2020 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

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2020 NC State Wolfpack baseball
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
CB No. 11
Record14–3 (1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hart (15th season)
  • Joey Holcomb (1st season)
Pitching coachClint Chrysler (2nd season)
Home stadium Doak Field
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
Notre Dame  30 1.000112 .846
No. 24 Clemson  30 1.000143 .824
No. 2 Louisville  21 .667134 .765
No. 11 NC State  12 .333143 .824
No. 15 Florida State  12 .333125 .706
Wake Forest  12 .333108 .556
Boston College  03 .00069 .400
Coastal
No. 7 Miami (FL)  30 1.000124 .750
Virginia  21 .667144 .778
No. 10 Duke  21 .667124 .750
Georgia Tech  21 .667115 .688
No. 25 Virginia Tech  12 .333115 .688
North Carolina  03 .000127 .632
Pittsburgh  03 .000106 .625
Tournament champion
As of March 18, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Doak Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Elliott Avent, his 24th season at NC State. On March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NC State and the ACC announced the season will be suspended until further notice. [2] On March 17, 2020, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced all spring sports would be cancelled for the remainder of the season. [3]

Contents

Previous season

In 2019, the Wolfpack finished the season 2nd in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 42–19, 18–12 in conference play. They qualified for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in the semifinals. They were invited to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they played in the Greenville Regional, where they lost to East Carolina.

Personnel

Roster

2020 NC State Wolfpack roster [4]
 

Pitchers

  • 10 - David Harrison - Junior
  • 18 - Andrew Tillery - Sophomore
  • 19 - Dalton Feeney - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 22 - Baker Nelson - Sophomore
  • 25 - Austin Pace - Freshman
  • 29 - Reid Johnston - Junior
  • 30 - Tim Cao - Freshman
  • 34 - Evan Justice - Junior
  • 35 - Cameron Cotter - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 37 - Logan Bender - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 43 - James Ferguson - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 44 - Kent Klyman - Senior
  • 46 - Nick Swiney - Junior
  • 51 - Canaan Silver - Junior
 

Catchers

Infielders

  • 6 - Vojtech Mensik - Sophomore
  • 7 - David Vazquez - Junior
  • 8 - Jose Torres - Freshman
  • 15 - J.T. Jarrett - Junior
  • 20 - DeAngelo Giles - Freshman
  • 21 - Will Butcher - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Terrell Tatum - Junior
  • 2 - Noah Soles - Freshman
  • 11 - Lawson McArthur - Senior
  • 14 - Jonny Butler - Junior
  • 32 - Marek Chlup - Sophomore

Utility

  • 3 - Devonte Brown (INF/OF) - Junior
  • 13 - Tyler McDonough (INF/OF) - Sophomore
  • 16 - Chris Villaman (P/INF) - Freshman
  • 17 - Sam Highfill (P/INF) - Freshman
  • 23 - Matt Willadsen (P/INF) - Freshman
  • 24 - Luca Tresh (C/OF) - Sophomore
  • 33 - Austin Murr (INF/OF) - Junior
  • 36 - CJ Neese (P/INF) - Freshman
 

Coaching staff

2020 NC State Wolfpack coaching staff [4]
NamePositionSeasons at
NC State
Alma Mater
Elliott Avent Head coach24 NC State (1978)
Chris HartAssociate Head Coach15 Florida State (2003)
Clint ChryslerPitching Coach2 Daytona State (2009)
Joey HolcombAssistant coach1 Huntingdon (2006)

