# 2022 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Shawn Stiffler, in his 10th season at VCU.
VCU earned their first 40-win season since 2015, and repeated as Atlantic 10 Tournament champions. The reached the Regional Final of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional before losing to North Carolina in game 7.

## Previous season

The 2021 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 38–16 (13–3) regular season record. Due to ongoing issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams began their season on February 20, about a week later than usual, due to the pandemic. VCU won the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Dayton, and qualified for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the first time since 2015. They were seeded number two in the Starkville Regional, their highest seeding since 2003. There, they defeated Campbell in the opening round, before losing to Mississippi State, the eventual National Champions, and Campbell for a second loss, causing their elimination.
Freshman Tyler Locklear won the Atlantic 10 Player and Rookie of the Year. Locklear earned a number of allocades including national recognition from ABCA, Baseball America, NCBWA, and Collegiate Baseball.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Golden Spikes Award | Tyler Locklear | INF | RS Sophomore |

### Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. VCU was picked to finish first 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 |

### Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Tyler Locklear was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Player of the Year, while Locklear, Mason Delane, and Michael Haydak were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
A-10 Preseason Player of the Year :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore |
Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Mason Delane | 33 | RHP | RS Sophomore |
| Michael Haydak | 2 | UTL | RS Junior |
| Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore |

### Preseason All-Americans

First Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore | Collegiate Baseball D1Baseball Perfect Game |
Second Team All-Americans :
| Player | No. | Position | Class | Selector(s) |
| Tyler Locklear | 28 | 3B | RS Sophomore | NCBWA |

## Offseason
### Departures

VCU Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Steven Carpenter | 1 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 | Sr. | Quinton, Virginia, | Graduated |
| Hogan Brown | 8 | UTL | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 | Jr. | Virginia Beach, Virginia, | Did not return |
| Nick Evangelista | 9 | RHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 205 | Jr. | Sewell, New Jersey, | Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Brandon Henson | 12 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 185 | Sr. | Reynoldsburg, Ohio, | Graduated |
| Greg Ryan | 13 | INF | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 | So. | Richmond, Virginia, | Transferred to Longwood |
| Josh Simon | 17 | C | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 | Sr. | Laurel, Maryland | Graduated |
| Andrew Puglielli | 22 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 | Sr. | Naples, Florida, | Graduated |
| Michael Dailey | 30 | RHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 | Sr. | Troy, Virginia, | Graduated |
| Bradford Webb | 34 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 | Gr. | Charlotte Court House, Virginia, | Drafted by Texas Rangers |
| Danny Watson | 38 | RHP | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 | So. | Nassau, New York, | Drafted by New York Yankees |

### Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Michael Haydak | 2 | INF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 | RS-Jr. | Tampa, Florida, | Pasco-Hernando State |
| Aaron Barber | 8 | INF | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 190 | RS-So. | Seattle, Washington | Everett CC |
| Scottie O'Bryan | 9 | OF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 | RS-So. | Jamesville, New York, | Niagara County CC |
| Edwin Serrano | 10 | RHP | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 165 | RS-Sr. | Haines City, Florida, | South Florida State |
| AJ Mathis | 13 | OF | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 165 | RS-Jr. | Tampa, Florida, | Eastern Florida State |
| Brendan Roney | 14 | C | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 | RS-Fr. | Cudjoe Key, Florida, | Boston College |
| Jacob Selden | 15 | C | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 | Gr. | Charleston, South Carolina, | Randolph–Macon |
| Joey Perkins | 16 | LHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 | RS-Jr. | Lebanon, Ohio, | Lincoln Trail College |
| Zach Boswell | 22 | RHP | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 185 | RS-Jr. | Snohomish, Washington | Everett CC |
| Ben Nippolt | 34 | INF | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 | RS-So. | St. Paul, Minnesota, | Des Moines Area CC |
| Nolan Wilson | 38 | RHP | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 | Gr. | Atlanta, Georgia, | Virginia Tech |

### Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2022.
| Player | Hometown | High School |
| Pitchers |||
| Cade Dressler | Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania | Mifflingburg Area |
| Nick Frazier | Vienna, Virginia, | Bishop O'Connell |
| Chase Hungate | Abingdon, Virginia, | Abingdon (VA) |
| Ethan Mishra | Washington, D.C. | St. John's College |
| Virot Siharath | Keswick, Ontario | Crothers |
| Brendan Wilkinson | Milton, Ontario | Kielburger |
| Hitters |||
| Casey Gibbs | Olney, Maryland | St. John's College |
| John Lucas | Midlothian, Virginia, | Trinity Episcopal (VA) |
| Marcus O'Malley | Naples, Florida, | Collier |
| Ryan Recio | Boca Raton, Florida, | Boca Raton Community |
| Jesse Robinson | Henrico, Virginia, | Deep Run |

