2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

The 2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball team will represent Duke University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Blue Devils will play their home games at Jack Coombs Field (sometimes at Durham Bulls Athletic Park) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by head coach Chris Pollard, in his third season at Duke.

2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015 record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coachChris Pollard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Jordan (3rd season)
  • Andrew See (3rd season)
Home stadiumJack Coombs Field
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Previous Season

In 2014, the Blue Devils finished the season 3rd in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 33–25, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster
2015 Duke Blue Devils roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 9 - Remy Janco - Junior
  • 12 - James Marvel - Sophomore
  • 19 - Dillon Haviland - Senior
  • 20 - Trent Swart - Senior
  • 21 - Chris McGrath - Freshman
  • 24 - Karl Blum - Sophomore
  • 25 - Nick Hendrix - Junior
  • 26 - Andrew Istler - Senior
  • 30 - Michael Matuella - Junior
  • 34 - J.R. Holloway - Sophomore
  • 35 - Conner Stevens - Junior
  • 36 - Bailey Clark - Sophomore
  • 39 - James Ziemba - Freshman
  • 40 - Kevin Lewallyn - Sophomore
  • 47 - Mitch Stallings - Freshman
  • 53 - Luke Whitten - Freshman
  • 55 - Chris Koppenhaver - Freshman
  • 75 - Sarkis Ohanian - Senior
  

Catchers

  • 8 - Reed Anthes - Senior
  • 15 - Mike Rosenfeld - Senior
  • 18 - Cris Perez - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 1 - Daniel Calabretta - Freshman
  • 3 - Justin Bellinger - Freshman
  • 5 - Max Miller - Freshman
  • 6 - Jack Labosky - Freshman
  • 7 - Kenny Koplove - Junior
  • 10 - Peter Zyla - Freshman
  • 13 - Andy Perez - Senior
  • 22 - Jalen Phillips - Sophomore
  • 31 - Ryan Day - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 4 - James McGhee - Freshman
  • 16 - Michael Smiciklas - Freshman
  • 17 - Cameron Neal - Junior
  • 27 - Evan Dougherty - Freshman
  • 28 - Grant McCabe - Senior
  

Coaching Staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Duke		Alma Mater
Chris PollardHead Coach3Davidson University (1996)
Josh JordanAssistant Coach3Catawba College (2002)
Matt HobbsAssistant Coach3Ohio University (2001)

Schedule
Legend
 Duke win
 Duke loss
 Postponement
BoldDuke team member
2015 Duke Blue Devils Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
# Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
1February 13at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
2February 14at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
3February 15at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
4February 20HartfordJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
5February 21Delaware StateJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
6February 22IonaJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
7February 24at UNC GreensboroUNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC
8February 27RiderJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
9February 28RiderJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Awards and honors
Michael Matuella

References
  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  4. "2015 College Preview: All-America Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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