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2015 Houston Cougars baseball
AAC regular season champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record43–20 (16–8 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Anderson (3rd season)
  • Trip Couch (5th season)
  • Mike Taylor (2nd season)
Home stadiumCougar Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Houston  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 8 – 0   .667 43 – 20 – 0   .683
East Carolina‡y  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 40 – 22 – 0   .645
Tulane  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11 – 0   .542 35 – 25 – 0   .583
South Floriday  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 34 – 26 – 1   .566
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500 37 – 21 – 0   .638
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 35 – 25 – 0   .583
UCF  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 31 – 27 – 0   .534
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 15 – 41 – 0   .268
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Cougar Field as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Todd Whitting, in his fifth season at Houston.

Previous Season

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In 2014, the Cougars finished the season 3rd in the American Athletic Conference with a record of 48–16, 14–9 in conference play. They went on to win the 2014 American Athletic Conference baseball tournament. In the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Cougars upset LSU to win the Baton Rouge Regional, before falling to Texas in two games in the Austin Super Regional.

Personnel

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Roster

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2015 Houston Cougars baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
37 C Colin Butkiewicz R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Greendale HS Milwaukee, WI
31 C Jacob Campbell R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Alvin HS Alvin, TX
19 RHP Taylor Cobb R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Austin HS
Blinn College 		Houston, TX
36 INF Chase Cryer R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Belton HS Belton, TX
27 INF Derek Dickerson R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 269 lb (122 kg) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
5 INF Garrett Domingue L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Klein HS Spring, TX
33 RHP Kyle Dowdy R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Francis Parker School
Hawaii
Orange Coast College 		San Diego, CA
51 RHP Micah Edwards R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Kingwood Park HS Kingwood, TX
47 LHP Aaron Fletcher L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Langham Creek HS Cypress, TX
23 OF Ashford Fulmer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
21 RHP Aaron Garza R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ball HS Galveston, TX
1 INF Robert Grilli L/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr St. Michael's College School
Salt Lake Community College 		Toronto, ON
32 OF Daniel Halevy R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr St. John's School Houston, TX
44 INF Connor Hollis R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Lamar High School Arlington, TX
43 RHP Braeden Holub R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 292 lb (132 kg) Fr Tomball HS Tomball, TX
25 INF Chris Iriart R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Chino Hills HS
Orange Coast College 		Chino Hills, CA
24 INF Corey Julks R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Clear Brook HS Friendswood, TX
14 RHP Marshall Kasowski L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Oak Ridge HS The Woodlands, TX
13 RHP Andrew Lantrip R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Livingston HS Livingston, TX
26 RHP Jake Lemoine R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bridge City HS Bridge City, TX
29 LHP Matt Locus L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Katy HS Katy, TX
38 RHP David Longville R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Capistrano Valley HS
Hawaii
Orange Coast College 		Mission Viejo, CA
40 OF Gino Marucci R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr University HS Baton Rouge, LA
28 RHP Bubba Maxwell R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Vidor HS
Lamar
Panola College 		Vidor, TX
20 INF Justin Montemayor L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Anderson HS Austin, TX
17 RHP Austin Moore R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mountain View HS Tucson, AZ
30 C George Pappas R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Memorial HS Houston, TX
2 OF Michael Pyeatt L/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brazoswood HS Lake Jackson, TX
15 RHP Chris Reed R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Aledo HS Aledo, TX
7 C Ian Rice R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Madison Academy
Chipola College 		Huntsville, AL
12 RHP Jared Robinson R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Monterey HS
Midland College 		Lubbock, TX
41 LHP Seth Romero L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Fr Columbia HS West Columbia, TX
35 INF Jordan Stading L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Second Baptist School Katy, TX
34 OF Kyle Survance L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Jersey Village HS Jersey Village, TX
4 OF Zac Taylor R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Downers Grove South HS Downers Grove, IL
8 INF Josh Vidales S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr La Porte HS La Porte, TX
18 RHP Patrick Weigel R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr St. Bonaventure HS
Pacific
Oxnard College 		Ventura, CA
42 INF Michael Wisz R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Lemont HS Lemont, IL
10 INF Connor Wong R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pearland HS Pearland, TX
Head coach

