2015 Georgia Tech Baseball Information
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GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL 2015 2015 ROSTER INFORMATION NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Position B/T Height Weight Year Hometown / High School / Last College No. Name 2 Grant Wruble ** C/OF R/R 6-1 184 Jr. Johns Creek, Ga. / Chattahoochee 3 Wade Bailey 3 Wade Bailey IF/OF R/R 5-9 175 Fr. Villa Rica, Ga. / Villa Rica 22 Trevor Craport 4 Zac Ryan * RHP R/R 6-1 201 So. Valparaiso, Ind. / Andrean 28 Jared Datoc 5 Keenan Innis * OF/RHP L/R 6-0 181 So. Cumming, Ga. / Blessed Trinity 10 Brandon Gold 6 Ryan Peurifoy * OF R/R 6-2 200 So. Peachtree City, Ga. / Starr’s Mill 14 Matt Gonzalez 7 Arden Pabst * C R/R 6-1 199 So. Sherman Oaks, Calif. / Harvard Westlake 37 Daniel Gooden 8 Ryan Young RHP S/R 5-10 170 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. / Blessed Trinity 26 Matthew Gorst 9 A.J. Murray *** 1B/C R/R 6-1 216 Sr. Westfi eld, N.J. / Westfi eld 5 Keenan Innis 10 Brandon Gold * IF/RHP R/R 6-3 202 So. Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek 11 Blake Jackson 11 Blake Jackson 3B R/R 6-2 191 Fr. Warner Robins, Ga. / Houston County 25 Kel Johnson 13 Thomas Smith *** IF R/R 6-1 181 Sr. Fort Pierce, Fla. / John Carroll 15 Connor Justus 14 Matt Gonzalez ** 3B/OF R/R 5-11 195 Jr. Acworth, Ga. / Harrison 39 Jonathan King 15 Connor Justus * IF R/R 5-11 195 So. Cartersville, Ga. / Cartersville 42 Kyle Leach 16 Coleman Poje # IF/OF R/R 6-2 212 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. / Westminster / Air Force 21 Cole Miller 20 Matt Phillips * RHP R/R 6-2 201 So. Milton, Ga. / Milton 9 A.J. Murray 21 Cole Miller * 1B L/R 6-4 225 r-So. Cave Spring, Ga. / Darlington School 7 Arden Pabst 22 Trevor Craport C R/R 5-11 200 Fr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross 23 Ben Parr 23 Ben Parr * LHP L/L 6-3 185 So. Social Circle, Ga. / George Walton Academy 6 Ryan Peurifoy 24 Joe Wiseman ** RHP R/R 6-4 245 Jr. Roswell, Ga. / Pope 20 Matt Phillips 25 Kel Johnson OF/1B R/R 6-4 204 Fr. Palmetto, Ga. / Home Schooled 36 Cole Pitts 26 Matthew Gorst * RHP R/R 6-0 203 So. Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek 16 Coleman Poje 27 Patrick Wiseman RHP L/R 6-5 215 Fr. Roswell, Ga. / Pope 29 Cory Pope 28 Jared Datoc RHP/UTL R/R 5-9 196 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. / Pace Academy 4 Zac Ryan 29 Cory Pope LHP R/L 5-11 175 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. / Lowndes 30 Ben Schniederjans 30 Ben Schniederjans * RHP R/R 6-2 192 So. Powder Springs, Ga. / Harrison 31 Tanner Shelton 31 Tanner Shelton * LHP L/L 6-2 237 So. Woodstock, Ga. / Etowah 13 Thomas Smith 32 Cody Worthy RHP R/R 6-3 203 Fr. Winston, Ga. / Alexander 35 Daniel Spingola 35 Daniel Spingola *** OF L/L 6-1 190 Sr. Roswell, Ga. / Marist 41 Devin Stanton 36 Cole Pitts *** RHP R/R 6-5 237 Sr. Moultrie, Ga. / Colquitt County 24 Joe Wiseman 37 Daniel Gooden LHP S/L 6-3 221 Fr. Griffi n, Ga. / Griffi n 27 Patrick Wiseman 39 Jonathan King ** LHP L/L 5-11 197 Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Riverdale 32 Cody Worthy 41 Devin Stanton **** LHP R/L 6-0 195 r-Sr. Lilburn, Ga. / Wesleyan 2 Grant Wruble 42 Kyle Leach ** RHP R/R 6-1 178 Jr. Monroe, Ga. / George Walton