1988 VCU Rams baseball team

American college baseball season

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
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	SBC	Sources

March (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	SBC	Sources
March 7	Christopher Newport*		The Diamond	W 13–2	Jeff Zona (2–1)	Bobby Holland (0–1)	none	134	7–3	—	Box Score
March 19	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 4–13					?–?	?–?	Box Score
March 20	at Jacksonville		John Sessions Stadium	W 8–0					?–?	?–?	Box Score
March 26	Charlotte		The Diamond	T 1–1	—	—	—		?–?	?–?	Box Score
March 27	Charlotte		The Diamond	W 1–0	—	—	—		?–?	?–?	Box Score
March 27	Charlotte		The Diamond	W 10–2	—	—	—		?–?	?–?	Box Score

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	SBC	Sources
April 10	Jacksonville		The Diamond	W 2–1					?–?	?–?	Box Score
April 11	Jacksonville		The Diamond	L 3–4					?–?	?–?	Box Score
April 12	Jacksonville		The Diamond	W 7–0					?–?	?–?	Box Score
April 23	at Charlotte		Tom and Lib Phillips Field Charlotte, NC	W 13–1	—	—	—		?–?	?–?	Box Score
April 24	at Charlotte		Tom and Lib Phillips Field	W 6–3	—	—	—		?–?	?–?	Box Score
April 24	at Charlotte		Tom and Lib Phillips Field	W 4–3	—	—	—		?–?	?–?	Box Score
April 27	at Christopher Newport*		Deer Park Newport News, VA	W 6–4	Ricky Morris (?–?)	Mark Parnell (4–6)	Dan Flanagan (?)	105	37–10–1	—	Box Score

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	SBC	Sources

Post-Season (4–2)

Sun Belt Tournament (4–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	SBCT	Sources
May 18	vs. (W3) South Florida	(E1)	Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY	W 11–10					42–14–1	1–0	Report
May 19	vs. (E3) Charlotte	(E1)	Nick Denes Field	W 9–0					43–14–1	2–0	Report
May 20	at (W1) Western Kentucky	(E1)	Nick Denes Field	W 4–3					44–14–1	3–0	Report
May 21	vs. (E2) Jacksonville	(E1)	Nick Denes Field	W 7–4					45–14–1	4–0	Report

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

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