Baseball wins big Saturday, Spiders walk-off Sunday
Adam Cheek, Staff Writer Baseball trekked across town to Richmond over the weekend, as the Rams took one of three games. Severe storms moved Friday’s game to Saturday, forcing a doubleheader. Sunday The Rams and Spiders battled for 11 innings in Sunday’s feature, and Richmond came out on top with a 5-4 win. In the […]
Gillispie rises to new heights on the mound
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Many elite Division I pitchers have been on the mound their entire lives from Little League to high school. But junior right-handed pitcher Connor Gillispie is an outlier. “I played mostly shortstop and corner growing up, but then my junior year I popped on the mound and I was throwing 90 […]
Baseball dominates in series win over Fordham
Andy Riddler, Contributing Writer Baseball won its fourth consecutive conference series, taking two of three games from Fordham. Sunday VCU found itself on the scoreboard early with a double down the left field line by junior catcher Josh Simon in the bottom of the second inning. The Rams never relinquished the lead on the way […]
Rams combine for 48 runs, complete three-game sweep at LaSalle
Ryan Grube, Contributing Writer Baseball took all three games against LaSalle, bringing its record to 25-7 (8-1 in A-10) on the season. The Rams dominated all weekend in Philadelphia. They outscored the Explorers 48-12, including a 28-4 thrashing Sunday, to push their winning streak to six. Sunday The Rams unleashed an offensive explosion in Sunday’s […]
Witt channels inner confidence, teammates to avenge sophomore slump
Ryan Grube, Contributing Writer Having a leader who is a team player is a dream scenario for head coaches in any sport. Having one that also exhibits sky-high confidence is nothing short of ideal. For Baseball, junior infielder Paul Witt exemplifies that ideal scenario. Since arriving at VCU in 2016, Witt has become one of […]
Bats heat up and take 2 from Davidson
Andy Riddler, Contributing Writer Baseball continued its hot start to conference play, winning two of its three-game series with Davidson March 29-31, including a 13-1 blowout in the Sunday matinee. Sunday The Rams won on their best offensive output of the weekend, piling up 16 hits and 13 runs. VCU scored four runs in the […]
Rams complete three-game season sweep over UMass
Ben Malakoff, Contributing Writer Baseball continued its four-game winning streak, sweeping the three-game series March 22-24 over its first Atlantic 10 opponent of the season. UMass did not score more than two runs in any of the games played at The Diamond. Sunday The Rams won their third conference game of the season on Sunday […]
Rams drop two of three at UCF
Ryan Grube, Contributing Writer Baseball dropped two games in a three-game series against UCF, bringing its record to 14-5. The Rams battled all weekend, playing two one-run games on Friday and Saturday — splitting the pair with the Knights — before losing handily, 8-2, on Sunday. Sunday Sunday marked the second of two losses for […]
Baseball wins 3 in a row over Lafayette
Adam Cheek, Staff Writer Baseball swept Lafayette over the weekend homestand, scoring 20 runs on the way to improving its record to 11-3. The Black and Gold had two clear-cut wins — winning by three and four runs on Friday and Sunday, respectively — but had to battle Saturday to edge out a 7-6 victory. […]
Baseball topped by Terrapins in home opener
Adam Cheek, Staff Writer Baseball fell to Maryland 4-3 in the home opener Tuesday afternoon. The Terrapins started the game off with a bang, racking up a single and a double in their first two at-bats, scoring the first batter. VCU answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the first inning. […]