# 2015 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2015 VCU Rams baseball team was the program's 45th season fielding a varsity baseball program, and their third season the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Led by Shawn Stiffler for his third season, the Rams had their most successful baseball season in program history. The Rams advanced to the NCAA Super Regional for the first time ever, and won their first ever Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. It was the program's return to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.

## Schedule

2015 VCU Rams baseball game log :
Regular season (33–22) :
February (2–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| Winston-Salem Series |||||||||||
| February 13 | vs. Georgetown* | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 6–3 | Dwyer (1–0) | Hollenback (0–1) | Concepcion (1) | 128 | 1–0 | — |
| February 14 | at Wake Forest* | David F. Couch Ballpark | L 0–1 | Dunshee (1–0) | Howie (0–1) | Fossas (1) | 718 | 1–1 | — |
| February 17 | at Virginia* | Davenport Field Charlottesville, Virginia | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | Postponed (inclement weather) | | — |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational |||||||||||
| February 21 | vs. Bucknell* | Griffith Field Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | L 1–5 | Hough (2–0) | Dwyer (1–1) | Castellani (1) | 35 | 1–2 | — |
| February 21 (DH) | vs. Bucknell | Griffith Field | L 4–6 | Hammond (1–0) | Blanchard (0–1) | none | 43 | 1–3 | — |
| February 22 | vs. Bucknell | Griffith Field | L 2–3 | Gambon (1–0) | Howie (0–2) | Rafferty (1) | 82 | 1–4 | — |
| February 27 | vs. Pitt* | Griffith Field | W 5–4 | Concepcion (1–0) | Harris (0–1) | none | 127 | 2–4 | — |
| February 28 | vs. Pitt* | Griffith Field | L 1–6 | Sandefur (1–0) | Blanchard (0–2) | none | 105 | 2–5 | — |
March (13–7) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational |||||||||||
| March 1 | vs. Pitt* | Griffith Field | W 3–2 | Lees (1–0) | Mattson (0–1) | none | 96 | 3–5 | — |
| March 4 | at No. 16 North Carolina* | Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, North Carolina | L 5–6 | Raquet (1–0) | Thompson (0–1) | none | 872 | 3–6 | — |
| March 6 | at Jacksonville* | John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, Florida | L 1–2 | Disch (1–0) | Gill (0–1) | none | 85 | 3–7 | — |
| March 7 | at Jacksonville* | John Sessions Stadium | W 4–3 | Howie (1–2) | Tanner (1–2) | Concepcion (2) | 179 | 4–7 | — |
| March 8 | at Jacksonville* | John Sessions Stadium | W 5–4 | Dwyer (2–1) | Russell (1–3) | Lees (1) | 188 | 5–7 | — |
| March 10 | Penn* | The Diamond Richmond, Virginia | W 12–5 | Thompson (1–1) | Reitcheck (1–1) | none | 237 | 6–7 | — |
| March 11 | Penn* | The Diamond | W 5–1 | Blanchard (1–2) | Hammonds (0–1) | none | 181 | 7–7 | — |
| March 13 | Monmouth* | The Diamond | L 0–3 | Hunt (1–2) | Howie (1–3) | none | 204 | 7–8 | — |
| Central Virginia Classic |||||||||||
| March 15 | James Madison* | The Diamond | W 7–1 | Dwyer (3–1) | Bradshaw (1–1) | none | 373 | 8–8 | — |
| March 16 | Minnesota* | The Diamond | W 11–4 | Lees (2–0) | Thonvold (0–1) | none | 258 | 9–8 | — |
| March 17 | Monmouth* | The Diamond | L 0–7 | Trimarco (1–2) | Thompson (1–2) | none | 227 | 9–9 | — |
| March 20 | at East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, North Carolina | W 4–3 | Lees (3–0) | Boyd (2–4) | Concepcion (3) | 2,069 | 10–9 | — |
| March 21 | at East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 3–9 | Morgan (4–0) | Gill (0–2) | none | 2,862 | 10–10 | — |
| March 22 | at East Carolina* | Clark–LeClair Stadium | W 3–2 | Lees (4–0) | Boyd (2–5) | Concepcion (4) | 2,295 | 11–10 | — |
| March 24 | VMI* | The Diamond | W 18–0 | Thompson (2–2) | Eagle (0–2) | none | 606 | 12–10 | — |
| March 25 | Longwood* | The Diamond | W 8–1 | Buckley (4–0) | Catlin (3–1) | none | 404 | 13–10 | — |
| March 27 | UMass | The Diamond | W 16–3 | Howie (2–3) | LeBlanc (1–2) | none | 307 | 14–10 | 1–0 |
| March 28 | UMass | The Diamond | L 2–3 | Moloney (2–1) | Concepcion (1–1) | Mackintosh (1) | 343 | 14–11 | 1–1 |
| March 29 | UMass | The Diamond | W 8–0 | Dwyer (4–1) | Grant (1–1) | none | 327 | 15–11 | 2–1 |
| Duel at the Diamond |||||||||||
| March 31 | Virginia* Duel at the Diamond | The Diamond | L 3–5 | Casey (2–1) | Concepcion (1–2) | Sborz (8) | 3,233 | 15–12 | — |
April (11–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | A10 record |
| April 4 | at Dayton | Woerner Field Dayton, Ohio | W 5–2 | Lees (5–0) | Dant (1–6) | Concepcion (5) | 188 | 16–12 | 3–1 |
| April 4 | at Dayton (DH) | Woerner Field | L 2–5 | Buettgen (2–3) | Howie (2–4) | none | 188 | 16–13 | 3–2 |
