# 2012 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2012 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond northwest of downtown Richmond, Virginia.

## Schedule

2012 VCU Rams game log (34–25) :
Regular Season: 32–23 (Home: 18–11; Away: 14–12) :
February: 5–4 (Home: 4–0; Away: 1–4) :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | CAA |
| 1 | February 17 | at Long Beach State* | Blair Field Long Beach, California | W 5–4 | Alford (1–0) | Magallon (0–1) | Hauser (1) | 1,200 | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | February 18 | at Long Beach State* | Blair Field | L 6–7 | Frye (1–0) | Lees (0–1) | None | 899 | 1–1 | — |
| 3 | February 19 | at Long Beach State* | Blair Field | L 2–3 | Strufing (1–0) | Pelchy (0–1) | Hunt (1) | 862 | 1–2 | — |
| 4 | February 21 | at Pepperdine* | Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California | L 1–6 | Miller (1–0) | Cutler–Voltz (0–1) | — | 156 | 1–3 | — |
| 5 | February 22 | at Pepperdine* | Eddy D. Field Stadium | L 2–11 | Maurer (1–0) | Morrison (0–1) | — | 161 | 1–4 | — |
| 6 | February 24 | Binghamton* | The Diamond Richmond, Virginia | W 5–1 | Haynes (1–0) | Augliera (0–1) | None | 185 | 2–4 | — |
| 7 | February 25 | Binghamton* | The Diamond | W 5-1 | Farrar (1–0) | Lynch (0–1) | Hauser (2) | 294 | 3–4 | — |
| 8 | February 26 | Binghamton* | The Diamond | W 12-3 | Pelchy (1–1) | Lambert (0–1) | None | 307 | 4–4 | — |
| 9 | February 28 | Norfolk State* | The Diamond | W 4–3 | Cutler–Voltz (1–1) | Vanassche (0–2) | Hauser (3) | 173 | 5–4 | — |
March: 10–8 (Home: 6–4; Away: 4–4) :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | CAA |
| 10 | March 3 | Monmouth* | The Diamond | L 4–6 | Light (2–1) | Haynes (1–1) | McGee (1) | 231 | 5–5 | — |
| 11 | March 4 (DH) | Monmouth* | The Diamond | W 8–0 | Farrar (2–0) | Smith (1–2) | None | 214 | 6–5 | — |
| 12 | March 4 (DH) | Monmouth* | The Diamond | W 5–3 | Pelchy (2–1) | Frey (1–1) | Hauser (4) | 214 | 7–5 | — |
| 13 | March 6 | Temple* | The Diamond | W 6–3 | Dwyer (1–0) | Moller (0–1) | Hauser (5) | 138 | 8–5 | — |
| 14 | March 9 | Towson | The Diamond | W 6–3 | 'Haynes (2–1) | Cioffi (0–1) | Hauser (6) | | 9–5 | 1–0 |
| 15 | March 10 | Towson | The Diamond | L 2–3 | | | | | 9–6 | 1–1 |
| 16 | March 11 | Towson | The Diamond | W 9–8 | | | | | 10–6 | 2–1 |
| 17 | March 13 | at No. 25 East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, North Carolina | W 18–11 | | | | | 11–6 | — |
| 18 | March 16 | at Hofstra | University Field Hempstead, New York | L 4–7 | | | | | 11–7 | 2–2 |
| 19 | March 17 | at Hofstra | University Field | L 4–13 | | | | | 11–8 | 2–3 |
| 20 | March 18 | at Hofstra | University Field | L 5–12 | | | | | 11–9 | 2–4 |
| 21 | March 21 | at Richmond* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia | L 1–7 | | | | | 11–10 | — |
| 22 | March 23 | UNCW | The Diamond | L 6–9 | | | | | 11–11 | 2–5 |
| 23 | March 24 | UNCW | The Diamond | W 5–4 | | | | | 12–11 | 3–5 |
| 24 | March 25 | UNCW | The Diamond | L 0–4 | | | | | 12–12 | 3–6 |
| 25 | March 27 | at Liberty* | Al Worthington Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia | W 4–2 | | | | | 13–12 | — |
| 26 | March 30 | at Northeastern | Parsons Field Boston, Massachusetts | W 6–2 | | | | | 14–12 | 4–6 |
| 27 | March 31 | at Northeastern | Parsons Field | W 8–2 | | | | | 15–12 | 5–6 |
April: x–x (Home: x–x; Away: x–x) :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Overall | CAA |
| 28 | April 1 | at Northeastern | Parsons Field | W 10–3 | 16–12 | 6–6 |
| 29 | April 4 | Liberty* | The Diamond | W 5–4 | 17–12 | — |
| 30 | April 6 | George Mason | The Diamond | L 4–7 | 17–13 | 6–7 |
| 31 | April 7 | George Mason | The Diamond | L 0–2 | 17–14 | 6–8 |
| 32 | April 8 | George Mason | The Diamond | L 2–4 | 17–15 | 6–9 |
| 33 | April 10 | VMI | The Diamond | W 18–1 | 18–15 | — |
| 34 | April 13 | at Delaware | Bob Hannah Stadium Newark, Delaware | L 1–10 | 18–16 | 6–9 |
| 35 | April 14 | at Delaware | Bob Hannah Stadium | W 11–4 | 19–16 | 7–10 |
| 36 | April 15 | at Delaware | Bob Hannah Stadium | L 2–6 | 19–17 | 7–11 |
| 37 | April 17 | at Longwood* | Bolding Stadium Farmville, Virginia | W 9–0 | 20–17 | — |
| 38 | April 20 | William & Mary | The Diamond | L 3–4 | 20–18 | 7–12 |
| 39 | April 21 | William & Mary | The Diamond | W 7–4 | 21–18 | 8–12 |
| 40 | April 22 | William & Mary | The Diamond | W 5–4 | 22–18 | 9–12 |
| 41 | April 27 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, Virginia | L 1–4 | 22–19 | 9–13 |
| 42 | April 28 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | W 7–6 | 23–19 | 10–13 |
| 43 | April 29 | at Old Dominion | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | W 3–0 | 24–19 | 11–13 |
May
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordCAA record
44May 1@ VMIGray–Minor Stadium6–325–19–
45May 4Georgia StateThe Diamond4–326–1912–13
46May 5Georgia StateThe Diamond3–1226–2012–14
47May 6Georgia StateThe Diamond6–427–2013–14
48May 8RichmondThe Diamond6–428–20–
49May 11@ James MadisonVeterans Memorial Park11–1328–2113–15
50May 12@ James MadisonVeterans Memorial Park9–329–2114–15
51May 13@ James MadisonVeterans Memorial Park10–830–2115–15
52May 15@ VirginiaDavenport Field5–730–22–
53May 17@ VMIGray–Minor Stadium7–231–22–
54May 18VMIThe Diamond6–731–23–
55May 19East CarolinaThe Diamond11–232–23– :
CAA Tournament
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordCAA record
56May 23vs. George MasonVeterans Memorial Park11–733–23–
57May 24vs. UNC WilmingtonVeterans Memorial Park5–833–24–
58May 25vs. TowsonVeterans Memorial Park14–934–24–
59May 26vs. HofstraVeterans Memorial Park2–434–25– :
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: VCU team member Rankings from D1 Baseball.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.* indicates a non-conference game. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ 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.