2015 Alabama State Hornets baseball team

The 2015 Alabama State Hornets baseball team represented Alabama State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hornets played their home games at the Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They were led by head coach Mervyl Melendez, in his fourth season at Alabama State.

2015 Alabama State Hornets baseball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	13–8 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Mervyl Melendez (4th season)
Assistant coaches	José Vázquez (4th season) Drew Clark (4th season)
Home stadium	Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Alabama State  x‍‍‍	18	–	6	–	0		.750			30	–	17	–	0		.638
Alabama A&M  ‍‍‍	16	–	8	–	0		.667			25	–	26	–	0		.490
Jackson State  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			30	–	22	–	0		.577
Alcorn State  ‍‍‍	8	–	17	–	0		.320			15	–	38	–	0		.283
Mississippi Valley State*  ‍‍‍	4	–	20	–	0		.167			7	–	36	–	1		.170
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  x‍‍‍	16	–	6	–	0		.727			24	–	16	–	0		.600
Texas Southern  ‍‍‍	16	–	7	–	0		.696			26	–	16	–	0		.619
Southern*  ‍‍‍	13	–	8	–	0		.619			17	–	22	–	0		.436
Grambling State  ‍‍‍	7	–	18	–	0		.280			9	–	34	–	0		.209
Prairie View A&M  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			15	–	34	–	0		.306
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 7, 2015 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Previous season

In 2014, the Hornets finished the season as champions of the SWAC's East division with a record of 37–20, 21–3 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in the finals. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Alabama State Hornets roster
	Pitchers 4 - Joseph Camacho - Junior 5 - Hunter McIntosh - Junior 6 - Michael Tellado - Junior 7 - Mike Estevez - Senior 12 - Ivanniel Vazquez - Freshman 13 - Brandon Capels - Sophomore 16 - Tyler Bender - Junior 17 - Patrick Coffin - Sophomore 18 - Logan Dyer - Senior 22 - Armando Ruiz - Senior 23 - Julio Valdez - Junior 29 - Edgardo Rivera - Junior 30 - Charles Taylor - Junior 34 - Tyler Howe - Sophomore 36 - Jorge Pantoja - Junior 37 - Mike Montgomery - Senior 41 - T.J. Renda - Senior 43 - Darren Kelly - Freshman		Catchers 19 - Chris Biocic - Sophomore 35 - Manny Rodriguez - Senior 38 - Hunter Allen - Freshman Infielders 1 - PJ Biocic - Senior 2 - Kevin Olmeda - Sophomore 10 - Einar Muniz - Senior 11 - Yamil Pagan - Freshman 25 - Ray Hernandez - Freshman 26 - Ruben Garcia - Freshman 28 - Julian Shields - Junior 33 - PJ Harris - Freshman 40 - Derron Simmons - Senior		Outfielders 8 - Joseph Estrada - Freshman 9 - Marcus Swint - Senior 14 - Waldyvan Estrada - Senior 15 - Cesar Rivera - Senior 20 - Ryan Thompson - Junior 28 - Sebastian Rivera - Freshman 31 - Dillon Cooper - Junior 42 - Chase Waters - Sophomore 44 - Hunter Phillips - Freshman

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Alabama State	Alma Mater
Mervyl Melendez	Head coach	4	Bethune-Cookman University (1996)
José Vázquez	Associate head coach	4	Bethune-Cookman University (2003)
Drew Clark	Assistant coach	4	Bethune-Cookman University (2009)

Schedule

Legend
	Alabama State win
	Alabama State loss
	Postponement
Bold	Alabama State team member

2015 Alabama State Hornets baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record February 13 vs. #12 Louisville Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 1–5 Funkhouser (1–0) Renda (0–1) 375 0–1 – February 14 vs. #17 Cal State Fullerton Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL W 3–2 Camacho (1–0) Chambers (0–1) Ruiz (1) 425 1–1 – February 15 vs. South Florida Bright House Field • Clearwater, FL L 4–12 Lawson (1–0) Taylor (0–1) 575 1–2 – February 18 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL L 5–7 Lipscomb (1–0) Bender (0–1) Camp (2) 1,876 1–3 – February 21 Florida A&M Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 11–3 Renda (1–1) Jarrell (0–1) 131 2–3 – February 21 Florida A&M Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 7–1 Camacho (2–0) Carrasco (0–2) 131 3–3 – February 22 Florida A&M Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL Suspended Makeup date TBA February 24 South Alabama Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL L 3–6 McKinley (1–0) Pantoja (0–1) Taylor (1) 75 3–4 – February 25 UAB Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL Postponed Rescheduled for May 6 February 27 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC L 8–9 Hunter (1–1) Ruiz (0–1) 215 3–5 – February 28 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC W 15–14 Estevez (1–0) Connell (0–1) Ruiz (2) 226 4–5 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record March 1 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC Cancelled March 3 Troy Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 12–8 Caples (1–0) Harris (0–1) 375 5–5 – March 8 at Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, MS L 2–3 Case (1–1) Renda (1–2) 70 5–6 0–1 March 8 at Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, MS W 12–2 (7) Camacho (3–0) Sheppeard (0–3) 115 6–6 1–1 March 9 at Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Field • Itta Bena, MS W 10–3 McIntosh (1–0) Kinney (0–1) 150 7–6 2–1 March 15 at Alcorn State McGowan Stadium • Lorman, MS W 4–1 Renda (2–2) Laird (1–3) Ruiz (3) 103 8–6 3–1 March 15 at Alcorn State McGowan Stadium • Lorman, MS W 8–0 Camacho (4–0) Belmont (1–4) 91 9–6 4–1 March 16 at Alcorn State McGowan Stadium • Lorman, MS W 12–1 (7) McIntosh (2–0) Walker (0–1) 130 10–6 5–1 March 17 at South Alabama Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2–9 Stephens (1–1) Caples (1–1) 1,224 10–7 – March 18 Jacksonville State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 3–1 Tellado (1–0) McCreless (0–1) Ruiz (4) 215 11–7 – March 21 Alabama A&M Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL L 3–6 Smith (2–2) Renda (2–3) Utterback (4) 118 11–8 5–2 March 21 Alabama A&M Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 6–2 Camacho (5–0) Ahrens (4–1) 87 12–8 6–2 March 22 Alabama A&M Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL W 8–7 Ruiz (1–1) Smith (1–3) 105 13–8 7–2 March 24 Samford Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL March 25 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL March 28 Jackson State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL March 28 Jackson State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL March 29 Jackson State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL March 31 at Troy Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record April 3 Savannah State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 4 Savannah State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 4 Savannah State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 7 Jacksonville State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 11 Mississippi Valley State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 11 Mississippi Valley State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 12 Mississippi Valley State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 14 at Auburn Plainsman Park • Auburn, AL April 15 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field • Jacksonville, AL April 18 Alcorn State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 18 Alcorn State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 19 Alcorn State Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL April 21 at Samford Joe Lee Griffin Stadium • Homewood, AL April 25 at Alabama A&M Bulldog Field • Normal, AL April 25 at Alabama A&M Bulldog Field • Normal, AL April 26 at Alabama A&M Bulldog Field • Normal, AL
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SWAC record May 2 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, MS May 2 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, MS May 3 at Jackson State Braddy Field • Jackson, MS May 5 at UAB Jerry D. Young Memorial Field • Birmingham, AL May 6 UAB Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex • Montgomery, AL
Post-season
SWAC Tournament # Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tourn. Record May 13 TBD Wesley Barrow Stadium • New Orleans, LA
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.