2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

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.

2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015 record32-23 (13-18 ACC)
Head coachDanny Hall (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Howell (3rd season)
  • Bryan Prince (8th season)
Home stadiumRuss Chandler Stadium
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 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
NamePositionSeasons at
Georgia Tech		Alma Mater
Danny HallHead Coach22Miami University (1977)
Jason HowellAssistant Coach3University of North Carolina (2002)
Bryan PrinceAssistant Coach8Georgia 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
BoldGeorgia Tech team member
2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record
May 2PresbyterianRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA5-127-17—
May 2PresbyterianRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA11-928-17—
May 3PresbyterianRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA10-229-17—
May 6at MercerClaude Smith Field • Macon, GA9-730-17—
May 8PittsburghRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA9-131-1712-13
May 9PittsburghRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA6-831-1812-14
May 10PittsburghRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA10-332-1813-14
May 12vs. GeorgiaTurner Field • Atlanta, GA0-632-19—
May 14at #7 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL0-332-2013-15
May 15at #7 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL1-2232-2113-16
May 16at #7 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL4-1732-2213-17
Post-Season
ACC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record
May 19#29 VirginiaDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC0-11 7 (Mercy Rule)32-230-1

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings
See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 
D1Baseball

^ 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
  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.
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