2025 VCU Rams baseball team

2025 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record17–37 (10–20 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andrew Llewellyn (5th season)
  • JoJo Howie (1st season)
  • Chris O'Neill (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Rhode Island ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 38 – 22 – 0   .633
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10 – 0   .667 40 – 21 – 0   .656
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 33 – 26 – 0   .559
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 27 – 29 – 0   .482
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 25 – 33 – 0   .431
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 27 – 31 – 0   .466
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 33 – 19 – 0   .635
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 27 – 27 – 0   .500
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 20 – 29 – 0   .408
VCU  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 17 – 37 – 0   .315
UMass  ‍‍‍ 7 – 24 – 0   .226 14 – 34 – 1   .296
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Sean Thompson.

This was VCU's final season at The Diamond, as the team moved to CarMax Park beginning in 2026.

The Rams had a downturn in fortune, in part due to the abrupt departure of Bradley LeCroy leaving VCU for Liberty causing a sudden amount of transfers to come in and out of the program during the offseason. As a result, the Rams had their first losing record since 2023.

Previous season

Further information: 2024 VCU Rams baseball team

The 2024 VCU Rams baseball team posted a 38–23 (15–8) regular season record, in their second and final season with Bradley LeCroy managing the team. The Rams finished second overall in the Atlantic 10 regular season, and went on to win the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament, making it their third Atlantic 10 title in the last four years.[2] VCU earned the third seed in the Greenville Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, they defeated Wake Forest,[3] before suffering defeats to Evansville and East Carolina to finish 1–2.

Brandon Eike was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, as well as the Most Valuable Player of the 2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.[4] Following the conclusion of the season, head coach LeCroy accepted a vacant job offering with Liberty University.[5] Assistant manager, Sean Thompson was promoted to head coach, making him the youngest head coach in Division I baseball.[6] Assistant coach Andrew Llewelyn stayed with the VCU program, and Thompson hired JoJo Howie and Chris O'Niell as part of his coaching staff.[7]

Preseason

Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

Preseason awards were announced in February 2025.

Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team
Player No. Position Team Class
Everett Vaughan 14 RHP First Senior
Owen Tappy 16 RHP First Graduate

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 12, 2025. VCU was tied for first place in the preseason poll.[8]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish 		Team Points
T−1 VCU 125 (4)
Richmond 125 (1)
3 Saint Louis 124 (5)
4 George Washington 104 (1)
5 Davidson 80 (1)
6 Dayton 75
7 Rhode Island 71
8 Saint Joseph's 66
9 George Mason 58
10 UMass 44
11 Fordham 35
12 St. Bonaventure 29

Personnel

Starters

Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 37 Jacob Lee Freshman
1B 55 Sean Swenson Graduate
2B 6 Nick Flores Freshman
3B 3 Nate Kirkpatrick Sophomore
SS 1 Adrian Jimenez Freshman
LF 17 Spencer Sullivan Junior
CF 8 Seth Werchan Graduate
RF 41 Danny Estrada Senior
DH 46 Collin Hughes Junior
Weekend pitching rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 43 Cade Dressler Senior
Saturday 31 Brian Yetter Graduate
Sunday 18 Miles Garrett Graduate

Roster

2025 VCU Rams baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Adrian Jimenez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lilburn
3 INF Nate Kirkpatrick R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Surrey
4 INF Nick April-Gath R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Valrico
6 INF Nick Flores R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Royersford
8 OF Seth Werchen L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Austin
9 UTL Trent Adelman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Darnestown
10 UTL Elijah Coston L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chester
11 INF Cato Kleinman L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Westlake Village
12 OF Will Epstein R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chapel Hill
13 C Casey Kleinman R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Westlake Village
14 RHP Everett Vaughan R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Moseley
15 RHP Cooper Campbell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Lynchburg
16 RHP Owen Tappy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Gr Charlotte
17 OF Spencer Sullivan L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Linn
18 RHP Miles Garrett R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gr Stone Mountain
19 RHP Nick Frers R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So North Vancouver
21 RHP Brian Goglia R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milford
22 UTL Colby Motley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Williamsburg
23 UTL Riley Roarty L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Midlothian
24 RHP James McGrady R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Norfolk
25 RHP Hank Piersol R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Short Pump
27 INF Will Henson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Chicago
28 INF Carter Richey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Chandler
29 LHP Max Moore L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Gr Richmond
30 C Kannon Kleine R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Galesburg
31 RHP Brian Yetter R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr McVeytown
32 RHP Drew Ramos R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Williamsburg
33 RHP Broden Palmer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Kennewick
34 OF Bobby Lane L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Trafford
35 RHP Joe Gomez R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Rancho Cucamonga
36 RHP Brendan Erka R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Allison Park
37 C Jacob Lee R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Chesterfield
38 LHP Jack Goleski L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Mechanicsville
39 RHP Zachary Peters R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Haven
41 OF Danny Estrada L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Lawn
42 LHP Michael Walsh L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Leesburg
43 LHP Cade Dressler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Mifflinburg
44 RHP Brayden McCollough R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Centennial
45 RHP Jack Hoeymans R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr McLean
46 C Collin Hughes L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Moseley
50 RHP Justin Humenay R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Gr Montreal
55 INF Sean Swenson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Indianapolis
Head coach

