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2014 VCU Rams baseball team

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

2014 VCU Rams baseball
Georgia Tech Invitational champions
Charleston Crab House Shootout champions
PK5 Classic champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record37–20 (15–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Palumbo (3rd season)
  • Kurt Elbin (2nd season)
  • Sean Cutler-Voltz (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Louis  ‍†‍‍ 18–7–1 .71234–21–1 .616
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .69235–16–0 .686
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y 16–9–0 .64034–22–0 .607
VCU  ‍‍‍ 15–10–0 .60037–20–0 .649
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13–12–0 .52024–28–1 .462
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51924–30–0 .444
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48124–30–0 .444
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44420–30–0 .400
UMass  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44415–31–0 .326
La Salle  ‍‍‍ 9–15–1 .38014–34–1 .296
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 7–18–0 .28013–40–0 .245
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 6–17–0 .26112–30–0 .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

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2014 roster

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2014 VCU Rams Roster[2]
 

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

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2014 VCU Rams baseball game log (37–20)
Regular season: 34–18
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 11:00 p.m.Temple*The DiamondW 5–2Lees (1–0)White (0–1)None3538–1—
March 14:30 p.m.Temple*The DiamondW 10–0Blanchard (2–0)Mathews (0–2)None3539–1—
March 21:00 p.m.Temple*The DiamondW 14–5Howie (1–0)Hill (0–2)None27110–1—
March 83:00 p.m.at UNCW*Bill Brooks Field
Wilmington, NC		L 2–4Secrest (3–1)Concepcion (2–1)None1,43110–2—
March 91:30 p.m.at UNCW*Bill Brooks FieldW 14–8Carpenter (1–0)MacDonald (0–1)None1,04111–2—
March 94:00 p.m.at UNCW*Bill Brooks FieldW 4–2Howie (2–0)Foster (0–1)None1,04112–2—
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 3ESPN+at Rhode IslandBill Beck Field
Kingston, RI		L 1–5Sabbath (2–4)Gotschall (2–2)Houchens (2)11617–128–2
April 4ESPN+at Rhode IslandBill Beck FieldL 2–4Cullen (2–3)Steitz (4–1)Santos (2)11217–138–3
April 5ESPN+at Rhode IslandBill Beck FieldL 5–710Lavigueur (2–0)Leyboldt (1–2)None10317–148–4
April 7ESPN+at Longwood*Bolding Stadium
Farmville, VA		W 6–410Campbell (2–1)Fordham (1–3)None43318–14—
April 10at FordhamJack Coffey Field
New York City, NY		W 5–3Newman (2–1)Elson (3–4)Peters (3)21719–149–4
April 11at FordhamJack Coffey FieldW 13–1Steitz (5–1)Dowd (1–3)None24920–1410–4
April 12at FordhamJack Coffey FieldW 7–6Vaughan (2–0)Hanawalt (1–5)Peters (4)22321–1411–4
April 14ESPN+No. 9 Virginia*The DiamondW 6–2Newman (3–1)Yeager (0–2)None98222–14—
April 17ESPN+George WashingtonThe DiamondL 3–4Haug (2–5)Clover (0–2)Bruno (3)22622–1511–5
April 18ESPN+George WashingtonThe DiamondL 7–8Cutler (5–0)Steitz (5–2)Bruno (4)21122–1611–6
April 19ESPN+George WashingtonThe Diamond
April 21ESPN+Virginia Tech*The Diamond—
April 24MASN2at RichmondMalcolm U. Pitt Field
Tuckahoe, VA
April 25ESPN+at RichmondMalcolm U. Pitt Field
April 26ESPN+at RichmondMalcolm U. Pitt Field
April 28at Old Dominion*Bud Metheny Ballpark
Norfolk, VA		—
Postseason: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[3]

Schedule Notes

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]——*———RV25RV————————————
Baseball America[5]——————RV—————————————
Collegiate Baseball^[6]————RVRV26—————————————
NCBWA†[7]——RV———RV—————————————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ↑ "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2013-14 VCU Baseball Roster". VCU Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  3. ↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Baseball America College: Top 25". Baseball America.
  6. ↑ "NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "NCBWA Division I poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
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