2015 UCF Knights baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 2015 UCF Knights UCF Knights logo.svg 115 American Athletic Conference The American 31–27 9–14 Terry Rooney 7th Kevin Schnall 3rd Ryan Klosterman 4th Jay Bergman Field The 2015 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Knights played their home games at Jay Bergman Field as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Terry Rooney, in his seventh season at UCF. Previous season In 2014, the Knights finished the season 2nd in the American with a record of 36–23, 17–7 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in pool play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Personnel Roster 2015 UCF Knights rosterhttp://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ucf-m-basebl-mtt.html Official Baseball Roster UCF Knights December 12, 2014 December 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224060634/http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ucf-m-basebl-mtt.html dead Pitchers 4 - Cre Finfrock - Freshman 22 - Kyle Marsh - Freshman 25 - Pat Stephens - Freshman 27 - Spencer Davis - 10px|Redshirt Senior 28 - Tanner Olson - Senior 32 - Parker Thomas - Senior 33 - Harrison Hukari - 10px|Redshirt Junior 34 - Mitchell Tripp - 10px|Redshirt Junior 36 - Brad Rowley - Freshman 38 - Joe Marotta - Senior 39 - Zach Rodgers - Senior 40 - Drew Faintich - Sophomore 41 - Robby Howell - Sophomore 42 - Trent Thompson - Sophomore 43 - Eric Hepple - Freshman 44 - Ryan Meyer - 10px|Redshirt Junior Catchers 23 - Logan Heiser - Freshman 24 - Kyle Perkins - Sophomore 29 - Jordan Savinon - Senior 30 - Matt Diorio - Sophomore Infielders 2 - Dylan Moore - Senior 3 - Kam Gellinger - Sophomore 5 - Brooks Morgan - Sophomore 12 - Sam Bates - Junior 13 - James Vasquez - Senior 14 - Tommy Williams - Senior 15 - Tyler Hayden - Sophomore Outfielders 6 - JoMarcos Woods - Senior 10 - Erik Barber - Senior 11 - Dalton Duty - Sophomore 16 - Sam Tolleson - Senior 17 - Derrick Salberg - Senior 18 - Eugene Vazquez - Sophomore 20 - Josh Moser - Freshman  Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atUCF Alma mater Terry Rooney Head coach 7 Radford University (1996) Kevin Schnall Assistant coach 3 Coastal Carolina University (2001) Ryan Klosterman Assistant coach 4 Vanderbilt University (2004) Schedule Legend UCF win UCF lossBoldUCF team member background:#000000;color:white; 2015 UCF Knights baseball game log ! style="background:#000000;color:white;" | Regular season |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:#000000; February Date Opponent Rank Site or stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 13 || 2015 Siena Saints Siena || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida, || W 4–1 || Rodgers (1–0) || Goossens (0–1) || Davis (1) || 1,543 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 14 || Siena || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 13–4 || Howell (1–0) || Morales (0–1) || || 1,154 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 15 || Siena || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 11–0 || Finfrock (1–0) || Ahearn (0–1) || || 1,135 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 17 || Bethune-Cookman || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 10–2 || Meyer (1–0) || O'Brien (0–1) || || 989 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || vs. Arkansas || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || W 9–5 || Hukari (1–0) || Taccolini (1–1) || Davis (2) || 75 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 21 || vs. #27 2015 Maryland Terrapins Maryland || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || W 7–6 || Finfrock (2–0) || Stiles (0–1) || Marsh (1) || 79 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 22 || at 2015 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || W 7–5 || Howell (2–0) || McMullen (0–1) || Thompson (1) || 1,389 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 25 || at Bethune-Cookman || #17 || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Dayton Beach, Florida, || W 18–8 || Hepple (1–0) || Norris (0–1) || || 157 || 8–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27 || 2015 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss || #17 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 5–4 || Hukari (2–0) || Short (1–1) || || 2,037 || 9–0 || – |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:#000000; March Date Opponent Rank Site or stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || Ole Miss || #17 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 3–2 (7) || Finfrock (3–0) || Bramlett (2–1) || Hukari (1) || 1,646 || 10–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | March 1 || Ole Miss || #17 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 3–4 || Short (2–1) || Thompson (0–1) || || 1,646 || 10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 3 || #5 Florida || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 4–3 || Hukari (3–0) || Poyner (0–1) || Thompson (2) || 4,319 || 11–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 