The 2019 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 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 23rd season at NC State. 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 as the three seed for the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, winning group C, and were eliminated in the semi-finals by . They were invited to the Greenville Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament where they were eliminated by .
Previous season In 2018, the Wolfpack finished the season 2nd in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 42–18, 19–11 in conference play. They qualified for the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in pool play. They were invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they hosted the Raleigh Regional, where they lost in the regional final to .
Personnel
Roster 2019 NC State Wolfpack roster Pitchers 10 – David Harrison – Sophomore 14 – Joe Ingle – Senior 16 – Logan Whitaker – Freshman 19 – Dalton Feeney – Sophomore 20 – Austin Staley – Senior 22 – Alec Barger – Junior 23 – Hunter Christopher – Freshman 25 – Andrew Blake – Junior 26 – Michael Bienlien – Sophomore 27 – Jason Parker – Junior 29 – Reid Johnston – Sophomore 30 – Mathieu Gauthier – Junior 33 – Michael Bienlien – Junior 34 – Evan Justice – Sophomore 35 – Cameron Cotter – Sophomore 38 – Baker Nelson – Freshman 39 – Nolan Clenney – Senior 41 – Joe O'Donnell – Senior 43 – Connor Centala – Freshman 44 – Kent Klyman – Junior 45 – Josh Pike – Sophomore 46 – Nick Swiney – Sophomore 47 – Andrew Tillery – Freshman 40 – John Creel – Junior 51 – Canaan Silver – Sophomore Catchers 5 – Patrick Bailey – Sophomore 12 – Brad Debo – Junior 24 – Luca Tresh – Freshman
Infielders 3 – Devonte Brown – Sophomore 6 – Vojtech Mensik – Freshman 7 – David Vazquez– Sophomore 8 – Will Wilson – Junior 13 – Tyler McDonough – Freshman 15 – J.T. Jarrett – Sophomore 17 – Dillon Cooper – Junior 18 – Evan Edwards – Senior Outfielders 1 – Terrell Tatum - Sophomore 2 – Jonny Butler – Sophomore 11 – Lawson McArthur – Junior 32 – Marek Chlup – Freshman
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atNC State Alma mater Elliott Avent Head coach 23 North Carolina State University Chris Hart Associate head coach 14 Florida State University (2003) Clint Chrysler Pitching Coach 1 Daytona State College (2009) Austin Morgan Assistant Coach 2 College of Charleston (2010)
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Schedule Legend NC State win NC State loss PostponementBoldNC State team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
! style="background:#CC0000;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 15 || * || 22 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 8–2 || Parker (1–0) || Gottesman (0–1) || None || 2,763 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 16 || Bucknell* || 22 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 14–2 || Barger (1–0) || Grabek (0–1) || None || 2,306 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 17 || Bucknell* || 22 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 12–8 || Klyman (1–0) || Wincig (0–1) || Feeney (1) || 2,315 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 19 || at * || 22 || Latham Park • Elon, NC || W 5–0 || Justice (1–0) || Wetherbee (0–1) || None || 244 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 22 || vs * || 22 || TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC || W 3–2 (11) || Klyman (2–0) || Schultz (0–1) || None || 175 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 23 || vs * || 22 || Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC || W 5–0 || Johnston (1–0) || Tyranski (0–1) || None || 409 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 24 || at No. 10 Coastal Carolina* || 22 || Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC || W 7–6 || Klyman (3–0) || Kobos (1–1) || None || 2,277 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | February 27 || at * || 10 || Jim Perry Stadium • Buies Creek, NC || W 10–1 || Johnston (2–0) || Johnson (0–1) || None || 1,286 || 8–0 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 1 || * || 10 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 3–2 || Parker (2–0) || Fredrickson (0–1) || Feeney (2) || 2,018 || 9–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 2 || Minnesota* || 10 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 8–4 || Silver (1–0) || Thoresen (0–3) || None || 3,048 || 10–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 3 || Minnesota* || 10 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 5–4 || Bienlien (1–0) || Burchill (0–1) || None || 2,284 || 11–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 6 || at * || 5 || Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC || || Klyman (4–0) || Guglielmello (0–3) || None || 228 || 12–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 8 || || 5 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 4–3 || Bienlien (2–0) || Moore (1–1) || Klyman (1) || 2,167 || 13–0 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 9 || Pittsburgh || 5 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 21–3 || Blake (1–0) || Hammer (2–1) || None || 2,392 || 14–0 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 10 || Pittsburgh || 5 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–5 || Swiney (1–0) || Moore (1–2) || Feeney (3) || 2,558 || 15–0 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 12 || at * || 2 || BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC || W 6–5 || Klyman (5–0) || Herbert (0–1) || Feeney (4) || 4,324 || 16–0 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 13 || * || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 18–3 || Cotter (1–0) || Halligan (1–1) || None || 2,234 || 17–0 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 15 || No. 1 Florida State || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 16–0 || Parker (3–0) || Parrish (2–1) || None || 2,662 || 18–0 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 16 || No. 1 Florida State || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 9–8 || Feeney (1–0) || Grady (2–1) || None || 3,048 || 19–0 || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 17 || No. 1 Florida State || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 