2015 Baylor Bears baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2015 Baylor Bears baseball Baylor_University_Athletics_(logo).svg 100 Big 12 Conference Big 12 13–22 4–8 Steve Smith 21st Steve Johnigan 20th Trevor Mote 7th Baylor Ballpark The 2015 Baylor Bears baseball team represented Baylor University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Baylor Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Steve Smith, in his 21st season at Baylor. Previous season In 2014, the Bears finished the season 7th in the Big 12 with a record of 26–31, 8–15 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in the semifinals. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Personnel Roster 2015 Baylor Bears rosterhttp://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bay-m-basebl-mtt.html Official Baseball Roster Baylor Bears January 18, 2015 January 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150126143759/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bay-m-basebl-mtt.html dead Pitchers 3 – Nick Lewis – Sophomore 6 – Ryan Smith – Junior 10 – Austin Stone – Senior 11 – Brad Kuntz – Senior 12 – Joe Kirkland – Senior 20 – Daniel Castano – Sophomore 22 – Hunter Abbe – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 26 – Kody Hessemer – Junior 27 – Drew Tolson – Sophomore 28 – Blake Allen – Freshman 31 – Hudson Pearson – Freshman 33 – Theron Kay – Freshman 35 – Kyle Ott – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 36 – Troy Montemayor – Freshman 44 – Sean Spicer – Senior 46 – Reese Jefferies – Junior 54 – Dylan Johannik – Junior Catchers 13 – Joe Sabatini – Sophomore 19 – Aaron Dodson – Sophomore 23 – Matt Menard – Sophomore 32 – Cameron Miller – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Infielders 1 – Justin Arrington – Junior 2 – Steven McLean – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 5 – Duncan Wendel – Senior 9 – West Tunnell – Junior 26 – Ben Carl – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 37 – Johnathan Ducoff – Freshman 39 – Garrett Prossner – Freshman 45 – Hayden Ross – Sophomore Outfielders 4 – Darryn Sheppard – Sophomore 8 – Levi Gilcrease – Freshman 15 – Adam Toth – Senior 16 – Logan Brown – Senior 21 – Richard Cunningham – Freshman 29 – Ryan Romo – Sophomore 38 – Lane Kelly – Sophomore  Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atBaylor Alma mater Steve Smith Head coach 21 Baylor University (1986) Steve Johnigan Associate head coach 19 Texas A&M University (1989) Trevor Mote Assistant coach 5 Baylor University (2004) Season February Baylor opened its season on February 13 as part of a three-game series with 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly. In game 1, the Mustangs outhit the Bears 12–7, but Baylor won 8–6.http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/02/13/3489832/college-roundup-cal-poly-drops.html College Roundup: Cal Poly drops baseball opener at Baylor San Luis Obispo Tribune February 14, 2015 https://archive.today/20150215183504/http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2015/02/13/3489832/college-roundup-cal-poly-drops.html 2015-02-15 dead In the second game of the series, the Bears also won by a score of 8–6, and closed out the series sweep with a 6–0 win in the series finale.http://www.kcentv.com/story/28116050/baylor-baseball-sweeps-no-13-cal-poly-to-start-2015?clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass Baylor Baseball Sweeps No. 13 Cal Poly to Start 2015 KCENTV March 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102041/http://www.kcentv.com/story/28116050/baylor-baseball-sweeps-no-13-cal-poly-to-start-2015?clienttype=generic&mobilecgbypass 2015-04-02 dead Baylor moved into the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll at #21 nationally following the Cal Poly sweep.http://baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-div-poll-2-16-15/ Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll 2–16–15 February 16, 2015 Collegiate Baseball March 5, 2015 Playing as the #21 team in the country, Baylor went 2–2 over the next week. After a midweek loss to 2015 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist in which the Bears pitching surrendered eight walks,http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor_baseball/dallas-baptist-rallies-past-bears-in-th/article_641cc14d-189a-5b87-8698-fbb838b3ec03.html Dallas Baptist rallies past Bears in 9th, 9–6 wacotrib.com March 4, 2015 the Bears dropped the first game of a three-game weekend series to 2014 NCAA Tournament participant 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State. On February 21, the Bears swept the Golden Flashes in a doubleheader, winning the two games by a combined score of 10–4.http://www.kwtx.com/sports/headlines/Baylor-Baseball-Sweeps-Doubleheader-Against-Kent-State-293345491.html Baylor Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader Against Kent State kwtx.com March 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095049/http://www.kwtx.com/sports/headlines/Baylor-Baseball-Sweeps-Doubleheader-Against-Kent-State-293345491.html 2015-04-02 dead For the final week of February (and the first day of March), the Bears fell to #25 nationally in the