1988 VCU Rams baseball team

The 1988 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They led by head coach Tony Guzzo, in his sixth season with the program.

1988 VCU Rams baseball
Sun Belt Conference tournament champions
NCAA Coral Gables Regional, 0–2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	45–16–1 (11–5 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Guzzo (6th season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
VCU  ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	5		.688			45	–	16		.738
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍	11	–	6		.647			39	–	24		.619
Charlotte  ‍‍‍	7	–	10		.412			28	–	27		.509
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			24	–	31		.436
Coastal
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			43	–	21		.672
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			41	–	22		.651
South Florida  ‍‍‍	5	–	11		.313			26	–	33		.441
UAB  ‍‍‍	4	–	12		.250			22	–	28		.440
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 1, 1988^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Offseason

1987 MLB Draft

Main article: 1987 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
#15	#377	Chris Pender	INF	Baltimore Orioles

Game log

1988 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (45–16–1)
Regular Season (41–14–1)
February (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources
March (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources March 7 Christopher Newport* The Diamond W 13–2 Jeff Zona (2–1) Bobby Holland (0–1) none 134 7–3 — Box Score March 19 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL L 4–13 ?–? ?–? Box Score March 20 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium W 8–0 ?–? ?–? Box Score March 26 Charlotte The Diamond T 1–1 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score March 27 Charlotte The Diamond W 1–0 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score March 27 Charlotte The Diamond W 10–2 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score
April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources April 10 Jacksonville The Diamond W 2–1 ?–? ?–? Box Score April 11 Jacksonville The Diamond L 3–4 ?–? ?–? Box Score April 12 Jacksonville The Diamond W 7–0 ?–? ?–? Box Score April 23 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field Charlotte, NC W 13–1 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score April 24 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 6–3 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score April 24 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 4–3 — — — ?–? ?–? Box Score April 27 at Christopher Newport* Deer Park Newport News, VA W 6–4 Ricky Morris (?–?) Mark Parnell (4–6) Dan Flanagan (?) 105 37–10–1 — Box Score
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC Sources
Post-Season (4–2)
Sun Belt Tournament (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBCT Sources May 18 vs. (W3) South Florida (E1) Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY W 11–10 42–14–1 1–0 Report May 19 vs. (E3) Charlotte (E1) Nick Denes Field W 9–0 43–14–1 2–0 Report May 20 at (W1) Western Kentucky (E1) Nick Denes Field W 4–3 44–14–1 3–0 Report May 21 vs. (E2) Jacksonville (E1) Nick Denes Field W 7–4 45–14–1 4–0 Report
NCAA Atlantic Regional (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBCT Sources May 25 vs. (2) Georgia Tech* (5) Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL L 6–9 45–15–1 0–1 Box Score May ?? vs. (6) Towson* (5) Mark Light Field L 2–4 45–16–1 0–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie        = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. ^[2]

Awards and honors

Sun Belt Conference Weekly Awards Player Award Date Awarded Ref. Billy Wright Player of the Week March 27, 1988 ^[3]

All-SBC Player Position Team John Callis OF 1 Jerry Dipoto RHP 1 Reference: ^[4]

References

1. "2022 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
2. "1988 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
3. "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | Player of the Week Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 11. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
4. "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | First-Team All Conference Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2023.