2019 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

The 2019 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 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 23rd season at NC State. 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 as the three seed for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, winning group C, and were eliminated in the semi-finals by Georgia Tech. They were invited to the Greenville Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament where they were eliminated by East Carolina.

2019 NC State Wolfpack baseball
NCAA Greenville Regional, 0–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2019 record	42–19 (18–12 ACC)
Head coach	Elliott Avent (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Hart (14th season) Austin Morgan (2nd season)
Pitching coach	Clint Chrysler (1st season)
Home stadium	Doak Field

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Louisville  ^x‍‍‍^y	21	–	9		.700			51	–	18		.739
NC State  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			42	–	19		.689
No. 8 Florida State  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			42	–	23		.646
Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			35	–	26		.574
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			31	–	26		.544
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			24	–	30		.444
Boston College  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			31	–	27		.534
Coastal
No. 17 Georgia Tech  ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			43	–	19		.694
No. 19 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			41	–	20		.672
No. 15 North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	13		.567			46	–	19		.708
No. 16 Duke  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15		.500			35	–	27		.565
Virginia  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			32	–	24		.571
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			26	–	27		.491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			21	–	34		.382
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 27, 2019[1][2]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous Season

In 2018, the Wolfpack finished the season 2nd in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 42–18, 19–11 in conference play. They qualified for the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They were invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they hosted the Raleigh Regional, where they lost in the regional final to Auburn.

Personnel

Roster

2019 NC State Wolfpack roster
	Pitchers 10 – David Harrison – Sophomore 14 – Joe Ingle – Senior 16 – Logan Whitaker – Freshman 19 – Dalton Feeney – Sophomore 20 – Austin Staley – Senior 22 – Alec Barger – Junior 23 – Hunter Christopher – Freshman 25 – Andrew Blake – Junior 26 – Michael Bienlien – Sophomore 27 – Jason Parker – Junior 29 – Reid Johnston – Sophomore 30 – Mathieu Gauthier – Junior 33 – Michael Bienlien – Junior 34 – Evan Justice – Sophomore 35 – Cameron Cotter – Sophomore 38 – Baker Nelson – Freshman 39 – Nolan Clenney – Senior 41 – Joe O'Donnell – Senior 43 – Connor Centala – Freshman 44 – Kent Klyman – Junior 45 – Josh Pike – Sophomore 46 – Nick Swiney – Sophomore 47 – Andrew Tillery – Freshman 40 – John Creel – Junior 51 – Canaan Silver – Sophomore		Catchers 5 – Patrick Bailey – Sophomore 12 – Brad Debo – Junior 24 – Luca Tresh – Freshman Infielders 3 – Devonte Brown – Sophomore 6 – Vojtech Mensik – Freshman 7 – David Vazquez– Sophomore 8 – Will Wilson – Junior 13 – Tyler McDonough – Freshman 15 – J.T. Jarrett – Sophomore 17 – Dillon Cooper – Junior 18 – Evan Edwards – Senior		Outfielders 1 – Terrell Tatum - Sophomore 2 – Jonny Butler – Sophomore 11 – Lawson McArthur – Junior 32 – Marek Chlup – Freshman

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at NC State	Alma Mater
Elliott Avent	Head Coach	23	North Carolina State University
Chris Hart	Associate Head Coach	14	Florida State University (2003)
Clint Chrysler	Pitching Coach	1	Daytona State College (2009)
Austin Morgan	Assistant Coach	2	College of Charleston (2010)

Source: [3]

