1988 VCU Rams baseball team

1988 VCU Rams baseball
1988 VCU Rams baseball
Sun Belt Conference tournament champions
NCAA Coral Gables Regional, 0–2
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	45–16–1 (11–5 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Guzzo (6th season);
Home stadium	The Diamond

1988 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
VCU ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	5	.688	45	–	16	.738
Jacksonville ‍‍‍	11	–	6	.647	39	–	24	.619
Charlotte ‍‍‍	7	–	10	.412	28	–	27	.509
Old Dominion ‍‍‍	5	–	13	.278	24	–	31	.436
Coastal
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	14	–	4	.778	43	–	21	.672
South Alabama ‍‍‍	11	–	7	.611	41	–	22	.651
South Florida ‍‍‍	5	–	11	.313	26	–	33	.441
UAB ‍‍‍	4	–	12	.250	22	–	28	.440

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 1, 1988^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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

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	Virginia State*		The Diamond Richmond, VA	L 4–5					0–1	—
February 26	Virginia State*		The Diamond	W 10–0					1–1	—
February 27	William & Mary*		The Diamond	L 0–2					1–2	—
February 28	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 Liberty*		Al Worthington Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 8–3					2–3	—
March 2	at Atlantic Christian*		Nixon Field Wilson, NC	W 8–2					3–3	—
March 4	Liberty*		The Diamond	W 9–3					4–3	—
March 6	Providence*		The Diamond	W 4–3					5–3	—
March 6	Providence*		The Diamond	W 3–0					6–3	—
March 7	Christopher Newport*		The Diamond	W 13–2	Zona (2–1)	Holland (0–1)	None	134	7–3	—
March 8	Lock Haven*		The Diamond	W 17–5					8–3	—
March 11	at East Carolina*		Harrington Field Greenville, NC	W 5–4¹¹					9–3	—
March 12	at NC State*		Doak Field Raleigh, NC	L 1–19					9–4	—
March 13	Fairfield*		The Diamond	W 5–0					10–4	—
March 14	Vermont*		The Diamond	W 9–6					11–4	—
March 14	Vermont*		The Diamond	L 4–7					11–5	—
March 15	Barton*		The Diamond	W 5–2					12–5	—
March 16	Randolph–Macon*		The Diamond	W 11–6					13–5	—
March 19	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 4–13					13–6	0–1
March 19	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium	W 8–0					14–6	1–1
March 22	Hartford*		The Diamond	W 8–3					15–6	—
March 23	Duke*		The Diamond	W 11–5					16–6	—
March 24	Nichols*		The Diamond	W 18–1					17–6	—
March 25	Yale*		The Diamond	W 5–0					18–6	—
March 26	at Charlotte		The Diamond	T 1–1⁵	None	None	None		18–6–1	1–1–1
March 27	Charlotte		The Diamond	W 1–0	—	—	—		19–6–1	2–1–1
March 27	Charlotte		The Diamond	W 10–2	—	—	—		20–6–1	3–1–1
March 29	Mary Washington*		The Diamond	W 12–2					21–6–1	—
March 30	at Virginia Tech*		Tech Park Blacksburg, VA	L 8–11					21–7–1	—
March 31	at Maryland*		Shipley Field College Park, MD	L 11–16					21–8–1	—

April (17–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	SBC
April 1	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	Longwood*		The Diamond	W 3–1					25–8–1	—
April 9	at James Madison*		Veterans Memorial Park Harrisonburg, 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 Field Fairfax, VA	W 9–2					28–10–1	—
April 15	Virginia Wesleyan*		The Diamond	W 22–0					29–10–1	—
April 16	Virginia State*		The Diamond	W 12–1					30–10–1	—
April 16	Virginia State*		The Diamond	W 14–0					31–10–1	—
April 17	at Virginia Wesleyan*		Kenneth R. Perry Field Virginia Beach, VA	W 14–5					32–10–1	—
April 20	Richmond*		The Diamond	W 10–1					33–10–1	—
April 23	at Charlotte		Tom and Lib Phillips Field Charlotte, 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 Park Newport News, VA	W 6–4	Morris (?–?)	Parnell (4–6)	Flanagan (?)	105	37–10–1	—
April 29	Wake Forest*		The Diamond	W 4–2					38–10–1	—
April 30	at Old Dominion		Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA	L 2–3					38–11–1	11–3–1
April 30	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 North Carolina*		Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 4–2⁷					40–14–1	—
May 7	at Richmond*		Malcolm U. Pitt Field Tuckahoe, VA	W 2–1					41–14–1	—

Postseason (4–2)

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 Field Bowling 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) 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

NCAA Atlantic Regional (0–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	NCAAT
May 25	vs. (2) Georgia Tech*	(5)	Mark Light Field Coral Gables, FL	L 6–9					45–15–1	0–1
May 26	vs. (6) Towson*	(5)	Mark Light Field	L 2–4					45–16–1	0–2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Awards and honors

Sun Belt Conference Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Billy Wright	Player of the Week	March 27, 1988	^[3]

All-SBC
Player	Position	Team
John Callis	OF	1
Jerry Dipoto	RHP	1
Reference: ^[4]

References

^ "2022 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
^ "1988 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | Player of the Week Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 11. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
^ "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | First-Team All Conference Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

[1] "2022 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

[2] "1988 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[POTW_SBC-3] "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | Player of the Week Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 11. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

[All_SBC-4] "Sun Belt Conference Baseball Record Book | First-Team All Conference Archive" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. May 23, 2022. p. 14. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

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