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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
^ 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
References
Stadium Rivalries Seasons College World Series appearances in italics