Florida baseball transfer sees immediate success at VCU
Yanni Kouiroukidis, Contributing Writer For sophomore second baseman Michael Haydak, a love for baseball runs in the family. “I would say my biggest influence is probably my dad and then my grandfather,” Haydak said. “They both love baseball so they taught me the way and how to play the game when I was young.” The […]
Men’s soccer optimistic after challenging season
Joe Dodson, Staff Writer Men’s soccer is looking to build success from a season of unexpected developments, that at one point saw 10 scholarship players out with injury. “Other guys stepped up and found a way to get the job done,” coach Dave Giffard said. “We were able to learn quite a bit about our […]
Locklear powers to top of nation’s home run hitters
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor The first time Tyler Locklear hit a baseball out of a park, it didn’t soar over the fence. He was just 10 years old then, and a tree line at the back of the outfield marked the automatic home run. Nearly a decade later, Locklear is one of the top home […]
Press Box: NCAA tournament disparities highlight gender inequality
Kaitlyn Fulmore, Contributing Writer After winning its first Atlantic 10 championship on March 14, VCU women’s basketball secured a position in the NCAA tournament. When they arrived in San Antonio days later, their hard work was greeted with a lack of effort from the NCAA. The Rams, along with the rest of the competing teams, […]
VCU women’s basketball falls to Indiana in NCAA tournament
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor From a seven-win season in their freshman year to a NCAA tournament appearance, women’s basketball’s senior class made it the furthest a VCU team has gone in the postseason since 2009. The No. 13-seeded Rams lost to the No. 4-seeded Hoosiers 63-32 in the first round of the NCAA tournament in […]