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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 were 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 - Robert Youngdahl - Senior
26 - James Nevant - Junior
39 - Jake Johnson - Freshman
Coaching Staff
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
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
ACC 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
Rank
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
5–2
Smoyer (5–0)Biegalski (2–3)
Guenther (2)522
22–10
7–9
April 11
#7 Florida State
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
4–1
Bielak (4–1)Carlton (2–2)
Guenther (3)1,109
23–10
8–9
April 12
#7 Florida State
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
2–1
Hale (1–0)Compton (1–1)
Tully (1)896
24–10
9–9
April 15
Toledo #25
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
0–5
Wagner (2–3)
Tully (3–2)Kline (1)
344
24–11
April 17
NC State #25
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
2–0
Smoyer (6–0)Wilder (2–5)
Guenther (4)555
25–11
10–9
April 18
NC State
#25
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
2–4 (14)
O'Donnell (5–2)
Ruibal (0–1)1,230
25–12
10–10
April 18
NC State
#25
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
7–2
McCarty (5–3)Williamson (3–2)
1,230
26–12
11–10
April 21
vs. Indiana
#26
Victory Field • Indianapolis, IN 5–6
Halstead (1–1)
Guenther (1–2)8,728
26–13
April 22
Chicago State #26
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
11–0
Hale (2–0)McNeal (0–1)
235
27–13
April 24
at Wake Forest
#26
Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC 9–5
Kerrigan (2–4)Pirro (6–3)
1,153
28–13
12–10
April 25
at Wake Forest
#26
Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
2–4
Craig (2–3)Ruibal (0–2)Dunshee (3)
608
28–14
12–11
April 26
at Wake Forest
#26
Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
4–5 (11)
Sellers (4–1)
Tully (3–3)608
28–15
12–12
April 28
Michigan State Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
6–9 (12)
Borkovich (2–0)
Ruibal (0–3)414
28–16
April 29
Sacramento State Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
2–0
McCarty (6–3)Paderez (1–1)
441
29–16
May
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
ACC Record
May 1
Northwestern State Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
4–1
Kerrigan (3–4)A. Oller (6–3)
Bass (2)416
30–16
May 2
Northwestern State
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
2–8
J. Oller (8–1)
Bielak (4–2)617
30–17
May 3
Northwestern State
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
4–8
Stovall (5–4)
Tully (3–4)Smith (8)
579
30–18
May 9
#24 North Carolina
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
10–5
Tully (4–4)Kelley (5–2)
1,064
31–18
13–12
May 9
#24 North Carolina
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
3–1
Smoyer (7–0)Bukauskas (4–2)
1,064
32–18
14–12
May 10
#24 North Carolina
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
8–7
Bass (3–0)Thornton (3–5)
406
33–18
15–12
May 14
at Boston College
#24
Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 10–4
Bielak (5–2)King (1–5)
604
34–18
16–12
May 15
at Boston College
#24
Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA
5–2
Smoyer (8–0)Dunn (4–4)Guenther (5)412
35–18
17–12
May 15
at Boston College
#24
Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA
5–6 (10)
Poore (3–3)
Guenther (1–3)202
35–19
17–13
Post-Season
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
ACCT Record
May 21
vs. NC State
#20
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 0–3
Brown (7–3)
Kerrigan (3–5)Britt (2)
3,599
35–20
0–1
May 22
vs. #29 Virginia
#20
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
8–2
Smoyer (9–0)Waddell (3–5)
Bielak (1)2,916
36–20
1–1
May 23
vs. #6 Miami (FL)
#20
Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
5–6
Hammond (5–1)
Bass (3–1)4,249
36–21
1–2
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall Record
NCAAT Record
May 29
vs. Wright State
#23
Illinois Field • Champaign, IL 13–7
Bielak (6–2)Swaney (4–3)
1,454
37–21
1–0
May 31
at #3 Illinois
#23
Illinois Field • Champaign, IL
0–3
Johnson (10–3)
Smoyer (9–1)3,002
37–22
1–1
May 31
vs. Wright State
#23
Illinois Field • Champaign, IL
0–4
Van Horn (4–2)
Bielak (6–3)1,292
37–23
1–2
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball .
2015 MLB Draft
The following Notre Dame players were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft .
Player
Position
Round
Overall
MLB Team
Conor Biggio
Outfielder
34
1,009
Houston Astros
Ranking Movements
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References
Venues Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
