The 2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Pete Hughes, in his second season at Oklahoma.
Previous season In 2014, the Sooners finished the season 8th in the Big 12 with a record of 29–29, 8–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in the second round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Personnel
Roster 2015 Oklahoma Sooners roster Pitchers 11 – Jacob Evans – Junior 12 – Keaton Hernandez – Junior 13 – Thomas McIlraith – Junior 15 – Blake Rogers – Junior 18 – Troy Chezem – Freshman 24 – Hayden Jones – Sophomore 25 – Corey Copping – Junior 26 – Cole Stevens – Junior 27 – Robert Tasin – Senior 28 – Shawn Hunter – Junior 31 – Kenny Saenz – Freshman 32 – Ralph Garza – Junior 33 – Jake Elliott – Sophomore 34 – Adam Choplick – Junior 35 – Alec Hansen – Sophomore 38 – Chad Nelson – Sophomore 40 – Jeffrey Curran – Junior 42 – Brock Barger – Freshman Catchers 6 – Chandler Wagoner – Freshman 9 – Anthony Hermelyn – Junior 37 – Jacob Leal – Sophomore 39 – Chris Shaw – Junior
Infielders 2 – Joshua Ake – Senior 5 – Kyle Mendenhall – Freshman 7 – Alex Wise – Junior 8 – Cameron Frazier – Freshman 16 – Tyler Coolbaugh – Sophomore 22 – Sheldon Neuse – Sophomore 23 – Kolbey Carpenter – Junior 29 – Quin Walbergh – Freshman 44 – Austin O'Brien – Sophomore Outfielders 3 – Craig Aikin – Junior 4 – Hunter Haley – Junior 21 – Taylor Alspaugh – Senior
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atOklahoma Alma mater Pete Hughes Head coach 2 Davidson College (1990) Jamie Pinzino Assistant coach 2 Tufts University (1997) Mike Anderson Assistant coach 2 University of Northern Colorado (1990)
Schedule Legend Oklahoma win Oklahoma loss PostponementBoldOklahoma team member
2015 Oklahoma Sooners baseball game log Regular season February # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record 1 February 13 Notre Dame L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 2 February 14 L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 3 February 14 Notre Dame L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 4 February 15 Notre Dame L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 5 February 15 SIU Edwardsville L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 6 February 18 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZ 7 February 19 vs. Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ 8 February 20 vs. Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ 9 February 21 vs. Oregon State Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ 10 February 22 vs. Goodyear Ballpark • Goodyear, AZ 11 February 24 at Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX 12 February 26 BYU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 13 February 27 BYU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 14 February 27 BYU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 15 February 28 BYU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK March # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record 16 March 3 L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 17 March 6 L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 18 March 7 Purdue L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 19 March 8 Purdue L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 20 March 10 L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 21 March 12 at Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI 22 March 13 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI 23 March 14 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI 24 March 15 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI 25 March 20 Texas Tech L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 26 March 21 Texas Tech L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 27 March 22 Texas Tech L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 28 March 24 at TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX 29 March 27 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 30 March 28 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 31 March 29 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 32 March 31 L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK April # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record 33 April 2 Kansas L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 34 April 3 Kansas L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 35 April 4 Kansas L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 36 April 7 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK 37 April 10 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 38 April 11 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 39 April 12 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX 40 April 14 Dallas Baptist L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 41 April 17 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 42 April 18 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 43 April 19 at West Virginia Monongalia County Ballpark • Granville, WV 44 April 24 L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 45 April 25 Sam Houston State L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 46 April 26 Sam Houston State L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 47 April 28 at Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS May # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B12 Record 48 May 1 vs. Oklahoma State ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK 49 May 2 vs. Oklahoma State Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK 50 May 3 vs. Oklahoma State Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK 51 May 8 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 52 May 9 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 53 May 10 at Kansas State Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 54 May 14 TCU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 55 May 15 TCU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK 56 May 16 TCU L. Dale Mitchell Park • Norman, OK Postseason # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tourn. Record TBD ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK TBD ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
Awards and honors Sheldon Neuse Perfect Game USA Pre-season Second Team All-American Baseball America Pre-season First team All-American
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