Academy 8 Ryan Young * Years on the roster # Air Force transfer, will sit out 2015 COACHES & STAFF Head Coach: 17 Danny Hall (Miami, Ohio ‘77), 22nd year at Georgia Tech PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach/Hitting: 18 Bryan Prince (Georgia Tech ‘05), 8th year Assistant Coach/Pitching: 34 Jason Howell (North Carolina ‘02), 3rd year Grant Wruble Ruh-bull Volunteer Assistant Coach: 19 Tony Plagman (Georgia Tech ‘10), 2nd year Keenan Innis INN-es Undergraduate Student Assistant: 12 Mike Nickeas, 1st year Ryan Peurifoy PURE-ah-foy Director of Baseball Operations: Nick Scherer (Georgia Tech, ‘07), 8th year Coleman Poje PO-zhay Trevor Craport CRAY-port Strength & Conditioning: Steve Tamborra (Florida State ‘94), 16th year Jared Datoc DAY-tock Athletic Trainer: Paul Wolkoff (Georgia Tech, ‘93), 7th year Ben Schniederjans SHNY-der-jannz Equipment Manager: Walter Smith (Morris Brown, ‘72), 30th year Managers: Jonathan Langley (bullpen catcher), Steven Tinsley, Soma Yamaoka, John Simoneaux, Olivia Moore ROSTER BREAKDOWNS BY STATE Cole Pitts . Moultrie Florida (1) BY CLASS Georgia (28) Coleman Poje . Atlanta Thomas Smith . Ft. Pierce Cory Pope . Valdosta Seniors (5): Murray, Pitts, Smith, Wade Bailey. Villa Rica Spingola, Stanton Trevor Craport . Norcross Ben Schniederjans . Powder Springs Tennessee (1) Jared Datoc . .Atlanta Tanner Shelton . .Woodstock Jonathan King . .Mufreesboro Daniel Spingola . Roswell Juniors (6): Gonzalez, King, Leach, Poje, Brandon Gold . Alpharetta Wiseman, Wruble Matt Gonzalez . Acworth Devin Stanton . Lilburn Indiana (1) Joe Wiseman . Roswell Zac Ryan . Valparaiso Daniel Gooden . .Griffi n Sophomores (12): Gold, Gorst, Innis, Matthew Gorst . Alpharetta Patrick Wiseman . Roswell Cody Worthy . Winston Justus, Miller, Pabst, Parr, Peurifoy, Keenan Innis . Cumming Phillips, Ryan, Schniederjans, Shelton Blake Jackson . Warner Robins Grant Wruble . Johns Creek Ryan Young . Kennesaw Kel Johnson . .Palmetto Freshmen (10): Bailey, Craport, Datoc, Connor Justus . Cartersville New Jersey (1) Gooden, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Kyle Leach . Monroe Wiseman, Worthy, Young Cole Miller . Cave Spring A.J. Murray . Westfi eld Ben Parr . Social Circle Ryan Peurifoy . Peachtree City California (1) Matt Phillips. .Milton Arden Pabst . Sherman Oaks GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL 2015 2015 GEORGIA TECH BASEBALL 2015 GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS Row 4 (Back): Zac Ryan, Ben Parr, Cody Worthy, Cole Miller, Joe Wiseman, Cole Pitts, Patrick Wiseman, Kel Johnson, Daniel Gooden, Ryan Peurifoy, Jonathan Langley (bullpen catcher). Row 3: Walter Smith (equipment manager), Blake Jackson, Coleman Poje, Ben Schniederjans, Mike Nickeas (undergraduate assistant), Bryan Prince (assistant coach), Danny Hall (head coach), Jason Howell (assistant coach), Tony Plagman (volunteer assistant), Tanner Shelton, Steve Tamborra (strength coach), Paul Wolkoff (athletic trainer). Row 2: Steven Tinsley (manager), Grant Wruble, Brandon Gold, Arden Pabst, Daniel Spingola, Connor Justus, Matt Gonzalez, Devin Stanton (captain), A.J. Murray (captain), Jonathan King, Cory Pope, Kyle Leach, Nick Scherer (director of operations). Row 1 (front): John Simoneaux (manager), Soma Yamaoka (manager), Trevor Craport, Jared Datoc, Thomas Smith, Keenan Innis, Matthew Gorst, Wade Bailey, Ryan Young, Olivia Moore (mananger). INTRODUCTION Matt Phillips . .22 TEAM HISTORY Roster Informatiion . .Inside Cover Zac Ryan . .23 Tech’s Major Leaguers . 