Rams begin conference play Friday with road series against Towson

VCU outfielder Kwan Evans should have had at least two at bats in by 4:45 p.m. Wednesday , but by that time he hadn’t even stepped into the box.

Evans was actually sitting in Shafer waiting on a pizza, because rain postponed the Rams midweek game against the Hartford Hawks.

So instead of getting crucial ABs with the start of conference play just days away, Evans and the Rams sat out for the eighth straight day.

With a 12-4 record, VCU abused its early schedule, but they haven’t played a game since losing 11-9 to Fordham on March 15.

By the time VCU heads for Towson, Md. for this weekend’s CAA series against the Tigers, breaks and bad weather will have kept the Rams out of their unies for about a week and a half.

It remains to be seen what all the rain will do to a Rams team that has been on fire at the plate. VCU is hitting .319 as a team, the second best clip among CAA schools and within a rounding error of George Mason’s .320 average) led by sophomore second baseman Scott Sizemore, who is hitting an unhuman .500 in 16 games.

While Towson (8-6) isn’t at the top of the Rams hit list this season, Evans said that as their first conference opponent, they are “public enemy number one.”

Here’s the short list of a few other teams VCU is looking to blow by on their run to the conference championship. in Wilmington, N.C.

George Mason (2-1 CAA, 12-6): Last season’s regular season champs have already jumped out to a two-game lead in the CAA, and a ninth-inning collapse against William & Mary was all that kept them from taking three. The Pats get on base. They just don’t stay there long. GMA has plated 47.6 percent of the 304 batters that have reached base.

William and Mary (1-2, 13-8): The Tribe loses balls almost habitually (CAA-high 27 longballs in 21 games) They just have trouble keeping the ball in the park. Tribe pitchers have given up 20 long balls so far this season.

UNC Wilmington (13-10): The road to the CAA title has to go through defending champ UNCW. The Seahawks start their CAA season against the Tribe. They try to keep the Tribe’s big “O” at bay with the CAA’s stingiest pitching staff (3.50 ERA).