2014 UCF Knights baseball team

American college baseball season

2014 UCF Knights baseball

Conference| American Athletic Conference
Record| 36–23 (17–7 The American)
Head coach|

* Terry Rooney (6th year)

Assistant coaches|

* Ryan Klosterman (3rd year)
* Kevin Schnall (2nd year)

Home stadium| Jay Bergman Field

Seasons

<- 2013

2015 ->

2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 7 Louisville ‍†‍‍y | 19 | - | 5 |  | .792 |  |  | 50 | - | 17 |  | .746
UCF ‍‍‍ | 17 | - | 7 |  | .708 |  |  | 36 | - | 23 |  | .610
No. 11 Houston ‍‍‡‍y | 14 | - | 9 |  | .609 |  |  | 48 | - | 18 |  | .727
Rutgers ‍‍‍ | 14 | - | 9 |  | .609 |  |  | 30 | - | 25 |  | .545
South Florida ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 14 |  | .417 |  |  | 27 | - | 31 |  | .466
Temple ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 14 |  | .391 |  |  | 15 | - | 32 |  | .319
Connecticut ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 14 |  | .391 |  |  | 27 | - | 31 |  | .466
Memphis ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 16 |  | .333 |  |  | 30 | - | 29 |  | .508
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 18 |  | .250 |  |  | 22 | - | 31 |  | .415
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

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### Coaching Staff

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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

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2014 UCF Knights roster[2]

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

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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

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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

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2014 UCF Knights Baseball Game Log [3]

Regular season

February

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February 14 | Siena | – | Jay Bergman Field | 8–1 | SKOGLUND, E.(1-0) | Gage(0-1) | None | 1,891 | 1-0 | –
February 15 | Siena | – | Jay Bergman Field | 11–4 | DAVIS, S.(1-0) | Lewicki(0-1) | None | 1,310 | 2-0 | –
February 16 | Siena | – | Jay Bergman Field | 9–6 | THOMAS, P.(1-0) | Quintana(0-1) | FAVRE, Z.(1) | 1,477 | 3-0 | –
February 18 | at Florida | – | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium | 1–5 | Young (1-0) | MAROTTA, J.(0-1) | None | 2,994 | 3-1 | –
February 21 | Ohio State | – | Jay Bergman Field | 3–9 | Lakins(1-0) | THOMAS, P.(0-1) | None | 1,616 | 3-2 | –
February 22 | Oklahoma | – | Jay Bergman Field | 4–1 | DAVIS, S.(2-0) | Choplick, A.(1-1) | THOMPSON, T.(1) | 1,493 | 4-2 | –
February 23 | The Citadel | – | Jay Bergman Field | 9–7 | OLSON, T.(1-0) | Livingston(0-1) | MARTIN, T.(1) | 1,349 | 5-2 | –
February 25 | at Jacksonville | – | John Sessions Stadium | 5–3 |  RODGERS, Z.(1-0) | Maxon, A.(0-1) | None | 147 | 6-2 | –
February 28 | at #24 Ole Miss | – | Swayze Field | 3–4 | C. Bickel(2-1) | THOMAS, P.(1-2) | None | 5,903 | 6-3 | –

March

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March 1 | at #24 Ole Miss | – | Swayze Field | 4-5 | W. Short(2-0) | THOMPSON, T.(0-1) | None | 8,239 | 6-4 | \-
March 2 | at #24 Ole Miss | – | Swayze Field | 2-9 | S. Smith(2-0) | HOWELL, R.(0-1) | None | 6,035 | 6-5 | –
March 4 | at Bethune-Cookman | – | Jackie Robinson Ballpark | 2-5 | DURAPAU,M(2-0) | RODGERS, Z.(1-1) | AUSTIN,M(1) | 218 | 6-6 | –
March 5 | Michigan | – | Jay Bergman Field | 2-3 | Balicki(1-1) | OLSON, T.(1-1) | Bourque(1) | 1,330 | 6–7 | \-
March 7 | Central Michigan | – | Jay Bergman Field | 6-7 | T. Black(1-1) | T. Thompson(0-2) | None | 937 | 6-8 | \-
March 8 | Central Michigan | – | Jay Bergman Field | 2-3 | T. Black(2-1) | P. Thomas(1-3) | J. McNamara(1) | 1,058 | 6-9 | –
March 9 | Central Michigan | – | Jay Bergman Field | 5-4 | J. Petree(1-0) | N. Deeg(0-1) | T. Thompson(2) | 1,073 | 7-9 | –
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 | –
March 12 | #2 Florida State | – | Jay Bergman Field | 1-18 | B. Holtman(3-0) | T. Martin(0-1) | None | 3,105 | 7-11 | –
March 14 | Central Connecticut | – | Jay Bergman Field | 10-0 | E. Skoglund(2-0) | Coughlin(0-1) | None | 1,197 | 8-11 | –
March 15 | Central Connecticut | – | Jay Bergman Field | 9-8 | Z. Rodgers(2-1) | Severino(0-1) | None | 1,279 | 9-11 | –
March 16 | Central Connecticut | – | Jay Bergman Field | 4-5 | Ingham(1-0) | T. Martin(0-2) | None | 1,097 | 9-12 | –
March 18 | at #25 Miami | – | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field | 9-2 | T. Olson(2-1) | D. Garcia(0-1) | None | 2,406 | 10-12 | –
March 21 | Cincinnati* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 7-1 | E. Skoglund(3-0) | Atkinson(2-1) | None | 1,239 | 11-12 | 1–0
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
March 23 | Cincinnati* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 5-1 | R. Meyer(1-0) | Zellner(1-2) | J. Marotta(1) | 1,168 | 13-12 | 3–0
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
March 28 | Temple* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 6-4 | E. Skoglund(4-0) | Hockenberry(3-1) | Z. Rodgers(2) | 1,279 | 15-12 | 4–0
March 29 | Temple* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 8-2 | T. Olson(3-1) | Hill(0-4) | None | 1,039 | 16-12 | 5–0
March 30 | Temple* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 12-5 | Z. Rodgers(3-1) | Kuehn(1-1) | None | 1,281 | 17-12 | 6–0

