# 2022 Fordham Rams baseball team

The 2022 Fordham Rams baseball team represented Fordham University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It was the program's 163rd season of existence, and their 28th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton assumed managerial duties for the 12th season.

## Background

The 2021 season saw Fordham post a 24–19 (11–9 Atlantic 10) record. The Rams failed to qualify for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

## Preseason
### Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Fordham was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10.
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 |

## Player movement
### Departures

Fordham Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Casey Brown | 4 | 1B | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 250 | Sr. | Darien, Connecticut, | Graduated |
| Alex Hernandez | 29 | RHP | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 | Gr. | San Mateo, California | Graduated |
| Nick Labella | 28 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 210 | Sr. | Mesa, Arizona | Graduated |
| Alvin Melendez | 7 | U | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 | Sr. | Whitestone, New York, | Graduated |
| Matt Mikulski | 37 | LHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 | Sr. | Mohegan Lake, New York, | Drafted by San Francisco Giants in the 2021 MLB Draft |
| Joseph Quintal | 6 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 | Sr. | Bedford, New Hampshire | Graduated |
| Colton Snelling | 1 | OF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 | Sr. | Chandler, Arizona | Graduated |
| C. J. Vazquez | 10 | IF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 | Sr. | Miami, Florida, | Graduated |

### Signing-day recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Fordham in 2022.
| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Pitchers |||
| Gannon Brady | Ocean City, New Jersey | Ocean City HS |
| Alex Casarella | Bedford Hills, New York | Fox Lane HS |
| Connor Haywood | Newtown, Connecticut | Newtown HS (CT) |
| Sebastian Mexico | Baldwinville, Massachusetts | Phillips Academy |
| Anthony Scarlata | Bridgewater, New Jersey | Bridgewater-Raritan HS |
| Robbie Stewart | Darien, Connecticut | Avon Old Farms |
| Bobby Sullivan | Ridgewood, New Jersey | Ridgewood HS (NJ) |
| Hitters |||
| Ryan Meyer | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Shrewsbury HS (MA) |
| Diego Prieto | Doral, Florida | Christopher Columbus HS (FL) |
| Cian Sahler | Olney, Maryland | Georgetown Preparatory School |
| T.J. Wachter | Miller Place, New York | The Stony Brook School |

## Game log

Legend :
| | Fordham win |
| | Fordham loss |
| | Postponement/cancellation |
| (10) | Extra innings |
| * | Non-conference game |
| Bold | Fordham team member |
| † | Make-up game |
2022 Fordham Rams Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season (2–9) :
February (1–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| February 18 | at Texas A&M* | Olsen Field College Station, TX | L 1–13 | Dettmer (1–0) | Karlso (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 6,431 | 0–1 | — |
| February 19 | at Texas A&M* | Olsen Field | L 3–5 | Dallas (1–0) | Ey (0–1) | Hogan (1) | SECN+ | 5,988 | 0–2 | — |
| February 20 | at Texas A&M* | Olsen Field | L 4–5 | Cortez (1–0) | Quintal (0–1) | — | SECN+ | 5,166 | 0–3 | — |
| February 23 | Sacred Heart* | Houlihan Park The Bronx, NY | W 19–0 | Knox (1–0) | Babuschak (0–1) | — | | 257 | 1–3 | — |
| February 25 | at Virginia Tech* | English Field Blacksburg, VA | L 0–12 | Green (2–0) | Karlso (0–2) | — | ACCNX | 349 | 1–4 | — |
| February 26 | at Virginia Tech* | English Field | L 2–8 | Weycker (1–0) | Ey (0–2) | — | ACCNX | 611 | 1–5 | — |
| February 27 | at Virginia Tech* | English Field | L 3–7 | Hackenberg (2–0) | Popolizio (0–1) | — | | 570 | 1–6 | — |
March (1–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| March 2 | Manhattan* Battle of the Bronx | Houlihan Park | W 9–6 | Kovel (1–0) | McGrath (0–1) | — | | 114 | 2–6 | — |
| March 4 | at Florida Atlantic* | FAU Baseball Stadium Boca Raton, FL | L 5–9 | Visconti (1–0) | Quintal (0–1) | — | CUSA.tv | 447 | 2–7 | — |
| March 5 | at Florida Atlantic* | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 10–15 | Rivero (2–0) | Ey (0–3) | Martzolf (1) | CUSA.tv | 528 | 2–8 | — |
| March 6 | at Florida Atlantic* | FAU Baseball Stadium | L 3–10 | Josey (1–2) | Hughes (0–1) | — | CUSA.tv | 447 | 2–9 | — |
| March 9 | Stony Brook* | Houlihan Park | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) |
| March 11 | LIU* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 12 | LIU* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 13 | LIU* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 16 | Wagner* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 18 | Marist* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 19 | at Marist* | McCann Field Poughkeepsie, NY | | | | | | | | |
| March 20 | Marist* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 22 | Siena* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 25 | Monmouth* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 26 | Monmouth* | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
| March 27 | at Monmouth* | Monmouth Baseball Field West Long Branch, NJ | | | | | | | | |
| March 29 | Manhattan* Battle of the Bronx | Houlihan Park | | | | | | | | |
April (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| April 1 | Saint Louis | Houlihan Park |
| April 2 | Saint Louis | Houlihan Park |
| April 3 | Saint Louis | Houlihan Park |
| April 5 | at Siena* | Siena Baseball Field Loudonville, NY |
| April 8 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA |
| April 9 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field |
| April 10 | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field |
| April 12 | at Columbia* Liberty Cup | Satow Stadium New York City, NY |
| April 14 | Dayton | Houlihan Park |
| April 15 | Dayton | Houlihan Park |
| April 16 | Dayton | Houlihan Park |
| April 19 | at Army* | Doubleday Field West Point, NY |
| April 20 | Fairfield* | Houlihan Park |
| April 22 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA |
| April 23 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field |
| April 24 | at George Mason | Spuhler Field |
| April 26 | Iona* | Houlihan Park |
| April 27 | at Fairleigh Dickinson* | Naimoli Field Teaneck, NJ |
| April 29 | Saint Joseph's | Houlihan Park |
| April 30 | Saint Joseph's | Houlihan Park |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 1 | Saint Joseph's | Houlihan Park |
| May 3 | NJIT* | Houlihan Park |
| May 6 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI |
| May 7 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field |
| May 8 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field |
| May 13 | St. Bonaventure | Houlihan Park |
| May 14 | St. Bonaventure | Houlihan Park |
| May 15 | St. Bonaventure | Houlihan Park |
| May 17 | at Villanova* | Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth Philadelphia, PA |
| May 19 | at VCU | The Diamond Richmond, VA |
| May 20 | at VCU | The Diamond |
| May 21 | at VCU | The Diamond |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | |
^ 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.