2022 VCU Rams baseball team
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Atlantic 10 tournament champions | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 42–20 (19–5 A-10) |
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MVP | Tyler Locklear |
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Home stadium | The Diamond |
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Davidson † | 20 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .833 | 43 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU ‡y | 19 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .792 | 42 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 14 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .609 | 29 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 20 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 23 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 12 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .522 | 29 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 30 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 23 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 22 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 16 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 8 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .333 | 22 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .125 | 6 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 19, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Shawn Stiffler, in his 10th season at VCU.
VCU earned their first 40-win season since 2015, and repeated as Atlantic 10 Tournament champions. The reached the Regional Final of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional before losing to North Carolina in game 7.
Previous season
[edit]The 2021 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 38–16 (13–3) regular season record. Due to ongoing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams began their season on February 20, about a week later than usual, due to the pandemic. VCU won the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Dayton, and qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the first time since 2015. They were seeded number two in the Starkville Regional, their highest seeding since 2003. There, they defeated Campbell in the opening round, before losing to Mississippi State, the eventual National Champions, and Campbell for a second loss, causing their elimination.
Freshman Tyler Locklear won the Atlantic 10 Player and Rookie of the Year. Locklear earned a number of allocades including national recognition from ABCA, Baseball America, NCBWA, and Collegiate Baseball.
Preseason
[edit]Award watch lists
[edit]Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Golden Spikes Award[2] | Tyler Locklear | INF | RS Sophomore |
Coaches poll
[edit]The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. VCU was picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10.[3]
Predicted finish | Team | Points |
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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 |
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
[edit]Tyler Locklear was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Player of the Year, while Locklear, Mason Delane, and Michael Haydak were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.[4]
A-10 Preseason Player of the Year | ||||
Player | No. | Position | Class | |
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Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore |
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team | ||||
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Mason Delane | 33 | RHP | RS Sophomore | |
Michael Haydak | 2 | UTL | RS Junior | |
Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore |
Preseason All-Americans
[edit]First Team All-Americans | ||||
Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
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Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore | Collegiate Baseball[5] D1Baseball[6] Perfect Game[7] |
Second Team All-Americans | ||||
Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
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Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore | NCBWA[8] |
Personnel
[edit]Roster
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Coaching staff
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Shawn Stiffler | Head Coach | 10 | George Mason University (2001) |
Rich Witten | Assistant Coach | 5 | Coastal Carolina University (2012) |
Seth Cutler-Voltz | Assistant Coach | 3 | Virginia Commonwealth University (2012) |
Andrew Llewellyn | Assistant Coach | 2 | Wingate University (2020) |
Offseason
[edit]Departures
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Steven Carpenter | 1 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 | Sr. | Quinton, Virginia, | Graduated |
Hogan Brown | 8 | UTL | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 | Jr. | Virginia Beach, Virginia, | Did not return |
Nick Evangelista | 9 | RHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 | Jr. | Sewell, New Jersey, | Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson |
Brandon Henson | 12 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 | Sr. | Reynoldsburg, Ohio, | Graduated |
Greg Ryan | 13 | INF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 | So. | Richmond, Virginia, | Transferred to Longwood |
Josh Simon | 17 | C | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 | Sr. | Laurel, Maryland | Graduated |
Andrew Puglielli | 22 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 | Sr. | Naples, Florida, | Graduated |
Michael Dailey | 30 | RHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 | Sr. | Troy, Virginia, | Graduated |
Bradford Webb | 34 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 | Gr. | Charlotte Court House, Virginia, | Drafted by Texas Rangers |
Danny Watson | 38 | RHP | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 | So. | Nassau, New York, | Drafted by New York Yankees |
Transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Michael Haydak | 2 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 | RS-Jr. | Tampa, Florida, | Pasco-Hernando State |
Aaron Barber | 8 | INF | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 190 | RS-So. | Seattle, Washington | Everett CC |
Scottie O'Bryan | 9 | OF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 | RS-So. | Jamesville, New York, | Niagara County CC |
Edwin Serrano | 10 | RHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 | RS-Sr. | Haines City, Florida, | South Florida State |
AJ Mathis | 13 | OF | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 165 | RS-Jr. | Tampa, Florida, | Eastern Florida State |
Brendan Roney | 14 | C | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 | RS-Fr. | Cudjoe Key, Florida, | Boston College |
Jacob Selden | 15 | C | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 | Gr. | Charleston, South Carolina, | Randolph–Macon |
Joey Perkins | 16 | LHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 | RS-Jr. | Lebanon, Ohio, | Lincoln Trail College |
Zach Boswell | 22 | RHP | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 | RS-Jr. | Snohomish, Washington | Everett CC |
Ben Nippolt | 34 | INF | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 | RS-So. | St. Paul, Minnesota, | Des Moines Area CC |
Nolan Wilson | 38 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 | Gr. | Atlanta, Georgia, | Virginia Tech |
Signing Day Recruits
[edit]The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2022.
