2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2015 record 1–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach Joe Jordano (18th year)
Assistant coach Jerry Oakes (3rd year)
Assistant coach Bryan Peters (2nd year)
Assistant coach Shane Liska (2nd year)
Home stadium Charles L. Cost Field
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 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers play their home games at Charles L. Cost Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Joe Jordano, in his 18th season at Pittsburgh.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Panthers finished the season 6th in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 22–30, 11–19 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 Pittsburgh Panthers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Dan Furman - Freshman
  • 9 - Matthew Renck - Freshman
  • 12 - Hobie Harris - Senior
  • 19 - Sam Mersing - Sophomore
  • 20 - Aaron Schnurbusch - Junior
  • 21 - Sam Proctor - Freshman
  • 22 - Nick Parnell - Senior
  • 27 - Marc Berube - Junior
  • 29 - Garrett Wrambel - Junior
  • 31 - Isaac Mattson - Freshman
  • 34 - T.J. Zeuch - Sophomore
  • 35 - Aaron Sandefur - Junior
  • 37 - Rich Condeelis - Junior
  • 40 - Josh Mitchell - Freshman
  • 41 - Matt Pidich - Sophomore
  • 45 - Ryan Campbell - Freshman
  • 47 - Joseph Cominsky - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 6 - Caleb Parry - Sophomore
  • 15 - Alex Kowalczyk - Junior
  • 26 - Ben Snyder - Freshman
  • 43 - Manny Pazos - Sophomore
  • 44 - Matt Emge - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 5 - Matt Johnson - Senior
  • 7 - Joe McHugh - Freshman
  • 8 - Eric Hess - Senior
  • 14 - Charles LeBlanc - Freshman
  • 16 - Jordan Frabasilio - Senior
  • 18 - Ron Sherman - Junior
  • 42 - P.J. DeMeo - Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 3 - Frank Maldonado - Freshman
  • 11 - Jawan McAllister - Freshman
  • 13 - Jacob Wright - Sophomore
  • 24 - Boo Vazquez - Senior
  • 33 - Nick Yarnall - Sophomore
  

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Pittsburgh		 Alma Mater
Joe Jordano Head Coach 18 Westminster College (1985)
Jerry Oakes Assistant Head Coach 3 Coastal Carolina University (2012)
Bryan Peters Assistant Coach 2 University of South Florida (1997)
Shane Liska Assistant Coach 2 Xavier University (2011)

Season

February

The Panthers opened up their season with three games in Port Charlotte, Florida, as part of the annual Snowbird Baseball Classic. In their first game of the three game tournament, Pittsburgh defeated Saint Louis Billikens baseball, 18–1. The Billikens were the three-time defending Atlantic 10 Conference regular season champions. Frank Maldonado hit his first career home run in his first career game and T. J. Zeuch struck out nine Billikens in the victory.[3]

Schedule

Legend
 Pittsburgh win
 Pittsburgh loss
 Postponement
BoldPittsburgh team member
2015 Pittsburgh Panthers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Pittsburgh Panthers. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Baseball Falls in Season Opener". slubillikens.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.