### 2021 MLB Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team |
| #7 | #194 | Bradford Webb | RHP | Texas Rangers |
| #15 | #453 | Danny Watson | RHP | New York Yankees |

## Game log

2022 VCU Rams baseball game log (42–20) :
Regular season (36–18) :
February (2–4) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| Winston-Salem Series ||||||||||||||
| February 18 | 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Rider* | Ernie Shore Field Winston-Salem, NC | L 6–7 | Kirwin (1–0) | Davis (0–1) | Stalzer (1) | 64 | 0–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 19 | 10:00 a.m. | | vs. Lafayette* | Ernie Shore Field | W 13–3 | Hungate (1–0) | Morr (0–1) | Delane (1) | 103 | 1–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 20 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Wake Forest* | Ernie Shore Field | L 4–6 | McGraw (1–0) | Griffin (0–1) | Alder (1) | 841 | 1–2 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 22 | 5:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Longwood* | Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA | W 8–3 | Davis (1–0) | Gunn (0–1) | — | 312 | 2–2 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 25 | 4:00 p.m. | SECN+ | at No. 3 Ole Miss* | Swayze Field Oxford, MS | L 4–10 | Diamond (1–0) | Masloff (0–1) | — | 9,209 | 2–3 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 26 | 12:00 p.m. | SECN+ | at No. 3 Ole Miss* | Swayze Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Report |
| February 27 | 12:00 p.m. | SECN+ | at No. 3 Ole Miss* | Swayze Field | L 3–14$^7$ | McDaniel (2–0) | Ellis (0–1) | — | 8,926 | 2–4 | — | Box Score Recap |
March (11–6) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| March 1 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | No. 24 Old Dominion* | The Diamond Richmond, VA | L 1–3 | Gomez (1–0) | Hungate (1–1) | Dean (2) | 456 | 2–5 | — | Box Score Recap |
| Central Virginia Classic ||||||||||||||
| March 4 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Lafayette* | The Diamond | L 0–3 | Benneche (1–2) | Ellis (0–2) | Yoder (1) | 299 | 2–6 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 5 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Princeton* | The Diamond | W 2–1 | Wilson (1–0) | Rabin (0–2) | — | 527 | 3–6 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Rutgers* | The Diamond | L 0–8 | Florence (2–0) | Davis (1–2) | — | 532 | 3–7 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 8 | 4:00 p.m. | BTN+ | at No. 22 Maryland* | Turtle Smith Stadium College Park, MD | L 6–8 | Orlando (1–0) | Serrano (0–1) | Glock (1) | 627 | 3–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 9 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | No. 22 Maryland | The Diamond | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Report |
| March 11 | 3:00 p.m. | | North Carolina A&T* | The Diamond | W 9–6 | Griffin (1–1) | Jarosz (1–2) | Wilson (1) | 340 | 4–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 12 | 2:00 p.m. | | Monmouth* | The Diamond | W 4–2 | Hungate (2–1) | Barker (0–1) | Serrano (1) | 287 | 5–8 | — | Box Score Report |
| March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | | Monmouth* | The Diamond | W 3–0 | Furman (1–0) | Hensey (0–3) | Masloff (1) | 311 | 6–8 | — | Box Score Report |
| March 15 | 3:00 p.m. | | No. 12 Liberty* | The Diamond | W 2–1 | Nolan (2–0) | Fluharty (2–1) | — | 424 | 7–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 18 | 6:00 p.m. | | Quinnipiac* | The Diamond | W 8–2 | Hungate (3–1) | Garcia (2–3) | Serrano (2) | 437 | 8–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 19 | 2:00 p.m. | | Quinnipiac* | The Diamond | W 14–4 | Griffin (2–1) | Seitter (0–3) | — | 453 | 9–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | | Quinnipiac* | The Diamond | W 17–6 | Masloff (1–1) | Copeland (0–2) | — | 389 | 10–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 22 | 6:30 p.m. | | Longwood* | The Diamond | W 6–5 | Serrano (1–1) | Karlinchak (0–2) | — | 565 | 11–8 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 23 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Norfolk State* | Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, VA | 3–3$^3$ | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Report |
| March 25 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | at East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC | L 2–8 | Kuchmaner (3–1) | Ellis (0–3) | Yesavage (1) | 3,362 | 11–9 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 26 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 5–7 | Giles (1–0) | Delane (0–1) | — | 4,752 | 11–10 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium | W 5–2 | Griffin (3–1) | Saylor (2–3) | Serrano (3) | 2,676 | 12–10 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 29 | 6:30 p.m. | FloBaseball | at William & Mary* | Plumeri Park Williamsburg, VA | W 4–2 | Ellis (1–3) | Knowles (1–2) | Wilson (2) | 194 | 13–10 | — | Box Score Recap |
April (11–7) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| April 1 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at George Mason | Spuhler Field Fairfax, VA | L 6–7 | Lyons (3–3) | Hungate (3–2) | Gartland (2) | 133 | 13–11 | 0–1 | Box Score Recap |
| April 2 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | W 9–2 | Tyler (2–2) | Shields (0–2) | — | 226 | 14–11 | 1–1 | Box Score Recap |
| April 3 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at George Mason | Spuhler Field | W 15–5 | Masloff (2–1) | Posey (0–2) | — | 207 | 15–11 | 2–1 | Box Score Recap |
| April 5 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | VMI* | The Diamond | L 1–4 | Lopez (1–1) | Serrano (1–2) | — | 668 | 15–12 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 8 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Davidson | The Diamond | W 7–6 | Wilson (3–0) | Fenton (3–2) | — | 394 | 16–12 | 3–1 | Box Score Recap |
| April 9 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Davidson | The Diamond | L 2–7 | Hely (4–0) | Dressler (0–1) | — | 634 | 16–13 | 3–2 | Box Score Recap |
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Davidson | The Diamond | L 2–7 | Feczko (7–0) | Hungate (3–3) | — | 557 | 16–14 | 3–3 | Box Score Recap |
