Old Dominion Monarchs baseball, 2010–2019

Old Dominion Monarchs baseball represents Old Dominion University in college baseball at the NCAA Division I level.

2010

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2010 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24-30 (11-13 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachTag Montague (1st season)
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 6 – 0   .750 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 6 – 1   .729 34 – 23 – 1   .595
VCU  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7 – 1   .688 34 – 26 – 1   .566
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11 – 0   .542 33 – 27 – 0   .550
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 28 – 22 – 0   .560
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 24 – 30 – 0   .444
Towson  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 19 – 36 – 0   .345
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 27 – 24 – 0   .529
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 20 – 28 – 1   .418
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 27 – 24 – 0   .529
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 13 – 31 – 0   .295
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2010[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2010 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represents Old Dominion University in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Monarchs play their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, which was named for former coach Bud Metheny.

2010 was the last season under Head Coach Jerry Meyers after six years. During the 2010 season the Monarchs finished sixth in the conference, their third straight losing season under Meyers. After the season Coach Meyers left ODU to return to South Carolina to take back his old job of pitching coach.[2]

2010 was the first time since 2005 that ODU did not make it to the CAA Baseball Tournament. The team won 17 of its 24 victories at home at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex. Also during the season CJ Huyett pitched one of the two 9 inning no hitters by a single pitcher in ODU history in an 18–0 win over UMES on May 11, 2010.[3]

Drafted players

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C Joe Velleggia[4] – Baltimore Orioles

Velleggia was drafted in 2009 also by the Orioles almost 200 picks ahead of where he went in 2010.

2011

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2011 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record30-26 (19-11 CAA)
Head coach
  • Nate Goulet (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tag Montague (2nd season)
  • Justin Haywood (1st season)
Pitching coachTim Lavigne (1st season)
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 9   .700 40 – 17   .702
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11   .633 30 – 26   .536
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 31 – 28   .525
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 37 – 21   .638
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 27 – 26   .509
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 26 – 29   .473
Towson  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 26 – 28   .481
VCU  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 22 – 32   .407
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 18 – 32   .360
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 15 – 32   .319
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 21 – 32   .396
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2011 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represented Old Dominion University in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Monarchs play their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, which was named for former coach Bud Metheny.

After the 2010 season ODU Head Coach Jerry Meyers left for South Carolina. The team then hired Nate Goulet as their interim coach for the entire 2011 season. Despite only being an interim coach, Goulet lead ODU to the CAA Championship game and earned CAA Coach of the Year honors. The 2010 Monarchs went 30–26 overall and 19–11 in conference, finishing second in the conference standings to regular season and tournament champion James Madison.

After the season despite leading ODU back to the conference title game and winning conference coach of the year, the Monarchs did not renew the contract of interim head coach Goulet.

Draft selections

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Awards

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  • Freshman All-American
Joey Burney 1B/DH
  • ABCA All-East Region
Kyle Hald P
  • CAA Player of the Year
Kyle Hald
  • All-CAA Selections
Kyle Hald P
Josh Wright SS
Adam Wisniewski P
Joey Burney IF All-Freshman Team
Dean Ali P All-Freshman Team

[6]

2012

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2012 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19-34 (9-21 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachKarl Nonemaker (1st season)
Pitching coachTim Lavigne (2nd season)
MVPJosh Wright (Senior year)
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‡‍y 24 – 6 – 0   .800 39 – 23 – 0   .629
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10 – 0   .667 34 – 22 – 0   .607
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 31 – 27 – 0   .534
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 24 – 0   .579
VCU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 34 – 25 – 0   .576
Towson  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 27 – 31 – 0   .466
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 24 – 31 – 0   .436
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 23 – 28 – 0   .451
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 31 – 25 – 0   .554
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 16 – 35 – 2   .321
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 19 – 34 – 0   .358
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2012[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2012 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represents Old Dominion University in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Monarchs play their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, which was named for former coach Bud Metheny.

Old Dominion did not renew the contract of 2011 interim head coach Nate Goulet who replaced Jerry Meyers when he left prior to the 2011 season for South Carolina.