Collegiate Baseball poll and were also ranked number 28 in the NCBWA poll. On February 25, the Bears defeated 2015 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State in a game that had been pushed back one day due to inclement weather. Starter Theron Kay allowed no runs over five innings pitched.http://www.kxxv.com/story/28205158/no-25-baylor-baseball-tops-northwestern-state-8-4 No. 25 Baylor Baseball Tops Northwestern State, 8–4 kxxv.com March 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091542/http://www.kxxv.com/story/28205158/no-25-baylor-baseball-tops-northwestern-state-8-4 April 2, 2015 dead On the weekend of February 27, the Bears travelled to Fullerton, California to face Cal State Fullerton, a team that had been ranked in the national polls in the early portion of the season. The Bears were swept over a 3-game series by the Titans, one in which Bears pitching allowed 28 runs.http://www.wacotrib.com/sports/baylor/baylor_baseball/baylor-baseball-swept-in-california/article_e395f555-ca54-5a74-8b1f-596cb6c857bc.html Baylor baseball swept in California wacotrib.com March 4, 2015 Schedule Legend Baylor win Baylor loss PostponementBoldBaylor team member background:#003015;color:white; 2015 Baylor Bears baseball game log ! style="background:#003015;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FECB00;color:#003015; February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 13 || #13 2015 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 8–6 || Lewis (1–0) || Zandona (0–1) || Spicer (1) || 2,834 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 14 || #13 Cal Poly || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 8–6 || Kirkland (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || Spicer (2) || 2,835 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 15 || #13 Cal Poly || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 6–0 || Kay (1–0) || Calomeni (0–1) || Castano (1) || 2,380 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 17 || 2015 Dallas Baptist Patriots Dallas Baptist || #21 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 6–9 || Adams (2–0) || Montemayor (0–1) || Koch (1) || 2,052 || 3–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 20 || 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State || #21 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 3–11 || Jensen-Clagg (1–1) || Castano (0–1) || || 2,220 || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 21 || Kent State || #21 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 6–1 || Kirkland (2–0) || Skolnicki (1–1) || || 2,189 || 4–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 21 || Kent State || #21 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 4–3 (10) || Spicer (1–0) || Pierce (0–1) || || 2,986 || 5–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 24 || 2015 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || colspan=7| Cancelled |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 25 || Northwestern State || #25 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 8–4 || Kay (2–0) || Tidwell (0–2) || || 1,854 || 6–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 27 || at Cal State Fullerton || #25 || Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA || L 1–10 || Eshelman (1–2) || Tolson (0–1) || || 1,422 || 6–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 28 || at Cal State Fullerton || #25 || Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA || L 6–11 || Seabold (1–0) || Kirkland (2–1) || || 1,422 || 6–4 || – |- y background:#FECB00;color:#003015; March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 1 || at Cal State Fullerton || #25 || Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA || L 6–7 || Kuhl (1–0) || Montemayor (0–2) || Peitzmeier (3) || 1,184 || 6–5 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 4 || 2015 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || colspan=7| Postponed Rescheduled for March 18 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 6 || vs. 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX || L 1–2 || Brewster (3–1) || Tolson (0–2) || Culp (3) || 503 || 6–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 7 || vs. #3 LSU || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX || L 0–2 || Lange (4–0) || Castano (0–2) || Stallings (7) || 3,343 || 6–7 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 8 || vs. #11 2015 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX || L 2–3 || Kent (4–0) || Stone (0–1) || Hendrix (4) || 4,589 || 6–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 10 || at Dallas Baptist || || Horner Ballpark • Houston, TX || L 3–17 || Smith (2–1) || Kay (2–1) || || 1,102 || 6–9 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 13 || at #1 TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L 1–3 || Traver (3–0) || Tolson (0–3) || Ferrell (6) || 4,018 || 6–10 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 14 || at #1 TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L 2–3 || Morrison (4–0) || Castano (0–3) || Ferrell (7) || 4,259 || 6–11 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 15 || at #1 TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || L 