| April 12 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | at VMI* | Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, VA | W 6–4 | Masloff (3–1) | Inskeep (0–2) | — | 143 | 17–14 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 15 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA | L 0–7 | Weirather (4–2) | Hungate (3–4) | — | 555 | 17–15 | 3–4 | Box Score Recap |
| April 16 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 13–11 | Chenier (1–0) | Allen (0–1) | — | 487 | 18–15 | 4–4 | Box Score Recap |
| April 17 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Richmond | Malcolm U. Pitt Field | W 13–2 | Davis (3–2) | Larson (0–1) | — | 430 | 19–15 | 5–4 | Box Score Recap |
| Duel at the Diamond ||||||||||||||
| April 19 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | No. 6 Virginia* | The Diamond | W 9–7$^{10}$ | Wilson (4–0) | Hodorovich (0–1) | — | 3,392 | 20–15 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 22 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Saint Joseph's | The Diamond | W 7–2 | Furman (2–0) | McCole (1–4) | — | 945 | 21–15 | 6–4 | Box Score Recap |
| April 23 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Saint Joseph's | The Diamond | W 13–9 | Davis (4–2) | Smith (4–3) | — | 725 | 22–15 | 7–4 | Box Score Recap |
| April 24 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Saint Joseph's | The Diamond | L 3–6 | Falco (6–2) | Ellis (1–4) | Devine (3) | 711 | 22–16 | 7–5 | Box Score Recap |
| April 26 | 6:00 p.m. | | William & Mary* | The Diamond | L 6–11 | Lovasz (2–1) | Serrano (1–3) | — | 338 | 22–17 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 29 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Dayton | Day Air Ballpark Dayton, OH | W 7–0 | Hungate (4–4) | Steinhauer (3–4) | — | 2,500 | 23–17 | 8–5 | Box Score Recap |
| April 30 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Dayton | Woerner Field Dayton, OH | W 6–4 | Masloff (4–1) | Majick (4–2) | — | 77 | 24–17 | 9–5 | Box Score Recap |
May (12–1) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Atlantic 10 | Sources |
| May 1 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Dayton | Woerner Field | W 9–8 | Furman (3–0) | Serwa (2–5) | — | 87 | 25–17 | 10–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 3 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 12 Virginia* | Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA | L 6–12 | Kosanovich (3–0) | Serrano (1–4) | — | 2,549 | 25–18 | — | Box Score Recap |
| May 7 | 10:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | George Washington | The Diamond | W 5–1 | Ellis (2–4) | Cohen (6–6) | — | 319 | 26–18 | 11–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 7 | 1:15 p.m. | ESPN+ | George Washington | The Diamond | W 11–3 | Delan (1–1) | Harris (2–7) | Masloff (2) | 385 | 27–18 | 12–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 8 | 6:05 p.m. | ESPN+ | George Washington | The Diamond | W 7–2 | Humenay (1–0) | Solt (3–4) | Griffin (1) | 337 | 28–18 | 13–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 10 | 6:00 p.m. | CUSA.tv | at No. 24 Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA | W 8–2 | Frazier (1–0) | Nielsen (0–2) | Serrano (4) | 274 | 29–18 | — | Box Score Recap |
| May 13 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA | W 26–2 | Ellis (3–4) | Dow (6–4) | — | 85 | 30–18 | 14–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 14 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | W 18–3 | Furman (4–0) | LeSieur (4–1) | — | 90 | 31–18 | 15–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 15 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | Earl Lorden Field | W 6–1 | Delane (2–1) | Clevenger (1–3) | Masloff (3) | 90 | 32–18 | 16–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 17 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Georgetown* | The Diamond | W 4–3$^{12}$ | Frazier (2–0) | Keough (2–2) | — | 385 | 33–18 | — | Box Score Recap |
| May 19 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | The Diamond | W 17–1 | Ellis (4–4) | Knox (3–4) | — | 369 | 34–18 | 17–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 20 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | The Diamond | W 4–2 | Furman (5–0) | Karslo (3–5) | Masloff (4) | 396 | 35–18 | 18–5 | Box Score Recap |
| May 21 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | The Diamond | W 12–5 | Humenay (2–0) | Sahler (2–3) | — | 425 | 36–18 | 19–5 | Box Score Recap |
Post-season (6–2) :
Atlantic 10 Tournament (4–0) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10T Record | Sources |
| May 24 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (7) Richmond First round | (2) | Wilson Field Davidson, NC | W 4–3 | Hungate (5–4) | Weirather (6–5) | — | 291 | 37–18 | 1–0 | Box Score Recap |
| May 25 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (6) Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | (2) | Wilson Field | W 8–4 | Furman (6–0) | McCole (3–6) | — | 394 | 38–18 | 2–0 | Box Score Recap |
| May 27 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at (1) Davidson Semifinals | (2) | Wilson Field | W 14–6 | Chenier (2–0) | Hely (9–2) | — | 825 | 39–18 | 3–0 | Box Score Recap |
| May 28 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (7) Richmond Finals – Game 1 | (2) | Wilson Field | W 10–7 | Hungate (6–4) | Balducci (1–1) | Masloff (5) | 455 | 40–18 | 4–0 | Box Score Recap |
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (2–2) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT Record | Sources |
| June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (2) Georgia Game 2 | (3) | Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC | W 8–1 | Davis (5–2) | Cannon (9–3) | — | 2,930 | 41–18 | 1–0 | Box Score Recap |
| June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 10 (1) North Carolina Game 4 | (3) | Boshamer Stadium | W 4–3 | Ellis (5–4) | Schaeffer (7–3) | Wilson (3) | 3,843 | 42–18 | 2–0 | Box Score Recap |
| June 5 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCN | at No. 10 (1) North Carolina Game 6 | (3) | Boshamer Stadium | L 8–19 | O'Brien (3–0) | Furman (6–1) | Bovair (1) | 3,626 | 42–19 | 2–1 | Box Score Recap |
| June 6 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCN | at No. 10 (1) North Carolina Game 7 | (3) | Boshamer Stadium | L 3–7 | Gillian (3–3) | Davis (5–3) | — | 4,160 | 42–20 | 2–2 | Box Score Recap |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Tournaments
### Atlantic 10 tournament