In 2012, the Monarchs hired Chris Finwood, the then head coach at Western Kentucky. Finwood lead the Hilltoppers to back to back NCAA regional appearances, a Sun Belt conference tournament championship and a regular season championship. In Finwood's first season the Monarchs won only 19 games and finished in last place in the CAA. Finwood hired his assistant coach Karl Nonemaker from Monmouth University and retained the pitching coach from ODU's 2011 season Tim LaVigne.[8]

Roster

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2012 Old Dominion Monarchs roster
 

Pitchers

  • 8 – Donald Engler – Fr
  • 15 – Phil McCarthy – Sr
  • 16 – Brett Harris – Redshirt Jr
  • 22 – Bryan Ramirez – Fr
  • 25 – Ben Tomchick – Sr
  • 26 – CJ Huyett – Redshirt Sr
  • 27 – Dean Ali – So
  • 29 – Mike Ney – Jr
  • 33 – Erick Baker – Redshirt Jr
  • 36 – Connor Overton – Fr
  • 37 – Brandon Smith – Jr
  • 41 – Dylan Bratton – Fr
  • 42 – Kevin Griffey – Fr
  

Catchers

  • 7 – Josh Tutwiler – Redshirt Sr
  • 18 – Michael Perez – Fr
  • 39 – Tyler Smith – So

Infielders

  • 1 – Brian Bashara – So
  • 4 – Austin McGowan – Jr
  • 6 – Josh Wright – Redshirt Sr
  • 9 – Ty Yesensky – So
  • 10 – Chris Baker – Redshirt Sr
  • 11 – Joey Burney – So
  • 19 – Brandon Shelton – Sr
  • 34 – Brent Frazier – Sr
  

Outfielders

  • 2 – Drew Coker – Redshirt So
  • 12 – Kenneth Belgrave – Jr
  • 14 – Shawn Sizemore – Redshirt Jr
  • 24 – Josh Eldridge – Fr
  • 32 – Ben Verlander – So
  

Coaches

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2012 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball coaching staff
  • 5 – Chris Finwood – Head coach – 1st Season
  • 12 – Karl Nonemaker – Assistant coach – 1st Season
  • 21 – Paul Bottigliero – Volunteer coach – 1st Season
  • 44 – Tim LaVigne – Pitching coach – 2nd Season

Awards

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  • All-CAA Selection
Josh Tutwiler C 3rd Team
Josh Wright SS 3rd Team
Josh Eldridge OF All-Freshman Team

2013

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2013 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record30-24 (15-12 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachKarl Nonemaker (2nd season)
Pitching coachTim Lavigne (3rd season)
MVPBen Verlander (Junior year)
CaptainAustin McGowan (Senior year)
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 8   .692 38 – 23   .623
William & Mary  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 39 – 24   .619
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 33 – 22   .600
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 30 – 24   .556
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 35 – 21   .625
Towson  ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 13   .519 30 – 30   .500
Northeastern  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 31 – 26   .544
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 25 – 30   .455
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 26 – 27   .491
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 18 – 35   .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2013[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2013 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represents Old Dominion University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Monarchs play their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, which was named for former coach Bud Metheny.

The Monarchs announced prior to the start of the 2013 CAA season that Old Dominion would be leaving the CAA for Conference USA for the 2014 season. CAA officials announced that three teams from the CAA would be ineligible for the conference tournament including ODU, George Mason, and Georgia State, all of which were leaving the CAA for other conferences in 2014. VCU had already departed the CAA for the Atlantic 10 before the 2013 season and thus the CAA only had 11 teams, 9 of which were eligible for the 8 team CAA tournament.

ODU finished the season with 30 wins for the second time in three years. The Monarchs would have had the third seed in the conference tournament with a tiebreaker with Delaware if they had been eligible, a turn around from finishing with 19 wins and last place in the conference a season before.

Roster

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2013 Old Dominion Monarchs roster
 

Pitchers

  • 13 – Brad Gero – Jr
  • 15 – Andy Roberts – Jr
  • 16 – Brett Harris – Redshirt Jr
  • 20 – Tommy Alexander – Fr
  • 25 – Ryan Yarbrough – Jr
  • 27 – Dean Ali – Jr
  • 28 – Jake Josephs – Fr
  • 29 – Mike Ney – Redshirt Sr
  • 31 – Mitch Moynihan – Fr
  • 33 – Erick Baker – Redshirt Sr
  • 34 – Vic Díaz Jr – Redshirt So
  • 36 – Connor Overton – So
  • 37 – Brandon Smith – Sr
  

Catchers

  • 17 – Alex Kowalczyk – Fr
  • 18 – Mike Perez – So
  • 26 – Chris Livers – Fr

Infielders

  • 1 – Brian Bashara – Jr
  • 4 – Austin McGowan – Sr
  • 6 – Pat Kane – Fr
  • 7 – PJ Higgins – Fr
  • 8 – Tyler Urps – Jr
  • 11 – Joey Burney – Jr
  • 22 – Jordan Negrini – Jr
  

Outfielders

  • 2 – Drew Coker – Sr
  • 9 – Connor Myers – Fr
  • 10 – Brian Beard – Fr
  • 14 – Shawn Sizemore – Redshirt Sr
  • 23 – Ben Slaton – Jr
  • 24 – Josh Eldridge – So
  • 32 – Ben Verlander – Jr
  • 38 – Dylan Hill – Fr
  

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Coaches

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2013 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball coaching staff
  • 5 – Chris Finwood – Head coach – 2nd Season
  • 12 – Karl Nonemaker – Assistant coach – 2nd Season
  • 21 – Paul Bottigliero – Volunteer coach – 2nd Season
  • 44 – Tim LaVigne – Pitching coach – 3rd Season

Awards

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Drafted Players

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OF Ben Verlander – 14th Round, 426th Overall Detroit Tigers
LHP Ryan Yarbrough – 20th Round, 602nd Overall Milwaukee Brewers, Did not sign

2014

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2014 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Record36-26 (17-13 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachKarl Nonemaker (3rd season)
Pitching coachTim Lavigne (4th season)
MVPJoey Burney (Senior year)
CaptainJoey Burney (Senior year)
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 17 Rice ‍†‍‡‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 41 – 18 – 0   .695
UAB  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10 – 0   .667 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 35 – 25 – 0   .583
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 31 – 27 – 0   .534
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 36 – 24 – 0   .600
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 26 – 0   .559
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 35 – 26 – 0   .574
FIU  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 36 – 20 – 0   .643
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 28 – 25 – 0   .528
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18 – 0   .357 23 – 29 – 0   .442
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 20 – 31 – 0   .392
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 19 – 31 – 1   .382
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25 – 0   .167 15 – 35 – 0   .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2014[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2014 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represents Old Dominion University in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Monarchs play their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, which was named for former coach Bud Metheny.

The 2014 season was the Monarchs first season as members of Conference USA. They were picked by the coaches in the preseason to finish 10th in the conference but ended the season tied for 4th. Their 17 conference wins is fourth most in ODU baseball history. They opened the conference tournament against fourth seed Middle Tennessee State whom they lost to before winning their next three. In those games ODU knocked out FIU and Middle Tennessee in back to back games, and then defeated Rice in the semifinals on a walk-off single and throwing error forcing a rematch. In their next game against Rice the Monarchs lost which sent the Owls to the title game where they defeated UTSA for the championship.

The Monarchs won 30 games in back to back seasons for the first time since the 2006 and 2007 teams and had the schools highest win total since the 2006 team that won 39 games. During the season ODU defeated top ranked Virginia 8–1 at Harbor Park for their first win over a #1 team in school history. The team earned an at-large berth in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and were given the third seed in the Columbia Regional but lost both of their games 3–4 to Maryland and 1–4 to Campbell. It was the Monarchs 8th appearance in the NCAA tournament all-time since joining Division I in 1977 and their first since the 2000 season. Defensively the Monarchs turned 68 double plays, which set a new school record and ranked 3rd nationally in 2014.

The team did not lose more than two games in a row during the regular season and won six of their conference series with one sweep over Marshall and only lost four series without being swept. The team's longest losing streak of the season came in post season play where they lost their last game in the conference tournament and then were 0–2 in the NCAA Regional, ending the season with three straight loses.

Team MVP and Captain 1B Joey Burney was named 2nd team all conference, which along with his 2010 CAA All-Freshman selection made him the second Monarch to win all-conference honors in multiple conferences, along with TJ O'Donnell who did it in 1991 as an outfielder in the Sun Belt Conference and in 1992 as a shortstop in the CAA. All VASID and ABCA All-Region relief pitcher Brad Gero broke the single-season ODU record for appearances with 39.

