma mater Kevin Leighton Head coach 12 Seton Hall University (2001) Tony Mellaci Associate head coach 34 Mercy College (1981) Elliot Glynn Assistant Coach 5 University of Connecticut (2011) Pat Porter Pitch Coach 3 Ohio State University (2015) Eddie Cribby Hitting Coach 2 University of Washington (2010)

Game log Legend Fordham win Fordham loss Postponement/cancellation Extra innings * Non-conference gameBoldFordham team member † Make-up game

2022 Fordham Rams baseball game log Regular season (2–9) February (1–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record February 18 at Texas A&M* Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX L 1–13 Dettmer (1–0) Karlso (0–1) — SECN+ 6,431 0–1 —February 19 at Texas A&M* Olsen Field L 3–5 Dallas (1–0) Ey (0–1) Hogan (1) SECN+ 5,988 0–2 —February 20 at Texas A&M* Olsen Field L 4–5 Cortez (1–0) Quintal (0–1) — SECN+ 5,166 0–3 —February 23 * Houlihan ParkThe Bronx, NY W 19–0 Knox (1–0) Babuschak (0–1) — 257 1–3 —February 25 at Virginia Tech* English Field L 0–12 Green (2–0) Karlso (0–2) — ACCNX 349 1–4 —February 26 at Virginia Tech* English Field L 2–8 Weycker (1–0) Ey (0–2) — ACCNX 611 1–5 —February 27 at Virginia Tech* English Field L 3–7 Hackenberg (2–0) Popolizio (0–1) — 570 1–6 — March (1–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record March 2 * Houlihan Park W 9–6 Kovel (1–0) McGrath (0–1) — 114 2–6 —March 4 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball StadiumBoca Raton, FL L 5–9 Visconti (1–0) Quintal (0–1) — CUSA.tv 447 2–7 —March 5 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium L 10–15 Rivero (2–0) Ey (0–3) Martzolf (1) CUSA.tv 528 2–8 —March 6 at Florida Atlantic* FAU Baseball Stadium L 3–10 Josey (1–2) Hughes (0–1) — CUSA.tv 447 2–9 —March 9 * Houlihan Park Canceled (inclement weather)March 11 * Houlihan Park March 12 LIU* Houlihan Park March 13 LIU* Houlihan Park March 16 * Houlihan Park March 18 * Houlihan Park March 19 at Marist* McCann FieldPoughkeepsie, NY March 20 Marist* Houlihan Park March 22 * Houlihan Park March 25 * Houlihan Park March 26 Monmouth* Houlihan Park March 27 at Monmouth* Monmouth Baseball FieldWest Long Branch, NJ March 29 * Houlihan Park April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 Saint Louis Houlihan Park April 2 Saint Louis Houlihan Park April 3 Saint Louis Houlihan Park April 5 at Siena* Siena Baseball FieldLoudonville, NY April 8 at UMass Earl Lorden FieldAmherst, MA April 9 at UMass Earl Lorden Field April 10 at UMass Earl Lorden Field April 12 at *Liberty Cup Satow Stadium April 14 Dayton Houlihan Park April 15 Dayton Houlihan Park April 16 Dayton Houlihan Park April 19at * Doubleday FieldWest Point, NY April 20 Fairfield* Houlihan Park April 22 at George Mason Spuhler FieldFairfax, VA April 23 at George Mason Spuhler Field April 24 at George Mason Spuhler Field April 26 * Houlihan Park April 27 at * Naimoli FieldTeaneck, NJ April 29 Saint Joseph's Houlihan Park April 30 Saint Joseph's Houlihan Park May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Saint Joseph's Houlihan Park May 3 * Houlihan Park May 6 at Rhode Island Bill Beck FieldKingston, RI May 7 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field May 8 at Rhode Island Bill Beck Field May 13 St. Bonaventure Houlihan Park May 14 St. Bonaventure Houlihan Park May 15 St. Bonaventure Houlihan Park May 17 at * Villanova Ballpark at PlymouthPhiladelphia, PA May 19 at VCU The DiamondRichmond, VA May 20 at VCU The Diamond May 21 at VCU The Diamond Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

References

External links Fordham Baseball