2015 Memphis Tigers baseball team

College baseball team March 2026 August 2023 2015 Memphis Tigers baseball Memphis Tigers 2003-2021 wordmark.svg 250 American Athletic Conference The American 21–8 4–2 Daron Schoenrock 10th Russ McNickle 2nd Clay Greene 3rd Lee Parks 1st FedExPark The 2015 Memphis Tigers baseball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at FedExPark as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Daron Schoenrock, in his tenth season at Memphis. Previous season In 2014, the Tigers finished the season 8th in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 30–29, 8–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament, but failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Personnel Roster 2015 Memphis Tigers rosterhttp://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/mem-m-basebl-mtt.html Official Baseball Roster Memphis Tigers November 11, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017150520/http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/mem-m-basebl-mtt.html 2014-10-17 dead Pitchers 5 - Connor Alexander - Freshman 11 - Colin Lee - Junior 14 - Trevor Sutton - Sophomore 15 - Craig Caufield - 10px|Redshirt Junior 16 - Alex Gunn - 10px|Redshirt Senior 17 - Ryan Garner - Sophomore 18 - Blake Myers - 10px|Redshirt Senior 19 - Caleb Wallingford - Senior 23 - Bryan Cruse - Freshman 27 - Matt Ferguson - Junior 28 - Dylan Toscano - Senior 29 - Nolan Blackwood - Sophomore 30 - Trey McNickle - 10px|Redshirt Junior 33 - Colton Hathcock - Freshman 35 - Kellan Hibbard - Junior 41 - K.C. Abney - 10px|Redshirt Junior 42 - Drew Crosby - Freshman 44 - Blake Drabik - Sophomore Catchers 4 - Nate Rupiper - Senior 22 - Corey Chafin - Junior 26 - Carter White - Senior 36 - Damo DeMatteo - 10px|Redshirt Junior Infielders 1 - Jake Overbay - 10px|Redshirt Junior 2 - Jacob Elliot - Freshman 6 - Brandon Montgomery - Freshman 8 - Tucker Tubbs - Senior 12 - Zach Schritenthal - Sophomore 21 - Cody Duncan - Freshman Outfielders 7 - Tyler Dixon - 10px|Redshirt Junior 9 - Jake Little - Junior 10 - Darien Tubbs - Sophomore 13 - Chris Carrier - Sophomore 34 - Kane Barrow - 10px|Redshirt Senior 37 - Kramer Hollenbach - Junior  Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atMemphis Alma mater Daron Schoenrock Head coach 10 Tennessee Technological University (1984) Russ McNickle Associate head coach 1 University of South Alabama (1988) Clay Greene Assistant coach 3 University of Tennessee (2001) Lee Parks Assistant coach 1 Mississippi State University (2001) Season February The Tigers opened their season on February 13 against 2015 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts on the road in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Over the three game series, the Tigers went 1–2, losing the first two games before rebounding to win the third game of their season, 6–1.http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/oru-baseball-slips-doubleheader-with-memphis-wins-opening-series/article_504c0cc7-54eb-5b83-bc10-47043df0a84b.html ORU baseball slips doubleheader with Memphis; wins opening series tulsaworld.com February 26, 2015 A series of weather-related cancellations changed Memphis' schedule over the next week. A tournament in Conway, Arkansas, with 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois and host 2015 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas was shortened, and the Tigers only played one game, a 5–2 win over Central Arkansas. The Tigers' home opener against 2015 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State was then pushed back until the end of April.http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/022415aaa.html UPDATE: Weather Throws Another Changeup for @MemphisBaseball gotigersgo.com February 26, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227011344/http://www.gotigersgo.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/022415aaa.html 2015-02-27 dead To end the month of February (and open March), the Tigers hosted 2015 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis, the three time defending Atlantic 10 regular season champions. The series opened with a doubleheader, in which Memphis won the first game in ten innings after a walk-off home run by Tucker Tubbs, while Saint Louis won the second game. In the third and final game of the series, Memphis won 5–2 in a game that was shortened to seven innings due to rain.http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/28233049/tigers-baseball-beats-saint-louis-5-2-in-rain-shortened-series-finale Tigers Baseball Beats Saint Louis 5–2 In Rain-Shortened Series Finale myfoxmemphis.com March 3, 2015 Schedule Legend Memphis win Memphis loss PostponementBoldMemphis team member background:#000080;color:white; 2015 Memphis Tigers baseball game log ! style="background:#000080;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#808080;color:#000080; February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 13 || at 2015 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts || || J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK || L 1–3 || Garza (1–0) || Hathcock (0–1) || Stout (1) || 506 || 0–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 14 || at Oral Roberts || || J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK || L 3–6 || Giller (1–0) || Lee (0–1) || Stout (2) || 534 || 0–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 14 || at Oral Roberts || || J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK || W 6–1 || Toscano (1–0) || Altamiran (0–1) || Blackwood (1) || 534 || 1–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 20 || vs. 2015 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois || || Bear Stadium • Conway, AR || colspan=7| Cancelled |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 22 || at 2015 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas || || Bear Stadium • Conway, AR || W 5–2 || Wallingford (1–0) || Gilmore (1–1) || Blackwood (2) || 292 || 2–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 22 || vs. Eastern Illinois || || Bear Stadium • Conway, AR || colspan=7| Cancelled |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 25 || 2015 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || colspan=7| Postponed Rescheduled for April 29 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 28 || 2015 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 4–3 (10) || Caufield (1–0) || Shimanovsky (0–1) || || 552 || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 28 || Saint Louis || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || L 2–3 || Smith (2–0) || Wallingford (1–1) || Girrens (1) || 552 || 3–3 || – |- y background:#808080;color:#000080; March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || Saint Louis || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 5–2 (7) || Alexander (1–0) || Lehmann (0–1) || Blackwood (3) || 127 || 4–3 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 4 || at 2015 Belmont Bruins Belmont || || E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN || colspan=7| Postponed Rescheduled for April 6 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 8 || 2015 Samford Bulldogs Samford || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || colspan=7| Cancelled |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 