2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

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2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets logo.svg
ACC Coastal Division champion
NCAA tournament, Nashville Regional
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
CB No. 22
Record31–25 (21–15 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Zeke Pinkham (1st season)
  • Nick Ascue (1st season)
Hitting coach James Ramsey (3rd season)
Pitching coachDanny Borrell (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Russ Chandler Stadium
Seasons
 2020
2022 
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  xy2510 .7143413 .723
No. 4 NC State  y1914 .5763719 .661
Florida State  y2016 .5563124 .564
Louisville  1616 .5002822 .560
Clemson  1620 .4442527 .481
Wake Forest  1022 .3132027 .426
Boston College  1023 .3032128 .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  xy2115 .5833125 .554
Miami (FL)  y2015 .5713321 .611
Virginia  y1818 .5003627 .571
North Carolina  y1818 .5002827 .509
Duke  y1617 .4853322 .600
Pittsburgh  1617 .4852320 .535
Virginia Tech  1620 .4442725 .519
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represented Georgia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Danny Hall, in his 28th season at Georgia Tech.

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Georgia Tech finished the regular season winning the Coastal Division. In the 2021 ACC baseball tournament, the Yellow Jackets reached the semifinals before losing to NC State. Georgia Tech earned an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the second seed in the Nashville Regional. They were eliminated by Vanderbilt in the Regional. Georgia Tech finished the season with a 31–25 overall record.

Previous season

The 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team notched a 11–5 (2–1) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Dalton Smith - Freshman
  • 8 - Marquis Grissom Jr. - Freshman
  • 12 - Jackson Finley - Freshman
  • 15 - Hugh Chapman - Junior
  • 16 - Will Coquillard - Freshman
  • 19 - Cort Roedig - Sophomore
  • 21 - Brant Hurter - Junior
  • 22 - Chance Huff - Sophomore
  • 24 - Brody Westbrooks - Freshman
  • 27 - Luke Bartnicki - Sophomore
  • 32 - Joseph Mannelly - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 34 - Will Shirah - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 35 - Dawson Brown - Freshman
  • 36 - Sam Crawford - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 37 - Xander Stephens - Freshman
  • 39 - Jake Brace - Freshman
  • 41 - Zach Maxwell - Freshman
  • 45 - Andy Archer - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 46 - Ben King - Freshman
  • 47 - Tyler Watson - Freshman
  • 48 - Josiah Siegel - Freshman
  • 55 - John Medich - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Catchers

  • 4 - Kevin Parada - Freshman
  • 11 - Jake Holland - Freshman
  • 18 - Cameron Turley - Junior
  • 20 - Jamie Taylor - Junior

Infielders

  • 6 - Jadyn Jackson - Freshman
  • 7 - Luke Waddell - Junior
  • 9 - Charlie Benson - Sophomore
  • 10 - Andrew Jenkins - Freshman
  • 25 - Drew Compton - Freshman
  • 28 - Dylan Strickland - Freshman
  • 29 - John Anderson - Freshman
  • 40 - John Giesler - Freshman
  • 42 - Justyn-Henry Malloy - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Tres Gonzalez - Freshman
  • 3 - Jake DeLeo - Freshman
  • 5 - Colin Hall - Junior
  • 23 - Stephen Reid - Freshman
  • 38 - Tervell Johnson - Freshman

Utility

  • 12 - Jackson Finley - Freshman
  • 14 - Austin Wilhite - Senior
  • 26 - Hank Thomas - Freshman
  • 50 - Brad Grenkoski - Freshman
 

Coaching staff

2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Georgia Tech
Alma Mater
Danny Hall Head Coach28 Miami University (1977)
Danny BorrellPitching Coach2 Wake Forest University (2009)
James Ramsey Hitting Coach3 Florida State University (2012)
Zeke PinkhamVolunteer Assistant Coach1 University of Louisville (2019)
Nick AscueDirector of Baseball Operations1 Xavier University (2018)
Steve TamborraPlayer Development Coach22Florida State University (1994)
Paul WolkoffAssistant Director of Sports Medicine7 Georgia Institute of Technology (2008)

Game log

2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball game log (31–25)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = Georgia Tech team member     * Non-conference game
Regular season (28–21)
Postseason (3–4)

Nashville Regional

Nashville Regional Teams
(1) Vanderbilt Commodores(2) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets(3) Indiana State Sycamores(4) Presbyterian Blue Hose
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Vanderbilt10
4Presbyterian0
1Vanderbilt4
2Georgia Tech3
3Indiana State6
2Georgia Tech7
1Vanderbilt
2Georgia Tech
Lower round 1Lower final
3Indiana State0
4Presbyterian22Georgia Tech9
3Indiana State9

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [3] 1313*10101413101621RVRVRVRVRV
Baseball America [4] 222114711109152120
Collegiate Baseball^ [5] RVRV161220191822RVRVRVRV25261721222222
NCBWA [6] 18171113161212182630RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball [7] 15151271211615

^ 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.

2021 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Luke Waddell SS5157 Atlanta Braves
Justyn-Henry Malloy 1B6187 Atlanta Braves
Brant Hurter LHP7195 Detroit Tigers

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. "Baseball Roster". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today .
  4. "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America .
  5. "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
  6. "NCBWA Polls". sportswriters.net. NCBWA.
  7. "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.