2015 Houston Cougars baseball team

2015 Houston Cougars baseball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
2015 record	21–12 (2–4 The American)
Head coach	Todd Whitting (5th year)
Assistant coach	Frank Anderson (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Trip Couch (5th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Taylor (2nd year)
Home stadium	Cougar Field

2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Houston †^y	16	–	8	–	0	.667	43	–	20	–	0	.683
East Carolina‡^y	15	–	9	–	0	.625	40	–	22	–	0	.645
Tulane ^y	13	–	11	–	0	.542	35	–	25	–	0	.583
South Florida^y	13	–	11	–	0	.542	34	–	26	–	1	.566
Memphis	12	–	12	–	0	.500	37	–	21	–	0	.638
Connecticut	11	–	13	–	0	.458	35	–	25	–	0	.583
UCF	10	–	14	–	0	.417	31	–	27	–	0	.534
Cincinnati	6	–	18	–	0	.250	15	–	41	–	0	.268

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2015^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Cougar Field as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Todd Whitting, in his fifth season at Houston.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Cougars finished the season 3rd in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 48–16, 14–9 in conference play. They went on to win the 2014 American Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament. In the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, the Cougars upset LSU to win the Baton Rouge Regional, before falling to Texas in two games in the Austin Super Regional.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Houston Cougars baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
37	3.5 !C	Butkiewicz, ColinColin Butkiewicz	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greendale HS	Milwaukee, WI
31	3.5 !C	Campbell, JacobJacob Campbell	R/R	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Alvin HS	Alvin, TX
19	1.0 !RHP	Cobb, TaylorTaylor Cobb	R/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Austin HS Blinn College	Houston, TX
36	2.5 !INF	Cryer, ChaseChase Cryer	R/R	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Belton HS	Belton, TX
27	2.5 !INF	Dickerson, DerekDerek Dickerson	R/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	269 lb (122 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cypress Ranch HS	Cypress, TX
5	2.5 !INF	Domingue, GarrettGarrett Domingue	L/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Klein HS	Spring, TX
33	1.0 !RHP	Dowdy, KyleKyle Dowdy	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Francis Parker School Hawaii Orange Coast College	San Diego, CA
51	1.0 !RHP	Edwards, MicahMicah Edwards	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kingwood Park HS	Kingwood, TX
47	1.5 !LHP	Fletcher, AaronAaron Fletcher	L/L	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Langham Creek HS	Cypress, TX
23	3.0 !OF	Fulmer, AshfordAshford Fulmer	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cypress Ranch HS	Cypress, TX
21	1.0 !RHP	Garza, AaronAaron Garza	R/R	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Ball HS	Galveston, TX
1	2.5 !INF	Grilli, RobertRobert Grilli	L/R	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Michael's College School Salt Lake Community College	Toronto, ON
32	3.0 !OF	Halevy, DanielDaniel Halevy	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's School	Houston, TX
44	2.5 !INF	Hollis, ConnorConnor Hollis	R/R	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2.0 !So	Lamar High School	Arlington, TX
43	1.0 !RHP	Holub, BraedenBraeden Holub	R/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	292 lb (132 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tomball HS	Tomball, TX
25	2.5 !INF	Iriart, ChrisChris Iriart	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chino Hills HS Orange Coast College	Chino Hills, CA
24	2.5 !INF	Julks, CoreyCorey Julks	R/R	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Clear Brook HS	Friendswood, TX
14	1.0 !RHP	Kasowski, MarshallMarshall Kasowski	L/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Oak Ridge HS	The Woodlands, TX
13	1.0 !RHP	Lantrip, AndrewAndrew Lantrip	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Livingston HS	Livingston, TX
26	1.0 !RHP	Lemoine, JakeJake Lemoine	R/R	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bridge City HS	Bridge City, TX
29	1.5 !LHP	Locus, MattMatt Locus	L/L	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Katy HS	Katy, TX
38	1.0 !RHP	Longville, DavidDavid Longville	R/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Capistrano Valley HS Hawaii Orange Coast College	Mission Viejo, CA
40	3.0 !OF	Marucci, GinoGino Marucci	R/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	University HS	Baton Rouge, LA
28	1.0 !RHP	Maxwell, BubbaBubba Maxwell	R/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Vidor HS Lamar Panola College	Vidor, TX
20	2.5 !INF	Montemayor, JustinJustin Montemayor	L/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Anderson HS	Austin, TX
17	1.0 !RHP	Moore, AustinAustin Moore	R/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mountain View HS	Tucson, AZ
30	3.5 !C	Pappas, GeorgeGeorge Pappas	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memorial HS	Houston, TX
2	3.0 !OF	Pyeatt, MichaelMichael Pyeatt	L/R	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brazoswood HS	Lake Jackson, TX
15	1.0 !RHP	Reed, ChrisChris Reed	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Aledo HS	Aledo, TX
7	3.5 !C	Rice, IanIan Rice	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Madison Academy Chipola College	Huntsville, AL
12	1.0 !RHP	Robinson, JaredJared Robinson	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Monterey HS Midland College	Lubbock, TX
41	1.5 !LHP	Romero, SethSeth Romero	L/L	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Columbia HS	West Columbia, TX
35	2.5 !INF	Stading, JordanJordan Stading	L/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Second Baptist School	Katy, TX
34	3.0 !OF	Survance, KyleKyle Survance	L/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jersey Village HS	Jersey Village, TX
4	3.0 !OF	Taylor, ZacZac Taylor	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Downers Grove South HS	Downers Grove, IL
8	2.5 !INF	Vidales, JoshJosh Vidales	S/R	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	La Porte HS	La Porte, TX
18	1.0 !RHP	Weigel, PatrickPatrick Weigel	R/R	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Bonaventure HS Pacific Oxnard College	Ventura, CA
42	2.5 !INF	Wisz, MichaelMichael Wisz	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lemont HS	Lemont, IL
10	2.5 !INF	Wong, ConnorConnor Wong	R/R	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pearland HS	Pearland, TX

