2022 VCU Rams baseball team

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.

2022 VCU Rams baseball
Atlantic 10 tournament champions
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, 2–2
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	42–20 (19–5 A-10)
Head coach	Shawn Stiffler (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Rich Witten (5th season) Seth Cutler-Voltz (3rd season) Andrew Llewellyn (2nd season)
MVP	Tyler Locklear
Captains	Tyler Locklear (3rd year) Logan Amiss Edwin Serrano
Home stadium	The Diamond
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
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 November 10, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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

Further information: 2021 VCU Rams baseball team

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

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Golden Spikes Award^[2]	Tyler Locklear	INF	RS Sophomore

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. VCU was picked to finish first in the Atlantic 10.^[3]

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
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

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
Tyler Locklear	28	3B	RS Sophomore

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Mason Delane	33	RHP	RS Sophomore
Michael Haydak	2	UTL	RS Junior
Tyler Locklear	28	3B	RS Sophomore

Preseason All-Americans

First Team All-Americans
Player	No.	Position	Class	Selector(s)
Tyler Locklear	28	3B	RS Sophomore	Collegiate Baseball^[5] D1Baseball^[6] Perfect Game^[7]

Second Team All-Americans
Player	No.	Position	Class	Selector(s)
Tyler Locklear	28	3B	RS Sophomore	NCBWA^[8]

Personnel

Roster

2022 VCU Rams baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Marcus O'Malley L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Fr Naples, FL 2 INF Michael Haydak R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tampa, FL 3 INF Connor Hujsak R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Goffstown, NH 4 INF Ryan Recio R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Boca Raton, FL 6 INF Griffin Boone R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Montclair, VA 8 INF Aaron Barber S/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Seattle, WA 9 OF Scottie O'Bryan R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Jamesville, NY 10 RHP Edwin Serrano R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Haines City, FL 12 OF Jesse Robinson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Henrico, VA 13 OF A. J. Mathis L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Tampa, FL 14 C Brendan Roney R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Cudjoe Key, FL 15 C Jacob Selden L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Gr Charleston, SC 16 LHP Joey Perkins L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Lebanon, OH 17 C Casey Gibbs S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Olney, MD 18 RHP Brendan Wilkinson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milton, ON 19 OF John Lucas R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 130 lb (59 kg) Fr Midlothian, VA 20 LHP Jaden Griffin L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Lower Sackville, NS 21 OF Logan Amiss L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Powhatan, VA 22 RHP Zach Boswell R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Snohomish, WA 23 RHP Ethan Mishra R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Washington, DC 24 LHP Maddison Furman L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Richmond, VA 25 LHP Jack Masloff L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Charlottesville, VA 26 OF Cooper Benzin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Ashland, VA 27 RHP Nick Frazier R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Vienna, VA 28 INF Tyler Locklear R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Abingdon, MD 30 RHP Virot Siharath R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Keswick, ON 32 OF Devan Barnett L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Pittsburgh, PA 33 RHP Mason Delane R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Colonial Beach, VA 34 INF Ben Nippolt L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Saint Paul, MN 37 C Nic Ericcson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Woodbridge, VA 38 RHP Nolan Wilson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Atlanta, GA 39 RHP Evan Chenier R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Georgetown, ON 40 INF Will Carlone R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So West Seneca, NY 41 INF Chase Hungate L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Abingdon, VA 43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Mifflinburg, PA 44 C Tyler Coy R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Williamsville, NY 45 LHP Tyler Davis L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Newport News, VA 46 LHP Campbell Ellis L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Georgetown, ON 50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Montreal, QC 55 RHP Braedin Hunt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Old Bridge, NJ	Head coach Shawn Stiffler Assistant coach(es) Rich Witten Seth Cutler-Voltz Andrew Llewellyn Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 27, 2022

Coaching staff

2022 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma Mater
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

Departures

VCU Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2022.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
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

Main article: 2021 Major League Baseball draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
#7	#194	Bradford Webb	RHP	Texas Rangers^[9]
#15	#453	Danny Watson	RHP	New York Yankees^[10]

