2015 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2015 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Record31–24 (12–18 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Siegel (4th season)
  • Michael Lopez (3rd season)
  • Josh Garcia (3rd season)
Home stadium Hi Corbett Field
Seasons
  2014
2016  

The 2015 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games for the 4th season at Hi Corbett Field. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 14th and final season at Arizona.

Contents

Personnel

Roster

2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 UCLA  y2280 .73342140 .750
No. 12 Oregon State  y19101 .65038161 .700
No. 16 California  y18120 .60034190 .642
No. 17 USC  y18120 .60037190 .661
No. 18 Arizona State  y18120 .60034210 .618
Oregon  y16140 .53337230 .617
Washington  14160 .46729250 .537
Arizona  12180 .40031240 .564
Washington State  11190 .36729270 .518
Stanford  9210 .30024320 .429
Utah  7221 .25016361 .311
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2015 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
2015 Arizona Wildcats roster [2]
  Pitchers

• 19 – Tyger Talley – Junior

• 22 – Morgan Earman – Sophomore

• 26 – Cody Hamlin – Junior

• 29 – Rio Gomez – RS Freshman

• 30 – Tyler Crawford – Senior

• 33 – Austin Schnabel – Sophomore

• 34 – Robby Medel – RS Freshman

• 35 – Nathan Bannister – Junior

• 36 – Kaleb Roper – Freshman

• 37 – Cody Moffett – Junior

• 38 – Matt Hartman – Freshman

• 39 – Kyle Beadles – Freshman

• 40 – Luke Soroko – Sophomore

• 43 – Kale Morton – Freshman

• 44 – Mathew Troupe – Senior

• 47 – Cameron Ming – Freshman

• 49 – Xavier Borde – RS Junior

Catchers

• 6 – Riley Moore – Senior

• 12 – Handsome Monica – Freshman

• 16 – Shea Sbranti – Freshman

• 17 – Daniel Millwee – Freshman

• 50 – Ryan Cooper – Junior

Infielders

• 1 – Sawyer Gieseke – RS Sophomore

• 2 – Kevin Newman – Junior

• 3 – Bobby Dalbec – Sophomore

• 13 – Cody Ramer – Junior

• 14 – Casey Bowman – RS Freshman

• 24 – J.J. Matijevic – Freshman

• 31 – Michael Hoard – Freshman

Outfielders

• 4 – Justin Behnke – Junior

• 10 – Tyler Krause – Senior

• 15 – Joseph Maggi – Senior

• 21 – Ryan Aguilar – Junior

• 23 – Zach Gibbons – Junior

• 25 – Scott Kingery – Junior

• 27 – Elijah Skipps – Freshman

• 28 – Ernie De La Trinidad – Freshman

• 42 – Jared Oliva – Freshman

Coaches

2015 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff [2]
  • Andy Lopez – Head Coach
  • Matt Siegel – Assistant Coach
  • Michael Lopez – Assistant Coach
  • Josh Garcia – Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [3]
NamePosition
Scott Kingery Second baseman
Kevin Newman Shortstop
Tyler Krause Designated hitter
Riley Moore Catcher
Zach Gibbons Right fielder
J.J. Matijevic First baseman
Bobby Dalbec Third baseman
Jared Oliva Left fielder
Justin Behnke Center fielder
Austin Schnabel Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2015 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [4]
Regular Season
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveOverall

