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2024 Baseball Roster

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Players

  • OF 6'2"
    1

    Jaron Ward

    Jr. Dinwiddie, Va. Fayetteville Tech
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    Junior Dinwiddie, Va. Fayetteville Tech
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  • OF 5'9"
    2

    Avante Banks

    Jr. Tappahanock, VA Essex HS
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    Junior Tappahanock, VA Essex HS
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  • C 6'0"
    4

    Dawsyn Hock

    Gr. Hopewell, VA Averett University
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    Graduate Student Hopewell, VA Averett University
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  • OF 5'10"
    5

    Bryce Wilmoth

    Sr. Dinwiddie, VA Bluefield College
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    Senior Dinwiddie, VA Bluefield College
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  • IF 5'8"
    6

    Norman Jackson

    So. Chesapeake, Va. Great Bridge
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    Sophomore Chesapeake, Va. Great Bridge
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  • IF 5'7"
    7

    Thomas Chandler

    Jr. Richmond, Va. Henrico
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    Junior Richmond, Va. Henrico
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  • OF/LHP 5'7"
    8

    David Johnson

    Jr. Prince George, Va. Prince George
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    Junior Prince George, Va. Prince George
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  • C/RHP 5'11"
    9

    Matthew May

    So. Largo, Md. Charles Flowers
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    Sophomore Largo, Md. Charles Flowers
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  • IF 6'1"
    10

    Christian Henderson

    Sr. Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith HS
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    Senior Chesapeake, VA Oscar Smith HS
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  • RHP 6'4"
    11

    Robert Hatcher

    Sr. Chesapeake, VA Indian River HS
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    Senior Chesapeake, VA Indian River HS
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  • IF/RHP 6'5"
    12

    Joseph Hastings

    Jr. Richmond, VA Bryan College
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    Junior Richmond, VA Bryan College
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  • OF 6'1"
    13

    Thomas Moore

    R-Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. Allan Hancock College
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    Redshirt Freshman Las Vegas, Nev. Allan Hancock College
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  • IF/OF 6'0"
    14

    Jamari Pooler

    Jr. Chester, Va Richard Bland CC
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    Junior Chester, Va Richard Bland CC
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  • OF 5'9"
    16

    Victor Johnson

    So. Charles City, Va. Patrick Henry CC
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    Sophomore Charles City, Va. Patrick Henry CC
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  • OF/RHP 6'4"
    17

    Marquis Smith

    Fr. Dinwiddie, Va. Dinwiddie
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    Freshman Dinwiddie, Va. Dinwiddie
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  • IF/OF 5'9"
    18

    Jimmyll Williams

    Fr. Durham, NC Hillside HS
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    Freshman Durham, NC Hillside HS
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  • IF 5'11"
    19

    Jaylen Lovett

    Sr. Richmond, Va. Bryant and Stratton CC
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    Senior Richmond, Va. Bryant and Stratton CC
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  • IF/RHP
    20

    Jody Morris

    So. Amelia, VA Richard Bland CC
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    Sophomore Amelia, VA Richard Bland CC
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  • 1B 5'10"
    21

    Alex Dayle

    So. Manhattan, N.Y. La Salle Academy
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    Sophomore Manhattan, N.Y. La Salle Academy
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  • IF/RHP
    22

    Justis Crawley

    Jr. Mary Baldwin University
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    Junior Mary Baldwin University
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  • RHP 6'3"
    23

    Gavin Stevens

    Fr. Richmond, Va Varina
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    Freshman Richmond, Va Varina
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  • IF/RHP 6'4"
    25

    Jaquan Tucker

    Jr. Dinwiddie, Va Dinwiddie
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    Junior Dinwiddie, Va Dinwiddie
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  • LHP 6'0"
    26

    Coron Wallace

    Sr. Richmond, VA Henrico HS
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    Senior Richmond, VA Henrico HS
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  • RHP 5'8"
    27

    Gene Ligon Jr.