4 || at #5 Florida || #10 || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida, || L 2–10 || Snead (1–0) || Hepple (1–1) || || 2,705 || 11–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 6 || 2015 Columbia Lions Columbia || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 9–1 || Rodgers (2–0) || Thanopoulos (0–2) || || 1,001 || 12–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 7 || Columbia || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 5–1 || Finfrock (4–0) || Roy (0–1) || Hukari (2) || 1,111 || 13–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || Columbia || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 9–3 || Howell (3–0) || Marks (0–1) || || 1,075 || 14–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 10 || at #11 Florida State || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida, || L 8–11 || Byrd (3–0) || Marsh (0–1) || Strode (7) || 3,980 || 14–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 11 || at #11 Florida State || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || L 11–15 || Deise (1–0) || Thompson (0–2) || || 3,728 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 13 || 2015 Fairfield Stags Fairfield || #9 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 11–1 || Finfrock (5–0) || Ashworth (0–1) || || 972 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 14 || Fairfield || #9 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 6–5 || Howell (4–0) || Panciera (0–1) || Hukari (3) || 1,038 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || Fairfield || #9 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 16–10 || Hepple (2–0) || Wallace (0–2) || || 1,380 || 17–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 17 || at Bethune-Cookman || #10 || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida || W 18–13 || Meyer (2–0) || Duprey (0–3) || Rodgers (1) || 103 || 18–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 20 || 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 6–5 || Rodgers (3–0) || Wortkoetter (3–3) || || 1,162 || 19–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 21 || Presbyterian || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 6–8 || Sauer (3–1) || Howell (4–1) || Kehner (2) || 1,092 || 19–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || Presbyterian || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 18–4 || Hepple (3–1) || Lesiak (1–2) || || 1,252 || 20–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 24 || at 2015 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville || #8 || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida, || L 9–13 || Stockton (2–1) || Hukari (3–2) || || 190 || 20–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 27 || #15 Houston || #8 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 9–2 || Finfrock (6–0) || Lantrip (5–1) || || 1,397 || 21–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 28 || #15 Houston || #6 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 5–7 || Dowdy (3–0) || Howell (4–2) || Romero (4) || 1,555 || 21–7 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 29 || #15 Houston || #6 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 4–3 || Rodgers (4–0) || Romero (3–2) || || 1,281 || 22–7 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 31 || #22 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic || #6 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 5–11 || Labsan (2–0) || Thompson (0–3) || || 1,685 || 22–8 || 2–1 |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:#000000; April Date Opponent Rank Site or stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 2 || at Cincinnati || – || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio, || L 1–4 || Atkinson (2–3) || Finfrock (6–1) || Zellner (1) || 267 || 22–9 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 3 || at Cincinnati || #6 || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio || L 3–5 || Orndorff (1–1) || Howell (4–3) || Zellner (2) || 233 || 22–10 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 4 || at Cincinnati || #6 || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio || W 2–1 || Rodgers (5–0) || Lehnen (1–5) || Zellner (2) || 917 || 23–11 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 7 || Jacksonville || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 6–5 || Hukari (4–1) || Babb (0–1) || || 1,386 || 24–11 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 10 || Connecticut || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 4–6 || Cross (7–1) || Finfrock (6–2) || Ruotolo (4) || 1,271 || 24–12 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 11 || Connecticut || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 1–15 || Kay (5–3) || Howell (4–4) || || 1,061 || 24–13 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 12 || Connecticut || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 5–1 || Rodgers (6–0) || Tabakman (2–3) || || 898 || 25–13 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 15 || at #6 Miami (Florida) || #15 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida, || L 2–4 || Mediavilla (2–1) || Hukari(4–2) || Garcia (8) || 2,184 || 25–14 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 17 || at Tulane || #15 || Greer Field • New Orleans, Louisiana, || L 0–3 || Merrill (2–3) || Finfrock (6–3) || Gibaut (2) || 1,106 || 25–15 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 18 || at Tulane || #15 || Greer Field • New Orleans, Louisiana || W 8–0 || Rodgers (7–0) || Gibbs (3–2) || || 1,824 || 26–16 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 19 || at Tulane || #15 || Greer Field • New Orleans, Louisiana || L 0–10 (7) || Massey (4–2) || Hepple (3–2) || Gibaut (3) || 1,290 || 26–16 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 21 || 2015 North Florida Ospreys North Florida || #24 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 3–9 || Vansickle (1–1) || Howell (4–5) || || 1,155 || 26–17 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 24 || at East Carolina || #24 || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina, || L 5–6 || Durazo (3–0) || Hukari (4–3) || || 2,446 || 26–18 || 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 25 || at East Carolina || #24 || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina || L 2–3 || Reid (4–3) || Finfrock (6–4) || Ingle (1) || 2,441 || 26–19 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 26 || at East Carolina || #24 || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina || L 5–6 || Wolfe (3–1) || Howell'' (4–6) || Voliva (1) || 2,069 || 26–20 || 5–10 |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:#000000; May Date Opponent Rank Site or stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 1 || South Florida || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 3–0 || || || || || 27–19 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 2 || South Florida || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 2–1 || Rodgers (8–0) || Herget (7–2) || Hukari (3) || 1,557 || 28–19 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 3 || South Florida || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 3–9 || Finfrock (7–4) || Farley (3–2) || || 1,213 || 28–20 || 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 6 || at #12 Florida Atlantic || – || FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida || L 2–10 || McKay (3–0) || Meyer (2–1) || || 474 || 28–21 || 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 8 || Memphis || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 10–2 || Rodgers (9–0) || Gunn (5–1) || || 987 || 29–21 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 9 || Memphis || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 5–6 || Toscano (8–1) || Finfrock (7–5) || Blackwood (13) || 1,041 || 29–22 || 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 10 || Memphis || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 4–1 || Howell (5–7) || Alexander (4–1) || Hukari (5) || 885 || 30–22 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 12 || at North Florida || – || Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida || L 5–10 || Smith (5–1) || Davis (0–1) || || 449 || 30–23 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 14 || at South Florida || – || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, Florida, || W 12–9 || Rodgers (10–0) || Herget (8–3) || || 706 || 31–23 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 15 || at South Florida || – || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, Florida || L 3–7 || Farley (4–2) || Hukari (4–4) || || 508 || 31–24 || 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 16 || at South Florida || – || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, Florida || L 4–5 || Mulholland (5–7) || Howell (5–8) || Peterson (15) || 1,311 || 31–25 || 10–14 |- |- ! style="background:#000000;color:white;" | Postseason |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:#000000 The American Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site or stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 20 || #2 East Carolina || – || Bright House Field • Clearwater, Florida, || L 3–4 || Ingle (1–0) || Rodgers (10–1) || || || 31–26 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 21 || #6 Connecticut || – || Bright House Field • Clearwater, Florida|| L 3–4 (11) || Kay (8–6) || Howell''' (5–9) || || || 31–27 || 0–2 |- All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2015 18 March 2018 March 2018 March 2018 March 2018 NR 22 RV 34 22 RV 26 NR 15 17 21 14 13 10 18 10 6 9 12 14 7 10 15 11 6 8 9 Awards and honors Zach Rodgers Pre-season All-AAChttp://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2014/12/22/2015-american-athletic-conference-preseason-poll-and-awards/ 2015 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll And Awards College Baseball Daily December 24, 2014 Dylan Moore Pre-season All-AAC Matt Diorio Pre-season All-AAC References UCF Knights Category:UCF Knights baseball seasons UCF Knights baseball Category:2015 in Orlando, Florida