2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–32 (9–21 ACC)
Head coach	Joe Jordano (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Jerry Oakes (3rd season) Bryan Peters (2nd season) Shane Liska (2nd season)
Home stadium	Charles L. Cost Field

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y	25	–	5		.833			47	–	18		.723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			37	–	23		.617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	13		.567			44	–	21		.677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y	16	–	13		.552			32	–	29		.525
NC State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	14		.517			36	–	23		.610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			27	–	26		.509
Boston College  ‍‍‍	10	–	19		.345			27	–	27		.500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			50	–	16		.758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			44	–	24		.647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	16		.448			34	–	24		.586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	13	–	16		.448			27	–	27		.500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			32	–	23		.582
Duke  ‍‍‍	10	–	19		.345			31	–	22		.585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			20	–	32		.385
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2015 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
	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.

Schedule

Legend
	Pittsburgh win
	Pittsburgh loss
	Postponement
Bold	Pittsburgh team member

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record February 13 vs. Saint Louis Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL 18–1 Zuech (1–0) Moore (0–1) 1–0 – February 14 vs. Kansas State North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL February 15 vs. Ohio State North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL February 20 at Wofford Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC February 21 at USC Upstate Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC February 22 vs. East Tennessee State Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC February 27 at VCU The Diamond • Richmond, VA February 28 at VCU The Diamond • Richmond, VA
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record March 1 at VCU The Diamond • Richmond, VA March 6 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA March 7 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA March 8 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA March 10 Niagara Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 10 Niagara Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 11 Niagara Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 13 North Carolina Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 14 North Carolina Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 15 North Carolina Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 17 Penn State Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 18 Akron Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA March 20 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC March 21 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC March 22 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC March 25 at Youngstown State Eastwood Field • Niles, OH March 27 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC March 28 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC March 29 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC March 31 West Virginia Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record April 3 Notre Dame Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 4 Notre Dame Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 5 Notre Dame Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 7 at Akron Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field • Akron, OH April 8 Youngstown State Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 10 Wake Forest Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 11 Wake Forest Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 12 Wake Forest Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 14 Kent State Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 17 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL April 18 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL April 19 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL April 25 Fairfield Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 25 Fairfield Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 26 Fairfield Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA April 29 at Penn State Medlar Field • University Park, PA
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record May 2 Miami (FL) Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA May 2 Miami (FL) Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA May 3 Miami (FL) Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA May 8 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA May 9 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA May 10 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA May 12 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV May 15 Virginia Tech Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA May 16 Virginia Tech Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA May 17 Virginia Tech Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
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.