2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2015 record	36–21 (17–13 ACC)
Head coach	Mik Aoki (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jesse Woods (5th year)
Assistant coach	Chuck Ristano (5th year)
Home stadium	Frank Eck Stadium

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
#10 Louisville ^x†^y	25	–	5	.833	47	–	18	.723
#26 Notre Dame ^y	17	–	13	.567	37	–	23	.617
#12 Florida State ‡^y	17	–	13	.567	44	–	21	.677
Clemson ^y	16	–	13	.552	32	–	29	.525
NC State ^y	15	–	14	.517	36	–	23	.610
Wake Forest	12	–	18	.400	27	–	26	.509
Boston College	10	–	19	.345	27	–	27	.500
Coastal
#6 Miami (FL) ^x^y	22	–	8	.733	50	–	16	.758
#1 Virginia ^y	15	–	15	.500	44	–	24	.647
North Carolina	13	–	16	.448	34	–	24	.586
Virginia Tech	13	–	16	.448	27	–	27	.500
Georgia Tech	13	–	17	.433	32	–	23	.582
Duke	10	–	19	.345	31	–	22	.585
Pittsburgh	9	–	21	.300	20	–	32	.385

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

The 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team will represent the University of Notre Dame during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Fighting Irish will play their home games at Frank Eck Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Mik Aoki, in his 5th season at Notre Dame.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Fighting Irish finished the season 7th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 22–31, 9–21 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster^[2]

Pitchers

3 - Ryan Smoyer - Sophomore
5 - Nick McCarty - Junior
11 - David Hearne - Junior
12 - Brandon Bielak - Freshman
17 - Cristian Torres - Senior
18 - Charlie Vorsheck - Freshman
21 - Joey Cresta - Junior
27 - Jim Orwick - Sophomore
28 - Michael Hearne - Junior
31 - Scott Kerrigan - Senior
32 - Connor Hale - Junior
35 - Peter Solomon - Freshman
37 - Kyle Rubbinaccio - Senior
38 - Scott Tully - Sophomore
42 - Matt Ternowchek - Senior
44 - Evy Ruibal - Freshman
45 - Brad Bass - Freshman
50 - Sean Guenther - Freshman

Catchers

30 - Forrest Johnson - Senior
36 - Ryan Lidge - Sophomore

Infielders

0 - Jake Shepski - Freshman
4 - Lane Richards - Junior
6 - Kevin DeFilippis - Senior
8 - Blaise Lezynski - Senior
16 - Zak Kutsulis - Junior
20 - Kyle Fiala - Sophomore
23 - Cavan Biggio - Sophomore
33 - Phil Mosey - Senior

Outfielders

2 - Torii Hunter, Jr. - Sophomore
10 - Conor Biggio - Senior
13 - Mac Hudgins - Senior
14 - Kyle Richardson - Junior
19 - Ryan Bull - Senior
22 - Ricky Sanchez - Junior
25 - Robert Youngdahl - Senior
26 - James Nevant - Junior
39 - Jake Johnson - Freshman

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Notre Dame	Alma Mater
Mik Aoki	Head Coach	5	Davidson College (1990)
Jesse Woods	Assistant Coach	5	Wheaton College (2004)
Chuck Ristano	Assistant Coach	5	Sacred Heart University (2004)

Schedule

Legend
	Notre Dame win
	Notre Dame loss
	Postponement
Bold	Notre Dame team member

