2015 UCF Knights baseball team

The 2015 UCF Knights baseball team represents the University of Central Florida during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Knights play their home games at Jay Bergman Field as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They are led by head coach Terry Rooney, in his seventh season at UCF.

2015 UCF Knights baseball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
2015 record31–27 (9–14 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumJay Bergman Field
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Houston  y 1680 .667  43200 .683
East Carolinay   1590 .625  40220 .645
Tulane  y 13110 .542  35250 .583
South Floriday   13110 .542  34261 .566
Memphis   12120 .500  37210 .638
Connecticut   11130 .458  35250 .583
UCF   10140 .417  31270 .534
Cincinnati   6180 .250  15410 .268
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Cre Finfrock - Freshman
  • 22 - Kyle Marsh - Freshman
  • 25 - Pat Stephens - Freshman
  • 27 - Spencer Davis - Senior
  • 28 - Tanner Olson - Senior
  • 32 - Parker Thomas - Senior
  • 33 - Harrison Hukari - Junior
  • 34 - Mitchell Tripp - 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 - 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

NamePositionSeasons at
UCF
Alma mater
Terry RooneyHead coach7Radford University (1996)
Kevin SchnallAssistant coach3Coastal Carolina University (2001)
Ryan KlostermanAssistant coach4Vanderbilt University (2004)

Schedule

Legend
 UCF win
 UCF loss
BoldUCF team member
2015 UCF Knights baseball game log
Regular season
Post-season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

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* 14 10 14 11  
Baseball America 22 22 15 13 6 7 6  
Collegiate Baseball^ RV RV 17 10 9 10 8  
NCBWA 34 26 21 18 12 15 9  
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^ 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.

Awards and honors

Zach Rodgers
  • Pre-season All-AAC[3]
Dylan Moore
  • Pre-season All-AAC[3]
Matt Diorio
  • Pre-season All-AAC[3]

References

  1. "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". UCF Knights. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. "2015 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll And Awards". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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