2015 Baylor Bears baseball team

2015 Baylor Bears baseball

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Record| 13–22 (4–8 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Steve Smith (21st season)

Assistant coaches|

* Steve Johnigan (20th season)
* Trevor Mote (7th season)

Home stadium| Baylor Ballpark

Seasons

<- 2014

2016 ->

2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍y | 18 | - | 5 |  | .783 |  |  | 51 | - | 15 |  | .773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 8 |  | .636 |  |  | 38 | - | 20 |  | .655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 11 |  | .542 |  |  | 34 | - | 27 |  | .557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 11 |  | .542 |  |  | 31 | - | 24 |  | .564
Texas ‍‍‡‍y | 11 | - | 13 |  | .458 |  |  | 30 | - | 27 |  | .526
Kansas State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 14 |  | .417 |  |  | 27 | - | 30 |  | .474
West Virginia ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 13 |  | .409 |  |  | 27 | - | 27 |  | .500
Baylor ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 15 |  | .375 |  |  | 23 | - | 32 |  | .418
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 15 |  | .348 |  |  | 23 | - | 32 |  | .418
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball [1]

The 2015 Baylor Bears baseball team will represent Baylor University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bears will play their home games at Baylor Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Steve Smith, in his 21st season at Baylor.

## Previous season[edit]

In 2014, the Bears finished the season 7th in the Big 12 with a record of 26–31, 8–15 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in the semifinals. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel[edit]

### Roster[edit]

2015 Baylor Bears roster[2]

Pitchers

* 3 – Nick Lewis – Sophomore
* 6 – Ryan Smith – Junior
* 10 – Austin Stone – Senior
* 11 – Brad Kuntz – Senior
* 12 – Joe Kirkland – Senior
* 20 – Daniel Castano – Sophomore
* 22 – Hunter Abbe –  Sophomore
* 26 – Kody Hessemer – Junior
* 27 – Drew Tolson – Sophomore
* 28 – Blake Allen – Freshman
* 31 – Hudson Pearson – Freshman
* 33 – Theron Kay – Freshman
* 35 – Kyle Ott –  Freshman
* 36 – Troy Montemayor – Freshman
* 44 – Sean Spicer – Senior
* 46 – Reese Jefferies – Junior
* 54 – Dylan Johannik – Junior

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Catchers

* 13 – Joe Sabatini – Sophomore
* 19 – Aaron Dodson – Sophomore
* 23 – Matt Menard – Sophomore
* 32 – Cameron Miller –  Freshman

Infielders

* 1 – Justin Arrington – Junior
* 2 – Steven McLean –  Freshman
* 5 – Duncan Wendel – Senior
* 9 – West Tunnell – Junior
* 26 – Ben Carl –  Freshman
* 37 – Johnathan Ducoff – Freshman
* 39 – Garrett Prossner – Freshman
* 45 – Hayden Ross – Sophomore

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Outfielders

* 4 – Darryn Sheppard – Sophomore
* 8 – Levi Gilcrease – Freshman
* 15 – Adam Toth – Senior
* 16 – Logan Brown – Senior
* 21 – Richard Cunningham – Freshman
* 29 – Ryan Romo – Sophomore
* 38 – Lane Kelly – Sophomore

### Coaching staff[edit]

Name | Position | Seasons at
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Steve Smith | Head coach | 21 | Baylor University (1986)
Steve Johnigan | Associate head coach | 19 | Texas A&M University (1989)
Trevor Mote | Assistant coach | 5 | Baylor University (2004)

## Season[edit]

### February[edit]

Baylor opened its season on February 13 as part of a three-game series with Cal Poly. In game 1, the Mustangs outhit the Bears 12–7, but Baylor won 8–6.[3] In the second game of the series, the Bears also won by a score of 8–6, and closed out the series sweep with a 6–0 win in the series finale.[4] Baylor moved into the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll at #21 nationally following the Cal Poly sweep.[5] Playing as the #21 team in the country, Baylor went 2–2 over the next week. After a midweek loss to Dallas Baptist in which the Bears pitching surrendered eight walks,[6] the Bears dropped the first game of a three-game weekend series to 2014 NCAA Tournament participant Kent State. On February 21, the Bears swept the Golden Flashes in a doubleheader, winning the two games by a combined score of 10–4.[7]

