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

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  ^x‍‍‍^y	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)  ^x‍‍‍^y	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

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 Save 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 Win Loss Save Attendance 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 Win Loss Save Attendance 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 Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance 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. 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
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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

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.