2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team

The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover due to renovations at their normal on-campus home of Sewell–Thomas Stadium.

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Record	32-28 (12-18 SEC)
Head coach	Mitch Gaspard (6th season)
Hitting coach	Andy Phillips
Pitching coach	Dax Norris
Home stadium	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			51	–	21		.708
No. 3 Florida  ‍‍‡‍y	19	–	11		.633			52	–	18		.743
Missouri  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			30	–	28		.517
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	14	–	15		.483			30	–	25		.545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			32	–	25		.561
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	11	–	18		.379			24	–	26		.480
Georgia  ‍‍‍	10	–	19		.345			26	–	28		.481
Western
No. 5 LSU  x‍†‍‍y	21	–	8		.724			54	–	12		.818
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	18	–	10		.643			50	–	14		.781
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y	17	–	12		.586			40	–	25		.615
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y	15	–	14		.517			30	–	28		.517
Auburn ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			36	–	26		.581
Alabama  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			32	–	28		.533
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			24	–	30		.444
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Returning starters

Player	Class	Position
Will Haynie	Sophomore	C
Chance Vincent	Junior	3B
Georgie Salem	Junior	CF
Jon Keller	Senior	SP

Roster

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide roster
	Pitchers 15 Geoffrey Bramblett - Sophomore 16 Jake Walters- Freshman 17 Jay Shaw - Senior 18 Will Carter - Junior 20 Taylor Guilbeau - Senior 23 Ray Castillo - Junior 27 Zac Rogers - Freshman 28 Jake Hubbard - Junior 29 Nick Eicholtz - Sophomore 32 Andrew DiPiazza - Freshman 34 Alex Watkins - Freshman 35 Jon Keller - Senior 36 Tyler McMurray- Freshman 40 Thomas Burrows - Sophomore 42 Tyler Adams - Freshman 55 Mike Oczypok - Sophomore		Catchers 24 Will Haynie - Sophomore 31 Grady Bailey - Freshman 41 Taylor Poe - Sophomore Infielders 1 Mikey White - Junior 3 Daniel Cucjen - Junior 5 Chandler Avant - Freshman 6 Kyle Overstreet - Junior 12 Chance Vincent - Junior 37 Zack Coker - Freshman 39 Connor Short - Sophomore		Outfielders 7 Casey Hughston - Sophomore 13 William Elliott - Sophomore 14 Jamal Howard - Freshman 22 Georgie Salem - Junior 25 Ryan Blanchard - Junior 45 Riley Colburn - Junior Utility 9 Cody Henry - Freshman 21 Colton Freeman - Sophomore 33 Mitch Greer - Junior 38 J.C. Wilhite - Senior

Coaching staff

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball coaching staff
Mitch Gaspard – Head Coach - 15 years at Alabama (6th as Head Coach) Andy Phillips – Assistant Coach, Hitting Coach - 5th year Dax Norris – Assistant Coach, Pitching Coach, Recruiting Coordinator - 8th year Nathan Kilcrease – Volunteer Coach - 1st year David Kindred – Director of Baseball Operations - 1st year

