2014 UCF Knights baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2014 UCF Knights Baseball UCF Knights logo.svg 120 American Athletic Conference The American 36–23 17–7 Terry Rooney (6th year) Ryan Klosterman (3rd year) Kevin Schnall (2nd year) Jay Bergman Field The 2014 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2014 college baseball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The team played their home games at Jay Bergman Field (also known as the UCF Baseball Complex), located on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach Terry Rooney, who was in his sixth season with the team. Personnel Coaching staff 2014 UCF Knights coaching staff 26 Terry Rooney – Head Coach - 6th season 8 Ryan Klosterman - Assistant Coach – 3rd season 22 Kevin Schnall - Assistant Coach – 2nd season 7 Kyle Sprague - Assistant Coach – 1st season Roster 2014 UCF Knights roster2014 UCF Knights Baseball Roster Pitchers 19 Vinnie Rosace - Freshman 23 Tyler Martin - Sophomore 25 Eric Skoglund - Junior 27 Nathan Morris - Junior 28 Tanner Olson - Junior 31 Zach Favre - Sophomore 32 Parker Thomas - Junior 34 Mitchell Tripp - Redshirt Sophomore 35 Spencer Davis - Redshirt Junior 37 Danny Dixon - Junior 38 Joe Marotta - Junior 39 Zach Rodgers - Junior 40 Drew Faintich - Freshman 42 Trent Thompson - Freshman 44 Ryan Meyer - Redshirt Sophomore Infielders 2 Dylan Moore - Junior 3 Kam Gellinger - Freshman 5 Brooks Morgan - Freshman 13 James Vasquez - Junior 14 Tommy Williams - Junior 16 Sam Tolleson - Junior 36 Bret Gordon - Senior Utility 21 Jarrod Petree - Redshirt Freshman Catchers 20 Hayden Platt - Freshman 24 Kyle Perkins - Freshman 29 Jordan Savinon - Junior 30 Matt Diorio - Freshman Outfielders 6 JoMarcos Woods - Sophomore 10 Erik Barber - Sophomore 11 Dalton Duty - Freshman 12 Chad Whiteaker - Junior 15 Tyler Hayden - Freshman 17 Derrick Salberg - Junior 18 Eugene Vazquez - Freshman  Schedule background:#BC9B6A;color:black; 2014 UCF Knights baseball game log 2013 UCF Knights Baseball Schedule ! style="background:#000000;color:#BC9B6A;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Conf. Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 14 || 2014 Siena Saints Siena || – || Jay Bergman Field || 8–1 || SKOGLUND, E. (1-0) || Gage (0-1) || None || 1,891 || 1-0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 15 || Siena || – || Jay Bergman Field || 11–4 || DAVIS, S. (1-0) || Lewicki (0-1) || None || 1,310 || 2-0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 16 || Siena || – || Jay Bergman Field || 9–6 || THOMAS, P. (1-0) || Quintana (0-1) ||FAVRE, Z. (1) || 1,477 || 3-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 18 || at Florida|| – || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium || 1–5 || Young (1-0) || MAROTTA, J. (0-1) || None || 2,994 || 3-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 21 || 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State || – || Jay Bergman Field || 3–9 || Lakins (1-0) || THOMAS, P. (0-1) || None || 1,616 || 3-2|| – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 22 || 2014 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma || – || Jay Bergman Field || 4–1 || DAVIS, S. (2-0) || Choplick, A. (1-1) || THOMPSON, T. (1)|| 1,493 || 4-2 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 23 || The Citadel || – || Jay Bergman Field || 9–7 || OLSON, T. (1-0) || Livingston (0-1) || MARTIN, T. (1) || 1,349 || 5-2 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 25 || at 2014 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville University Jacksonville || – ||John Sessions Stadium || 5–3 || RODGERS, Z. (1-0) || Maxon, A. (0-1) || None || 147 || 6-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | February 28|| at #24 Ole Miss || – || Swayze Field || 3–4 || C. Bickel (2-1) || THOMAS, P. (1-2) || None || 5,903 || 6-3|| – |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Conf. Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 1 || at #24 Ole Miss || – || Swayze Field || 4-5 || W. Short (2-0) || THOMPSON, T. (0-1) || None || 8,239 || 6-4 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 2 || at #24 Ole Miss || – || Swayze Field || 2-9 || S. Smith (2-0) || HOWELL, R. (0-1) || None || 6,035 || 6-5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 4 || at 2014 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman University Bethune-Cookman || – || Jackie Robinson Ballpark || 2-5 || DURAPAU, M (2-0) || RODGERS, Z. (1-1) || AUSTIN, M (1) || 218 || 6-6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 5 || 2014 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Michigan || – || Jay Bergman Field || 2-3 || Balicki (1-1) || OLSON, T. (1-1) || Bourque (1) || 1,330 || 6–7 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 