2015 Memphis Tigers baseball team

2015 Memphis Tigers baseball
2015 Memphis Tigers baseball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
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
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t e	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

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

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	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	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	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	Site/stadium
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

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

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

[2] "Official Baseball Roster". Memphis Tigers. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. 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 February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.

[5] "Tigers Baseball Beats Saint Louis 5–2 In Rain-Shortened Series Finale". myfoxmemphis.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.

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