2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season

2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball

Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	13–14 (2–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Brad Hill (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Andy Sawyers (1st season) Josh Reynolds (5th season)
Home stadium	Tointon Family Stadium
Seasons← 20142016 →

2015 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 TCU ‍†‍‍	18	–	5	.783	51	–	15	.773
No. 19 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	14	–	8	.636	38	–	20	.655
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	34	–	27	.557
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	11	.542	31	–	24	.564
Texas ‍‍‡‍	11	–	13	.458	30	–	27	.526
Kansas State ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	27	–	30	.474
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	13	.409	27	–	27	.500
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	23	–	32	.418
Kansas ‍‍‍	8	–	15	.348	23	–	32	.418

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Tointon Family Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Brad Hill, in his 12th season at Kansas State.

Previous season

In 2014, the Wildcats finished the season 9th in the Big 12 with a record of 25–30, 5–18 in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament or the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Kansas State Wildcats roster

Pitchers

14 – Colton Kalmus – Sophomore
20 – Lucas Benenati – Junior
21 – Bryce Ward – Freshman
23 – Blake McFadden – Sophomore
24 – Nate Griep – Sophomore
28 – Mark Biesma – Senior
29 – Levi MaVorhis – Junior
30 – Jordan Floyd – Sophomore
34 – Kyle Halbohn – Junior
36 – Brandon Courville – Junior
37 – Corey Fischer – Junior
38 – Brandon Erickson – Junior
40 – Mitch Plassmeyer – Freshman
44 – Jackson Douglas – Freshman
45 – Nate Williams – Junior

Catchers

8 – Steve Serratore – Sophomore
10 – Alex Bee – Junior
17 – Tyler Moore – Junior
39 – Matt Nerz – Freshman

Infielders

1 – Jake Wodtke – Sophomore
2 – Dalon Farkas – Freshman
4 – Trae Patterson – Sophomore
6 – Carter Yagi – Senior
7 – Tyler Wolfe – Junior
13 – Ethan Klosterboer – Freshman
15 – Shane Conlon – Senior

Outfielders

5 – Clayton Dalrymple – Junior
9 – Danny Krause – Junior
12 – Keith Browning – Sophomore
16 – Max Brown – Senior
19 – Brian O'Bannon – Sophomore
22 – Sam Chadick – Freshman
26 – Taylor Anderson – Junior
27 – Cole DuPont – Freshman
31 – Brooks DeBord – Junior
35 – Dominic Thornton – Freshman

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Kansas State	Alma Mater
Brad Hill	Head coach	12	Emporia State University (1985)
Andy Sawyers	Associate head coach	1	University of Nebraska (1998)
Josh Reynolds	Assistant coach	5	Kansas State University (2006)

Schedule

Legend
	Kansas State win
	Kansas State loss
	Postponement
Bold	Kansas State team member

2015 Kansas State Wildcats baseball game log

Regular season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
February 13	vs. Iowa	Charlotte Sports Park • Port Charlotte, FL	W 5–4	Floyd (1–0)	Grant (0–1)	Halbohn (1)	432	1–0	–
February 14	vs. Pittsburgh	North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL	W 7–0	MaVorhis (1–0)	Berube (0–1)		N/A	2–0	–
February 14	vs. George Mason	North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL	L 0–5	Williams (1–0)	Biesma (0–1)		N/A	2–1	–
February 15	vs. Saint Louis	North Charlotte Regional Park • Port Charlotte, FL	L 4–7	Plohr (1–0)	Floyd (1–1)		N/A	2–2	–
February 19	vs. Utah	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	W 3–2	Griep (1–0)	Drachler (0–2)		N/A	3–2	–
February 20	vs. Oregon State	Surprise Stadium • Surprise, AZ	L 9–10	Hickey (2–0)	Floyd (1–2)		2,301	3–3	–
February 21	vs. Washington	Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ	L 5–6	Jones (1–0)	Halbohn (0–1)		484	3–4	–
February 22	vs. Washington State	Sloan Park • Mesa, AZ	W 12–3	Fischer (1–0)	Leonard (0–1)		135	4–4	–
February 28	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 2–4	Jeffries (2–1)	Griep (1–1)	Nelson (1)	336	4–5	–

March

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
March 1	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 2–6	Mason (2–0)	Kalmus (0–1)	Muse-Fisher (2)	451	4–6	–
March 2	at California	Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA	L 1–9	Ladrech (2–1)	Fischer (1–1)		115	4–7	–
March 6	Santa Clara	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 4–1	Griep (2–1)	Steffens (2–2)	Erickson (1)	2,667	5–7	–
March 7	Santa Clara	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 17–5	Floyd (2–2)	Wilson (1–1)		2,387	6–7	–
March 8	Santa Clara	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 10–3	Douglas (1–0)	George (1–1)		2,331	7–7	–
March 10	Creighton	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 10–5	Halbohn (1–1)	Elman (0–1)		2,520	8–7	–
March 11	Creighton	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 3–6	DeCaster (1–0)	Douglas (1–1)		2,203	8–8	–
March 13	Missouri State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 4–0	Griep (3–1)	Hall (3–1)		2,849	9–8	–
March 14	Missouri State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 10–6	Douglas (2–1)	Cheray (2–2)		2,410	10–8	–
March 15	Missouri State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 7–10	Young (1–0)	Erickson (0–1)		2,660	10–9	–
March 17	at Stephen F. Austin	Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	W 3–2	Halbohn (2–1)	Stone (0–1)	Erickson (2)	150	11–9	–
March 18	at Stephen F. Austin	Jaycees Field • Nacogdoches, TX	Cancelled
March 21	at Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 3–5	Bellow (2–1)	Courville (0–1)	Culbreth (3)	5,372	11–10	0–1
March 21	at Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–3	Hollingsworth (3–1)	Calmus (0–2)	Bellow (2)	5,372	11–11	0–2
March 22	at Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 1–6	Clemens (2–1)	Fischer (1–2)	Mayes (1)	5,695	11–12	0–3
March 25	Omaha	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	Postponed
March 27	at Oklahoma State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 4–2	Fischer (2–2)	Perrin (2–3)		1,404	12–12	1–3
March 28	at Oklahoma State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	L 3–12	Buffett (2–1)	Halbohn (2–2)		2,224	12–13	1–4
March 29	at Oklahoma State	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK	L 1–4	Freeman (5–0)	Fischer (2–3)		1,802	12–14	1–5

April

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
April 2	West Virginia	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	W 8–2	Fischer (3–3)	Dotson (0–3)	2,737	13–14	2–5
April 3	West Virginia	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 4	West Virginia	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 7	Nebraska	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 8	at Omaha	Werner Park • Papillion, NE
April 10	TCU	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 11	TCU	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 12	TCU	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 14	Wichita State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 17	Texas Tech	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 18	Texas Tech	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 19	Texas Tech	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
April 21	at Nebraska	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE
April 24	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 25	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 26	at Baylor	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX
April 28	at Minnesota	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN
April 29	at Minnesota	Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN

May

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
May 1	Arkansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 2	Arkansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 3	Arkansas State	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 5	at Wichita State	Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS
May 8	Oklahoma	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 9	Oklahoma	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 10	Oklahoma	Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
May 15	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 16	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 17	at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS

Post-season

Big 12 Tournament

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B12 Record
	TBD		ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK
	TBD		ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

"2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–8. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
"Official Baseball Roster". Kansas State Wildcats. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

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