2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

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2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball
CharlottePrimaryLogo.png
C-USA East Division champions
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record40–21 (24–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachBo Robinson
Assistant coaches
  • Toby Bicknell
  • Austin Meine
Home stadium Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Conference USA baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Charlotte  xy2480 .75040210 .656
No. 16 Old Dominion  y22100 .68844160 .733
Florida Atlantic  18140 .56332250 .561
Western Kentucky  15170 .46927290 .482
FIU  11190 .36720310 .392
Marshall  6260 .18810350 .222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  xy2280 .73342200 .677
No. 23 Southern Miss  y2290 .71040210 .656
UTSA  14170 .45222260 .458
Middle Tennessee  12191 .39124291 .454
Rice  11201 .35923291 .443
UAB  11210 .34418360 .333
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The 49ers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium, on the university's Charlotte campus. The team was coached by Robert Woodard, who was in his second season with the 49ers.

Contents

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the 49ers predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division. [2]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finishTeam1st Place Votes
1Florida Atlantic10
2Old Dominion1
3FIU1
4WKU-
5Charlotte-
6Marshall-

Schedule and results

2021 Charlotte 49ers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (39–17)
Postseason (1–4)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled/Postponed
Schedule Source: [5]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Roster

[6]

2021 Charlotte 49ers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 19 - Bryce McGowan - Sophomore
  • 21 - Colby Bruce - Senior
  • 26 - Austin Marozas - Sophomore
  • 27 - Christian Lothes - Freshman
  • 29 - Nick Turnbull - Senior
  • 30 - Trae Starnes - Junior
  • 32 - Andrew Lindsey - Sophomore
  • 34 - Ryan Czanstkowski - Senior
  • 37 - Andrew Roach - Junior
  • 38 - Jackson Boss - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 41 - Matt Brooks - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 43 - Hale Sims - Sophomore
  • 46 - Jake Curry - Sophomore
  • 47 - Tyson Tucker - Sophomore
  • 48 - Sam Grace - Sophomore
  • 50 - Casey Bargo - Sophomore
  • 51 - Kolton Scherbenske - Sophomore
  • 53 - Gus Hughes - Freshman
  • 54 - Spencer Giesting - Freshman
  • 56 - Tyler Parks - Freshman
  • 57 - Zach Zedalis - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 8 - Tyler Cotten - Freshman
  • 12 - Aaron McKeithan - Sophomore
  • 44 - Jacob Whitley - Redshirt.svg Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Carson Johnson - Senior
  • 3 - Dante DeFranco - Freshman
  • 6 - Jack Dragum - Sophomore
  • 11 - Chandler Riley - Freshman
  • 13 - Thomas Caufield - Sophomore
  • 14 - Austin Knight - Sophomore
  • 16 - Nate Furman - Freshman
  • 18 - Will Butcher - Freshman
  • 23 - Gino Groover - Freshman
  • 24 - David McCabe - Freshman
  • 36 - Rafi Vazquez - Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Parker Stinnett - Sophomore
  • 9 - Craig Keuchel - Junior
  • 17 - Todd Elwood - Senior
  • 22 - Dominic Pilolli - Freshman
  • 33 - Jake Cunningham - Freshman
  • 45 - Hunter Baker - Sophomore

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [7] —*RVRV2117222019192525*25*RV
Baseball America [8] 19211916162525*25*
Collegiate Baseball^ [9] 292524242329
NCBWA [10] RVRVRV28241720181917242929*28
D1Baseball [11] 21191523202222—*—*

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

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  6. 2021 Charlotte Baseball Roster
  7. Baseball Coaches Poll
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