Schedule

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

2019 NC State Wolfpack Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record February 15 Bucknell* 22 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–2 Parker (1–0) Gottesman (0–1) None 2,763 1–0 – February 16 Bucknell* 22 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 14–2 Barger (1–0) Grabek (0–1) None 2,306 2–0 – February 17 Bucknell* 22 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 12–8 Klyman (1–0) Wincig (0–1) Feeney (1) 2,315 3–0 – February 19 at Elon* 22 Latham Park • Elon, NC W 5–0 Justice (1–0) Wetherbee (0–1) None 244 4–0 – February 22 vs Kent State* 22 TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC W 3–2 (11) Klyman (2–0) Schultz (0–1) None 175 5–0 – February 23 vs Michigan State* 22 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 5–0 Johnston (1–0) Tyranski (0–1) None 409 6–0 – February 24 at No. 10 Coastal Carolina* 22 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 7–6 Klyman (3–0) Kobos (1–1) None 2,277 7–0 – February 27 at Campbell* 10 Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC W 10–1 Johnston (2–0) Johnson (0–1) None 1,286 8–0 –
March Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record March 1 Minnesota* 10 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 3–2 Parker (2–0) Fredrickson (0–1) Feeney (2) 2,018 9–0 – March 2 Minnesota* 10 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–4 Silver (1–0) Thoresen (0–3) None 3,048 10–0 – March 3 Minnesota* 10 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 5–4 Bienlien (1–0) Burchill (0–1) None 2,284 11–0 – March 6 at NC Central* 5 Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 11–10 (10) Klyman (4–0) Guglielmello (0–3) None 228 12–0 – March 8 Pittsburgh 5 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 4–3 Bienlien (2–0) Moore (1–1) Klyman (1) 2,167 13–0 1–0 March 9 Pittsburgh 5 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 21–3 Blake (1–0) Hammer (2–1) None 2,392 14–0 2–0 March 10 Pittsburgh 5 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 6–5 Swiney (1–0) Moore (1–2) Feeney (3) 2,558 15–0 3–0 March 12 at UNC–Charlotte* 2 BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC W 6–5 Klyman (5–0) Herbert (0–1) Feeney (4) 4,324 16–0 3–0 March 13 George Mason* 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 18–3 Cotter (1–0) Halligan (1–1) None 2,234 17–0 3–0 March 15 No. 1 Florida State 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 16–0 Parker (3–0) Parrish (2–1) None 2,662 18–0 4–0 March 16 No. 1 Florida State 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 9–8 Feeney (1–0) Grady (2–1) None 3,048 19–0 5–0 March 17 No. 1 Florida State 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 5–7 Drohan (2–0) Bienlien (2–1) Flowers (3) 3,048 19–1 5–1 March 19 Towson* 1 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 11–1 Clenney (1–0) Watters (0–2) None 2,470 20–1 5–1 March 22 at No. 29 Miami (FL) 1 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–3 Nelson (1–0) McKendry (4–1) Feeney (5) 2,729 21–1 6–1 March 23 at No. 29 Miami (FL) 1 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 Johnston (3–0) McMahon (1–2) Feeney (6) 2,868 22–1 7–1 March 24 at No. 29 Miami (FL) 1 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–4 Bienlien (3–1) Federman (0–2) None 2,589 23–1 8–1 March 26 Elon* 1 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 21–2 Barger (2–0) Daniels (2–1) Gauthier (1) 2,634 24–1 8–1 March 27 at North Carolina A&T* 1 First National Bank Field • Greensboro, NC W 12–3 Cotter (2–0) Foster (1–2) None 1,049 25–1 8–1 March 29 Virginia 1 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 3–4 Abbott (2–1) Parker (3–1) Whitten (4) 3,048 25–2 8–2 March 30 Virginia 1 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 3–0 Johnston (4–0) Murdock (1–2) None 3,048 26–2 9–2 March 31 Virginia 1 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–7 Swiney (2–0) Harrington (1–1) Cotter (1) 3,048 27–2 10–2
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record April 2 vs South Carolina* 1 BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC L 8–10 Sweatt (2–2) Cotter (2–1) None 4,090 27–3 10–2 April 5 at Boston College 1 Harrington Athletics Village • Chestnut Hill, MA W 6–5 Justice (2–0) Walsh (0–3) Silver (1) 240 28–3 11–2 April 6 at Boston College 1 Harrington Athletics Village • Chestnut Hill, MA W 16–4 Johnston (5–0) Mancini (2–5) None 563 29–3 12–2 April 7 at Boston College 1 Harrington Athletics Village • Chestnut Hill, MA L 1–3 Lane (2–1) Cotter (2–2) None 525 29–4 12–3 April 11 Coastal Carolina* 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 6–7 Damron (2–0) Klyman (5–1) Eardensohn (1) 3,048 29–5 12–3 April 13 No. 20 Louisville 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 10–14 Detmers (6–2) Parkers (3–2) McAvene (4) 2,695 29–6 12–4 April 13 No. 20 Louisville 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 2–14 Bennett (5–2) Johnston (5–1) Perkins (1) 2,695 29–7 12–5 April 14 No. 20 Louisville 2 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 3–6 Miller (2–0) Silver (1–1) None 2,822 29–8 12–6 April 16 at UNC–Wilmington* 11 Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC W 14–7 Cotter (3–2) Herring (0–5) None 2,548 30–8 12–6 April 18 at Wake Forest 11 David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 3–7 Peluse (3–5) Feeney (1–1) None 1,534 30–9 12–7 April 20 at Wake Forest 11 David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC W 4–3 Swiney (3–0) Shuster (4–2) None 1,707 31–9 13–7 April 20 at Wake Forest 11 David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC L 8–9 Witt (1–1) Cotter (3–3) Fleming (6) 1,707 31–10 13–8 April 23 Tennessee Tech* 14 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 10–6 Swiney (4–0) Cole (2–4) None 2,669 32–10 13–8 April 26 at Notre Dame 14 Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 4–5 Belcik (1–3) Harrison (0–1) Vail (4) 450 32–11 13–9 April 27 at Notre Dame 14 Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN W 4–2 Justice (3–0) Junker (2–2) Swiney (1) 150 33–11 14–9 April 28 at Notre Dame 14 Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN L 1–4 Brown (3–5) Silver (1–2) Vail (5) 250 33–12 14–10 April 30 UNC–Wilmington* 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 11–3 Cotter (4–3) Haire (0–1) None 2,870 34–12 14–10
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACC Record May 3 Radford* 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 6–3 Parker (4–2) Ridgely (3–3) Klyman (2) 2,784 35–12 14–10 May 4 Radford* 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 9–3 Justice (4–0) Nardi (3–3) Cotter (2) 2,776 36–12 14–10 May 5 Radford* 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 6–3 Swiney (5–0) Gerber (1–2) Feeney (7) 2,414 37–12 14–10 May 7 Campbell* 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 3–5 Westlake (3–2) Barger (2–1) Messer (3) 2,613 37–13 14–10 May 10 Clemson 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 6–1 Swiney (6–0) Clark (7–2) None 3,048 38–13 15–10 May 11 Clemson 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 5–6 (10) Spiers (2–4) Klyman (5–2) None 2,929 38–14 15–11 May 12 Clemson 20 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 8–3 Cotter (5–3) Jones (2–1) None 2,704 39–14 16–11 May 16 at No. 13 North Carolina 25 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 3–5 Butler (2–0) Swiney (6–1) Lancellotti (2) 3,162 39–15 16–11 May 17 at No. 13 North Carolina 25 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–2 Johnston (6–1) Bergner (5–1) None 3,829 40–15 17–11 May 18 at No. 13 North Carolina 25 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–0 Swiney (7–1) Sandy (2–2) None 3,837 41–15 18–11
Post-Season
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record ACCT Record May 23 vs (10) Wake Forest 14 (3) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC W 6–5 Nelson (2–0) Fleming (1–4) Cotter (3) 4,318 42–15 1–0 May 24 vs No. 19 (6) Florida State 14 (3) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 0–11 (7) Van Eyk (9–3) Barger (2–2) None 5,419 42–16 1–1 May 25 vs No. 6 (2) Georgia Tech 14 (3) Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC L 2–9 Hughes (8–2) Parker (4–3) None 5,846 42–17 1–2
NCAA Tournament Greenville Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record May 31 (3) Campbell 15 (2) Lewis Field at Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 4–5 Horrell (10–3) Johnston (6–2) Moore (5) 4,239 42–18 0–1 June 2 (1) No. 10 East Carolina 15 (2) Lewis Field at Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC L 2–9 Agnos (11–2) Parker (4–4) None 4,670 42–19 0–2

