2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2015 record 1–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach Danny Hall (22nd year)
Assistant coach Jason Howell (3rd year)
Assistant coach Bryan Prince (8th year)
Home stadium Russ Chandler Stadium
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Atlantic
#4 Louisville 16 – 2   .889     27 – 9   .750
#9 Florida State 11 – 7   .611     27 – 12   .692
#25 Notre Dame 9 – 9   .500     24 – 11   .686
Wake Forest 9 – 9   .500     22 – 16   .579
Clemson 9 – 9   .500     20 – 18   .526
NC State 8 – 9   .471     20 – 14   .588
Boston College 6 – 11   .353     18 – 18   .500
Coastal
#6 Miami (FL) 14 – 4   .778     29 – 9   .763
#24 Georgia Tech 9 – 9   .500     24 – 12   .667
North Carolina 9 – 9   .500     23 – 14   .622
Virginia 7 – 11   .389     22 – 14   .611
Virginia Tech 7 – 11   .389     18 – 20   .474
Pittsburgh 6 – 12   .333     14 – 21   .400
Duke 5 – 13   .278     22 – 15   .595
‡ – Tournament champion
As of April 16, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represents Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Yellow Jackets play their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are 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 - Senior
  • 37 - Daniel Gooden - Freshman
  • 39 - Jonathan King - Junior
  • 41 - Devin Stanton - 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 - 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
BoldGeorgia Tech team member
2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate 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 Final 
Coaches' *  
Baseball America  
Collegiate Baseball^ 26  
NCBWA†

^ 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

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 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.