2025 VCU Rams baseball team

2025 VCU Rams baseball
2025 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Thompson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Andrew Llewellyn (5th season); JoJo Howie (1st season); Chris O'Neill (1st season);
Home stadium	The Diamond
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Dayton ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fordham ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Mason ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
George Washington ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Richmond ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rhode Island ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Louis ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
VCU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 3, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 VCU Rams baseball team will represent Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams will play their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They will be led by first-year head coach Sean Thompson.

Previous season

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 38–23 (15–8) regular season record, in their second and final season with Bradley LeCroy managing the team. The Rams finished second overall in the Atlantic 10 regular season, and went on to win the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, making it their third Atlantic 10 title in the last four years. VCU earned the third seed in the Greenville Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, they defeated Wake Forest, before suffering defeats to Evansville and East Carolina to finish 1–2.

Brandon Eike was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. Following the conclusion of the season, head coach LeCroy accepted a vacant job offering with Liberty University. Assistant manager, Sean Thompson was promoted to head coach, making him the youngest head coach in Division I baseball. Assistant coach Andrew Llewelyn stayed with the VCU program, and Thompson hired JoJo Howie and Chris O'Niell as part of his coaching staff.

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Preseason awards will be announced in January or February 2025.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team

Preseason Atlantic 10 Player of the Year

Coaches poll

The coaches poll will be released in February 2025.

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH

Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Roster

The VCU roster will be announced in December 2024 or January 2025.

2024 VCU Rams baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town

Head coach

Sean Thompson

Assistant coach(es)

JoJo Howie
Andrew Llewellyn
Chris O'Neill

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Coaching staff

2024 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at VCU	Alma Mater
Sean Thompson	Head coach	2	Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
JoJo Howie	Assistant coach	1	Virginia Commonwealth University (2015)
Andrew Llewellyn	Assistant coach	5	Wingate University (2020)
Chris O'Neill	Pitching coach	1	King's College (NC) (2012)

Offseason

Departures

VCU Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nate Kirkpatrick	3	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Sophomore	Surrey, British Columbia	St. Mary's (CA)
Kayden Crawford	8	OF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Junior	Wilmington, North Carolina	Lenoir
Cato Kleinman	11	INF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Senior	Westlake Village, California	Chaminade
Spencer Sullivan	17	OF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Junior	West Linn, Oregon	Linn–Benton
Miles Garrett	18	RHP	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Graduate	Stone Mountain, Georgia	Missouri
James McGrady	24	RHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia	Louisburg
Will Henson	27	INF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Senior	Chicago, Illinois	Ohio State
Carter Richey	28	INF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Senior	Chandler, Arizona	Lipscomb
Max Moore	29	LHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 pounds (116 kg)	Graduate	Richmond, Virginia	Mount St. Mary's
Kannon Kleine	30	C	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	RS Sophomore	Galesburg, Illinois	Illinois Central
Brian Yetter	31	RHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Graduate	McVeytown, Pennsylvania	Marist
Drew Ramos	32	RHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Graduate	Williamsburg, Virginia	Randolph–Macon
Broden Palmer	33	RHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 pounds (102 kg)	Sophomore	Kennewick, Washington	Portland
Bobby Lane	34	OF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	RS Junior	Trafford, Pennsylvania	Cincinnati
Danny Estrada	41	OF	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Senior	West Lawn, Pennsylvania	Frostburg State
Michael Walsh	42	LHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	RS Junior	Leesburg, Virginia	Maryland
Brayden McCollough	44	RHP	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 pounds (116 kg)	Junior	Centennial, Colorado	San Jacinto College
Collin Hughes	46	C	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 pounds (88 kg)	Junior	Moseley, Virginia	Longwood
Sean Swenson	55	INF	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Graduate	Indianapolis, Indiana	Quinnipiac

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for VCU in 2025.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
Cooper Campbell	Lynchburg, Virginia	E. C. Glass
Brian Goglia	Milford, Connecticut	Jonathan Law
Hank Piersol	Short Pump, Virginia	Mills E. Godwin
Riley Roarty	Midlothian, Virginia	Benedictine Prep (VA)
Hitters
Nick April-Gath	Valrico, Florida	Durant (FL)
Elijah Coston	Chester, Virginia	Benedictine Prep (VA)
Brian Fleming	Rehoboth Beach, Delaware	Cape Henlopen
Nick Flores	Royersford, Pennsylvania	Spring-Ford
Adrian Jimenez	Lilburn, Georgia	Parkview (GA)
Jacob Lee	Chesterfield, Virginia	Matoaca
Colby Motley	Williamsburg, Virginia	Hampton Roads Academy