    So. Hackensack ,N.J. Hackensack
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    Sophomore Hackensack ,N.J. Hackensack
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  • LHP 6'1"
    28

    Preston Branzelle

    Fr. Chester, Va. Thomas Dale
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    Freshman Chester, Va. Thomas Dale
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  • LHP 6'5"
    30

    Jabril Scott

    Fr. Washington, D.C.
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    Freshman Washington, D.C.
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  • RHP 5'9"
    31

    Javion Whitfield

    Fr. Portsmouth,Va Manor High
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    Freshman Portsmouth,Va Manor High
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  • RHP 5'10"
    32

    Charles Jones

    Fr. Glen Allen, Va. Glen Allen
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    Freshman Glen Allen, Va. Glen Allen
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  • IF/RHP 6'0"
    33

    TJ McGowan

    Jr. Chesapeake, Va. Virginia Wesleyan
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    Junior Chesapeake, Va. Virginia Wesleyan
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Staff Roster

Baseball Coaching Staff

  • Head Baseball Coach

    Merrill Morgan

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Andre Hawkes

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Marcus Morgan

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  • Assistant Baseball Coach

    Jamar Hinton

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2024 Baseball Roster
# Full Name Pos Ht. Academic Year Hometown / High School
1 Jaron Ward OF 6-2 Jr. Dinwiddie, Va. / Fayetteville Tech
2 Avante Banks OF 5-9 Jr. Tappahanock, VA / Essex HS
4 Dawsyn Hock C 6-0 Gr. Hopewell, VA / Averett University
5 Bryce Wilmoth OF 5-10 Sr. Dinwiddie, VA / Bluefield College
6 Norman Jackson IF 5-8 So. Chesapeake, Va. / Great Bridge
7 Thomas Chandler IF 5-7 Jr. Richmond, Va. / Henrico
8 David Johnson OF/LHP 5-7 Jr. Prince George, Va. / Prince George
9 Matthew May C/RHP 5-11 So. Largo, Md. / Charles Flowers
10 Christian Henderson IF 6-1 Sr. Chesapeake, VA / Oscar Smith HS
11 Robert Hatcher RHP 6-4 Sr. Chesapeake, VA / Indian River HS
12 Joseph Hastings IF/RHP 6-5 Jr. Richmond, VA / Bryan College
13 Thomas Moore OF 6-1 R-Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. / Allan Hancock College
14 Jamari Pooler IF/OF 6-0 Jr. Chester, Va / Richard Bland CC
16 Victor Johnson OF 5-9 So. Charles City, Va. / Patrick Henry CC
17 Marquis Smith OF/RHP 6-4 Fr. Dinwiddie, Va. / Dinwiddie
18 Jimmyll Williams IF/OF 5-9 Fr. Durham, NC / Hillside HS
19 Jaylen Lovett IF 5-11 Sr. Richmond, Va. / Bryant and Stratton CC
20 Jody Morris IF/RHP - So. Amelia, VA / Richard Bland CC
21 Alex Dayle 1B 5-10 So. Manhattan, N.Y. / La Salle Academy
22 Justis Crawley IF/RHP - Jr. / Mary Baldwin University
23 Gavin Stevens RHP 6-3 Fr. Richmond, Va / Varina
25 Jaquan Tucker IF/RHP 6-4 Jr. Dinwiddie, Va / Dinwiddie
26 Coron Wallace LHP 6-0 Sr. Richmond, VA / Henrico HS
27 Gene Ligon Jr. RHP 5-8 So. Hackensack ,N.J. / Hackensack
28 Preston Branzelle LHP 6-1 Fr. Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale
30 Jabril Scott LHP 6-5 Fr. Washington, D.C. /
31 Javion Whitfield RHP 5-9 Fr. Portsmouth,Va / Manor High
32 Charles Jones RHP 5-10 Fr. Glen Allen, Va. / Glen Allen
33 TJ McGowan IF/RHP 6-0 Jr. Chesapeake, Va. / Virginia Wesleyan

Baseball Coaching Staff

Baseball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Merrill Morgan Merrill Morgan Head Baseball Coach
ah Andre Hawkes Assistant Baseball Coach
cmm Marcus Morgan Assistant Baseball Coach
jh Jamar Hinton Assistant Baseball Coach

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