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Cade Dressler | Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania | Mifflingburg Area |
Nick Frazier | Vienna, Virginia, | Bishop O'Connell |
Chase Hungate | Abingdon, Virginia, | Abingdon (VA) |
Ethan Mishra | Washington, D.C. | St. John's College |
Virot Siharath | Keswick, Ontario | Crothers |
Brendan Wilkinson | Milton, Ontario | Kielburger |
Hitters | ||
Casey Gibbs | Olney, Maryland | St. John's College |
John Lucas | Midlothian, Virginia, | Trinity Episcopal (VA) |
Marcus O'Malley | Naples, Florida, | Collier |
Ryan Recio | Boca Raton, Florida, | Boca Raton Community |
Jesse Robinson | Henrico, Virginia, | Deep Run |
2021 MLB Draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team |
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#7 | #194 | Bradford Webb | RHP | Texas Rangers[9] |
#15 | #453 | Danny Watson | RHP | New York Yankees[10] |
Game log
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Tournaments
[edit]Atlantic 10 tournament
[edit]Atlantic 10 tournament teams | ||||||
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(1) Davidson Wildcats | (2) VCU Rams | (3) Saint Louis Billikens | (4) Rhode Island Rams | (5) George Mason Patriots | (6) Saint Joseph's Hawks | (7) Richmond Spiders |
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Davidson | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | George Mason | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rhode Island | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | George Mason | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Davidson | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Saint Louis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Richmond | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | VCU | 10 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Richmond | 7 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | George Mason | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rhode Island | 1 | 7 | Richmond | 7 | 1 | Davidson | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Richmond | 4 | 7 | Richmond | 16 | 7 | Richmond | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Saint Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Saint Louis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Saint Joseph's | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
First Round (Game 3) | ||
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(7) Richmond Spiders | vs. | (2) VCU Rams |
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(7) Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(2) VCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chase Hungate (5–4) LP: Brock Weirather (6–5) Home runs: UR: None VCU: None Attendance: 291 |
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(2) VCU Rams | vs. | (6) Saint Joseph's Hawks |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(2) VCU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(6) Saint Joseph's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Maddison Furman (6–0) LP: Ian McCole (3–6) Home runs: VCU: Tyler Locklear, Connor Hujsak, Ben Nippolt STJ: Nate Thomas Attendance: 394 |
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Semifinal (Game 10) | ||
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(1) Davidson Wildcats | vs. | (2) VCU Rams |
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(1) Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(2) VCU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | X | 14 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Evan Chenier (2–0) LP: Blake Hely (9–2) Home runs: DAV: Michael Carico, Jacob Hinderleider VCU: Tyler Locklear, Jacob Selden, Will Carlone Attendance: 825 |
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(2) VCU Rams | vs. | (7) Richmond Spiders |
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(2) VCU | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(7) Richmond | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chase Hungate (6–4) LP: Antonio Balducci (1–1) Sv: Jack Masloff (5) Home runs: VCU: Tyler Locklear UR: None Attendance: 455 |
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NCAA Chapel Hill Regional
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(1) North Carolina Tar Heels | (2) Georgia Bulldogs | (3) VCU Rams | (4) Hofstra Pride |
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1 | North Carolina | 15 | ||||||||||||
4 | Hofstra | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | VCU | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | VCU | 8 | ||||||||||||
2 | Georgia | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | VCU | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 19 | 7 | |||||||||||
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1 | North Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Hofstra | 1 | 2 | Georgia | 5 | |||||||||
2 | Georgia | 24 | ||||||||||||
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(3) VCU Rams | vs. | (2) Georgia Bulldogs |