7 || 2014 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan University Central Michigan || – || Jay Bergman Field || 6-7 || T. Black (1-1) || T. Thompson (0-2) || None || 937 || 6-8 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 8 || Central Michigan || – || Jay Bergman Field || 2-3 || T. Black (2-1) || P. Thomas (1-3) || J. McNamara (1) || 1,058 || 6-9 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 9 || Central Michigan || – || Jay Bergman Field || 5-4 || J. Petree (1-0) || N. Deeg (0-1) || T. Thompson (2) || 1,073 || 7-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 11 || #2 Florida State || – || Jay Bergman Field || 10-11 || D. Silva (1-0) || T. Thompson (0-3) || J. Winston (3) || 3,953 || 7-10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 12 || #2 Florida State || – || Jay Bergman Field || 1-18 || B. Holtman (3-0) || T. Martin (0-1) || None || 3,105 || 7-11 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 14 || 2014 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University Central Connecticut || – || Jay Bergman Field || 10-0 || E. Skoglund (2-0) || Coughlin (0-1) || None || 1,197 || 8-11 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 15 || Central Connecticut || – || Jay Bergman Field || 9-8 || Z. Rodgers (2-1) || Severino (0-1) || None || 1,279 || 9-11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | March 16 || Central Connecticut || – || Jay Bergman Field || 4-5 || Ingham (1-0) || T. Martin (0-2) || None || 1,097 || 9-12 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 18 || at #25 2014 Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Miami || – || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field || 9-2 || T. Olson (2-1) || D. Garcia (0-1) || None || 2,406 || 10-12 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 21 || 2014 Cincinnati Bearcats University of Cincinnati Cincinnati* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 7-1 || E. Skoglund (3-0) || Atkinson (2-1) || None || 1,239 || 11-12 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 22 || Cincinnati* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 7-4 || J. Petree (2-0) || C. Walsh (2-3) || Z. Rodgers (1) || 1,174 || 12-12 || 2–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 23 || Cincinnati* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 5-1 || R. Meyer (1-0) || Zellner (1-2) || J. Marotta (1) || 1,168 || 13-12 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 26 || Bethune-Cookman || – || Jay Bergman Field || 4-1 || R. Meyer (2-0) || R. O'Brien (0-1) || T. Thompson (3) || 1,305 || 14-12 || 3–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 28 || 2014 Temple Owls Temple University Temple* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 6-4 || E. Skoglund (4-0) || Hockenberry (3-1) || Z. Rodgers (2) || 1,279 || 15-12 || 4–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 29 || Temple* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 8-2 || T. Olson (3-1) || Hill (0-4) || None || 1,039 || 16-12 || 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 30 || Temple* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 12-5 || Z. Rodgers (3-1) || Kuehn (1-1) || None || 1,281 || 17-12 || 6–0 |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Conf. Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 1 || at 2014 North Florida Ospreys University of North Florida North Florida || – || Harmon Stadium || 8-4 || J. Marrota (1-1) || Nolan (1-2) || None || 583 || 18-12 || 6-0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 4 || at 2014 South Florida Bulls University of South Florida South Florida* || – || USF Baseball Stadium || 2-0 || E. Skoglund (5-0) || Herget (4-4) || Z. Rodgers (3) || 1,219 || 19-12 || 7-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 5 || at South Florida* || – || USF Baseball Stadium || 2-4 || MULHOLLAND (3-0) || T. Olson (3-2) || None || 1,189 || 19-13 || 7-1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 6 || at South Florida* || – || USF Baseball Stadium || 6-3 || Z. Rodgers (4-1) || Peterson (2-1) || T. Thompson (4) || 1,739 || 20-13 || 8-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 9 || #24 Miami || – || Jay Bergman Field || 5-6 || Garcia (3-2) || T. Thompson (0-4) || None || 2,021 || 20-14 || 8-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 11 || at 2014 Memphis Tigers University of Memphis Memphis* || – || FedExPark || 1-2 || Caufield (1-1) || E. Skoglund (5-1) || None || 704 || 20-15 || 8-2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 12 || at Memphis* || – || FedExPark || 9-8 || Z. Farve (1-0) || Myers (0-1) || Z. Rodgers (1) || 871 || 21-15 || 9-2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 13 || at Memphis* || – || FedExPark || 10-0 || R. Meyer (3-0) || Lee (1-4) || None || 857 || 22-15 || 10-2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 15 || 2014 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M University Florida A&M|| – || Jay Bergman Field || 11-4 || R. Howell (1-1) || SCHAEFFER (0-2) || None || 1,004 || 23-15 || 10-2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 17 || #9 Louisville* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 8-2 || E. Skoglund (6-1) || Funkhouser (7-2) || None || 1,342 || 24-15 || 11-2 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 17 || #9 Louisville* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 4-3 || T. Thompson (1-4) || Burdi (2-1) || None || 1,342 || 25-15 || 12-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | April 18 || #9 Louisville* || – || Jay Bergman Field || 2-3 || Kidston (4-0) || R. Myer (3-1) || Burdi (8) || 1,194 || 25-16 || 12-3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 25 || 2014 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers* || 22 || Jay Bergman Field || 3-1 || E. Skoglund (7-1) || Brey (4-2) || None || 1,344 || 26-16 || 13-3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 26 || Rutgers* || 22 || Jay Bergman Field || 4-3 || Z. Rodgers (5-1) || Young (0-4) || None || 1,253 || 27-16 || 14-3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 27 || Rutgers* || 22 || Jay Bergman Field || 10-3 || J. Petree (3-0) || Baxter (2-7) || None || 1,183 || 28-16 || 15-3 |- y background:#BC9B6A;color:black; May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Conf. Record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 2 || at #13 Houston* || 18 || Cougar Field ||4–3 || E. Skoglund (8–1) || Garza (6–4) || Z. Rodgers (5) || 1,226 || 29–16 || 16–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 3 || at #13 Houston* || 18 || Cougar Field || 3–4 || Maxwell (3–0) || T. Thompson (1–5) || None || 1,383 || 29–17 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 4 || at #13 Houston* || 18 || Cougar Field || 2–5|| Ford (6–0) || T. Olson (3–3) || Wellbrock (10) || 1,448 || 29–18 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 6 || 2014 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic || 26 || Jay Bergman Field || 0–1 || Rhodes (3–0) || S. Davis (2–1) || Alexander (6) || 1,208 || 29–19 || 16–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 7 || at Florida Atlantic || 26 || FAU Baseball Stadium || 4–1 || Z. Rodgers (6–1) || Strawn (4–6) || T. Thompson (5) || 376 || 30–19 || 16–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 9 || 2014 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian College Presbyterian|| 26 || Jay Bergman Field || 10–0 || E. Skoglund (9–1) || C. Knox (6–7) || None || 1,104 || 31–19 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 10 || Presbyterian || 26 || Jay Bergman Field || 3–6 || Wortkoetter (3–3) || T. Thompson (1–6) || None || 1,293 || 31–20 || 16–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 11 || Presbyterian || 26 || Jay Bergman Field || 11–2 || J. Petree (4–0) || T. Hayes (0–4) || None || 1,239 || 32–20 || 16–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 13 || at #4 Florida State || – || Dick Howser Stadium || 8–3 || R. Howell (2–1) || Byrd (1–1) || None || 3,871 || 33–20 || 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 15 || at Connecticut* || – || J. O. Christian Field || 4–5 || Marzi (5–6) || E. Skoglund (9–2) || Kay (1) || 108 || 33–21 || 16–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 16 || at Connecticut* || – || J. O. Christian Field || 5–6 || Kay (5–4) || Z. Favre (1–1) || None || 116 || 33–22 || 16–7 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 17 || at Connecticut* || – || J. O. Christian Field || 7–6 || R. Howell (3–1) || Brown (1–1) || P. Thomas (1) || 127 || 34–22 || 17–7 |- |- ! style="background:#000000;color:#BC9B6A;"| Post Season |- valign="top" y background:#BC9B6A The American Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Tournament record |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 21 || Connecticut || – || Bright House Field || 7–1 || Z. Rodgers (7–1) || Marzi (5–7) || None || – || 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 22 || Temple || – || Bright House Field || 6–2 || R. Howell (4–1) || Vanderslice (1–5) || None || 1,157 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | May 23 || Houston || – || Bright House Field || 8–13 || Garza (8–4) || E. Skoglund (9–3) || Wellbrock (12) || 1,327 || 2–1 |- |- | style="font-size:88%"| Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings. |- | style="font-size:88%"| *Conference game See also UCF Knights References UCF Category:UCF Knights baseball seasons UCF Knights baseball Category:2014 in Orlando, Florida