2026 Richmond Spiders baseball team

2026 Richmond Spiders baseball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record33–22 (20–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Hitting coachCollin Radack (9th season)
Pitching coachJosh Epstein (4th season)
Home stadiumMalcolm U. Pitt Field
2026 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Saint Joseph's  ‍†‍‍ 25–5–0 .83335–18–0 .660
Richmond ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66733–22–0 .600
VCU ‍‍‡‍y 20–10–0 .66737–23–0 .617
George Mason ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60028–24–0 .538
Davidson ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53325–26–0 .490
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 16–14–0 .53323–29–0 .442
Dayton ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50031–23–0 .574
Fordham ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50025–30–0 .455
Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36720–34–0 .370
George Washington ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30018–35–0 .340
La Salle ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26724–31–0 .436
St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23313–36–1 .270
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Richmond Spiders baseball team represents University of Richmond during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spiders play their home games at Malcolm U. Pitt Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They will be led by second-year head coach Mik Aoki.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 13, 2026. Richmond was selected to finish fifth.[2]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted
finish
Team Points
1Rhode Island136 (5)
2George Mason122 (4)
T−3Saint Joseph's98 (1)
Saint Louis98
T−5Dayton83 (1)
T−5Richmond83
7Davidson77
8VCU71 (1)
9George Washington68
10Fordham56
11St. Bonaventure24
12La Salle20

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
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Baseball America[4]———————————— 
NCBWA†[5]———————————— 
D1Baseball[6]———————————— 
Perfect Game[7]———————————— 

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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

  1. ↑ "2026 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rhode Island Preseason Favorite to Repeat as Atlantic 10 Baseball Champions". atlantic10.com.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.