Report: VCU baseball expected to hire long-time Clemson assistant Bradley LeCroy

On Saturday evening, news broke that VCU baseball is expected to hire long-time Clemson assistant Bradley LeCroy as their new head coach, per D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers. He spent 15 seasons as an assistant with the Clemson Tigers and has a wealth of knowledge. LeCroy will replace Shawn Stiffler, who was recently hired by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The longtime Clemson assistant guided the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament in 12 years during his time there. Known as one of the nation’s elite recruiters, he reeled in the No. 5 class in the nation for the Tigers in 2012, per Collegiate Baseball. His 2013 recruiting class for Clemson was rated as the No. 16 class in the nation, per Baseball America. LeCroy’s elite recruiting acumen was a big reason why he was rated one of the top assistant coaches in the country by Baseball America before the 2013 season.

He recently reeled in yet another top 10 recruiting class for the Clemson Tigers, the 2022 recruiting class was rated the No. 6 in the nation by Baseball America.

In 2016, LeCroy helped guide Clemson to a 44-win season, an ACC crown, and a top-eight national seed under head coach Monte Lee. The Tigers finished with a No. 15 ranking in the final USA Today coaches poll that year. The club cranked an ACC-high 75 home runs that season, good enough for the seventh most in college baseball. A big part of that was their freshman slugger, Seth Beer, who won the Dick Howser Trophy. Beer swatted 18 home runs and brought in 70 RBIs, becoming the first freshman to win the Dick Howser Trophy and to be named ACC Player of the Year.

From 2003-2005, LeCroy was a volunteer assistant for the Tigers. He spent 2007 with Western Carolina and then three years as an assistant with the Tennessee Volunteers. In 2011, he returned to Clemson and his impact was immediately felt.

LeCroy was a member of Clemson’s 2000 team that went to the College World Series and he was also on four NCAA Tournament teams during his playing career with the Tigers. His immeasurable impact within the Clemson baseball program won’t be forgotten anytime soon. For now, he’s moving onto the next chapter of his college baseball coaching career as the head man for the VCU Rams.