2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball team

2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Tulane Green Wave baseball
2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015 record	35–25 (13-11 The American)
Head coach	David Pierce (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Allen (1st season); Philip Miller (1st season);
Home stadium	Greer Field at Turchin Stadium

The 2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball team will represent Tulane University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Green Wave will play their home games at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They will be led by head coach David Pierce, in his first season at Tulane.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Green Wave finished the season 10th in Conference USA with a record of 23–29, 10–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Conference USA Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Tulane Green Wave roster[2]

Pitchers

5 - Tim Yandel - Junior
13 - Jackson Johnson - Freshman
14 - J.P. France - Sophomore
20 - Eric Steel - Sophomore
21 - Corey Merrill - Sophomore
24 - Jake Crain - Freshman
26 - Zach Flowers - Sophomore
28 - Alex Massey - Junior
29 - Emerson Gibbs - Junior
31 - Patrick Duester - Junior
32 - Sam Bjorngjeld - Freshman
33 - Ian Gibaut - Junior
36 - Jordan Gross - Junior
37 - Brandon Sequeira - Freshman
38 - Dan Rankin - Sophomore
41 - Max Karp - Freshman
42 - Troy Ward - Junior
44 - Brandon Issa - Freshman
45 - Tyler Zamjahn - Sophomore'
46 - Trevor Simms - Senior

Catchers

4 - Jake Rogers - Sophomore
18 - Jeremy Montalbano - Junior
35 - Cameron Burns - Junior

Infielders

1 - Garrett Deschamp - Senior
2 - Stephen Alemais - Sophomore
15 - Rainer Ausmus - Freshman
16 - Hunter Hope - Sophomore
17 - Jake Willsey - Sophomore
30 - Nico Symington - Freshman
34 - Sam Martin - Freshman
39 - Hunter Williams - Sophomore
40 - Tyler Wilson - Senior
48 - Hunter Lapeyre - Sophomore

Outfielders

6 - Lex Kaplan - Sophomore
8 - Richard Carthon - Junior
9 - John Gandolfo - Senior
23 - Grant Brown - Sophomore

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Tulane	Alma Mater
David Pierce	Head Coach	1	University of Houston (1988)
Sean Allen	Assistant Coach	1	University of Houston (2001)
Philip Miller	Assistant Coach	1	Northwestern State University (2005)

Schedule

Legend
	Tulane win
	Tulane loss
	Postponement
Bold	Tulane team member

2015 Tulane Green Wave Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
February 13	at Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	W 9–3	Steel (1–0)	Puckett (0–1)		435	1–0	–
February 14	at Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	W 9–5	Rankin (1–0)	Blanchard (0–1)		410	2–0	–
February 15	at Pepperdine	Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA	L 1–2	Gamboa (1–0)	Gibaut (0–1)		403	2–1	–
February 18	at Southeastern Louisiana	Pat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LA	W 5–4	Gibaut (1–1)	Cashman (0–1)	Rankin (1)	906	3–1	–
February 20	San Francisco	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 1–0	Gibbs (1–0)	Buonopane (0–1)		2,225	4–1	–
February 21	San Francisco	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 3–2 ⁽¹¹⁾	Gibaut (2–1)	Narahara (0–1)		2,351	5–1	–
February 22	San Francisco	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 5–3	Yandel (1–0)	Rincon (0–2)	Steel (1)	2,617	6–1	–
February 24	at New Orleans	Maestri Field • New Orleans, LA	W 9–0	Duester (1–0)	Martinez (0–1)	Johnson (1)	609	7–1	–
February 25	New Orleans	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 4–0	Gibbs (2–0)	Smith (1–1)		1,681	8–1	–
February 27	Creighton	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 8–2	Merrill (1–0)	Albrecht (1–1)		1,700	9–1	–
February 28	Creighton	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 2–7	Warren (1–1)	Massey (0–1)		2,108	9–2	–

March

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
March 1	Creighton	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 3–2	Gibaut (3–1)	Ising (0–1)		2,000	10–2	–
March 3	at Nicholls State	Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 5–0	Duester (2–0)	Ernestine (1–1)	Gibbs (1)	1,378	11–2	–
March 6	Gonzaga	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 0–2	Bailey (3–1)	Merrill (1–1)	Bigelow (3)	1,905	11–3	–
March 7	Gonzaga	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 2–7	Sopko (2–1)	Massey (0–2)	Mills (2)	2,403	11–4	–
March 8	Gonzaga	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 3–0	Yandel (2–0)	Burland (0–1)	Gibaut (1)	2,113	12–4	–
March 11	at Southern Miss	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 4–8	Cockrell (2–0)	Duster (2–1)		2,559	12–5	–
March 13	Xavier	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 3–2 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Gibaut (4–1)	Lowther (0–1)		1,504	13–5	–
March 14	Xavier	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 1–0	Rankin (2–0)	Jacknewitz (1–3)		1,935	14–5	–
March 15	Xavier	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 10–3	Massey (1–2)	Astle (0–3)		1,904	15–5	–
March 17	Southeastern Louisiana	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 15–2	Duester (3–1)	Cashman (2–3)		2,311	16–5	–
March 20	at UC Riverside	Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA	L 1–2 ⁽¹³⁾	Genter (3–0)	Gibaut (4–2)		355	16–6	–
March 21	at UC Riverside	Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA	W 6–5	Rankin (3–0)	Lillie (0–1)	Duester (1)	240	17–6	–
March 22	at UC Riverside	Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA	L 2–6	Leach (2–2)	Yandel (2–1)		273	17–7	–
March 24	LSU	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 7–13	Newman (2–0)	Duester (3–2)		4,994	17–8	–
March 27	Connecticut	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 0–6	Cross (6–1)	Merrill (1–2)		1,887	17–9	0–1
March 28	Connecticut	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 5–1	Gibbs (3–0)	Kay (3–3)		2,015	18–9	1–1
March 29	Connecticut	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 3–5	Ruotolo (2–0)	Gibaut (4–3)		1,950	18–10	1–2
March 31	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	W 8–4	Duester (4–2)	Magestro (3–2)	Steel (2)	1,008	19–10	1–2