Game log

2022 VCU Rams baseball game log (42–20)
Regular season (36–18)
February (2–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources Winston-Salem Series February 18 2:00 p.m. vs. Rider* Ernie Shore Field Winston-Salem, NC L 6–7 Kirwin (1–0) Davis (0–1) Stalzer (1) 64 0–1 — Box Score Recap February 19 10:00 a.m. vs. Lafayette* Ernie Shore Field W 13–3 Hungate (1–0) Morr (0–1) Delane (1) 103 1–1 — Box Score Recap February 20 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at Wake Forest* Ernie Shore Field L 4–6 McGraw (1–0) Griffin (0–1) Alder (1) 841 1–2 — Box Score Recap February 22 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Longwood* Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA W 8–3 Davis (1–0) Gunn (0–1) — 312 2–2 — Box Score Recap February 25 4:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 3 Ole Miss* Swayze Field Oxford, MS L 4–10 Diamond (1–0) Masloff (0–1) — 9,209 2–3 — Box Score Recap February 26 12:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 3 Ole Miss* Swayze Field Canceled (inclement weather) Report February 27 12:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 3 Ole Miss* Swayze Field L 3–14^7 McDaniel (2–0) Ellis (0–1) — 8,926 2–4 — Box Score Recap
March (11–6) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources March 1 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 24 Old Dominion* The Diamond Richmond, VA L 1–3 Gomez (1–0) Hungate (1–1) Dean (2) 456 2–5 — Box Score Recap Central Virginia Classic March 4 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ Lafayette* The Diamond L 0–3 Benneche (1–2) Ellis (0–2) Yoder (1) 299 2–6 — Box Score Recap March 5 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 2–1 Wilson (1–0) Rabin (0–2) — 527 3–6 — Box Score Recap March 6 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Rutgers* The Diamond L 0–8 Florence (2–0) Davis (1–2) — 532 3–7 — Box Score Recap March 8 4:00 p.m. BTN+ at No. 22 Maryland* Turtle Smith Stadium College Park, MD L 6–8 Orlando (1–0) Serrano (0–1) Glock (1) 627 3–8 — Box Score Recap March 9 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 22 Maryland The Diamond Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD Report March 11 3:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T* The Diamond W 9–6 Griffin (1–1) Jarosz (1–2) Wilson (1) 340 4–8 — Box Score Recap March 12 2:00 p.m. Monmouth* The Diamond W 4–2 Hungate (2–1) Barker (0–1) Serrano (1) 287 5–8 — Box Score Report March 13 1:00 p.m. Monmouth* The Diamond W 3–0 Furman (1–0) Hensey (0–3) Masloff (1) 311 6–8 — Box Score Report March 15 3:00 p.m. No. 12 Liberty* The Diamond W 2–1 Nolan (2–0) Fluharty (2–1) — 424 7–8 — Box Score Recap March 18 6:00 p.m. Quinnipiac* The Diamond W 8–2 Hungate (3–1) Garcia (2–3) Serrano (2) 437 8–8 — Box Score Recap March 19 2:00 p.m. Quinnipiac* The Diamond W 14–4 Griffin (2–1) Seitter (0–3) — 453 9–8 — Box Score Recap March 20 1:00 p.m. Quinnipiac* The Diamond W 17–6 Masloff (1–1) Copeland (0–2) — 389 10–8 — Box Score Recap March 22 6:30 p.m. Longwood* The Diamond W 6–5 Serrano (1–1) Karlinchak (0–2) — 565 11–8 — Box Score Recap March 23 3:00 p.m. at Norfolk State* Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, VA 3–3^3 Postponed (inclement weather) Report March 25 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC L 2–8 Kuchmaner (3–1) Ellis (0–3) Yesavage (1) 3,362 11–9 — Box Score Recap March 26 4:00 p.m. ESPN+ at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium L 5–7 Giles (1–0) Delane (0–1) — 4,752 11–10 — Box Score Recap March 27 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium W 5–2 Griffin (3–1) Saylor (2–3) Serrano (3) 2,676 12–10 — Box Score Recap March 29 6:30 p.m. FloBaseball at William & Mary* Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA W 4–2 Ellis (1–3) Knowles (1–2) Wilson (2) 194 13–10 — Box Score Recap
April (11–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources April 1 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA L 6–7 Lyons (3–3) Hungate (3–2) Gartland (2) 133 13–11 0–1 Box Score Recap April 2 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field W 9–2 Tyler (2–2) Shields (0–2) — 226 14–11 1–1 Box Score Recap April 3 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at George Mason Spuhler Field W 15–5 Masloff (2–1) Posey (0–2) — 207 15–11 2–1 Box Score Recap April 5 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ VMI* The Diamond L 1–4 Lopez (1–1) Serrano (1–2) — 668 15–12 — Box Score Recap April 8 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond W 7–6 Wilson (3–0) Fenton (3–2) — 394 16–12 3–1 Box Score Recap April 9 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond L 2–7 Hely (4–0) Dressler (0–1) — 634 16–13 3–2 Box Score Recap April 10 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Davidson The Diamond L 2–7 Feczko (7–0) Hungate (3–3) — 557 16–14 3–3 Box Score Recap April 12 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ at VMI* Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, VA W 6–4 Masloff (3–1) Inskeep (0–2) — 143 17–14 — Box Score Recap April 15 