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(3) VCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(2) Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chase Hungate (5–4) LP: Brock Weirather (6–5) Home runs: VCU: None UGA: None Attendance: 291 |
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(1) North Carolina Tar Heels | vs. | (2) VCU Rams |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(3) VCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Maddison Furman (6–0) LP: Ian McCole (3–6) Home runs: UNC: Tyler Locklear, Connor Hujsak, Ben Nippolt VCU: Nate Thomas Attendance: 394 |
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Final – Game 1 (Game 6) | ||
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(3) VCU Rams | vs. | (1) North Carolina Tar Heels |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(2) VCU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | X | 14 | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Evan Chenier (2–0) LP: Blake Hely (9–2) Home runs: DAV: Michael Carico, Jacob Hinderleider VCU: Tyler Locklear, Jacob Selden, Will Carlone Attendance: 825 |
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Final – Game 2 (Game 7) | ||
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(2) VCU Rams | vs. | (7) Richmond Spiders |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(2) VCU | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(7) Richmond | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Chase Hungate (6–4) LP: Antonio Balducci (1–1) Sv: Jack Masloff (5) Home runs: VCU: Tyler Locklear UR: None Attendance: 455 |
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Statistics
[edit]Statistics current through May 20, 2022.[12]
Team batting
[edit]Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG | BB | SO |
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VCU | 1814 | .304 | 552 | 133 | 14 | 78 | 417 | .522 | 305 | 463 |
Opponents | 1710 | .217 | 371 | 79 | 5 | 39 | 186 | .337 | 194 | 509 |
Team pitching
[edit]Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
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VCU' | 463.2 | 371 | 215 | 186 | 194 | 509 | 15 | 3.61 |
Opponents | 441.0 | 552 | 450 | 411 | 305 | 463 | 6 | 8.39 |
Individual batting
[edit]Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played
Player | GP | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
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Individual pitching
[edit]Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G
Player | GP | GS | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
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Legend | ||||||||||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | AB | At-bats | |||||||||
H | Hits | Avg. | Batting average | 2B | Doubles | |||||||||
3B | Triples | HR | Home runs | RBI | Runs batted in | |||||||||
IP | Innings pitched | W | Wins | L | Losses | |||||||||
ERA | Earned run average | SO | Strikeouts | BB | Base on balls | |||||||||
SV | Saves | SB | Stolen bases | High | Team high |
Awards and honors
[edit]Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week | Campbell Ellis | LHP | May 9, 2022 | [13] |
Atlantic 10 Player of the Week | Tyler Locklear | 3B | May 16, 2022 | [14] |
Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
Coaches'[15] | RV | RV* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Baseball America[16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Collegiate Baseball^[17] | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
NCBWA†[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
D1Baseball[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "USA Baseball Announces 2022 Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List". USA Baseball. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Denny, A.J. (February 4, 2022). "Conference Preview: Atlantic 10". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Collegiate Baseball 2022 All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022 D1Baseball First-Team Preseason All-Americans". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Cozart, Craig (January 5, 2022). "Preseason Collegiate All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "NCBWA Announces 2022 Preseason Division I All-America Team". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. sportswriters.net. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Bradford Webb Drafted in Seventh Round by Texas Rangers". vcuathletics.com. July 12, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Danny Watson Drafted by New York Yankees in 15th Round". vcuathletics.com. July 13, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "VCU - Season Statistics | Overall Statistics". stats.vcuathletics.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Kopack, Genther Double Up for Rhody as #A10BASE Player, Rookie of the Week, VCU's Ellis Secures Pitcher Laurels". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "Redding, Locklear Split #A10BASE Player of the Week Honors, Mason's Peterson Collects Pitcher Laurels, DePino Captures Third Rookie Distinction". Atlantic 10 Conference. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
- ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.