April

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
April 2	at East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 0–3	Love (3–2)	Merrill (1–3)		2,213	19–11	1–3
April 3	at East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 4–11	Boyd (3–7)	Rankin (3–1)		2,411	19–12	1–4
April 4	at East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 8–6	Massey (2–2)	Lucroy (2–2)	Duester (2)	2,261	20–12	2–4
April 7	Nicholls State	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 7–1	Gibaut 5–3	Stapler (2–1)		1,452	21–12	2–4
April 10	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 3–4	Weigel (3–0)	Duester (4–3)		1,583	21–13	2–5
April 11	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 1–6	Dowdy (4–1)	Gibbs (3–1)		1,512	21–14	2–6
April 12	at Houston	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 3–1	Massey (3–2)	Cobb (1–1)		1,603	22–14	3–6
April 14	Southern Miss	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	Postponed
April 17	UCF	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 3–0	Merrill (2–3)	Finfrock (6–3)	Gibaut (2)	1,106	23–14	4–6
April 18	UCF	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 0–8	Rodgers (7–0)	Gibbs (3–2)		1,824	23–15	4–7
April 19	UCF	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 10–0	Massey (4–2)	Hepple (3–2)	Gibaut (3)	1,290	24–15	5–7
April 21	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–6	Bain (1–1)	Duester (4–4)		10,614	24–16	5–7
April 24	at Cincinnati	Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 4–0	Merrill (3–0)	Atkinson (3–5)	Gibaut (4)	522	25–16	6–7
April 25	at Cincinnati	Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 8–6	Duester (5–4)	Zellner (2–2)		296	26–16	7–7
April 26	at Cincinnati	Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 9–5	Massey (5–2)	Lehnen (1–7)	Gibaut (5)	631	27–16	8–7
April 28	Southeastern Louisiana	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 5–4 (10)	Steel (2–0)	Sceroler (2–2)		1,823	28–16	8–7

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
May 1	Houston	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 3–1	Merrill 4–3	Lantrip (6–3)	Gibaut (6)	1,100	29–16	9–7
May 2	Houston	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 0–3	Dowdy (7–1)	Massey (7–3)		2,050	29–17	9–8
May 3	Houston	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 1–7	Romero (6–3)	Duester (5–5)		2,100	29–18	9–9
May 8	South Florida	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 0–12	Herget (8–2)	Merrill (4–4)		2,678	29–19	9–10
May 9	South Florida	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 5–3	Duester (6–5)	Valdes (5–2)	Gibaut (7)	2,167	30–19	10–10
May 10	South Florida	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 4–3	Gibbs (4–2)	Mulholland 4–7	Gibaut (8)	2,221	31–19	11–10
May 12	Southern Miss	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA	L 4–8	Talley (3–5)	Yandel (2–2)		2,368	31–20	11–10
May 14	at Memphis	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	L 3–7	Gunn (6–1)	Merrill (4–5)		678	31–21	11–11
May 15	at Memphis	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 5–2 (7)	Massey (6–3)	Toscano (8–2)		510	32–21	12–11
May 16	at Memphis	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 9–1	Gibbs (5–2)	Alexander (4–2)		510	33–21	13–11

Post-Season

AAC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AACT Record
May 20	Connecticut	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	W 3–1	Duester (7–5)	Zapata (5–1)	Gibaut (9)		34–21	1–0
May 21	East Carolina	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	L 1–3	Kruczynski (8–4)	Merrill (4–6)	Ingle (7)	1,243	34–22	1–1
May 22	Connecticut	Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL	L 6–7	Holmes (1–0)	Gibbs (5–3)	Kay (1)	922	34–23	1–2

NCAA Regionals

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 29	UNC Wilmington	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 1-10	Foster (7-1)	Duester (7-6)		10,657	34-24	0-1
May 30	Lehigh	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 15-3	Merrill (5-6)	Stephens (4-7)	Yandel (1)	10,527	35-24	1-1
May 31	UNC Wilmington	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 2-8	Monroe (4-3)	Massey (6-4)		10,582	35-25	1-2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.
Schedule and results taken from tulanegreenwave.com. Box scores are available under "related links" in the right-hand navigation.

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	18	Final
Coaches'	NR	NR*	NR*	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†	NR	RV	RV	30	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
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^ 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

"2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
"Official Baseball Roster". Tulane Green Wave. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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[1] "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

[2] "Official Baseball Roster". Tulane Green Wave. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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