2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015 record	21–10 (6–9 ACC)
Head coach	Mik Aoki (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jesse Woods (5th year)
Assistant coach	Chuck Ristano (5th year)
Home stadium	Frank Eck Stadium

	Conf				Overall
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Fighting Irish will play their home games at Frank Eck Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by head coach Mik Aoki, in his 5th season at Notre Dame.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Fighting Irish finished the season 7th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 22–31, 9–21 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster^[2]

Pitchers

3 - Ryan Smoyer - Sophomore
5 - Nick McCarty - Junior
11 - David Hearne - Junior
12 - Brandon Bielak - Freshman
17 - Cristian Torres - Senior
18 - Charlie Vorsheck - Freshman
21 - Joey Cresta - Junior
27 - Jim Orwick - Sophomore
28 - Michael Hearne - Junior
31 - Scott Kerrigan - Senior
32 - Connor Hale - Junior
35 - Peter Solomon - Freshman
37 - Kyle Rubbinaccio - Senior
38 - Scott Tully - Sophomore
42 - Matt Ternowchek - Senior
44 - Evy Ruibal - Freshman
45 - Brad Bass - Freshman
50 - Sean Guenther - Freshman

Catchers

30 - Forrest Johnson - Senior
36 - Ryan Lidge - Sophomore

Infielders

0 - Jake Shepski - Freshman
4 - Lane Richards - Junior
6 - Kevin DeFilippis - Senior
8 - Blaise Lezynski - Senior
16 - Zak Kutsulis - Junior
20 - Kyle Fiala - Sophomore
23 - Cavan Biggio - Sophomore
33 - Phil Mosey - Senior

Outfielders

2 - Torii Hunter, Jr. - Sophomore
10 - Conor Biggio - Senior
13 - Mac Hudgins - Senior
14 - Kyle Richardson - Junior
19 - Ryan Bull - Senior
22 - Ricky Sanchez - Junior
25 - Ryan Youngdahl - Senior
26 - James Nevant - Junior
39 - Jake Johnson - Freshman

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Notre Dame	Alma Mater
Mik Aoki	Head Coach	5	Davidson College (1990)
Jesse Woods	Assistant Coach	5	Wheaton College (2004)
Chuck Ristano	Assistant Coach	5	Sacred Heart University (2004)

Schedule

Legend
	Notre Dame win
	Notre Dame loss
	Postponement
Bold	Notre Dame team member

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record
February 13	vs. SIU Edwardsville	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	7–6	Solomon (1–0)	Thomas (0–1)		1,283	1–0
February 13	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	1–6	Elliott (1–0)	Kerrigan (0–1)		1,283	1–1
February 14	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	10–9	Bielak (1–0)	Hansen (0–1)	Smoyer (1)	1,735	2–1
February 15	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	5–1	McCarty (1–0)	Choplick (0–1)	Solomon (1)	1,735	3–1
February 19	vs. Incarnate Word	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	14–1	Hearne (1–0)	Richey (0–2)		335	4–1
February 20	vs. Villanova	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	8–1	Kerrigan (1–1)	Sgaramella (0–1)		333	5–1
February 21	vs. Northwestern	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	7–3	Tully (1–0)	Portland (0–2)		572	6–1
February 22	vs. Incarnate Word	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	11–1	McCarty (2–0)	Looper (0–1)		269	7–1
February 27	vs. Belmont	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	6–4	Tully (2–0)	Quillen (1–1)	Solomon (2)	147	8–1
February 28	at Mercer	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	8–2	Bielak (2–0)	Herd (1–1)		408	9–1
February 28	vs. Akron	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	5–4	Bass (1–0)	LaRocca (0–1)		204	10–1

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
March 6	at #28 Georgia Tech	#25	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	3–2 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Bass (2–0)	Gorst (0–2)	Solomon (3)	1,108	11–1	1–0
March 7	at #28 Georgia Tech	#25	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	7–11	Ryan (3–0)	Bielak (2–1)		1,821	11–2	1–1
March 8	at #28 Georgia Tech	#25	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	1–4	Gold (2–0)	McCarty (2–1)		1,887	11–3	1–2
March 11	at Savannah State	#27	Tiger Field • Savannah, GA	5–3 ⁽¹¹⁾	Solomon (2–0)	Chandler (0–1)	Bass (1)	210	12–3
March 14	at Clemson	#27	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	1–6	Crownover (4–0)	Kerrigan (1–2)		4,961	12–4	1–3
March 14	at Clemson	#27	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	11–6	Guenther (1–0)	Krall (0–1)	Solomon (4)	4,961	13–4	2–3
March 15	at Clemson	#27	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	5–1	McCarty (3–1)	Erwin (1–3)		4,343	14–4	3–3
March 17	Bethel (IN)		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	Cancelled
March 18	Central Michigan	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	8–3	Smoyer (1–0)	Grosjean (0–3)		613	15–4
March 20	#17 Louisville	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	0–2	Funkhouser (2–2)	Kerrigan (1–3)	Harrington (3)	572	15–5	3–4
March 21	#17 Louisville	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–6 ⁽¹⁸⁾	Leland (1–0)	Tully (2–1)		746	15–6	3–5
March 22	#17 Louisville	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	0–3	Rogers (3–1)	McCarty (3–2)	Harrington (4)	476	15–7	3–6
March 25	Western Michigan		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	8–3	Smoyer (2–0)	Allison (1–5)		215	16–7
March 28	#25 Virginia		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	1–9	Kirby (4–1)	Kerrigan (1–4)	Doherty (2)	783	16–8	3–7
March 28	#25 Virginia		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–4	Doyle (1–0)	Guenther (1–1)	Sborz (6)	783	16–9	3–8
March 29	#25 Virginia		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–5	Waddell (2–1)	McCarty (3–3)	Sborz (7)	377	16–10	3–9
March 31	Eastern Michigan		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–0	Smoyer (3–0)	Hornstra (0–1)		363	17–10

April

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
April 4	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	8–1	Bielak (3–1)	Zeuch (2–4)		511	18–10	4–9
April 4	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	7–1	McCarty (4–3)	Sandefur (1–4)		511	19–10	5–9
April 5	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	7–3	Smoyer (4–0)	Berube (0–4)	Guenther (1)	384	20–10	6–9
April 8	Valparaiso	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–0	Tully (3–1)	Kaucic (1–3)		417	21–10
April 10	#7 Florida State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 11	#7 Florida State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 12	#7 Florida State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 15	Toledo	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 17	NC State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 18	NC State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 19	NC State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 21	vs. Indiana	Victory Field • Indianapolis, IN
April 22	Chicago State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 24	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
April 25	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
April 26	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
April 28	Michigan State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 29	Sacramento State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium
May 1	Northwestern State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
May 2	Northwestern State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
May 3	Northwestern State	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
May 8	North Carolina	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
May 9	North Carolina	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
May 10	North Carolina	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
May 12	at Western Michigan	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI
May 14	at Boston College	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA
May 15	at Boston College	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA
May 16	at Boston College	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA

Post-Season

ACC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACCT Record
May 19	TBD		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Ranking Movements

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'	NR	NR*		RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^	NR	NR	NR	25	27	22	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	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

↑ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball

Venues	Frank Eck Stadium (1994–present)

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College World Series appearances in italics