2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

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2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball
Conference Conference USA
Record5-3 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBo Robinson (8th year)
Toby Bicknell (1st year)
John Stott (1st year)
Home stadium Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Seasons
 2019
2021  

The 2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball during the 2020 college baseball season. Charlotte competed in Conference USA (C-USA). Home games were played at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on the university's Charlotte, North Carolina campus. The team was coached by Robert Woodard in his first season as the 49ers' head coach.

Contents

Preseason

C-USA Preseason poll

The Conference USA Preseason Poll was released on January 29, 2020, as selected by the conference's head coaches. Charlotte was selected eleventh in order of finish for the season. [1]

Predicted order of finish
Predicted finishTeam1st place votes
1Southern Miss6
2Florida Atlantic4
3Louisiana Tech
4Old Dominion
5Rice1
6FIU1
7WKU
8UAB
9UTSA
10Marshall
11Charlotte
12Middle Tennessee

Schedule

2020 Charlotte 49ers Baseball Game Log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall
Record
C-USA
Record
February 14 VCU Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC
L 5-17E. Chenier (1–0)B. McGowan (0–1)E. Serrano (1)8120-1
February 15VCUHayes StadiumW 5-4 (11)T. Starnes (1–0)C. Knapek (0–1)None8871-1
February 16VCUHayes StadiumL 4-8M. Furman (1-0)A. Roach (0–1)None6821-2
February 18at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN
L 2-8E. Pleasants (1-0)T. Starnes (1–1)None9831-3
February 21 UMBC Hayes StadiumW 4-0B. McGowan (1-1)R. Celata (0-1)P. Szczypinski (1)5272-3
February 22UMBCHayes StadiumW 6-1R. Czanstkowski (1-0)K. Garner (0-1)None-3-3
February 22UMBCHayes StadiumW 4-0A. Roach (1-1)J. Nestel (0-1)C. Bruce (1)7934-3
February 23UMBCHayes StadiumW 11-6J. Boss (1-0)M. Goron (0-1)N. Turnbull (1)6495-3
February 25at UNCG UNCG Baseball Stadium
Greensboro, NC
Time: 4:00 p.m. Radio: C-USA.tv
February 28 St. John's Hayes StadiumW 11-6B. McGowan (2-1)N. Mondak (0-2)C. Bruce (2)5326-4
February 29St. John'sHayes StadiumW 11-6J. Boss (2-0)E. Routzahn (0-1)None5817-4
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Charlotte team member

Roster

2020 Charlotte 49ers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 19 - Bryce McGowan - Sophomore
  • 21 - Colby Bruce - Senior
  • 25 - Patrick Szczypinski - Junior
  • 26 - Chase Covington - Junior
  • 27 - Christian Lothes - Freshman
  • 28 - Justin Offschanka - Sophomore
  • 29 - Nick Turnbull - Senior
  • 30 - Trae Starnes - Junior
  • 33 - Ethan Earhart - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 34 - Ryan Czanstkowski - Senior
  • 35 - Will Palinkas - Sophomore
  • 37 - Andrew Roach - Junior
  • 38 - Jackson Boss - Sophomore
  • 39 - Spencer Ard - Senior
  • 41 - Matt Brooks - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Catchers

  • 3 - Carter Foster - Sophomore
  • 9 - Craig Kuechel - Junior
  • 44 - Jacob Whitley - Redshirt.svg Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Carson Johnson - Senior
  • 6 - Josh Haney - Sophomore
  • 10 - Tate Pennington - Junior
  • 14 - Vito Patierno - Freshman
  • 16 - Zach Weston - Freshman
  • 24 - David McCabe - Freshman
  • 36 - Rafi Vazquez - Senior
  • 55 - Nate Kinsch - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Jake Whitcomb - Junior
  • 11 - Patrick Wheeler - Senior
  • 12 - Riley Cheek - Sophomore
  • 17 - Todd Elwood - Senior
  • 22 - Dominic Pilolli - Freshman
  • 43 - Riley Zayicek - Graduate Student

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
  • Robert Woodard - Head Coach - 1st year
  • Bo Robinson - Associate Head Coach - 1st year
  • Toby Bicknell - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • John Stott - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Tyler Simmons - Director of Player Development - 1st year

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References

  1. "2020PreseasonPoll (PDF) - Conference USA" (PDF).