The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Brad Hill, in his 12th season at Kansas State.
Previous season In 2014, the Wildcats finished the season 9th in the Big 12 with a record of 25–30, 5–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Personnel
Roster 2015 Kansas State Wildcats roster Pitchers 14 – Colton Kalmus – Sophomore 20 – Lucas Benenati – Junior 21 – Bryce Ward – Freshman 23 – Blake McFadden – Sophomore 24 – Nate Griep – Sophomore 28 – Mark Biesma – Senior 29 – Levi MaVorhis – Junior 30 – Jordan Floyd – Sophomore 34 – Kyle Halbohn – Junior 36 – Brandon Courville – Junior 37 – Corey Fischer – Junior 38 – Brandon Erickson – Junior 40 – Mitch Plassmeyer – Freshman 44 – Jackson Douglas – Freshman 45 – Nate Williams – Junior Catchers 8 – Steve Serratore – Sophomore 10 – Alex Bee – Junior 17 – Tyler Moore – Junior 39 – Matt Nerz – Freshman
Infielders 1 – Jake Wodtke – Sophomore 2 – Dalon Farkas – Freshman 4 – Trae Patterson – Sophomore 6 – Carter Yagi – Senior 7 – Tyler Wolfe – Junior 13 – Ethan Klosterboer – Freshman 15 – Shane Conlon – Senior Outfielders 5 – Clayton Dalrymple – Junior 9 – Danny Krause – Junior 12 – Keith Browning – Sophomore 16 – Max Brown – Senior 19 – Brian O'Bannon – Sophomore 22 – Sam Chadick – Freshman 26 – Taylor Anderson – Junior 27 – Cole DuPont – Freshman 31 – Brooks DeBord – Junior 35 – Dominic Thornton – Freshman
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atKansas State Alma mater Brad Hill Head coach 12 Emporia State University (1985) Andy Sawyers Associate head coach 1 University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1998) Josh Reynolds Assistant coach 5 Kansas State University (2006)
Schedule Legend Kansas State win Kansas State loss PostponementBoldKansas State team member
! style="background:#512888;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 13 || vs. || || Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL || W 5–4 || Floyd (1–0) || Grant (0–1) || Halbohn (1) || 432 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 14 || vs. Pittsburgh || || North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL || W 7–0 || MaVorhis (1–0) || Berube (0–1) || || N/A || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 14 || vs. || || North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL || L 0–5 || Williams (1–0) || Biesma (0–1) || || N/A || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 15 || vs. || || North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL || L 4–7 || Plohr (1–0) || Floyd (1–1) || || N/A || 2–2 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 19 || vs. || || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ || W 3–2 || Griep (1–0) || Drachler (0–2) || || N/A || 3–2 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 20 || vs. Oregon State || || Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ || L 9–10 || Hickey (2–0) || Floyd (1–2) || || 2,301 || 3–3 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 21 || vs. || || Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ || L 5–6 (10) || Jones (1–0) || Halbohn (0–1) || || 484 || 3–4 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 22 || vs. || || Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ || W 12–3 || Fischer (1–0) || Leonard (0–1) || || 135 || 4–4 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | February 28 || at || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || L 2–4 || Jeffries (2–1) || Griep (1–1) || Nelson (1) || 336 || 4–5 || –
|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 1 || at California || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || L 2–6 || Mason (2–0) || Kalmus (0–1) || Muse-Fisher (2) || 451 || 4–6 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 2 || at California || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || L 1–9 || Ladrech (2–1) || Fischer (1–1) || || 115 || 4–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 6 || || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 4–1 || Griep (2–1) || Steffens (2–2) || Erickson (1) || 2,667 || 5–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 7 || Santa Clara || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 17–5 || Floyd (2–2) || Wilson (1–1) || || 2,387 || 6–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || Santa Clara || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 10–3 || Douglas (1–0) || George (1–1) || || 2,331 || 7–7 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 10 || || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 10–5 || Halbohn (1–1) || Elman (0–1) || || 2,520 || 8–7 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 11 || Creighton || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L 3–6 || DeCaster (1–0) || Douglas (1–1) || || 2,203 || 8–8 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 13 || || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 4–0 || Griep (3–1) || Hall (3–1) || || 2,849 || 9–8 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 14 || Missouri State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 10–6 || Douglas (2–1) || Cheray (2–2) || || 2,410 || 10–8 || – |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 15 || Missouri State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || L 7–10 || Young (1–0) || Erickson (0–1) || || 2,660 || 10–9 || – |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 17 || at || || Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX || W 3–2 || Halbohn (2–1) || Stone (0–1) || Erickson (2) || 150 || 11–9 || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 18 || at Stephen F. Austin || || Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX || colspan=7| Cancelled |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 21 || at Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 3–5 || Bellow (2–1) || Courville (0–1) || Culbreth (3) || 5,372 || 11–10 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 21 || at Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 1–3 || Hollingsworth (3–1) || Calmus (0–2) || Bellow (2) || 5,372 || 11–11 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 22 || at Texas || || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX || L 1–6 || Clemens (2–1) || Fischer (1–2) || Mayes (1) || 5,695 || 11–12 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 25 || || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || colspan=7| Postponed |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 27 || at Oklahoma State || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || W 4–2 || Fischer (2–2) || Perrin (2–3) || || 1,404 || 12–12 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 28 || at Oklahoma State || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L 3–12 || Buffett (2–1) || Halbohn (2–2) || || 2,224 || 12–13 || 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 29 || at Oklahoma State || || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK || L 1–4 || Freeman (5–0) || Fischer (2–3) || || 1,802 || 12–14 || 1–5
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 2 || West Virginia || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || W 8–2 || Fischer (3–3) || Dotson (0–3) || || 2,737 || 13–14 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 3 || West Virginia || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 4 || West Virginia || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 7 || || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 8 || at Omaha || || Werner Park • Papillion, NE || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 10 || TCU || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 11 || TCU || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 12 || TCU || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 14 || || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 17 || Texas Tech || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 18 || Texas Tech || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 19 || Texas Tech || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 21 || at Nebraska || || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 24 || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 25 || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 26 || at Baylor || || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 28 || at || || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | April 29 || at Minnesota || || Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 1 || || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 2 || Arkansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 3 || Arkansas State || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 5 || at Wichita State || || Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 8 || Oklahoma || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 9 || Oklahoma || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 10 || Oklahoma || || Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 15 || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 16 || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | May 17 || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || ||
! style="background:#512888;color:white;"| Postseason
|- align="center" | || TBD || || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || || || || || || || |- align="center" | || TBD || || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || || || || || || ||
| style="font-size:88%"| All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.
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