2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball
C-USA East Division champions
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	40–21 (24–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Robert Woodard
Associate head coach	Bo Robinson
Assistant coaches	Toby Bicknell Austin Meine
Home stadium	Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Conference USA baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East
Charlotte  x‍‍‍y	24	–	8	–	0		.750			40	–	21	–	0		.656
No. 16 Old Dominion  ‍‍‡‍y	22	–	10	–	0		.688			44	–	16	–	0		.733
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	18	–	14	–	0		.563			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	15	–	17	–	0		.469			27	–	29	–	0		.482
FIU  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			20	–	31	–	0		.392
Marshall  ‍‍‍	6	–	26	–	0		.188			10	–	35	–	0		.222
West
No. 22 Louisiana Tech  x‍‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			42	–	20	–	0		.677
No. 23 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍y	22	–	9	–	0		.710			40	–	21	–	0		.656
UTSA  ‍‍‍	14	–	17	–	0		.452			22	–	26	–	0		.458
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	19	–	1		.391			24	–	29	–	1		.454
Rice  ‍‍‍	11	–	20	–	1		.359			23	–	29	–	1		.443
UAB  ‍‍‍	11	–	21	–	0		.344			18	–	36	–	0		.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.

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 finish	Team	1st Place Votes
1	Florida Atlantic	10
2	Old Dominion	1
3	FIU	1
4	WKU	-
5	Charlotte	-
6	Marshall	-

