2012 VCU Rams baseball team

2012 VCU Rams baseball
2012 VCU Rams baseball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	20–17 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Keyes (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Shawn Stiffler (6th season); Jeff Palumbo (1st season);
Hitting coach	C.J. Rhodes (2nd season)
Home stadium	The Diamond
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

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.

2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
UNC Wilmington ‍†‍‡‍^y	24	–	6	–	0	.800	39	–	23	–	0	.629
Hofstra ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667	34	–	22	–	0	.607
Delaware ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	31	–	27	–	0	.534
George Mason ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0	.533	33	–	24	–	0	.579
VCU ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	34	–	25	–	0	.576
Towson ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500	27	–	31	–	0	.466
Georgia State ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0	.467	24	–	31	–	0	.436
Northeastern ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0	.433	23	–	28	–	0	.451
William & Mary ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	31	–	25	–	0	.554
James Madison ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	16	–	35	–	2	.321
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300	19	–	34	–	0	.358

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2012^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

2012 VCU Rams roster

2012 VCU Rams baseball game log

Regular season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	CAA record
1	February 17	@ Long Beach State	Blair Field	5-4	Alford (1-0)	Magallon (0-1)	Hauser (1)	1,200	1–0	–
2	February 18	@ Long Beach State	Blair Field	6-7	Frye (1-0)	Lees (0-1)	—	899	1–1	–
3	February 19	@ Long Beach State	Blair Field	2-3	Strufing (1-0)	Pelchy (0-1)	Hunt (1)	862	1–2	–
4	February 21	@ Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium	1-6	Miller (1-0)	Cutler-Voltz (0-1)	—	156	1–3	–
5	February 22	@ Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium	2-11	Maurer (1-0)	Morrison (0-1)	—	161	1–4	–
6	February 24	Binghamton	The Diamond	5-1	Haynes (1-0)	Augliera (0-1)	–	185	2–4	–
7	February 25	Binghamton	The Diamond	5-1	Farrar (1-0)	Lynch (0-1)	Hauser (2)	294	3–4	–
8	February 26	Binghamton	The Diamond	12-3	Pelchy (1-1)	Lambert (0-1)	—	307	4–4	–
9	February 28	Norfolk State	The Diamond	4-3	Cutler-Voltz (1-1)	Vanassche (0-2)	Hauser (3)	173	5–4	–

March

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	CAA record
10	March 2	Monmouth^{[broken anchor]}	The Diamond	4-6	Light (2-1)	Haynes (1-1)	McGee (1)	231	5–5	–
11	March 3	Monmouth	The Diamond	8-0	Farrar (2-0)	Smith (1-2)	—		6–5	–
12	March 4	Monmouth	The Diamond	5-3	Pelchy (2-1)	Frey (1-1)	Hauser (4)	214	7–5	–
13	March 6	Temple	The Diamond	6-3					8–5	–
14	March 9	Towson	The Diamond	6-3					9–5	1–0
15	March 10	Towson	The Diamond	2-3					9–6	1–1
16	March 11	Towson	The Diamond	9-8					10–6	2–1
17	March 13	@ #25 East Carolina	Clark-LeClair Stadium	18-11					11–6	2–1
18	March 16	@ Hofstra	University Field	4-7					11–7	2–2
19	March 17	@ Hofstra	University Field	4-13					11–8	2–3
20	March 18	@ Hofstra	University Field	5-12					11–9	2–4
21	March 21	@ Richmond	Malcolm U. Pitt Field	1-7					11–10	2–4
22	March 23	UNC Wilmington	The Diamond	6-9					11–11	2–5
23	March 24	UNC Wilmington	The Diamond	5-4					12–11	3–5
24	March 25	UNC Wilmington	The Diamond	0-4					12–12	3–6
25	March 27	@ Liberty	Al Worthington Stadium	4-2					13–12	3–6
26	March 30	@ Northeastern	Parsons Field	6-2					14–12	4–6
27	March 31	@ Northeastern	Parsons Field	8-2					15–12	5–6

April

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CAA record
28	April 1	@ Northeastern	Parsons Field	10-3	16–12	6–6
29	April 4	Liberty	The Diamond	5-4	17–12	–
30	April 6	George Mason	The Diamond	4-7	17–13	6–7
31	April 7	George Mason	The Diamond	0-2	17–14	6–8
32	April 8	George Mason	The Diamond	2-4	17–15	6–9
33	April 10	VMI	The Diamond	18-1	18–15	–
34	April 13	@ Delaware	Bob Hannah Stadium	1-10	18–16	6–9
35	April 14	@ Delaware	Bob Hannah Stadium	11-4	19–16	7–10
36	April 15	@ Delaware	Bob Hannah Stadium	2-6	19–17	7–11
37	April 17	Longwood	Bolding Stadium	9-0	20–17	–
38	April 20	William & Mary	The Diamond	3-4	20–18	7–12
39	April 21	William & Mary	The Diamond	7-4	21–18	8–12
40	April 22	William & Mary	The Diamond	5-4	22–18	9–12
41	April 27	@ Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex	1-4	22–19	9–13
42	April 28	@ Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex	7-6	23–19	10–13
43	April 29	@ Old Dominion	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex	3-0	24–19	11–13

May

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CAA record
44	May 1	@ VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	6–3	25–19	–
45	May 4	Georgia State	The Diamond	4–3	26–19	12–13
46	May 5	Georgia State	The Diamond	3–12	26–20	12–14
47	May 6	Georgia State	The Diamond	6–4	27–20	13–14
48	May 8	Richmond	The Diamond	6–4	28–20	–
49	May 11	@ James Madison	Veterans Memorial Park	11–13	28–21	13–15
50	May 12	@ James Madison	Veterans Memorial Park	9–3	29–21	14–15
51	May 13	@ James Madison	Veterans Memorial Park	10–8	30–21	15–15
52	May 15	@ Virginia	Davenport Field	5–7	30–22	–
53	May 17	@ VMI	Gray–Minor Stadium	7–2	31–22	–
54	May 18	VMI	The Diamond	6–7	31–23	–
55	May 19	East Carolina	The Diamond	11–2	32–23	–

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CAA record
56	May 23	vs. George Mason	Veterans Memorial Park	11–7	33–23	–
57	May 24	vs. UNC Wilmington	Veterans Memorial Park	5–8	33–24	–
58	May 25	vs. Towson	Veterans Memorial Park	14–9	34–24	–
59	May 26	vs. Hofstra	Veterans Memorial Park	2–4	34–25	–

^[2]

^ "Baseball standings". CAASports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
^ "2012 VCU Baseball Schedule". VCU Athletics. VCUAthletics.com. Retrieved February 25, 2012.