2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball team


The 2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball team represented Delaware State University in the sport of baseball during the 2015 college baseball season. The Hornets competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The team was coached by J. P. Blandin, who entered his fifteenth season at Delaware State.[2] The Hornets looked to build upon their appearance in the 2014 MEAC baseball tournament, where they were eliminated after losing after two straight games in the tournament, the first to Savannah State and then Coppin State.

2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record12–25 (11–10 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Riley
  • Jordan Elliott
  • Tony Gatto
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  x‍‍‍ 19 5 0   .792 27 16 0   .628
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 16 33 0   .327
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 13 11 0   .542 16 29 0   .356
Coppin State  ‍‍‍ 2 22 0   .083 3 38 2   .093
Southern
Florida A&M  x‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 23 23 0   .500
Bethune-Cookman  ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 19 40 0   .322
Savannah State  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 21 33 0   .389
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 19 30 0   .388
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 10 36 0   .217
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of 22:06, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Departures

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Position Name Reason for departure
C Mike Alexander Graduation
C Cameron Cecil Graduation
OF Hassan Evans Graduation
RHP Matt McClain Graduation
INF DJ Miller Graduation
OF Aarron Nardone Graduation
C Eddie Sorondo Graduation
RHP Kenneth Thomas Unknown
INF Chris Rivera Unknown
INF Mitchell Moore Unknown
RHP George Michael Unknown
OF Tyler Williams Unknown
RHP Harry Thomas Unknown
RHP Eric Sharff Unknown
INF Richard Rodriguez Unknown
OF Ryan Mordecai Unknown
RHP Kyle Mace Unknown

Roster

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2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
9 C Jacob Bartlett R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wilmington, Del.
15 OF Justin Allen L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Laurel, Del.
21 OF Charles Dailey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Pasadena, Ma.
20 OF Bobby Brown R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Dover, Del.
40 RHP Zach Candeloro R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Dover, Del.
14 INF Cameron Onderko R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr McKeesport, Pa.
25 OF Ronald Farley R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cockeysville, Md.
11 LHP Dan Galati L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wilmington, Del.
27 RHP Christopher Gonzales R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Canovanas, Puerto Rico
7 INF Richard Rodriguez S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brooklyn, Ny.
1 INF Kwestin Smith S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Teaneck, Nj.
17 LHP Jaylen Zielecki L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Stafford, Va.
10 INF David Kimbrough R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Atlanta, Ga.
3 C Tyler Ramsey R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr East Lake, Fla.
7 OF Austin Bentley R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waldorf, Md.
2 INF Devin Beverly R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Glen Burnie, Md.
6 RHP Zach Cooney L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Wilmington, Del.
18 RHP Garrett Coverdale R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Frederica, Del.
19 INF Niko Cribb S/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Stafford, Va.
13 RHP Tyler Cullen R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Dover, Del.
24 RHP Lane Deleon R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Georgetown, Del.
25 LHP Travis Dill R/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Camden, Del.
4 LHP Terry Godfrey L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr East Prospect, Penn.
22 RHP Jack Laudani R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Smithtown, Ny.
28 RHP Hunter McVey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lancaster, Penn.
34 C Chuck Olsen R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Nyack, Ny.
35 LHP Darrien Ragins L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Severn, Md.
5 RHP Gabe Rivera R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Dover, Del.
16 RHP Tommy Spagnolo R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Middletown, Del.
Head coach

