2014 UCF Knights baseball team

The 2014 UCF Knights baseball team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2014 college baseball season. The Knights competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The team played their home games at Jay Bergman Field (also known as the UCF Baseball Complex), located on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights were led by head coach Terry Rooney, who was in his sixth season with the team.

2014 UCF Knights baseball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	36–23 (17–7 The American)
Head coach	Terry Rooney (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Ryan Klosterman (3rd year) Kevin Schnall (2nd year)
Home stadium	Jay Bergman Field

2014 American Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Louisville  ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	5		.792			48	–	15		.762
UCF  ‍‍‍	17	–	7		.708			36	–	23		.610
No. 16 Houston  ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	9		.609			48	–	16		.750
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			30	–	25		.545
South Florida  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			27	–	31		.466
Temple  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			15	–	32		.319
Connecticut  ‍‍‍	9	–	14		.391			27	–	31		.466
Memphis  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			30	–	29		.508
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			22	–	31		.415
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 6, 2014[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Coaching Staff

2014 UCF Knights coaching staff

26 Terry Rooney – Head Coach - 6th season 8 Ryan Klosterman - Assistant Coach – 3rd season 22 Kevin Schnall - Assistant Coach – 2nd season 7 Kyle Sprague - Assistant Coach – 1st season

Roster

2014 UCF Knights roster[2]
	Pitchers 19 Vinnie Rosace - Freshman 23 Tyler Martin - Sophomore 25 Eric Skoglund - Junior 27 Nathan Morris - Junior 28 Tanner Olson - Junior 31 Zach Favre - Sophomore 32 Parker Thomas - Junior 34 Mitchell Tripp - Redshirt Sophomore 35 Spencer Davis - Redshirt Junior 37 Danny Dixon - Junior 38 Joe Marotta - Junior 39 Zach Rodgers - Junior 40 Drew Faintich - Freshman 42 Trent Thompson - Freshman 44 Ryan Meyer - Redshirt Sophomore		Infielders 2 Dylan Moore - Junior 3 Kam Gellinger - Freshman 5 Brooks Morgan - Freshman 13 James Vasquez - Junior 14 Tommy Williams - Junior 16 Sam Tolleson - Junior 36 Bret Gordon - Senior Utility 21 Jarrod Petree - Redshirt Freshman		Catchers 20 Hayden Platt - Freshman 24 Kyle Perkins - Freshman 29 Jordan Savinon - Junior 30 Matt Diorio - Freshman Outfielders 6 JoMarcos Woods - Sophomore 10 Erik Barber - Sophomore 11 Dalton Duty - Freshman 12 Chad Whiteaker - Junior 15 Tyler Hayden - Freshman 17 Derrick Salberg - Junior 18 Eugene Vazquez - Freshman