Roster

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2014 Old Dominion Monarchs roster
 

Pitchers

  • 13 – Brad Gero – Sr
  • 15 – Andy Roberts – Sr
  • 16 – Brett Harris – Redshirt Sr
  • 20 – Tommy Alexander – So
  • 25 – Ryan Yarbrough – Sr
  • 27 – Dean Ali – Sr
  • 28 – Jake Josephs – So
  • 30 – Zach Sligh – Fr
  • 31 – Mitch Moynihan – So
  • 32 – Victor Diaz – Redshirt Jr
  • 33 – Turner Bishop – Fr
  • 34 – Sam Sinnen – Fr
  • 36 – Connor Overton – Redshirt So
  • 37 – Greg Tomchick – Jr
  • 40 – Adam Bainbridge – Fr
  • 42 – Joey Benitez – Fr
  

Catchers

  • 14 – Kurt Sinnen – Fr
  • 26 – Chris Livers – So
  • 29 – Mike Perez – Jr

Infielders

  • 1 – Brian Bashara – Sr
  • 2 – Tyler Urps – Sr
  • 4 – Nick Walker – Fr
  • 7 – PJ Higgins – So
  • 11 – Josiah Burney – Sr
  • 22 – Jordan Negrini – Sr
  

Outfielders

  • 8 – Joseph Guaragna – Fr
  • 9 – Connor Myers – So
  • 10 – Brian Beard – So
  • 17 – Taylor Ostrich – Jr
  • 23 – Ben Slaton – Sr
  • 24 – Josh Eldridge – Sr
  • 38 – Dylan Hill – So
  

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Coaches

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2014 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball coaching staff
  • 5 – Chris Finwood – Head coach – 3rd Season
  • 12 – Karl Nonemaker – Assistant coach – 3rd Season
  • 21 – Paul Bottigliero – Volunteer coach – 3rd Season
  • 44 – Tim LaVigne – Pitching coach – 4th Season

Awards

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Drafted players

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LHP Ryan Yarbrough – 4th Round, 111th Overall Seattle Mariners
RHP Connor Overton – 15th Round, 437th Overall Miami Marlins

Game log

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2014 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball game log[14]
Regular season
Post-season
NCAA tournament

2015

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2015 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Record27-29 (13-17 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachKarl Nonemaker (4th season)
Pitching coachTim Lavigne (5th season)
Home stadiumBud Metheny Baseball Complex
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 20 Rice ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 35 – 18 – 0   .660
#24 Florida Atlantic y  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10 – 0   .655 38 – 15 – 0   .717
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10 – 0   .655 35 – 16 – 1   .683
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 19 – 11 – 0   .633 30 – 25 – 0   .545
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 32 – 23 – 0   .582
UAB  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 27 – 27 – 0   .500
FIU  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 17 – 0   .433 25 – 29 – 0   .463
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 19 – 29 – 0   .396
WKU  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21 – 0   .276 25 – 27 – 0   .481
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 5, 2015[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2015 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball team represents Old Dominion University in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Monarchs play their home games at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex, which was named for former coach Bud Metheny.

In the preseason rankings by league coaches the 2015 Monarchs were picked to finish 3rd in the conference standings. INF PJ Higgins and INF/OF Nick Walker were selected preseason All-Conference. In 2014 the Monarchs were selected to finish 10th before ending the season tied for 4th. The 2015 schedule includes eight match ups against ranked opponents from 2014; Regional host Rice, National Runner-up UVA and other NCAA tournament participants in Liberty and a rematch from the first game of the Columbia Regional against Super Regional participant Maryland.

The Monarchs 2015 season included wins over two top 10 teams, beating #1 Virginia and winning the conference series from #8 Rice as well as defeating Virginia again when the team was ranked #22. The team also played and was defeated by then #18 Maryland and lost the series to #14 FAU making their record against ranked teams 5–4. In conference play the Monarchs won their series against Rice, FIU and swept LA Tech. The Monarchs lost their conference series to Western Kentucky, UTSA, Marshall, FAU, UAB and Charlotte after a Saturday win was vacated for a 27-man roster violation and got swept for the first time in C-USA play at MTSU. Out of conference play the Monarchs swept the weekend series from Penn and the season match ups from VMI and Virginia and won their weekend series from Rutgers. The team also split a home and home season series from Liberty and William & Mary and were swept by ECU and VCU. After finishing with a 13–17 conference record ODU ended up tied for 7th in conference standings with the tie-breaker over FIU to be the 7 seed in the 2015 C-USA Conference Baseball Tournament.

