1988 VCU Rams baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2023 baseball 1988 VCU Rams Sun Belt Conference SBC 45–16–1 11–5 Tony Guzzo 6th The Diamond Sun Belt Conference tournament champions NCAA Coral Gables Regional 0–2 The 1988 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They led by head coach Tony Guzzo, in his sixth season with the program. Offseason 1987 MLB draft 1987 Major League Baseball draft VCU Rams Round Pick Player Position MLB Team #15 #377 Chris Pender INF Baltimore Orioles Game log 1988 VCU Rams baseball game log (45–16–1) Regular season (41–14–1) February (1–3) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC February 26 Doubleheader 1988 Virginia State Trojans Virginia State* The DiamondRichmond, VA L 4–5 0–1 — February 26 Doubleheader Virginia State* The Diamond W 10–0 1–1 — February 27 1988 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary* The Diamond L 0–2 1–2 — February 28 1988 George Mason Patriots George Mason* The Diamond L 2–10 1–3 — March (20–5–1) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC March 1 at 1988 Liberty Flames Liberty* Al Worthington StadiumLynchburg, VA W 8–3 2–3 — March 2 at 1988 Barton Bulldogs Atlantic Christian* Nixon FieldWilson, NC W 8–2 3–3 — March 4 Liberty* The Diamond W 9–3 4–3 — March 6 Doubleheader 1988 Providence Friars Providence* The Diamond W 4–3 5–3 — March 6 Doubleheader Providence* The Diamond W 3–0 6–3 — March 7 1988 Christopher Newport Captains Christopher Newport* The Diamond W 13–2 Zona (2–1) Holland (0–1) None 134 7–3 — March 8 1988 Lock Haven Bald Eagles Lock Haven* The Diamond W 17–5 8–3 — March 11 at 1988 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina* Harrington Field Greenville, NC W 5–411 9–3 — March 12 at 1988 NC State Wolfpack NC State* Doak FieldRaleigh, NC L 1–19 9–4 — March 13 1988 Fairfield Stags Fairfield* The Diamond W 5–0 10–4 — March 14 Doubleheader 1988 Vermont Catamounts Vermont* The Diamond W 9–6 11–4 — March 14 Doubleheader Vermont* The Diamond L 4–7 11–5 — March 15 Barton* The Diamond W 5–2 12–5 — March 16 1988 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon* The Diamond W 11–6 13–5 — March 19 Doubleheader at 1988 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville John Sessions StadiumJacksonville, FL L 4–13 13–6 0–1 March 19 Doubleheader at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium W 8–0 14–6 1–1 March 22 1988 Hartford Hawks Hartford* The Diamond W 8–3 15–6 — March 23 1988 Duke Blue Devils Duke* The Diamond W 11–5 16–6 — March 24 1988 Nichols Bison Nichols* The Diamond W 18–1 17–6 — March 25 1988 Yale Bulldogs Yale* The Diamond W 5–0 18–6 — March 26 at 1988 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte The Diamond T 1–15 None None None 18–6–1 1–1–1 March 27 Doubleheader Charlotte The Diamond W 1–0 — — — 19–6–1 2–1–1 March 27 Doubleheader Charlotte The Diamond W 10–2 — — — 20–6–1 3–1–1 March 29 1988 Mary Washington Eagles Mary Washington* The Diamond W 12–2 21–6–1 —March 30 at 1988 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech* Tech ParkBlacksburg, VA L 8–11 21–7–1 —March 31 at 1988 Maryland Terrapins Maryland* Shipley FieldCollege Park, MD L 11–16 21–8–1 — April (17–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC April 1 1988 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion The Diamond W 2–1 22–8–1 4–1–1 April 2 Old Dominion The Diamond W 3–0 23–8–1 5–1–1 April 3 Old Dominion The Diamond W 9–5 24–8–1 6–1–1 April 5 1988 Longwood Lancers Longwood* The Diamond W 3–1 25–8–1 — April 9 at 1988 James Madison Dukes James Madison* Veterans Memorial ParkHarrisonburg, VA L 13–1510 25–9–1 — April 10 Jacksonville The Diamond W 2–1 26–9–1 7–1–1 April 11 Jacksonville The Diamond L 3–4 26–10–1 7–2–1 April 12 Jacksonville The Diamond W 7–0 27–10–1 8–2–1 April 14 at George Mason* Spuhler FieldFairfax, VA W 9–2 28–10–1 — April 15 1988 Virginia Wesleyan Marlins Virginia Wesleyan* The Diamond W 22–0 29–10–1 — April 16 Doubleheader Virginia State* The Diamond W 12–1 30–10–1 — April 16 Doubleheader Virginia State* The Diamond W 14–0 31–10–1 — April 17 at Virginia Wesleyan* Kenneth R. Perry FieldVirginia Beach, VA W 14–5 32–10–1 — April 20 1988 Richmond Spiders Richmond* The Diamond W 10–1 33–10–1 — April 23 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips FieldCharlotte, NC W 13–1 — — — 34–10–1 9–2–1 April 24 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 6–3 — — — 35–10–1 10–2–1 April 25 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 4–3 — — — 36–10–1 11–2–1 April 27 at Christopher Newport* Deer ParkNewport News, VA W 6–4 Morris (?–?) Parnell (4–6) Flanagan (?) 105 37–10–1 — April 29 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest* The Diamond W 4–2 38–10–1 — April 30 Doubleheader at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexNorfolk, VA L 2–3 38–11–1 11–3–1 April 30 Doubleheader at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 1–3 38–12–1 11–4–1 May (3–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC May 1 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 1–2 38–13–1 11–5–1 May 2 Virginia Tech* The Diamond W 7–6 39–13–1 — May 3 NC State* The Diamond L 3–11 39–14–1 — May 4 at 1988 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina* Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 4–27 40–14–1 — May 7 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt FieldTuckahoe, VA W 2–1 41–14–1 — Postseason (4–2) black 1988 Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament Sun Belt Tournament (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBCT May 18 vs. (W3) South Florida (E1) Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY W 11–10 42–14–1 1–0 May 19 vs. (E3) Charlotte (E1) Nick Denes Field W 9–0 43–14–1 2–0 May 20 at (W1) 2023 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky (E1) Nick Denes Field W 4–3 44–14–1 3–0 May 21 vs. (E2) Jacksonville (E1) Nick Denes Field W 7–4 45–14–1 4–0 black 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL NCAA Atlantic Regional (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT May 25 vs. (2) 1988 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech* (5) Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, FL L 6–9 45–15–1 0–1 May 26 vs. (6) 1988 Towson Tigers Towson* (5) Mark Light Field L 2–4 45–16–1 0–2 Legend:      #ddffdd darkgray = Win      #ffdddd darkgray = Loss      #ffffdd darkgray = Tie      #bbbbbb darkgray = CanceledBold =VCU team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. 1988 Baseball Schedule https://vcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/schedule/1988 vcuathletics.com January 14, 2022 Awards and honors Sun Belt Conference Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Billy Wright Player of the Week March 27, 1988 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book Player of the Week Archive https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2022/5/23//2022_BSB_Record_Book.pdf Sun Belt Conference February 17, 2023 11 May 23, 2022 All-SBCPlayerPositionTeam John Callis 1 OF 1 Jerry Dipoto RHP 1 Reference: Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book First-Team All Conference Archive https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2022/5/23//2022_BSB_Record_Book.pdf Sun Belt Conference February 17, 2023 14 May 23, 2022 References 30em Vcu Category:VCU Rams baseball seasons VCU Rams baseball Vcu