8 || Samford || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || colspan=7| Cancelled |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 9 || Samford || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || L 4–8 || Ledford (2–2) || Toscano (1–1) || Donham (1) || 116 || 4–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 10 || 2015 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 3–1 || Alexander (2–0) || Slatton (1–3) || Blackwood (4) || 482 || 5–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 11 || Middle Tennessee State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 11–0 || Gunn (1–0) || Troutt (0–1) || || 262 || 6–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 13 || Eastern Illinois || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || colspan=7| Postponed Rescheduled for March 14 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 14 || Eastern Illinois || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 6–1 || Wallingford (2–1) || Wivinis (0–3) || || 372 || 7–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || Eastern Illinois || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 11–1 || Toscano (2–1) || Stenger (0–4) || || 674 || 8–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || Eastern Illinois || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 5–2 || Caufield (2–0) || Slazinik (0–2) || Blackwood (5) || 674 || 9–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 17 || 2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 5–2 || Gunn (2–0) || Hawkins (1–4) || Blackwood (6) || 957 || 10–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 20 || 2015 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 6–1 || Wallingford (3–1) || Laird (1–4) || || 435 || 11–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 21 || Alcorn State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 17–7 || Ferguson (1–0) || Thompson (0–2) || || 407 || 12–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 21 || Alcorn State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 14–3 || Toscano (3–1) || Vasquez (0–1) || || 407 || 13–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || Alcorn State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 3–1 || Alexander (3–0) || Brooks (0–3) || Blackwood (7) || 326 || 14–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 24 || at Arkansas || || Dickey-Stephens Park • North Little Rock, AR || W 5–4 || Caufield (3–0) || Phillips (0–2) || || 9,145 || 15–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 25 || Arkansas || || AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN || L 3–7 || Teague (1–1) || Garner (0–1) || || 3,673 || 15–5 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 27 || at East Carolina || || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC || L 1–4 || Kruczynski (5–1) || Wallingford (3–2) || || 2,315 || 15–6 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 28 || at East Carolina || || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC || W 3–2 || Myers (1–0) || Boyd (2–7) || Blackwood (8) || 2,315 || 16–6 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 29 || at East Carolina || || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC || W 4–2 || Myers (2–0) || Lucroy (2–1) || Blackwood (9) || 2,051 || 17–6 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 31 || 2015 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss || || AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN || L 5–7 || Denny (1–0) || Hathcock (0–1) || Short (4) || 2,962 || 17–7 || – |- y background:#808080;color:#000080; April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 2 || #14 Houston || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || L 2–3 || Lantrip (6–2) || Wallingford (3–3) || || 712 || 17–8 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 3 || #14 Houston || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 14–6 || Toscano (3–1) || Dowdy (3–1) || || 912 || 18–8 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 4 || #14 Houston || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || W 6–2 || Alexander (4–0) || Romero (3–3) || Blackwood (10) || 829 || 19–8 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 6 || at 2015 Belmont Bruins Belmont || || E. S. Rose Park • Nashville, TN || W 11–8 || Drabik (1–0) || McGrath (3–2) || Blackwood (11) || 146 || 20–8 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 7 || Mississippi State || || AutoZone Park • Memphis, TN || W 7–1 || Gunn (3–0) || Sexton (3–3) || || 3,423 || 21–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 10 || at Cincinnati || || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 11 || at Cincinnati || || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 12 || at Cincinnati || || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OH || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 14 || at 2015 Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay || || Raymond C. Hand Park • Clarksville, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 17 || South Florida || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 18 || South Florida || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 19 || South Florida || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 21 || Belmont || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 22 || at Ole Miss || || Swayze Field • Oxford, MS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 24 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 25 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 26 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, CT || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 28 || at Arkansas State || || Tomlinson Stadium • Jonesboro, AR || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 29 || Mississippi Valley State || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- y background:#808080;color:#000080; May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC record |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || Cincinnati || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 2 || Cincinnati || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 3 || Cincinnati || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 8 || at UCF || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 9 || at UCF || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 10 || at UCF || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 12 || vs. 2015 Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin || || USA Stadium • Millington, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 14 || Tulane || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 15 || Tulane || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 16 || Tulane || || FedExPark • Memphis, TN || || || || || || || |- |- ! style="background:#000080;color:white;"| Postseason |- y background:#808080 AAC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT record |- align="center" | May 20 || TBD || || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" | May 21 || TBD || || Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL|| || || || || || || |- |- | style="font-size:88%"| All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. 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