2015 VMI Keydets baseball team

The 2015 VMI Keydets baseball team represented the Virginia Military Institute during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Keydets returned to the Southern Conference after an eleven-year hiatus in the Big South from 2003 to 2014. VMI was led by first-year head coach Jonathan Hadra, who replaced longtime Keydet skipper Marlin Ikenberry. Ikenberry resigned following the 2014 season for a career in private business, and was the Keydets' all-time winningest baseball coach.[2]

2015 VMI Keydets baseball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–30 (12–12 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Travis Beazley
  • Mike Small
  • Michael Donovan
Home stadiumGray–Minor Stadium
2015 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 16–7 .69631–21 .596
Samford  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58329–24 .547
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56536–20 .643
VMI  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50020–28 .417
UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50023–25 .479
Furman  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45824–31 .436
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45821–28 .429
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41725–28 .472
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33321–34 .382
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 16, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

VMI lost two of its starting pitchers following the 2014 season. Senior left-hander Connor Bach graduated, and was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 21st round of the 2014 MLB Draft.[3] Additionally, junior pitcher Reed Garrett was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round, and chose to leave school early to pursue a career in baseball. Garrett played with the Spokane Indians, the Class A-Short season affiliate of the Rangers.[4] The Keydets also graduated left fielder and backup catcher Eric Mayers, as well as relievers Berkley Hawkins, Campbell Henkel, and Travis Thomas.

Returning starters
Player Class Position
Andrew Woods Senior SP
Matt Winn R-Senior C
Jordan Tarsovich R-Senior 2B
David Geary Junior 3B
Brandon Angus Senior CF
Will Connerley R-Senior RF

Roster
2015 VMI Keydets baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
1 INF Drew Bryan R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Philipsburg, PA
3 OF Will Malbon L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Virginia Beach, VA
4 OF Gary LeClair R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Richmond, VA
5 P Jack Gomersall R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Falls Church, VA
6 INF Jacob Jaye L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Winchester, VA
7 INF Ray Lopez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lancaster, PA
8 C Matt Winn R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Richmond, VA
10 INF David Geary L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Richmond, VA
11 P Jonathan Kelley L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Wilmington, NC
12 OF Matt Dunlevy L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Midlothian, VA
13 P Austin Heenan L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Melfa, VA
14 INF Reid Bryant L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Madison Heights, VA
16 OF Josh Worthley L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Virginia Beach, VA
17 P Eric Byrd R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fredericksburg, VA
18 INF Collin Fleischer R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Chester, VA
19 P Matthew Eagle R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Norfolk, VA
20 P Blaine Lafin L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Culpeper, VA
21 P TJ Lighton R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Chesapeake, VA
23 C Brian Dudeck Jr. L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Princeton, NJ
24 P Jared Silva R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Charles Town, WV
25 P Taylor Edens R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Suffolk, VA
26 C Peyton Maddox R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Amherst, VA
29 OF Will Connerley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Mechanicsville, VA
30 P Ryan Bennett R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Chesapeake, VA
31 INF Tyler Tharp L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Virginia Beach, VA
32 P Micah Gorman R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Richmond, VA
33 INF Jordan Tarsovich R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Richmond, VA
35 P Brandon Barbery L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Manassas, VA
36 P Andrew Woods R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richmond, VA
38 P Kyle Staats L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Manassas, VA
39 OF Brandon Angus R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mechanicsville, VA
P Colby Rudis R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chesapeake, VA
Head coach

Jonathan Hadra (1st year)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Small (1st year)
Michael Donovan (Senior)

Pitching coach(es)

Travis Beazley (4th year)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 17, 2015

