2015 Memphis Tigers baseball team

2015 Memphis Tigers baseball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2015 record 21–8 (4–2 American)
Head coach Daron Schoenrock (10th year)
Assistant coach Russ McNickle (2nd year)
Assistant coach Clay Greene (3rd year)
Assistant coach Lee Parks (1st year)
Home stadium FedExPark
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
South Florida 8 – 4 – 0   .667     26 – 14 – 1   .646
Memphis 7 – 5 – 0   .583     26 – 12 – 0   .684
#28 Houston 7 – 5 – 0   .583     27 – 14 – 0   .659
East Carolina 6 – 6 – 0   .500     25 – 16 – 0   .610
Connecticut 6 – 6 – 0   .500     25 – 16 – 0   .610
#15 UCF 5 – 7 – 0   .417     26 – 16 – 0   .619
Tulane 5 – 7 – 0   .417     24 – 16 – 0   .600
Cincinnati 4 – 8 – 0   .333     12 – 27 – 0   .308
‡ – Tournament champion
As of April 21, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Memphis Tigers baseball team represents the University of Memphis during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at FedExPark as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Daron Schoenrock, in his tenth season at Memphis.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Tigers finished the season 8th in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 30–29, 8–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, but failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Memphis Tigers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 5 - Connor Alexander - Freshman
  • 11 - Colin Lee - Junior
  • 14 - Trevor Sutton - Sophomore
  • 15 - Craig Caufield - Junior
  • 16 - Alex Gunn - Senior
  • 17 - Ryan Garner - Sophomore
  • 18 - Blake Myers - Senior
  • 19 - Caleb Wallingford - Senior
  • 23 - Bryan Cruse - Freshman
  • 27 - Matt Ferguson - Junior
  • 28 - Dylan Toscano - Senior
  • 29 - Nolan Blackwood - Sophomore
  • 30 - Trey McNickle - Junior
  • 33 - Colton Hathcock - Freshman
  • 35 - Kellan Hibbard - Junior
  • 41 - K.C. Abney - Junior
  • 42 - Drew Crosby - Freshman
  • 44 - Blake Drabik - Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 4 - Nate Rupiper - Senior
  • 22 - Corey Chafin - Junior
  • 26 - Carter White - Senior
  • 36 - Damo DeMatteo - Junior

Infielders

  • 1 - Jake Overbay - Junior
  • 2 - Jacob Elliot - Freshman
  • 6 - Brandon Montgomery - Freshman
  • 8 - Tucker Tubbs - Senior
  • 12 - Zach Schritenthal - Sophomore
  • 21 - Cody Duncan - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 7 - Tyler Dixon - Junior
  • 9 - Jake Little - Junior
  • 10 - Darien Tubbs - Sophomore
  • 13 - Chris Carrier - Sophomore
  • 34 - Kane Barrow - Senior
  • 37 - Kramer Hollenbach - Junior
  

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Memphis		 Alma Mater
Daron Schoenrock Head Coach 10 Tennessee Technological University (1984)
Russ McNickle Associate Head Coach 1 University of South Alabama (1988)
Clay Greene Assistant Coach 3 University of Tennessee (2001)
Lee Parks Assistant Coach 1 Mississippi State University (2001)

Season

February

The Tigers opened their season on February 13 against Oral Roberts on the road in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over the three game series, the Tigers went 1–2, losing the first two games before rebounding to win the third game of their season, 6–1.[3] A series of weather-related cancellations changed Memphis' schedule over the next week. A tournament in Conway, Arkansas, with Eastern Illinois and host Central Arkansas was shortened, and the Tigers only played one game, a 5–2 win over Central Arkansas. The Tigers' home opener against Mississippi Valley State was then pushed back until the end of April.[4]

To end the month of February (and open March), the Tigers hosted Saint Louis, the three time defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions. The series opened with a doubleheader, in which Memphis won the first game in ten innings after a walk-off home run by Tucker Tubbs, while Saint Louis won the second game. In the third and final game of the series, Memphis won 5–2 in a game that was shortened to seven innings due to rain.[5]

Schedule

Legend
 Memphis win
 Memphis loss
 Postponement
BoldMemphis team member
2015 Memphis Tigers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Memphis Tigers. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "ORU baseball slips doubleheader with Memphis; wins opening series". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "UPDATE: Weather Throws Another Changeup for @MemphisBaseball". gotigersgo.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Tigers Baseball Beats Saint Louis 5-2 In Rain-Shortened Series Finale". myfoxmemphis.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.