2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team

The 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Panthers play their home games at Charles L. Cost Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Joe Jordano, in his 18th season at Pittsburgh.

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–32 (9–21 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Oakes (3rd season)
  • Bryan Peters (2nd season)
  • Shane Liska (2nd season)
Home stadiumCharles L. Cost Field
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 25–5 .83347–18 .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56737–23 .617
No. 12 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 17–13 .56744–21 .677
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16–13 .55232–29 .525
NC State  ‍‍‍y 15–14 .51736–23 .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40027–26 .509
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .34527–27 .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  x‍‍‍y 22–8 .73350–16 .758
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50044–24 .647
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44834–24 .586
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13–16 .44827–27 .500
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43332–23 .582
Duke  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .34531–22 .585
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30020–32 .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 Panthers finished the season 6th in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 22–30, 11–19 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster
2015 Pittsburgh Panthers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 – Dan Furman – Redshirt Freshman
  • 9 – Matthew Renck – Freshman
  • 12 – Hobie Harris – Senior
  • 19 – Sam Mersing – Sophomore
  • 20 – Aaron Schnurbusch – Junior
  • 21 – Sam Proctor – Freshman
  • 22 – Nick Parnell – Senior
  • 27 – Marc Berube – Junior
  • 29 – Garrett Wrambel – Junior
  • 31 – Isaac Mattson – Freshman
  • 34 – T. J. Zeuch – Sophomore
  • 35 – Aaron Sandefur – Junior
  • 37 – Rich Condeelis – Junior
  • 40 – Josh Mitchell – Redshirt Freshman
  • 41 – Matt Pidich – Sophomore
  • 45 – Ryan Campbell – Freshman
  • 47 – Joseph Cominsky – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 6 – Caleb Parry – Sophomore
  • 15 – Alex Kowalczyk – Junior
  • 26 – Ben Snyder – Freshman
  • 43 – Manny Pazos – Sophomore
  • 44 – Matt Emge – Redshirt Sophomore

Infielders

  • 5 – Matt Johnson – Senior
  • 7 – Joe McHugh – Freshman
  • 8 – Eric Hess – Senior
  • 14 – Charles LeBlanc – Freshman
  • 16 – Jordan Frabasilio – Senior
  • 18 – Ron Sherman – Junior
  • 42 – P. J. DeMeo – Sophomore
  

Outfielders

  • 3 – Frank Maldonado – Redshirt Freshman
  • 11 – Jawan McAllister – Freshman
  • 13 – Jacob Wright – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 – Boo Vazquez – Senior
  • 33 – Nick Yarnall – Sophomore
  

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Pittsburgh		Alma Mater
Joe JordanoHead coach18Westminster College (1985)
Jerry OakesAssistant head coach3Coastal Carolina University (2012)
Bryan PetersAssistant coach2University of South Florida (1997)
Shane LiskaAssistant coach2Xavier University (2011)

Season

February

The Panthers opened up their season with three games in Port Charlotte, Florida, as part of the annual Snowbird Baseball Classic. In their first game of the three game tournament, Pittsburgh defeated Saint Louis Billikens baseball, 18–1. The Billikens were the three-time defending Atlantic 10 Conference regular season champions. Frank Maldonado hit his first career home run in his first career game and T. J. Zeuch struck out nine Billikens in the victory.[3]

Schedule
Legend
 Pittsburgh win
 Pittsburgh loss
 Postponement
BoldPittsburgh team member
2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
February 13vs. Saint LouisCharlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL18–1Zuech (1–0)Moore (0–1)1–0–
February 14vs. Kansas StateNorth Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL
February 15vs. Ohio StateNorth Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL
February 20at WoffordRussell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC
February 21at USC UpstateHarley Park • Spartanburg, SC
February 22vs. East Tennessee StateHarley Park • Spartanburg, SC
February 27at VCUThe Diamond • Richmond, VA
February 28at VCUThe Diamond • Richmond, VA
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
March 1at VCUThe Diamond • Richmond, VA
March 6at VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
March 7at VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
March 8at VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
March 10NiagaraCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 10NiagaraCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 11NiagaraCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 13North CarolinaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 14North CarolinaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 15North CarolinaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 17Penn StateCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 18AkronCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 20at DukeDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
March 21at DukeDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
March 22at DukeDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
March 25at Youngstown StateEastwood Field • Niles, OH
March 27at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC
March 28at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC
March 29at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC
March 31West VirginiaCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
April 3Notre DameCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 4Notre DameCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 5Notre DameCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 7at AkronLee R. Jackson Baseball Field • Akron, OH
April 8Youngstown StateCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 10Wake ForestCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 11Wake ForestCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 12Wake ForestCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 14Kent StateCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 17at Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
April 18at Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
April 19at Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
April 25FairfieldCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 25FairfieldCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 26FairfieldCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 29at Penn StateMedlar Field • University Park, PA
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
May 2Miami (FL)Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 2Miami (FL)Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 3Miami (FL)Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 8at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
May 9at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
May 10at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
May 12at West VirginiaMonongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 15Virginia TechCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 16Virginia TechCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 17Virginia TechCharles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
Post-season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACCT Record
May 19TBDDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References
  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Pittsburgh Panthers. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. "Baseball Falls in Season Opener". slubillikens.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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