2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference West
2015 record	23–20 (8–13 SEC)
Head coach	Mitch Gaspard (6th year)
Hitting coach	Andy Phillips
Pitching coach	Dax Norris
Home stadium	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium

	Conf				Overall
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
#9 Vanderbilt	15	–	6	.714	33	–	12	.733
#12 Florida	13	–	8	.619	33	–	12	.733
Missouri	12	–	9	.571	26	–	18	.591
Kentucky	10	–	10	.500	25	–	17	.595
South Carolina	9	–	12	.429	26	–	19	.578
Tennessee	7	–	14	.333	18	–	21	.462
Georgia	6	–	14	.300	21	–	23	.477
Western
#1 LSU	14	–	6	.700	37	–	7	.841
#5 Texas A&M	13	–	7	.650	37	–	7	.841
Arkansas	11	–	10	.524	26	–	18	.591
Auburn	10	–	11	.476	29	–	16	.644
Ole Miss	10	–	11	.476	23	–	22	.511
Alabama	8	–	13	.381	23	–	20	.535
Mississippi State	7	–	14	.333	23	–	21	.523

‡ – Tournament champion As of 10:42, 27 April 2015 (UTC)^[1]^[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide will play their home games at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover due to renovations at their normal on-campus home of Sewell–Thomas Stadium.

Personnel

Returning starters

Player	Class	Position
Will Haynie	Sophomore	C
Kyle Overstreet	Junior	2B
Mikey White	Junior	SS
Chance Vincent	Junior	3B
Georgie Salem	Junior	CF
Jon Keller	Senior	SP

Roster

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitchers

15 Geoffrey Bramblett - Sophomore
16 Jake Walters- Freshman
17 Jay Shaw - Senior
18 Will Carter - Junior
20 Taylor Guilbeau - Senior
23 Ray Castillo - Junior
27 Zac Rogers - Freshman
28 Jake Hubbard - Junior
29 Nick Eicholtz - Sophomore
32 Andrew DiPiazza - Freshman
34 Alex Watkins - Freshman
35 Jon Keller - Senior
36 Tyler McMurray- Freshman
40 Thomas Burrows - Sophomore
42 Tyler Adams - Freshman
55 Mike Oczypok - Sophomore

Catchers

24 Will Haynie - Sophomore
31 Grady Bailey - Freshman
41 Taylor Poe - Sophomore

Infielders

1 Mikey White - Junior
3 Daniel Cucjen - Junior
5 Chandler Avant - Freshman
6 Kyle Overstreet - Junior
12 Chance Vincent - Junior
37 Zack Coker - Freshman
39 Connor Short - Sophomore

Outfielders

7 Casey Hughston - Sophomore
13 William Elliott - Sophomore
14 Jamal Howard - Freshman
22 Georgie Salem - Junior
25 Ryan Blanchard - Junior
45 Riley Colburn - Junior

Utility

9 Cody Henry - Freshman
21 Colton Freeman - Sophomore
33 Mitch Greer - Junior
38 J.C. Wilhite - Senior

Coaching staff

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 15 years at Alabama (6th as Head Coach) Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 5th year Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 8th year Nathan Kilcrease – Volunteer Coach - 1st year David Kindred – Director of Baseball Operations - 1st year

Schedule and results

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log

colspan=2 style="background:#FFF | Regular Season

February (7–3)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
February 13	UMES		Hoover Met	6–0	T. Guilbeau (1–0)	J. Stinnett (0–1)	R. Castillo (1)	2,535	1–0	–
February 14	UMES		Hoover Met	11–0	W. Carter (1–0)	J. Bone (0–1)	None	2,783	2–0	–
February 15	UMES		Hoover Met	19–0	G. Bramblett (1–0)	T. Whiteman (0–1)	None	2,410	3–0	–
February 20	at #6 Houston	#30	Cougar Field	1–3	A. Lantrip (2–0)	T. Guilbeau (1–1)	S. Romero (2)	1,989	3–1	–
February 21	at #6 Houston	#30	Cougar Field	9–14	B. Maxwell (2–0)	T. Burrows (0–1)	None	2,463	3–2	–
February 22	at #6 Houston	#30	Cougar Field	8–3	G. Bramblett (2–0)	A. Garza (0–1)	R. Castillo (2)	1,883	4–2	–
February 24	Savannah State		Hoover Met	7–2	J. Walters (1–0)	R. Doyle (0–1)	None	2,500	5–2	–
February 24	Savannah State		Hoover Met	4–2	J. Hubbard (1–0)	G. Hollman (0–1)	J. Wilhite (1)	2,232	4–2	–
February 27	Louisiana–Lafayette		Hoover Met	6–4	R. Castillo (1–0)	W. Bacon (0–1)	None	2,343	5–2	–
February 28	Louisiana–Lafayette		Hoover Met	5–6	R. Cooper (2–0)	T. Burrows (0–2)	C. Lee (2)	2,863	6–2	–

