Draft:2024 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

2024 NC State Wolfpack baseball
2024 NC State Wolfpack baseball
NCAA Raliegh Regional champion; Athens Super Regional champion
College World Series
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
CB	No. 11
Record	38–21 (18–11 ACC)
Head coach	Elliott Avent (28th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Hart (20th season); Bo Robinson (1st season);
Pitching coach	Clint Chrysler (7th season)
Home stadium	Doak Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 9 Clemson ^x‍‍‍^y	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 ^x‍‍‍^y	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

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

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

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

Raleigh Regional

Athens Super Regional

College World Series

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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'^[3]	16	16*	18	15	14		22	20			23	20	21	18	14	15	8
Baseball America^[4]	22	19	18	17	16		25	21		22	17	13	13	9	7	7	7
NCBWA†^[5]	18	17	19	15	12		25	19			24	22	22	21	14	15	10	8
D1Baseball^[6]	13	13	14	14	13		22	19			21	20	23	17	12	11	6
Perfect Game^[7]	19	20	21	20	20			21			25	25	25	22	11	9	7

† 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

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

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

[1] "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[roster-2] "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

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Stadium	Riddick Stadium (1903–1965) Doak Field (1966–present)
Rivalries	East Carolina North Carolina
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College World Series appearances in italics