2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

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2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record32–25 (13–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captain Baker Mayfield
Home stadium L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Seasons
 2014
2016  
2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 TCU  y185 .7835115 .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State  y148 .6363820 .655
Oklahoma  1311 .5423427 .557
Texas Tech  1311 .5423124 .564
Texas  y1113 .4583027 .526
Kansas State  1014 .4172730 .474
West Virginia  913 .4092727 .500
Baylor  915 .3752332 .418
Kansas  815 .3482332 .418
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Pete Hughes, in his second season at Oklahoma.

Contents

Previous season

In 2014, the Sooners finished the season 8th in the Big 12 with a record of 29–29, 8–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Oklahoma Sooners roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Jacob Evans – Junior
  • 12 – Keaton Hernandez – Junior
  • 13 – Thomas McIlraith – Junior
  • 15 – Blake Rogers – Junior
  • 18 – Troy Chezem – Freshman
  • 24 – Hayden Jones – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 25 – Corey Copping – Junior
  • 26 – Cole Stevens – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 27 – Robert Tasin – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 28 – Shawn Hunter – Junior
  • 31 – Kenny Saenz – Freshman
  • 32 – Ralph GarzaJunior
  • 33 – Jake Elliott – Sophomore
  • 34 – Adam Choplick – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 35 – Alec HansenSophomore
  • 38 – Chad Nelson – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 40 – Jeffrey Curran – Junior
  • 42 – Brock Barger – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 6 – Chandler Wagoner – Freshman
  • 9 – Anthony Hermelyn – Junior
  • 37 – Jacob Leal – Sophomore
  • 39 – Chris Shaw – Junior

Infielders

  • 2 – Joshua Ake – Senior
  • 5 – Kyle Mendenhall – Freshman
  • 7 – Alex Wise – Junior
  • 8 – Cameron Frazier – Freshman
  • 16 – Tyler Coolbaugh – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 22 – Sheldon NeuseSophomore
  • 23 – Kolbey Carpenter – Junior
  • 29 – Quin Walbergh – Freshman
  • 44 – Austin O'Brien – Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 3 – Craig Aikin – Junior
  • 4 – Hunter Haley – Junior
  • 21 – Taylor Alspaugh – Redshirt.svg Senior
 

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma
Alma Mater
Pete Hughes Head coach2 Davidson College (1990)
Jamie Pinzino Assistant coach2 Tufts University (1997)
Mike AndersonAssistant coach2 University of Northern Colorado (1990)

Schedule

Legend
 Oklahoma win
 Oklahoma loss
 Postponement
BoldOklahoma team member
2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball game log
Regular season
February
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB12 Record
1February 13 Notre Dame L. Dale Mitchell ParkNorman, OK
2February 14 SIU Edwardsville L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
3February 14Notre DameL. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
4February 15Notre DameL. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
5February 15SIU EdwardsvilleL. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
6February 18at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ
7February 19vs. Washington State Sloan ParkMesa, AZ
8February 20vs. Washington Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ
9February 21vs. Oregon State Surprise StadiumSurprise, AZ
10February 22vs. Utah Goodyear BallparkGoodyear, AZ
11February 24at Dallas Baptist Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
12February 26 BYU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
13February 27BYUL. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
14February 27BYUL. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
15February 28BYUL. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK
Postseason

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Awards and honors

Sheldon Neuse

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