5–7 || Drohan (2–0) || Bienlien (2–1) || Flowers (3) || 3,048 || 19–1 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 19 || * || 1 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 11–1 || Clenney (1–0) || Watters (0–2) || None || 2,470 || 20–1 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 22 || at No. 29 Miami (FL) || 1 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || W 6–3 || Nelson (1–0) || McKendry (4–1) || Feeney (5) || 2,729 || 21–1 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 23 || at No. 29 Miami (FL) || 1 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || W 7–6 || Johnston (3–0) || McMahon (1–2) || Feeney (6) || 2,868 || 22–1 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 24 || at No. 29 Miami (FL) || 1 || Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL || W 6–4 || Bienlien (3–1) || Federman (0–2) || None || 2,589 || 23–1 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 26 || Elon* || 1 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 21–2 || Barger (2–0) || Daniels (2–1) || Gauthier (1) || 2,634 || 24–1 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 27 || at * || 1 || First National Bank Field • Greensboro, NC || W 12–3 || Cotter (2–0) || Foster (1–2) || None || 1,049 || 25–1 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | March 29 || Virginia || 1 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 3–4 || Abbott (2–1) || Parker (3–1) || Whitten (4) || 3,048 || 25–2 || 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 30 || Virginia || 1 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 3–0 || Johnston (4–0) || Murdock (1–2) || None || 3,048 || 26–2 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | March 31 || Virginia || 1 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 8–7 || Swiney (2–0) || Harrington (1–1) || Cotter (1) || 3,048 || 27–2 || 10–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 2 || vs South Carolina* || 1 || BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC || L 8–10 || Sweatt (2–2) || Cotter (2–1) || None || 4,090 || 27–3 || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 5 || at || 1 || Harrington Athletics Village • Chestnut Hill, MA || W 6–5 || Justice (2–0) || Walsh (0–3) || Silver (1) || 240 || 28–3 || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 6 || at Boston College || 1 || Harrington Athletics Village • Chestnut Hill, MA || W 16–4 || Johnston (5–0) || Mancini (2–5) || None || 563 || 29–3 || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 7 || at Boston College || 1 || Harrington Athletics Village • Chestnut Hill, MA || L 1–3 || Lane (2–1) || Cotter (2–2) || None || 525 || 29–4 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 11 || Coastal Carolina* || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 6–7 || Damron (2–0) || Klyman (5–1) || Eardensohn (1) || 3,048 || 29–5 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 13 || No. 20 Louisville || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 10–14 || Detmers (6–2) || Parkers (3–2) || McAvene (4) || 2,695 || 29–6 || 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 13 || No. 20 Louisville || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 2–14 || Bennett (5–2) || Johnston (5–1) || Perkins (1) || 2,695 || 29–7 || 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 14 || No. 20 Louisville || 2 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 3–6 || Miller (2–0) || Silver (1–1) || None || 2,822 || 29–8 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 16 || at * || 11 || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || W 14–7 || Cotter (3–2) || Herring (0–5) || None || 2,548 || 30–8 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 18 || at || 11 || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC || L 3–7 || Peluse (3–5) || Feeney (1–1) || None || 1,534 || 30–9 || 12–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 20 || at Wake Forest || 11 || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC || W 4–3 || Swiney (3–0) || Shuster (4–2) || None || 1,707 || 31–9 || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 20 || at Wake Forest || 11 || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC || L 8–9 || Witt (1–1) || Cotter (3–3) || Fleming (6) || 1,707 || 31–10 || 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 23 || * || 14 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 10–6 || Swiney (4–0) || Cole (2–4) || None || 2,669 || 32–10 || 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 26 || at || 14 || Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN || L 4–5 || Belcik (1–3) || Harrison (0–1) || Vail (4) || 450 || 32–11 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 27 || at Notre Dame || 14 || Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN || W 4–2 || Justice (3–0) || Junker (2–2) || Swiney (1) || 150 || 33–11 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | April 28 || at Notre Dame || 14 || Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN || L 1–4 || Brown (3–5) || Silver (1–2) || Vail (5) || 250 || 33–12 || 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | April 30 || UNC–Wilmington* || 20 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 11–3 || Cotter (4–3) || Haire (0–1) || None || 2,870 || 34–12 || 14–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 3 || * || 20 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–3 || Parker (4–2) || Ridgely (3–3) || Klyman (2) || 2,784 || 35–12 || 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 4 || Radford* || 20 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 9–3 || Justice (4–0) || Nardi (3–3) || Cotter (2) || 2,776 || 36–12 || 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 5 || Radford* || 20 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–3 || Swiney (5–0) || Gerber (1–2) || Feeney (7) || 2,414 || 37–12 || 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | May 7 || Campbell* || 20 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 3–5 || Westlake (3–2) || Barger (2–1) || Messer (3) || 2,613 || 37–13 || 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | May 10 || Clemson || 20 || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–1 || Swiney (6–0) || Clark (7–2) || None || 3,048 || 38–13 || 15–10