2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball team

2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record35–25 (13–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Allen (1st season)
  • Philip Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumGreer Field at Turchin Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Houston  ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 43 20 0   .683
East Carolinay  ‍‍‍ 15 9 0   .625 40 22 0   .645
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 13 11 0   .542 35 25 0   .583
South Floriday  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 34 26 1   .566
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 37 21 0   .638
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 35 25 0   .583
UCF  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 31 27 0   .534
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 15 41 0   .268
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball team represented Tulane University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Green Wave played their home games at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his first season at Tulane.

Previous season

In 2014, the Green Wave finished the season 10th in Conference USA with a record of 23–29, 10–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Conference USA baseball tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Tulane Green Wave roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 – Tim Yandel – Junior
  • 13 – Jackson Johnson – Freshman
  • 14 – J.P. France – Sophomore
  • 20 – Eric Steel – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 21 – Corey Merrill – Sophomore
  • 24 – Jake Crain – Freshman
  • 26 – Zach Flowers – Sophomore
  • 28 – Alex Massey – Redshirt Junior
  • 29 – Emerson Gibbs – Junior
  • 31 – Patrick Duester – Junior
  • 32 – Sam Bjorngjeld – Redshirt Freshman
  • 33 – Ian GibautJunior
  • 36 – Jordan Gross – Redshirt Junior
  • 37 – Brandon Sequeira – Freshman
  • 38 – Dan Rankin – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 – Max Karp – Freshman
  • 42 – Troy Ward – Junior
  • 44 – Brandon Issa – Freshman
  • 45 – Tyler Zamjahn – Sophomore'
  • 46 – Trevor Simms – Senior
 

Catchers

  • 4 – Jake RogersSophomore
  • 18 – Jeremy Montalbano – Junior
  • 35 – Cameron Burns – Junior

Infielders

  • 1 – Garrett Deschamp – Senior
  • 2 – Stephen AlemaisSophomore
  • 15 – Rainer Ausmus – Freshman
  • 16 – Hunter Hope – Sophomore
  • 17 – Jake Willsey – Sophomore
  • 30 – Nico Symington – Freshman
  • 34 – Sam Martin – Freshman
  • 39 – Hunter Williams – Sophomore
  • 40 – Tyler Wilson – Senior
  • 48 – Hunter Lapeyre – Redshirt Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 6 – Lex Kaplan – Sophomore
  • 8 – Richard Carthon – Junior
  • 9 – John Gandolfo – Senior
  • 23 – Grant Brown – Sophomore
 

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Tulane
Alma Mater
David Pierce Head coach 1 University of Houston (1988)
Sean Allen Assistant coach 1 University of Houston (2001)
Philip Miller Assistant coach 1 Northwestern State University (2005)