Atlantic 10 tournament teams :
| (1) Davidson Wildcats | (2) VCU Rams | (3) Saint Louis Billikens | (4) Rhode Island Rams | (5) George Mason Patriots | (6) Saint Joseph's Hawks | (7) Richmond Spiders |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Davidson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 3 | 5 | George Mason | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | George Mason | 7 | | | | 1 | Davidson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Louis | 1 | | | | 2 | VCU | 14 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | 2 | VCU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | VCU | 4 | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | VCU | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Richmond | 7 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | 5 | George Mason | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | 1 | 7 | Richmond | 7 | | | | 1 | Davidson | 9 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 4 | | | | 7 | Richmond | 16 | 7 | Richmond | 12 | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Saint Louis | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Louis | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Saint Joseph's | 6 | | | | | | | |
First Round (Game 3) :
| (7) Richmond Spiders | vs. | (2) VCU Rams |
May 24, 2022 7:02 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (7) Richmond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| (2) VCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| WP: Chase Hungate (5–4) LP: Brock Weirather (6–5) Home runs: UR: None VCU: None Attendance: 291 |||||||||||||
Second Round (Game 5) :
| (2) VCU Rams | vs. | (6) Saint Joseph's Hawks |
May 25, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (2) VCU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| (6) Saint Joseph's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Maddison Furman (6–0) LP: Ian McCole (3–6) Home runs: VCU: Tyler Locklear, Connor Hujsak, Ben Nippolt STJ: Nate Thomas Attendance: 394 |||||||||||||
Semifinal (Game 10) :
| (1) Davidson Wildcats | vs. | (2) VCU Rams |
May 27, 2022 3:57 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (1) Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| (2) VCU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | X | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| WP: Evan Chenier (2–0) LP: Blake Hely (9–2) Home runs: DAV: Michael Carico, Jacob Hinderleider VCU: Tyler Locklear, Jacob Selden, Will Carlone Attendance: 825 |||||||||||||
Final (Game 12) :
| (2) VCU Rams | vs. | (7) Richmond Spiders |
May 28, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (2) VCU | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| (7) Richmond | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| WP: Chase Hungate (6–4) LP: Antonio Balducci (1–1) Sv: Jack Masloff (5) Home runs: VCU: Tyler Locklear UR: None Attendance: 455 |||||||||||||