For the final week of February (and the first day of March), the Bears fell to #25 nationally in the Collegiate Baseball poll and were also ranked number 28 in the NCBWA poll. On February 25, the Bears defeated Northwestern State in a game that had been pushed back one day due to inclement weather. Starter Theron Kay allowed no runs over five innings pitched.[8] On the weekend of February 27, the Bears travelled to Fullerton, California to face Cal State Fullerton, a team that had been ranked in the national polls in the early portion of the season. The Bears were swept over a 3-game series by the Titans, one in which Bears pitching allowed 28 runs.[9]

## Schedule[edit]

Legend

| Baylor win
| Baylor loss
| Postponement
Bold | Baylor team member
2015 Baylor Bears baseball game log

Regular season

February

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February 13 | #13 Cal Poly |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 8–6 | Lewis (1–0) | Zandona (0–1) | Spicer (1) | 2,834 | 1–0 | –
February 14 | #13 Cal Poly |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 8–6 | Kirkland (1–0) | Smith (0–1) | Spicer (2) | 2,835 | 2–0 | –
February 15 | #13 Cal Poly |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 6–0 | Kay (1–0) | Calomeni (0–1) | Castano (1) | 2,380 | 3–0 | –
February 17 | Dallas Baptist | #21 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 6–9 | Adams (2–0) | Montemayor (0–1) | Koch (1) | 2,052 | 3–1 | –
February 20 | Kent State | #21 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 3–11 | Jensen-Clagg (1–1) | Castano (0–1) |  | 2,220 | 3–2 | –
February 21 | Kent State | #21 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 6–1 | Kirkland (2–0) | Skolnicki (1–1) |  | 2,189 | 4–2 | –
February 21 | Kent State | #21 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 4–3 (10) | Spicer (1–0) | Pierce (0–1) |  | 2,986 | 5–2 | –
February 24 | Northwestern State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Cancelled
February 25 | Northwestern State | #25 | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 8–4 | Kay (2–0) | Tidwell (0–2) |  | 1,854 | 6–2 | –
February 27 | at Cal State Fullerton | #25 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 1–10 | Eshelman (1–2) | Tolson (0–1) |  | 1,422 | 6–3 | –
February 28 | at Cal State Fullerton | #25 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 6–11 | Seabold (1–0) | Kirkland (2–1) |  | 1,422 | 6–4 | –

March

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March 1 | at Cal State Fullerton | #25 | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 6–7 | Kuhl (1–0) | Montemayor (0–2) | Peitzmeier (3) | 1,184 | 6–5 | –
March 4 | Sam Houston State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | Postponed Rescheduled for March 18
March 6 | vs. Hawaii |  | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 1–2 | Brewster (3–1) | Tolson (0–2) | Culp (3) | 503 | 6–6 | –
March 7 | vs. #3 LSU |  | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 0–2 | Lange (4–0) | Castano (0–2) | Stallings (7) | 3,343 | 6–7 | –
March 8 | vs. #11 Texas A&M |  | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 2–3 | Kent (4–0) | Stone (0–1) | Hendrix (4) | 4,589 | 6–8 | –
March 10 | at Dallas Baptist |  | Horner Ballpark • Houston, TX | L 3–17 | Smith (2–1) | Kay (2–1) |  | 1,102 | 6–9 | –
March 13 | at #1 TCU |  | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 1–3 | Traver (3–0) | Tolson (0–3) | Ferrell (6) | 4,018 | 6–10 | 0–1
March 14 | at #1 TCU |  | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 2–3 | Morrison (4–0) | Castano (0–3) | Ferrell (7) | 4,259 | 6–11 | 0–2
March 15 | at #1 TCU |  | Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 1–10 | Young (4–0) | Stone (0–2) |  | 4,323 | 6–12 | 0–3
March 17 | at Sam Houston State |  | Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX | W 4–3 (10) | Castano (1–3) | Church (0–1) |  | 1,729 | 7–12 | –
March 18 | Sam Houston State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 3–4 | Ebbs (3–1) | Tolson (0–4) | Odom (1) | 1,789 | 7–13 | –
March 20 | West Virginia |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 5–4 | Kirkland (3–1) | Dotson (0–2) | Spicer (3) | 1,906 | 8–13 | 1–3
March 21 | West Virginia |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 10–4 | Hessemer (1–0) | Vance (2–2) |  | 2,239 | 9–13 | 2–3
March 22 | West Virginia |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 2–8 | Donato (3–3) | Tolson (0–5) |  | 2,172 | 9–14 | 2–4
March 24 | at Texas–Arlington |  | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 6–2 | Kay (3–1) | Laberge (1–3) |  | 480 | 10–14 | –
March 27 | Oklahoma |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 3–0 | Castano (2–3) | Elliott (3–3) |  | 2,495 | 11–14 | 3–4
March 28 | Oklahoma |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 7–2 | Tolson (1–5) | Hansen (3–3) |  | 3,446 | 12–14 | 4–4
March 29 | Oklahoma |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 3–13 | Tasin (5–1) | Hessemer (1–1) |  | 2,435 | 12–15 | 4–5
March 31 | #14 Houston |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 0–11 | Longville (2–2) | Kay (3–2) |  | 2,104 | 12–16 | –