Todd Whitting

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Anderson
Trip Couch
Mike Taylor

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

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2014

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Houston		 Alma Mater
Todd Whitting Head coach 5 University of Houston (1995)
Trip Couch Assistant coach 5 University of Louisiana at Lafayette (1991)
Frank Anderson Assistant coach 3 Emporia State University (1983)
Mike Taylor Assistant coach 2 Prairie View A&M University (1997)

Season

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February

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The Cougars opened their season with a three-game series against Minnesota. The Cougars, ranked 8th in the nation, swept the Golden Gophers over the three game series. Houston outscored Minnesota 14–1 over the first two games of the series, and won the third game on a walk-off to complete the series sweep.[2] The Cougars also had an 11–5 win over Texas Southern the following Wednesday (after it was pushed back from Tuesday).

On the second weekend of the season, the Cougars hosted 30th ranked Alabama. After winning the first two games of the series, the Crimson Tide salvaged a win in game three, thanks to 14 hits.[3] On February 25, the Cougars took their second straight loss, this time on the road to Texas State.

The Cougars closed out the month with a four-game series against Columbia. Houston was subject to a major upset in the second and fourth games of the series and ended up splitting the four game set with Columbia, the two time defending Ivy League champions.[4] The losses, coupled with the loss to Texas State earlier in the week, caused the Cougars to drop to #12 in two of the major polls.

