The 2015 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Knights played their home games at Jay Bergman Field as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Terry Rooney, in his seventh season at UCF.
Previous season In 2014, the Knights finished the season 2nd in the American with a record of 36–23, 17–7 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament and were eliminated in pool play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Personnel
Roster 2015 UCF Knights roster Pitchers 4 - Cre Finfrock - Freshman 22 - Kyle Marsh - Freshman 25 - Pat Stephens - Freshman 27 - Spencer Davis - Senior 28 - Tanner Olson - Senior 32 - Parker Thomas - Senior 33 - Harrison Hukari - Junior 34 - Mitchell Tripp - Junior 36 - Brad Rowley - Freshman 38 - Joe Marotta - Senior 39 - Zach Rodgers - Senior 40 - Drew Faintich - Sophomore 41 - Robby Howell - Sophomore 42 - Trent Thompson - Sophomore 43 - Eric Hepple - Freshman 44 - Ryan Meyer - Junior Catchers 23 - Logan Heiser - Freshman 24 - Kyle Perkins - Sophomore 29 - Jordan Savinon - Senior 30 - Matt Diorio - Sophomore
Infielders 2 - Dylan Moore - Senior 3 - Kam Gellinger - Sophomore 5 - Brooks Morgan - Sophomore 12 - Sam Bates - Junior 13 - James Vasquez - Senior 14 - Tommy Williams - Senior 15 - Tyler Hayden - Sophomore Outfielders 6 - JoMarcos Woods - Senior 10 - Erik Barber - Senior 11 - Dalton Duty - Sophomore 16 - Sam Tolleson - Senior 17 - Derrick Salberg - Senior 18 - Eugene Vazquez - Sophomore 20 - Josh Moser - Freshman
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atUCF Alma mater Terry Rooney Head coach 7 Radford University (1996) Kevin Schnall Assistant coach 3 Coastal Carolina University (2001) Ryan Klosterman Assistant coach 4 Vanderbilt University (2004)
Schedule Legend UCF win UCF lossBoldUCF team member
! style="background:#000000;color:white;" | Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 13 || || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida, || W 4–1 || Rodgers (1–0) || Goossens (0–1) || Davis (1) || 1,543 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 14 || Siena || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 13–4 || Howell (1–0) || Morales (0–1) || || 1,154 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 15 || Siena || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 11–0 || Finfrock (1–0) || Ahearn (0–1) || || 1,135 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 17 || Bethune-Cookman || || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 10–2 || Meyer (1–0) || O'Brien (0–1) || || 989 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 20 || vs. Arkansas || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || W 9–5 || Hukari (1–0) || Taccolini (1–1) || Davis (2) || 75 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 21 || vs. #27 || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || W 7–6 || Finfrock (2–0) || Stiles (0–1) || Marsh (1) || 79 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 22 || at || || Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama || W 7–5 || Howell (2–0) || McMullen (0–1) || Thompson (1) || 1,389 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 25 || at Bethune-Cookman || #17 || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Dayton Beach, Florida, || W 18–8 || Hepple (1–0) || Norris (0–1) || || 157 || 8–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27 || || #17 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 5–4 || Hukari (2–0) || Short (1–1) || || 2,037 || 9–0 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || Ole Miss || #17 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 3–2 (7) || Finfrock (3–0) || Bramlett (2–1) || Hukari (1) || 1,646 || 10–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | March 1 || Ole Miss || #17 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 3–4 || Short (2–1) || Thompson (0–1) || || 1,646 || 10–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 3 || #5 Florida || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 4–3 || Hukari (3–0) || Poyner (0–1) || Thompson (2) || 4,319 || 11–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 4 || at #5 Florida || #10 || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida, || L 2–10 || Snead (1–0) || Hepple (1–1) || || 2,705 || 11–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 6 || || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 9–1 || Rodgers (2–0) || Thanopoulos (0–2) || || 1,001 || 12–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 7 || Columbia || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 5–1 || Finfrock (4–0) || Roy (0–1) || Hukari (2) || 1,111 || 13–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || Columbia || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 9–3 || Howell (3–0) || Marks (0–1) || || 1,075 || 14–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 10 || at #11 Florida State || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida, || L 8–11 || Byrd (3–0) || Marsh (0–1) || Strode (7) || 3,980 || 14–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 11 || at #11 Florida State || #9 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || L 11–15 || Deise (1–0) || Thompson (0–2) || || 3,728 || 14–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 13 || || #9 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 11–1 || Finfrock (5–0) || Ashworth (0–1) || || 972 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 14 || Fairfield || #9 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 6–5 || Howell (4–0) || Panciera (0–1) || Hukari (3) || 1,038 || 16–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || Fairfield || #9 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 16–10 || Hepple (2–0) || Wallace (0–2) || || 1,380 || 17–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 17 || at Bethune-Cookman || #10 || Jackie Robinson Ballpark • Daytona Beach, Florida || W 18–13 || Meyer (2–0) || Duprey (0–3) || Rodgers (1) || 103 || 18–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 20 || || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 6–5 || Rodgers (3–0) || Wortkoetter (3–3) || || 