Head coach

Todd Whitting

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Anderson
Trip Couch
Mike Taylor

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2014

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Houston	Alma Mater
Todd Whitting	Head Coach	5	University of Houston (1995)
Trip Couch	Assistant Coach	5	University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1991)
Frank Anderson	Assistant Coach	3	Emporia State University (1983)
Mike Taylor	Assistant Coach	2	Prairie View A&M University (1997)

Season

February

The Cougars opened their season with a three-game series against Minnesota. The Cougars, ranked 8th in the nation, swept the Golden Gophers over the three game series. Houston outscored Minnesota 14–1 over the first two games of the series, and won the third game on a walk-off to complete the series sweep.^[2] The Cougars also had an 11–5 win over Texas Southern the following Wednesday (after it was pushed back from Tuesday).

On the second weekend of the season, the Cougars hosted 30th ranked Alabama. After winning the first two games of the series, the Crimson Tide salvaged a win in game three, thanks to 14 hits.^[3] On February 25, the Cougars took their second straight loss, this time on the road to Texas State.

The Cougars closed out the month with a four-game series against Columbia. Houston was subject to a major upset in the second and fourth games of the series and ended up splitting the four game set with Columbia, the two time defending Ivy League champions.^[4] The losses, coupled with the loss to Texas State earlier in the week, caused the Cougars to drop to #12 in two of the major polls.

Schedule

Legend
	Houston win
	Houston loss
	Postponement
Bold	Houston team member

2015 Houston Cougars Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
February 13	Minnesota	#8	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 9–1	Lantrip (1–0)	Meyer (0–1)		2,132	1–0	–
February 14	Minnesota	#8	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 5–0	Lemoine (1–0)	Sawyer (0–1)	Romero (1)	2,003	2–0	–
February 15	Minnesota	#8	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 5–4	Maxwell (1–0)	Thonvold (0–1)		1,797	3–0	–
February 18	Texas Southern	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 11–5	Longville (1–0)	Konarik (1–1)	Cobb (1)	1,442	4–0	–
February 20	#30 Alabama	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 3–1	Lantrip (2–0)	Guilbeau (1–1)	Romero (2)	1,989	5–0	–
February 21	#30 Alabama	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 14–9	Maxwell (2–0)	Burrows (0-1)		2,463	6–0	–
February 22	#30 Alabama	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 3–8	Bramblett (2–0)	Garza (0–1)		1,883	6–1	–
February 25	at Texas State	#6	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 6–7	Whitter (1–0)	Longville (1–1)		1,316	6–2	–
February 27	Columbia	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 3–0	Lantrip (3–0)	Thanopoulos (0–1)	Romero (3)	1,279	7–2	–
February 28	Columbia	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 4–5 ⁽¹³⁾	Barr (1–0)	Robinson (0–1)	Gannaway (1)	1,772	7–3	–
February 28	Columbia	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 8–7	Weigel (1–0)	Ratner (0–1)		1,772	8–3	–

