Rams rough road opener
Adam Cheek, Staff Writer Baseball kicked off its season Feb. 15-17 at the Brittain Resorts Invitational in Conway, South Carolina. The Rams played Coastal Carolina, Campbell and Maryland, losing to the Chanticleers and Terrapins in close games. Maryland Maryland edged the Rams 5-3 as the Terrapins rallied to score two runs in the sixth inning Feb. […]
Baseball welcomes 15 recruits behind 19 returning players
Baseball enters the 2019 campaign looking to win the Atlantic 10 tournament for the first time since 2015 after falling in the quarterfinals to George Washington last May. “Goals never change,” coach Shawn Stiffler said. “The standards and expectations are to put ourselves in an opportunity for postseason play and have an opportunity to win […]
Baseball splits four despite 44-run outburst
It was a high-scoring week for the Rams if not a successful one, as VCU racked up 44 runs over four games, despite only winning two of those four matchups. The Black and Gold improved to 28-16, adding several homers and recording a pair of blowout wins over Davidson College and Longwood University. Sunday VCU […]
Baseball falls to VMI, takes 2 of 3 from Bonaventure
Baseball went 2-2 last week, bringing its record to 23-13. VCU fell to Virginia Military Institute Wednesday 4-1 before claiming a pair of wins over conference rival Saint Bonaventure University and rounding out the week with a nail biting 3-2 loss Saturday in New York. Saturday After scoring 19 runs in two games Friday, the […]
Baseball tames Tigers, takes 2 of 3 from Flyers
Baseball improved its record to 21-11 last week with a win over Towson University Tuesday and a pair of victories over Dayton University in a Friday doubleheader, but failed to sweep the weekend series, falling to the Flyers in a Sunday matinee. Dayton – Sunday VCU dropped its only game of the weekend to […]
Nation’s longest win streaks end in St. Louis
Baseball suffered its first loss since March 4 last week, snapping a 14-game win streak. The Black and Gold posted a 2-2 record over the week, winning the Duel at the Diamond against the University of Virginia and the opener of a three-game series against St. Louis before falling in the final two games to […]
Diamond-a-dozen — Baseball sweeps URI, streaks to 12th consecutive win
VCU baseball posted a 3-0 record over the weekend after their Wednesday night game against Virginia Military Institute was postponed, sweeping the Rhode Island Rams at The Diamond over the weekend. VCU’s offense was at full speed on Friday and Sunday, as they topped Rhode Island by scores of 5-2 and 4-2, respectively, but Saturday […]
Baseball bounces back – Rams even record after slow start
Baseball won four consecutive games last week to even its 2017-18 record at 8-8. The Black and Gold took down cross-state rival Norfolk State University 6-4 before sweeping a three-game series against Binghamton University over the weekend. Binghamton (Sat.) VCU squeaked out a 2-1 win Saturday behind seven shutout innings of six-hit ball from senior […]
Take me home…West Virginia…
Baseball finished off the week with a 3-1 record, beating the College of William & Mary, sweeping two games against West Virginia University and losing to Illinois University to improve to 3-4 on the young season. Illinois Illinois proved to be the Rams’ toughest opponent, as VCU fell 7-4 on Sunday to the Fighting Illini […]
Flames light up Rams: Baseball swept in opening series at Liberty
Game 1 Friday’s season-opener resulted in a close loss for the Black and Gold, as the Liberty University Flames edged out a 5-4 victory in Lynchburg. The Flames took an early lead, plating two runs in the first on a home run, but VCU matched them with two of their own in the top of […]