March (8–9)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
March 1	Louisiana–Lafayette	Hoover Met	2–14	G. Leger (2–0)	G. Bramblett (2–1)	None	2,738	7–4	–
March 3†	Auburn	Riverwalk Stadium	3–5	K. Thompson (3–1)	J. Hubbard (1–1)	T. Wingenter (1)	6,219	7–5	–
March 6	Lipscomb	Hank Aaron Stadium	5–1	T. Guilbeau (2–1)	I. Martinez (2–1)	T. Burrows (1)	1,735	8–5	–
March 7	Lipscomb	Hank Aaron Stadium	3–7	N. Andros (1–0)	W. Carter (1–1)	None	2,270	8–6	–
March 8	Lipscomb	Hank Aaron Stadium	3–0	G. Bramblett (3–1)	D. Norman (1–1)	T. Burrows (2)	1,807	9–6	–
March 10	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	Canceled
March 10	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	Canceled
March 14	at #16 Mississippi St.	Dudy Noble Field	10–5	J. Hubbard (1–0)	T. Fitts (1–2)	None	–	10–6	1–0
March 14	at #16 Mississippi St.	Dudy Noble Field	1–4	A. Sexton (3–0)	W. Carter (1–2)	None	8,634	10–7	1–1
March 15	at #16 Mississippi St.	Dudy Noble Field	8–4	R. Castillo (2–0)	M. Gentry (0–1)	T. Burrows (3)	7,535	11–7	2–1
March 17	Samford	Hoover Met	8–6	J. Walters (2–0)	T. Widra (0–1)	T. Burrows (4)	2,701	12–7	–
March 20	#2 Texas A&M	Hoover Met	2–4	G. Long (5–0)	T. Guilbeau (2–2)	R. Hendrix (5)	2,701	12–8	2–2
March 21	#2 Texas A&M	Hoover Met	5–10	K. Simonds (6–0)	M. Greer (0–1)	None	–	12–9	2–3
March 21	#2 Texas A&M	Hoover Met	6–2	G. Bramblett (4–1)	T. Larkins (2–1)	R. Castillo (3)	–	13–9	3–3
March 24	at South Alabama	Eddie Stanky Field	0–3	A. Bembnowski (2–2)	J. Walters (2–1)	B. Taylor (2)	3,047	13–10	–
March 27	at #6 Florida	McKethan Stadium	12–9⁽¹⁰⁾	R. Castillo (3–0)	T. Lewis (1–1)	None	–	14–10	4–3
March 27	at #6 Florida	McKethan Stadium	1–8	L. Shore (4–2)	W. Carter (1–3)	None	3,123	14–11	4–4
March 28	at #6 Florida	McKethan Stadium	4–7	A. Puk (5–2)	J. Hubbard (2–2)	None	4,367	14–12	4–5
March 31	at UAB	Regions Park	7–2	N. Eicholtz (1–0)	T. Lowery (5–2)	None	3,226	15–12	–

