Rams Fight Back to Take Game Three, 8-4 at VMI


FINAL: VCU 8, VMI 4 (Lexington, Va. - Gray-Minor Stadium)

VCU STARTERS: Cullen (CF), Bunn (LF), Cujas (3B), Mikionis (1B), Machin (SS), Buran (RF), Acker (DH), Crimi (2B), Octavi ©, Greene (P)

VMI STARTERS: Tarsovich (LF), Connorley (1B), Dickinson (CF), Winn ©, Dowdell (DH), Angus (RF), Stallings (2B), Holder (SS), Bryan (2B), Brown (P)

THE BASICS: Junior Logan Kanuik (pictured right) threw 7.2 innings of relief to lead VCU to an 8-4 victory over VMI in the third game of the series on Sunday afternoon.

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VCU Baseball Alumni Weekend Set for May 3-5


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RICHMOND, Va. – The VCU Baseball program is hosting its alumni weekend May 3-5 with multiple events to celebrate the VCU Baseball program.

The festivities start off with the annual Black and Gold Golf Tournament on Friday, May 3 at Hunting Hawk Golf Club. The proceeds from the event will benefit VCU Athletics and the Paul Keyes Memorial Scholarship Fund. To sign up for the golf tournament, click here.

On Saturday, May 4, VCU Baseball will host new Atlantic 10 rival Saint Louis at The Diamond, part of the HDL Inc. Athletic Village, for Alumni Day. First pitch is set for 10:30 a.m. All former players and their family will receive free admission to the game. Following the last out, all alumni are invited to attend a postgame BBQ ($5 per person).

On Sunday, May 5, the Richmond Flying Squirrels will honor Coach Keyes with "Paul Keyes Day" at The Diamond when they take on the Trenton Thunder at 2:05 p.m. The Flying Squirrels will be wearing special VCU jerseys that will later be auctioned off to benefit the Paul Keyes Memorial Scholarship Fund. (Click here to purchase tickets.) Following the Squirrels' game, VCU will continue its series against Saint Louis with a doubleheader beginning at 6 p.m.

For more information and to RSVP for all of the weekend's events, contact Vic Ceglas at (804) 828-3863 or email vpceglas@vcu.edu. The deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, May 1.

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Rams Win First-Ever Key Dog Strikeout Cancer Classic,
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VCU Splits Doubleheader With Saint Louis on a Walk-Off Single by Brent Mikionis


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THIRTEEN STUDENT-ATHLETES SET TO JOIN RAMS FOR 2014 SEASON


RICHMOND, Va. – With classes getting underway on campus, Head Coach Shawn Stiffler and VCU Baseball program announced its newcomers for the upcoming 2014 season.

Six Virginia natives highlight a 13-member class that brings a mixture of both incoming freshman and transfers. There are six pitchers, three infielders, two outfielders, a catcher and a two-way player that add both talent and depth to the Rams' roster.

"We're obviously extremely excited about this year's incoming class," Stiffler said. "Coach Palumbo, Coach Elbin and Coach Voltz did an unbelievable job of identifying and building relationships with student-athletes, who not only possesses tremendous baseball abilities, but also come from great backgrounds and have great character. We felt like we have met every need possible in this class with speed, defense, left-handed power, bats that can play in the middle of our lineup and power arms."

Meet the newest members of the VCU Baseball program:
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RAMS BACK IN ACTION AT THE DIAMOND


RICHMOND, Va. – While the Major League Baseball regular season is coming to a close, the VCU Baseball season is just getting started.

Head Coach Shawn Stiffler and the Rams will open up fall practice next Wednesday, September 25 at The Diamond.

"Our guys have been working really hard in individual workouts and the weight room so we're all excited to get back on the field and compete," Stiffler said. "It's the first time we're able to come together as a complete team. Not only are do we want to get some situational work in, but it's a crucial time for us to improve as a group. We're eager to get started."

Intersquad scrimmages will be held throughout the fall and are open to the public. Games will be held every Monday (3 p.m.), Wednesday (6:30 p.m.) and Saturdays (11 a.m.).

The annual Black & Gold World Series will be held on Monday, Oct. 28, Wednesday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Nov. 1. Times for those games will be announced at a later date.


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RAMS SET TO DO BATTLE IN ANNUAL BLACK & GOLD WORLD SERIES


RICHMOND, Va. – While the MLB is focused on their version of the World Series in St. Louis, the VCU Baseball team is getting ready of its own version with the annual Black & Gold World Series at The Diamond.

"This week is really about just competing against each other," Head Coach Shawn Stiffler said. "We break up the teams evenly and some guys may play out of position a little bit, but really it's just about getting out there and competing. The guys really buy into it and it's a great way to end our fall practices."

The two teams have been split into a Black squad (led by Volunteer Assistant Seth Cutler-Voltz) and the Gold squad (led by Assistant Coach Kurt Elbin).

All games will be played at The Diamond and will be open to the public with free admission.

The opening game of the series will see Matt Blanchard face off against Heath Dwyer.

Game #1: Monday, October 28 – 3 p.m.
Game #2: Wednesday, October 30 – 6:30 p.m.
Game #3: Friday, November 1 – 6:30 p.m.

Black Team (Cutler-Voltz)/ Gold Team (Elbin)
Cody Acker/ Chris Ayers
Joey Bugas/ Matt Blanchard
Bill Cullen/ James Bunn
Matt Davis/ Darian Carpenter
Heath Dwyer/ Michael Carpenter
Logan Farrar/ Daniel Concepcion
Brian Goodling/ Tom Crimi
Brett Hileman/ Joey Cujas
JoJo Howie/ Shane Dressler
Logan Kanuik/ Thomas Gill
Bryce Lee/ Seth Greene
Matt Lees/ Alex Gransback
Vimael Machin/ Walker Haymaker
Nick Octavi/ Matt Jamer
Landon Prentiss/ Trevor Marino
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Assistant Coach: Tyler Buckley /Assistant Coach: Dan Black


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EIGHT GAMES AGAINST NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS HIGHLIGHTS 2014 VCU BASEBALL SCHEDULE


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RICHMOND, Va.- Twenty-five home games and eight games against NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago highlight a challenging 2014 VCU Baseball schedule, announced today by Head Coach Shawn Stiffler.

"We're excited about this year's schedule with lots of opportunities to battle with some of the best programs on the East Coast," Stiffler said. "We've got a tough non-conference slate that will set us up for a highly competitive A-10 slate. Our student-athletes and coaching staff are excited about the challenge."

The challenges start in the opening weekend (Feb. 14-16) when VCU travels to Georgia Tech to play in a tournament, which features Radford, Old Dominion and perennial ACC power Georgia Tech.


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RAMS OFFENSE POWERS PAST RADFORD 9-4


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RAMS DOWN RIVAL ODU 6-3 AT THE BATTLE IN MIDTOWN

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RAMS SWEEP PLAY AT THE BATTLE IN MIDTOWN


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RAMS SHUTOUT EAST CAROLINA 3-0

FINAL: VCU 3 (7-1), East Carolina 0 (3-5) (Richmond, Va.) – The Diamond

VCU STARTERS: Acker (RF), Bunn (LF), Cujas (3B), Machin (SS), Ayers ©, Cullen (CF), Farrar (DH), Davis (2B), Marino (1B), Concepcion (P)

EAST CAROLINA STARTERS: Brooks (CF), Reynolds (2B), Houchins (3B), Townsend (RF), Lowery (1B), Brown (LF), Watkins ©, Harmon (DH), Allen (SS), Bolton (P)

THE BASICS: Junior Daniel Concepcion pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and striking out seven to earn the win for VCU. After being locked in a scoreless tie for the first four innings an RBI single from Joey Cujas broke the tie and allowed the Rams to coast to a 3-0 win over the Pirates.

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RAMS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER VS. TEMPLE SATURDAY

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