2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015 record	32-23 (13-18 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Hall (22nd year)
Assistant coach	Jason Howell (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Bryan Prince (8th year)
Home stadium	Russ Chandler Stadium

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
#10 Louisville ^x†^y	25	–	5	.833	47	–	18	.723
#26 Notre Dame ^y	17	–	13	.567	37	–	23	.617
#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
#6 Miami (FL) ^x^y	22	–	8	.733	50	–	16	.758
#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 † – Conference 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 - Junior
37 - Daniel Gooden - Freshman
39 - Jonathan King - Sophomore
41 - Devin Stanton - 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 - 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

February

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
February 13	#29 St. John's	#26	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	17–3	King (1–0)	McCormick (0–1)	1,243	1–0	–
February 14	Fordham	#26	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4-9				1-1	—
February 14	Fordham	#26	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	7-5	#26			2-1	—
February 15	at Liberty	#26	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	Cancelled
February 17	at Georgia Southern	#28	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	7-4				3-1	—
February 20	vs. FIU	#28	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	16-9				4-1	—
February 21	at Coastal Carolina	#28	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	5-7				4-2	—
February 22	vs. Albany	#28	TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC	9-8				5-2	—
February 24	at Auburn	#27	Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL	1-7				5-3	—
February 25	Georgia State	#27	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	Cancelled
February 27	Indiana State	#27	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	1-0				6-3	—
February 28	Indiana State	#27	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	15-2				7-3	—

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	ACC Record
March 1	Indiana State	#27	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	7-1	8-3	—
March 3	Ohio	#28	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	7-6 ¹²	9-3	—
March 6	#25 Notre Dame	#28	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	2-3 ¹⁰	9-4	0-1
March 7	#25 Notre Dame	#28	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	11-7	10-4	1-1
March 8	#25 Notre Dame	#28	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4-1	11-4	2-1
March 10	Georgia Southern	#26	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	22-6	12-4	—
March 13	at Duke	#26	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC	5-2	13-4	3-1
March 14	at Duke	#26	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC	3-6	13-5	3-2
March 15	at Duke	#26	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC	4-0	14-5	4-2
March 17	at Kennesaw State		Fred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	7-6 ¹¹	15-5	—
March 20	#27 North Carolina		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	3-5	15-6	4-3
March 21	#27 North Carolina		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	6-5	16-6	5-3
March 22	#27 North Carolina		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	1-5	16-7	5-4
March 24	Auburn	#28	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4-1	17-7	—
March 27	at #11 Louisville	#28	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	1-4	17-8	5-5
March 28	at #11 Louisville	#28	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	3-8	17-9	5-6
March 29	at #11 Louisville	#28	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY	1-4	17-10	5-7
March 31	at Georgia		Foley Field • Athens, GA	13-6	18-10	—

April

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	ACC Record
April 1	at Georgia State		GSU Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	6-3	19-10	—
April 3	at Virginia Tech		English Field • Blacksburg, VA	11-5	20-10	6-7
April 4	at Virginia Tech		English Field • Blacksburg, VA	8-9	20-11	6-8
April 5	at Virginia Tech		English Field • Blacksburg, VA	7-6	21-11	7-8
April 7	Mercer		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4-3	22-11	—
April 10	Virginia		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4-14	22-12	7-9
April 11	Virginia		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	11-4	23-12	8-9
April 12	Virginia		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4-3	24-12	9-9
April 14	Georgia		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	Cancelled
April 17	at Boston College	#24	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	0-1	24-13	9-10
April 18	at Boston College	#24	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	1-6	24-14	9-11
April 19	at Boston College	#24	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	0-4	24-15	9-12
April 21	Kennesaw State		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	6-11	24-16	—
April 24	Clemson		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	4-2	25-16	10-12
April 25	Clemson		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	3-11	25-17	10-13
April 26	Clemson		Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	5-4 ¹⁰	26-17	11-13

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	ACC Record
May 2	Presbyterian	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	5-1	27-17	—
May 2	Presbyterian	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	11-9	28-17	—
May 3	Presbyterian	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	10-2	29-17	—
May 6	at Mercer	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	9-7	30-17	—
May 8	Pittsburgh	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	9-1	31-17	12-13
May 9	Pittsburgh	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	6-8	31-18	12-14
May 10	Pittsburgh	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	10-3	32-18	13-14
May 12	vs. Georgia	Turner Field • Atlanta, GA	0-6	32-19	—
May 14	at #7 Miami (FL)	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	0-3	32-20	13-15
May 15	at #7 Miami (FL)	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	1-22	32-21	13-16
May 16	at #7 Miami (FL)	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	4-17	32-22	13-17

Post-Season

ACC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACCT Record
May 19	#29 Virginia		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	0-11 ^{7 (Mercy Rule)}					32-23	0-1

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

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*	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^	26	28	27	28	26	NR	28	NR	NR	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	29	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	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.
* 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

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

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball

Stadium	Russ Chandler Stadium

Players	Former Players

Head coaches	No coach (1896–1899) Todd (1900–1901) Sammy Strang (1902) Irving (1903) John Heisman (1904–1917) Joe Bean (1918–1920) Noble L. Clay (1921–1931) Bobby Dodd (1932–1939) Roy M. Mundorff (1940–1943) No team (1944–1945) Joe Pittard (1946–1961) Jim Luck (1962–1981) Jim Morris (1982–1993) Danny Hall (1994– )

College World Series	1994 2002 2006

NCAA tournaments	1959 1971 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Conference Tournament championships	1985 1986 1987 1988 2000 2003 2005 2012

Conference affiliations	Southern Conference (1932–1964) Independent (1964–1979) Atlantic Coast Conference (1979– )

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

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