2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference West
2015 record	32-28 (12-18 SEC)
Head coach	Mitch Gaspard (6th year)
Hitting coach	Andy Phillips
Pitching coach	Dax Norris
Home stadium	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium

2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
#2 Vanderbilt ^x^y	20	–	10	.667	51	–	21	.708
#3 Florida ‡^y	19	–	11	.633	52	–	18	.743
Missouri	15	–	15	.500	30	–	28	.517
Kentucky	14	–	15	.483	30	–	25	.545
South Carolina	13	–	17	.433	32	–	25	.561
Tennessee	11	–	18	.379	24	–	26	.480
Georgia	10	–	19	.345	26	–	28	.481
Western
#5 LSU ^x†^y	21	–	8	.724	54	–	12	.818
#11 Texas A&M ^y	18	–	10	.643	50	–	14	.781
#7 Arkansas ^y	17	–	12	.586	40	–	25	.615
Ole Miss ^y	15	–	14	.517	30	–	28	.517
Auburn ^y	13	–	17	.433	36	–	26	.581
Alabama	12	–	18	.400	32	–	28	.533
Mississippi State	8	–	22	.267	24	–	30	.444

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover due to renovations at their normal on-campus home of Sewell–Thomas Stadium.

Personnel

Returning starters

Player	Class	Position
Will Haynie	Sophomore	C
Chance Vincent	Junior	3B
Georgie Salem	Junior	CF
Jon Keller	Senior	SP

Roster

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide roster

Pitchers

15 Geoffrey Bramblett - Sophomore
16 Jake Walters- Freshman
17 Jay Shaw - Senior
18 Will Carter - Junior
20 Taylor Guilbeau - Senior
23 Ray Castillo - Junior
27 Zac Rogers - Freshman
28 Jake Hubbard - Junior
29 Nick Eicholtz - Sophomore
32 Andrew DiPiazza - Freshman
34 Alex Watkins - Freshman
35 Jon Keller - Senior
36 Tyler McMurray- Freshman
40 Thomas Burrows - Sophomore
42 Tyler Adams - Freshman
55 Mike Oczypok - Sophomore

Catchers

24 Will Haynie - Sophomore
31 Grady Bailey - Freshman
41 Taylor Poe - Sophomore

Infielders

1 Mikey White - Junior
3 Daniel Cucjen - Junior
5 Chandler Avant - Freshman
6 Kyle Overstreet - Junior
12 Chance Vincent - Junior
37 Zack Coker - Freshman
39 Connor Short - Sophomore

Outfielders

7 Casey Hughston - Sophomore
13 William Elliott - Sophomore
14 Jamal Howard - Freshman
22 Georgie Salem - Junior
25 Ryan Blanchard - Junior
45 Riley Colburn - Junior

Utility

9 Cody Henry - Freshman
21 Colton Freeman - Sophomore
33 Mitch Greer - Junior
38 J.C. Wilhite - Senior

Coaching staff

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 15 years at Alabama (6th as Head Coach) Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 5th year Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 8th year Nathan Kilcrease – Volunteer Coach - 1st year David Kindred – Director of Baseball Operations - 1st year

Schedule and results

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February (7–3)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
February 13	UMES		Hoover Met	6–0	T. Guilbeau (1–0)	J. Stinnett (0–1)	R. Castillo (1)	2,535	1–0	–
February 14	UMES		Hoover Met	11–0	W. Carter (1–0)	J. Bone (0–1)	None	2,783	2–0	–
February 15	UMES		Hoover Met	19–0	G. Bramblett (1–0)	T. Whiteman (0–1)	None	2,410	3–0	–
February 20	at #6 Houston	#30	Cougar Field	1–3	A. Lantrip (2–0)	T. Guilbeau (1–1)	S. Romero (2)	1,989	3–1	–
February 21	at #6 Houston	#30	Cougar Field	9–14	B. Maxwell (2–0)	T. Burrows (0–1)	None	2,463	3–2	–
February 22	at #6 Houston	#30	Cougar Field	8–3	G. Bramblett (2–0)	A. Garza (0–1)	R. Castillo (2)	1,883	4–2	–
February 24	Savannah State		Hoover Met	7–2	J. Walters (1–0)	R. Doyle (0–1)	None	2,500	5–2	–
February 24	Savannah State		Hoover Met	4–2	J. Hubbard (1–0)	G. Hollman (0–1)	J. Wilhite (1)	2,232	4–2	–
February 27	Louisiana–Lafayette		Hoover Met	6–4	R. Castillo (1–0)	W. Bacon (0–1)	None	2,343	5–2	–
February 28	Louisiana–Lafayette		Hoover Met	5–6	R. Cooper (2–0)	T. Burrows (0–2)	C. Lee (2)	2,863	6–2	–