Schedule

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Legend
  Houston win
  Houston loss
  Postponement
Bold Houston team member
2015 Houston Cougars baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
February 13 Minnesota #8 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 9–1 Lantrip (1–0) Meyer (0–1) 2,132 1–0 –
February 14 Minnesota #8 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 5–0 Lemoine (1–0) Sawyer (0–1) Romero (1) 2,003 2–0 –
February 15 Minnesota #8 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 5–4 Maxwell (1–0) Thonvold (0–1) 1,797 3–0 –
February 18 Texas Southern #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 11–5 Longville (1–0) Konarik (1–1) Cobb (1) 1,442 4–0 –
February 20 #30 Alabama #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 3–1 Lantrip (2–0) Guilbeau (1–1) Romero (2) 1,989 5–0 –
February 21 #30 Alabama #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 14–9 Maxwell (2–0) Burrows (0–1) 2,463 6–0 –
February 22 #30 Alabama #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 3–8 Bramblett (2–0) Garza (0–1) 1,883 6–1 –
February 25 at Texas State #6 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 6–7 Whitter (1–0) Longville (1–1) 1,316 6–2 –
February 27 Columbia #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 3–0 Lantrip (3–0) Thanopoulos (0–1) Romero (3) 1,279 7–2 –
February 28 Columbia #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 4–5 (13) Barr (1–0) Robinson (0–1) Gannaway (1) 1,772 7–3 –
February 28 Columbia #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 8–7 Weigel (1–0) Ratner (0–1) 1,772 8–3 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
March 1 Columbia #6 Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 7–12 Wiest (1–0) Romero (0–1) Marks (1) 1,216 8–4 –
March 3 Houston Baptist #12 Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 1–2 Jones (1–1) Longville (1–2) Garza (1) 1,231 8–5 –
March 6 vs. #3 LSU #12 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 2–4 Poche' (4–0) Lantrip (3–1) Stallings (6) 10,651 8–6 –
March 7 vs. #11 Texas A&M #12 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 0–6 Long (3–0) Lemoine (1–1) 16,276 8–7 –
March 8 vs. Hawaii #12 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX W 8–6 Romero (1–1) Torres-Costa (0–3) 10,866 9–7 –
March 10 at Sam Houston State Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 17–7 Dowdy (1–0) Bisacca (1–1) 803 10–7 –
March 13 Buffalo Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 9–1 Lantrip (4–1) Hartz (0–3) 1,355 11–7 –
March 14 Buffalo Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 9–3 Weigel (2–0) Magovney (1–3) 1,462 12–7 –
March 15 Buffalo Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 5–0 Cobb (1–0) McGee (1–1) 1,308 13–7 –
March 17 #15 Rice Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 8–3 Romero (2–1) Stephens (1–1) Garza (1) 2,789 14–7 –
March 20 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 6–5 Lantrip (5–1) Boardman (4–1) Garza (2) 769 15–7 –
March 21 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 6–5 Dowdy (2–0) Stevens (1–1) Garza (3) 982 16–7 –
March 22 at New Mexico Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM W 8–7 Romero (3–1) Estrella (0–1) 463 17–7 –
March 24 Lamar #16 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 6–5 (10) Moore (1–0) Oquendo (0–1) 1,502 18–7 –
March 27 at #8 UCF #16 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 2–9 Finfrock (6–0) Lantrip (5–1) 1,397 18–8 0–1
March 28 at #8 UCF #16 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL W 7–5 Dowdy (3–0) Howell (4–2) Romero (4) 1,555 19–8 1–1
March 29 at #8 UCF #16 Jay Bergman Field • Orlando, FL L 3–4 Rodgers (4–0) Romero (3–2) 1,281 19–9 1–2
March 31 at Baylor #14 Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX W 11–0 Longville (2–2) Kay (3–2) 2,104 20–9 –
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
April 2 at Memphis #14 FedExPark • Memphis, TN W 3–2 Lantrip (6–2) Wallingford (3–3) 712 21–9 2–2
April 3 at Memphis #14 FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 6–14 Toscano (3–1) Dowdy (3–1) 912 21–10 2–3
April 4 at Memphis #14 FedExPark • Memphis, TN L 2–6 Alexander (4–0) Romero (3–2) Blackwood (10) 829 21–11 2–4
April 7 at Louisiana–Lafayette #25 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 5–6 Marks (2–0) Garza (0–2) 3,885 21–12 –
April 10 Tulane #25 Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 11 Tulane #25 Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 12 Tulane #25 Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 14 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, TX
April 17 Cincinnati Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 18 Cincinnati Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 19 Cincinnati Cougar Field • Houston, TX
April 21 at McNeese State Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
April 24 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 25 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 26 at South Florida USF Baseball Stadium • Tampa, FL
April 28 Sam Houston State Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AAC Record
May 1 at Tulane Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 2 at Tulane Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 3 at Tulane Greer Field • New Orleans, LA
May 5 McNeese State Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 8 East Carolina Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 9 East Carolina Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 10 East Carolina Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 12 vs. Rice Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX
May 14 Connecticut Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 15 Connecticut Cougar Field • Houston, TX
May 16 Connecticut Cougar Field • Houston, TX
Post-season
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record AACT Record
May 19 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
May 19 Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Rankings

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See also: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'1111*1113RV25192022—25222121181523
Baseball America333824221720————25191413
Collegiate Baseball^86612——16142528282728262319———
NCBWA†766122121192022252220212118162323

^ 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.

Awards and honors

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Jake Lemoine
Aaron Garza
  • Pre-season All-AAC[7]
Andrew Lantrip
  • Pre-season All-AAC[7]
Jared Robinson
  • Pre-season All-AAC[7]
Connor Hollis
  • Pre-season All-AAC[7]
Kyle Survance
  • Pre-season All-AAC[7]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "UH walks off with opening series sweep". khou.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Alabama baseball pulls away vs. Houston". tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Baseball earns two historic wins over No. 6 Houston". columbiaspectator.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "NCAA Div. I Pre-Season All-Americans". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "2015 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll And Awards". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "2015 College Preview: All-America Teams". Baseball America. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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