The 2015 Duke Blue Devils baseball team represented Duke University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Blue Devils played their home games at Jack Coombs Field (sometimes at Durham Bulls Athletic Park) as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Chris Pollard, in his third season at Duke.
Previous season In 2014, the Blue Devils finished the season 3rd in the ACC's Coastal Division with a record of 33–25, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Personnel Roster 2015 Duke Blue Devils roster Pitchers 9 - Remy Janco - Junior 12 - James Marvel - Sophomore 19 - Dillon Haviland - Senior 20 - Trent Swart - Senior 21 - Chris McGrath - Freshman 24 - Karl Blum - Sophomore 25 - Nick Hendrix - Junior 26 - Andrew Istler - Senior 30 - Michael Matuella - Junior 34 - J.R. Holloway - Sophomore 35 - Conner Stevens - Junior 36 - Bailey Clark - Sophomore 39 - James Ziemba - Freshman 40 - Kevin Lewallyn - Sophomore 47 - Mitch Stallings - Freshman 53 - Luke Whitten - Freshman 55 - Chris Koppenhaver - Freshman 75 - Sarkis Ohanian - Senior Catchers 8 - Reed Anthes - Senior 15 - Mike Rosenfeld - Senior 18 - Cris Perez - Sophomore
Infielders 1 - Daniel Calabretta - Freshman 3 - Justin Bellinger - Freshman 5 - Max Miller - Freshman 6 - Jack Labosky - Freshman 7 - Kenny Koplove - Junior 10 - Peter Zyla - Freshman 13 - Andy Perez - Senior 22 - Jalen Phillips - Sophomore 31 - Ryan Day - Freshman Outfielders 4 - James McGhee - Freshman 16 - Michael Smiciklas - Freshman 17 - Cameron Neal - Junior 27 - Evan Dougherty - Freshman 28 - Grant McCabe - Senior
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atDuke Alma mater Chris Pollard Head coach 3 Davidson University (1996) Josh Jordan Assistant coach 3 Catawba College (2002) Matt Hobbs Assistant coach 3 Ohio University (2001)
Schedule Legend Duke win Duke loss PostponementBoldDuke team member
! style="background:#0B2174;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 1 || February 13 || at || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2 || February 14 || at California || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 3 || February 15 || at California || || Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 4 || February 20 || Hartford || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 5 || February 21 || Delaware State || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 6 || February 22 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 7 || February 24 || at || || UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 8 || February 27 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 9 || February 28 || Rider || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 10 || March 1 || Rider || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 11 || March 3 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 12 || March 6 || at || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 13 || March 7 || at North Carolina || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 14 || March 8 || at North Carolina || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 15 || March 10 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 16 || March 11 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 17 || March 13 || Georgia Tech || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 18 || March 14 || Georgia Tech || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 19 || March 15 || Georgia Tech || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 20 || March 17 || || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 21 || March 18 || Columbia || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 22 || March 20 || Pittsburgh || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 23 || March 21 || Pittsburgh || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 24 || March 22 || Pittsburgh || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 25 || March 24 || at Liberty || || Liberty Baseball Stadium • Lynchburg, VA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 26 || March 27 || at Boston College || || Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 27 || March 28 || at Boston College || || Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 28 || March 29 || at Boston College || || Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 29 || March 31 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 30 || April 3 || at Miami (FL) || || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 31 || April 4 || at Miami (FL) || || Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 32 || April 5 || at Miami (FL) || || Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 33 || April 7 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 34 || April 8 || || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 35 || April 10 || Louisville || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 36 || April 11 || Louisville || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 37 || April 12 || Louisville || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 38 || April 14 || UNC Greensboro || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 39 || April 17 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 40 || April 18 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 41 || April 19 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 42 || April 22 || at East Carolina || || Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 43 || April 24 || Virginia Tech || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 44 || April 25 || Virginia Tech || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 45 || April 26 || Virginia Tech || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 46 || May 3 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 47 || May 5 || at Davidson || || T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field • Davidson, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 48 || May 8 || at Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 49 || May 9 || at Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 50 || May 10 || at Virginia || || Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 51 || May 12 || || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 52 || May 14 || Wake Forest || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 53 || May 15 || Wake Forest || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 54 || May 16 || Wake Forest || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || ||
! style="background:#0B2174;color:white;"| Postseason
|- align="center" | || May 19 || TBD || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || ||
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.
Awards and honors Michael Matuella Perfect Game USA Pre-season Third Team All-American Baseball America Pre-season First team All-American
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