Record

Pac-12

Record

Feb 13vs Eastern Michigan Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ W 7–3Schnabel (1–0)Lavoie (0–1)Hamlin (1)1–0
Feb 14vs Eastern MichiganHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 16–3Medel (1–0)Land (0–1)None2–0
Feb 15vs Eastern MichiganHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 6–2Talley (1–0)Andrews (0–1)Dalbec (1)3–0
Feb 17vs North Dakota State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 7–2Hamlin (1–0)Pfannenstein (0–1)Bannister (1)4–0
Feb 18vs North Dakota StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 11–1Borde (1–0)Ernst (0–2)None5–0
Feb 20vs #17 Rice Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 5–8McCanna (1–0)Schnabel (1–1)Ditman (2)5–1
Feb 21vs #17 RiceHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 7–6Dalbec (1–0)Ditman (1–1)None6–1
Feb 22vs #17 RiceHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 4–6Orewiler (1–0)Dalbec (1–1)None6–2
Feb 24vs Oakland Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 10–7Bannister (1–0)Palm (0–1)None7–2
Feb 25vs OaklandHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 13–0Borde (2–0)Green (0–2)None8–2
Feb 27at Samford Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS W 7–1Talley (2–0)Ledford (1–2)Hamlin (2)9–2
Feb 27at #25 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSL 2–4Brown (3–0)Schnabel (1–2)Fitts (4)9–3
Feb 28at #25 Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSL 2–6Mitchell (3–0)Medel (1–1)None9–4
Mar 1at SamfordDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSW 12–5Hartman (1–0)Curry (0–2)None10–4
Mar 3vs New Mexico State Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 6–2Bannister (2–0)Paulson (0–1)None11–4
Mar 4vs New Mexico StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 10–0Gomez (1–0)Kraft (0–2)None12–4
Mar 6vs Portland Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 9–4Hamlin (2–0)Lockwood (1–2)None13–4
Mar 7vs PortlandHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 8–4Dalbec (2–1)Wilcox (1–1)None14–4
Mar 8vs PortlandHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 9–6Bannister (3–0)Sahlinger (1–1)Dalbec (2)15–4
Mar 13vs Utah Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 10–5Hamlin (3–0)Helton (1–2)None16–41–0
Mar 14vs UtahHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 4–7Carroll (3–2)Medel (1–2)Rodriguez (2)16–51–1
Mar 15vs UtahHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 8–9Thomas (1–0)Dalbec (2–2)None16–61–2
Mar 20at Stanford Sunken DiamondStanford, CA W 6–5Bannister (4–0)Hanewich (1–2)Dalbec (3)17–62–2
Mar 21at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 6–4Schnabel (2–2)Weisenberg (1–2)Dalbec (4)18–63–2
Mar 22at StanfordSunken Diamond • Stanford, CAW 6–0Talley (3–0)Viall (1–2)None19–64–2
Mar 27vs #18 Oregon Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 7–2Hamlin (4–0)Harber (3–1)Dalbec (5)20–65–2
Mar 28vs #18 OregonHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 9–5Bannister (5–0)Peterson (2–3)None21–66–2
Mar 29vs #18 OregonHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 13–4Moffett (1–0)Irvin (1–2)Borde (1)22–67–2
Apr 2vs #9 Southern California #22Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 1–4Kriske (2–1)Hamlin (4–1)None
Apr 3vs #9 Southern California#22Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 6–13Twomey (5–1)Medel (1–3)Flores (1)
Apr 4vs #9 Southern California#22Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 9–10Huberman (5–1)Dalbec (2–3)None
Apr 11at #9 Arizona State #24 Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ L 4–5Burr (6–0)Bannister (5–1)None
Apr 12at #9 Arizona State#24Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZL 7–13Kellogg (6–1)Borde (2–1)Melbostad (2)
Apr 12at #9 Arizona State#24Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZW 7–2Talley (4–0)Burr (6–1)None
Apr 17at Oregon State Goss StadiumCorvallis, OR L 1–3Moore (4–1)Hamlin (4–2)None
Apr 18at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORW 3–1Bannister (6–1)Rasmussen (4–3)Talley (1)
Apr 19at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 3–5Eckert (4–0)Dalbec (2–4)Hickey (5)
Apr 22vs #12 Arizona StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 5–6Hingst (3–1)Schnabel (2–3)Burr (12)
Apr 24vs California Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 1–3Jefferies (5–2)Hamlin (4–3)Nelson (6)
Apr 25vs CaliforniaHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 0–4Mason (5–2)Bannister (6–2)None
Apr 26vs CaliforniaHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 3–8Ladrech (6–4)Dalbec (2–5)None
Apr 28vs #10 Arizona StateHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 17–6Medel (2–3)Hingst (3–2)None
Apr 27at Washington State Bailey-Brayton FieldPullman, WA W 14–5Hamlin (5–3)Hartnett (3–4)None
May 8at Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WAL 3–5Triece (4–0)Bannister (6–3)Hamilton (11)
May 9at Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field • Pullman, WAW 2–0Talley (5–0)Hamilton (0–3)None
May 10vs Washington Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 8–6Hamlin (6–3)Bremer (5–3)Talley (2)
May 9vs WashingtonHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 4–9Davis (7–5)Bannister (6–4)Rallings (3)
May 10vs WashingtonHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 2–3Jones (4–6)Dalbec (2–6)Rallings (4)
May 15at #4 UCLA Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 0–1Berg (6–1)Talley (5–1)None
May 16at #4 UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 0–6Watson (8–4)Bannister (6–5)None
May 17at #4 UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CAL 3–5Poteet (5–1)Dalbec (2–7)Berg (12)
May 21vs Abilene Christian Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 9–0Gomez (2–0)Cole (0–3)None
May 22vs Abilene ChristianHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZL 1–2deMeyere (4–5)Hamlin (6–4)Zotyka (3)
May 23vs Hawaii Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 2–1Bannister (7–5)Brashears (8–5)None
May 24vs HawaiiHi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZW 8–1Dalbec (3–7)Arakawa (3–5)None

2015 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Kevin Newman SS119 Pittsburgh Pirates
Scott Kingery 2B248 Philadelphia Phillies
Xavier BordeLHP361093 Baltimore Orioles

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