2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record
February 13	vs. SIU Edwardsville	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	7–6	Solomon (1–0)	Thomas (0–1)		1,283	1–0
February 13	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	1–6	Elliott (1–0)	Kerrigan (0–1)		1,283	1–1
February 14	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	10–9	Bielak (1–0)	Hansen (0–1)	Smoyer (1)	1,735	2–1
February 15	at Oklahoma	L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK	5–1	McCarty (1–0)	Choplick (0–1)	Solomon (1)	1,735	3–1
February 19	vs. Incarnate Word	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	14–1	Hearne (1–0)	Richey (0–2)		335	4–1
February 20	vs. Villanova	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	8–1	Kerrigan (1–1)	Sgaramella (0–1)		333	5–1
February 21	vs. Northwestern	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	7–3	Tully (1–0)	Portland (0–2)		572	6–1
February 22	vs. Incarnate Word	Nelson Wolff Stadium • San Antonio, TX	11–1	McCarty (2–0)	Looper (0–1)		269	7–1
February 27	vs. Belmont	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	6–4	Tully (2–0)	Quillen (1–1)	Solomon (2)	147	8–1
February 28	at Mercer	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	8–2	Bielak (2–0)	Herd (1–1)		408	9–1
February 28	vs. Akron	Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA	5–4	Bass (1–0)	LaRocca (0–1)		204	10–1

March

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
March 6	at #28 Georgia Tech	#25	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	3–2 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Bass (2–0)	Gorst (0–2)	Solomon (3)	1,108	11–1	1–0
March 7	at #28 Georgia Tech	#25	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	7–11	Ryan (3–0)	Bielak (2–1)		1,821	11–2	1–1
March 8	at #28 Georgia Tech	#25	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	1–4	Gold (2–0)	McCarty (2–1)		1,887	11–3	1–2
March 11	at Savannah State	#27	Tiger Field • Savannah, GA	5–3 ⁽¹¹⁾	Solomon (2–0)	Chandler (0–1)	Bass (1)	210	12–3
March 14	at Clemson	#27	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	1–6	Crownover (4–0)	Kerrigan (1–2)		4,961	12–4	1–3
March 14	at Clemson	#27	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	11–6	Guenther (1–0)	Krall (0–1)	Solomon (4)	4,961	13–4	2–3
March 15	at Clemson	#27	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC	5–1	McCarty (3–1)	Erwin (1–3)		4,343	14–4	3–3
March 17	Bethel (IN)		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	Cancelled
March 18	Central Michigan	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	8–3	Smoyer (1–0)	Grosjean (0–3)		613	15–4
March 20	#17 Louisville	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	0–2	Funkhouser (2–2)	Kerrigan (1–3)	Harrington (3)	572	15–5	3–4
March 21	#17 Louisville	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–6 ⁽¹⁸⁾	Leland (1–0)	Tully (2–1)		746	15–6	3–5
March 22	#17 Louisville	#22	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	0–3	Rogers (3–1)	McCarty (3–2)	Harrington (4)	476	15–7	3–6
March 25	Western Michigan		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	8–3	Smoyer (2–0)	Allison (1–5)		215	16–7
March 28	#25 Virginia		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	1–9	Kirby (4–1)	Kerrigan (1–4)	Doherty (2)	783	16–8	3–7
March 28	#25 Virginia		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–4	Doyle (1–0)	Guenther (1–1)	Sborz (6)	783	16–9	3–8
March 29	#25 Virginia		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–5	Waddell (2–1)	McCarty (3–3)	Sborz (7)	377	16–10	3–9
March 31	Eastern Michigan		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–0	Smoyer (3–0)	Hornstra (0–1)		363	17–10

