2018 SCHEDULE RICHMOND SPIDERS Date Opponent Time/Result Feb. 16 vs. #13 Louisville ^ L, 4-3 Feb. 17 vs. George Mason ^ W, 16-2 vs. #14 duke blue devils Feb. 18 @ The Citadel ^ W, 13-3 Feb. 20 @ Old Dominion L, 4-2 pitt field - richmond, va. Feb. 23 TOWSON W, 11-5 Feb. 24 TOWSON W, 7-3 Feb. 25 TOWSON W, 10-5 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT A LOADED SCHEDULE Feb. 28 JAMES MADISON L, 10-6 Duke (24-5) enters the midweek tilt on a The 2018 Spider Baseball schedule is high- Mar. 2 BINGHAMTON L, 5-4 Mar. 3 BINGHAMTON W, 3-2 five-game win streak after a sweep of Notre lighted by seven NCAA Tournament partic- Mar. 4 BINGHAMTON W, 6-4 Dame over the weekend. At the plate the ipants and two games at Pitt Field against Mar. 6 VMI Postponed Mar. 9 @ Stetson L, 5-2 Blue Devils are led by Joey Loperfido who is perennial powers, Maryland and Duke. Mar. 10 @ Stetson L, 7-0 hitting .347 with 33 hits, 21 RBI and three Richmond squares off with College World Mar. 11 @ Stetson L, 5-1 homers. Griffin Connie is the team leader Series participant, Louisville on Opening Day. Mar. 13 @ Jacksonville W, 4-3 Mar. 14 @ The Citadel L, 5-2 in home runs with six. As a team the Blue The Spiders will also take on Yale, Marist, Mar. 16 LEHIGH % W, 7-0 Devils are hitting .265 Davidson, North Carolina, and Virginia. Mar. 17 YALE % W, 8-5 Mar. 18 MONMOUTH % W, 7-6 All-Time Series: This will be the 21st all-time Prior to the start of the season, the Spiders Mar. 19 PRINCETON W, 7-3 meeting between the two schools. Duke will go head-to-head with four national- Mar. 21 @ James Madison Canceled Mar. 23 UMASS * W, 17-5 holds the series record at 14-6. This will be ly-ranked opponents. Mar. 24 UMASS * L, 2-1 just the fifth time the Blue Devils will visit Mar. 25 UMASS * W, 7-1 Mar. 27 MARYLAND W, 10-3 Pitt Field. The last time Richmond and Duke NOTEWORTHY NUMBERS Mar. 31 @ George Mason * L, 1-0 (10 inn.) square off was in 2015 in Durham. Duke won • The Spiders are third in the A-10 in ERA @ George Mason * L, 5-1 Apr. 1 @ George Mason * W, 5-1 that game, 7-4. (3.20) and they rank 35th nationally in Apr. 3 #14 DUKE 3:00 PM category Apr. 6 MARIST 3:00 PM Apr. 7 MARIST 1:00 PM JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST • D.J. Lee is tied for seventh in the A-10 in Apr. 8 MARIST 12:00 PM Junior Kyle Schmidt was named to 2018 stolen bases (11) Apr. 10 LIBERTY 3:00 PM Apr. 13 @ George Washington * 3:00 PM Johnny Bench Award Watch List. He is one of • Vinny Capra is third in the league in Apr. 14 @ George Washington * 1:00 PM four catchers to represent the Atlantic 10 on batting average (.360) Apr. 15 @ George Washington * 2:00 PM Apr. 18 VMI 3:00 PM the list. He has started a total of 63 games • The Spiders are third in the A-10 in runs Apr. 20 DAVIDSON * 3:00 PM during his career thus far and has a .273 (160) Apr. 21 DAVIDSON * 1:00 PM Apr. 22 DAVIDSON * 12:00 PM career batting average and a .994 fielding • Richmond ranks 76th nationally in on Apr. 24 @ William & Mary 6:00 PM percentage. Last season, Spider senior base percentage (.378) and 90th in Apr. 27 DAYTON * 3:00 PM Apr. 28 DAYTON * 1:00 PM Brandon Johnson was on the list. scoring (6.2) Apr. 29 DAYTON * 12:00 PM • Richmond is outscoring opponents May 4 @ VCU * 6:30 PM May 5 @ VCU * 2:00 PM 160-104 May 6 @ VCU * 1:00 PM May 8 @ North Carolina 6:00 PM PROJECTED RICHMOND POSITION STARTERS May 9 @ Longwood 6:00 PM May 11 LA SALLE * 3:00 PM Pos. # Player Cl. B/T G-S Avg. H R RBI Notes May 12 LA SALLE * 1:00 PM C 37 Kyle Schmidt Jr. R/R 18-15 .246 15 9 4 Johnny Bench Watch List May 13 LA SALLE * 10:00 AM 1B 4 Kyle Adams Sr. L/R 24-24 .232 19 14 14 2 HRs on the season May 15 @ Virginia 6:00 PM 2B 23 Daniel Brumbaugh Sr. L/R 26-26 .287 29 18 18 May 17 @ Fordham * 12:00 PM SS 17 Vinny Capra Sr. R/R 27-27 .260 36 25 20 Team leader in RBI May 18 @ Fordham * 12:00 PM 3B 30 Sage Bruhl Jr. R/R 27-25 .274 23 14 13 LF 6 D.J. Lee R-Jr. L/R 26-26 .244 22 20 19 May 19 @ Fordham * 7:00 PM CF 9 Anthony Forte R-So. L/R 26-25 .256 23 19 10 May 23-26 Atlantic 10 Tournament TBA RF 28 Jordan Schulefand Fr. R/R 22-20 .254 17 9 10 DH 44 Tyler Plantier Gr. R/R 11-11 .310 13 7 7 ^ - Charleston Crab House Challenge (Charleston, S.C.) % - Spider Invitational (Pitt Field) PROJECTED RICHMOND STARTING PITCHER * - Atlantic 10 Conference game Pos. # Player Cl. App.