# 2025 Richmond Spiders baseball team

The 2025 Richmond Spiders baseball team represents University of Richmond during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They will be led by second-year head coach Mik Aoki.

## Previous season

Richmond finished the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season with an overall record of 27–32 and a conference record of 13–11. They reached the finals of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, where they lost to crosstown rivals, VCU, 16–1. Jack Arcamone, Jordan Jaffee, Phil Bernstein, and Kyle Roche were named to the All-Tournament Team.

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 17 | Jason Neff | RS Junior |
| 1B | 26 | Jake Elbeery | Sophomore |
| 2B | 12 | Jared Sprague-Lott | Junior |
| 3B | 13 | Jordan Jaffe | Freshman |
| SS | 2 | Mikey Kluska | Junior |
| LF | 5 | Johnny Hipsman | RS Senior |
| CF | 3 | Alden Mathes | RS Junior |
| RF | 52 | Christian Beal | Graduate |
| DH | 4 | Chase Conklin | Junior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 25 | Brock Weirather | Graduate |
| Saturday | 14 | Brendan Argomaniz | Graduate |
| Sunday | 15 | Jeremy Neff | RS Junior |

## Game log

2025 Richmond Spiders Baseball Game Log (18–2) :
Regular Season (18–2) :
February: 7–2 (Home: 5–2; Away: 2–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall | A10 |
| February 14 | Navy* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, Virginia | W 2–1 | Shockley (1–0) | Beisty (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 210 | 1–0 | — |
| February 15 | Navy* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 2–1 | Gruber (1–0) | Kruer (0–1) | Rigot (1) | ESPN+ | 205 | 2–0 | — |
| February 16 | Navy* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 9–4 | Peacock (1–0) | Archibald (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 178 | 3–0 | — |
| February 18 | at William & Mary* | Plumeri Park Williamsburg, Virginia | W 12–3 | Smith (1–0) | Yates (0–1) | None | FloSports | 325 | 4–0 | — |
| February 19 | VMI* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) |
| February 21 | Fairfield* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 2–1 | Bilka (1–0) | Helmstetter (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 135 | 5–0 | — |
| February 22 | Fairfield* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 3–6 | Grabmann (2–0) | Topolski (0–1) | Kell (1) | ESPN+ | 134 | 5–1 | — |
| February 23 | Fairfield* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 11–10 | Rigot (1–0) | Phillips (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 115 | 6–1 | — |
| February 25 | at No. 22 NC State* | Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina | W 5–1 | Reinke (1–0) | Nance (0–1) | None | ACCNX | 2,465 | 7–1 | — |
| February 28 | Penn State* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | L 6–17$^7$ | Horwat (3–0) | M. Rodriguez (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 230 | 7–2 | — |
March: 11–0 (Home: 11–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall | A10 |
| March 1 | Boston College* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 11–4 | Bilka (2–0) | Colarusso (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 417 | 8–2 | — |
| March 2 | Toledo* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 5–1 | Reinke (2–0) | Bergman (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 115 | 9–2 | — |
| March 4 | Towson* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 14–3$^7$ | Topolski (1–1) | Rosario (0–1) | None | ESPN+ | 89 | 10–2 | — |
| March 7 | UMass Lowell* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 11–1$^7$ | E. Rodriguez (1–0) | Holland (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 154 | 11–2 | — |
| March 8 (DH) | Lafayette* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 9–1 | Reinke (3–0) | Helmick (1–2) | Rigot (1) | ESPN+ | 245 | 12–2 | — |
| March 8 (DH) | UMass Lowell* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 12–2 | Siesky (1–0) | Zarnoch Jr. (0–3) | Smith (1) | ESPN+ | 143 | 13–2 | — |
| March 9 | Lafayette* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 16–3 | Bilka (3–0) | Skapinetz (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 342 | 14–2 | — |
| March 11 | Longwood* | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 12–2 | Rigot (2–0) | Gunter (1–3) | None | ESPN+ | 356 | 15–2 | — |
| March 14 | St. Bonaventure | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 12–0 | Bilka (4–0) | Capellupo (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 323 | 16–2 | 1–0 |
| March 15 | St. Bonaventure | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 21–7 | Topolski (2–1) | James (0–2) | None | ESPN+ | 234 | 17–2 | 2–0 |
| March 16 | St. Bonaventure | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 18–11 | Shockley (2–0) | Roggenburk (1–2) | None | ESPN+ | 369 | 18–2 | 3–0 |
| March 19 | at No. 23 Virginia* | Davenport Field Charlottesville, Virginia | | | | | ACCNX | | | — |
| March 21 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field Merion, Pennsylvania | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| March 22 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| March 23 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| March 25 | at James Madison* | Eagle Field Harrisonburg, Virginia | | | | | | | | — |
| March 28 | Fordham | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| March 29 | Fordham | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
| March 30 | Fordham | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | A10 |
| April 4 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field Kingston, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | |
| April 5 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | ESPN+ | |
| April 6 | at Rhode Island | Bill Beck Field | ESPN+ | |
| April 11 | UMass | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
| April 12 | UMass | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
| April 13 | UMass | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
| April 15 | at Coppin State* | Joe Cannon Stadium Baltimore, Maryland | | — |
| April 18 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia | ESPN+ | |
| April 19 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | ESPN+ | |
| April 20 | at George Washington | Barcroft Park | ESPN+ | |
| April 22 | at Longwood* | Bolding Stadium Farmville, Virginia | | — |
| April 25 | Saint Louis | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
| April 26 | Saint Louis | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
| April 27 | Saint Louis | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | A10 |
| May 2 | at Dayton | Woerner Field Dayton, Ohio | ESPN+ | |
| May 3 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | ESPN+ | |
| May 4 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | ESPN+ | |
| May 6 | at Towson* | Schuerholz Stadium Towson, Maryland | FloSports | — |
| May 9 | at VCU | The Diamond Richmond, Virginia | ESPN+ | |
| May 10 | at VCU | The Diamond | ESPN+ | |
| May 11 | at VCU | The Diamond | ESPN+ | |
| May 13 | Old Dominion* | Malcom U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | — |
| May 15 | Davidson | Malcom U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
| May 16 | Davidson | Malcom U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
| May 17 | Davidson | Malcom U. Pitt Field | ESPN+ | |
Postseason (1–2) :
Atlantic 10 tournament (0–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall | A10T |
| May 21–25 | vs. TBD | | Capital One Park Tysons, Virginia | | | | | ESPN+ | | | |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Golden Bears 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 | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.