2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–32 (9–21 ACC)
Head coach	Joe Jordano (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Oakes (3rd season); Bryan Peters (2nd season); Shane Liska (2nd season);
Home stadium	Charles L. Cost Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

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

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville ^x‍‍‍^y	25	–	5	.833	47	–	18	.723
No. 26 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	37	–	23	.617
No. 12 Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	13	.567	44	–	21	.677
Clemson ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	.552	32	–	29	.525
NC State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	14	.517	36	–	23	.610
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	27	–	26	.509
Boston College ‍‍‍	10	–	19	.345	27	–	27	.500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL) ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8	.733	50	–	16	.758
No. 1 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	44	–	24	.647
North Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	34	–	24	.586
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	27	–	27	.500
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	32	–	23	.582
Duke ‍‍‍	10	–	19	.345	31	–	22	.585
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	20	–	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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Freshman
11 – Jawan McAllister – Freshman
13 – Jacob Wright – Sophomore
24 – Boo Vazquez – Senior
33 – Nick Yarnall – Sophomore

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Pittsburgh	Alma Mater
Joe Jordano	Head coach	18	Westminster College (1985)
Jerry Oakes	Assistant head coach	3	Coastal Carolina University (2012)
Bryan Peters	Assistant coach	2	University of South Florida (1997)
Shane Liska	Assistant coach	2	Xavier 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
Bold	Pittsburgh team member

2015 Pittsburgh Panthers baseball game log

Regular season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Overall record	ACC Record
February 13	vs. Saint Louis	Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL	18–1	Zuech (1–0)	Moore (0–1)	1–0	–
February 14	vs. Kansas State	North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL
February 15	vs. Ohio State	North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL
February 20	at Wofford	Russell C. King Field • Spartanburg, SC
February 21	at USC Upstate	Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC
February 22	vs. East Tennessee State	Harley Park • Spartanburg, SC
February 27	at VCU	The Diamond • Richmond, VA
February 28	at VCU	The Diamond • Richmond, VA

March

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
March 1	at VCU	The Diamond • Richmond, VA
March 6	at Virginia	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
March 7	at Virginia	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
March 8	at Virginia	Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
March 10	Niagara	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 10	Niagara	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 11	Niagara	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 13	North Carolina	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 14	North Carolina	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 15	North Carolina	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 17	Penn State	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 18	Akron	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
March 20	at Duke	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
March 21	at Duke	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
March 22	at Duke	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
March 25	at Youngstown State	Eastwood Field • Niles, OH
March 27	at NC State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
March 28	at NC State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
March 29	at NC State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
March 31	West Virginia	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA

April

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
April 3	Notre Dame	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 4	Notre Dame	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 5	Notre Dame	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 7	at Akron	Lee R. Jackson Baseball Field • Akron, OH
April 8	Youngstown State	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 10	Wake Forest	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 11	Wake Forest	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 12	Wake Forest	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 14	Kent State	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 17	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
April 18	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
April 19	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
April 25	Fairfield	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 25	Fairfield	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 26	Fairfield	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
April 29	at Penn State	Medlar Field • University Park, PA

May

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
May 2	Miami (FL)	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 2	Miami (FL)	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 3	Miami (FL)	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 8	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
May 9	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
May 10	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA
May 12	at West Virginia	Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV
May 15	Virginia Tech	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 16	Virginia Tech	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
May 17	Virginia Tech	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA

Post-season

ACC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	ACCT Record
May 19	TBD		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

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

[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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