2015 Memphis Tigers baseball team

The 2015 Memphis Tigers baseball team represents the University of Memphis during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers play their home games at FedExPark as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Daron Schoenrock, in his tenth season at Memphis.

2015 Memphis Tigers baseball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2015 record	21–8 (4–2 The American)
Head coach	Daron Schoenrock (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Russ McNickle (2nd season) Clay Greene (3rd season) Lee Parks (1st season)
Home stadium	FedExPark

2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Houston  ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			43	–	20	–	0		.683
East Carolina‡^y  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			40	–	22	–	0		.645
Tulane  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	11	–	0		.542			35	–	25	–	0		.583
South Florida^y  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			34	–	26	–	1		.566
Memphis  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			37	–	21	–	0		.638
Connecticut  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			35	–	25	–	0		.583
UCF  ‍‍‍	10	–	14	–	0		.417			31	–	27	–	0		.534
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	6	–	18	–	0		.250			15	–	41	–	0		.268
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous Season

In 2014, the Tigers finished the season 8th in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 30–29, 8–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament, but failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Memphis Tigers roster[2]
	Pitchers 5 - Connor Alexander - Freshman 11 - Colin Lee - Junior 14 - Trevor Sutton - Sophomore 15 - Craig Caufield - Junior 16 - Alex Gunn - Senior 17 - Ryan Garner - Sophomore 18 - Blake Myers - Senior 19 - Caleb Wallingford - Senior 23 - Bryan Cruse - Freshman 27 - Matt Ferguson - Junior 28 - Dylan Toscano - Senior 29 - Nolan Blackwood - Sophomore 30 - Trey McNickle - Junior 33 - Colton Hathcock - Freshman 35 - Kellan Hibbard - Junior 41 - K.C. Abney - Junior 42 - Drew Crosby - Freshman 44 - Blake Drabik - Sophomore		Catchers 4 - Nate Rupiper - Senior 22 - Corey Chafin - Junior 26 - Carter White - Senior 36 - Damo DeMatteo - Junior Infielders 1 - Jake Overbay - Junior 2 - Jacob Elliot - Freshman 6 - Brandon Montgomery - Freshman 8 - Tucker Tubbs - Senior 12 - Zach Schritenthal - Sophomore 21 - Cody Duncan - Freshman		Outfielders 7 - Tyler Dixon - Junior 9 - Jake Little - Junior 10 - Darien Tubbs - Sophomore 13 - Chris Carrier - Sophomore 34 - Kane Barrow - Senior 37 - Kramer Hollenbach - Junior

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Memphis	Alma Mater
Daron Schoenrock	Head Coach	10	Tennessee Technological University (1984)
Russ McNickle	Associate Head Coach	1	University of South Alabama (1988)
Clay Greene	Assistant Coach	3	University of Tennessee (2001)
Lee Parks	Assistant Coach	1	Mississippi State University (2001)

Season

February

The Tigers opened their season on February 13 against Oral Roberts on the road in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over the three game series, the Tigers went 1–2, losing the first two games before rebounding to win the third game of their season, 6–1.[3] A series of weather-related cancellations changed Memphis' schedule over the next week. A tournament in Conway, Arkansas, with Eastern Illinois and host Central Arkansas was shortened, and the Tigers only played one game, a 5–2 win over Central Arkansas. The Tigers' home opener against Mississippi Valley State was then pushed back until the end of April.[4]

To end the month of February (and open March), the Tigers hosted Saint Louis, the three time defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions. The series opened with a doubleheader, in which Memphis won the first game in ten innings after a walk-off home run by Tucker Tubbs, while Saint Louis won the second game. In the third and final game of the series, Memphis won 5–2 in a game that was shortened to seven innings due to rain.[5]