April (8–8)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 2	#5 LSU	Hoover Met	5–8⁽¹⁶⁾	D. Norman (2–1)	J. Wilhite (0–1)	None	4,117	15–13	4–6
April 3	#5 LSU	Hoover Met	2–6	A. Lange (6–0)	W. Carter (1–4)	None	3,963	15–14	4–7
April 4	#5 LSU	Hoover Met	4–6⁽¹³⁾	J. Stallings (1–1)	T. Burrows (0–3)	None	5,381	15–15	4–8
April 7	at Samford	Griffin Stadium	12–1	J. Walters (3–1)	E. Wright (2–3)	N. Eicholtz (1)	1,023	16–15	–
April 10	Georgia	Hoover Met	7–6⁽¹¹⁾	M. Greer (1–1)	J. Cheek (2–2)	None	3,247	17–15	5–8
April 11	Georgia	Hoover Met	1–8	R. Lawlor (4–4)	W. Carter (1–5)	None	3,597	17–16	5–9
April 12	Georgia	Hoover Met	5–2	G. Bramblett (5–1)	J. Walsh (3–1)	J. Walters (1)	3,303	18–16	6–9
April 14	UAB	Hoover Met	5–1	N. Eicholtz (2–0)	D. Munger (0–1)	None	2,456	19–16	–
April 17	at #17 Missouri	Taylor Stadium	3–4	R. McClain (5–4)	T. Guilbeau (2–3)	B. Williams (9)	1,763	19–17	6–10
April 18	at #17 Missouri	Taylor Stadium	6–0	J. Walters (4–1)	T. Houck (6–2)	None	612	20–17	7–10
April 19	at #17 Missouri	Taylor Stadium	3–5	A. Schwaab (2–0)	G. Bramblett (5–2)	B. Williams (10)	345	20–18	7–11
April 21	MS Valley State	Hoover Met	3–1	N. Eicholtz (3–0)	T. Case (3–7)	R. Castillo (4)	–	21–18	–
April 21	MS Valley State	Hoover Met	16–5	W. Carter (2–5)	B. Thomas (1–8)	None	2,413	22–18	–
April 25	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field	2–10	C. Trent (6–4)	T. Guilbeau (2–4)	None	8,042	22–19	7–12
April 25	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field	0–4	B. Bramlett (5–2)	J. Walters (4–2)	S. Weathersby (3)	10,119	22–20	7–13
April 26	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field	13–4	G. Bramblett (6–2)	W. Stokes (1–5)	None	8,101	23–20	8–13
April 28	Southern Miss	Hoover Met		Time: 6:30 p.m. Television: SECN+				–	–
April 30	#30 Arkansas	Hoover Met		Time: 6:00 p.m. Television: SEC Network				–	–

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 1	#30 Arkansas	Hoover Met		Time: 6:00 p.m. Television: SEC Network		–	–
May 2	#30 Arkansas	Hoover Met		Time: 2:00 p.m. Television: ESPN2		–	–
May 5	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	Time: 1:00 p.m. Television: SECN+		–	–
May 5	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	Time: 3:30 p.m. Television: SECN+		–	–
May 8	at Auburn	Plainsman Park		Time: 6:00 p.m. Television: SECN+		–	–
May 9	at Auburn	Plainsman Park		Time: 3:00 p.m. Television: SECN+		–	–
May 10	at Auburn	Plainsman Park		Time: 1:00 p.m. Television: SECN+		–	–
May 12	Mercer	Davis Stadium		Time: 6:30 p.m. Television: None		–	–
May 14	Vanderbilt	Hoover Met		Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: SECN+		–	–
May 15	Vanderbilt	Hoover Met		Time: 7:00 p.m. Television: SECN+		–	–
May 16	Vanderbilt	Hoover Met		Time: 3:30 p.m. Television: SEC Network		–	–

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2015 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Honors and Awards

Mikey White was selected as a Preseason Third Team All-American by Perfect Game USA.^[3]
Mikey White was selected as a Preseason Second Team All-American by D1Baseball.^[4]

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[5]	RV	RV*	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America^[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	RV	30	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†^[8]	28	23	25	28	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* Coaches' does not release a week 1 poll so for comparison purposes the pre-season poll ranking is inserted in the week 1 slot.

References

↑ "SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
↑ "2015 SEC Baseball" (PDF). secsports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
↑ Baseball's Mikey White Named Preseason Third Team All-American
↑ Baseball's Mikey White Tabbed Second Team All-American by D1Baseball.com
↑ USA Today Coaches' Poll
↑ Baseball America Poll
↑ Collegiate Baseball Poll
↑ NCBWA Poll

Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Playing field	Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Current coaches	Mitch Gaspard HC Andy Phillips (AC) Dax Norris (AC)

Seasons	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference (SEC)

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama