The 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demon Deacons played their home games at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Tom Walter, in his sixth season at Wake Forest.
Previous season In 2014, the Demon Deacons finished the season 4th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 30–26, 15–15 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in the play-in round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Personnel
Roster 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster Pitchers 1 – Matt Pirro – Senior 18 – Aaron Fossas – Junior 19 – Patrick Bryant – Freshman 25 – Anthony Romanelli – Freshman 27 – Parker Johnson – Freshman 30 – Connor Johnstone – Sophomore 32 – Chris Farish – Freshman 33 – Will Finley – Junior 34 – Max Tishman – Sophomore 35 – Christian Bartholomew – Sophomore 36 – Parker Dunshee – Sophomore 37 – Andrew Loepprich – Freshman 42 – Paul Kirkpatrick – Freshman 45 – John McCarren – Sophomore 55 – Andrew Culp – Freshman Catchers 9 – Ben Breazeale – Sophomore 28 – Garrett Kelly – Junior 38 – Larry Mascolino – Freshman 39 – Nick Bigplinghoff – Freshman 41 – Chris Schafer – Freshman
Infielders 5 – Drew Freedman – Freshman 6 – Zach Piazza – Freshman 8 – Joey Rodriguez – Junior 10 – Nate Mondou – Sophomore 12 – Joe Napolitano – Junior 12 – Keegan Maronpot – Freshman 17 – Bruce Steel – Freshman 20 – Justin Yurchak – Freshman 22 – Will Craig – Sophomore 26 – Aaron Smith – Freshman 40 – Matt Graziano – Freshman Outfielders 2 – Seth Constable – Junior 3 – Eric Ramsey – Sophomore 4 – Stuart Fairchild – Freshman 7 – Kevin Conway – Junior 11 – Jonathan Pryor – Sophomore 14 – Donnie Sellers – Freshman 15 – Luke Czajkowski – Junior 21 – Kevin Jordan – Senior 24 – Gavin Sheets – Freshman
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atWake Forest Alma mater Tom Walter Head coach 6 Georgetown University (1991) Bill Cilento Assistant coach 6 Siena College (2003) Matt Hobbs Assistant coach 2 University of Missouri (2002)
Schedule Legend Wake Forest win Wake Forest loss PostponementBoldWake Forest team member
! style="background:#000000;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 1 || February 13 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || | || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 2 || February 14 || Delaware || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 3 || February 15 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 4 || February 15 || VCU || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 5 || February 17 || at || || T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field • Davidson, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 6 || February 20 || vs. || || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 7 || February 21 || vs. || || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 8 || February 22 || at || || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 9 || February 24 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 10 || February 27 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 11 || February 28 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 12 || March 1 || Towson || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 13 || March 1 || Marshall || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 13 || March 3 || at || || UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 14 || March 6 || Virginia Tech || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 15 || March 7 || Virginia Tech || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 16 || March 8 || Virginia Tech || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 17 || March 10 || at || || Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 18 || March 11 || Elon || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 19 || March 13 || at Florida State || || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 21 || March 14 || at Florida State || || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 22 || March 15 || at Florida State || || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 23 || March 17 || Connecticut || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 24 || March 20 || Miami (FL) || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 25 || March 21 || Miami (FL) || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 26 || March 22 || Miami (FL) || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 27 || March 24 || at Appalachian State || || Smith Stadium • Boone, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 28 || March 25 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 29 || March 27 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 30 || March 28 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 31 || March 29 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 32 || March 31 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 33 || April 3 || Boston College || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 34 || April 4 || Boston College || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 35 || April 5 || Boston College || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 36 || April 7 || UNC Greensboro || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 37 || April 10 || at Pittsburgh || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 38 || April 11 || at Pittsburgh || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 39 || April 12 || at Pittsburgh || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 40 || April 14 || Davidson || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 41 || April 17 || at Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 42 || April 18 || at Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 43 || April 19 || at Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 44 || April 21 || at Charlotte || || Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 45 || April 24 || Notre Dame || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 46 || April 25 || Notre Dame || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 47 || April 26 || Notre Dame || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 48 || April 28 || || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 49 || April 29 || at High Point || || Williard Stadium • High Point, NC || || || || || || ||
|- align="center" bgcolor="" | 50 || May 8 || NC State || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 51 || May 9 || NC State || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 52 || May 10 || NC State || || Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 53 || May 12 || at Coastal Carolina || || Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 54 || May 14 || at Duke || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 55 || May 15 || at Duke || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="" | 56 || May 16 || at Duke || || Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC || || || || || || ||
! style="background:#000000;color:white;"| Post-season
|- align="center" | || May 19 || TBD || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || || || || || ||
| style="font-size:88%"| All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.
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