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
March 1	Columbia	#6	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 7–12	Wiest (1–0)	Romero (0–1)	Marks (1)	1,216	8–4	–
March 3	Houston Baptist	#12	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	L 1–2	Jones (1–1)	Longville (1–2)	Garza (1)	1,231	8–5	–
March 6	vs. #3 LSU	#12	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	L 2–4	Poche' (4–0)	Lantrip (3–1)	Stallings (6)	10,651	8–6	–
March 7	vs. #11 Texas A&M	#12	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	L 0–6	Long (3–0)	Lemoine (1–1)		16,276	8–7	–
March 8	vs. Hawaii	#12	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 8–6	Romero (1–1)	Torres-Costa (0–3)		10,866	9–7	–
March 10	at Sam Houston State		Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX	W 17–7	Dowdy (1–0)	Bisacca (1–1)		803	10–7	–
March 13	Buffalo		Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 9–1	Lantrip (4–1)	Hartz (0–3)		1,355	11–7	–
March 14	Buffalo		Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 9–3	Weigel (2–0)	Magovney (1–3)		1,462	12–7	–
March 15	Buffalo		Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 5–0	Cobb (1–0)	McGee (1–1)		1,308	13–7	–
March 17	#15 Rice		Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 8–3	Romero (2–1)	Stephens (1–1)	Garza (1)	2,789	14–7	–
March 20	at New Mexico		Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 6–5	Lantrip (5–1)	Boardman (4–1)	Garza (2)	769	15–7	–
March 21	at New Mexico		Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 6–5	Dowdy (2–0)	Stevens (1–1)	Garza (3)	982	16–7	–
March 22	at New Mexico		Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM	W 8–7	Romero (3–1)	Estrella (0–1)		463	17–7	–
March 24	Lamar	#16	Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 6–5 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Moore (1–0)	Oquendo (0–1)		1,502	18–7	–
March 27	at #8 UCF	#16	Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL	L 2–9	Finfrock (6–0)	Lantrip (5–1)		1,397	18–8	0–1
March 28	at #8 UCF	#16	Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL	W 7–5	Dowdy (3–0)	Howell (4–2)	Romero (4)	1,555	19–8	1–1
March 29	at #8 UCF	#16	Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL	L 3–4	Rodgers (4–0)	Romero (3–2)		1,281	19–9	1–2
March 31	at Baylor	#14	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX	W 11–0	Longville (2–2)	Kay (3–2)		2,104	20–9	–

April

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AAC Record
April 2	at Memphis	#14	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	W 3–2	Lantrip (6–2)	Wallingford (3–3)		712	21–9	2–2
April 3	at Memphis	#14	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	L 6–14	Toscano (3–1)	Dowdy (3–1)		912	21–10	2–3
April 4	at Memphis	#14	FedExPark • Memphis, TN	L 2–6	Alexander (4–0)	Romero (3–2)	Blackwood (10)	829	21–11	2–4
April 7	at Louisiana–Lafayette	#25	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 5–6	Marks (2–0)	Garza (0–2)		3,885	21–12	–
April 10	Tulane	#25	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 11	Tulane	#25	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 12	Tulane	#25	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 14	at Rice		Reckling Park • Houston, TX
April 17	Cincinnati		Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 18	Cincinnati		Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 19	Cincinnati		Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 21	at McNeese State		Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
April 24	at South Florida		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 25	at South Florida		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 26	at South Florida		USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 28	Sam Houston State		Cougar Field • Houston, TX

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium
May 1	at Tulane	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 2	at Tulane	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 3	at Tulane	Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 5	McNeese State	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 8	East Carolina	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 9	East Carolina	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 10	East Carolina	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 12	vs. Rice	Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX
May 14	Connecticut	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 15	Connecticut	Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 16	Connecticut	Cougar Field • Houston, TX

Post-Season

AAC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	AACT Record
May 19			Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
May 19			Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL

All rankings from Collegiate 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	Final
Coaches'	11	11*	11	13	RV	25	19	20	22	NR	25	22	21	21	18	15	23
Baseball America	3	3	3	8	24	22	17	20	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	19	14	13
Collegiate Baseball^	8	6	6	12	NR	NR	16	14	25	28	28	27	28	26	23	19	NR	NR
NCBWA†	7	6	6	12	21	21	19	20	22	25	22	20	21	21	18	16	23	23

^ 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

Jake Lemoine

Louisville Slugger Pre-season Third team All-American^[5]
Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second team All-American^[6]
Pre-season All-AAC^[7]
Baseball America Pre-season Second team All-American^[8]

Aaron Garza

Pre-season All-AAC^[7]

Andrew Lantrip

Pre-season All-AAC^[7]

Jared Robinson

Pre-season All-AAC^[7]

Connor Hollis

Pre-season All-AAC^[7]

Kyle Survance

Pre-season All-AAC^[7]

References

↑ "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
↑ "UH walks off with opening series sweep". khou.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
↑ "Alabama baseball pulls away vs. Houston". tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
↑ "Baseball earns two historic wins over No. 6 Houston". columbiaspectator.com. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
↑ "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
↑ "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "2015 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll And Awards". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
↑ "2015 College Preview: All-America Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

Houston Cougars baseball

Venue	Buffalo Stadium (1947–1961) Cougar Field (original) (1962–1994) Schroeder Park (1995–present)

Rivalries & tournaments	Silver Glove Series (Rice) Houston College Classic

People	Head Coaches

Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

College World Series appearances in italics

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