2012 VCU Rams baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2012 VCU Rams baseball VCU Varsity old logo.svg 150 Colonial Athletic Association CAA 20–17 7–11 Paul Keyes 18th Shawn Stiffler 6th Jeff Palumbo 1st C.J. Rhodes 2nd The Diamond The 2012 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond northwest of downtown Richmond, Virginia. Personnel Roster 2012 VCU Rams y 1 Paul Nice OF Sr R R 5 11 187 Powhatan, VA 2 Bill Cullen OF So L L 5 9 165 Colonial Heights, VA 3 Landon Prentiss OF So R R 6 0 180 Richmond, VA 4 Joey Cujas INF So R R 6 0 180 Midlothian, VA 7 Chris Ayers C So R R 5 11 185 Manchester, VA 8 Josh Alford RHP Sr R R 6 0 180 Midlothian, VA 9 Jordan Weymouth INF Jr L R 5 11 180 Paradise Valley, AZ 11 Nick Kime INF Jr R R 5 11 180 Stafford, VA 12 Robert Malan INF So y R R 6 0 175 Ashburn, VA 13 Matt Lees LHP Fr L L 6 1 170 Short Pump, VA 16 Zac Bellinger C Fr L R 6 1 215 Elmira, NY 17 Ryan Farrar LHP Jr L L 6 2 175 Mechanicsville, VA 18 Chris Shaklee RHP Sr R R 5 8 172 Woodbridge, VA 19 Ryan Klem RHP Jr R R 5 10 170 Chandler, AZ 20 Seth Greene RHP So yes R R 6 3 170 Short Pump, VA 21 Seth Cutler-Voltz RHP Sr R R 6 0 180 Richmond, VA 22 Kyle Sutherland C Sr L R 6 2 205 Issaquah, WA 23 Ryan Morrison RHP So R R 6 5 200 Midlothian, VA 24 Taylor Buran OF Jr yes R R 6 4 220 Richmond, VA 25 Vimael Machin INF Fr L R 5 10 175 San Lorenzo, PR 26 Taylor Perkins UTL Sr R R 6 0 205 Dinwiddie, VA 27 Brent Mikionis INF Jr y R R 6 5 230 Powhatan, VA 28 Nick Abrahamson C Sr R R 5 11 210 Midlothian, VA 30 Kyle Haynes RHP Jr R R 6 2 195 Stafford, VA 31 Blake Hauser RHP Jr R R 6 2 175 Chesterfield, VA 32 Michael Graham LHP Sr y R L 6 7 210 Fairfax Station, VA 33 Kyle Pelchy RHP Sr R R 6 2 190 Yorktown, VA 35 Heath Dwyer LHP Fr L L 6 3 200 Chandler, AZ 36 Brennan Huelse LHP Jr L L 6 3 195 Stafford, VA 38 Jordan Storey RHP R-So R R 6 4 225 Andover, KS https://vcuathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster/2012 March 8, 2012 Paul Keyes Shawn StifflerJeff PalumboC. J. Rhodes Coaching staff Schedule 2012 VCU Rams 34 25 |- ! colspan=2 style="VCU Rams"| Regular Season: 32–23 (Home: 18–11; Away: 14–12) |- valign="top" | February: 5–4 (Home: 4–0; Away: 1–4) Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CAA 1 February 17 at 2012 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State* Blair FieldLong Beach, California W 5–4 Alford (1–0) Magallon (0–1) Hauser (1) 1,200 1–0 — 2 February 18 at Long Beach State* Blair Field L 6–7 Frye (1–0) Lees (0–1) None 899 1–1 — 3 February 19 at Long Beach State* Blair Field L 2–3 Strufing (1–0) Pelchy (0–1) Hunt (1) 862 1–2 — 4 February 21 at 2012 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, California L 1–6 Miller (1–0) Cutler–Voltz (0–1) — 156 1–3 — 5 February 22 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium L 2–11 Maurer (1–0) Morrison (0–1) — 161 1–4 — 6 February 24 2012 Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton* The DiamondRichmond, Virginia W 5–1 Haynes (1–0) Augliera (0–1) None 185 2–4 — 7 February 25 Binghamton* The Diamond W 5-1 Farrar (1–0) Lynch (0–1) Hauser (2) 294 3–4 — 8 February 26 Binghamton* The Diamond W 12-3 Pelchy (1–1) Lambert (0–1) None 307 4–4 — 9 February 28 2012 Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State* The Diamond W 4–3 Cutler–Voltz (1–1) Vanassche (0–2) Hauser (3) 173 5–4 — March: 10–8 (Home: 6–4; Away: 4–4) Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CAA Ref. 10 March 3 2012 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth* The