April

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
April 4	at Pittsburgh		Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	8–1	Bielak (3–1)	Zeuch (2–4)		511	18–10	4–9
April 4	at Pittsburgh		Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	7–1	McCarty (4–3)	Sandefur (1–4)		511	19–10	5–9
April 5	at Pittsburgh		Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA	7–3	Smoyer (4–0)	Berube (0–4)	Guenther (1)	384	20–10	6–9
April 8	Valparaiso		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–0	Tully (3–1)	Kaucic (1–3)		417	21–10
April 10	#7 Florida State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	5–2	Smoyer (5–0)	Biegalski (2–3)	Guenther (2)	522	22–10	7–9
April 11	#7 Florida State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–1	Bielak (4–1)	Carlton (2–2)	Guenther (3)	1,109	23–10	8–9
April 12	#7 Florida State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–1	Hale (1–0)	Compton (1–1)	Tully (1)	896	24–10	9–9
April 15	Toledo	#25	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	0–5	Wagner (2–3)	Tully (3–2)	Kline (1)	344	24–11
April 17	NC State	#25	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–0	Smoyer (6–0)	Wilder (2–5)	Guenther (4)	555	25–11	10–9
April 18	NC State	#25	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–4 ⁽¹⁴⁾	O'Donnell (5–2)	Ruibal (0–1)		1,230	25–12	10–10
April 18	NC State	#25	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	7–2	McCarty (5–3)	Williamson (3–2)		1,230	26–12	11–10
April 21	vs. Indiana	#26	Victory Field • Indianapolis, IN	5–6	Halstead (1–1)	Guenther (1–2)		8,728	26–13
April 22	Chicago State	#26	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	11–0	Hale (2–0)	McNeal (0–1)		235	27–13
April 24	at Wake Forest	#26	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC	9–5	Kerrigan (2–4)	Pirro (6–3)		1,153	28–13	12–10
April 25	at Wake Forest	#26	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC	2–4	Craig (2–3)	Ruibal (0–2)	Dunshee (3)	608	28–14	12–11
April 26	at Wake Forest	#26	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC	4–5 ⁽¹¹⁾	Sellers (4–1)	Tully (3–3)		608	28–15	12–12
April 28	Michigan State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	6–9 ⁽¹²⁾	Borkovich (2–0)	Ruibal (0–3)		414	28–16
April 29	Sacramento State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–0	McCarty (6–3)	Paderez (1–1)		441	29–16

May

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
May 1	Northwestern State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–1	Kerrigan (3–4)	A. Oller (6–3)	Bass (2)	416	30–16
May 2	Northwestern State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	2–8	J. Oller (8–1)	Bielak (4–2)		617	30–17
May 3	Northwestern State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	4–8	Stovall (5–4)	Tully (3–4)	Smith (8)	579	30–18
May 9	#24 North Carolina		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	10–5	Tully (4–4)	Kelley (5–2)		1,064	31–18	13–12
May 9	#24 North Carolina		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	3–1	Smoyer (7–0)	Bukauskas (4–2)		1,064	32–18	14–12
May 10	#24 North Carolina		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	8–7	Bass (3–0)	Thornton (3–5)		406	33–18	15–12
May 14	at Boston College	#24	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	10–4	Bielak (5–2)	King (1–5)		604	34–18	16–12
May 15	at Boston College	#24	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	5–2	Smoyer (8–0)	Dunn (4–4)	Guenther (5)	412	35–18	17–12
May 15	at Boston College	#24	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	5–6 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Poore (3–3)	Guenther (1–3)		202	35–19	17–13

Post-Season

ACC Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACCT Record
May 21	vs. NC State	#20	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	0–3	Brown (7–3)	Kerrigan (3–5)	Britt (2)	3,599	35–20	0–1
May 22	vs. #29 Virginia	#20	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	8–2	Smoyer (9–0)	Waddell (3–5)	Bielak (1)	2,916	36–20	1–1
May 23	vs. #6 Miami (FL)	#20	Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC	5–6	Hammond (5–1)	Bass (3–1)		4,249	36–21	1–2

NCAA Tournament: Champaign Regional

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 29	vs. Wright State	#23	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	13–7	Bielak (6–2)	Swaney (4–3)	1,454	37–21	1–0
May 31	at #3 Illinois	#23	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	0–3	Johnson (10–3)	Smoyer (9–1)	3,002	37–22	1–1
May 31	vs. Wright State	#23	Illinois Field • Champaign, IL	0–4	Van Horn (4–2)	Bielak (6–3)	1,292	37–23	1–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

2015 MLB Draft

The following Notre Dame players were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Conor Biggio	Outfielder	34	1,009	Houston Astros

Ranking Movements

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'	NR	NR*		RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^	NR	NR	NR	25	27	22	NR	NR	NR	25	26	NR	NR	24	20	23
NCBWA†	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	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

↑ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball

Venues	Frank Eck Stadium (1994–present)

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 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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