2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

The 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Fighting Irish will play their home games at Frank Eck Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mik Aoki, in his 5th season at Notre Dame.

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015 record36–21 (17–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Woods (5th season)
  • Chuck Ristano (5th season)
Home stadiumFrank Eck Stadium
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  xy 255 .833  4718 .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  y 1713 .567  3723 .617
No. 12 Florida State  y 1713 .567  4421 .677
Clemson  y 1613 .552  3229 .525
NC State  y 1514 .517  3623 .610
Wake Forest   1218 .400  2726 .509
Boston College   1019 .345  2727 .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  xy 228 .733  5016 .758
No. 1 Virginia  y 1515 .500  4424 .647
North Carolina   1316 .448  3424 .586
Virginia Tech   1316 .448  2727 .500
Georgia Tech   1317 .433  3223 .582
Duke   1019 .345  3122 .585
Pittsburgh   921 .300  2032 .385
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

In 2014, the Fighting Irish finished the season 7th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 22–31, 9–21 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 – Ryan Smoyer – Sophomore
  • 5 – Nick McCarty – Junior
  • 11 – David Hearne – Junior
  • 12 – Brandon BielakFreshman
  • 17 – Cristian Torres – Senior
  • 18 – Charlie Vorsheck – Freshman
  • 21 – Joey Cresta – Junior
  • 27 – Jim Orwick – Sophomore
  • 28 – Michael Hearne – Junior
  • 31 – Scott Kerrigan – Senior
  • 32 – Connor Hale – Junior
  • 35 – Peter Solomon – Freshman
  • 37 – Kyle Rubbinaccio – Senior
  • 38 – Scott Tully – Sophomore
  • 42 – Matt Ternowchek – Senior
  • 44 – Evy Ruibal – Freshman
  • 45 – Brad Bass – Freshman
  • 50 – Sean Guenther – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 30 – Forrest Johnson – Senior
  • 36 – Ryan Lidge – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 0 – Jake Shepski – Freshman
  • 4 – Lane Richards – Junior
  • 6 – Kevin DeFilippis – Senior
  • 8 – Blaise Lezynski – Senior
  • 16 – Zak Kutsulis – Junior
  • 20 – Kyle Fiala – Sophomore
  • 23 – Cavan BiggioSophomore
  • 33 – Phil Mosey – Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – Torii Hunter Jr.Sophomore
  • 10 – Conor Biggio – Senior
  • 13 – Mac Hudgins – Senior
  • 14 – Kyle Richardson – Junior
  • 19 – Ryan Bull – Senior
  • 22 – Ricky Sanchez – Junior
  • 25 – Robert Youngdahl – Senior
  • 26 – James Nevant – Junior
  • 39 – Jake Johnson – Freshman
 

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Notre Dame
Alma Mater
Mik AokiHead Coach5Davidson College (1990)
Jesse WoodsAssistant Coach5Wheaton College (2004)
Chuck RistanoAssistant Coach5Sacred Heart University (2004)

Schedule

Legend
 Notre Dame win
 Notre Dame loss
 Postponement
BoldNotre Dame team member
2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

2015 MLB Draft

The following Notre Dame players were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Conor BiggioOutfielder341,009Houston Astros

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' NR NR* NR* RV RV RV RV NR NR RV RV RV NR RV RV RV  
Baseball America NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^ NR NR NR 25 27 22 NR NR NR 25 26 NR NR 24 20 23  
NCBWA NR RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV NR RV RV RV  
D1Baseball

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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