62-63 Radio/TV Roster . Inside Back Ben Schniederjans . .24 Tech in the Pros . 64-65 Team Photo / Contents . .1 Tanner Shelton . .25 Tech in the Draft . 66-67 Media Information . .2 Newcomers. 26-28 All-Americans . 68-69 Quick Facts . .3 Honors/Awards . .70 Schedule . .3 COACHES & STAFF ACC Honors/Awards . .71 Head Coach Danny Hall . 30-32 Team Awards . .72 THE PLAYERS Assistant Coach Bryan Prince. .33 Retired/Honored Numbers . .73 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS A.J. Murray . .4 Assistant Coach Jason Howell . .34 Hall of Fame . .74 Cole Pitts . .5 Baseball Staff . 35-36 Coaches & Captains . .75 Editing & Design: Mike DeGeorge Daniel Spingola . .6 Administration . 37-38 All-Time Roster . 76-77 Cover Design: Aaron DeWall Thomas Smith . .7 Tech’s Top Players Stats . 78-82 Contributors: Wiley Ballard, Larry Lack- Devin Stanton . .8 YEAR IN REVIEW sen, Alex Deal, Carlton French, Mike Matt Gonzalez . .9 2014 Recap . .40 TEAM RECORDS Stamus, Chris Yandle, Mike Huff, Cheryl Jonathan King . .10 2014 Game-by-Game Results . .41 Batting Records . 84-91 LaFoy, Nick Scherer, Richard Musterer Kyle Leach . .11 2014 Final Statistics . .42 Pitching Records . 92-97 Photography: Head shots, team photo Cole Miller . .12 POSTSEASON HISTORY Fielding Records . .97 and most action by Danny Karnik. Other Joe Wiseman . .13 Team Records . .98 photos by Rick Brozek, Pete Casabonne, Grant Wruble . .14 Georgia Tech in the ACC . .44 Joe Cavanaugh, Scott Cunningham, Da- Brandon Gold . .15 ACC Tourney Box Scores . 45-48 THE OPPONENTS vid Gonzales, Mike Jula, Danny Karnik, NCAA Tournament Records . .49 Matthew Gorst . .16 Series History . 100-107 Stanley Leary, Britt McAllister, Sam Mor- NCAA Tourney Box Scores . 50-53 Keenan Innis . .17 Year-By-Year Results . 108-120 gan, Jerry Pillarelli, Jack Reimer, Brian Connor Justus . .18 Tech’s CWS Teams . 54-59 Savage, Rob Skinner Arden Pabst . .19 2015 NCAA Bracket . .60 Printing: Ben Parr . .20 Bennett Graphics of Tucker, Ga. Ryan Peurifoy . .21 Thanks to Robert Worley RAMBLINWRECK.COM / @GTBASEBALL 1 MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA SERVICES GEORGIA TECH ON THE AIR The 2015 Georgia Tech Baseball Year- Georgia Tech book is published primarily as a source of Television: A number of home games will be aired on television this season as Communications & information for members of the media. part of the ACC television package on RSN, Requests for additional information, inter- the ESPN Networks and ESPN3. Public Relations views and photographs should be directed Georgia Tech’s 2015 television schedule Phone: (404) 894-5445 to Assistant Sports Information Director can be found at the bottom of this page, and Fax: (404) 894-1248 Mike DeGeorge. up-to-date TV details can be found at www. RamblinWreck.com. Web: Ramblinwreck.com Baseball releases, which include Twitter: @GTAthletics updated statistics, are available on a bi- Radio: All of Tech’s baseball games will be weekly basis throughout the season. 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