2024 MLB Draft

Game log

2025 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (0–0)

Regular Season (0–0)

February (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A-10	Source
February 14		at Charleston*		CofC Baseball Stadium Mount Pleasant, SC
February 15		at Charleston*		CofC Baseball Stadium
February 16		at Charleston*		CofC Baseball Stadium
February 18		at Longwood*		Bolding Stadium Farmville, VA
Clemson Baseball Invitational
February 21	ACCNX	at Clemson*		Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC
February 22	ACCNX	at Clemson*		Doug Kingsmore Stadium
February 23		vs. North Carolina A&T*		Doug Kingsmore Stadium

February 25	ACCNX	at North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC
Central Virginia Classic
February 28	ESPN+	Toledo*		The Diamond Richmond, VA

March (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A-10	Source
Central Virginia Classic
March 1	ESPN+	Penn State*		The Diamond
March 3	ESPN+	Boston College*		The Diamond

March 5	ESPN+	William & Mary*		The Diamond
March 7	ESPN+	Princeton*		The Diamond
March 8	ESPN+	Princeton*		The Diamond
March 9	ESPN+	Princeton*		The Diamond
March 11	ESPN+	East Carolina*		The Diamond
March 12	ESPN+	East Carolina*		The Diamond
March 14	ESPN+	Rhode Island		The Diamond
March 15	ESPN+	Rhode Island		The Diamond
March 16	ESPN+	Rhode Island		The Diamond
March 18	ACCNX	at Virginia Tech*		English Field Blacksburg, VA
March 21		at Davidson		Wilson Field Davidson, NC
March 22		at Davidson		Wilson Field
March 23		at Davidson		Wilson Field
March 25	ESPN+	Longwood*		The Diamond
March 28	ESPN+	Saint Joseph's		The Diamond
March 29	ESPN+	Saint Joseph's		The Diamond
March 30	ESPN+	Saint Joseph's		The Diamond

April (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A-10	Source
April 1		TBA		TBA
April 4		at George Washington		Barcroft Park Arlington, VA
April 5		at George Washington		Barcroft Park
April 6		at George Washington		Barcroft Park
Duel at the Diamond
April 8	WRIC	Virginia*		The Diamond
George Mason–VCU Series
April 11	ESPN+	George Mason		The Diamond
April 12	ESPN+	George Mason		The Diamond
April 13	ESPN+	George Mason		The Diamond
Old Dominion–VCU Series
April 15	ESPN+	vs. Old Dominion*		War Memorial Stadium Hampton, VA

April 18		at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center St. Louis, MO
April 19		at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center
April 20		at Saint Louis		Billiken Sports Center
April 22	ESPN+	Virginia Tech*		The Diamond
April 25	ESPN+	Fordham		The Diamond
April 26	ESPN+	Fordham		The Diamond
April 27	ESPN+	Fordham		The Diamond
April 29	ACCNX	at Virginia*		Davenport Field Charlottesville, VA

May (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A-10	Source
May 2		at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park Olean, NY
May 3		at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park
May 4		at St. Bonaventure		Fred Handler Park
Old Dominion–VCU Series
May 7	ESPN+	Old Dominion*
Capital City Series
May 9	ESPN+	Richmond		The Diamond
May 10	ESPN+	Richmond		The Diamond
May 11	ESPN+	Richmond		The Diamond

May 15		at UMass		Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA
May 16		at UMass		Earl Lorden Field
May 17		at UMass		Earl Lorden Field

Postseason (0–0)

Atlantic 10 tournament (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	A10T Record	Source
May 20–24				Capital One Park Tysons, VA

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member * Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.^[2]

Schedule Notes

Tournaments

Atlantic 10 tournament

Should VCU qualify as a top-seven Atlantic 10 team, the Atlantic 10 tournament will be played May 20–24, 2025 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia.

NCAA tournament

Should VCU qualify for the NCAA tournament, the tournament will be played from May 30–June 23, 2025.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]		*
Baseball America^[4]
NCBWA†^[5]

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Awards and honors will be announced following the 2024 regular season in May 2024.

References

^ "2025 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.
^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

External links

VCU Baseball

[1] "2025 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[2] "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

[3] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.

[4] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. June 25, 2024.

[5] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

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