Brandon Henson is a notable reason why Virginia Commonwealth University hasn’t lost a baseball game in about seven weeks.

The right-hander bats cleanup and plays left field for a Rams squad that will carry a nation-leading 21-game winning streak into the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

The Rams will play in the Starkville, Miss., regional, where their first round opponent will be Campbell University of North Carolina at 8 p.m. Friday, June 4. Other schools in the region are host Mississippi State University and Samford University of Alabama.

The red hot Rams are 37-14 after defeating University of Dayton 7-6 for the Atlantic-10 Conference crown May 29 at The Diamond. VCU hasn’t lost a game since a 5-4 setback at George Washington University on April 11.

Henson, who hit safely in each of the Rams’ A-10 tournament games, provides plenty of firepower to Coach Shawn Stiffler’s explosive lineup.

On the season, the well-put-together 6-footer from the Columbus, Ohio, area is hitting .314 (27-for-86) with three homers, eight doubles, a triple, 20 runs batted in and a .535 slugging percentage. He has stolen three bases in four tries.

Defensively, Henson has 29 putouts and an assist while being charged with just one error.

Henson earned second-team, All A-10 honors despite missing almost a month (March 10 to April 7) with an injury. He sat out 23 games.

This is Henson’s second season with the Rams after transferring from Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.

At Sinclair, Henson set the school’s single season home run record and, in 2018, he helped the squad to the Junior College World Series in Enid, Okla.

In his first season for VCU, Henson swatted six homers in 2020 before the season ended due to the pandemic.

The Rams’ most consistent slugger this season has been freshman Tyler Locklear. The third baseman from Maryland has slugged 16 homers and was named A-10 Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

Rams catcher Hunter Vay from Thomas Dale High School in Chester blasted three homers and was named Most Outstanding Player in the A-10 Tournament.