2020 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

2020 NC State Wolfpack baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
CB	No. 11
Record	14–3 (1–2 ACC)
Head coach	Elliott Avent (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Hart (15th season) Joey Holcomb (1st season)
Pitching coach	Clint Chrysler (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doak Field

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			11	–	2		.846
No. 24 Clemson  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			14	–	3		.824
No. 2 Louisville  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			13	–	4		.765
No. 11 NC State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			14	–	3		.824
No. 15 Florida State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			12	–	5		.706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			10	–	8		.556
Boston College  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			6	–	9		.400
Coastal
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			12	–	4		.750
Virginia  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			14	–	4		.778
No. 10 Duke  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			12	–	4		.750
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			11	–	5		.688
No. 25 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			11	–	5		.688
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			12	–	7		.632
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			10	–	6		.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]

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 - Junior 22 - Baker Nelson - Sophomore 25 - Austin Pace - Freshman 29 - Reid Johnston - Junior 30 - Tim Cao - Freshman 34 - Evan Justice - Junior 35 - Cameron Cotter - Sophomore 37 - Logan Bender - Junior 43 - James Ferguson - Junior 44 - Kent Klyman - Senior 46 - Nick Swiney - Junior 51 - Canaan Silver - Junior		Catchers 5 - Patrick Bailey - Junior 12 - Brad Debo - Senior 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]
Name	Position	Seasons at NC State	Alma Mater
Elliott Avent	Head coach	24	NC State (1978)
Chris Hart	Associate Head Coach	15	Florida State (2003)
Clint Chrysler	Pitching Coach	2	Daytona State (2009)
Joey Holcomb	Assistant coach	1	Huntingdon (2006)

Schedule

Legend
	NC State win
	NC State loss
	Postponement
Bold	NC State team member
*	Non-Conference game
†	Make-Up Game

2020 NC State Wolfpack Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record February 14 James Madison* No. 16 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 4–0 Swiney (1–0) Stewart (0–1) Klyman (1) 2,702 1–0 – February 15 James Madison* No. 16 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 9–6 Highfill (1–0) Ayer (0–1) Klyman (2) 2,659 2–0 – February 16 James Madison* No. 16 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 11–2 Feeney (1–0) DeLauter (0–1) None 2,566 3–0 – February 18 Longwood* No. 15 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 6–1 Harrison (1–0) Williams (0–1) None 2,280 4–0 – February 22 Tennessee Tech* No. 15 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–2 Swiney (2–0) Hursey (0–1) Nelson (1) 2,347 5–0 – February 22 Tennessee Tech* No. 15 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 10–3 Highfill (2–0) Adams (0–1) None 2,347 6–0 – February 23 Tennessee Tech* No. 15 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 15–1 Villaman (1–0) Herberholz (0–1) None 2,560 7–0 – February 25 UNC–Wilmington* No. 13 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 11–0 Willadsen (1–0) Lawson (0–1) None 2,308 8–0 – February 28 vs. Iowa* No. 13 U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 10–6 Highfill (3–0) Irvine (0–2) None 9–0 – February 29 vs. Purdue* No. 13 U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 6–0 Swiney (3–0) Brooks (2–1) None 10–0 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record March 1 at Minnesota* No. 13 U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 11–7 Harrison (2–0) Ireland (0–1) None 1,436 11–0 – March 4 Coastal Carolina* No. 8 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 24–7 (7) Pace (1–0) Blackwell (0–1) None 2,533 12–0 – March 6 at Virginia No. 8 Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA L 3–7 Bales (3–0) Johnston (0–1) Schoch (5) 2,548 12–1 0–1 March 7 at Virginia No. 8 Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA W 6–2 Swiney (4–0) Whitten (0–1) None 2,766 13–1 1–1 March 8 at Virginia No. 8 Davenport Field at Disharoon Park • Charlottesville, VA L 3–10 Savino (1–0) Harrison (2–1) None 2,884 13–2 1–2 March 10 UNC–Charlotte* No. 11 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 8–9 Bruce (1–0) Highfill (3–1) None 2,302 13–3 1–2 March 11 North Carolina A&T* No. 11 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–7 Feeney (2–0) Johnson (1–3) None 2,271 14–3 1–2 March 13 Boston College No. 11 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – March 14 Boston College No. 11 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – March 15 Boston College No. 11 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – March 18 vs. South Carolina* BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC canceled – – March 20 Wake Forest Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – March 21 Wake Forest Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – March 22 Wake Forest Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – March 24 vs. UNC–Charlotte* BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC canceled – – March 27 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL canceled – – March 28 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL canceled – – March 29 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL canceled – –
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record April 1 Wofford* Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 3 Duke Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 4 Duke Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 5 Duke Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 7 at Campbell* Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC canceled – – April 10 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA canceled – – April 11 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA canceled – – April 12 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA canceled – – April 15 at Elon* Latham Park • Elon, NC canceled – – April 17 North Carolina Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 18 North Carolina Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 19 North Carolina Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 21 Elon* Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – April 24 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC canceled – – April 25 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC canceled – – April 26 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC canceled – – April 29 Campbell* Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – –
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC Record May 1 Austin Peay* Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – May 2 Austin Peay* Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – May 3 Austin Peay* Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – May 5 North Carolina Central* Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – May 8 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY canceled – – May 9 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY canceled – – May 10 at Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY canceled – – May 12 at UNC–Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC canceled – – May 14 Notre Dame Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – May 15 Notre Dame Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – – May 16 Notre Dame Doak Field • Raleigh, NC canceled – –
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record May 19–24 vs TBD BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC canceled – –
All rankings from D1Baseball.
Source: [5]

Ranking movements

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[6]	18	18*		7	9
Baseball America[7]	17	18	17	15	18
Collegiate Baseball^[8]	16	16	10	7	11
NCBWA†[9]	17	12	8	7	10
D1Baseball[10]	16	15	13	8	11

^ 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

Main article: 2020 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Patrick Bailey	C	1	13	San Francisco Giants
Nick Swiney	LHP	Comp	67	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. "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