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Source: [4]

Greenville Regional

Greenville Regional Teams
(1) East Carolina Pirates	(2) NC State Wolfpack	(3) Campbell Fighting Camels	(4) Quinnipiac Bobcats

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	East Carolina	4
	4	Quinnipiac	5
						4	Quinnipiac	8
						3	Campbell	9
	3	Campbell	5
	2	NC State	4
											3	Campbell	3	3
										1	East Carolina	10	12
	1	East Carolina	9
	2	NC State	2
						1	East Carolina	13
						4	Quinnipiac	3

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[5]	23	23*	23*	17	12	5	4	3	4	8	14	19	16	16	14	16
Baseball America[6]	NR	NR	NR	23	21	6	5	4	4	9	16	21	17	13	13	18
Collegiate Baseball^[7]	22	22	10	5	2	1	1	1	2	11	14	20	20	25	14	15
NCBWA†[8]	30	29	29	20	18	10	6	5	5	11	15	21	19	18	15	19
D1Baseball[9]	NR	NR	NR	22	20	6	5	3	3	9	14	20	19	17	15	20

^ 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.

References

1. "Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
2. "2019 Baseball Standings". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
3. "2019 Baseball Roster". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
4. "2019 Baseball Schedule". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
5. Baseball Coaches Poll
6. Baseball America College: Top 25
7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
8. NCBWA Division I poll
9. Division 1 Baseball Rankings