Elliott Avent

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Elliott Avent
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Elliott Avent
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team NC State
Conference ACC
Record1,036–615 (.627)
Biographical details
Born (1956-05-01) May 1, 1956 (age 68)
Alma mater VCU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1982 North Carolina Wesleyan (Asst.)
1983 VCU (Asst.)
1984–1985 Louisburg JC (Asst.)
1986–1987 William & Mary (Asst.)
1988 NC State (Asst.)
1989–1996 New Mexico State
1997–presentNC State
Head coaching record
Overall1,242–811 (.605)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 6× NCAA regional champions (2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2024)
  • 3× NCAA Super Regional champions (2013, 2021, 2024)
Awards
  • ACC Coach of the Year (2003)
  • Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2003)
  • National Coach of the Year (2003)

Elliott Avent (born May 1, 1956) is a baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the NC State Wolfpack. [1] He attended North Carolina State University, but he did not play for the baseball program. In his 25th season of coaching the Wolfpack, Avent has compiled both the most wins and most losses of any head baseball coach in NC State history.

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Early life

Avent attended North Carolina State University, and had intentions of playing college baseball for the Wolfpack, but when he saw the way coach Sammy Esposito treated other players Avent considered better than him, he decided to not try out for the team. [2]

Avent left NC State when he was only about 20 credits away from a degree in textiles in order to focus on a career as a baseball coach. He started by accepting an assistant coaching job at North Carolina Wesleyan University. He would later finish a degree at Virginia Commonwealth University. [2]

In 1993, Avent managed the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.[ citation needed ]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
New Mexico State Aggies (Independent)(1989–1991)
1989 New Mexico State 34–22
1990 New Mexico State 40–19
1991 New Mexico State 22–36
New Mexico State Aggies (Big West Conference)(1992–1996)
1992 New Mexico State 20–336–18T–8th
1993 New Mexico State 31–239–12T–4th
1994 New Mexico State 21–314–178th
1995 New Mexico State 32–229–125th
1996 New Mexico State 25–278–13T–5th
New Mexico State:225–21336–72
North Carolina State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference)(1997–present)
1997 NC State 43–2015–83rd NCAA regional
1998 NC State 41–2312–94th NCAA regional
1999 NC State 37–2511–136th NCAA regional
2000 NC State 30–2810–14T–6th
2001 NC State 32–299–15T–6th
2002 NC State 33–267–177th
2003 NC State 45–1815–9T–3rd NCAA Super Regional
2004 NC State 36–2411–126th NCAA regional
2005 NC State 41–1917–136th NCAA regional
2006 NC State 40–2316–13T–2nd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2007 NC State 38–2316–143rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2008 NC State 42–2218–112nd (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
2009 NC State 25–3110–20T–4th (Atlantic)
2010 NC State 38–2415–153rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2011 NC State 35–2715–15T–3rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2012 NC State 43–2019–112nd (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
2013 NC State 50–1619–102nd (Atlantic) College World Series
2014 NC State 32–2313–175th (Atlantic)
2015 NC State 36–2315–145th (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2016 NC State 38–2215–133rd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2017 NC State 36–2516–144th (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2018 NC State 42–1819–112nd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2019 NC State 42–1918–122nd (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2020 NC State 14–31–2 (Atlantic) Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 NC State 37–1919–142nd (Atlantic) College World Series
2022 NC State 36–2114–155th (Atlantic)
2023 NC State 36–2113–165th (Atlantic) NCAA regional
2024 NC State 38–2318–112nd (Atlantic) College World Series
NC State:1,036–615378–345
Total:1,242–811

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[3] [4]

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References

  1. NC State Baseball Media Guide [ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "Avent thrives in 'dream job'". Technician . April 23, 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. "ACC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  4. Big West Media Guide