April

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April 2 | at Texas State |  | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 8–9 (10) | Powell (2–3) | Spicer (1–1) |  | 1,808 | 12–17 | –
April 3 | Texas State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 0–5 | Grist (2–2) | Tolson (1–6) |  | 2,157 | 12–18 | –
April 4 | Texas State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | L 1–4 | Hallonquist (2–1) | Kay (3–3) |  | 2,539 | 12–19 | –
April 7 | Texas–Arlington |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX | W 10–7 | Hessemer (2–1) | Hobbs (1–2) | Spicer (4) | 2,224 | 13–19 | –
April 10 | at Texas Tech |  | Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | L 4–8 | Moseley (3–3) | Castano (2–4) |  | 3,974 | 13–20 | 4–6
April 11 | at Texas Tech |  | Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | L 2–3 (12) | Moreno (2–3) | Montemayor (0–3) |  | 4,387 | 13–21 | 4–7
April 12 | at Texas Tech |  | Rip Griffin Park • Lubbock, TX | L 5–9 | Damron (3–2) | Lewis (1–1) |  | 3,573 | 13–22 | 4–8
April 14 | Incarnate Word |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 17 | at Oklahoma State |  | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 18 | at Oklahoma State |  | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 19 | at Oklahoma State |  | Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 21 | Lamar |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 24 | Kansas State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 25 | Kansas State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 26 | Kansas State |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 28 | at UTSA |  | Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |

May

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May 1 | at Kansas |  | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 2 | at Kansas |  | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 3 | at Kansas |  | Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 12 | UTSA |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 16 | Texas |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 17 | Texas |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 17 | Texas |  | Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Post-season

Big 12 Tournament

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| TBD |  | ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| TBD |  | ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK |  |  |  |  |  |  |

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

## Rankings[edit]

See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| Final
Coaches'| —| —*| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | | | | | |
Baseball America| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | | | | | |
Collegiate Baseball^| —| 21| 25| —| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | | | | | |
NCBWA†| —| 27| 28| RV| —| —| —| —| —| | | | | | | | | |

^ 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[edit]

1. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Baylor Bears. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
3. ^ "College Roundup: Cal Poly drops baseball opener at Baylor". San Luis Obispo Tribune. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
4. ^ "Baylor Baseball Sweeps No. 13 Cal Poly to Start 2015". KCENTV. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
5. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Div. I Poll 2–16–15". Collegiate Baseball. February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
6. ^ "Dallas Baptist rallies past Bears in 9th, 9–6". wacotrib.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
7. ^ "Baylor Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader Against Kent State". kwtx.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
8. ^ "No. 25 Baylor Baseball Tops Northwestern State, 8–4". kxxv.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
9. ^ "Baylor baseball swept in California". wacotrib.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.

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