David vs. Goliath: The 2015 VCU Rams [Sunday Night Conversations]

The D1Baseball Podcast · Sep 28, 2026 · 1h 3m

VCU entered the 2015 Dallas Regional as the No. 4 seed in a loaded field featuring Texas, Oregon State and Dallas Baptist. On this episode of Sunday Night Convos, Mike Rooney looks back with Shawn Stiffler and Sean Thompson at how the Rams pulled off one of the most unlikely regional wins of the 64-team era.

01:29 Meet the Guests: Sean Thompson & Shawn Stiffler

03:43 Dallas Regional Giants

04:29 Stiffler's VCU Origin Story

06:50 Thompson's Recruiting Journey

09:40 Building VCU Baseball

16:29 The Diamond's Wow Factor

19:23 2014-2015 Season Context

23:20 Thompson's Freshman Fall Mindset

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