2015 Florida A&M Rattlers baseball team

2015 Florida A&M Rattlers baseball
2015 Florida A&M Rattlers baseball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	17-22 (13-8 MEAC)
Head coach	Jamey Shouppe (2nd Year);
Assistant coaches	Bryan Henry; Brett Richardson;
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

Last updated October 23, 2024

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 Florida A&M Rattlers baseball team represented Florida A&M University in the sport of baseball during the 2015 college baseball season. The Rattlers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The team was coached by Jamey Shouppe, who entered his second season at Florida A&M.^[2] The Rattlers looked to build upon their appearance in the 2014 MEAC baseball tournament, where they made it to the semi-finals before being eliminated by Norfolk State.

Roster

2015 Florida A&M Rattlers roster^[3]

Pitchers

29 - Ryan Anderson - Freshman
9 - Alex Carrasco - Junior
55 - Hunter Fillingim - Junior
17 - Brandon Fleming - Junior
12 - Chase Jarrell - Sophomore
11 - Ryan Kopenski - Junior
14 - Kenny McDonald - Junior
44 - David Ogilvie - Junior
19 - Ricky Page - Junior
50 - Timothy Reker - Junior
4 - Marcus Roberts - Senior
24 - Cameron Sims - Junior
20 - Cleveland Westbrook - Freshman

Catchers

15 - Jeremy Barlow - Senior
23 - Javon Byrd - Freshman
28 - Garrett Johnson - Sophomore
18 - Robby Jolley - Junior

Infielders

32 - Michael Birdsong - Senior
1 - Bryan Davis - Freshman
6 - AJ Elkins - Junior
3 - Ryan Hutson - Senior
33 - Ryan Kennedy - Senior
10 - Taylor Strauss - Sophomore
13 - Alec Wong - Junior
2 - Kendal Weeks - Junior

Outfielders

42 - Marlon Gibbs - Senior
16 - Shane Gordon - Junior
27 - Peter Jackson - Junior
21 - Cameron Johnson - Freshman
30 - Dexter Martin - Freshman
7 - Logan Seymour - Sophomore
25 - Rodney Woodbury - Sophomore

