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

	Conf				Overall
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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
Bold	NC State team member

2015 NC State Wolfpack Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
February 13	Villanova	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	14–5	Wilder (1–0)	Harris (0–1)		773	1–0	–
February 14	Davidson	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	8–3	Mendoza (1–0)	Bain (0–1)		1,223	2–0	–
February 15	Appalachian State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	Cancelled
February 17	UNC Wilmington	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	Cancelled
February 20	vs. Albany	TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC	Postponed Rescheduled for February 21
February 21	vs. Albany	TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC	6–9	Ryan (1–0)	Wilder (1–1)	DeCelle (1)	247	2–1	–
February 21	vs. FIU	TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC	3–1	Brown (1–0)	Mourelle (1–1)	DeJuneas (1)	82	3–1	–
February 22	at Coastal Carolina	Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	3–12	Hopeck (1–0)	Mendoza (1–1)		1,454	3–2	–
February 24	North Carolina A&T	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	Postponed Rescheduled for February 25
February 25	North Carolina A&T	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	9–1	Stone (1–0)	Miranda (0–1)		225	4–2	–
February 27	vs. Charlotte	Grayson Stadium • Savannah, GA	0–1	Geoghegan (1–0)	Wilder (1–2)	Sherer (2)	26	4–3	–
February 28	vs. UNC Greensboro	Grayson Stadium • Savannah, GA	4–2	Brown (2–0)	James (0–2)	Olczak (1)	41	5–3	–

March

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
March 1	vs. UNC Greensboro	Grayson Stadium • Savannah, GA	Cancelled
March 1	vs. Charlotte	Grayson Stadium • Savannah, GA	Cancelled
March 3	East Carolina	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	7–0	Britt (1–0)	Boyd (1–2)		456	6–3	–
March 4	Appalachian State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	6–4	DeJuneas (1–0)	DeVrieze (1–2)		971	7–3	–
March 6	Clemson	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	4–6	Crownover (3–0)	Wilder (1–3)	Moyer (2)	496	7–4	0–1
March 7	Clemson	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	8–3	Britt (2–0)	Erwin (1–2)		1,508	8–4	1–1
March 8	Clemson	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	14–6	Piedmonte (1–0)	Koerner (2–2)		1,745	9–4	2–1
March 11	at #29 Florida Atlantic	FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	9–5	Olczak (1–0)	Monkman (3–1)		607	10–4	–
March 13	at #25 Miami (FL)	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	2–3 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Garcia (2–1)	DeJuneas (1–1)		2,420	10–5	2–2
March 14	at #25 Miami (FL)	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	2–9	Sosa (3–1)	Brown (2–1)		2,836	10–6	2–3
March 15	at #25 Miami (FL)	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	0–6	Suarez (1–0)	Piedmonte (2–1)		2,502	10–7	2–4
March 17	at UNC Greensboro	UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	3–7	Wantz (3–0)	Williamson (0–1)		977	10–8	–
March 18	UNC Greensboro	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	8–3	O'Donnel (1–0)	Dulaney (0–2)		1,014	11–8	–
March 20	at Boston College	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	1–3	Burke (1–3)	Wilder (1–4)	Dunn (1)	214	11–9	2–5
March 21	at Boston College	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	9–4 ⁽¹⁵⁾	O'Donnel (2–0)	Poore (0–2)		267	12–9	3–5
March 22	at Boston College	Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA	Cancelled
March 24	Elon	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	14–0	Williamson (1–1)	Stalzer (1–4)		884	13–9	–
March 25	North Carolina A&T	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	16–5	Orwig (1–0)	Garrett (0–1)		982	14–9	–
March 27	Pittsburgh	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	14–5	Wilder (2–4)	Zeuch (2–3)	Braband (1)	431	15–9	4–5
March 28	Pittsburgh	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	7–1	Brown (3–1)	Sandefur (1–3)	DeJuneas (2)	923	16–9	5–5
March 29	Pittsburgh	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	9–2	O'Donnel (3–0)	Berube (0–3)		1,134	17–9	6–5
March 31	vs. Charlotte	BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC	10–6	Williamson (2–1)	Horkey (1–2)	DeJuneas (3)	8,147	18–9	–

April

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	ACC Record
April 2	#8 Florida State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	2–3	Byrd (4–0)	O'Donnel (3–1)	Strode (9)	1,528	18–10	6–6
April 3	#8 Florida State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	0–1	Carlton (2–1)	Brown (3–2)	Strode (10)	2,201	18–11	6–7
April 4	#8 Florida State	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC	11–7	O'Donnel (4–1)	Johnson (3–2)	Gilbert (1)	1,838	19–11	7–7
April 7	at Elon	Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC	5–7	McGillicuddy (1–2)	Gilbert (0–1)		525	19–12	–
April 8	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	Cancelled
April 10	at North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	1–2	Gallen (2–2)	O'Donnel (4–2)		3,942	19–13	7–8
April 11	at North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	2–3 ⁽¹⁰⁾	Kelley (3–1)	DeJuneas (1–2)		4,142	19–14	7–9
April 12	at North Carolina	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	6–3	Williamson (3–1)	Thornton (1–4)	Gilbert (2)	3,835	20–14	8–9
April 15	Charlotte	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
April 17	at Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 18	at Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 19	at Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
April 21	at East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC
April 24	Virginia	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
April 25	Virginia	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
April 26	Virginia	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium
May 1	Longwood	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 2	Longwood	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 3	Longwood	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 5	Campbell	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 8	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston Salem, NC
May 9	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
May 10	at Wake Forest	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
May 14	Louisville	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 15	Louisville	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC
May 16	Louisville	Doak Field • Raleigh, NC

Post-Season

ACC Tournament

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Tourn. Record
	May 19	TBD		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

Awards and honors

Andrew Knizner

Perfect Game USA Pre-season First Team All-American^[6]

References

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

NC State Wolfpack baseball

Stadium	Doak Field

Head coaches	C. D. Welch (1903–1904) M. J. Kittredge (1905–1906) Unknown (1907) Frank Thompson (1908–1911) Edward L. Greene (1912) Fred Anderson (1913) Harry Hartsell (1917–1918) Tal Stafford (1919) Bill Fetzer (1920) Harry Hartsell (1921–1923) Charles Doak (1924–1939) Williams Newton (1940–1944) Beattie Feathers (1945) Vic Sorrell (1946–1966) Sammy Esposito (1967–1987) Ray Tanner (1988–1996) Elliott Avent (1997– )

College World Series	1968 2013

NCAA Tournaments	1968 1973 1974 1975 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013

Conference Championships	1968 1975 1981 1986

Conference Tournament Championships	1972 1974 1975 1992

Seasons	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference affiliations	Southern Conference (1921–1953) Atlantic Coast Conference (1953– )