2022 Fordham Rams baseball team
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Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Record | 16–36 (9–18 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Tony Mellaci (34th season) |
Assistant coach | Elliot Glynn (3rd season) |
Hitting coach | Eddie Cribby (1st season) |
Pitching coach | Pat Porter (4th season) |
Home stadium | Houlihan Park |
Seasons ← 2021 2023 → |
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Davidson † | 20 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .833 | 43 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VCU ‡y | 19 | – | 5 | – | 0 | .792 | 42 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 14 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .609 | 29 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .583 | 20 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Mason | 13 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .542 | 23 | – | 33 | – | 0 | .411 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 12 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .522 | 29 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .458 | 30 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 23 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .460 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 10 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .417 | 22 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 9 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .375 | 16 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 8 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .333 | 22 | – | 26 | – | 1 | .459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .125 | 6 | – | 39 | – | 0 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of August 11, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2022 Fordham Rams baseball team will represent Fordham University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. It will be the program's 163rd season of existence, and their 28th season playing in the Atlantic 10 Conference. General manager, Kevin Leighton will assumed managerial duties for the 12th season.
Background
The 2021 season saw Fordham post a 24–19 (11–9 Atlantic 10) record. The Rams failed to qualify for the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.
Preseason
Coaches poll
The Atlantic 10 baseball coaches' poll was released on February 15, 2022. Fordham was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10.[2]
Coaches' Poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Points |
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1 | VCU | 143 (11) |
2 | Dayton | 122 (1) |
3 | Rhode Island | 101 |
4 | Saint Louis | 94 |
5 | Davidson | 91 |
6 | Fordham | 83 |
7 | George Washington | 80 |
8 | Richmond | 76 |
9 | Saint Joseph's | 73 |
10 | George Mason | 33 |
11 | UMass | 26 |
12 | St. Bonaventure | 14 |
Player movement
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Casey Brown | 4 | 1B | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 250 | Sr. | Darien, Connecticut, | Graduated |
Alex Hernandez | 29 | RHP | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 | Gr. | San Mateo, California | Graduated |
Nick Labella | 28 | OF | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 210 | Sr. | Mesa, Arizona | Graduated |
Alvin Melendez | 7 | U | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 | Sr. | Whitestone, New York, | Graduated |
Matt Mikulski | 37 | LHP | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 | Sr. | Mohegan Lake, New York, | Drafted by San Francisco Giants in the 2021 MLB Draft |
Joseph Quintal | 6 | RHP | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 | Sr. | Bedford, New Hampshire | Graduated |
Colton Snelling | 1 | OF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 | Sr. | Chandler, Arizona | Graduated |
C. J. Vazquez | 10 | IF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 | Sr. | Miami, Florida, | Graduated |
Signing-day recruits
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Fordham in 2022.
Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
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Pitchers | ||
Gannon Brady | Ocean City, New Jersey | Ocean City HS |
Alex Casarella | Bedford Hills, New York | Fox Lane HS |
Connor Haywood | Newtown, Connecticut | Newtown HS (CT) |
Sebastian Mexico | Baldwinville, Massachusetts | Phillips Academy |
Anthony Scarlata | Bridgewater, New Jersey | Bridgewater-Raritan HS |
Robbie Stewart | Darien, Connecticut | Avon Old Farms |
Bobby Sullivan | Ridgewood, New Jersey | Ridgewood HS (NJ) |
Hitters | ||
Ryan Meyer | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Shrewsbury HS (MA) |
Diego Prieto | Doral, Florida | Christopher Columbus HS (FL) |
Cian Sahler | Olney, Maryland | Georgetown Preparatory School |
T.J. Wachter | Miller Place, New York | The Stony Brook School |
Personnel
Coaching staff
2022 fordham rams baseball coaching staff | |||
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Name | Position | Seasons at Fordham | Alma Mater |
Kevin Leighton | Head coach | 12 | Seton Hall University (2001) |
Tony Mellaci | Associate head coach | 34 | Mercy College (1981) |
Elliot Glynn | Assistant Coach | 5 | University of Connecticut (2011) |
Pat Porter | Pitch Coach | 3 | Ohio State University (2015) |
Eddie Cribby | Hitting Coach | 2 | University of Washington (2010) |
Game log
Legend | |
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Fordham loss | |
Postponement/cancellation | |
(10) | Extra innings |
* | Non-conference game |
Bold | Fordham team member |
† | Make-up game |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
Coaches'[4] | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Baseball America[5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Collegiate Baseball^[6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
NCBWA†[7] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
D1Baseball[8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† 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.
References
- ^ "2022 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ^ "Defending Champion VCU Selected to Repeat for A-10 Baseball Title". atlantic10.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". fordhamsports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
- ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
External links
- Fordham Baseball