Baseball sweeps Minutemen, falls to Tribe
UMass – Sunday The Rams completed a three-game series sweep over in-conference foes the University of Massachusetts at Amherst after taking a decisive 11-1 victory Sunday afternoon at the Minutemen’s Earl Lorden Field. The red-hot Rams came rearing out of the gates Sunday. A pair of home runs by senior outfielder Logan Farrar and […]
Baseball falls to Cavaliers, bests Colonials
Baseball split four games last week, bringing their record to 16-12 by virtue of two wins against The George Washington University. Opening their week of games against the University of Virginia at The Diamond, the Rams fell to the Cavaliers, but rebounded by winning the last two matchups of a three-game series against GW. […]
Baseball defeats Longwood in extras, sweeps La Salle
VCU baseball won each of its four games last week — one against Longwood University and a three-game series against conference-foe La Salle University. The Rams squeaked by Longwood in extra-innings, but thoroughly dominated the Explorers of La Salle by a combined score of 18-1. The weekend series featured a 13-K complete game by junior […]
Baseball continues struggles away from home
VCU dropped all four games against two strong baseball teams over the past week, with a lone game at home against Marist College and a three-game series at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The Black and Gold fell to 7-2 at home and 3-8 on the road in their 2017 campaign. After […]
Baseball drops two-of-three in Charleston
VCU Baseball failed to carry Friday night momentum over into the weekend for the second consecutive series, as the Rams dropped two-of-three to the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern University to bring their record to 2-4 in the early goings of the 2017 season. Sunday The rubber match of the weekend series ended in heartbreak for […]
Baseball builds on winning culture
The 2017 VCU baseball season begins Feb. 17 in Tallahassee, Florida where the Rams will begin a three-game weekend set against perennial College World Series contenders Florida State University. Stacked from top to bottom, this year’s edition of Rams baseball features seasoned veterans as well as new faces. With a lineup full of matchup options […]
Donko dominates late-game situations
Metallica’s classic hit “Enter Sandman” will forever be associated with the man it introduced to Yankee Stadium, legendary closer Mariano Rivera. Closing pitchers are typically expected to maintain an intimidating persona, similar to Rivera’s, in closely contested, late-game situations. Assuming this role is no easy task – unless you’re VCU’s closer Sam Donko. “I […]
Rams lose second series of the season
VCU baseball defeated the University of Richmond 2-1 in the second game of a three-game series. The game last Sunday was the first of a double-header, with game two being played at 5 p.m. Last Saturday, the Spiders snapped the Rams’ seven-game winning streak by defeating their city rival 5-4 in extras. In game one […]
Baseball wins seventh in-a-row
Zach Joachim Contributing Writer VCU baseball defeated the University of Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville on April 20 by a final tally of 11-5, marking a season sweep against the defending national champions. The Rams rocked 14 hits en route to their seventh consecutive win, four of which found the outfield bleachers of Davenport Field. Junior […]
Rams extend conference record to 9-3
The Rams continued roll in conference play by taking the first two games of the conference series against La Salle University. The Rams traveled to the city of brotherly love on Friday, where hits and runs for LaSalle were hard to come by, due to an excellent showing by Rams starting sophomore pitcher Sean Thompson. […]