# 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

The 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Danny Hall, in his 22nd season at Georgia Tech.

## Previous season

In 2014, the Yellow Jackets finished the season 5th in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 37–27, 14–16 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and, after going 2–1 in pool play, defeated Maryland in the championship game to win their 9th conference tournament championship as a member of the ACC. They qualified for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament as the automatic bid from the ACC, marking their 7th straight tournament appearance. They were placed in the Oxford Regional, along with Ole Miss, Washington, and Jacksonville State. The Yellow Jackets fell to the Huskies 0–8, but rebounded in their second game to defeat Jacksonville State, 4–2, in the loser's bracket. However, in their third game, a rematch with Washington, the Yellow Jackets were eliminated, losing 2–4.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Georgia Tech | Alma Mater |
| Danny Hall | Head coach | 22 | Miami University (1977) |
| Jason Howell | Assistant coach | 3 | University of North Carolina (2002) |
| Bryan Prince | Assistant coach | 8 | Georgia Institute of Technology (2005) |

## Season
### Preseason

The Yellow Jackets opened their season with three games at home against a pair of opponents: St. John's and Fordham. Georgia Tech was originally scheduled to also face Liberty, but the game was cancelled due to impending cold weather. The Yellow Jackets opened their season on February 13 against regularly-scheduled opponent St. John's, and defeated the Red Storm, 17–3. Georgia Tech scored six runs in the first inning in the victory.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Georgia Tech win |
| | Georgia Tech loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Georgia Tech team member |
2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
February 13#29 St. John's#26Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA17–3King (1–0)McCormick (0–1)1,2431–0–
February 14Fordham#26Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA4–91–1—
February 14Fordham#26Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA7–5#262–1—
February 15at Liberty#26Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GACancelled
February 17at Georgia Southern#28J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA7–43–1—
February 20vs. FIU#28Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC16–94–1—
February 21at Coastal Carolina#28Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC5–74–2—
February 22vs. Albany#28TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC9–85–2—
February 24at Auburn#27Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL1–75–3—
February 25Georgia State#27Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GACancelled
February 27Indiana State#27Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA1–06–3—
February 28Indiana State#27Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA15–27–3— :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
March 1Indiana State#27Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA7–18–3—
March 3Ohio#28Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA7–6 $^{12}$9–3—
March 6#25 Notre Dame#28Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA2–3 $^{10}$9–40-1
March 7#25 Notre Dame#28Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA11–710–41-1
March 8#25 Notre Dame#28Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA4–111–42-1
March 10Georgia Southern#26Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA22–612–4—
March 13at Duke#26Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC5–213–43-1
March 14at Duke#26Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC3–613–53-2
March 15at Duke#26Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC4–014–54-2
March 17at Kennesaw StateFred Stillwell Stadium • Kennesaw, GA7–6 $^{11}$15–5—
March 20#27 North CarolinaRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA3–515–64-3
March 21#27 North CarolinaRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA6–516–65-3
March 22#27 North CarolinaRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA1–516–75-4
March 24Auburn#28Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA4–117–7—
March 27at #11 Louisville#28Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY1–417–85-5
March 28at #11 Louisville#28Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY3–817–95-6
March 29at #11 Louisville#28Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY1–417–105-7
March 31at GeorgiaFoley Field • Athens, GA13–618–10— :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
April 1at Georgia StateGSU Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA6–319–10—
April 3at Virginia TechEnglish Field • Blacksburg, VA11–520–106-7
April 4at Virginia TechEnglish Field • Blacksburg, VA8–920–116-8
April 5at Virginia TechEnglish Field • Blacksburg, VA7–621–117-8
April 7MercerRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA4–322–11—
April 10VirginiaRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA4–1422–127-9
April 11VirginiaRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA11–423–128-9
April 12VirginiaRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA4–324–129-9
April 14GeorgiaRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GACancelled
April 17at Boston College#24Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA0–124–139-10
April 18at Boston College#24Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA1–624–149-11
April 19at Boston College#24Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA0–424–159-12
April 21Kennesaw StateRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA6–1124–16—
April 24ClemsonRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA4–225–1610-12
April 25ClemsonRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA3–1125–1710-13
April 26ClemsonRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA5–4 $^{10}$26–1711-13 :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
May 2PresbyterianRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA5–127–17—
May 2PresbyterianRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA11–928–17—
May 3PresbyterianRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA10–229–17—
May 6at MercerClaude Smith Field • Macon, GA9–730–17—
May 8PittsburghRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA9–131–1712-13
May 9PittsburghRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA6–831–1812-14
May 10PittsburghRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA10–332–1813-14
May 12vs. GeorgiaTurner Field • Atlanta, GA0–632–19—
May 14at #7 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL0–332–2013-15
May 15at #7 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL1–2232–2113-16
May 16at #7 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL4–1732–2213-17 :
Post-season :
ACC Tournament
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACCT Record
May 19#29 VirginiaDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC0–11 $^{7(MercyRule)}$32–230-1 :
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | — | 28 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ 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.