2012 VCU Rams baseball team

2012 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	20–17 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Keyes (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Shawn Stiffler (6th season) Jeff Palumbo (1st season)
Hitting coach	C.J. Rhodes (2nd season)
Home stadium	The Diamond

2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings

	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‡‍y	24	–	6	–	0		.800			39	–	23	–	0		.629
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			34	–	22	–	0		.607
Delaware  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			31	–	27	–	0		.534
George Mason  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			33	–	24	–	0		.579
VCU  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			34	–	25	–	0		.576
Towson  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			27	–	31	–	0		.466
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			24	–	31	–	0		.436
Northeastern  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			23	–	28	–	0		.451
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			31	–	25	–	0		.554
James Madison  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			16	–	35	–	2		.321
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			19	–	34	–	0		.358
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2012 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond northwest of downtown Richmond, Virginia.

Personnel

Roster

2012 VCU Rams baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Paul Nice R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Powhatan, VA 2 OF Bill Cullen L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Colonial Heights, VA 3 OF Landon Prentiss R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Richmond, VA 4 INF Joey Cujas R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Midlothian, VA 7 C Chris Ayers R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Manchester, VA 8 RHP Josh Alford R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Midlothian, VA 9 INF Jordan Weymouth L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Paradise Valley, AZ 11 INF Nick Kime R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Stafford, VA 12 INF Robert Malan R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Ashburn, VA 13 LHP Matt Lees L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Short Pump, VA 16 C Zac Bellinger L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Elmira, NY 17 LHP Ryan Farrar L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Mechanicsville, VA 18 RHP Chris Shaklee R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Woodbridge, VA 19 RHP Ryan Klem R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chandler, AZ 20 RHP Seth Greene R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Short Pump, VA 21 RHP Seth Cutler-Voltz R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Richmond, VA 22 C Kyle Sutherland L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Issaquah, WA 23 RHP Ryan Morrison R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Midlothian, VA 24 OF Taylor Buran R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Richmond, VA 25 INF Vimael Machin L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr San Lorenzo, PR 26 UTL Taylor Perkins R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Dinwiddie, VA 27 INF Brent Mikionis R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Powhatan, VA 28 C Nick Abrahamson R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Midlothian, VA 30 RHP Kyle Haynes R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Stafford, VA 31 RHP Blake Hauser R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chesterfield, VA 32 LHP Michael Graham R/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Fairfax Station, VA 33 RHP Kyle Pelchy R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Yorktown, VA 35 LHP Heath Dwyer L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chandler, AZ 36 LHP Brennan Huelse L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Stafford, VA 38 RHP Jordan Storey R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Andover, KS	Head coach Paul Keyes Assistant coach(es) Shawn Stiffler Jeff Palumbo C. J. Rhodes Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 8, 2012