Schedule and results

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide Baseball Game Log
Regular season
February (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record February 13 UMES Hoover Met 6–0 T. Guilbeau (1–0) J. Stinnett (0–1) R. Castillo (1) 2,535 1–0 – February 14 UMES Hoover Met 11–0 W. Carter (1–0) J. Bone (0–1) None 2,783 2–0 – February 15 UMES Hoover Met 19–0 G. Bramblett (1–0) T. Whiteman (0–1) None 2,410 3–0 – February 20 at #6 Houston #30 Cougar Field 1–3 A. Lantrip (2–0) T. Guilbeau (1–1) S. Romero (2) 1,989 3–1 – February 21 at #6 Houston #30 Cougar Field 9–14 B. Maxwell (2–0) T. Burrows (0–1) None 2,463 3–2 – February 22 at #6 Houston #30 Cougar Field 8–3 G. Bramblett (2–0) A. Garza (0–1) R. Castillo (2) 1,883 4–2 – February 24 Savannah State Hoover Met 7–2 J. Walters (1–0) R. Doyle (0–1) None 2,500 5–2 – February 24 Savannah State Hoover Met 4–2 J. Hubbard (1–0) G. Hollman (0–1) J. Wilhite (1) 2,232 4–2 – February 27 Louisiana–Lafayette Hoover Met 6–4 R. Castillo (1–0) W. Bacon (0–1) None 2,343 5–2 – February 28 Louisiana–Lafayette Hoover Met 5–6 R. Cooper (2–0) T. Burrows (0–2) C. Lee (2) 2,863 6–2 –
March (8–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 Louisiana–Lafayette Hoover Met 2–14 G. Leger (2–0) G. Bramblett (2–1) None 2,738 7–4 – March 3† Auburn Riverwalk Stadium 3–5 K. Thompson (3–1) J. Hubbard (1–1) T. Wingenter (1) 6,219 7–5 – March 6 Lipscomb Hank Aaron Stadium 5–1 T. Guilbeau (2–1) I. Martinez (2–1) T. Burrows (1) 1,735 8–5 – March 7 Lipscomb Hank Aaron Stadium 3–7 N. Andros (1–0) W. Carter (1–1) None 2,270 8–6 – March 8 Lipscomb Hank Aaron Stadium 3–0 G. Bramblett (3–1) D. Norman (1–1) T. Burrows (2) 1,807 9–6 – March 10 Alabama A&M Hoover Met Canceled March 10 Alabama A&M Hoover Met Canceled March 14 at #16 Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 10–5 J. Hubbard (1–0) T. Fitts (1–2) None – 10–6 1–0 March 14 at #16 Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 1–4 A. Sexton (3–0) W. Carter (1–2) None 8,634 10–7 1–1 March 15 at #16 Mississippi St. Dudy Noble Field 8–4 R. Castillo (2–0) M. Gentry (0–1) T. Burrows (3) 7,535 11–7 2–1 March 17 Samford Hoover Met 8–6 J. Walters (2–0) T. Widra (0–1) T. Burrows (4) 2,701 12–7 – March 20 #2 Texas A&M Hoover Met 2–4 G. Long (5–0) T. Guilbeau (2–2) R. Hendrix (5) 2,701 12–8 2–2 March 21 #2 Texas A&M Hoover Met 5–10 K. Simonds (6–0) M. Greer (0–1) None – 12–9 2–3 March 21 #2 Texas A&M Hoover Met 6–2 G. Bramblett (4–1) T. Larkins (2–1) R. Castillo (3) – 13–9 3–3 March 24 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field 0–3 A. Bembnowski (2–2) J. Walters (2–1) B. Taylor (2) 3,047 13–10 – March 27 at #6 Florida McKethan Stadium 12–9(10) R. Castillo (3–0) T. Lewis (1–1) None – 14–10 4–3 March 27 at #6 Florida McKethan Stadium 1–8 L. Shore (4–2) W. Carter (1–3) None 3,123 14–11 4–4 March 28 at #6 Florida McKethan Stadium 4–7 A. Puk (5–2) J. Hubbard (2–2) None 4,367 14–12 4–5 March 31 at UAB Regions Park 7–2 N. Eicholtz (1–0) T. Lowery (5–2) None 3,226 15–12 –
April (8–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record April 2 #5 LSU Hoover Met 5–8(16) D. Norman (2–1) J. Wilhite (0–1) None 4,117 15–13 4–6 April 3 #5 LSU Hoover Met 2–6 A. Lange (6–0) W. Carter (1–4) None 3,963 15–14 4–7 April 4 #5 LSU Hoover Met 4–6(13) J. Stallings (1–1) T. Burrows (0–3) None 5,381 15–15 4–8 April 7 at Samford Griffin Stadium 12–1 J. Walters (3–1) E. Wright (2–3) N. Eicholtz (1) 1,023 16–15 – April 10 Georgia Hoover Met 7–6(11) M. Greer (1–1) J. Cheek (2–2) None 3,247 17–15 5–8 April 11 Georgia Hoover Met 1–8 R. Lawlor (4–4) W. Carter (1–5) None 3,597 17–16 5–9 April 12 Georgia Hoover Met 5–2 G. Bramblett (5–1) J. Walsh (3–1) J. Walters (1) 3,303 18–16 6–9 April 14 UAB Hoover Met 5–1 N. Eicholtz (2–0) D. Munger (0–1) None 2,456 19–16 – April 17 at #17 Missouri Taylor Stadium 3–4 R. McClain (5–4) T. Guilbeau (2–3) B. Williams (9) 1,763 19–17 6–10 April 18 at #17 Missouri Taylor Stadium 6–0 J. Walters (4–1) T. Houck (6–2) None 612 20–17 7–10 April 19 at #17 Missouri Taylor Stadium 3–5 A. Schwaab (2–0) G. Bramblett (5–2) B. Williams (10) 345 20–18 7–11 April 21 MS Valley State Hoover Met 3–1 N. Eicholtz (3–0) T. Case (3–7) R. Castillo (4) – 21–18 – April 21 MS Valley State Hoover Met 16–5 W. Carter (2–5) B. Thomas (1–8) None 2,413 22–18 – April 25 at Ole Miss Swayze Field 2–10 C. Trent (6–4) T. Guilbeau (2–4) None 8,042 22–19 7–12 April 25 at Ole Miss Swayze Field 0–4 B. Bramlett (5–2) J. Walters (4–2) S. Weathersby (3) 10,119 22–20 7–13 April 26 at Ole Miss Swayze Field 13–4 G. Bramblett (6–2) W. Stokes (1–5) None 8,101 23–20 8–13 April 28 Southern Miss Hoover Met 2–6(7) C. Cockrell (3–0) N. Eicholtz (2–1) None 2,354 23–21 – April 30 #30 Arkansas Hoover Met 1–5 T. Killian (2–3) T. Guilbeau (2–5) Z. Jackson (5) 2,602 23–22 8–14
May (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 #30 Arkansas Hoover Met 4–8 J. Lowery (5–1) J. Walters (4–3) J. Teague (2) 3,343 23–23 8–15 May 2 #30 Arkansas Hoover Met 0–4 K. McKinney (4–1) G. Bramblett (6–3) None 3,413 23–24 8–16 May 5 Alabama A&M Hoover Met 7–2 J. Shaw (1–0) D. Smith (2–6) J. Wilhite (2) – 24–24 – May 5 Alabama A&M Hoover Met 7–2 A. Watkins (1–0) T. Knight (0–3) None 2,361 25–24 – May 8 at Auburn Plainsman Park 4–2 T. Burrows (1–3) T. Wingenter (1–5) None 4,096 26–24 9–16 May 9 at Auburn Plainsman Park 7–6 J. Shaw (2–0) J. Camp (2–1) T. Burrows (5) 4,096 27–24 10–16 May 10 at Auburn Plainsman Park 14–4 G. Bramblett (7–3) D. Rentz (3–2) None 2,894 28–24 11–16 May 12 Mercer Davis Stadium 5–3 W. Carter (3–5) D. Johnson (1–3) None 2,569 29–24 – May 14 #10 Vanderbilt Hoover Met 1–2 C. Fulmer (11–1) T. Guilbeau (2–6) None 2,906 29–25 11–17 May 15 #10 Vanderbilt Hoover Met 5–7 J. Sheffield (5–2) J. Walters (4–4) K. Wright (1) 3,515 29–26 11–18 May 16 #10 Vanderbilt Hoover Met 1–0 W. Carter (4–5) W. Buehler (3–2) T. Burrows (6) 3,684 30–26 12–18
Post-season
SEC Tournament (2-2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record May 19 Ole Miss Hoover Met 6–1 G. Bramblett (8–3) S. Weathersby (4–2) None 4,817 31–26 1–0 May 20 #8 Texas A&M Hoover Met 3–4 R. Hendrix (5–2) R. Castillo (3–1) A. Vinson (4) 5,205 31–27 1–1 May 21 Missouri Hoover Met 4–3 T. Guilbeau (3–6) T. Houck (8–5) T. Burrows (7) 6,526 32–27 2–1 May 22 #7 Vanderbilt Hoover Met 1–16(7) P. Pfeifer (4–4) W. Carter (4–6) None 10,329[ 32–28 2–2

† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2015 Southeastern Conference standings.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Honors and awards

• Mikey White was selected as a Preseason Third Team All-American by Perfect Game USA.^[1]
• Mikey White was selected as a Preseason Second Team All-American by D1Baseball.^[2]

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2015 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2015 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	12–18		0–3	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	.	.	1–2	1–2	ALA	W6	3–7	1–2
ARK	17–12	3–0		2–1	.	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	.	2–1	.	1–1	2–1	0–3	ARK	W3	7–2	1–1
AUB	13–17	0–3	1–2		1–2	3–0	.	1–2	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	.	0–3	1–2	AUB	W5	4–6	1–2
FLA	19–11	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	2–1	.	2–1	FLA	E2	7–3	2–0
UGA	10–19	1–2	1–2	0–3	1–2		2–1	0–2	.	0–3	.	2–1	3–0	.	0–3	UGA	E7	3–7	1–3
KEN	14–15	.	1–2	.	2–1	1–2		2–1	2–1	2–1	.	0–3	3–0	0–2	1–2	KEN	E4	5–5	1–1
LSU	21–8	3–0	2–1	2–1	.	2–0	1–2		2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	.	2–1	.	LSU	W1	9–1	2–0
MSU	8–22	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	1–2		.	0–3	2–1	0–3	1–2	.	MSU	W7	1–9	0–3
MIZZ	15–15	2–1	.	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	0–3	.		2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–3	MIZZ	E3	6–4	1–2
MISS	15–14	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	.	.	1–2	3–0	1–2		.	1–2	1–1	2–1	MISS	W4	4–5	1–0
SCAR	13–17	.	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	.		1–2	2–1	2–1	SCAR	E5	3–7	1–1
TENN	11–18	.	1–1	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	.	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1		0–3	1–2	TENN	E6	3–6	1–3
TAMU	18–10	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	.	2–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–2	3–0		.	TAMU	W2	6–3	2–0
VAN	20–10	2–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	3–0	2–1	.	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	2–1	.		VAN	E1	7–3	3–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season.

Rankings

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[3]	RV	RV*	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America[4]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^[5]	RV	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[6]	28	23	25	28	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

See also

• 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team

References

1. Baseball's Mikey White Named Preseason Third Team All-American
2. Baseball's Mikey White Tabbed Second Team All-American by D1Baseball.com
3. "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
4. Baseball America Poll
5. Collegiate Baseball Poll
6. NCBWA Poll