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2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record32-23 (13-18 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Howell (3rd season)
  • Bryan Prince (8th season)
Home stadiumRuss Chandler Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
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[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represents Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Yellow Jackets play their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Danny Hall, in his 22nd season at Georgia Tech.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Yellow Jackets finished the season 5th in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 37–27, 14–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, and, after going 2–1 in pool play, defeated Maryland in the championship game to win their 9th conference tournament championship as a member of the ACC. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament as the automatic bid from the ACC, marking their 7th straight tournament appearance. They were placed in the Oxford Regional, along with Ole Miss, Washington, and Jacksonville State. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Huskies 0–8, but rebounded in their second game to defeat Jacksonville State, 4–2, in the loser's bracket. However, in their third game, a rematch with Washington, the Yellow Jackets were eliminated, losing 2–4.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Zac Ryan - Sophomore
  • 8 - Ryan Young - Freshman
  • 20 - Matt Phillips - Sophomore
  • 23 - Ben Parr - Sophomore
  • 24 - Joe Wiseman - Junior
  • 26 - Matthew Gorst - Sophomore
  • 27 - Patrick Wiseman - Freshman
  • 28 - Jared Datoc - Freshman
  • 29 - Cory Pope - Freshman
  • 30 - Ben Schneiderjans - Sophomore
  • 31 - Tanner Shelton - Sophomore
  • 32 - Cody Worthy - Freshman
  • 36 - Cole Pitts - Redshirt Junior
  • 37 - Daniel Gooden - Freshman
  • 39 - Jonathan King - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 41 - Devin Stanton - Redshirt Senior
  • 42 - Kyle Leach - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 2 - Grant Wruble - Junior
  • 7 - Arden Pabst - Sophomore
  • 22 - Trevor Craport - Freshman

Infielders

  • 3 - Wade Bailey - Freshman
  • 9 - A.J. Murray - Senior
  • 10 - Brandon Gold - Sophomore
  • 11 - Blake Jackson - Freshman
  • 13 - Thomas Smith - Senior
  • 14 - Matt Gonzalez - Junior
  • 15 - Connor Justus - Sophomore
  • 16 - Coleman Poje - Junior
  • 21 - Cole Miller - Redshirt Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 5 - Keenan Innis - Sophomore
  • 6 - Ryan Peurifoy - Sophomore
  • 25 - Kel Johnson - Freshman
  • 35 - Daniel Spingola - Senior
 

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
Georgia Tech
Alma Mater
Danny Hall Head Coach 22 Miami University (1977)
Jason Howell Assistant Coach 3 University of North Carolina (2002)
Bryan Prince Assistant Coach 8 Georgia Institute of Technology (2005)

Season

Preseason

The Yellow Jackets opened their season with three games at home against a pair of opponents: St. John's and Fordham. Georgia Tech was originally scheduled to also face Liberty, but the game was cancelled due to impending cold weather.[3] The Yellow Jackets opened their season on February 13 against regularly-scheduled opponent St. John's, and defeated the Red Storm, 17–3. Georgia Tech scored six runs in the first inning in the victory.[4]

Schedule

Legend
  Georgia Tech win
  Georgia Tech loss
  Postponement
Bold Georgia Tech team member
2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'—*
Baseball America23
Collegiate Baseball^26282728262824
NCBWA29

^ 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

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Archived from the original on October 8, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Changes To Opening-Weekend Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "Six-Run First Inning Leads Georgia Tech Past St. John's, 17-3". redstormsports.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.