March (8–9)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
March 1	Louisiana–Lafayette	Hoover Met	2–14	G. Leger (2–0)	G. Bramblett (2–1)	None	2,738	7–4	–
March 3†	Auburn	Riverwalk Stadium	3–5	K. Thompson (3–1)	J. Hubbard (1–1)	T. Wingenter (1)	6,219	7–5	–
March 6	Lipscomb	Hank Aaron Stadium	5–1	T. Guilbeau (2–1)	I. Martinez (2–1)	T. Burrows (1)	1,735	8–5	–
March 7	Lipscomb	Hank Aaron Stadium	3–7	N. Andros (1–0)	W. Carter (1–1)	None	2,270	8–6	–
March 8	Lipscomb	Hank Aaron Stadium	3–0	G. Bramblett (3–1)	D. Norman (1–1)	T. Burrows (2)	1,807	9–6	–
March 10	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	Canceled
March 10	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	Canceled
March 14	at #16 Mississippi St.	Dudy Noble Field	10–5	J. Hubbard (1–0)	T. Fitts (1–2)	None	–	10–6	1–0
March 14	at #16 Mississippi St.	Dudy Noble Field	1–4	A. Sexton (3–0)	W. Carter (1–2)	None	8,634	10–7	1–1
March 15	at #16 Mississippi St.	Dudy Noble Field	8–4	R. Castillo (2–0)	M. Gentry (0–1)	T. Burrows (3)	7,535	11–7	2–1
March 17	Samford	Hoover Met	8–6	J. Walters (2–0)	T. Widra (0–1)	T. Burrows (4)	2,701	12–7	–
March 20	#2 Texas A&M	Hoover Met	2–4	G. Long (5–0)	T. Guilbeau (2–2)	R. Hendrix (5)	2,701	12–8	2–2
March 21	#2 Texas A&M	Hoover Met	5–10	K. Simonds (6–0)	M. Greer (0–1)	None	–	12–9	2–3
March 21	#2 Texas A&M	Hoover Met	6–2	G. Bramblett (4–1)	T. Larkins (2–1)	R. Castillo (3)	–	13–9	3–3
March 24	at South Alabama	Eddie Stanky Field	0–3	A. Bembnowski (2–2)	J. Walters (2–1)	B. Taylor (2)	3,047	13–10	–
March 27	at #6 Florida	McKethan Stadium	12–9⁽¹⁰⁾	R. Castillo (3–0)	T. Lewis (1–1)	None	–	14–10	4–3
March 27	at #6 Florida	McKethan Stadium	1–8	L. Shore (4–2)	W. Carter (1–3)	None	3,123	14–11	4–4
March 28	at #6 Florida	McKethan Stadium	4–7	A. Puk (5–2)	J. Hubbard (2–2)	None	4,367	14–12	4–5
March 31	at UAB	Regions Park	7–2	N. Eicholtz (1–0)	T. Lowery (5–2)	None	3,226	15–12	–

