2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball team

2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball
2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	12–25 (11–10 MEAC)
Head coach	J. P. Blandin (15th Year);
Assistant coaches	Tom Riley; Jordan Elliott; Tony Gatto;
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

Last updated August 23, 2023

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
v t e	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 ^x‍‍‡‍^y	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

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.

Departures

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

2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	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

Regular Season
Date	Opponent	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	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall 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

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↑ "Baseball – Coaches". dsuhornets.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

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