Schedule

Legend
 NC State win
 NC State loss
 Postponement
BoldNC State team member
*Non-Conference game
Make-Up Game
2020 NC State Wolfpack Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
February 14 James Madison*No. 16 Doak FieldRaleigh, NC W 4–0Swiney (1–0)Stewart (0–1)Klyman (1)2,7021–0
February 15James Madison*No. 16Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 9–6Highfill (1–0)Ayer (0–1)Klyman (2)2,6592–0
February 16James Madison*No. 16Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 11–2Feeney (1–0)DeLauter (0–1)None2,5663–0
February 18 Longwood*No. 15Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 6–1Harrison (1–0)Williams (0–1)None2,2804–0
February 22 Tennessee Tech*No. 15Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 8–2Swiney (2–0)Hursey (0–1)Nelson (1)2,3475–0
February 22Tennessee Tech*No. 15Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 10–3Highfill (2–0)Adams (0–1)None2,3476–0
February 23Tennessee Tech*No. 15Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 15–1Villaman (1–0)Herberholz (0–1)None2,5607–0
February 25 UNC–Wilmington*No. 13Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 11–0Willadsen (1–0)Lawson (0–1)None2,3088–0
February 28vs. Iowa*No. 13 U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN W 10–6Highfill (3–0)Irvine (0–2)None9–0
February 29vs. Purdue*No. 13U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MNW 6–0Swiney (3–0)Brooks (2–1)None10–0
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
March 1at Minnesota*No. 13U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MNW 11–7Harrison (2–0)Ireland (0–1)None1,43611–0
March 4 Coastal Carolina*No. 8Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 24–7 (7)Pace (1–0)Blackwell (0–1)None2,53312–0
March 6at Virginia No. 8 Davenport Field at Disharoon ParkCharlottesville, VA L 3–7Bales (3–0)Johnston (0–1)Schoch (5)2,54812–10–1
March 7at VirginiaNo. 8Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VAW 6–2Swiney (4–0)Whitten (0–1)None2,76613–11–1
March 8at VirginiaNo. 8Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VAL 3–10Savino (1–0)Harrison (2–1)None2,88413–21–2
March 10 UNC–Charlotte*No. 11Doak Field • Raleigh, NCL 8–9Bruce (1–0)Highfill (3–1)None2,30213–31–2
March 11 North Carolina A&T*No. 11Doak Field • Raleigh, NCW 8–7Feeney (2–0)Johnson (1–3)None2,27114–31–2
March 13 Boston College No. 11Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
March 14Boston CollegeNo. 11Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
March 15Boston CollegeNo. 11Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
March 18vs. South Carolina* BB&T BallparkCharlotte, NC canceled
March 20 Wake Forest Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
March 21Wake ForestDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
March 22Wake ForestDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
March 24vs. UNC–Charlotte*BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NCcanceled
March 27at Florida State Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, FL canceled
March 28at Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLcanceled
March 29at Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FLcanceled
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
April 1 Wofford*Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 3 Duke Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 4DukeDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 5DukeDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 7at Campbell* Jim Perry StadiumBuies Creek, NC canceled
April 10at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler StadiumAtlanta, GA canceled
April 11at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GAcanceled
April 12at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GAcanceled
April 15at Elon* Latham ParkElon, NC canceled
April 17 North Carolina Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 18North CarolinaDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 19North CarolinaDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 21Elon*Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
April 24at Clemson Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC canceled
April 25at ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SCcanceled
April 26at ClemsonDoug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SCcanceled
April 29Campbell*Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
May 1 Austin Peay*Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
May 2Austin Peay*Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
May 3Austin Peay*Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
May 5 North Carolina Central*Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
May 8at Louisville Jim Patterson StadiumLouisville, KY canceled
May 9at LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYcanceled
May 10at LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KYcanceled
May 12at UNC–Wilmington Brooks FieldWilmington, NC canceled
May 14 Notre Dame Doak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
May 15Notre DameDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
May 16Notre DameDoak Field • Raleigh, NCcanceled
Postseason
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACCT Record
May 19–24vs TBDBB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NCcanceled
All rankings from D1Baseball.
Source: [5]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [6] 1818*79
Baseball America [7] 1718171518
Collegiate Baseball^ [8] 161610711
NCBWA [9] 17128710
D1Baseball [10] 161513811

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2020 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Patrick Bailey C113 San Francisco Giants
Nick Swiney LHPComp67 San Francisco Giants

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. "NC State Suspends Athletic Events Until Further Notice". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. "ACC Cancels All Athletic Activities Through End of 2019–20 Academic Year". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Official Baseball Roster". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. "2020 Baseball Schedule". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  6. Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. NCBWA Division I poll
  10. Division 1 Baseball Rankings