2018 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

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2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 17 Clemson  x‍‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			47	–	16		.746
No. 22 NC State ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			42	–	18		.700
No. 23 Louisville ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			45	–	19		.703
Florida State ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	13		.552			43	–	19		.694
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			25	–	32		.439
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			24	–	30		.444
Boston College  ‍‍‍	7	–	22		.241			17	–	32		.347
Coastal
No. 3 North Carolina x‍‍‍y	22	–	8		.733			44	–	18		.710
No. 11 Duke ‍‍‍y	18	–	11		.621			45	–	18		.714
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	16	–	13		.552			28	–	26		.519
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			31	–	27		.534
Virginia  ‍‍‍	12	–	17		.414			29	–	25		.537
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			29	–	26		.527
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			21	–	33		.389
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 17, 2018 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018 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 22nd season at NC State. 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 host the Raleigh Regional in the 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. They lost in the regional final to Auburn.

Previous Season

In 2017, the Wolfpack finished the season 4th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 36–25, 16–14 in conference play. They qualified for the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They were invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they participated in the Lexington Regional, where they lost in the regional final to host Kentucky.

Personnel

Roster

2018 NC State Wolfpack roster
	Pitchers 10 – David Harrison – Freshman 19 – Dalton Feeney – Sophomore 20 – Austin Staley – Junior 26 – Michael Bienlien – Sophomore 27 – James Vaughan – Freshman 28 – James Ferguson – Freshman 29 – Reid Johnston – Freshman 30 – Mathieu Gauthier – Sophomore 33 – Johnny Piedmonte – Graduate 34 – Evan Justice – Freshman 35 – Cameron Cotter – Freshman 38 – Brian Brown – Senior 39 – Nolan Clenney – Junior 41 – Joe O'Donnell – Senior 43 – Connor Centala – Freshman 44 – Kent Klyman – Sophomore 45 – Josh Pike – Freshman 46 – Nick Swiney – Freshman 47 – Cole Hooper – Freshman 51 – Josh Jimenez – Junior		Catchers 5 – Patrick Bailey – Freshman 12 – Brad Debo – Sophomore 23 – Jack Conley – Junior 24 – Brady Gulakowski – Freshman Infielders 2 – David Vazquez – Freshman 3 – Devonte Brown – Freshman 7 – Stephen Pitarra – Senior 8 – Will Wilson – Sophomore 16 – Shane Shepard – Senior 17 – Dillon Cooper – Sophomore 18 – Evan Edwards – Junior 32 – Steven Oakley – Sophomore 42 – J.T. Jarrett – Freshman		Outfielders 1 – Terrell Tatum- Freshman 6 – Brett Kinneman – Junior 11 – Lawson McArthur – Sophomore 13 – Brock Deatherage – Senior 15 – Josh McLain – Senior 31 – Hunter Baker – Freshman

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at NC State	Alma Mater
Elliott Avent	Head Coach	22	North Carolina State University
Chris Hart	Associate Head Coach	13	Florida State University (2003)
Scott Foxhall	Pitching Coach	4	College of Charleston (1994)
Austin Morgan	Assistant Coach	1	College of Charleston (2010)

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Schedule

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

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Source:

Ranking movements

See also: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'	25	25*	25	22	20	10	9	7	6	4	3	10	5	4	9	14
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	23	10	10	6	2	2	2	7	7	7	10	15
Collegiate Baseball^	23	24	16	17	19	8	6	4	2	2	3	7	7	7	8	9	22	22
NCBWA†	28	29	26	23	23	13	10	7	6	5	4	10	5	4	9	11	21

^ 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.