Schedule

2014 UCF Knights Baseball Game Log [3]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Conf. Record February 14 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 8–1 SKOGLUND, E.(1-0) Gage(0-1) None 1,891 1-0 – February 15 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 11–4 DAVIS, S.(1-0) Lewicki(0-1) None 1,310 2-0 – February 16 Siena – Jay Bergman Field 9–6 THOMAS, P.(1-0) Quintana(0-1) FAVRE, Z.(1) 1,477 3-0 – February 18 at Florida – Alfred A. McKethan Stadium 1–5 Young (1-0) MAROTTA, J.(0-1) None 2,994 3-1 – February 21 Ohio State – Jay Bergman Field 3–9 Lakins(1-0) THOMAS, P.(0-1) None 1,616 3-2 – February 22 Oklahoma – Jay Bergman Field 4–1 DAVIS, S.(2-0) Choplick, A.(1-1) THOMPSON, T.(1) 1,493 4-2 – February 23 The Citadel – Jay Bergman Field 9–7 OLSON, T.(1-0) Livingston(0-1) MARTIN, T.(1) 1,349 5-2 – February 25 at Jacksonville – John Sessions Stadium 5–3 RODGERS, Z.(1-0) Maxon, A.(0-1) None 147 6-2 – February 28 at #24 Ole Miss – Swayze Field 3–4 C. Bickel(2-1) THOMAS, P.(1-2) None 5,903 6-3 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Conf. Record March 1 at #24 Ole Miss – Swayze Field 4-5 W. Short(2-0) THOMPSON, T.(0-1) None 8,239 6-4 - March 2 at #24 Ole Miss – Swayze Field 2-9 S. Smith(2-0) HOWELL, R.(0-1) None 6,035 6-5 – March 4 at Bethune-Cookman – Jackie Robinson Ballpark 2-5 DURAPAU,M(2-0) RODGERS, Z.(1-1) AUSTIN,M(1) 218 6-6 – March 5 Michigan – Jay Bergman Field 2-3 Balicki(1-1) OLSON, T.(1-1) Bourque(1) 1,330 6–7 - March 7 Central Michigan – Jay Bergman Field 6-7 T. Black(1-1) T. Thompson(0-2) None 937 6-8 - March 8 Central Michigan – Jay Bergman Field 2-3 T. Black(2-1) P. Thomas(1-3) J. McNamara(1) 1,058 6-9 – March 9 Central Michigan – Jay Bergman Field 5-4 J. Petree(1-0) N. Deeg(0-1) T. Thompson(2) 1,073 7-9 – March 11 #2 Florida State – Jay Bergman Field 10-11 D. Silva(1-0) T. Thompson(0-3) J. Wintson(3) 3,953 7-10 – March 12 #2 Florida State – Jay Bergman Field 1-18 B. Holtman(3-0) T. Martin(0-1) None 3,105 7-11 – March 14 Central Connecticut – Jay Bergman Field 10-0 E. Skoglund(2-0) Coughlin(0-1) None 1,197 8-11 – March 15 Central Connecticut – Jay Bergman Field 9-8 Z. Rodgers(2-1) Severino(0-1) None 1,279 9-11 – March 16 Central Connecticut – Jay Bergman Field 4-5 Ingham(1-0) T. Martin(0-2) None 1,097 9-12 – March 18 at #25 Miami – Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park 9-2 T. Olson(2-1) D. Garcia(0-1) None 2,406 10-12 – March 21 Cincinnati* – Jay Bergman Field 7-1 E. Skoglund(3-0) Atkinson(2-1) None 1,239 11-12 1–0 March 22 Cincinnati* – Jay Bergman Field 7-4 J. Petree(2-0) C. Walsh(2-3) Z. Rodgers(1) 1,174 12-12 2–0 March 23 Cincinnati* – Jay Bergman Field 5-1 R. Meyer(1-0) Zellner(1-2) J. Marotta(1) 1,168 13-12 3–0 March 26 Bethune-Cookman – Jay Bergman Field 4-1 R. Meyer(2-0) R. O'Brien(0-1) T. Thompson(3) 1,305 14-12 3–0 March 28 Temple* – Jay Bergman Field 6-4 E. Skoglund(4-0) Hockenberry(3-1) Z. Rodgers(2) 1,279 15-12 4–0 March 29 Temple* – Jay Bergman Field 8-2 T. Olson(3-1) Hill(0-4) None 1,039 16-12 5–0 March 30 Temple* – Jay Bergman Field 12-5 Z. Rodgers(3-1) Kuehn(1-1) None 1,281 17-12 6–0