April (8–10)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 2	#5 LSU	Hoover Met	5–8⁽¹⁶⁾	D. Norman (2–1)	J. Wilhite (0–1)	None	4,117	15–13	4–6
April 3	#5 LSU	Hoover Met	2–6	A. Lange (6–0)	W. Carter (1–4)	None	3,963	15–14	4–7
April 4	#5 LSU	Hoover Met	4–6⁽¹³⁾	J. Stallings (1–1)	T. Burrows (0–3)	None	5,381	15–15	4–8
April 7	at Samford	Griffin Stadium	12–1	J. Walters (3–1)	E. Wright (2–3)	N. Eicholtz (1)	1,023	16–15	–
April 10	Georgia	Hoover Met	7–6⁽¹¹⁾	M. Greer (1–1)	J. Cheek (2–2)	None	3,247	17–15	5–8
April 11	Georgia	Hoover Met	1–8	R. Lawlor (4–4)	W. Carter (1–5)	None	3,597	17–16	5–9
April 12	Georgia	Hoover Met	5–2	G. Bramblett (5–1)	J. Walsh (3–1)	J. Walters (1)	3,303	18–16	6–9
April 14	UAB	Hoover Met	5–1	N. Eicholtz (2–0)	D. Munger (0–1)	None	2,456	19–16	–
April 17	at #17 Missouri	Taylor Stadium	3–4	R. McClain (5–4)	T. Guilbeau (2–3)	B. Williams (9)	1,763	19–17	6–10
April 18	at #17 Missouri	Taylor Stadium	6–0	J. Walters (4–1)	T. Houck (6–2)	None	612	20–17	7–10
April 19	at #17 Missouri	Taylor Stadium	3–5	A. Schwaab (2–0)	G. Bramblett (5–2)	B. Williams (10)	345	20–18	7–11
April 21	MS Valley State	Hoover Met	3–1	N. Eicholtz (3–0)	T. Case (3–7)	R. Castillo (4)	–	21–18	–
April 21	MS Valley State	Hoover Met	16–5	W. Carter (2–5)	B. Thomas (1–8)	None	2,413	22–18	–
April 25	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field	2–10	C. Trent (6–4)	T. Guilbeau (2–4)	None	8,042	22–19	7–12
April 25	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field	0–4	B. Bramlett (5–2)	J. Walters (4–2)	S. Weathersby (3)	10,119	22–20	7–13
April 26	at Ole Miss	Swayze Field	13–4	G. Bramblett (6–2)	W. Stokes (1–5)	None	8,101	23–20	8–13
April 28	Southern Miss	Hoover Met	2–6⁽⁷⁾	C. Cockrell (3–0)	N. Eicholtz (2–1)	None	2,354	23–21	–
April 30	#30 Arkansas	Hoover Met	1–5	T. Killian (2–3)	T. Guilbeau (2–5)	Z. Jackson (5)	2,602	23–22	8–14

May (7–4)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 1	#30 Arkansas	Hoover Met	4–8	J. Lowery (5–1)	J. Walters (4–3)	J. Teague (2)	3,343	23–23	8–15
May 2	#30 Arkansas	Hoover Met	0–4	K. McKinney (4–1)	G. Bramblett (6–3)	None	3,413	23–24	8–16
May 5	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	7–2	J. Shaw (1–0)	D. Smith (2–6)	J. Wilhite (2)	–	24–24	–
May 5	Alabama A&M	Hoover Met	7–2	A. Watkins (1–0)	T. Knight (0–3)	None	2,361	25–24	–
May 8	at Auburn	Plainsman Park	4–2	T. Burrows (1–3)	T. Wingenter (1–5)	None	4,096	26–24	9–16
May 9	at Auburn	Plainsman Park	7–6	J. Shaw (2–0)	J. Camp (2–1)	T. Burrows (5)	4,096	27–24	10–16
May 10	at Auburn	Plainsman Park	14–4	G. Bramblett (7–3)	D. Rentz (3–2)	None	2,894	28–24	11–16
May 12	Mercer	Davis Stadium	5–3	W. Carter (3–5)	D. Johnson (1–3)	None	2,569	29–24	–
May 14	#10 Vanderbilt	Hoover Met	1–2	C. Fulmer (11–1)	T. Guilbeau (2–6)	None	2,906	29–25	11–17
May 15	#10 Vanderbilt	Hoover Met	5–7	J. Sheffield (5–2)	J. Walters (4–4)	K. Wright (1)	3,515	29–26	11–18
May 16	#10 Vanderbilt	Hoover Met	1–0	W. Carter (4–5)	W. Buehler (3–2)	T. Burrows (6)	3,684	30–26	12–18

Post-Season

SEC Tournament (2-2)

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
May 19	Ole Miss	Hoover Met	6–1	G. Bramblett (8–3)	S. Weathersby (4–2)	None	4,817	31–26	1–0
May 20	#8 Texas A&M	Hoover Met	3–4	R. Hendrix (5–2)	R. Castillo (3–1)	A. Vinson (4)	5,205	31–27	1–1
May 21	Missouri	Hoover Met	4–3	T. Guilbeau (3–6)	T. Houck (8–5)	T. Burrows (7)	6,526	32–27	2–1
May 22	#7 Vanderbilt	Hoover Met	1–16⁽⁷⁾	P. Pfeifer (4–4)	W. Carter (4–6)	None	10,329[	32–28	2–2

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2015 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Honors and Awards

Mikey White was selected as a Preseason Third Team All-American by Perfect Game USA.^[1]
Mikey White was selected as a Preseason Second Team All-American by D1Baseball.^[2]

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[3]	RV	RV*	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America^[4]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	RV	30	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†^[6]	28	23	25	28	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^ 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

Alabama Crimson Tide baseball

Playing field	Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Current coaches	Mitch Gaspard HC Andy Phillips (AC) Dax Norris (AC)

Seasons	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Conference affiliations	Southeastern Conference (SEC)

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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