Schedule

Regular Season
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	MEAC Record
February 13	Marshall	Tallahassee, Fla.	4–3	Fleming (1–0)	Ross (0–1)	McDonald (1)	213	1–0
February 14	Marshall	Tallahassee, Fla.	2–24	Boster (1–0)	Carrasco (0–1)		176	1–1
February 15	Marshall	Tallahassee, Fla.	9–10	Stanley (1–0)	Ogilvie (0–1)	Guerrero (1)	149	1–2
February 17	Florida	Gainesville, Fla.	Postponed
February 21	Alabama State	Montgomery, Al.	3–11	Renda (1–1)	Jarrell (0–1)		131	1–3
February 21	Alabama State	Montgomery, Al.	1–7	Camacho (2–0)	Carrasco (0–2)		131	1–4
February 22	Alabama State	Montgomery, Al.	Postponed
February 24	Mercer	Macon, Ga.	2–10	Papelian (1–1)	Weeks (0–1)		102	1–5
February 25	Mercer	Macon, Ga.	Postponed
February 28	Bethune-Cookman	Daytona Beach, Fla.	2–1	Jarell (1–1)	Griffey (0–2)	McDonald (2)	41	2–5	1-0
March 1	Bethune-Cookman	Dayton Beach, Fla.	2–6	Zuniga (1–1)	Carrasco (0–3)			2–6	1-1
March 1	Bethune-Cookman	Dayton Beach, Fla.	6–0 (16 innings)	Fleming (2–0)	Austin (0–1)		251	3–6	2-1
March 3	Jacksonville	Jacksonville, Fla.	5–1	Weeks (1–1)	Wise (0–1)	Anderson (1)	156	4–6
March 7	Savannah State	Tallahassee, Fla.	3–2	Westbrook (1–0)	Davis (0–2)	McDonald (3)	212	5–6	3-1
March 7	Savannah State	Tallahassee, Fla.	5–7	Robinson (2–0)	Ogilvie (0–2)	Miller (1)	212	5–7	3-2
March 8	Savannah State	Tallahassee, Fla.	5–4	McDonald (2–0)	Mirabal (0–2)		179	6–7	4-2
March 10	Mercer	Tallahassee, Fla.	14–2	Weeks (2–1)	Askew (2–2)		148	7–7
March 11	Mercer	Tallahassee, Fla.	5–11	Pittman (1–0)	Kopenski (0–1)		124	7–8
March 13	South Florida	Tampa, Fla.	5–10	Herget (4–0)	Ogilvie (0–3)		657	7–9
March 14	South Florida	Tampa, Fla.	1–4	Mulholland (3–2)	Jarrell (1–2)	Peterson (6)	774	7–10
March 15	South Florida	Tampa, Fla.	0–5	Cavallaro (3–0)	Anderson (0–1)		712	7–11
March 17	Georgia State	Atlanta, Ga.	11–12 (11)	Wages (2–0)	Carrasco (0–4)		200	7–12
March 21	North Carolina Central	Durham, Nc.	1–4	Quinn (2–3)	Jarrell (1–3)	Vernon (3)	79	7–13	4-3
March 21	North Carolina Central	Durham, Nc.	1–6	Dandridge (3–0)	Anderson (0–2)		79	7–14	4-4
March 22	North Carolina Central	Durham, Nc.	0–7	Sweet (2–1)	Weeks (2–2)		83	7–15	4-5
March 25	Troy	Tallahassee, Fla.	2–1	Fleming (3–0)	Childress (2–3)	McDonald (4)	148	8–15
March 28	North Carolina A&T	Tallahassee, Fla.	10–7	Westbrook (2–0)	Gifford (0–1)	McDonald (5)	139	9–15	5-5
March 28	North Carolina A&T	Tallahassee, Fla.	3–2	McDonald (2–0)	Liang (0–4)		139	10–15	6-5
March 29	North Carolina A&T	Tallahassee, Fla.	8–3	Weeks (3–2)	Thompson (0–1)		151	11–15	7-5
March 31	Jacksonville	Tallahassee, Fla.	4–10	Wise (1–1)	Ogilvie (1–4)		119	11–16
April 3	Bethune-Cookman	Tallahassee, Fla.	1–4	Zuniga (4–3)	Jarrell (1–4)	Clymer (5)	229	11–17	7-6
April 4	Bethune-Cookman	Tallahassee, Fla.	3–2	Westbrook (3–0)	Hernandez (0–1)		141	12–17	8-6
April 4	Bethune-Cookman	Tallahassee, Fla.	2–3	Norris (3–1)	Anderson (0–3)	Clymer (6)	141	12–18	8-7
April 8	North Florida	Tallahassee, Fla.	4–5	Smith (4–1)	Westbrook (3–1)	Olmstead (5)	131	12–19
April 12	Savannah State	Savannah, Ga.	9–4	Fleming (4–0)	Denny (3–2)		130	13–19	9-7
April 12	Savannah State	Savannah, Ga.	3–2	McDonald (3–0)	Chandler (0–3)		130	14–19	10-7
April 13	Savannah State	Savannah, Ga.	3–9	Gillis (1–0)	Fleming (4–1)		75	14–20	10-8
April 14	North Florida	Jacksonville, Fla.	3–13	Drury (1–0)	Ogilvie (0–5)		314	14–21
April 17	Texas Southern	New Orleans, La.	Cancelled
April 18	Texas Southern	New Orleans, La.	Cancelled
April 18	Texas Southern	New Orleans, La.	Cancelled
April 21	Auburn	Auburn, Ala.	2–3	Milliman (2–0)	McDonald (3–1)	Camp (6)	1473	14–22
April 24	North Carolina Central	Pawtucket, Ri.	6–3	Roberts (1–0)	Scalzo (2–1)	McDonald (6)	113	15–22	11-8
April 24	North Carolina Central	Pawtucket, Ri.	3–1	Fleming (5–1)	Dandridge (4–2)	Carrasco (1)	113	16–22	12-8
April 25	North Carolina Central	Boston, Ma.	9–4	Fleming (6–1)	Shields (2–4)		3117	17–22	13-8

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References

↑ "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ "Jamey Shouppe - Full Bio". famuathletics.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Florida A&M Rattlers. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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[1] "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[2] "Jamey Shouppe - Full Bio". famuathletics.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

[3] "Official Baseball Roster". Florida A&M Rattlers. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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