1–10 || Young (4–0) || Stone (0–2) || || 4,323 || 6–12 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 17 || at Sam Houston State || || Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX || W 4–3 (10) || Castano (1–3) || Church (0–1) || || 1,729 || 7–12 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 18 || Sam Houston State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 3–4 || Ebbs (3–1) || Tolson (0–4) || Odom (1) || 1,789 || 7–13 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 20 || West Virginia || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 5–4 || Kirkland (3–1) || Dotson (0–2) || Spicer (3) || 1,906 || 8–13 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 21 || West Virginia || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 10–4 || Hessemer (1–0) || Vance (2–2) || || 2,239 || 9–13 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 22 || West Virginia || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 2–8 || Donato (3–3) || Tolson (0–5) || || 2,172 || 9–14 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 24 || at 2015 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington || || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || W 6–2 || Kay (3–1) || Laberge (1–3) || || 480 || 10–14 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 27 || Oklahoma || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 3–0 || Castano (2–3) || Elliott (3–3) || || 2,495 || 11–14 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 28 || Oklahoma || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 7–2 || Tolson (1–5) || Hansen (3–3) || || 3,446 || 12–14 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 29 || Oklahoma || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 3–13 || Tasin (5–1) || Hessemer (1–1) || || 2,435 || 12–15 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 31 || #14 Houston || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 0–11 || Longville (2–2) || Kay (3–2) || || 2,104 || 12–16 || – |- y background:#FECB00;color:#003015; April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 2 || at 2015 Texas State Bobcats Texas State || || Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX || L 8–9 (10) || Powell (2–3) || Spicer (1–1) || || 1,808 || 12–17 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 3 || Texas State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 0–5 || Grist (2–2) || Tolson (1–6) || || 2,157 || 12–18 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 4 || Texas State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || L 1–4 || Hallonquist (2–1) || Kay (3–3) || || 2,539 || 12–19 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 7 || Texas–Arlington || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || W 10–7 || Hessemer (2–1) || Hobbs (1–2) || Spicer (4) || 2,224 || 13–19 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 10 || at Texas Tech || || Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L 4–8 || Moseley (3–3) || Castano (2–4) || || 3,974 || 13–20 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 11 || at Texas Tech || || Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L 2–3 (12) || Moreno (2–3) || Montemayor (0–3) || || 4,387 || 13–21 || 4–7 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 12 || at Texas Tech || || Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX || L 5–9 || Damron (3–2) || Lewis (1–1) || || 3,573 || 13–22 || 4–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 14 || 2015 Incarnate Word Cardinals Incarnate Word || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 17 || at Oklahoma State || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 18 || at Oklahoma State || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 19 || at Oklahoma State || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 21 || Lamar || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 24 || Kansas State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 25 || Kansas State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 26 || Kansas State || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 28 || at 2015 UTSA Roadrunners UTSA || || Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX || || || || || || || |- y background:#FECB00;color:#003015; May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 2 || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 3 || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 12 || UTSA || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 16 || Texas || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 17 || Texas || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 17 || Texas || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- |- ! style="background:#003015;color:white;"| Postseason |- y background:#FECB00 Big 12 Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record |- align="center" | || TBD || || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" | || TBD || || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || || || || || || || |- |- | style="font-size:88%" | All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. 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