2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2015
Team:Delaware State Hornets
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:MEAC
Record:12–25
Conf Record:11–10
Head Coach:J. P. Blandin (15th Year)
Asst Coach1:Tom Riley
Asst Coach2:Jordan Elliott
Asst Coach3:Tony Gatto

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.[1] 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
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordMEAC Record
February 13 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 4–9 Labosky (1–0) Galati (0–2) 178 0–5
February 22 Durham, Nc. 2–9 Rivera (1–1) Gonzalez (0–2) 117 0–6
February 22 Durham, Nc. 0–6 McKay (1–0) Dill (0–1) 106 0–7
March 4 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 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 Dover, Del. 14–20 Reilly (2–1) Zielecki (0–1) 48 2–11
March 21 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 Dover, Del. 7–20 Lawler (1–3) Cullen (0–2) 41 5–12
March 25 1–0 Godfrey (1–0) Kemp (2–2) 31 6–12
March 29 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 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 Dover, Del. 7–12 Pechstein (1–1) Ramsey (0–1) 55 6–20
April 11 Coppin State 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
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordMEAC Record
May 13 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 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baseball – Coaches. dsuhornets.com. March 2, 2015.