2023 VCU Rams baseball team
The 2023 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by head coach Bradley LeCroy, in his first season with the program.
The Rams finished the season with a 25–30 record.
Previous season
The 2022 VCU Rams baseball team notched a 42–20 regular season record. VCU successfully defended their tournament championship, winning the 2022 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament over Richmond, and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. They were seeded number three in the Chapel Hill Regional. There, they defeated Georgia and then North Carolina in the opening round, before losing two straight to North Carolina. Upon the end of the season, VCU head coach, Shawn Stiffler resigned to become the head coach for Notre Dame.
Preseason
Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors
Austin Younce was named the Atlantic 10 Preseason Freshman of the Year, while Will Carlone, and Campbell Ellis were named to the All-Atlantic 10 Preseason team.
Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 7, 2023. VCU was picked to finish second the Atlantic 10.
| 1 | Davidson | 130 |
| 2 | VCU | 125 |
| 3 | Richmond | 103 |
| 4 | Saint Louis | 103 |
| 5 | Dayton | 92 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 85 |
| 7 | Saint Joseph's | 81 |
| 8 | George Mason | 70 |
| 9 | Fordham | 52 |
| 10 | George Washington | 51 |
| 11 | UMass | 27 |
| 12 | St. Bonaventure | 17 |
Personnel
Starters
| Friday | 46 | Campbell Ellis | Junior |
| Saturday | 1 | Christian Gordon | Junior |
| Sunday | 33 | Mason Delane | RS Junior |
Offseason
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2023.
Game log
'''Schedule Notes'''
Statistics
Individual batting
Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played
| Brandon Eike | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Brooks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Griffin Boone | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Long | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bean | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Robinson Jr. | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Mathis | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavyn Boyle | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Younce | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lucas | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macho Santiago | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Amiss | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aden Hill | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Thilges | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooper Benzin | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devan Barnett | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Individual pitching
Note: leaders must meet the minimum requirement of 1 IP/G
| Christian Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Gladden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nick Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Devan Zirwas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Justin Walton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Evan Bert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mason Delane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brendan Erka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jack Goleski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zachary Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brian Curley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cade Dressler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cam Nuckols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Campbell Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Justin Humenay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Maison Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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