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA L 0–7 Weirather (4–2) Hungate (3–4) — 555 17–15 3–4 Box Score Recap April 16 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field W 13–11 Chenier (1–0) Allen (0–1) — 487 18–15 4–4 Box Score Recap April 17 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Richmond Malcolm U. Pitt Field W 13–2 Davis (3–2) Larson (0–1) — 430 19–15 5–4 Box Score Recap Duel at the Diamond April 19 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ No. 6 Virginia* The Diamond W 9–7^10 Wilson (4–0) Hodorovich (0–1) — 3,392 20–15 — Box Score Recap April 22 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond W 7–2 Furman (2–0) McCole (1–4) — 945 21–15 6–4 Box Score Recap April 23 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond W 13–9 Davis (4–2) Smith (4–3) — 725 22–15 7–4 Box Score Recap April 24 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond L 3–6 Falco (6–2) Ellis (1–4) Devine (3) 711 22–16 7–5 Box Score Recap April 26 6:00 p.m. William & Mary* The Diamond L 6–11 Lovasz (2–1) Serrano (1–3) — 338 22–17 — Box Score Recap April 29 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Dayton Day Air Ballpark Dayton, OH W 7–0 Hungate (4–4) Steinhauer (3–4) — 2,500 23–17 8–5 Box Score Recap April 30 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Dayton Woerner Field Dayton, OH W 6–4 Masloff (4–1) Majick (4–2) — 77 24–17 9–5 Box Score Recap
May (12–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Atlantic 10 Sources May 1 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Dayton Woerner Field W 9–8 Furman (3–0) Serwa (2–5) — 87 25–17 10–5 Box Score Recap May 3 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Virginia* Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA L 6–12 Kosanovich (3–0) Serrano (1–4) — 2,549 25–18 — Box Score Recap May 7 10:00 a.m. ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond W 5–1 Ellis (2–4) Cohen (6–6) — 319 26–18 11–5 Box Score Recap May 7 1:15 p.m. ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond W 11–3 Delan (1–1) Harris (2–7) Masloff (2) 385 27–18 12–5 Box Score Recap May 8 6:05 p.m. ESPN+ George Washington The Diamond W 7–2 Humenay (1–0) Solt (3–4) Griffin (1) 337 28–18 13–5 Box Score Recap May 10 6:00 p.m. CUSA.tv at No. 24 Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA W 8–2 Frazier (1–0) Nielsen (0–2) Serrano (4) 274 29–18 — Box Score Recap May 13 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at UMass Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA W 26–2 Ellis (3–4) Dow (6–4) — 85 30–18 14–5 Box Score Recap May 14 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at UMass Earl Lorden Field W 18–3 Furman (4–0) LeSieur (4–1) — 90 31–18 15–5 Box Score Recap May 15 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at UMass Earl Lorden Field W 6–1 Delane (2–1) Clevenger (1–3) Masloff (3) 90 32–18 16–5 Box Score Recap May 17 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ Georgetown* The Diamond W 4–3^12 Frazier (2–0) Keough (2–2) — 385 33–18 — Box Score Recap May 19 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond W 17–1 Ellis (4–4) Knox (3–4) — 369 34–18 17–5 Box Score Recap May 20 6:30 p.m. ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond W 4–2 Furman (5–0) Karslo (3–5) Masloff (4) 396 35–18 18–5 Box Score Recap May 21 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ Fordham The Diamond W 12–5 Humenay (2–0) Sahler (2–3) — 425 36–18 19–5 Box Score Recap
Post-season (6–2)
Atlantic 10 Tournament (4–0) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Sources May 24 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (7) Richmond First round (2) Wilson Field Davidson, NC W 4–3 Hungate (5–4) Weirather (6–5) — 291 37–18 1–0 Box Score Recap May 25 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals (2) Wilson Field W 8–4 Furman (6–0) McCole (3–6) — 394 38–18 2–0 Box Score Recap May 27 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ at (1) Davidson Semifinals (2) Wilson Field W 14–6 Chenier (2–0) Hely (9–2) — 825 39–18 3–0 Box Score Recap May 28 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (7) Richmond Finals – Game 1 (2) Wilson Field W 10–7 Hungate (6–4) Balducci (1–1) Masloff (5) 455 40–18 4–0 Box Score Recap
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (2–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record Sources June 3 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (2) Georgia Game 2 (3) Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC W 8–1 Davis (5–2) Cannon (9–3) — 2,930 41–18 1–0 Box Score Recap June 4 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ at No. 10 (1) North Carolina Game 4 (3) Boshamer Stadium W 4–3 Ellis (5–4) Schaeffer (7–3) Wilson (3) 3,843 42–18 2–0 Box Score Recap June 5 6:00 p.m. ACCN at No. 10 (1) North Carolina Game 6 (3) Boshamer Stadium L 8–19 O'Brien (3–0) Furman (6–1) Bovair (1) 3,626 42–19 2–1 Box Score Recap June 6 6:00 p.m. ACCN at No. 10 (1) North Carolina Game 7 (3) Boshamer Stadium L 3–7 Gillian (3–3) Davis (5–3) — 4,160 42–20 2–2 Box Score Recap
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. ^[11]

