2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball team

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2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Jordan (3rd season)
  • Andrew See (3rd season)
Home stadium Jack Coombs Field
Seasons
 2014
2016 
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  xy255 .8334718 .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  y1713 .5673723 .617
No. 12 Florida State  y1713 .5674421 .677
Clemson  y1613 .5523229 .525
NC State  y1514 .5173623 .610
Wake Forest  1218 .4002726 .509
Boston College  1019 .3452727 .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  xy228 .7335016 .758
No. 1 Virginia  y1515 .5004424 .647
North Carolina  1316 .4483424 .586
Virginia Tech  1316 .4482727 .500
Georgia Tech  1317 .4333223 .582
Duke  1019 .3453122 .585
Pittsburgh  921 .3002032 .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 will represent Duke University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Blue Devils will play their home games at Jack Coombs Field (sometimes at Durham Bulls Athletic Park) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by head coach Chris Pollard, in his third season at Duke.

Contents

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 - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 12 - James Marvel - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 19 - Dillon Haviland - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 36 - Bailey Clark - Sophomore
  • 39 - James Ziemba - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg 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 - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 31 - Ryan Day - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 4 - James McGhee - Freshman
  • 16 - Michael Smiciklas - Freshman
  • 17 - Cameron Neal - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 27 - Evan Dougherty - Freshman
  • 28 - Grant McCabe - Senior
 

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Duke
Alma Mater
Chris Pollard Head coach3 Davidson University (1996)
Josh JordanAssistant coach3 Catawba College (2002)
Matt HobbsAssistant coach3 Ohio University (2001)

Schedule

Legend
 Duke win
 Duke loss
 Postponement
BoldDuke team member
2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball game log
Regular season
February
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
1February 13at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA
2February 14at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
3February 15at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CA
4February 20 Hartford Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC
5February 21 Delaware State Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
6February 22 Iona Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
7February 24at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball StadiumGreensboro, NC
8February 27 Rider Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
9February 28RiderJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
March
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTourn. Record
10March 1RiderJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
11March 3 Liberty Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
12March 6at North Carolina Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC
13March 7at North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
14March 8at North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
15March 10 Yale Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
16March 11 Bryant Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
17March 13 Georgia Tech Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
18March 14Georgia TechJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
19March 15Georgia TechJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
20March 17 Columbia Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
21March 18ColumbiaDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
22March 20 Pittsburgh Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
23March 21PittsburghDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
24March 22PittsburghDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
25March 24at Liberty Liberty Baseball StadiumLynchburg, VA
26March 27at Boston College Pellagrini DiamondChestnut Hill, MA
27March 28at Boston CollegePellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA
28March 29at Boston CollegePellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA
29March 31 Campbell Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
April
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTourn. Record
30April 3at Miami (FL) Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, FL
31April 4at Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
32April 5at Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
33April 7 Davidson Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
34April 8 Richmond Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
35April 10 Louisville Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
36April 11LouisvilleDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
37April 12LouisvilleDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
38April 14UNC GreensboroJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
39April 17at Clemson Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC
40April 18at ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
41April 19at ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
42April 22at East Carolina Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC
43April 24 Virginia Tech Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
44April 25Virginia TechDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
45April 26Virginia TechJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
May
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
46May 3 North Carolina Central Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
47May 5at Davidson T. Henry Wilson, Jr. FieldDavidson, NC
48May 8at Virginia Davenport FieldCharlottesville, VA
49May 9at VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
50May 10at VirginiaDavenport Field • Charlottesville, VA
51May 12 Longwood Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
52May 14 Wake Forest Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
53May 15Wake ForestJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
54May 16Wake ForestJack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
Post-season
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTourn. Record
May 19TBDDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Awards and honors

Michael Matuella

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