VCU Baseball opens Baseball Performance Center
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Two years ago, Vice President and Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin called coach Shawn Stiffler explaining his vision of an elite performance center. On Thursday afternoon the Baseball Performance Center opened its doors, the first of its kind for the baseball program. Baseball trained at Franklin Street Gym prior to the […]
Rams’ late rally falls short at matchup with Cavaliers
Noah Fleischman, Sports Editor Late-inning fireworks from sophomore designated hitter Liam Hibbits made it interesting Tuesday night at The Diamond, but it was not enough for the Rams, who were edged by Virginia 3-2. Hibbits took an 0-1 hanging slider deep to right field for a two-run homerun, pulling the Rams within one of 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 shuts No. 17 ECU out, wins ninth straight
Baseball reeled off five wins last week to improve to 13-8 on the season and push its winning streak to nine games. The Black and Gold defeated No. 17 East Carolina University and Lafayette College Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, before sweeping a three-game weekend series with Iona University. Iona — Sun. VCU squeaked by […]
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 […]
Baseball returns to Myrtle Beach due to severe weather conditions
With severe weather conditions continuously keeping VCU baseball from playing at home, the team traveled back to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to play a three-game series against the University of Pittsburgh Feb. 27-March 1.
Stiffler, men’s baseball win first game of new season
Under head coach Shawn Stiffler, the VCU’s men’s baseball season got off to a great start defeating Georgetown University 6-3 in the first game of the season.