2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball team

2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record11–17 (4–4 A10)
Head coach
Associate head coachSean O'Brien (10th season)
Assistant coachKevin Heiss (3rd season)
Pitching coachDavid Fischer (3rd season)
Home stadiumBill Beck Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 37 16   .698
VCU  ‍‍y 15 8   .652 37 21   .638
Dayton  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 33 22   .600
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 31 26   .544
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 29 26   .527
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 27 32   .458
UMass  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 24 29   .453
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 19 28   .404
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 24 28   .462
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 19 33   .365
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 18 31   .367
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 21 32   .396
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2024 Rhode Island Rams baseball team represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams play their home games at Bill Beck Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They are led by head coach Raphael Cerrato, in his eighth year as manager.

Previous season

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The 2023 team finished the season with a 23–20 (13–11) record. The Rams went 0–2 in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament.[2]

Preseason

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Coaches poll

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The coaches poll was released on February 14, 2024. Rhode Island was picked to finish seventh in the conference and received one first-place votes.[3]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish
Team Points
1 Saint Louis 125 (3)
2 George Mason 121 (2)
3 Saint Joseph's 114 (1)
4 Davidson 113 (2)
5 VCU 97 (2)
6 Dayton 96 (1)
7 Rhode Island 77 (1)
8 Richmond 63
9 George Washington 51
10 Fordham 38
11 UMass 22
12 St. Bonaventure 19

Regular season

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Schedule and results

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2024 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Game Log (5–12)
Regular season (5–12)
April (6–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record A10 record
April 3 Boston College* Bill Beck Field Canceled (inclement weather) 5–16
April 5 UMass Bill Beck Field W 6–1 Maloney (2–1) Belliveau (2–4) None ESPN+ 113 6–16 1–3
April 6 UMass Bill Beck Field L 2–4 Lints (2–0) Grotyohann (0–5) Jensen (1) ESPN+ 97 6–17 1–4
April 7 UMass Bill Beck Field W 5–3 Ureña (1–0) Bigelow (1–2) Hughes (1) ESPN+ 124 7–17 2–4
April 9 Brown* Bill Beck Field W 5–2 Johnston (2–2 Keel (1–3) Hughes (2) 115 8–17
April 10 Quinnipiac* Bill Beck Field W 14–13 Grotyohann (1–5) Manelski (0–1) Fernandez (1) 82 9–17
April 12 Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field W 6–3 Jones (1–0) McCausland (1–4) Ureña (1) ESPN+ 91 10–17 3–4
April 13 Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field W 7–2 Sposato (1–3) DeSanto (2–2) None ESPN+ 133 11–17 4–4
April 14 Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field ESPN+
April 16 at Bryant* Conaty Park
Smithfield, RI
April 19 at George Washington Barcroft Park
Arlington, VA
ESPN+
April 20 at George Washington Barcroft Park ESPN+
April 21 at George Washington Barcroft Park ESPN+
April 23 Bryant* Bill Beck Field
April 26 Fordham Bill Beck Field ESPN+
April 27 Fordham Bill Beck Field ESPN+
April 28 Fordham Bill Beck Field ESPN+
Postseason (0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
* = Non-conference game      Bold =Rhode Island team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[5]—*
Baseball America[6]
Collegiate Baseball^[7]
NCBWA[8]
D1Baseball[9]

^ 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

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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rhode Island Eliminated by Richmond". gorhody.com. May 24, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Saint Louis Picked to as Atlantic 10 Baseball Preseason Favorites". Atlantic 10. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". gorhody.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "2024 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  8. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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