### NCAA Chapel Hill Regional

Chapel Hill Regional Teams :
| (1) North Carolina Tar Heels | (2) Georgia Bulldogs | (3) VCU Rams | (4) Hofstra Pride |
| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | North Carolina | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hofstra | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hofstra | 4 | 1 | North Carolina | 3 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | VCU | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | VCU | 8 | 3 | VCU | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia | 1 | | | | 3 | VCU | 8 | 3 |
| | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 19 | 7 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | North Carolina | 19 | 7 |
| | | | 1 | North Carolina | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Hofstra | 1 | 2 | Georgia | 5 | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia | 24 | | | | | | | |
First Round (Game 2) :
| (3) VCU Rams | vs. | (2) Georgia Bulldogs |
May 24, 2022 7:02 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (3) VCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| (2) Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| WP: Chase Hungate (5–4) LP: Brock Weirather (6–5) Home runs: VCU: None UGA: None Attendance: 291 |||||||||||||
Semifinals (Game 4) :
| (1) North Carolina Tar Heels | vs. | (2) VCU Rams |
May 25, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (1) North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| (3) VCU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| WP: Maddison Furman (6–0) LP: Ian McCole (3–6) Home runs: UNC: Tyler Locklear, Connor Hujsak, Ben Nippolt VCU: Nate Thomas Attendance: 394 |||||||||||||
Final – Game 1 (Game 6) :
| (3) VCU Rams | vs. | (1) North Carolina Tar Heels |
May 27, 2022 3:57 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (1) Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| (2) VCU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | X | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| WP: Evan Chenier (2–0) LP: Blake Hely (9–2) Home runs: DAV: Michael Carico, Jacob Hinderleider VCU: Tyler Locklear, Jacob Selden, Will Carlone Attendance: 825 |||||||||||||
Final – Game 2 (Game 7) :
| (2) VCU Rams | vs. | (7) Richmond Spiders |
May 28, 2022 3:30 pm (EDT) at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field in Davidson, North Carolina :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| (2) VCU | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| (7) Richmond | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
| WP: Chase Hungate (6–4) LP: Antonio Balducci (1–1) Sv: Jack Masloff (5) Home runs: VCU: Tyler Locklear UR: None Attendance: 455 |||||||||||||

## Statistics

Statistics current through May 20, 2022.

### Team batting

| Team | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SLG | BB | SO |
| VCU | 1814 | .304 | 552 | 133 | 14 | 78 | 417 | .522 | 305 | 463 |
| Opponents | 1710 | .217 | 371 | 79 | 5 | 39 | 186 | .337 | 194 | 509 |

### Team pitching

| Team | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |
| VCU' | 463.2 | 371 | 215 | 186 | 194 | 509 | 15 | 3.61 |
| Opponents | 441.0 | 552 | 450 | 411 | 305 | 463 | 6 | 8.39 |

### Individual batting

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played
| Player | GP | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |

### Individual pitching

Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | SV | ERA |

## Awards and honors

Weekly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |
| Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week | Campbell Ellis | LHP | May 9, 2022 | |
| Atlantic 10 Player of the Week | Tyler Locklear | 3B | May 16, 2022 | |
Monthly honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded | Ref. |

## 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 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.