# 2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball team

The 2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball team represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams play their home games at Bill Beck Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Raphael Cerrato, in his eighth year as manager.

## Previous season

The 2023 team finished the season with a 23–20 (13–11) record. The Rams went 0–2 in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.

## Preseason
### Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. Rhode Island was picked to finish seventh in the conference and received one first-place votes.
Coaches' Poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
| 1 | Saint Louis | 125 (3) |
| 2 | George Mason | 121 (2) |
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 114 (1) |
| 4 | Davidson | 113 (2) |
| 5 | VCU | 97 (2) |
| 6 | Dayton | 96 (1) |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 77 (1) |
| 8 | Richmond | 63 |
| 9 | George Washington | 51 |
| 10 | Fordham | 38 |
| 11 | UMass | 22 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 19 |

## Regular season
### Schedule and results

2024 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Game Log (5–12) :
Regular season (5–12) :
February (1–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| February 16 | at UTRGV* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium Edinburg, TX | W 4–3$^{11}$ | Hughes (1–0) | Sanchez (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,495 | 1–0 | — |
| February 17 | at UTRGV* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium | L 3–13 | Valdez (1–0) | Levesque (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,607 | 1–1 | — |
| February 18 | at UTRGV* | UTRGV Baseball Stadium | L 1–15 | Rodriguez (1–0) | Sposato (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,091 | 1–2 | — |
| February 23 | at Virginia Tech* | English Field Blacksburg, VA | L 3–18 | Renfrow (2–0) | Morris (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 897 | 1–3 | — |
| February 24 | at Virginia Tech* | English Field | L 2–7 | Shoemaker (1–0) | Hsu (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 946 | 1–4 | — |
| February 25 | at Virginia Tech* | English Field | L 2–14 | Stieg (1–1) | Grotyohann (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 916 | 1–5 | — |
March (4–11) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| March 1 | at Washington State* | Bailey–Brayton Field Pullman, WA | L 4–10 | Wilford (2–0) | Grotyohann (0–2) | None | P12N | 878 | 1–6 | — |
| March 2 | at Washington State* | Bailey–Brayton Field | L 7–17$^7$ | Jones (1–1) | Sposato (0–2) | None | P12N | 789 | 1–7 | — |
| March 3 | at Washington State* | Bailey–Brayton Field | W 6–3 | Hughes (2–0) | Grillo (0–1) | None | P12N | 813 | 2–7 | — |
| March 5 | Sacred Heart* | Bill Beck Field Kingston, RI | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 2–7 | — |
| March 8 | at No. 4 Texas A&M* | Olsen Field College Station, TX | L 0–11 | Prager (4–0) | Grotyohann (0–3) | None | SECN+ | 5,480 | 2–8 | — |
| March 9 | at No. 4 Texas A&M* | Olsen Field | L 0–6 | Rudis (1–0) | Maloney (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 5,964 | 2–9 | — |
| March 10 | at No. 4 Texas A&M* | Olsen Field | L 11–12$^{10}$ | Aschenbeck (2–0) | Heon (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 5,857 | 2–10 | — |
| March 13 | at UMass Lowell* | LeLacheur Park Lowell, MA | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 2–10 | — |
| March 15 | at Northeastern* | Friedman Diamond Boston, MA | L 4–15 | Gigliotti (2–0) | Grotyohann (0–4) | None | FloBaseball | 112 | 2–11 | — |
| March 16 | Northeastern* | Bill Beck Field | W 7–1 | Maloney (1–1) | Scotti (3–2) | None | ESPN+ | 302 | 3–11 | — |
| March 17 | Northeastern* | Bill Beck Field | L 9–11 | McGrath (1–0) | Johnston (0–1) | Beauchesne (1) | ESPN+ | 286 | 3–12 | — |
| March 19 | UConn* | Bill Beck Field | W 4–1 | Hsu (1–1) | Cinnella (0–2) | Heon (1) | ESPN+ | 142 | 4–12 | — |
| March 20 | Stonehill* | Bill Beck Field | W 19–15 | Johnston (1–1) | Friedman (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 137 | 5–12 | — |
| March 22 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Beck Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 5–12 | 0–0 |
| March 23 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Beck Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 5–12 | 0–0 |
| March 24 | St. Bonaventure | Bill Beck Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 5–12 | 0–0 |
| March 26 | at Quinnipiac* | Quinnipiac Baseball Field Hamden, CT | L 0–4 | Jasek (1–0) | Hsu (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 155 | 5–13 | — |
| March 28 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO | L 2–3 | Bell (1–1) | Fernandez (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 67 | 5–14 | 0–1 |
| March 29 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 1–8 | Yarberry (4–2) | Sposato (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 57 | 5–15 | 0–2 |
| March 30 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 3–7 | Evan (1–1) | Johnston (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 53 | 5–16 | 0–3 |
April (6–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| April 3 | Boston College* | Bill Beck Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 5–16 | — |
| April 5 | UMass | Bill Beck Field | W 6–1 | Maloney (2–1) | Belliveau (2–4) | None | ESPN+ | 113 | 6–16 | 1–3 |
| April 6 | UMass | Bill Beck Field | L 2–4 | Lints (2–0) | Grotyohann (0–5) | Jensen (1) | ESPN+ | 97 | 6–17 | 1–4 |
| April 7 | UMass | Bill Beck Field | W 5–3 | Ureña (1–0) | Bigelow (1–2) | Hughes (1) | ESPN+ | 124 | 7–17 | 2–4 |
| April 9 | Brown* | Bill Beck Field | W 5–2 | Johnston (2–2 | Keel (1–3) | Hughes (2) | | 115 | 8–17 | — |
| April 10 | Quinnipiac* | Bill Beck Field | W 14–13 | Grotyohann (1–5) | Manelski (0–1) | Fernandez (1) | | 82 | 9–17 | — |
| April 12 | Saint Joseph's | Bill Beck Field | W 6–3 | Jones (1–0) | McCausland (1–4) | Ureña (1) | ESPN+ | 91 | 10–17 | 3–4 |
| April 13 | Saint Joseph's | Bill Beck Field | W 7–2 | Sposato (1–3) | DeSanto (2–2) | None | ESPN+ | 133 | 11–17 | 4–4 |
| April 14 | Saint Joseph's | Bill Beck Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| April 16 | at Bryant* | Conaty Park Smithfield, RI | | | | | | | | — |
| April 19 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park Arlington, VA | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| April 20 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| April 21 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| April 23 | Bryant* | Bill Beck Field | | | | | | | | — |
| April 26 | Fordham | Bill Beck Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| April 27 | Fordham | Bill Beck Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| April 28 | Fordham | Bill Beck Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
May (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 3 | at Davidson | Wilson Field Davidson, NC |
| May 4 | at Davidson | Wilson Field |
| May 5 | at Davidson | Wilson Field |
| May 10 | Richmond | Bill Beck Field |
| May 11 | Richmond | Bill Beck Field |
| May 12 | Richmond | Bill Beck Field |
| May 16 | at Dayton | Woerner Field Dayton, OH |
| May 17 | at Dayton | Woerner Field |
| May 18 | at Dayton | Woerner Field |
Postseason (0–0) :
Atlantic 10 Tournament (0–0) :
| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10T Record | Source |
| May 21–25 | | vs. TBD | | Capital One Park Tysons, Virginia | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled * = Non-conference game      Bold =Rhode Island team member 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.