# 2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball team

The 2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball team represented Delaware State University in the sport of baseball during the 2015 college baseball season. The Hornets competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The team was coached by J. P. Blandin, who entered his fifteenth season at Delaware State. The Hornets looked to build upon their appearance in the 2014 MEAC baseball tournament, where they were eliminated after losing after two straight games in the tournament, the first to Savannah State and then Coppin State.

## Departures

| Position | Name | Reason for departure |
| C | Mike Alexander | Graduation |
| C | Cameron Cecil | Graduation |
| OF | Hassan Evans | Graduation |
| RHP | Matt McClain | Graduation |
| INF | DJ Miller | Graduation |
| OF | Aarron Nardone | Graduation |
| C | Eddie Sorondo | Graduation |
| RHP | Kenneth Thomas | Unknown |
| INF | Chris Rivera | Unknown |
| INF | Mitchell Moore | Unknown |
| RHP | George Michael | Unknown |
| OF | Tyler Williams | Unknown |
| RHP | Harry Thomas | Unknown |
| RHP | Eric Sharff | Unknown |
| INF | Richard Rodriguez | Unknown |
| OF | Ryan Mordecai | Unknown |
| RHP | Kyle Mace | Unknown |

## Schedule

Regular Season :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | MEAC Record |
| February 13 | Presbyterian | Clinton, Sc. | 6–13 | Dees (1–0) | Galati (0–1) | | 153 | 0–1 | |
| February 14 | Presbyterian | Clinton, Sc. | 3–16 | Sauer (1–0) | Cullen (0–1) | | 124 | 0–2 | |
| February 14 | Presbyterian | Clinton, Sc. | 2–3 | Thompson (1–0) | Gonzalez (0–1) | | 124 | 0–3 | |
| February 15 | Presbyterian | Clinton, Sc. | 1–2 | Wortkoetter (1–0) | DeLeon (0–1) | | 85 | 0–4 | |
| February 21 | Duke | Durham, Nc. | 4–9 | Labosky (1–0) | Galati (0–2) | | 178 | 0–5 | |
| February 22 | Iona | Durham, Nc. | 2–9 | Rivera (1–1) | Gonzalez (0–2) | | 117 | 0–6 | |
| February 22 | Hartford | Durham, Nc. | 0–6 | McKay (1–0) | Dill (0–1) | | 106 | 0–7 | |
| March 4 | Navy | Annapolis, Md. | 3–10 | Meenach (3–0) | Cooney (0–1) | | 102 | 0–8 | |
| March 9 | Navy | Annapolis, Md. | 2–13 | Coughlin (2–1) | Gonzalez (0–3) | | 153 | 0–9 | |
| March 15 | Norfolk State | Dover, Del. | 17–5 | DeLeon (1–1) | Outman (1–1) | | 28 | 1–9 | 1–0 |
| March 15 | Norfolk State | Dover, Del. | 7–11 | Vales (1–2) | Ragins (0–1) | | 31 | 1–10 | 1–1 |
| March 16 | Norfolk State | Dover, Del. | 9–8 | Galati (1–2) | Butt (0–1) | Coverdale (1) | 69 | 2–10 | 2–1 |
| March 17 | La Salle | Dover, Del. | 14–20 | Reilly (2–1) | Zielecki (0–1) | | 48 | 2–11 | |
| March 21 | Coppin State | Dover, Del. | 8–5 | DeLeon (2–1) | Taylor (0–2) | | 65 | 3–11 | 3–1 |
| March 21 | Coppin State | Dover, Del. | 15–14 | Coverdale (1–0) | Burgess (1–3) | | 75 | 4–11 | 4–1 |
| March 22 | Coppin State | Dover, Del. | 18–13 | Zeilecki (1–1) | Vazquez (0–1) | | 121 | 5–11 | 5–1 |
| March 24 | Towson | Dover, Del. | 7–20 | Lawler (1–3) | Cullen (0–2) | | 41 | 5–12 | |
