2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball team
American college baseball season
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 –
21 – Corey Merrill – Sophomore
24 – Jake Crain – Freshman
26 – Zach Flowers – Sophomore
28 – Alex Massey –
29 – Emerson Gibbs – Junior
31 – Patrick Duester – Junior
32 – Sam Bjorngjeld –
33 – Ian Gibaut – Junior
36 – Jordan Gross –
37 – Brandon Sequeira – Freshman
38 – Dan Rankin –
41 – Max Karp – Freshman
42 – Troy Ward – Junior
44 – Brandon Issa – Freshman
45 – Tyler Zamjahn – Sophomore'
46 – Trevor Simms – Senior
Catchers
4 – Jake Rogers – Sophomore
18 – Jeremy Montalbano – Junior
35 – Cameron Burns – Junior Infielders
1 – Garrett Deschamp – Senior
2 – Stephen Alemais – Sophomore
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 –
Outfielders
6 – Lex Kaplan – Sophomore
8 – Richard Carthon – Junior
9 – John Gandolfo – Senior
23 – Grant Brown – Sophomore
Coaching staff
Schedule
Legend
Tulane win
Tulane loss
Postponement
Bold Tulane team member
2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball game log
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
February 13
at Pepperdine
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA W 9–3Steel (1–0)Puckett (0–1)
435
1–0
–
February 14
at Pepperdine
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA
W 9–5Rankin (1–0)Blanchard (0–1)
410
2–0
–
February 15
at Pepperdine
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA
L 1–2Gamboa (1–0)
Gibaut (0–1)403
2–1
–
February 18
at Southeastern Louisiana
Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA W 5–4Gibaut (1–1)Cashman (0–1)
Rankin (1)906
3–1
–
February 20
San Francisco Greer Field • New Orleans, LA W 1–0Gibbs (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 5–3Yandel (1–0)Rincon (0–2)
Steel (1)2,617
6–1
–
February 24
at New Orleans
Maestri Field • New Orleans, LAW 9–0Duester (1–0)Martinez (0–1)
Johnson (1)609
7–1
–
February 25
New Orleans
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 4–0Gibbs (2–0)Smith (1–1)
1,681
8–1
–
February 27
Creighton Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 8–2Merrill (1–0)Albrecht (1–1)
1,700
9–1
–
February 28
Creighton
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 2–7Warren (1–1)
Massey (0–1)2,108
9–2
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
March 1
Creighton
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 3–2Gibaut (3–1)Ising (0–1)
2,000
10–2
–
March 3
at Nicholls State
Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 5–0Duester (2–0)Ernestine (1–1)
Gibbs (1)1,378
11–2
–
March 6
Gonzaga Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 0–2Bailey (3–1)
Merrill (1–1)Bigelow (3)
1,905
11–3
–
March 7
Gonzaga
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 2–7Sopko (2–1)
Massey (0–2)Mills (2)
2,403
11–4
–
March 8
Gonzaga
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 3–0Yandel (2–0)Burland (0–1)
Gibaut (1)2,113
12–4
–
March 11
at Southern Miss
Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 4–8Cockrell (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 1–0Rankin (2–0)Jacknewitz (1–3)
1,935
14–5
–
March 15
Xavier
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 10–3Massey (1–2)Astle (0–3)
1,904
15–5
–
March 17
Southeastern Louisiana
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 15–2Duester (3–1)Cashman (2–3)
2,311
16–5
–
March 20
at UC Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, 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 6–5Rankin (3–0)Lillie (0–1)
Duester (1)240
17–6
–
March 22
at UC Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA
L 2–6Leach (2–2)
Yandel (2–1)273
17–7
–
March 24
LSU Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 7–13Newman (2–0)
Duester (3–2)4,994
17–8
–
March 27
Connecticut Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 0–6Cross (6–1)
Merrill (1–2)1,887
17–9
0–1
March 28
Connecticut
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 5–1Gibbs (3–0)Kay (3–3)
2,015
18–9
1–1
March 29
Connecticut
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 3–5Ruotolo (2–0)
Gibaut (4–3)1,950
18–10
1–2
March 31
at UNC Wilmington
Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 8–4Duester (4–2)Magestro (3–2)
Steel (2)1,008
19–10
1–2
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
April 2
at East Carolina
Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 0–3Love (3–2)
Merrill (1–3)2,213
19–11
1–3
April 3
at East Carolina
Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC
L 4–11Boyd (3–7)
Rankin (3–1)2,411
19–12
1–4
April 4
at East Carolina
Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC
W 8–6Massey (2–2)Lucroy (2–2)
Duester (2)2,261
20–12
2–4
April 7
Nicholls State
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 7–1Gibaut 5–3Stapler (2–1)
1,452
21–12
2–4
April 10
at Houston
Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 3–4Weigel (3–0)
Duester (4–3)1,583
21–13
2–5
April 11
at Houston
Cougar Field • Houston, TX
L 1–6Dowdy (4–1)
Gibbs (3–1)1,512
21–14
2–6
April 12
at Houston
Cougar Field • Houston, TX
W 3–1Massey (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 3–0Merrill (2–3)Finfrock (6–3)
Gibaut (2)1,106
23–14
4–6
April 18
UCF
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 0–8Rodgers (7–0)
Gibbs (3–2)
1,824
23–15
4–7
April 19
UCF
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 10–0Massey (4–2)Hepple (3–2)
Gibaut (3)1,290
24–15
5–7
April 21
at LSU
Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 0–6Bain (1–1)
Duester (4–4)10,614
24–16
5–7
April 24
at Cincinnati
Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 4–0Merrill (3–0)Atkinson (3–5)
Gibaut (4)522
25–16
6–7
April 25
at Cincinnati
Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
W 8–6Duester (5–4)Zellner (2–2)
296
26–16
7–7
April 26
at Cincinnati
Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
W 9–5Massey (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
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
AAC Record
May 1
Houston
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 3–1Merrill 4–3Lantrip (6–3)
Gibaut (6)1,100
29–16
9–7
May 2
Houston
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 0–3Dowdy (7–1)
Massey (7–3)2,050
29–17
9–8
May 3
Houston
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 1–7Romero (6–3)
Duester (5–5)2,100
29–18
9–9
May 8
South Florida Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 0–12Herget (8–2)
Merrill (4–4)2,678
29–19
9–10
May 9
South Florida
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 5–3Duester (6–5)Valdes (5–2)
Gibaut (7)2,167
30–19
10–10
May 10
South Florida
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
W 4–3Gibbs (4–2)Mulholland 4–7
Gibaut (8)2,221
31–19
11–10
May 12
Southern Miss
Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
L 4–8Talley (3–5)
Yandel (2–2)2,368
31–20
11–10
May 14
at Memphis
FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 3–7Gunn (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 9–1Gibbs (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 Field • Clearwater, FL W 3–1Duester (7–5)Zapata (5–1)
Gibaut (9)34–21
1–0
May 21
vs. (2) East Carolina
(3)
Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
L 1–3Kruczynski (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 6–7Holmes (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 1–10Foster (7–1)
Duester (7–6)10,657
34–24
0–1
May 30
vs. (4) Lehigh
(3)
Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
W 15–3Merrill (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 2–8Monroe (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 movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Coaches' — —* — RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Baseball America — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Collegiate Baseball ^— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — NCBWA †— RV RV 30 RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
^ 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
Venue Culture & lore People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
