# 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.

## Offseason
### 1987 MLB 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 (1–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Overall | SBC |
| February 26 | Virginia State* | The Diamond Richmond, VA | L 4–5 | 0–1 | — |
| February 26 | Virginia State* | The Diamond | W 10–0 | 1–1 | — |
| February 27 | William & Mary* | The Diamond | L 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
| February 28 | George Mason* | The Diamond | L 2–10 | 1–3 | — |
March (20–5–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | SBC |
| March 1 | at Liberty* | Al Worthington Stadium Lynchburg, VA | W 8–3 | | | | | 2–3 | — |
| March 2 | at Atlantic Christian* | Nixon Field Wilson, NC | W 8–2 | | | | | 3–3 | — |
| March 4 | Liberty* | The Diamond | W 9–3 | | | | | 4–3 | — |
| March 6 | Providence* | The Diamond | W 4–3 | | | | | 5–3 | — |
| March 6 | Providence* | The Diamond | W 3–0 | | | | | 6–3 | — |
| March 7 | Christopher Newport* | The Diamond | W 13–2 | Zona (2–1) | Holland (0–1) | None | 134 | 7–3 | — |
| March 8 | Lock Haven* | The Diamond | W 17–5 | | | | | 8–3 | — |
| March 11 | at East Carolina* | Harrington Field Greenville, NC | W 5–4$^{11}$ | | | | | 9–3 | — |
| March 12 | at NC State* | Doak Field Raleigh, NC | L 1–19 | | | | | 9–4 | — |
| March 13 | Fairfield* | The Diamond | W 5–0 | | | | | 10–4 | — |
| March 14 | Vermont* | The Diamond | W 9–6 | | | | | 11–4 | — |
| March 14 | Vermont* | The Diamond | L 4–7 | | | | | 11–5 | — |
| March 15 | Barton* | The Diamond | W 5–2 | | | | | 12–5 | — |
| March 16 | Randolph–Macon* | The Diamond | W 11–6 | | | | | 13–5 | — |
| March 19 | at Jacksonville | John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL | L 4–13 | | | | | 13–6 | 0–1 |
| March 19 | at Jacksonville | John Sessions Stadium | W 8–0 | | | | | 14–6 | 1–1 |
| March 22 | Hartford* | The Diamond | W 8–3 | | | | | 15–6 | — |
| March 23 | Duke* | The Diamond | W 11–5 | | | | | 16–6 | — |
| March 24 | Nichols* | The Diamond | W 18–1 | | | | | 17–6 | — |
| March 25 | Yale* | The Diamond | W 5–0 | | | | | 18–6 | — |
| March 26 | at Charlotte | The Diamond | T 1–1$^5$ | None | None | None | | 18–6–1 | 1–1–1 |
| March 27 | Charlotte | The Diamond | W 1–0 | — | — | — | | 19–6–1 | 2–1–1 |
| March 27 | Charlotte | The Diamond | W 10–2 | — | — | — | | 20–6–1 | 3–1–1 |
| March 29 | Mary Washington* | The Diamond | W 12–2 | | | | | 21–6–1 | — |
| March 30 | at Virginia Tech* | Tech Park Blacksburg, VA | L 8–11 | | | | | 21–7–1 | — |
| March 31 | at Maryland* | Shipley Field College Park, MD | L 11–16 | | | | | 21–8–1 | — |
April (17–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | SBC |
| April 1 | Old Dominion | The Diamond | W 2–1 | | | | | 22–8–1 | 4–1–1 |
| April 2 | Old Dominion | The Diamond | W 3–0 | | | | | 23–8–1 | 5–1–1 |
| April 3 | Old Dominion | The Diamond | W 9–5 | | | | | 24–8–1 | 6–1–1 |
| April 5 | Longwood* | The Diamond | W 3–1 | | | | | 25–8–1 | — |
| April 9 | at James Madison* | Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, VA | L 13–15$^{10}$ | | | | | 25–9–1 | — |
| April 10 | Jacksonville | The Diamond | W 2–1 | | | | | 26–9–1 | 7–1–1 |
| April 11 | Jacksonville | The Diamond | L 3–4 | | | | | 26–10–1 | 7–2–1 |
| April 12 | Jacksonville | The Diamond | W 7–0 | | | | | 27–10–1 | 8–2–1 |
| April 14 | at George Mason* | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | W 9–2 | | | | | 28–10–1 | — |
| April 15 | Virginia Wesleyan* | The Diamond | W 22–0 | | | | | 29–10–1 | — |
| April 16 | Virginia State* | The Diamond | W 12–1 | | | | | 30–10–1 | — |
| April 16 | Virginia State* | The Diamond | W 14–0 | | | | | 31–10–1 | — |
| April 17 | at Virginia Wesleyan* | Kenneth R. Perry Field Virginia Beach, VA | W 14–5 | | | | | 32–10–1 | — |
| April 20 | Richmond* | The Diamond | W 10–1 | | | | | 33–10–1 | — |
| April 23 | at Charlotte | Tom and Lib Phillips Field Charlotte, NC | W 13–1 | — | — | — | | 34–10–1 | 9–2–1 |
| April 24 | at Charlotte | Tom and Lib Phillips Field | W 6–3 | — | — | — | | 35–10–1 | 10–2–1 |
| April 25 | at Charlotte | Tom and Lib Phillips Field | W 4–3 | — | — | — | | 36–10–1 | 11–2–1 |
| April 27 | at Christopher Newport* | Deer Park Newport News, VA | W 6–4 | Morris (?–?) | Parnell (4–6) | Flanagan (?) | 105 | 37–10–1 | — |
| April 29 | Wake Forest* | The Diamond | W 4–2 | | | | | 38–10–1 | — |
| April 30 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA | L 2–3 | | | | | 38–11–1 | 11–3–1 |
| April 30 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 1–3 | | | | | 38–12–1 | 11–4–1 |
May (3–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Overall | SBC |
| May 1 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 1–2 | 38–13–1 | 11–5–1 |
| May 2 | Virginia Tech* | The Diamond | W 7–6 | 39–13–1 | — |
| May 3 | NC State* | The Diamond | L 3–11 | 39–14–1 | — |
| May 4 | at North Carolina* | Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC | W 4–2$^7$ | 40–14–1 | — |
| May 7 | at Richmond* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA | W 2–1 | 41–14–1 | — |
Postseason (4–2) :
Sun Belt Tournament (4–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Overall | SBCT |
| May 18 | vs. (W3) South Florida | (E1) | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | W 11–10 | 42–14–1 | 1–0 |
| May 19 | vs. (E3) Charlotte | (E1) | Nick Denes Field | W 9–0 | 43–14–1 | 2–0 |
| May 20 | at (W1) Western Kentucky | (E1) | Nick Denes Field | W 4–3 | 44–14–1 | 3–0 |
| May 21 | vs. (E2) Jacksonville | (E1) | Nick Denes Field | W 7–4 | 45–14–1 | 4–0 |
NCAA Atlantic Regional (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT |
| May 25 | vs. (2) Georgia Tech* | (5) | Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL | L 6–9 | | | | | 45–15–1 | 0–1 |
| May 26 | 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. :

## Awards and honors

Sun Belt Conference Weekly Awards :
| Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
| Billy Wright | Player of the Week | March 27, 1988 | |
All-SBC :
| Player | Position | Team |
| John Callis | OF | 1 |
| Jerry Dipoto | RHP | 1 |
| Reference: |||