The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team represented

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virgini ...

during the

2023 NCAA Division I baseball season The 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, begins on February 17, 2023. The season will progress through the ...

. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the

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. They were led by head coach

Bradley LeCroy Bradley LeCroy (born 1979) is an American baseball coach who currently coaches the VCU Rams baseball program. Prior to VCU, he served as a long-time assistant coach at Clemson University as well as an assistant coach at the University of Tennessee ...

, in his first season with the program. The Rams finished the season with a 25–30 record.

Previous season

The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 42–20 (19–5) regular season record. VCU successfully defended their tournament championship, winning the

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over

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, and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. They were seeded number three in the Chapel Hill Regional. There, they defeated Georgia and then North Carolina in the opening round, before losing two straight to North Carolina. Upon the end of the season, VCU head coach,

Shawn Stiffler Shawn Stiffler (born April 2, 1979) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, now serving as head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball, Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He played college baseball for the George Mason Patriots baseball ...

resigned to become the head coach for Notre Dame.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Austin Younce was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Freshman of the Year, while Will Carlone, and Campbell Ellis were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.

Coaches poll

The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. VCU was picked to finish second the Atlantic 10.

Personnel

Starters

Roster

Coaching staff

Offseason

Departures

Transfers

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2023.

2022 MLB Draft

Game log

Schedule Notes

Statistics

Team batting

Team pitching

Individual batting

''Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played''

Individual pitching

''Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G'' ''Source:''

Rankings

References

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