J. P. Blandin

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Riley


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2015

Schedule

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Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record MEAC Record
February 13 Presbyterian Clinton, Sc. 6–13 Dees (1–0) Galati (0–1) 153 0–1
February 14 Presbyterian Clinton, Sc. 3–16 Sauer (1–0) Cullen (0–1) 124 0–2
February 14 Presbyterian Clinton, Sc. 2–3 Thompson (1–0) Gonzalez (0–1) 124 0–3
February 15 Presbyterian Clinton, Sc. 1–2 Wortkoetter (1–0) DeLeon (0–1) 85 0–4
February 21 Duke Durham, Nc. 4–9 Labosky (1–0) Galati (0–2) 178 0–5
February 22 Iona Durham, Nc. 2–9 Rivera (1–1) Gonzalez (0–2) 117 0–6
February 22 Hartford Durham, Nc. 0–6 McKay (1–0) Dill (0–1) 106 0–7
March 4 Navy Annapolis, Md. 3–10 Meenach (3–0) Cooney (0–1) 102 0–8
March 9 Navy Annapolis, Md. 2–13 Coughlin (2–1) Gonzalez (0–3) 153 0–9
March 15 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 17–5 DeLeon (1–1) Outman (1–1) 28 1–9 1–0
March 15 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 7–11 Vales (1–2) Ragins (0–1) 31 1–10 1–1
March 16 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 9–8 Galati (1–2) Butt (0–1) Coverdale (1) 69 2–10 2–1
March 17 La Salle Dover, Del. 14–20 Reilly (2–1) Zielecki (0–1) 48 2–11
March 21 Coppin State Dover, Del. 8–5 DeLeon (2–1) Taylor (0–2) 65 3–11 3–1
March 21 Coppin State Dover, Del. 15–14 Coverdale (1–0) Burgess (1–3) 75 4–11 4–1
March 22 Coppin State Dover, Del. 18–13 Zeilecki (1–1) Vazquez (0–1) 121 5–11 5–1
March 24 Towson Dover, Del. 7–20 Lawler (1–3) Cullen (0–2) 41 5–12
March 25 George Washington Arlington, Va. 1–0 Godfrey (1–0) Kemp (2–2) 31 6–12
March 29 UMES Dover, Del. 2–4 Stinnett (2–4) DeLeon (2–2) 94 6–13 5–2
March 30 UMES Dover, Del. 3–11 Smith (2–2) Galati (1–3) 42 6–14 5–3
March 30 UMES Dover, Del. 6–8 Hoskins (1–2) Coverdale (1–1) Repine (4) 41 6–15 5–4
April 1 Rider Lawrence Township, NJ. 1–5 Hirschy (1–1) Godfrey (1–1) 104 6–16
April 3 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 0–21 Outman (4–1) Godfrey (1–2) 193 6–17 5–5
April 4 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 3–5 Hemmerich (2–2) DeLeon (2–3) Vales (2) 161 6–18 5–6
April 4 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va. 2–6 Butt (1–1) Zielecki (1–2) Di Fulgo (1) 161 6–19 5–7
April 8 Delaware Dover, Del. 7–12 Pechstein (1–1) Ramsey (0–1) 55 6–20
April 11 Coppin State Glen Burnie, Md. 11–5 DeLeon (3–3) Muhammad (0–8) 166 7–20 6–7
April 11 Coppin State Glen Burnie, Md. 4–5 Estrada (1–0) Godfrey (1–3) 175 7–21 6–8
April 12 Coppin State Glen Burnie, Md. 6–3 Zielecki (2–2) Devilme (0–3) Rivera (1) 121 8–21 7–8
April 15 Navy Dover, Del. 7–15 LaMar (1–0) Cullen (0–3) 59 8–22
April 18 Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md. 3–11 Stinnett (4–5) DeLeon (3–4) 59 8–23 7–9
April 18 Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md. 5–6 Hoskins (2–2) Rivera (0–1) 107 8–24 7–10
April 19 Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md. 12–10 Cooney (1–1) Smith (3–4) McVey (1) 96 9–24 8–10
April 21 La Salle Philadelphia, Penn. 4–13 Meyer (2–3) Dill (0–2) 45 9–25
April 25 Coppin State Hanover, Md. 17–0 DeLeon (4–4) Devilme (0–5) 78 10–25 9–10
April 25 Coppin State Hanover, Md. 14–5 Cooney (2–1) Burgess (2–5) 91 11–25 10–10
April 26 Coppin State Hanover, Md. 12–0 Zielecki (3–2) Muhammad (0–11) 123 12–25 11–10
April 29 Towson Towson, Md. 9–15 Sapp (2–1) Cooney (2–2) 125 12–26
May 2 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Del. 3–9 Stinnett (6–5) DeLeon (4–5) 102 12–27 11–11
May 2 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Del. 5–1 Candeloro (1–0) Whiteman (3–5) 68 13–27 12–11
May 3 Maryland Eastern Shore Dover, Del. 5–4 Ragins (1–1) Repine (0–2) 117 14–27 13–11
Post-season: MEAC Tournament
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record MEAC Record
May 13 Bethune-Cookman Salisbury, Md. 6–2 DeLeon (5–5) Norris (3–5) 15–27
May 13 Norfolk State Salisbury, Md. 13–11 McVey (1–0) Vales (3–3) 16–27
May 14 Florida A&M Salisbury, Md. 2–11 Page (2–0) Candeloro (1–1) McDonald (7) 518 16–28
May 15 Bethune-Cookman Salisbury, Md. 0–13 Hernandez (1–2) Ragins (1–2) 303 16–29

References

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  1. ^ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Baseball – Coaches". dsuhornets.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.