# 2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball team

The 2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball team represented Tulane University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Green Wave played their home games at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his first season at Tulane.

## Previous season

In 2014, the Green Wave finished the season 10th in Conference USA with a record of 23–29, 10–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Conference USA baseball tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Tulane | Alma Mater |
| David Pierce | Head coach | 1 | University of Houston (1988) |
| Sean Allen | Assistant coach | 1 | University of Houston (2001) |
| Philip Miller | Assistant coach | 1 | Northwestern State University (2005) |

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Tulane win |
| | Tulane loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Tulane team member |
2015 Tulane Green Wave baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
February 13at PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAW 9–3Steel (1–0)Puckett (0–1)4351–0–
February 14at PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAW 9–5Rankin (1–0)Blanchard (0–1)4102–0–
February 15at PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CAL 1–2Gamboa (1–0)Gibaut (0–1)4032–1–
February 18at Southeastern LouisianaPat Kenelly Diamond • Hammond, LAW 5–4Gibaut (1–1)Cashman (0–1)Rankin (1)9063–1–
February 20San FranciscoGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 1–0Gibbs (1–0)Buonopane (0–1)2,2254–1–
February 21San FranciscoGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 3–2 $^{(11)}$Gibaut (2–1)Narahara (0–1)2,3515–1–
February 22San FranciscoGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 5–3Yandel (1–0)Rincon (0–2)Steel (1)2,6176–1–
February 24at New OrleansMaestri Field • New Orleans, LAW 9–0Duester (1–0)Martinez (0–1)Johnson (1)6097–1–
February 25New OrleansGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 4–0Gibbs (2–0)Smith (1–1)1,6818–1–
February 27CreightonGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 8–2Merrill (1–0)Albrecht (1–1)1,7009–1–
February 28CreightonGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 2–7Warren (1–1)Massey (0–1)2,1089–2– :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
March 1CreightonGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 3–2Gibaut (3–1)Ising (0–1)2,00010–2–
March 3at Nicholls StateRay E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LAW 5–0Duester (2–0)Ernestine (1–1)Gibbs (1)1,37811–2–
March 6GonzagaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 0–2Bailey (3–1)Merrill (1–1)Bigelow (3)1,90511–3–
March 7GonzagaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 2–7Sopko (2–1)Massey (0–2)Mills (2)2,40311–4–
March 8GonzagaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 3–0Yandel (2–0)Burland (0–1)Gibaut (1)2,11312–4–
March 11at Southern MissPete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MSL 4–8Cockrell (2–0)Duster (2–1)2,55912–5–
March 13XavierGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 3–2 $^{(10)}$Gibaut (4–1)Lowther (0–1)1,50413–5–
March 14XavierGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 1–0Rankin (2–0)Jacknewitz (1–3)1,93514–5–
March 15XavierGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 10–3Massey (1–2)Astle (0–3)1,90415–5–
March 17Southeastern LouisianaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 15–2Duester (3–1)Cashman (2–3)2,31116–5–
March 20at UC RiversideRiverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAL 1–2 $^{(13)}$Genter (3–0)Gibaut (4–2)35516–6–
March 21at UC RiversideRiverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAW 6–5Rankin (3–0)Lillie (0–1)Duester (1)24017–6–
March 22at UC RiversideRiverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CAL 2–6Leach (2–2)Yandel (2–1)27317–7–
March 24LSUGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 7–13Newman (2–0)Duester (3–2)4,99417–8–
March 27ConnecticutGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 0–6Cross (6–1)Merrill (1–2)1,88717–90–1
March 28ConnecticutGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 5–1Gibbs (3–0)Kay (3–3)2,01518–91–1
March 29ConnecticutGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 3–5Ruotolo (2–0)Gibaut (4–3)1,95018–101–2
