2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

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2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball
Kansas State Wildcats baseball logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record13–14 (2–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Tointon Family Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016  →
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 TCU  ‍†‍‍y18–5 .78351–15 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y14–8 .63638–20 .655
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍13–11 .54234–27 .557
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍13–11 .54231–24 .564
Texas  ‍‍‡‍y11–13 .45830–27 .526
Kansas State  ‍‍‍10–14 .41727–30 .474
West Virginia  ‍‍‍9–13 .40927–27 .500
Baylor  ‍‍‍9–15 .37523–32 .418
Kansas  ‍‍‍8–15 .34823–32 .418
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Brad Hill, in his 12th season at Kansas State.

Contents

Previous season

In 2014, the Wildcats finished the season 9th in the Big 12 with a record of 25–30, 5–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Kansas State Wildcats roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 14 – Colton Kalmus – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 20 – Lucas Benenati – Junior
  • 21 – Bryce Ward – Freshman
  • 23 – Blake McFadden – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 24 – Nate Griep – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 28 – Mark Biesma – Senior
  • 29 – Levi MaVorhis – Junior
  • 30 – Jordan Floyd – Sophomore
  • 34 – Kyle Halbohn – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 36 – Brandon Courville – Junior
  • 37 – Corey Fischer – Junior
  • 38 – Brandon Erickson – Junior
  • 40 – Mitch Plassmeyer – Freshman
  • 44 – Jackson Douglas – Freshman
  • 45 – Nate Williams – Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Catchers

  • 8 – Steve Serratore – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 10 – Alex Bee – Junior
  • 17 – Tyler Moore – Junior
  • 39 – Matt Nerz – Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 – Jake Wodtke – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 2 – Dalon Farkas – Freshman
  • 4 – Trae Patterson – Sophomore
  • 6 – Carter Yagi – Senior
  • 7 – Tyler Wolfe – Junior
  • 13 – Ethan Klosterboer – Freshman
  • 15 – Shane Conlon – Redshirt.svg Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 5 – Clayton Dalrymple – Junior
  • 9 – Danny Krause – Junior
  • 12 – Keith Browning – Sophomore
  • 16 – Max Brown – Senior
  • 19 – Brian O'Bannon – Sophomore
  • 22 – Sam Chadick – Freshman
  • 26 – Taylor Anderson – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 27 – Cole DuPont – Freshman
  • 31 – Brooks DeBord – Junior
  • 35 – Dominic Thornton – Freshman
 

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Kansas State		Alma Mater
Brad Hill Head coach12 Emporia State University (1985)
Andy Sawyers Associate head coach1 University of Nebraska (1998)
Josh Reynolds Assistant coach5 Kansas State University (2006)

Schedule

Legend
 Kansas State win
 Kansas State loss
 Postponement
BoldKansas State team member
2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
February 13vs. Iowa Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL W 5–4Floyd (1–0)Grant (0–1)Halbohn (1)4321–0–
February 14vs. Pittsburgh North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FLW 7–0MaVorhis (1–0)Berube (0–1)N/A2–0–
February 14vs. George Mason North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FLL 0–5Williams (1–0)Biesma (0–1)N/A2–1–
February 15vs. Saint Louis North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FLL 4–7Plohr (1–0)Floyd (1–1)N/A2–2–
February 19vs. Utah Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ W 3–2Griep (1–0)Drachler (0–2)N/A3–2–
February 20vs. Oregon State Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZL 9–10Hickey (2–0)Floyd (1–2)2,3013–3–
February 21vs. Washington Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ L 5–6 (10)Jones (1–0)Halbohn (0–1)4843–4–
February 22vs. Washington State Sloan Park • Mesa, AZW 12–3Fischer (1–0)Leonard (0–1)1354–4–
February 28at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 2–4Jeffries (2–1)Griep (1–1)Nelson (1)3364–5–
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
March 1at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 2–6Mason (2–0)Kalmus (0–1)Muse-Fisher (2)4514–6–
March 2at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 1–9Ladrech (2–1)Fischer (1–1)1154–7–
March 6 Santa Clara Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 4–1Griep (2–1)Steffens (2–2)Erickson (1)2,6675–7–
March 7Santa ClaraTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 17–5Floyd (2–2)Wilson (1–1)2,3876–7–
March 8Santa ClaraTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 10–3Douglas (1–0)George (1–1)2,3317–7–
March 10 Creighton Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 10–5Halbohn (1–1)Elman (0–1)2,5208–7–
March 11CreightonTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSL 3–6DeCaster (1–0)Douglas (1–1)2,2038–8–
March 13 Missouri State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 4–0Griep (3–1)Hall (3–1)2,8499–8–
March 14Missouri StateTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 10–6Douglas (2–1)Cheray (2–2)2,41010–8–
March 15Missouri StateTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSL 7–10Young (1–0)Erickson (0–1)2,66010–9–
March 17at Stephen F. Austin Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX W 3–2Halbohn (2–1)Stone (0–1)Erickson (2)15011–9–
March 18at Stephen F. AustinJaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TXCancelled
March 21at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–5Bellow (2–1)Courville (0–1)Culbreth (3)5,37211–100–1
March 21at TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TXL 1–3Hollingsworth (3–1)Calmus (0–2)Bellow (2)5,37211–110–2
March 22at TexasUFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TXL 1–6Clemens (2–1)Fischer (1–2)Mayes (1)5,69511–120–3
March 25 Omaha Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSPostponed
March 27at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 4–2Fischer (2–2)Perrin (2–3)1,40412–121–3
March 28at Oklahoma StateAllie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKL 3–12Buffett (2–1)Halbohn (2–2)2,22412–131–4
March 29at Oklahoma StateAllie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OKL 1–4Freeman (5–0)Fischer (2–3)1,80212–141–5
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
April 2 West Virginia Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 8–2Fischer (3–3)Dotson (0–3)2,73713–142–5
April 3West VirginiaTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 4West VirginiaTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 7 Nebraska Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 8at Omaha Werner Park • Papillion, NE
April 10 TCU Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 11TCUTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 12TCUTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 14 Wichita State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 17 Texas Tech Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 18Texas TechTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 19Texas TechTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 21at Nebraska Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE
April 24at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 25at BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 26at BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 28at Minnesota Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
April 29at MinnesotaSiebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
May 1 Arkansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 2Arkansas StateTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 3Arkansas StateTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 5at Wichita State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
May 8 Oklahoma Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 9OklahomaTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 10OklahomaTointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 15at Kansas Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 16at KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 17at KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
Post-season
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
TBD ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
TBDONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Kansas State Wildcats. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
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