Schedule
Legend
 VMI win
 VMI loss
 Postponement
BoldVMI team member
2015 VMI Keydets baseball game log
Regular season
February (2–1)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSoCon record
February 13at North FloridaHarmon Stadium3–1A. Woods (1–0)T. Moore (0–1)T. Edens (1)4021–0–
February 14at North FloridaHarmon Stadium11–16A. Smith (1–0)T. Edens (0–1)4161–1–
February 15at North FloridaHarmon Stadium2–1B. Barbery (1–0)E. Incinelli (0–1)M. Gorman (1)3432–1–
February 17at William & MaryPlumeri ParkCancelled
February 20BuffaloGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
February 21UMESGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
February 21BuffaloGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
February 22UMESGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
February 27MaristGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
February 28MaristGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
March (4–14)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSoCon record
March 1MaristGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
March 3at VirginiaDavenport FieldPostponed to Apr. 1
March 6BinghamtonGray–Minor Stadium15–4A. Woods (2–0)Ostner (0–3)3393–1–
March 7BinghamtonGray–Minor Stadium3–7Hardy (1–1)B. Lafin (0–1)1553–2–
March 8BinghamtonGray–Minor Stadium6–13Grillini (1–0)B. Barbery (1–1)1043–3–
March 11at James MadisonEagle Field7–3J. Silva (1–0)T. Jones (0–1)2344–3–
March 13Central Connecticut StateGray–Minor Stadium1–3M. Blandino (1–0)A. Woods (2–1)1034–4–
March 15Central Connecticut StateGray–Minor Stadium5–6A. Salnitis (1–0)T. Edens (0–2)K. Connolly (1)2034–5–
March 15Central Connecticut StateGray–Minor Stadium2–4 (7)C. Brown (1–0)A. Heenan (0–1)2214–6–
March 17at Old DominionBud Metheny Baseball Complex5–8M. Reinerth (1–0)R. Bennett (0–1)S. Sinnen (3)9224–7–
March 18at Old DominionBud Metheny Baseball Complex6–7Z. Rutherford (1–0)M. Gorman (0–1)5054–8–
March 20at WoffordRussell C. King Field2–5M. Milburn (5–0)J. Silva (1–1)W. Stillman (7)1824–90–1
March 21at WoffordRussell C. King Field7–8J. Condra-Bogan (1–1)M. Eagle (0–1)W. Stillman (8)2674–100–2
March 22at WoffordRussell C. King Field2–1B. Barbery (2–1)Scott (3–1)T. Edens (2)2265–101–2
March 24at VCUThe Diamond0–18Thompson (2–2)M. Eagle (0–2)6065–11–
March 25Old DominionGray–Minor Stadium3–11N. Matheson (1–0)J. Kelley (0–1)955–12–
March 27SamfordGray–Minor Stadium2–15A. Ledford (3–2)A. Heenan (0–2)1035–131–3
March 28SamfordGray–Minor Stadium6–2B. Barbery (3–1)J. Brasher (0–2)T. Edens (3)1376–132–3
March 29SamfordGray–Minor Stadium5–10P. Curry (3–3)M. Eagle (0–3)A. Gracia (5)2076–142–4
March 31at Virginia TechEnglish Field5–6C. Monaco (2–0)K. Staats (0–1)S. Kennedy (2)8446–15–
April (9–8)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSoCon record
April 1at VirginiaDavenport Field7–6K. Staats (1–1)R. Cummins (0–1)T. Edens (4)3,0147–15–
April 3at FurmanLatham Baseball Stadium2–7M. Solter (1–2)A. Heenan (1–3)3147–162–5
April 4at FurmanLatham Baseball Stadium13–10A. Woods (3–1)G. Schuermann (2–1)T. Edens (5)N/A8–163–5
April 4at FurmanLatham Baseball Stadium12–11J. Silva (2–1)W. Gaddis (2–3)T. Edens (6)3769–164–5
April 7RadfordGray–Minor Stadium2–6A. Ross (2–0)M. Eagle (0–4)2019–17–
April 10East Tennessee StateGray–Minor Stadium4–8L. Haeberle (3–5)A. Heenan (0–4)2019–184–6
April 11East Tennessee StateGray–Minor Stadium6–9J. Nesselt (4–3)B. Barbery (3–2)D. Cate (4)2459–194–7
April 12East Tennessee StateGray–Minor Stadium5–4J. Gomersall (1–0)G. Krieg (1–4)T. Edens (7)16710–195–7
April 14VCUGray–Minor StadiumCancelled
April 15RichmondGray–Minor Stadium5–10P. Bayer (1–3)J. Gomersall (1–1)7910–20–
April 17at Gardner–WebbJohn Henry Moss Stadium1–3Heiligenstad (4–3)A. Heenan (0–5)Haymes (3)15010–21–
April 18at Gardner–WebbJohn Henry Moss Stadium4–3A. Woods (4–1)Hallman (4–2)T. Edens (8)25011–21–
April 18at Gardner–WebbJohn Henry Moss Stadium7–3B. Barbery (4–2)Warner (2–4)T. Edens (9)15512–21–
April 21William & MaryGray–Minor Stadium2–8M. Aker (1–1)M. Eagle (0–5)10712–22–
April 24at The CitadelRiley Park8–7J. Gomersall (2–1)Z. Lavery (0–3)T. Edens (10)44713–226–7
April 26at The CitadelRiley Park10–6A. Woods (5–1)J. Sears (4–4)N/A14–227–7
April 26at The CitadelRiley Park3–2B. Barbery (5–2)T. Byelick (1–3)T. Edens (11)47515–228–7
April 28at RadfordRadford Baseball Stadium3–6K. Palmer (1–0)J. Kelley (0–2)R. Meisinger (12)67315–23–
May (5–5)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordSoCon record
May 1MercerGray–Minor Stadium2–7E. Nyquist (6–2)A. Heenan (0–6)13015–248–8
May 2MercerGray–Minor Stadium6–7C. Varga (1–0)J. Worthley (0–1)M. Pittman (3)20415–258–9
May 3MercerGray–Minor Stadium11–16B. Lumsden (2–1)T. Edens (0–3)16215–268–10
May 8UNC GreensboroGray–Minor Stadium11–3A. Heenan (1–6)R. Clark (6–6)18816–269–10
May 9UNC GreensboroGray–Minor Stadium8–2A. Woods (6–1)A. Wantz (5–3)22317–2610–10
May 10UNC GreensboroGray–Minor Stadium11–13C. Woody (1–0)B. Lafin (0–2)26517–2710–11
May 12James MadisonGray–Minor Stadium10–6M. Gorman (1–1)T. Jones (0–2)22218–27–
May 14at Western CarolinaHennon Stadium18–4A. Woods (7–1)B. Sammons (4–5)32219–2711–11
May 15at Western CarolinaHennon Stadium11–6J. Worthley (1–1)T. Powell (2–3)44920–2712–11
May 15at Western CarolinaHennon Stadium6–11B. Nail (3–3)J. Kelley (0–3)44920–2812–12
Postseason
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 21#5 UNC GreensboroRiley Park • Charleston, SC6–5J. Gomersall (3–1)T. Frazier (3–1)T. Edens (12)N/A21–281–0
May 22#1 MercerRiley Park • Charleston, SC7–19M. Wade (6–1)B. Barbery (5–3)N/A21–291–1
May 22#8 The CitadelRiley Park • Charleston, SC5–10Mason (3–2)A. Heenan (1–7)Hunter (13)1,06621–301–2

References

Specific

  1. "Baseball standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. "Ikenberry Resigns as VMI Baseball Coach". VMIKeydets.com. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  3. "Pair of Keydets drafted; Cubs pick another Hokie". Roanoke Times. June 7, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. "Catching Up With: Reed Garrett '15". VMIKeydets.com. November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.

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