-GS ERA W-L CG IP H R ER BB SO SV RHP 8 Lowell Schipper So. 6-5 4.91 0-0 - 18.1 17 12 10 15 20 - HOME games are BOLD All Times are Eastern QUICK HITS RECORDS TO WATCH University of Richmond • Head Coach Tracy Woodson eclipsed 100 career wins at the helm with the Spiders. His Location .................................................University of Richmond, Va. 100th victory came over Towson on February 23. In the series finale at George Mason he Founded .....................................................................................................1830 logged his 300th career win since he began coaching in 2007. Enrollment .............................................................................................2,950 Nickname ............................................................................................Spiders • Senior Daniel Brumbaugh is nearing the top-10 in program history for saves. The right- Colors .......................................................................................Red and Blue hander currently has seven career saves and one more will tie him for tenth all-time. He is Affiliation ..........................................................................NCAA Division I also now tied for ninth with eight career triples, with four more he will tie the career hitting Conference .................................................................................Atlantic 10 President ..........................................................Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher record in the category. Alma Mater....................................................Miami University, 1969 • Redshirt junior D.J. Lee hit his seventh career triple and is now tied for 10th all-time. He is Director of Athletics ............................................................John Hardt also nearing the top-10 in stolen bases, he needs just five more to break into the top-10. Alma Mater.....................................................................................Iowa, ‘84 Athletic Department Phone ...................................804-289-8363 • Redshirt sophomore Anthony Forte is just one triple away from breaking into the top-10 in single season triples. Pitt Field (1975) • With one more save this season, junior Layne Looney will be tied for ninth in single season Dimensions ....................................................328-360-390-360-328 Surface ......................................................Astro Turf (Installed 2015) saves. Looney has three thus far on the season. Capacity ......................................................................................................600 Pressbox Phone...............................................................804-289-8714 TOP PROSPECTS Coaching Staff According to Perfect Game, junior Kyle Schmidt was the #6 Prospect out of the Jayhawk Head Coach ..................................................................... Tracy Woodson League after a stellar sophomore campaign and summer ball season. Alma Mater..................................................................Valparaiso, 2010 UR Record (Years) ............................................113-124-1 (5th Year) Overall Record (Years).............................300-334-1 (12th Year) HOME RUN TRACKER Baseball Office Phone ................................................804-289-8391 Kyle Adams: 2 Best Time to Call..............................................Through PR Contact Sage Bruhl: 1 Assistant Coach....................................................................R.J. Thomas Assistant Coach...............................................................Nate Mulberg Vinny Capra: 1 Volunteer Assistant .......................................................Collin Radack D.J. Lee: 2 Tyler Plantier: 1 Team Information 2017 Record ..........................................................................................17-36 Kyle Schmidt: 1 Atlantic 10 Finish ...................................................................6-17 (12th) Team Total: 8 2017 Postseason ...................................................................................N/A Did You Know? Starters Returning / Lost (Position) .........................................6/3 • Head Coach Tracy Woodson won Pitchers Returning / Lost ..............................................................12/5 SPIDERS SHINE IN THE SUMMER Letterwinners Returning / Lost .................................................24/5 Five Spiders returned to campus this fall as a World Series Championship as Newcomers ...................................................................................................10 champions after winning league titles with their a player with the Los Angeles Team History respective summer teams. Four Spiders - seniors Dodgers in 1988. Seasons of Baseball ...................................................entering 103rd Brandon Johnson and Daniel Brumbaugh, and • Former Major Leaguer and current First Season ............................................................................................1915 juniors Matt Olson and Layne Looney - chose All-Time Record (Pct.) ..................................1,835-1,375-17 (.569) MLB Network Analyst, Sean Casey All-Time Conf. Record (Pct.) ..............................420-327-1