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
2015 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 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)  x‍‍‍y 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
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
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC 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
Post-Season

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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