2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

The 2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2015 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, in his 19th season at NC State.

2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2015 record36–23 (15–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hart (9th season)
  • Scott Foxhall (1st season)
Home stadiumDoak Field
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville  xy 255 .833  4718 .723
No. 26 Notre Dame  y 1713 .567  3723 .617
No. 12 Florida State  y 1713 .567  4421 .677
Clemson  y 1613 .552  3229 .525
NC State  y 1514 .517  3623 .610
Wake Forest   1218 .400  2726 .509
Boston College   1019 .345  2727 .500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL)  xy 228 .733  5016 .758
No. 1 Virginia  y 1515 .500  4424 .647
North Carolina   1316 .448  3424 .586
Virginia Tech   1316 .448  2727 .500
Georgia Tech   1317 .433  3223 .582
Duke   1019 .345  3122 .585
Pittsburgh   921 .300  2032 .385
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

NamePositionSeasons at
NC State
Alma Mater
Elliott AventHead Coach19North Carolina State University
Chris HartAssistant Coach9Florida State University (2003)
Scott FoxhallAssistant Coach1College 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
  • Perfect Game USA Pre-season First Team All-American[6]
  • 2015 All-ACC Baseball Second Team[7]
Preston Palmeiro
  • 2015 All-ACC Baseball Second Team[7]
Jake Fincher
  • 2015 All-ACC Baseball Second Team[7]
Logan Ratledge
  • 2015 All-ACC Baseball Third Team[7]
Brian Brown
  • 2015 ACC Baseball All-Freshman Team[7]

References

  1. "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". NC State Wolfpack. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. "#Pack9 Pounds Nova, 14-5". gopack.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. 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. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  6. "Preseason College All-Americans". Perfect Game USA. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  7. "2015 ACC Baseball Honors: Cards Dominate Lists". Retrieved 2015-06-02.
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