On Tuesday, April 28, 2015, the ODU Monarchs hosted #22 Virginia at Harbor Park for the second straight year and defeating them for the third straight time. The game was played in front of a crowd of 6,029 people which set the record for largest crowd to attend a college baseball game in Virginia state history. The 2014 Harbor Park meeting had set the ODU record for fans to an ODU baseball game in Norfolk and was more than doubled at the 2015 meeting.

The 2015 C-USA Baseball Tournament was hosted by Southern Miss and took place from May 20 through 24, 2015. The top eight teams in the conference make the tournament which is a round-robin, double-elimination format. ODU was the 7 seed and lost to both FAU and Southern Miss to get knocked out of the tournament.

In the 2015 MLB Player Draft three Monarchs were selected; IF PJ Higgins, RHP Greg Tomchick, and 1B Taylor Ostrich. This is the second most players drafted out of Old Dominion with the most being 4 set in 1991, 1992, 2006 and 2008.

Roster

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2015 Old Dominion Monarchs roster
 

Pitchers

  • 13 – Nick Hartman – So
  • 16 – Thomas Busbice – Jr
  • 20 – Kyle Majette – Jr
  • 25 – Jared Koenig – Jr
  • 27 – Greg Tomchick – Sr
  • 28 – Jake Josephs – Redshirt So
  • 31 – Nate Matheson – Fr
  • 32 – Vic Díaz – Redshirt Sr
  • 33 – Turner Bishop – So
  • 34 – Sam Sinnen – So
  • 39 – Michael Rienerth – Redshirt Jr
  • 40 – Adam Bainbridge – So
  • 41 – Addison Barber – Redshirt Fr
  • 42 – Joey Benitez – So
  

Catchers

  • 14 – Kurt Sinnen – So
  • 26 – Chris Livers – Jr
  • 29 – Michael Perez – Sr

Infielders

  • 2 – Jason McMurray – Jr
  • 6 – Greyson Finwood – Redshirt Fr
  • 7 – PJ Higgins – Jr
  • 11 – Derek Francis – Jr
  • 15 – Zach Rutherford – Fr
  • 17 – Taylor Ostrich – Sr
  • 22 – Nick Lustrino – Jr
  

Outfielders

  • 1 – Justin Hayes – Fr
  • 4 – Nick Walker – So
  • 8 – Joseph Guaragna – So
  • 9 – Connor Myers – Jr
  • 10 – Matt Cogen – Fr
  • 24 – Josh Eldridge – Sr
  • 38 – Dylan Hill – Jr
  

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Coaches

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2015 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball coaching staff
  • 5 – Chris Finwood – Head coach – 4th Season
  • 12 – Karl Nonemaker – Assistant coach – 4th Season
  • 21 – Paul Bottigliero – Volunteer coach – 4th Season
  • 44 – Tim LaVigne – Pitching coach – 5th Season

Awards

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  • Conference Hitter of the Week
Mar 16 – Josh Eldridge OF; 15 H, 4 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 9 R
Apr 13 – PJ Higgins INF; .481 BA, 13 H, 3 2B, 2 HR
  • Conference Pitcher of the Week
Mar 16 – Greg Tomchick RHP; 6 IP, 1 BB, 1 H, 1 HR, 9 K, perfect game going into the 7th
  • All-Conference USA Second Team
SP Sam Sinnen
IF PJ Higgins
  • All-Conference USA Freshman Team
IF Zach Rutherford
  • Freshman All-Americans
SS Zach Rutherford

Drafted players

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2B PJ Higgins – 12th Round, 353rd overall Chicago Cubs
RHP Greg Tomchick – 27th Round, 821st overall St. Louis Cardinals
1B Taylor Ostrich – 34th Round, 1029th overall Kansas City Royals

Game log

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2015 Old Dominion Monarchs baseball game log
Regular season
Post-season

April 4 game against Charlotte was forfeited due to a 27-man active roster violation. ODU had won the game 7–2 under protest.

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