2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2015 record 20–14 (8–9 ACC)
Head coach Elliott Avent (19th year)
Assistant coach Chris Hart (9th year)
Assistant coach Scott Foxhall (1st year)
Home stadium Doak Field
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Atlantic
#4 Louisville 16 2   .889     27 9   .750
#9 Florida State 11 7   .611     27 12   .692
#25 Notre Dame 9 9   .500     24 11   .686
Wake Forest 9 9   .500     22 16   .579
Clemson 9 9   .500     20 18   .526
NC State 8 9   .471     20 14   .588
Boston College 6 11   .353     18 18   .500
Coastal
#6 Miami (FL) 14 4   .778     29 9   .763
#24 Georgia Tech 9 9   .500     24 12   .667
North Carolina 9 9   .500     23 14   .622
Virginia 7 11   .389     22 14   .611
Virginia Tech 7 11   .389     18 20   .474
Pittsburgh 6 12   .333     14 21   .400
Duke 5 13   .278     22 15   .595
Tournament champion
As of April 16, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolfpack play their home games at Doak Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Elliott Avent, in his 19th season at NC State.

Previous Season

In 2014, the Wolfpack finished the season 5th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 32–23, 13–17 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, and were eliminated in the play-in round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 NC State Wolfpack roster
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Ryan Williamson - Sophomore
  • 17 - Jon Olczak - Junior
  • 20 - Austin Staley - Freshman
  • 25 - Karl Keglovits - Junior
  • 26 - Brad Stone - Junior
  • 27 - Chris Williams - Junior
  • 29 - Logan Beehler - Freshman
  • 33 - Johnny Piedmonte - Sophomore
  • 34 - Cody Beckman - Sophomore
  • 35 - Cory Wilder - Sophomore
  • 37 - Brian Brown - Freshman
  • 38 - Evan Mendoza - Freshman
  • 39 - Travis Orwig - Junior
  • 41 - Joe O'Donnell - Sophomore
  • 46 - Jordan Bissette - Freshman
  • 47 - Brian Donovan - Junior
  • 50 - Curt Britt - Junior
  • 51 - Will Gilbert - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 14 - Harris Yett - Freshman
  • 24 - Chance Shepard - Junior
  • 31 - Luke Voiron - Junior
  • 32 - Scott Manea - Freshman

Infielders

  • 5 - Joel McKeithan - Senior
  • 6 - Logan Ratledge - Senior
  • 7 - Nick Owens - Freshman
  • 8 - Ryne Willard - Junior
  • 10 - Joe Dunard - Freshman
  • 11 - Andrew Knizner - Sophomore
  • 16 - Shane Shepard - Freshman
  • 19 - Stephen Pitarra - Freshman
  • 23 - Jake Armstrong - Senior
  • 28 - Josh McLain - Freshman
  • 42 - Tommy DeJuneas - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Storm Edwards - Freshman
  • 2 - Bubby Riley - Senior
  • 13 - Brock Deatherage - Freshman
  • 15 - Garrett Suggs - Sophomore
  • 30 - Jake Fincher - Senior
 

Coaching Staff

Name Position Seasons at
NC State
Alma Mater
Elliott Avent Head Coach 19 North Carolina State University
Chris Hart Assistant Coach 9 Florida State University (2003)
Scott Foxhall Assistant Coach 1 College of Charleston (1994)

Source: [2]

Season

February

The Wolfpack opened the season on February 13 with a game against Villanova, as part of a three-day tournament at home at Doak Field. However, the games on February 15 were cancelled due to impending weather, including NC State's game with Appalachian State. Against Villanova, the Wolfpack jumped out to a 10–0 lead after two innings, 13–0 lead after six, and eventually went on to win by a score of 14–5.[3] In the second game of the weekend, the Wolfpack faced Davidson. Preston Palmiero went 5-for-5 from the plate and the Wolfpack defeated the Wildcats, 8–3.[4] The Wolfpack had a game scheduled for February 17 against UNC Wilmington, but it was cancelled due to impending weather.[5]

Schedule

Legend
 NC State win
 NC State loss
 Postponement
BoldNC State team member
2015 NC State Wolfpack Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Awards and honors

Andrew Knizner

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. "#Pack9 Pounds Nova, 14-5". gopack.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. "BSB: Palmeiro goes 5-5, Pack pummels Davidson". wralsportsfan.com. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  5. "Tuesday Cancelled, Efforts to Reschedule Ongoingn". gopack.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  6. "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.