2015 Kansas Jayhawks baseball team

The 2015 Kansas Jayhawks baseball team represented the University of Kansas during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jayhawks played their home games at Hoglund Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Ritch Price, in his 13th season at Kansas.

2015 Kansas Jayhawks baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2015 record	23–32 (8–15 Big 12)
Head coach	Ritch Price (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Graves (13th season) Ritchie Price (4th season)
Home stadium	Hoglund Ballpark

2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	5		.783			51	–	15		.773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	14	–	8		.636			38	–	20		.655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			34	–	27		.557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			31	–	24		.564
Texas ‍‍‡‍^y	11	–	13		.458			30	–	27		.526
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			27	–	30		.474
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	13		.409			27	–	27		.500
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			23	–	32		.418
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	15		.348			23	–	32		.418
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

Previous Season

In 2014, the Jayhawks finished the season 3rd in the Big 12 with a record of 36–26, 15–9 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the first round. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were placed in the Louisville Regional, with the host Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky, and Kent State. In their opening game, the Jayhawks defeated Kentucky, 10–6, but then fell to Louisville by a score of 3–6. In the loser's bracket, the Wildcats got revenge and defeated the Jayhawks, 8–6, to eliminate Kansas from the tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Kansas Jayhawks roster[2]
	Pitchers 10 - Jon Hander - Sophomore 12 - Ryan Ralston - Freshman 17 - Brandon Johnson - Freshman 19 - Casey Douglas - Freshman 21 - Sean Rackoski - Sophomore 22 - Ben Krauth - Junior 26 - Tyler Davis - Sophomore 27 - Colin Toalson - Senior 29 - Sam Gilbert - Junior 32 - Ryan Jackson - Freshman 37 - Tyler Condie - Junior 38 - Hayden Edwards - Junior 40 - Stephen Villines - Junior 42 - Drew Morovick - Senior 44 - Blake Weiman - Freshman 46 - Jeremy Kravetz - Sophomore 48 - Steve Goldstein - Junior		Catchers 8 - TJ Martin - Freshman 11 - Tanner Gragg - Freshman 34 - Michael Tinsley - Sophomore 35 - John Remick - Sophomore Infielders 4 - Owen Taylor - Freshman 5 - Matt McLaughlin - Freshman 15 - Tommy Mirabelli - Junior 20 - Justin Protacio - Senior 23 - Ryan Pidhaichuk - Junior 24 - Colby Wright - Junior 25 - Jacob Boylan - Junior 33 - Marcus Wheeler - Sophomore		Outfielders 1 - Joven Afenir - Sophomore 3 - Dakota Smith - Senior 7 - Connor McKay - Senior 9 - Blair Beck - Senior 14 - Joe Moroney - Junior 30 - MJ Farthing - Sophomore 39 - Joe Luvisi - Senior 48 - Steve Goldstein - Junior

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Kansas	Alma Mater
Ritch Price	Head Coach	13	Willamette University (1978)
Gino DiMare	Assistant Coach	13	Oklahoma State University (1996)
J. D. Arteaga	Assistant Coach	4	University of Kansas (2007)

Schedule

Legend
	Kansas win
	Kansas loss
	Postponement
Bold	Kansas team member

2015 Kansas Jayhawks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February # Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record 1 February 13 at #4 LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 2 February 14 at #4 LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 3 February 15 at #4 LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 4 February 19 vs. Washington Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ 5 February 20 vs. Utah Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ 6 February 21 vs. Washington State Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ 7 February 22 vs. Oregon State Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ 8 February 26 vs. Chicago State North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL 9 February 27 vs. North Dakota State North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL 10 February 28 vs. Northeastern North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL
March # Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record 11 March 1 vs. Boston College North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL 12 March 3 at Grand Canyon Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ 13 March 4 at Grand Canyon Brazell Stadium • Phoenix, AZ 14 March 6 Utah Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 15 March 7 Utah Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 16 March 8 Utah Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 17 March 10 Central Michigan Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 18 March 13 Michigan Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 19 March 14 Michigan Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 20 March 15 Michigan Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 21 March 20 Iowa Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 22 March 21 Iowa Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 23 March 22 Iowa Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 24 March 24 at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO 25 March 27 at Texas Tech Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 26 March 28 at Texas Tech Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX 27 March 29 at Texas Tech Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX
April # Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record 28 April 1 at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 29 April 2 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 30 April 3 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 31 April 4 at Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 32 April 7 New Mexico Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 33 April 8 New Mexico Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 34 April 10 Oklahoma State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 35 April 11 Oklahoma State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 36 April 12 Oklahoma State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 37 April 15 Missouri State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 38 April 17 Texas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 39 April 18 Texas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 40 April 19 Texas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 41 April 21 Wichita State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 42 April 24 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 43 April 25 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 44 April 26 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 45 April 29 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May # Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record B12 Record 46 May 1 Baylor Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 47 May 2 Baylor Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 48 May 3 Baylor Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 49 May 5 at Northwestern Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, IL 50 May 6 at Northwestern Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, IL 51 May 8 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX 52 May 9 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX 53 May 10 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX 54 May 15 Kansas State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 55 May 16 Kansas State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS 56 May 17 Kansas State Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament # Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Tourn. Record TBD ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK TBD ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

1. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. "Official Baseball Roster". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved January 1, 2015.