Draft:2024 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

2024 NC State Wolfpack baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
CBNo. 11
Record38–21 (18–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Hart (20th season)
  • Bo Robinson (1st season)
Pitching coachClint Chrysler (7th season)
Home stadiumDoak Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 9 Clemson x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 16   .733
No. 6 NC State  ‍‍‍y 18 11   .621 38 23   .623
No. 4 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 17 12   .586 49 17   .742
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 32 24   .571
No. 19 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 38 22   .633
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 27 25   .519
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 22 31   .415
Coastal
No. 5 North Carolina x‍‍‍y 22 8   .733 48 16   .750
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 46 17   .730
No. 24 Duke  ‍‍y 16 14   .533 40 20   .667
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 33 25   .569
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 32 22   .593
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 26 30   .464
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 26 28   .481
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 26, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2024 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, who is in his 28th season at NC State.

Previous season

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The Wolfpack finished 36–21, 13–16 in the ACC to finish in fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to play in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they would be placed in the Gainesville Super Regional.They would defeat Campbell 5–1 and then lose to South Carolina 3–6. Their season ended following a loss in a rematch with Campbell by a score of 1–11.

Roster

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2024 NC State Wolfpack roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 8 – Christopher Zupito – Freshman
  • 10 – Chance Mako – Freshman
  • 11 – Garrett Payne –   Junior
  • 19 – Heath Andrews – Freshman
  • 20 – Ryan Marohn – Freshman
  • 23 – Matt Willadsen – Senior
  • 24 – Carson Kelly – Junior
  • 25 – Derrick Smith – Sophomore
  • 27 – Win Scott – Junior
  • 28 – Cooper Consiglio – Freshman
  • 29 – Logan Whitaker –   Senior
  • 31 – Shane Van Dam – Sophomore
  • 34 – P.J. Labriola – Senior
  • 40 – Jacob Halford – Junior
  • 41 – Jacob Dudan – Freshman
  • 42 – Jacob Dienes –   Sophomore
  • 43 – John Miralia – Senior
  • 45 – Hollis Fanning – Senior
  • 51 – Dominic Fritton – Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 13 – Alex Sosa – Freshman
  • 14 – Jacob Cozart – Junior

Infielders

  • 0 – Luke Nixon – Freshman
  • 3 – Brandon Butterworth – Junior
  • 6 – Matt Heavner – Sophomore
  • 7 – Peyton Young – Freshman
  • 30 – Robert Nerdy – Freshman
  • 33 – Garrett Pennington – Graduate
  • 99 – Alec Makarewicz – Graduate
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – Noah Soles – Senior
  • 12 – Chase Nixon – Junior

Utility

  • 1 – Carson Falsken (INF/OF) –   Junior
  • 15 – Drew Lanphere (C/INF) –   Freshman
  • 16 – Eli Serrano III (INF/OF) – Sophomore
  • 17 – Sam Highfill (RHP/INF) – Graduate
  • 18 – Jaxon Lucas (RHP/INF) – Freshman
  • 22 – Josh Hogue (OF/INF) – Sophomore
  • 36 – Camden Wimbish (RHP/C) – Freshman
  • 47 – Jake Bechtel (OF/RHP) – Freshman
  • 48 – Andrew Shaffner (RHP/UT) – Sophomore
 

Coaching staff

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2024 nc state wolfpack coaching staff[2]
Name Position Seasons at
NC State
Alma Mater
Elliott Avent Head coach 28 NC State (1978)
Chris Hart Associate head coach 20 Florida State (2003)
Clint Chrysler Pitching Coach 7 Daytona State (2009)
Bo Robinson Assistant Coach 1 Charlotte (2010)

Schedule

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Raleigh Regional

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Athens Super Regional

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College World Series

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2024 College World Series Teams
(4) North Carolina Tar Heels (12) Virginia Cavaliers (1) Tennessee Volunteers (8) Florida State Seminoles (2) Kentucky Wildcats (10) NC State Wolfpack (3) Texas A&M Aggies Florida Gators
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
4 North Carolina 3
12 Virginia 2
4 North Carolina 1
1 Tennessee 6
1 Tennessee 12
8 Florida State 11
1 Tennessee 7
Bracket 1
8 Florida State 2
12 Virginia 3
8 Florida State 7
8 Florida State 9
4 North Carolina 5
1 Tennessee 5 4 6
3 Texas A&M 9 1 5
2 Kentucky 510
10 NC State 4
2 Kentucky 1
3 Texas A&M 5
3 Texas A&M 3
Florida 2
3 Texas A&M 6
Bracket 2
Florida 0
10 NC State 4
Florida 5
Florida 15
2 Kentucky 4
College World Series First Round
(10) NC State Wolfpack vs. (2) Kentucky Wildcats
June 15, 2024 2:00 pm (EDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
(10) NC State 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 10 1
(2) Kentucky 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 0
WP: Johnny Hummel (4–0)   LP: Derrick Smith (3–2)   Sv: None
Home runs:
NCSU: Alec Makarewicz
UK: Mitchell Daly; Ryan Nicholson; Nolan McCarthy
Attendance: 24,488
College World Series Elimination Game
Florida Gators vs. (10) NC State Wolfpack
June 17, 2024 1:00 pm (EDT) at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 1
(10) NC State 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
WP: Cade Fisher (4–3)   LP: Dominic Fritton (3–7)   Sv: Brandon Neely (5)
Home runs:
FLA: Jac Caglianone; Tyler Shelnut
NCSU: Alec Makarewicz
Attendance: 23,578

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'[3]1616*18151422202320211814158
Baseball America[4]22191817162521221713139777
NCBWA[5]18171915122519242222211415108
D1Baseball[6]131314141322192120231712116
Perfect Game[7]192021202021252525221197

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.

2024 MLB draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jacob Cozart C 2 48 Cleveland Guardians
Eli Serrano III INF/OF 4 111 New York Mets
Brandon Butterworth INF 12 360 San Diego Padres
Logan Whitaker RHP 19 578 Minnesota Twins
Alex Makarewicz INF UDFA UDFA Chicago White Sox
Garrett Pennington INF UDFA UDFA Detroit Tigers

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". NC State Wolfpack. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  3. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  6. ^ D1 Baseball
  7. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings