2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record32-23 (13-18 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Howell (3rd season)
  • Bryan Prince (8th season)
Home stadiumRuss Chandler Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25 – 5   .833 47 – 18   .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 37 – 23   .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 13   .567 44 – 21   .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 32 – 29   .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 14   .517 36 – 23   .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 27 – 26   .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 27 – 27   .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 50 – 16   .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 44 – 24   .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 34 – 24   .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 27 – 27   .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 32 – 23   .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 31 – 22   .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 20 – 32   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Danny Hall, in his 22nd season at Georgia Tech.

Previous season

In 2014, the Yellow Jackets finished the season 5th in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 37–27, 14–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and, after going 2–1 in pool play, defeated Maryland in the championship game to win their 9th conference tournament championship as a member of the ACC. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament as the automatic bid from the ACC, marking their 7th straight tournament appearance. They were placed in the Oxford Regional, along with Ole Miss, Washington, and Jacksonville State. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Huskies 0–8, but rebounded in their second game to defeat Jacksonville State, 4–2, in the loser's bracket. However, in their third game, a rematch with Washington, the Yellow Jackets were eliminated, losing 2–4.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Zac Ryan - Sophomore
  • 8 - Ryan Young - Freshman
  • 20 - Matt Phillips - Sophomore
  • 23 - Ben Parr - Sophomore
  • 24 - Joe Wiseman - Junior
  • 26 - Matthew Gorst - Sophomore
  • 27 - Patrick Wiseman - Freshman
  • 28 - Jared Datoc - Freshman
  • 29 - Cory Pope - Freshman
  • 30 - Ben Schneiderjans - Sophomore
  • 31 - Tanner Shelton - Sophomore
  • 32 - Cody Worthy - Freshman
  • 36 - Cole Pitts - Redshirt Junior
  • 37 - Daniel Gooden - Freshman
  • 39 - Jonathan King - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 - Devin Stanton - Redshirt Senior
  • 42 - Kyle Leach - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 2 - Grant Wruble - Junior
  • 7 - Arden Pabst - Sophomore
  • 22 - Trevor Craport - Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 - Wade Bailey - Freshman
  • 9 - A.J. Murray - Senior
  • 10 - Brandon Gold - Sophomore
  • 11 - Blake Jackson - Freshman
  • 13 - Thomas Smith - Senior
  • 14 - Matt Gonzalez - Junior
  • 15 - Connor Justus - Sophomore
  • 16 - Coleman Poje - Junior
  • 21 - Cole Miller - Redshirt Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 5 - Keenan Innis - Sophomore
  • 6 - Ryan Peurifoy - Sophomore
  • 25 - Kel Johnson - Freshman
  • 35 - Daniel Spingola - Senior
  

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Georgia Tech		 Alma Mater
Danny Hall Head coach 22 Miami University (1977)
Jason Howell Assistant coach 3 University of North Carolina (2002)
Bryan Prince Assistant coach 8 Georgia Institute of Technology (2005)

Season

Preseason

The Yellow Jackets opened their season with three games at home against a pair of opponents: St. John's and Fordham. Georgia Tech was originally scheduled to also face Liberty, but the game was cancelled due to impending cold weather.[3] The Yellow Jackets opened their season on February 13 against regularly-scheduled opponent St. John's, and defeated the Red Storm, 17–3. Georgia Tech scored six runs in the first inning in the victory.[4]

Schedule

Legend
  Georgia Tech win
  Georgia Tech loss
  Postponement
Bold Georgia Tech team member
2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
February 13 #29 St. John's #26 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 17–3 King (1–0) McCormick (0–1) 1,243 1–0 –
February 14 Fordham #26 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–9 1–1 —
February 14 Fordham #26 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 7–5 #26 2–1 —
February 15 at Liberty #26 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Cancelled
February 17 at Georgia Southern #28 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA 7–4 3–1 —
February 20 vs. FIU #28 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 16–9 4–1 —
February 21 at Coastal Carolina #28 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC 5–7 4–2 —
February 22 vs. Albany #28 TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC 9–8 5–2 —
February 24 at Auburn #27 Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL 1–7 5–3 —
February 25 Georgia State #27 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Cancelled
February 27 Indiana State #27 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 1–0 6–3 —
February 28 Indiana State #27 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 15–2 7–3 —
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
March 1 Indiana State #27 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 7–1 8–3 —
March 3 Ohio #28 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 7–6 12 9–3 —
March 6 #25 Notre Dame #28 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 2–3 10 9–4 0-1
March 7 #25 Notre Dame #28 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 11–7 10–4 1-1
March 8 #25 Notre Dame #28 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–1 11–4 2-1
March 10 Georgia Southern #26 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 22–6 12–4 —
March 13 at Duke #26 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 5–2 13–4 3-1
March 14 at Duke #26 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 3–6 13–5 3-2
March 15 at Duke #26 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 4–0 14–5 4-2
March 17 at Kennesaw State Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA 7–6 11 15–5 —
March 20 #27 North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 3–5 15–6 4-3
March 21 #27 North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 6–5 16–6 5-3
March 22 #27 North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 1–5 16–7 5-4
March 24 Auburn #28 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–1 17–7 —
March 27 at #11 Louisville #28 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 1–4 17–8 5-5
March 28 at #11 Louisville #28 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 3–8 17–9 5-6
March 29 at #11 Louisville #28 Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY 1–4 17–10 5-7
March 31 at Georgia Foley Field • Athens, GA 13–6 18–10 —
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
April 1 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA 6–3 19–10 —
April 3 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA 11–5 20–10 6-7
April 4 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA 8–9 20–11 6-8
April 5 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA 7–6 21–11 7-8
April 7 Mercer Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–3 22–11 —
April 10 Virginia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–14 22–12 7-9
April 11 Virginia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 11–4 23–12 8-9
April 12 Virginia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–3 24–12 9-9
April 14 Georgia Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Cancelled
April 17 at Boston College #24 Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 0–1 24–13 9-10
April 18 at Boston College #24 Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 1–6 24–14 9-11
April 19 at Boston College #24 Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 0–4 24–15 9-12
April 21 Kennesaw State Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 6–11 24–16 —
April 24 Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 4–2 25–16 10-12
April 25 Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 3–11 25–17 10-13
April 26 Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 5–4 10 26–17 11-13
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record
May 2 Presbyterian Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 5–1 27–17 —
May 2 Presbyterian Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 11–9 28–17 —
May 3 Presbyterian Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 10–2 29–17 —
May 6 at Mercer Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA 9–7 30–17 —
May 8 Pittsburgh Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 9–1 31–17 12-13
May 9 Pittsburgh Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 6–8 31–18 12-14
May 10 Pittsburgh Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA 10–3 32–18 13-14
May 12 vs. Georgia Turner Field • Atlanta, GA 0–6 32–19 —
May 14 at #7 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL 0–3 32–20 13-15
May 15 at #7 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 1–22 32–21 13-16
May 16 at #7 Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 4–17 32–22 13-17
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record
May 19 #29 Virginia Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 0–11 7 (Mercy Rule) 32–23 0-1
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'——*—————————————————
Baseball America—————23—————————————
Collegiate Baseball^2628272826—28——24—————————
NCBWA†—————————29—————————

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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. ^ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Changes To Opening-Weekend Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Six-Run First Inning Leads Georgia Tech Past St. John's, 17-3". redstormsports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.