| March 25 | George Washington | Arlington, Va. | 1–0 | Godfrey (1–0) | Kemp (2–2) | | 31 | 6–12 | |
| March 29 | UMES | Dover, Del. | 2–4 | Stinnett (2–4) | DeLeon (2–2) | | 94 | 6–13 | 5–2 |
| March 30 | UMES | Dover, Del. | 3–11 | Smith (2–2) | Galati (1–3) | | 42 | 6–14 | 5–3 |
| March 30 | UMES | Dover, Del. | 6–8 | Hoskins (1–2) | Coverdale (1–1) | Repine (4) | 41 | 6–15 | 5–4 |
| April 1 | Rider | Lawrence Township, NJ. | 1–5 | Hirschy (1–1) | Godfrey (1–1) | | 104 | 6–16 | |
| April 3 | Norfolk State | Norfolk, Va. | 0–21 | Outman (4–1) | Godfrey (1–2) | | 193 | 6–17 | 5–5 |
| April 4 | Norfolk State | Norfolk, Va. | 3–5 | Hemmerich (2–2) | DeLeon (2–3) | Vales (2) | 161 | 6–18 | 5–6 |
| April 4 | Norfolk State | Norfolk, Va. | 2–6 | Butt (1–1) | Zielecki (1–2) | Di Fulgo (1) | 161 | 6–19 | 5–7 |
| April 8 | Delaware | Dover, Del. | 7–12 | Pechstein (1–1) | Ramsey (0–1) | | 55 | 6–20 | |
| April 11 | Coppin State | Glen Burnie, Md. | 11–5 | DeLeon (3–3) | Muhammad (0–8) | | 166 | 7–20 | 6–7 |
| April 11 | Coppin State | Glen Burnie, Md. | 4–5 | Estrada (1–0) | Godfrey (1–3) | | 175 | 7–21 | 6–8 |
| April 12 | Coppin State | Glen Burnie, Md. | 6–3 | Zielecki (2–2) | Devilme (0–3) | Rivera (1) | 121 | 8–21 | 7–8 |
| April 15 | Navy | Dover, Del. | 7–15 | LaMar (1–0) | Cullen (0–3) | | 59 | 8–22 | |
| April 18 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, Md. | 3–11 | Stinnett (4–5) | DeLeon (3–4) | | 59 | 8–23 | 7–9 |
| April 18 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, Md. | 5–6 | Hoskins (2–2) | Rivera (0–1) | | 107 | 8–24 | 7–10 |
| April 19 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne, Md. | 12–10 | Cooney (1–1) | Smith (3–4) | McVey (1) | 96 | 9–24 | 8–10 |
| April 21 | La Salle | Philadelphia, Penn. | 4–13 | Meyer (2–3) | Dill (0–2) | | 45 | 9–25 | |
| April 25 | Coppin State | Hanover, Md. | 17–0 | DeLeon (4–4) | Devilme (0–5) | | 78 | 10–25 | 9–10 |
| April 25 | Coppin State | Hanover, Md. | 14–5 | Cooney (2–1) | Burgess (2–5) | | 91 | 11–25 | 10–10 |
| April 26 | Coppin State | Hanover, Md. | 12–0 | Zielecki (3–2) | Muhammad (0–11) | | 123 | 12–25 | 11–10 |
| April 29 | Towson | Towson, Md. | 9–15 | Sapp (2–1) | Cooney (2–2) | | 125 | 12–26 | |
| May 2 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Dover, Del. | 3–9 | Stinnett (6–5) | DeLeon (4–5) | | 102 | 12–27 | 11–11 |
| May 2 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Dover, Del. | 5–1 | Candeloro (1–0) | Whiteman (3–5) | | 68 | 13–27 | 12–11 |
| May 3 | Maryland Eastern Shore | Dover, Del. | 5–4 | Ragins (1–1) | Repine (0–2) | | 117 | 14–27 | 13–11 |
Post-season: MEAC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| May 13 | Bethune-Cookman | Salisbury, Md. | 6–2 | DeLeon (5–5) | Norris (3–5) | | | 15–27 |
| May 13 | Norfolk State | Salisbury, Md. | 13–11 | McVey (1–0) | Vales (3–3) | | | 16–27 |
| May 14 | Florida A&M | Salisbury, Md. | 2–11 | Page (2–0) | Candeloro (1–1) | McDonald (7) | 518 | 16–28 |
| May 15 | Bethune-Cookman | Salisbury, Md. | 0–13 | Hernandez (1–2) | Ragins (1–2) | | 303 | 16–29 |