Diamond L 4–6 Light (2–1) Haynes (1–1) McGee (1) 231 5–5 — Monmouth at VCU Mar 03, 2012 at Richmond, Va. (The Diamond) https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/2012/3/3/Stats_4602.aspx monmouthhawks.com March 16, 2025 11 March 4 (DH Doubleheader) Monmouth* The Diamond W 8–0 Farrar (2–0) Smith (1–2) None 214 6–5 — Monmouth at VCU (Game 1) Mar 04, 2012 at Richmond, Va. (The Diamond) https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/2012/3/3/Stats_4603.aspx monmouthhawks.com March 16, 2025 12 March 4 (DH Doubleheader) Monmouth* The Diamond W 5–3 Pelchy (2–1) Frey (1–1) Hauser (4) 214 7–5 — Monmouth at VCU (Game 2) Mar 04, 2012 at Richmond, Va. (The Diamond) https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/2012/3/3/Stats_4604.aspx monmouthhawks.com March 16, 2025 13 March 6 2012 Temple Owls Temple* The Diamond W 6–3 Dwyer (1–0) Moller (0–1) Hauser (5) 138 8–5 — Temple at VCU Box Score https://owlsports.com/sports/baseball/stats/2012/virginia-commonwealth/boxscore/3554 owlsports.com March 16, 2025 March 6, 2012 14 March 9 2012 Towson Tigers Towson The Diamond W 6–3 'Haynes (2–1) Cioffi (0–1) Hauser (6) 9–5 1–0 @Towson_BASE drops CAA opener to VCU, 6-3 https://towsontigers.com/news/2012/3/10/_Towson_BASE_Drops_CAA_Opener_To_VCU_6_3.aspx towsontigers.com March 16, 2025 March 10, 2012 15 March 10 Towson The Diamond L 2–3 9–6 1–1 16 March 11 Towson The Diamond W 9–8 10–6 2–1 17 March 13 at No. 25 2012 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina* Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, North Carolina W 18–11 11–6 — 18 March 16 at 2012 Hofstra Pride Hofstra University FieldHempstead, New York L 4–7 11–7 2–2 19 March 17 at Hofstra University Field L 4–13 11–8 2–3 20 March 18 at Hofstra University Field L 5–12 11–9 2–4 21 March 21 at 2012 Richmond Spiders Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt FieldTuckahoe, Virginia L 1–7 11–10 — 22 March 23 2012 UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNCW The Diamond L 6–9 11–11 2–5 23 March 24 UNCW The Diamond W 5–4 12–11 3–5 24 March 25 UNCW The Diamond L 0–4 12–12 3–6 25 March 27 at 2012 Liberty Flames Liberty* Al Worthington StadiumLynchburg, Virginia W 4–2 13–12 — 26 March 30 at 2012 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Parsons FieldBoston, Massachusetts W 6–2 14–12 4–6 27 March 31 at Northeastern Parsons Field W 8–2 15–12 5–6 April: x–x (Home: x–x; Away: x–x) Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall CAA 28 April 1 at Northeastern Parsons Field W 10–3 16–12 6–6 29 April 4 Liberty* The Diamond W 5–4 17–12 — 30 April 6 2012 George Mason Patriots George Mason The Diamond L 4–7 17–13 6–7 31 April 7 George Mason The Diamond L 0–2 17–14 6–8 32 April 8 George Mason The Diamond L 2–4 17–15 6–9 33 April 10 2012 VMI Keydets VMI The Diamond W 18–1 18–15 — 34 April 13 at 2012 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Bob Hannah StadiumNewark, Delaware L 1–10 18–16 6–9 35 April 14 at Delaware Bob Hannah Stadium W 11–4 19–16 7–10 36 April 15 at Delaware Bob Hannah Stadium L 2–6 19–17 7–11 37 April 17 at 2012 Longwood Lancers Longwood* Bolding StadiumFarmville, Virginia W 9–0 20–17 — 38 April 20 2012 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary The Diamond L 3–4 20–18 7–12 39 April 21 William & Mary The Diamond W 7–4 21–18 8–12 40 April 22 William & Mary The Diamond W 5–4 22–18 9–12 41 April 27 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexNorfolk, Virginia L 