| April 5 | at Dayton | Woerner Field | W 6–0 | Dwyer (5–1) | Horn (1–2) | Concepcion (6) | 151 | 17–13 | 4–2 |
| Old Dominion–VCU series |||||||||||
| April 8 | at Old Dominion* | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, Virginia | W 10–2 | Thompson (3–2) | Matheson (1–2) | none | 591 | 18–13 | — |
| George Mason–VCU series |||||||||||
| April 10 | George Mason* | The Diamond | L 1–8 | Kalish (3–3) | Blanchard (1–3) | none | 307 | 18–14 | 4–3 |
| April 11 | George Mason* | The Diamond | W 9–1 | Howie (3–4) | Williams (4–4) | none | 399 | 19–14 | 5–3 |
| April 12 | George Mason* | The Diamond | L 6–7 | Zombro (4–1) | Lees (5–1) | Tobin (4) | 407 | 19–15 | 5–4 |
| April 14 | at VMI* | Gray–Minor Stadium Lexington, Virginia | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | Canceled (inclement weather) | 19–15 | — |
| April 15 | at Longwood* | Bolding Stadium Farmville, Virginia | W 11–5 | Thompson (4–2) | Kuebbing (1–4) | none | 154 | 20–15 | — |
| April 17 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field Merion, Pennsylvania | W 15–9 | Buckley (2–0) | Vanderslice (3–5) | none | 217 | 21–15 | 6–4 |
| April 18 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | W 4–2 | Howie (4–4) | Manion (2–3) | Concepcion (7) | 400 | 22–15 | 7–4 |
| April 19 | at Saint Joseph's | Smithson Field | L 1–5 | August (2–0) | Dwyer (5–2) | none | 278 | 22–16 | 7–5 |
| April 21 | Maryland* | The Diamond | W 2–1 | Concepcion (2–2) | Morris (3–2) | none | 622 | 23–16 | — |
| April 22 | at Maryland* | Turtle Smith Stadium College Park, Maryland | W 3–1 | Stine (1–0) | Bloom (0–1) | Concepcion (8) | 237 | 24–16 | — |
| April 24 | Rhode Island | Hugh Stephens Field Ashland, Virginia | L 3–7 | Distasio (4–4) | Howie (4–5) | none | 190 | 24–17 | 7–6 |
| April 25 | Rhode Island | Hugh Stephens Field | L 3–6 | Wilson (6–0) | Lees (5–2) | Moyers (1) | 146 | 24–18 | 7–7 |
| April 26 | Rhode Island | Hugh Stephens Field | W 7–0 | Dwyer (6–2) | Kawlewski (0–2) | Concepcion (9) | 201 | 25–18 | 8–7 |
| April 29 | Norfolk State* | The Diamond | W 14–6 | Gill (1–2) | Parmentier (2–1) | none | 494 | 26–18 | — |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | A10 record |
| May 1 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, Missouri | L 1–7 | 26–19 | 8–8 |
| May 2 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 2–3 | 26–20 | 8–9 |
| May 3 | at Saint Louis | Billiken Sports Center | L 9–12 | 26–21 | 8–10 |
| May 5 | at Norfolk State* | Marty L. Miller Field Norfolk, Virginia | L 3–6 | 26–22 | — |
| May 7 | Fordham | The Diamond | W 7–2 | 27–22 | 9–10 |
| May 8 | Fordham | The Diamond | W 2–1 | 28–22 | 10–10 |
| May 9 | Fordham | The Diamond | W 3–2 | 29–22 | 11–10 |
| Keydog Classic |||||||||||
| May 12 | vs. Old Dominion* | War Memorial Stadium Hampton, Virginia | W 9–3 | 30–22 | — |
| May 14 | at St. Bonaventure | Fred Handler Park Olean, New York | W 12–2 | 31–22 | 12–10 |
| May 15 | at St. Bonaventure | Fred Handler Park | W 11–0 | 32–22 | 13–10 |
| May 16 | at St. Bonaventure | Fred Handler Park | W 7–2 | 33–22 | 14–10 |
Postseason (7–3) :
Atlantic 10 tournament (4–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | A10T record |
| May 20 | vs. (4) Davidson | (5) | Barcroft Park Arlington, Virginia | W 11–0 | 34–22 | 1–0 |
| May 21 | vs. (1) Saint Louis | (5) | Barcroft Park | W 14–3 | 35–22 | 2–0 |
| May 22 | vs. (2) Rhode Island | (5) | Barcroft Park | W 8–2 | 36–22 | 3–0 |
| May 23 | vs. (2) Rhode Island | (5) | Barcroft Park | W 5–3 | 37–22 | 4–0 |
NCAA Dallas Regional (3–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 29 | at No. 14 (1) Dallas Baptist* | (4) | Horner Ballpark Dallas, Texas | W 7–2 | 38–22 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | vs. No. 18 (2) Oregon State* | (4) | Horner Ballpark | W 5–1 | 39–22 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | at No. 15 (1) Dallas Baptist* | No. 18 (4) | Horner Ballpark | L 1–2 | 39–23 | 2–1 |
| June 1 | at No. 15 (1) Dallas Baptist* | No. 18 (4) | Horner Ballpark | W 3–1 | 40–23 | 3–1 |
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 5 | at No. 5 (5) Miami (FL)* | No. 15 | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, Florida | L 2–3 | | | | | 40–24 | 3–2 |
| June 6 | at No. 5 (5) Miami (FL)* | No. 15 | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, Florida | L 3–10 | | | | | 40–25 | 3–3 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold =VCU team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll. :

## 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' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 18 | 17 | 17 |
^ 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.