1,162 || 19–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 21 || Presbyterian || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 6–8 || Sauer (3–1) || Howell (4–1) || Kehner (2) || 1,092 || 19–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || Presbyterian || #10 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 18–4 || Hepple (3–1) || Lesiak (1–2) || || 1,252 || 20–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 24 || at || #8 || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida, || L 9–13 || Stockton (2–1) || Hukari (3–2) || || 190 || 20–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 27 || #15 Houston || #8 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 9–2 || Finfrock (6–0) || Lantrip (5–1) || || 1,397 || 21–6 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 28 || #15 Houston || #6 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 5–7 || Dowdy (3–0) || Howell (4–2) || Romero (4) || 1,555 || 21–7 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 29 || #15 Houston || #6 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 4–3 || Rodgers (4–0) || Romero (3–2) || || 1,281 || 22–7 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 31 || #22 || #6 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 5–11 || Labsan (2–0) || Thompson (0–3) || || 1,685 || 22–8 || 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 2 || at Cincinnati || – || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio, || L 1–4 || Atkinson (2–3) || Finfrock (6–1) || Zellner (1) || 267 || 22–9 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 3 || at Cincinnati || #6 || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio || L 3–5 || Orndorff (1–1) || Howell (4–3) || Zellner (2) || 233 || 22–10 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 4 || at Cincinnati || #6 || Marge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio || W 2–1 || Rodgers (5–0) || Lehnen (1–5) || Zellner (2) || 917 || 23–11 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 7 || Jacksonville || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 6–5 || Hukari (4–1) || Babb (0–1) || || 1,386 || 24–11 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 10 || Connecticut || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 4–6 || Cross (7–1) || Finfrock (6–2) || Ruotolo (4) || 1,271 || 24–12 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 11 || Connecticut || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 1–15 || Kay (5–3) || Howell (4–4) || || 1,061 || 24–13 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 12 || Connecticut || #12 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 5–1 || Rodgers (6–0) || Tabakman (2–3) || || 898 || 25–13 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 15 || at #6 Miami (Florida) || #15 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida, || L 2–4 || Mediavilla (2–1) || Hukari(4–2) || Garcia (8) || 2,184 || 25–14 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 17 || at Tulane || #15 || Greer Field • New Orleans, Louisiana, || L 0–3 || Merrill (2–3) || Finfrock (6–3) || Gibaut (2) || 1,106 || 25–15 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 18 || at Tulane || #15 || Greer Field • New Orleans, Louisiana || W 8–0 || Rodgers (7–0) || Gibbs (3–2) || || 1,824 || 26–16 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 19 || at Tulane || #15 || Greer Field • New Orleans, Louisiana || L 0–10 (7) || Massey (4–2) || Hepple (3–2) || Gibaut (3) || 1,290 || 26–16 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 21 || || #24 || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 3–9 || Vansickle (1–1) || Howell (4–5) || || 1,155 || 26–17 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 24 || at East Carolina || #24 || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina, || L 5–6 || Durazo (3–0) || Hukari (4–3) || || 2,446 || 26–18 || 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 25 || at East Carolina || #24 || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina || L 2–3 || Reid (4–3) || Finfrock (6–4) || Ingle (1) || 2,441 || 26–19 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 26 || at East Carolina || #24 || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina || L 5–6 || Wolfe (3–1) || Howell'' (4–6) || Voliva (1) || 2,069 || 26–20 || 5–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 1 || South Florida || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 3–0 || || || || || 27–19 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 2 || South Florida || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 2–1 || Rodgers (8–0) || Herget (7–2) || Hukari (3) || 1,557 || 28–19 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 3 || South Florida || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 3–9 || Finfrock (7–4) || Farley (3–2) || || 1,213 || 28–20 || 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 6 || at #12 Florida Atlantic || – || FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida || L 2–10 || McKay (3–0) || Meyer (2–1) || || 474 || 28–21 || 7–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 8 || Memphis || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 10–2 || Rodgers (9–0) || Gunn (5–1) || || 987 || 29–21 || 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 9 || Memphis || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || L 5–6 || Toscano (8–1) || Finfrock (7–5) || Blackwood (13) || 1,041 || 29–22 || 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 10 || Memphis || – || Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, Florida || W 4–1 || Howell (5–7) || Alexander (4–1) || Hukari (5) || 885 || 30–22 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 12 || at North Florida || – || Harmon Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida || L 5–10 || Smith (5–1) || Davis (0–1) || || 449 || 30–23 || 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 14 || at South Florida || – || USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, Florida, || W 12–9 || Rodgers (10–0) || Herget (8–3) || || 706 || 31–23 || 10–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"