April

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April 1 | at North Florida | – | Harmon Stadium | 8-4 | J. Marrota(1-1) | Nolan(1-2) | None | 583 | 18-12 | 6-0
April 4 | at South Florida* | – | USF Baseball Stadium | 2-0 | E. Skoglund(5-0) | Herget(4-4) | Z. Rodgers(3) | 1,219 | 19-12 | 7-0
April 5 | at South Florida* | – | USF Baseball Stadium | 2-4 | MULHOLLAND(3-0) | T. Olson(3-2) | None | 1,189 | 19-13 | 7-1
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
April 9 | #24 Miami | – | Jay Bergman Field | 5-6 | Garcia(3-2) | T. Thompson(0-4) | None | 2,021 | 20-14 | 8-1
April 11 | at Memphis* | – | FedExPark | 1-2 | Caufield(1-1) | E. Skoglund(5-1) | None | 704 | 20-15 | 8-2
April 12 | at Memphis* | – | FedExPark | 9-8 | Z. Farve(1-0) | Myers(0-1) | Z. Rodgers(1) | 871 | 21-15 | 9-2
April 13 | at Memphis* | – | FedExPark | 10-0 | R. Meyer(3-0) | Lee(1-4) | None | 857 | 22-15 | 10-2
April 15 | Florida A&M | – | Jay Bergman Field | 11-4 | R. Howell(1-1) | SCHAEFFER(0-2) | None | 1,004 | 23-15 | 10-2
April 17 | #9 Louisville* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 8-2 | E. Skoglund(6-1) | Funkhouser(7-2) | None | 1,342 | 24-15 | 11-2
April 17 | #9 Louisville* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 4-3 | T. Thompson(1-4) | Burdi(2-1) | None | 1,342 | 25-15 | 12-2
April 18 | #9 Louisville* | – | Jay Bergman Field | 2-3 | Kidston (4-0) | R. Myer(3-1) | Burdi(8) | 1,194 | 25-16 | 12-3
April 25 | Rutgers* | 22 | Jay Bergman Field | 3-1 | E. Skoglund(7-1) | Brey(4-2) | None | 1,344 | 26-16 | 13-3
April 26 | Rutgers* | 22 | Jay Bergman Field | 4-3 | Z. Rodgers(5-1) | Young(0-4) | None | 1,253 | 27-16 | 14-3
April 27 | Rutgers* | 22 | Jay Bergman Field | 10-3 | J. Petree(3-0) | Baxter(2-7) | None | 1,183 | 28-16 | 15-3

May

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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
May 3 | at #13 Houston* | 18 | Cougar Field | 3–4 | Maxwell (3–0) | T. Thompson (1–5) | None | 1,383 | 29–17 | 16–4
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
May 6 | Florida Atlantic | 26 | Jay Bergman Field | 0–1 | Rhodes (3–0) | S. Davis (2–1) | Alexander (6) | 1,208 | 29–19 | 16–5
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
May 9 | Presbyterian | 26 | Jay Bergman Field | 10–0 | E. Skoglund (9–1) | C. Knox (6–7) | None | 1,104 | 31–19 | 16–5
May 10 | Presbyterian | 26 | Jay Bergman Field | 3–6 | Wortkoetter (3–3) | T. Thompson (1–6) | None | 1,293 | 31–20 | 16–5
May 11 | Presbyterian | 26 | Jay Bergman Field | 11–2 | J. Petree (4–0) | T. Hayes (0–4) | None | 1,239 | 32–20 | 16–5
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
May 15 | at Connecticut* | – | J. O. Christian Field | 4–5 | Marzi (5–6) | E. Skoglund (9–2) | Kay (1) | 108 | 33–21 | 16–6
May 16 | at Connecticut* | – | J. O. Christian Field | 5–6 | Kay (5–4) | Z. Favre (1–1) | None | 116 | 33–22 | 16–7
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

Post Season

The American Tournament

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Tournament record

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May 21 | Connecticut | – | Bright House Field | 7–1 | Z. Rodgers (7–1) | Marzi (5–7) | None | – | 1–0
May 22 | Temple | – | Bright House Field | 6–2 | R. Howell (4–1) | Vanderslice (1–5) | None | 1,157 | 2–0
May 23 | Houston | – | Bright House Field | 8–13 | Garza (8–4) | E. Skoglund (9–3) | Wellbrock (12) | 1,327 | 2–1

Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
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## See also

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* UCF Knights

## References

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1. ^ "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
2. ^ 2014 UCF Knights Baseball Roster
3. ^ 2013 UCF Knights Baseball Schedule

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