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

See also: 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams
(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	—
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
						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)
(7) Richmond Spiders	vs.	(2) VCU Rams

May 24, 2022 7:02 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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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Second Round (Game 5)
(2) VCU Rams	vs.	(6) Saint Joseph's Hawks

May 25, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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)
(1) Davidson Wildcats	vs.	(2) VCU Rams

May 27, 2022 3:57 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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 12)
(2) VCU Rams	vs.	(7) Richmond Spiders

May 28, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Stillwater Super Regional

Chapel Hill Regional Teams
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels	(2) Georgia Bulldogs	(3) VCU Rams	(4) Hofstra Pride

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	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
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						1	North Carolina	6
	4	Hofstra	1			2	Georgia	5
	2	Georgia	24

First Round (Game 2)
(3) VCU Rams	vs.	(2) Georgia Bulldogs

May 24, 2022 7:02 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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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Semifinals (Game 4)
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels	vs.	(2) VCU Rams

May 25, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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)
(3) VCU Rams	vs.	(1) North Carolina Tar Heels

May 27, 2022 3:57 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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)
(2) VCU Rams	vs.	(7) Richmond Spiders

May 28, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
(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

Statistics current through May 20, 2022.^[12]

Team batting

Team	AB	Avg.	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG	BB	SO
VCU	1814	.304	552	133	14	78	417	.522	305	463
Opponents	1710	.217	371	79	5	39	186	.337	194	509

Team pitching

Team	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA
VCU'	463.2	371	215	186	194	509	15	3.61
Opponents	441.0	552	450	411	305	463	6	8.39

Individual batting

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

Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G

Player	GP	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	SV	ERA

Legend
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

Weekly honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.
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]

Monthly honors

Honors	Player	Position	Date awarded	Ref.

Rankings

Main article: 2022 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	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 ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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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11. "2022 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
12. "VCU - Season Statistics | Overall Statistics". stats.vcuathletics.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
13. "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.
14. "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.
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External links

• VCU Baseball