1–4 22–19 9–13 42 April 28 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 7–6 23–19 10–13 43 April 29 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex W 3–0 24–19 11–13 y background:#F8B800;color:#000; May # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CAA record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 1 || @ VMI || Gray–Minor Stadium || 6–3 || || || || || 25–19 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 4 || Georgia State || The Diamond || 4–3 || || || || || 26–19 || 12–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 5 || Georgia State || The Diamond || 3–12 || || || || || 26–20 || 12–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 6 || Georgia State || The Diamond || 6–4 || || || || || 27–20 || 13–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 8 || Richmond || The Diamond || 6–4 || || || || || 28–20 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 11 || @ 2012 James Madison Dukes James Madison University James Madison || Veterans Memorial Park || 11–13 || || || || || 28–21 || 13–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 12 || @ James Madison || Veterans Memorial Park || 9–3 || || || || || 29–21 || 14–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 51 || May 13 || @ James Madison || Veterans Memorial Park || 10–8 || || || || || 30–21 || 15–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 15 || @ Virginia || Davenport Field || 5–7 || || || || || 30–22 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 53 || May 17 || @ VMI || Gray–Minor Stadium || 7–2 || || || || || 31–22 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 54 || May 18 || VMI || The Diamond || 6–7 || || || || || 31–23 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 19 || East Carolina || The Diamond || 11–2 || || || || || 32–23 || – |- y background:#000; CAA Tournament # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CAA record |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || May 23 || vs. George Mason || Veterans Memorial Park || 11–7 || || || || || 33–23 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 57 || May 24 || vs. UNC Wilmington || Veterans Memorial Park || 5–8 || || || || || 33–24 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || May 25 || vs. Towson || Veterans Memorial Park || 14–9 || || || || || 34–24 || – |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 59 || May 26 || vs. Hofstra || Veterans Memorial Park || 2–4 || || || || || 34–25 || – |- |- style="text-align:center;" | #bfb Win #fbb Loss #bbbbbb Postponement Bold: VCU team member Rankings from D1 Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. * indicates a non-conference game. Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2012 18 http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/01/26/usa-todayespn-2012-college-baseball-preseason-poll/ USA Today/ESPN 2012 College Baseball Preseason Poll collegebaseball360.com March 24, 2012 http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/rankings/2012/2612857.html Baseball America Top 25 2012 baseballamerica.com March 24, 2012 2012 NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper http://collegebaseball360.com/2012/01/27/ncbwa-2012-preseason-baseball-poll/ NCBWA 2012 Baseball Poll Archives collegebaseball360.com April 25, 2012 NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Awards and honors February 2013 References 30em Virginia Commonwealth Rams Baseball Team, 2012 Category:VCU Rams baseball seasons VCU Rams