Schedule

Legend
	Memphis win
	Memphis loss
	Postponement
Bold	Memphis team member

2015 Memphis Tigers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AAC Record February 13 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 1–3 Garza (1–0) Hathcock (0–1) Stout (1) 506 0–1 – February 14 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 3–6 Giller (1–0) Lee (0–1) Stout (2) 534 0–2 – February 14 at Oral Roberts J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK W 6–1 Toscano (1–0) Altamiran (0–1) Blackwood (1) 534 1–2 – February 20 vs. Eastern Illinois Bear Stadium • Conway, AR Cancelled February 22 at Central Arkansas Bear Stadium • Conway, AR W 5–2 Wallingford (1–0) Gilmore (1–1) Blackwood (2) 292 2–2 – February 22 vs. Eastern Illinois Bear Stadium • Conway, AR Cancelled February 25 Mississippi Valley State FedExPark • Memphis, TN Postponed Rescheduled for April 29 February 28 Saint Louis FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 4–3 ^(10) Caufield (1–0) Shimanovsky (0–1) 552 3–2 – February 28 Saint Louis FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 2–3 Smith (2–0) Wallingford (1–1) Girrens (1) 552 3–3 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AAC Record March 1 Saint Louis FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 5–2 ^(7) Alexander (1–0) Lehmann (0–1) Blackwood (3) 127 4–3 – March 4 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN Postponed Rescheduled for April 6 March 8 Samford FedExPark • Memphis, TN Cancelled March 8 Samford FedExPark • Memphis, TN Cancelled March 9 Samford FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 4–8 Ledford (2–2) Toscano (1–1) Donham (1) 116 4–4 – March 10 Middle Tennessee State FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 3–1 Alexander (2–0) Slatton (1–3) Blackwood (4) 482 5–4 – March 11 Middle Tennessee State FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 11–0 Gunn (1–0) Troutt (0–1) 262 6–4 – March 13 Eastern Illinois FedExPark • Memphis, TN Postponed Rescheduled for March 14 March 14 Eastern Illinois FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 6–1 Wallingford (2–1) Wivinis (0–3) 372 7–4 – March 15 Eastern Illinois FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 11–1 Toscano (2–1) Stenger (0–4) 674 8–4 – March 15 Eastern Illinois FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 5–2 Caufield (2–0) Slazinik (0–2) Blackwood (5) 674 9–4 – March 17 Arkansas State FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 5–2 Gunn (2–0) Hawkins (1–4) Blackwood (6) 957 10–4 – March 20 Alcorn State FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 6–1 Wallingford (3–1) Laird (1–4) 435 11–4 – March 21 Alcorn State FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 17–7 Ferguson (1–0) Thompson (0–2) 407 12–4 – March 21 Alcorn State FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 14–3 Toscano (3–1) Vasquez (0–1) 407 13–4 – March 22 Alcorn State FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 3–1 Alexander (3–0) Brooks (0–3) Blackwood (7) 326 14–4 – March 24 at Arkansas Dickey-Stephens Park • North Little Rock, AR W 5–4 Caufield (3–0) Phillips (0–2) 9,145 15–4 – March 25 Arkansas AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN L 3–7 Teague (1–1) Garner (0–1) 3,673 15–5 – March 27 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 1–4 Kruczynski (5–1) Wallingford (3–2) 2,315 15–6 0–1 March 28 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 3–2 Myers (1–0) Boyd (2–7) Blackwood (8) 2,315 16–6 1–1 March 29 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC W 4–2 Myers (2–0) Lucroy (2–1) Blackwood (9) 2,051 17–6 2–1 March 31 Ole Miss AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN L 5–7 Denny (1–0) Hathcock (0–1) Short (4) 2,962 17–7 –
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AAC Record April 2 #14 Houston FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 2–3 Lantrip (6–2) Wallingford (3–3) 712 17–8 2–2 April 3 #14 Houston FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 14–6 Toscano (3–1) Dowdy (3–1) 912 18–8 3–2 April 4 #14 Houston FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 6–2 Alexander (4–0) Romero (3–3) Blackwood (10) 829 19–8 4–2 April 6 at Belmont E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN W 11–8 Drabik (1–0) McGrath (3–2) Blackwood (11) 146 20–8 – April 7 Mississippi State AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN W 7–1 Gunn (3–0) Sexton (3–3) 3,423 21–8 – April 10 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH April 11 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH April 12 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH April 14 at Austin Peay Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN April 17 South Florida FedExPark • Memphis, TN April 18 South Florida FedExPark • Memphis, TN April 19 South Florida FedExPark • Memphis, TN April 21 Belmont FedExPark • Memphis, TN April 22 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS April 24 at Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT April 25 at Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT April 26 at Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT April 28 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium • Jonesboro, AR April 29 Mississippi Valley State FedExPark • Memphis, TN
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AAC Record May 1 Cincinnati FedExPark • Memphis, TN May 2 Cincinnati FedExPark • Memphis, TN May 3 Cincinnati FedExPark • Memphis, TN May 8 at UCF Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL May 9 at UCF Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL May 10 at UCF Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL May 12 vs. Tennessee–Martin USA Stadium • Millington, TN May 14 Tulane FedExPark • Memphis, TN May 15 Tulane FedExPark • Memphis, TN May 16 Tulane FedExPark • Memphis, TN
Post-Season
AAC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record AACT Record May 20 TBD Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL May 21 TBD Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

1. "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
2. "Official Baseball Roster". Memphis Tigers. Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
3. "ORU baseball slips doubleheader with Memphis; wins opening series". tulsaworld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
4. "UPDATE: Weather Throws Another Changeup for @MemphisBaseball". gotigersgo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
5. "Tigers Baseball Beats Saint Louis 5-2 In Rain-Shortened Series Finale". myfoxmemphis.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.