Sean Thompson

Assistant coach(es)

JoJo Howie
Andrew Llewellyn
Chris O'Neill

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2024

Coaching staff

2025 VCU Rams baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
VCU		 Alma mater
Sean Thompson Head coach 2 Virginia Commonwealth University (2018)
JoJo Howie Assistant coach 1 Virginia Commonwealth University (2015)
Andrew Llewellyn Assistant coach 5 Wingate University (2020)
Chris O'Neill Pitching coach 1 King's College (NC) (2012)

Offseason

Departures

Offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
William Bean 10 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 pounds (82 kg) Senior Great Falls, VA Graduated
Ethan Iannuzzi 15 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Graduate Chesterfield, VA Graduated
Owen Tappy 16 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Graduate Charlotte, NC Graduated
Eli Weisner 21 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Graduate Glen Allen, VA Graduated
Justin Humenay 26 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) RS Senior Montreal, QC, CAN Graduated
Jake Wortman 27 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Graduate Fredericksburg, VA Graduated
Nick Cosentino 32 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Senior Pittsburgh, PA Graduated
Nic Ericsson 37 C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) RS Senior Woodbridge, VA Graduated
Will Greer 42 RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Graduate Cohasset, MA Graduated
Campbell Ellis 46 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Senior Georgetown, ON, CAN Graduated

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Isaiah Wyatt 0 LHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 140 pounds (64 kg) Richmond, VA Freshman Virginia State
Chris McHugh 17 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Commack, NY Freshman NC State [9]
Devan Zirwas 28 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Imperial, PA RS Freshman Eastern Michigan [10]
Aiden Milburn 30 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Baldwinsville, NY Freshman Binghamton [11]
Brian Curley 41 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Midlothian, VA Sophomore Georgia [12]
Maison Martinez 55 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 246 pounds (112 kg) Lake Worth, FL Junior Florida State [13]

2024 MLB draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Overall pick Player Position MLB team Source
13 18 393 Brandon Eike 3B Seattle Mariners [14]
16 9 474 Brian Curley P Pittsburgh Pirates
16 17 482 Christian Gordon P Chicago Cubs

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Nate Kirkpatrick 3 INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Surrey, BC, CAN Sophomore St. Mary's (CA) [15]
Seth Werchan 8 OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Austin, TX Graduate Texas [15]
Cato Kleinman 11 INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Westlake Village, CA Senior Chaminade [15]
Spencer Sullivan 17 OF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) West Linn, OR Junior Linn–Benton[a] [15]
Miles Garrett 18 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Stone Mountain, GA Graduate Missouri [16]
James McGrady 24 RHP 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Norfolk, VA Senior Louisburg [16]
Will Henson 27 INF 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Chicago, IL Senior Ohio State [15]
Carter Richey 28 INF 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Chandler, AZ Senior Lipscomb [15]
Max Moore 29 LHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 pounds (116 kg) Richmond, VA Graduate Mount St. Mary's [16]
Kannon Kleine 30 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Galesburg, IL RS Sophomore Illinois Central[a] [15]
Brian Yetter 31 RHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) McVeytown, PA Graduate Marist [16]
Drew Ramos 32 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Williamsburg, VA Graduate Randolph–Macon [16]
Broden Palmer 33 RHP 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Kennewick, WA Sophomore Portland [16]
Bobby Lane 34 OF 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Trafford, PA RS Junior Cincinnati [15]
Danny Estrada 41 OF 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) West Lawn, PA Senior Frostburg State [15]
Michael Walsh 42 LHP 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Leesburg, VA RS Junior Maryland [16]
Brayden McCollough 44 RHP 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 pounds (116 kg) Centennial, CO Junior San Jacinto College[a] [16]
Collin Hughes 46 C 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Moseley, VA Junior Longwood [15]
Sean Swenson 55 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Indianapolis, IN Graduate Quinnipiac [15]

Incoming recruits

2024 VCU Recruits
Name Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Adrian Jimenez 1 R/R INF 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 pounds (79 kg) Lilburn, GA Parkview High School [17]
Nick April-Gath 4 R/R INF 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Valrico, FL Durant High School
Nick Flores 6 R/R INF 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Royersford, PA Spring-Ford High School
Elijah Coston 10 L/L UTL 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Chester, VA Benedictine College Preparatory
Cooper Campbell 15 R/R RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 pounds (73 kg) Lynchburg, VA E. C. Glass High School
Brian Goglia 21 R/R RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 pounds (79 kg) Milford, CT Jonathan Law High School
Colby Motley 22 R/R INF/OF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 pounds (99 kg) Williamsburg, VA Hampton Roads Academy
Riley Roarty 23 L/R UTL 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Midlothian, VA Benedictine College Preparatory
Hank Piersol 25 R/R RHP 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 pounds (88 kg) Short Pump, VA Godwin High School
Jacob Lee 37 R/R C 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 pounds (93 kg) Chesterfield, VA Matoaca High School

Game log

2025 VCU Rams baseball game log (17–37)
Regular Season: 17–37 (Home: 8–18; Away: 7–19; Neutral: 2–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member   * Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[18]

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[19]RVRV*—————————————————
Baseball America[20]———————————————————
NCBWA†[21]RV——————————————————
D1Baseball[22]———————————————————
Perfect Game[23]———————————————————

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

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