Schedule and results

2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball game log
Regular season (39–17)
February (6–0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record February 19 Morehead State Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC W 12-4 1-0 - February 20 Morehead State Hayes Stadium W 18-3 2-0 - February 21 Morehead State Hayes Stadium W 4-2 3-0 - February 27 (1) William & Mary Hayes Stadium W 7-1 4-0 - February 27 (2) William & Mary Hayes Stadium W 4-0 127 5-0 - February 28 William & Mary Hayes Stadium W 20-4 120 6-0 -
March (8–9) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record March 2 at UNC Greensboro UNCG Baseball Stadium Greensboro, NC L 7-9 250 6-1 - March 5 Western Carolina Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC W 7-4 94 7-1 - March 6 Western Carolina Hayes Stadium L 2-5 122 7-2 - March 7 Western Carolina Hayes Stadium L 5-10 123 7-3 - March 9 No. 15 Tennessee Hayes Stadium W 9-0 145 8-3 - March 12 at No. 14 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC L 4-7 1,181 8-4 - March 13 at No. 14 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium L 1-3 1,203 8-5 - March 14 at No. 14 East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium L 1-3 1,122 8-6 - March 16 at Wake Forest David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC L 1-4 100 8-7 - March 19–21 College of Charleston Hayes Stadium Canceled [3] March 20 (1) vs. Rhode Island Truist Field Charlotte, NC W 2-110 9-7 - March 20 (2) vs. Rhode Island Truist Field L 3-6 1,734 9-8 - March 21 vs. Rhode Island Truist Field W 6-3 121 10-8 - March 23 vs. Appalachian State Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC W 15-5 1,648 11-8 - March 26 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY W 7-4 213 12-8 1-0 March 27 (1) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field W 6-0 157 13-8 2-0 March 27 (2) at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field W 5-48 161 14-8 3-0 March 28 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field L 16-1710 213 14-9 3-1
April (16–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record April 2 Florida Atlantic Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC W 9-5 128 15-9 4-1 April 3 (1) Florida Atlantic Hayes Stadium W 9-88 138 16-9 5-1 April 3 (2) Florida Atlantic Hayes Stadium W 5-4 150 17-9 6-1 April 4 Florida Atlantic Hayes Stadium W 11-10 112 18-9 7-1 April 9 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL W 11-8 19-9 8-1 April 10 (1) at FIU Infinity Insurance Park W 5-4 20-9 9-1 April 10 (2) at FIU Infinity Insurance Park W 3-1 21-9 10-1 April 11 at FIU Infinity Insurance Park W 9-5 22-9 11-1 April 13 at North Carolina No. 21 Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Postponed [4] April 16 UTSA No. 21 Hayes Stadium W 6-2 156 23-9 12-1 April 17 (1) UTSA No. 21 Hayes Stadium W 10-6 24-9 13-1 April 17 (2) UTSA No. 21 Hayes Stadium W 11-10 136 25-9 14-1 April 18 UTSA No. 21 Hayes Stadium L 5-1110 126 25-10 14-2 April 20 at Appalachian State No. 19 Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium Boone, NC W 11-8 190 26-10 - April 23 (1) No. 20 Old Dominion No. 19 Hayes Stadium W 5-4 27-10 15-2 April 23 (2) No. 20 Old Dominion No. 19 Hayes Stadium L 5-9 164 27-11 15-3 April 25 (1) No. 20 Old Dominion No. 19 Hayes Stadium W 8-3 28-11 16-3 April 25 (2) No. 20 Old Dominion No. 19 Hayes Stadium W 7-1 163 29-11 17-3 April 27 at North Carolina No. 15 Boshamer Stadium W 4-110 850 30-11 - April 30 at No. 25 Old Dominion No. 15 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA L 3-8 492 30-12 17-4
May (9–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record C-USA record May 1 (1) at No. 25 Old Dominion No. 15 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA W 6-2 503 31-12 18-4 May 1 (2) at No. 25 Old Dominion No. 15 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 2-14 386 31-13 18-5 May 2 at No. 25 Old Dominion No. 15 Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 0-10 446 31-14 18-6 May 7 Marshall No. 23 Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC W 7-5 183 32-14 19-6 May 8 (1) Marshall No. 23 Hayes Stadium W 10-8 33-14 20-6 May 8 (2) Marshall No. 23 Hayes Stadium W 12-3 205 34-14 21-6 May 9 Marshall No. 23 Hayes Stadium W 6-3 168 35-14 22-6 May 14 at Rice No. 20 Reckling Park Houston, TX W 9-6 989 36-14 23-6 May 15 (1) at Rice No. 20 Reckling Park L 8-11 1,146 36-15 23-7 May 15 (2) at Rice No. 20 Reckling Park W 6-49 1,330 37-15 24-7 May 16 at Rice No. 20 Reckling Park L 0-65 1,359 37-16 24-8 May 20 UNC Wilmington No. 22 Hayes Stadium L 2-6 464 37-17 - May 21 UNC Wilmington No. 22 Hayes Stadium W 6-5 717 38-17 - May 22 UNC Wilmington No. 22 Hayes Stadium W 15-14 604 39-17 -
Postseason (1–4)
C-USA Tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 26 vs. (8) Middle Tennessee No. 22 (1) Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA L 2-7 39-18 0-1 May 27 vs. (5) Florida Atlantic No. 22 (1) Pat Patterson Park L 8-9 39-19 0-2 NCAA Greenville Regional (1–2) Date Opponent Rank (Seed) Site/stadium Score Attendance Overall record Tournament record June 4 vs. No. 24 (3) Maryland (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC W 13-10 4,174 40-19 1-0 June 5 at No. 12 (1) East Carolina (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium L 5-7 5,020 40-20 1-1 June 6 vs. No. 24 (3) Maryland (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium L 1-2 40-21 1-2
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 - Junior 41 - Matt Brooks - 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 - 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

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [7]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	21	17	22	20	19	19	25	25*	25*	RV
Baseball America [8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	21	19	16	16	25	25*	25*	—
Collegiate Baseball^ [9]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	25	—	24	24	23	29	—	—	—
NCBWA† [10]	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	28	24	17	20	18	19	17	24	29	29*	28
D1Baseball [11]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	19	15	23	20	22	22	—	—*	—*	—

^ 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.

References

1. "2021 Baseball Standings". conferenceusa.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards".
3. "Baseball Series vs. College of Charleston Cancelled; Weekend Schedule TBD". University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics. March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
4. Trendel, Avery (April 12, 2021). "Tuesday's UNC Baseball Game vs. Charlotte Postponed". WCHL (AM). Retrieved April 13, 2021.
5. "Baseball Releases 2020 Schedule of 55 Games" (Press release). University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics. October 29, 2020.
6. 2021 Charlotte Baseball Roster
7. Baseball Coaches Poll
8. Baseball America College: Top 25
9. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
10. NCBWA Division I poll
11. D1 Baseball

External links

• Charlotte Baseball