Schedule

2012 VCU Rams game log (34–25)
Regular Season: 32–23 (Home: 18–11; Away: 14–12)
February: 5–4 (Home: 4–0; Away: 1–4) Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CAA 1 February 17 at Long Beach State* Blair Field Long Beach, California W 5–4 Alford (1–0) Magallon (0–1) Hauser (1) 1,200 1–0 — 2 February 18 at Long Beach State* Blair Field L 6–7 Frye (1–0) Lees (0–1) None 899 1–1 — 3 February 19 at Long Beach State* Blair Field L 2–3 Strufing (1–0) Pelchy (0–1) Hunt (1) 862 1–2 — 4 February 21 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California L 1–6 Miller (1–0) Cutler–Voltz (0–1) — 156 1–3 — 5 February 22 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium L 2–11 Maurer (1–0) Morrison (0–1) — 161 1–4 — 6 February 24 Binghamton* The Diamond Richmond, Virginia W 5–1 Haynes (1–0) Augliera (0–1) None 185 2–4 — 7 February 25 Binghamton* The Diamond W 5-1 Farrar (1–0) Lynch (0–1) Hauser (2) 294 3–4 — 8 February 26 Binghamton* The Diamond W 12-3 Pelchy (1–1) Lambert (0–1) None 307 4–4 — 9 February 28 Norfolk State* The Diamond W 4–3 Cutler–Voltz (1–1) Vanassche (0–2) Hauser (3) 173 5–4 — March: 10–8 (Home: 6–4; Away: 4–4) Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CAA Ref. 10 March 3 Monmouth* The Diamond L 4–6 Light (2–1) Haynes (1–1) McGee (1) 231 5–5 — 11 March 4 (DH) Monmouth* The Diamond W 8–0 Farrar (2–0) Smith (1–2) None 214 6–5 — 12 March 4 (DH) Monmouth* The Diamond W 5–3 Pelchy (2–1) Frey (1–1) Hauser (4) 214 7–5 — 13 March 6 Temple* The Diamond W 6–3 Dwyer (1–0) Moller (0–1) Hauser (5) 138 8–5 — 14 March 9 Towson The Diamond W 6–3 'Haynes (2–1) Cioffi (0–1) Hauser (6) 9–5 1–0 15 March 10 Towson The Diamond L 2–3 9–6 1–1 16 March 11 Towson The Diamond W 9–8 10–6 2–1 17 March 13 at No. 25 East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, North Carolina W 18–11 11–6 — 18 March 16 at Hofstra University Field Hempstead, New York L 4–7 11–7 2–2 19 March 17 at Hofstra University Field L 4–13 11–8 2–3 20 March 18 at Hofstra University Field L 5–12 11–9 2–4 21 March 21 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia L 1–7 11–10 — 22 March 23 UNCW The Diamond L 6–9 11–11 2–5 23 March 24 UNCW The Diamond W 5–4 12–11 3–5 24 March 25 UNCW The Diamond L 0–4 12–12 3–6 25 March 27 at Liberty* Al Worthington Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia W 4–2 13–12 — 26 March 30 at Northeastern Parsons Field Boston, Massachusetts W 6–2 14–12 4–6 27 March 31 at Northeastern Parsons Field W 8–2 15–12 5–6 April: x–x (Home: x–x; Away: x–x) Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CAA 28 April 1 at Northeastern Parsons Field W 10–3 16–12 6–6 29 April 4 Liberty* The Diamond W 5–4 17–12 — 30 April 6 George Mason The Diamond L 4–7 17–13 6–7 31 April 7 George Mason The Diamond L 0–2 17–14 6–8 32 April 8 George Mason The Diamond L 2–4 17–15 6–9 33 April 10 VMI The Diamond W 18–1 18–15 — 34 April 13 at Delaware Bob Hannah Stadium Newark, Delaware L 1–10 18–16 6–9 35 April 14 at Delaware Bob Hannah Stadium W 11–4 19–16 7–10 36 April 15 at Delaware Bob Hannah Stadium L 2–6 19–17 7–11 37 April 17 at Longwood* Bolding Stadium Farmville, Virginia W 9–0 20–17 — 38 April 20 William & Mary The Diamond L 3–4 20–18 7–12 39 April 21 William & Mary The Diamond W 7–4 21–18 8–12 40 April 22 William & Mary The Diamond W 5–4 22–18 9–12 41 April 27 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, Virginia L 1–4 22–19 9–13 42 April 28 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 7–6 23–19 10–13 43 April 29 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 3–0 24–19 11–13
May # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CAA record 44 May 1 @ VMI Gray–Minor Stadium 6–3 25–19 – 45 May 4 Georgia State The Diamond 4–3 26–19 12–13 46 May 5 Georgia State The Diamond 3–12 26–20 12–14 47 May 6 Georgia State The Diamond 6–4 27–20 13–14 48 May 8 Richmond The Diamond 6–4 28–20 – 49 May 11 @ James Madison Veterans Memorial Park 11–13 28–21 13–15 50 May 12 @ James Madison Veterans Memorial Park 9–3 29–21 14–15 51 May 13 @ James Madison Veterans Memorial Park 10–8 30–21 15–15 52 May 15 @ Virginia Davenport Field 5–7 30–22 – 53 May 17 @ VMI Gray–Minor Stadium 7–2 31–22 – 54 May 18 VMI The Diamond 6–7 31–23 – 55 May 19 East Carolina The Diamond 11–2 32–23 –
CAA Tournament # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CAA record 56 May 23 vs. George Mason Veterans Memorial Park 11–7 33–23 – 57 May 24 vs. UNC Wilmington Veterans Memorial Park 5–8 33–24 – 58 May 25 vs. Towson Veterans Memorial Park 14–9 34–24 – 59 May 26 vs. Hofstra Veterans Memorial Park 2–4 34–25 –
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: VCU team member Rankings from D1 Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. * indicates a non-conference game.

Rankings

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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.