2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball team

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.[2] 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.

2015 Delaware State Hornets baseball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2015 record	12–25 (11–10 MEAC)
Head coach	J. P. Blandin (15th Year)
Assistant coaches	Tom Riley Jordan Elliott Tony Gatto

2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Northern
Norfolk State  ^x‍‍‍	19	–	5	–	0		.792			27	–	16	–	0		.628
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			16	–	33	–	0		.327
Delaware State  ‍‍‍	13	–	11	–	0		.542			16	–	29	–	0		.356
Coppin State  ‍‍‍	2	–	22	–	0		.083			3	–	38	–	2		.093
Southern
Florida A&M  ^x‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			23	–	23	–	0		.500
Bethune-Cookman  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			19	–	40	–	0		.322
Savannah State  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			21	–	33	–	0		.389
North Carolina Central  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			19	–	30	–	0		.388
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍	7	–	17	–	0		.292			10	–	36	–	0		.217
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 22:06, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

Roster

2014 Delaware State Hornets baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 9 C Jacob Bartlett R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wilmington, Del. 15 OF Justin Allen L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Laurel, Del. 21 OF Charles Dailey R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Pasadena, Ma. 20 OF Bobby Brown R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Dover, Del. 40 RHP Zach Candeloro R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Dover, Del. 14 INF Cameron Onderko R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr McKeesport, Pa. 25 OF Ronald Farley R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cockeysville, Md. 11 LHP Dan Galati L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wilmington, Del. 27 RHP Christopher Gonzales R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Canovanas, Puerto Rico 7 INF Richard Rodriguez S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brooklyn, Ny. 1 INF Kwestin Smith S/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Teaneck, Nj. 17 LHP Jaylen Zielecki L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Stafford, Va. 10 INF David Kimbrough R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Atlanta, Ga. 3 C Tyler Ramsey R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr East Lake, Fla. 7 OF Austin Bentley R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waldorf, Md. 2 INF Devin Beverly R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Glen Burnie, Md. 6 RHP Zach Cooney L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Wilmington, Del. 18 RHP Garrett Coverdale R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Frederica, Del. 19 INF Niko Cribb S/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Stafford, Va. 13 RHP Tyler Cullen R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Dover, Del. 24 RHP Lane Deleon R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Georgetown, Del. 25 LHP Travis Dill R/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Camden, Del. 4 LHP Terry Godfrey L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr East Prospect, Penn. 22 RHP Jack Laudani R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Smithtown, Ny. 28 RHP Hunter McVey R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Lancaster, Penn. 34 C Chuck Olsen R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Nyack, Ny. 35 LHP Darrien Ragins L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Severn, Md. 5 RHP Gabe Rivera R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Dover, Del. 16 RHP Tommy Spagnolo R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Middletown, Del.	Head coach J. P. Blandin Assistant coach(es) Tom Riley Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 2, 2015

Schedule

2015 Delaware State Hornets Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record MEAC Record February 13 Presbyterian Clinton, Sc. 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 Duke Durham, Nc. 4–9 Labosky (1–0) Galati (0–2) 178 0–5 February 22 Iona Durham, Nc. 2–9 Rivera (1–1) Gonzalez (0–2) 117 0–6 February 22 Hartford Durham, Nc. 0–6 McKay (1–0) Dill (0–1) 106 0–7 March 4 Navy Annapolis, Md. 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 Norfolk State Dover, Del. 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 La Salle Dover, Del. 14–20 Reilly (2–1) Zielecki (0–1) 48 2–11 March 21 Coppin State 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 Towson Dover, Del. 7–20 Lawler (1–3) Cullen (0–2) 41 5–12 March 25 George Washington Arlington, Va. 1–0 Godfrey (1–0) Kemp (2–2) 31 6–12 March 29 UMES 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 Norfolk, Va. 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 Delaware Dover, Del. 7–12 Pechstein (1–1) Ramsey (0–1) 55 6–20 April 11 Coppin State Glen Burnie, Md. 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 Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record MEAC Record May 13 Bethune-Cookman Salisbury, Md. 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 Florida A&M 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

References

1. "Standings and Leaders". meacsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
2. "Baseball – Coaches". dsuhornets.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.