2020 NC State Wolfpack baseball team explained

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.^[1] On March 17, 2020, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced all spring sports would be cancelled for the remainder of the season.^[2]

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 .

Personnel

Coaching staff

2020 NC State Wolfpack coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at NC State	Alma Mater
	Head coach	24	NC State (1978)
Chris Hart	Associate Head Coach	15	Florida State (2003)
Clint Chrysler	Pitching Coach	2	Daytona State (2009)
Joey Holcomb	Assistant coach	1	Huntingdon (2006)

Schedule

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

! style="" | Regular Season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 14 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 4–0 || Swiney (1–0) || Stewart (0–1) || Klyman (1) || 2,702 || 1–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 15 || James Madison* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 9–6 || Highfill (1–0) || Ayer (0–1) || Klyman (2) || 2,659 || 2–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 16 || James Madison* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 11–2 || Feeney (1–0) || DeLauter (0–1) || None || 2,566 || 3–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 18 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–1 || Harrison (1–0) || Williams (0–1) || None || 2,280 || 4–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 22 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 8–2 || Swiney (2–0) || Hursey (0–1) || Nelson (1) || 2,347 || 5–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 22 || Tennessee Tech* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 10–3 || Highfill (2–0) || Adams (0–1) || None || 2,347 || 6–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 23 || Tennessee Tech* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 15–1 || Villaman (1–0) || Herberholz (0–1) || None || 2,560 || 7–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 25 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 11–0 || Willadsen (1–0) || Lawson (0–1) || None || 2,308 || 8–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 28 || vs. * || || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN || W 10–6 || Highfill (3–0) || Irvine (0–2) || None || || 9–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 29 || vs. Purdue* || || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN || W 6–0 || Swiney (3–0) || Brooks (2–1) || None || || 10–0 || –|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 1 || at Minnesota* || || U.S. Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN || W 11–7 || Harrison (2–0) || Ireland (0–1) || None || 1,436 || 11–0 || –|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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 || –|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 10 || * || No. 11 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 8–9 || Bruce (1–0) || Highfill (3–1) || None || 2,302 || 13–3 || 1–2|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 11 || * || No. 11 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 8–7 || Feeney (2–0) || Johnson (1–3) || None || 2,271 || 14–3 || 1–2|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 13 || || No. 11 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 14 || Boston College || No. 11 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 15 || Boston College || No. 11 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 18 || vs. South Carolina* || || BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 20 || || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 21 || Wake Forest || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 22 || Wake Forest || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 24 || vs. * || || BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 27 || at Florida State || || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 28 || at Florida State || || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| March 29 || at Florida State || || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL || canceled || || || || || – || –|-|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 1 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 3 || || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 4 || Duke || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 5 || Duke || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 7 || at * || || Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 10 || at || || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 11 || at Georgia Tech|| || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 12 || at Georgia Tech|| || Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 15 || at * || || Latham Park • Elon, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 17 || || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 18 || North Carolina || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 19 || North Carolina || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 21 || Elon* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 24 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 25 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 26 || at Clemson || || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| April 29 || Campbell* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|-|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 1 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 2 || Austin Peay* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 3 || Austin Peay* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 5 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 8 || at Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 9 || at Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 10 || at Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 12 || at UNC–Wilmington || || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 14 || || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 15 || Notre Dame || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 16 || Notre Dame || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|-|- ! style="" | Postseason|-|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb"| May 19–24 || vs TBD || || BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC || canceled || || || || || – || –|-|- | style="font-size:88%;" | All rankings from D1Baseball.|-| Source: ^[4]

Ranking movements

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2020 MLB draft

See main article: 2020 MLB draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Patrick Bailey	C	1	13	San Francisco Giants
Nick Swiney	LHP	Comp	67	San Francisco Giants

Notes and References

1. Web site: NC State Suspends Athletic Events Until Further Notice . gopack.com . NC State Athletics . 13 March 2020.
2. Web site: ACC Cancels All Athletic Activities Through End of 2019–20 Academic Year . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . 17 March 2020.
3. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. NC State Wolfpack. June 15, 2020.
4. Web site: 2020 Baseball Schedule. NC State Wolfpack. December 11, 2019.