March 31at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field • Wilmington, NCW 8–4Duester (4–2)Magestro (3–2)Steel (2)1,00819–101–2 :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
April 2at East CarolinaClark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NCL 0–3Love (3–2)Merrill (1–3)2,21319–111–3
April 3at East CarolinaClark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NCL 4–11Boyd (3–7)Rankin (3–1)2,41119–121–4
April 4at East CarolinaClark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NCW 8–6Massey (2–2)Lucroy (2–2)Duester (2)2,26120–122–4
April 7Nicholls StateGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 7–1Gibaut 5–3Stapler (2–1)1,45221–122–4
April 10at HoustonCougar Field • Houston, TXL 3–4Weigel (3–0)Duester (4–3)1,58321–132–5
April 11at HoustonCougar Field • Houston, TXL 1–6Dowdy (4–1)Gibbs (3–1)1,51221–142–6
April 12at HoustonCougar Field • Houston, TXW 3–1Massey (3–2)Cobb (1–1)1,60322–143–6
April 14Southern MissGreer Field • New Orleans, LAPostponed
April 17UCFGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 3–0Merrill (2–3)Finfrock (6–3)Gibaut (2)1,10623–144–6
April 18UCFGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 0–8Rodgers (7–0)Gibbs (3–2)1,82423–154–7
April 19UCFGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 10–0Massey (4–2)Hepple (3–2)Gibaut (3)1,29024–155–7
April 21at LSUAlex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LAL 0–6Bain (1–1)Duester (4–4)10,61424–165–7
April 24at CincinnatiMarge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OHW 4–0Merrill (3–0)Atkinson (3–5)Gibaut (4)52225–166–7
April 25at CincinnatiMarge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OHW 8–6Duester (5–4)Zellner (2–2)29626–167–7
April 26at CincinnatiMarge Schott Stadium • Cincinnati, OHW 9–5Massey (5–2)Lehnen (1–7)Gibaut (5)63127–168–7
April 28Southeastern LouisianaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 5–4 (10)Steel (2–0)Sceroler (2–2)1,82328–168–7 :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAAC Record
May 1HoustonGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 3–1Merrill 4–3Lantrip (6–3)Gibaut (6)1,10029–169–7
May 2HoustonGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 0–3Dowdy (7–1)Massey (7–3)2,05029–179–8
May 3HoustonGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 1–7Romero (6–3)Duester (5–5)2,10029–189–9
May 8South FloridaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 0–12Herget (8–2)Merrill (4–4)2,67829–199–10
May 9South FloridaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 5–3Duester (6–5)Valdes (5–2)Gibaut (7)2,16730–1910–10
May 10South FloridaGreer Field • New Orleans, LAW 4–3Gibbs (4–2)Mulholland 4–7Gibaut (8)2,22131–1911–10
May 12Southern MissGreer Field • New Orleans, LAL 4–8Talley (3–5)Yandel (2–2)2,36831–2011–10
May 14at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, TNL 3–7Gunn (6–1)Merrill (4–5)67831–2111–11
May 15at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, TNW 5–2 (7)Massey (6–3)Toscano (8–2)51032–2112–11
May 16at MemphisFedExPark • Memphis, TNW 9–1Gibbs (5–2)Alexander (4–2)51033–2113–11 :
Post-season :
AAC Tournament
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordAACT Record
May 20vs. (6) Connecticut(3)Bright House Field • Clearwater, FLW 3–1Duester (7–5)Zapata (5–1)Gibaut (9)34–211–0
May 21vs. (2) East Carolina(3)Bright House Field • Clearwater, FLL 1–3Kruczynski (8–4)Merrill (4–6)Ingle (7)1,24334–221–1
May 22vs. (6) Connecticut(3)Bright House Field • Clearwater, FLL 6–7Holmes (1–0)Gibbs (5–3)Kay (1)92234–231–2 :
NCAA Regionals
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
May 29vs. (2) UNC Wilmington(3)Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LAL 1–10Foster (7–1)Duester (7–6)10,65734–240–1
May 30vs. (4) Lehigh(3)Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LAW 15–3Merrill (5–6)Stephens (4–7)Yandel (1)10,52735–241–1
May 31vs. (2) UNC Wilmington(3)Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LAL 2–8Monroe (4–3)Massey (6–4)10,58235–251–2 :
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. :
Schedule and results taken from tulanegreenwave.com Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Box scores are available under "related links" in the right-hand navigation. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | 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 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | — | RV | RV | 30 | 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.