2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Chris Pollard (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Josh Jordan (3rd season) Andrew See (3rd season)
Home stadium	Jack Coombs Field

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

The 2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field (sometimes at Durham Bulls Athletic Park) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Chris Pollard, in his third season at Duke.

Previous season

In 2014, the Blue Devils finished the season 3rd in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 33–25, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Duke Blue Devils roster[2]
	Pitchers 9 - Remy Janco - Junior 12 - James Marvel - Sophomore 19 - Dillon Haviland - Senior 20 - Trent Swart - Senior 21 - Chris McGrath - Freshman 24 - Karl Blum - Sophomore 25 - Nick Hendrix - Junior 26 - Andrew Istler - Senior 30 - Michael Matuella - Junior 34 - J.R. Holloway - Sophomore 35 - Conner Stevens - Junior 36 - Bailey Clark - Sophomore 39 - James Ziemba - Freshman 40 - Kevin Lewallyn - Sophomore 47 - Mitch Stallings - Freshman 53 - Luke Whitten - Freshman 55 - Chris Koppenhaver - Freshman 75 - Sarkis Ohanian - Senior		Catchers 8 - Reed Anthes - Senior 15 - Mike Rosenfeld - Senior 18 - Cris Perez - Sophomore Infielders 1 - Daniel Calabretta - Freshman 3 - Justin Bellinger - Freshman 5 - Max Miller - Freshman 6 - Jack Labosky - Freshman 7 - Kenny Koplove - Junior 10 - Peter Zyla - Freshman 13 - Andy Perez - Senior 22 - Jalen Phillips - Sophomore 31 - Ryan Day - Freshman		Outfielders 4 - James McGhee - Freshman 16 - Michael Smiciklas - Freshman 17 - Cameron Neal - Junior 27 - Evan Dougherty - Freshman 28 - Grant McCabe - Senior

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma Mater
Chris Pollard	Head coach	3	Davidson University (1996)
Josh Jordan	Assistant coach	3	Catawba College (2002)
Matt Hobbs	Assistant coach	3	Ohio University (2001)

Schedule

Legend
	Duke win
	Duke loss
	Postponement
Bold	Duke team member

2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log
Regular season
February # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record 1 February 13 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA 2 February 14 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA 3 February 15 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA 4 February 20 Hartford Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 5 February 21 Delaware State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 6 February 22 Iona Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 7 February 24 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC 8 February 27 Rider Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 9 February 28 Rider Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
March # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tourn. Record 10 March 1 Rider Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 11 March 3 Liberty Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 12 March 6 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC 13 March 7 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC 14 March 8 at North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC 15 March 10 Yale Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 16 March 11 Bryant Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 17 March 13 Georgia Tech Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 18 March 14 Georgia Tech Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 19 March 15 Georgia Tech Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 20 March 17 Columbia Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 21 March 18 Columbia Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 22 March 20 Pittsburgh Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 23 March 21 Pittsburgh Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 24 March 22 Pittsburgh Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 25 March 24 at Liberty Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA 26 March 27 at Boston College Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 27 March 28 at Boston College Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 28 March 29 at Boston College Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA 29 March 31 Campbell Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
April # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tourn. Record 30 April 3 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL 31 April 4 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 32 April 5 at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL 33 April 7 Davidson Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 34 April 8 Richmond Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 35 April 10 Louisville Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 36 April 11 Louisville Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 37 April 12 Louisville Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 38 April 14 UNC Greensboro Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 39 April 17 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 40 April 18 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 41 April 19 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC 42 April 22 at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC 43 April 24 Virginia Tech Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 44 April 25 Virginia Tech Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 45 April 26 Virginia Tech Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
May # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record 46 May 3 North Carolina Central Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 47 May 5 at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field • Davidson, NC 48 May 8 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 49 May 9 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 50 May 10 at Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA 51 May 12 Longwood Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 52 May 14 Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 53 May 15 Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC 54 May 16 Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
Post-season
ACC Tournament # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tourn. Record May 19 TBD Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Awards and honors

Michael Matuella

• Perfect Game USA Pre-season Third Team All-American^[3]
• Baseball America Pre-season First team All-American^[4]

References

1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
2. "Official Baseball Roster". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
3. "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
4. "2015 College Preview: All-America Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 2, 2015.