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Conf. Record April 1 at North Florida – Harmon Stadium 8-4 J. Marrota(1-1) Nolan(1-2) None 583 18-12 6-0 April 4 at South Florida* – USF Baseball Stadium 2-0 E. Skoglund(5-0) Herget(4-4) Z. Rodgers(3) 1,219 19-12 7-0 April 5 at South Florida* – USF Baseball Stadium 2-4 MULHOLLAND(3-0) T. Olson(3-2) None 1,189 19-13 7-1 April 6 at South Florida* – USF Baseball Stadium 6-3 Z. Rodgers(4-1) Peterson(2-1) T. Thompson(4) 1,739 20-13 8-1 April 9 #24 Miami – Jay Bergman Field 5-6 Garcia(3-2) T. Thompson(0-4) None 2,021 20-14 8-1 April 11 at Memphis* – FedExPark 1-2 Caufield(1-1) E. Skoglund(5-1) None 704 20-15 8-2 April 12 at Memphis* – FedExPark 9-8 Z. Farve(1-0) Myers(0-1) Z. Rodgers(1) 871 21-15 9-2 April 13 at Memphis* – FedExPark 10-0 R. Meyer(3-0) Lee(1-4) None 857 22-15 10-2 April 15 Florida A&M – Jay Bergman Field 11-4 R. Howell(1-1) SCHAEFFER(0-2) None 1,004 23-15 10-2 April 17 #9 Louisville* – Jay Bergman Field 8-2 E. Skoglund(6-1) Funkhouser(7-2) None 1,342 24-15 11-2 April 17 #9 Louisville* – Jay Bergman Field 4-3 T. Thompson(1-4) Burdi(2-1) None 1,342 25-15 12-2 April 18 #9 Louisville* – Jay Bergman Field 2-3 Kidston (4-0) R. Myer(3-1) Burdi(8) 1,194 25-16 12-3 April 25 Rutgers* 22 Jay Bergman Field 3-1 E. Skoglund(7-1) Brey(4-2) None 1,344 26-16 13-3 April 26 Rutgers* 22 Jay Bergman Field 4-3 Z. Rodgers(5-1) Young(0-4) None 1,253 27-16 14-3 April 27 Rutgers* 22 Jay Bergman Field 10-3 J. Petree(3-0) Baxter(2-7) None 1,183 28-16 15-3
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Conf. Record May 2 at #13 Houston* 18 Cougar Field 4–3 E. Skoglund (8–1) Garza (6–4) Z. Rodgers (5) 1,226 29–16 16–3 May 3 at #13 Houston* 18 Cougar Field 3–4 Maxwell (3–0) T. Thompson (1–5) None 1,383 29–17 16–4 May 4 at #13 Houston* 18 Cougar Field 2–5 Ford (6–0) T. Olson (3–3) Wellbrock (10) 1,448 29–18 16–5 May 6 Florida Atlantic 26 Jay Bergman Field 0–1 Rhodes (3–0) S. Davis (2–1) Alexander (6) 1,208 29–19 16–5 May 7 at Florida Atlantic 26 FAU Baseball Stadium 4–1 Z. Rodgers (6–1) Strawn (4–6) T. Thompson (5) 376 30–19 16–5 May 9 Presbyterian 26 Jay Bergman Field 10–0 E. Skoglund (9–1) C. Knox (6–7) None 1,104 31–19 16–5 May 10 Presbyterian 26 Jay Bergman Field 3–6 Wortkoetter (3–3) T. Thompson (1–6) None 1,293 31–20 16–5 May 11 Presbyterian 26 Jay Bergman Field 11–2 J. Petree (4–0) T. Hayes (0–4) None 1,239 32–20 16–5 May 13 at #4 Florida State – Dick Howser Stadium 8–3 R. Howell (2–1) Byrd (1–1) None 3,871 33–20 16–5 May 15 at Connecticut* – J. O. Christian Field 4–5 Marzi (5–6) E. Skoglund (9–2) Kay (1) 108 33–21 16–6 May 16 at Connecticut* – J. O. Christian Field 5–6 Kay (5–4) Z. Favre (1–1) None 116 33–22 16–7 May 17 at Connecticut* – J. O. Christian Field 7–6 R. Howell (3–1) Brown (1–1) P. Thomas (1) 127 34–22 17–7
Post Season
The American Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Tournament Record May 21 Connecticut – Bright House Field 7–1 Z. Rodgers (7–1) Marzi (5–7) None – 1–0 May 22 Temple – Bright House Field 6–2 R. Howell (4–1) Vanderslice (1–5) None 1,157 2–0 May 23 Houston – Bright House Field 8–13 Garza (8–4) E. Skoglund (9–3) Wellbrock (12) 1,327 2–1

• Rankings from USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll. Parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.
• *Conference game

See also

• UCF Knights

References

1. "2014 Baseball Standings". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
2. 2014 UCF Knights Baseball Roster
3. 2013 UCF Knights Baseball Schedule