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2025 VCU Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record4–15 (0–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andrew Llewellyn (5th season)
  • JoJo Howie (1st season)
  • Chris O'Neill (1st season)
Home stadiumThe Diamond
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 3 0 0   1.000 18 2 0   .900
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 0 0   1.000 11 8 0   .579
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 2 1 0   .667 13 7 0   .650
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 2 1 0   .667 6 12 0   .333
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 2 1 0   .667 6 13 0   .316
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 1 1 0   .500 9 9 0   .500
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 1 1 0   .500 6 11 0   .353
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 1 2 0   .333 9 10 0   .474
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 1 2 0   .333 9 12 0   .429
UMass  ‍‍‍ 1 2 0   .333 6 7 1   .464
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 0 3 0   .000 7 11 0   .389
VCU  ‍‍‍ 0 3 0   .000 4 15 0   .211
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 15, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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

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

Previous season

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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. VCU earned the third seed in the Greenville Regional of the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. There, they defeated Wake Forest, 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. Following the conclusion of the season, head coach LeCroy accepted a vacant job offering with Liberty University. Assistant manager, Sean Thompson was promoted to head coach, making him the youngest head coach in Division I baseball. Assistant coach Andrew Llewelyn stayed with the VCU program, and Thompson hired JoJo Howie and Chris O'Niell as part of his coaching staff.

Preseason

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Preseason Atlantic 10 awards and honors

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Preseason awards will be announced in January or 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

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The coaches poll was released on February 12, 2025. VCU was tied for first place in the preseason poll.[2]

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

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Starters

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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

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

Sean Thompson

Assistant coach(es)

JoJo Howie
Andrew Llewellyn
Chris O'Neill


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

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2024

Coaching staff

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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

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Departures

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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

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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 [3]
Devan Zirwas 28 INF 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Imperial, PA RS Freshman Eastern Michigan [4]
Aiden Milburn 30 RHP 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Baldwinsville, NY Freshman Binghamton [5]
Brian Curley 41 RHP 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) Midlothian, VA Sophomore Georgia [6]
Maison Martinez 55 RHP 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 246 pounds (112 kg) Lake Worth, FL Junior Florida State [7]

2024 MLB Draft

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Round Pick Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team Source
13 18 393 Brandon Eike 3B Seattle Mariners [8]
16 9 474 Brian Curley P Pittsburgh Pirates
16 17 482 Christian Gordon P Chicago Cubs

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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

Incoming recruits

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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 [11]
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

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2025 VCU Rams Baseball Game Log (4–12)
Regular Season: 4–15 (Home: 2–7; Away: 1–6; Neutral: 1–0)
March: 2–6 (Home: 2–6; Away: 0–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A-10 Source
Central Virginia Classic
March 1 ESPN+ Penn State* The Diamond L 7–16 DeMell (1–0) Palmer (0–1) None 611 2–8 Report
March 2 ESPN+ Boston College* The Diamond L 3–4 Gonzalez (2–0) Tappy (2–1) None 285 2–9 Report
March 5 ESPN+ William & Mary* The Diamond Postponed (inclement weather)
March 7 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 4–0 Hoeymans (1–1) Episcope (0–2) None 120 3–9 Report
March 8 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond L 4–11 D'Alessio (1–2) Dressler (0–3) None 210 3–10 Report
March 9 ESPN+ Princeton* The Diamond W 11–0 McGrady (1–0) Kinneen (1–2) Tappy (1) 239 4–10 Report
March 11 ESPN+ East Carolina* The Diamond L 2–128 White, Jr. (1–0) Moore (0–1) None 623 4–11 Report
March 12 ESPN+ East Carolina* The Diamond L 1–11 Moran (1–0) Ramos (0–2) None 258 4–12 Report
March 14 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond L 4–5 Urena (3–0) Hoeymans (1–2) Sabbath (3) 105 4–13 0–1 Report
March 15 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond L 11–15 Perry (1–1) Dressler (0–4) None 112 4–14 0–2 Report
March 16 ESPN+ Rhode Island The Diamond L 1–5 Cullen (2–1) Campbell (0–1) None 134 4–15 0–3 Report
March 18 ACCNX at Virginia Tech* English Field
Blacksburg, VA
March 21 at Davidson Wilson Field
Davidson, NC
March 22 at Davidson Wilson Field
March 23 at Davidson Wilson Field
March 25 ESPN+ Longwood* The Diamond
March 28 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond
March 29 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond
March 30 ESPN+ Saint Joseph's The Diamond
Postseason (0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =VCU team member   
* Non-conference game
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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Tournaments

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Atlantic 10 tournament

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Should VCU qualify as a top-seven Atlantic 10 team, the Atlantic 10 tournament will be played May 20–24, 2025 at Capital One Park in Tysons, Virginia.

NCAA tournament

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Should VCU qualify for the NCAA tournament, the tournament will be played from May 30–June 23, 2025.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[13]RVRV*
Baseball America[14]
NCBWA[15]RV
D1Baseball[16]
Perfect Game[17]

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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.

Awards and honors

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Awards and honors will be announced following the 2024 regular season in May 2024.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "2025 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Richmond, VCU Tie for Preseason Baseball Favorite". atlantic10.com. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ^ @chrismchugh27 (July 26, 2024). "I would like to thank VCU for a great freshman year and the relationships and memories built there. I'm excited to announce that I have committed to NC State to further my academic and athletic career. I'd like to thank Coach Avent and his staff for this opportunity along with all the coaches that have helped get me to this point #pack9" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ @EMU_Baseball (February 9, 2025). "5⃣ days out featuring @dzirwas11 ⌛️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Milburn, Aiden (December 22, 2024). "Northeast Travel Baseball | Aiden Milburn posted December 22, 2024". Facebook. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "Get To Know: Pitcher Brian Curley". georgiadogs.com. January 20, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Nevitt, Brett (July 27, 2024). "FSU Baseball: Seminoles land portal commitment from productive reliever Maison Martinez". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  8. ^ "MLB DRAFT BOARD". MLB. July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "2025 Baseball Preview - Position Players". vcuathletics.com. February 11, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "2025 Baseball Preview - Pitchers". vcuathletics.com. February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "Class of 2024 College Commiments | VCU". Perfect Game. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  12. ^ "2025 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  14. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  17. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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