Schedule

Legend
  Tulane win
  Tulane loss
  Postponement
Bold Tulane team member
2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
February 13 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, CA W 9–3 Steel (1–0) Puckett (0–1) 435 1–0
February 14 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA W 9–5 Rankin (1–0) Blanchard (0–1) 410 2–0
February 15 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA L 1–2 Gamboa (1–0) Gibaut (0–1) 403 2–1
February 18 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly DiamondHammond, LA W 5–4 Gibaut (1–1) Cashman (0–1) Rankin (1) 906 3–1
February 20 San Francisco Greer FieldNew Orleans, LA W 1–0 Gibbs (1–0) Buonopane (0–1) 2,225 4–1
February 21 San Francisco Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 3–2 (11) Gibaut (2–1) Narahara (0–1) 2,351 5–1
February 22 San Francisco Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 5–3 Yandel (1–0) Rincon (0–2) Steel (1) 2,617 6–1
February 24 at New Orleans Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA W 9–0 Duester (1–0) Martinez (0–1) Johnson (1) 609 7–1
February 25 New Orleans Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 4–0 Gibbs (2–0) Smith (1–1) 1,681 8–1
February 27 Creighton Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 8–2 Merrill (1–0) Albrecht (1–1) 1,700 9–1
February 28 Creighton Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 2–7 Warren (1–1) Massey (0–1) 2,108 9–2
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
March 1 Creighton Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 3–2 Gibaut (3–1) Ising (0–1) 2,000 10–2
March 3 at Nicholls State Ray E. Didier FieldThibodaux, LA W 5–0 Duester (2–0) Ernestine (1–1) Gibbs (1) 1,378 11–2
March 6 Gonzaga Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 0–2 Bailey (3–1) Merrill (1–1) Bigelow (3) 1,905 11–3
March 7 Gonzaga Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 2–7 Sopko (2–1) Massey (0–2) Mills (2) 2,403 11–4
March 8 Gonzaga Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 3–0 Yandel (2–0) Burland (0–1) Gibaut (1) 2,113 12–4
March 11 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 4–8 Cockrell (2–0) Duster (2–1) 2,559 12–5
March 13 Xavier Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 3–2 (10) Gibaut (4–1) Lowther (0–1) 1,504 13–5
March 14 Xavier Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 1–0 Rankin (2–0) Jacknewitz (1–3) 1,935 14–5
March 15 Xavier Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 10–3 Massey (1–2) Astle (0–3) 1,904 15–5
March 17 Southeastern Louisiana Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 15–2 Duester (3–1) Cashman (2–3) 2,311 16–5
March 20 at UC Riverside Riverside Sports ComplexRiverside, CA L 1–2 (13) Genter (3–0) Gibaut (4–2) 355 16–6
March 21 at UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA W 6–5 Rankin (3–0) Lillie (0–1) Duester (1) 240 17–6
March 22 at UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA L 2–6 Leach (2–2) Yandel (2–1) 273 17–7
March 24 LSU Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 7–13 Newman (2–0) Duester (3–2) 4,994 17–8
March 27 Connecticut Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 0–6 Cross (6–1) Merrill (1–2) 1,887 17–9 0–1
March 28 Connecticut Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 5–1 Gibbs (3–0) Kay (3–3) 2,015 18–9 1–1
March 29 Connecticut Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 3–5 Ruotolo (2–0) Gibaut (4–3) 1,950 18–10 1–2
March 31 at UNC Wilmington Brooks FieldWilmington, NC W 8–4 Duester (4–2) Magestro (3–2) Steel (2) 1,008 19–10 1–2
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
April 2 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC L 0–3 Love (3–2) Merrill (1–3) 2,213 19–11 1–3
April 3 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 4–11 Boyd (3–7) Rankin (3–1) 2,411 19–12 1–4
April 4 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 8–6 Massey (2–2) Lucroy (2–2) Duester (2) 2,261 20–12 2–4
April 7 Nicholls State Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 7–1 Gibaut 5–3 Stapler (2–1) 1,452 21–12 2–4
April 10 at Houston Cougar FieldHouston, TX L 3–4 Weigel (3–0) Duester (4–3) 1,583 21–13 2–5
April 11 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 1–6 Dowdy (4–1) Gibbs (3–1) 1,512 21–14 2–6
April 12 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 3–1 Massey (3–2) Cobb (1–1) 1,603 22–14 3–6
April 14 Southern Miss Greer Field • New Orleans, LA Postponed
April 17 UCF Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 3–0 Merrill (2–3) Finfrock (6–3) Gibaut (2) 1,106 23–14 4–6
April 18 UCF Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 0–8 Rodgers (7–0) Gibbs (3–2) 1,824 23–15 4–7
April 19 UCF Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 10–0 Massey (4–2) Hepple (3–2) Gibaut (3) 1,290 24–15 5–7
April 21 at LSU Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 0–6 Bain (1–1) Duester (4–4) 10,614 24–16 5–7
April 24 at Cincinnati Marge Schott StadiumCincinnati, OH W 4–0 Merrill (3–0) Atkinson (3–5) Gibaut (4) 522 25–16 6–7
April 25 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 8–6 Duester (5–4) Zellner (2–2) 296 26–16 7–7
April 26 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 9–5 Massey (5–2) Lehnen (1–7) Gibaut (5) 631 27–16 8–7
April 28 Southeastern Louisiana Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 5–4 (10) Steel (2–0) Sceroler (2–2) 1,823 28–16 8–7
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
May 1 Houston Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 3–1 Merrill 4–3 Lantrip (6–3) Gibaut (6) 1,100 29–16 9–7
May 2 Houston Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 0–3 Dowdy (7–1) Massey (7–3) 2,050 29–17 9–8
May 3 Houston Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 1–7 Romero (6–3) Duester (5–5) 2,100 29–18 9–9
May 8 South Florida Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 0–12 Herget (8–2) Merrill (4–4) 2,678 29–19 9–10
May 9 South Florida Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 5–3 Duester (6–5) Valdes (5–2) Gibaut (7) 2,167 30–19 10–10
May 10 South Florida Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 4–3 Gibbs (4–2) Mulholland 4–7 Gibaut (8) 2,221 31–19 11–10
May 12 Southern Miss Greer Field • New Orleans, LA L 4–8 Talley (3–5) Yandel (2–2) 2,368 31–20 11–10
May 14 at Memphis FedExParkMemphis, TN L 3–7 Gunn (6–1) Merrill (4–5) 678 31–21 11–11
May 15 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 5–2 (7) Massey (6–3) Toscano (8–2) 510 32–21 12–11
May 16 at Memphis FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 9–1 Gibbs (5–2) Alexander (4–2) 510 33–21 13–11
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record
May 20 vs. (6) Connecticut (3) Bright House FieldClearwater, FL W 3–1 Duester (7–5) Zapata (5–1) Gibaut (9) 34–21 1–0
May 21 vs. (2) East Carolina (3) Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–3 Kruczynski (8–4) Merrill (4–6) Ingle (7) 1,243 34–22 1–1
May 22 vs. (6) Connecticut (3) Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 6–7 Holmes (1–0) Gibbs (5–3) Kay (1) 922 34–23 1–2
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
May 29 vs. (2) UNC Wilmington (3) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 1–10 Foster (7–1) Duester (7–6) 10,657 34–24 0–1
May 30 vs. (4) Lehigh (3) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 15–3 Merrill (5–6) Stephens (4–7) Yandel (1) 10,527 35–24 1–1
May 31 vs. (2) UNC Wilmington (3) Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 2–8 Monroe (4–3) Massey (6–4) 10,582 35–25 1–2
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.
Schedule and results taken from tulanegreenwave.com Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Box scores are available under "related links" in the right-hand navigation.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'—*RVRV
Baseball America
Collegiate Baseball^
NCBWARVRV30RVRV

^ 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. ^ "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Tulane Green Wave. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.