American college baseball season
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
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 [ ]
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
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
–
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
–
–
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
–
–
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
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 [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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' [6]
18
18*
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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 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 [ ]
Stadium Rivalries Seasons College World Series appearances in italics