The 2021 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021 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, who was in his 25th season at NC State.
Previous season On March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NC State and the ACC announced the season was suspended. On March 17, 2020, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced all spring sports would be cancelled for the remainder of the season.
Personnel
Roster 2021 NC State Wolfpack roster Pitchers 10 - David Harrison – Junior 18 - Andrew Tillery – Sophomore 19 - Dalton Feeney – Junior 22 - Baker Nelson – Sophomore 25 - Austin Pace – Freshman 28 - Tristan Sipple – Freshman 29 - Reid Johnston – Junior 34 - Evan Justice – Junior 35 - Cameron Cotter – Sophomore 36 - Garrett Payne – Freshman 37 - Logan Bender – Junior 41 - Cameron Arnold – Freshman 43 - John Miralia – Freshman 44 - Kent Klyman – Senior 48 - Trey Cooper – Freshman 51 - Canaan Silver – Junior Catchers 5 - Bryce Behmer – Freshman
Infielders 6 - Vojtech Mensik – Sophomore 8 - Jose Torres – Freshman 11 - Eddie Eisert – Freshman 15 - J.T. Jarrett – Junior 20 - DeAngelo Giles – Freshman Outfielders 1 - Terrell Tatum – Junior 2 - Noah Soles – Freshman 14 - Jonny Butler – Junior 27 - Trey Truitt – Freshman 31 - Thayer Thomas – Sophomore
Utility 3 - Devonte Brown (INF/OF) – Junior 7 - Danny Carnazzo (C/INF) – Junior 12 - Austin Murr (INF/OF) – Junior 13 - Tyler McDonough (INF/OF) – Sophomore 16 - Chris Villaman (P/INF) – Freshman 17 - Sam Highfill (P/INF) – Freshman 23 - Matt Willadsen (P/INF) – Freshman 24 - Luca Tresh (C/OF) – Sophomore 32 - Coby Ingle (RHP/OF) – Freshman 45 - Cooper King (RHP/INF) – Freshman 46 - Connor Monroe (RHP/INF) – Freshman
Coaching staff 2021 nc state wolfpack coaching staff Name Position Seasons atNC State Alma mater Elliott Avent Head coach 25 NC State (1978) Chris Hart Associate head coach 16 Florida State (2003) Clint Chrysler Pitching Coach 3 Daytona State (2009) Joey Holcomb Assistant Coach 2 Huntingdon (2006)
Schedule Legend NC State win NC State loss PostponementBoldNC State team member * Non-Conference game † Make-Up Game
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|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 19 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 20 || VMI* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || – |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | February 21 || VMI* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || – || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 21 || Davidson* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 13–3 || Johnston (1–0) || Fenton (0–1) || None || 198 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 21 || Davidson* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–4 || Klyman (2–0) || Flynn (0–1) || None || 198 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 23 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 13–16 || Stephens (1–0) || Klyman (1–1) || Robinson (2) || 198 || 2–1 || – |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 26 || No. 15 Georgia Tech || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 2–9 || Hurter (1–0) || Justice (0–1) || None || 198 || 2–2 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 27 || No. 15 Georgia Tech || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 3–8 || Smith (1–0) || Klyman (1–2) || Finley (1) || 198 || 2–3 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 28 || No. 15 Georgia Tech || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 4–8 || King (1–0) || Villaman (0–1) || None || 327 || 2–4 || 0–3
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || Campbell* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 14–6 || Willadsen (1–0) || Boxrucker (0–1) || None || 294 || 3–4 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || No. 9 Miami || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 11–5 || Justice (1–1) || Garland (0–1) || Johnston (1) || 346 || 4–4 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 6 || No. 9 Miami || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 4–6 || Arguelles (2–0) || Silver (0–1) || Palmquist (3) || 361 || 4–5 || 1–4 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 7 || No. 9 Miami || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 4–6 || Arguelles (3–0) || Villaman (0–2) || Palmquist (4) || 393 || 4–6 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 12 || at Duke || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || canceled || || || || || 4–6 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 13 || at Duke || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || canceled || || || || || 4–6 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 14 || at Duke || || Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC || canceled || || || || || 4–6 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | March 16 || at Coastal Carolina* || || Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC || canceled || || || || || 4–6 || 1–5 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 19 || No. 8 || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 1–13 || Kirian (4–0) || Justice (1–2) || None || 346 || 4–7 || 1–6 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 20 || No. 8 Louisville || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 3–6 || Albanese (3–0) || Highfill (0–1) || Corbett (3) || 353 || 4–8 || 1–7 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 21 || No. 8 Louisville || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 3–8 || Elliott (2–1) || Feeney (0–1) || None || 304 || 4–9 || 1–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 23 || at * || || Brooks Stadium • Wilmington, NC || W 5–3 || King (1–0) || Cota (0–1) || Villaman (1) || 492 || 5–9 || 1–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 26 || at No. 24 North Carolina || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 9–2 || Johnston (1–0) || Love (4–1) || None || 850 || 6–9 || 2–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 27 || at No. 24 North Carolina || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 6–1 || Highfill (0–1) || Alba (2–2) || None || 850 || 7–9 || 3–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || at No. 24 North Carolina || || Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC || W 8–3 || Willadsen (1–0) || Sandy (1–1) || None || 850 || 8–9 || 4–8 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 30 || at UNC-Greensboro* || || UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC || W 3–0 || Villaman (1–2) || King (0–3) || None || 311 || 9–9 || 4–8
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 2 || Clemson || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 6–10 || Clayton (4–0) || Johnston (2–1) || None || 362 || 9–10 || 4–9 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 3 || Clemson || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 3–9 || Askew (1–0) || Highfill (1–2) || Gilbert (3) || 422 || 9–11 || 4–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || Clemson || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 9–5 || Justice (2–2) || Gilbert (1–2) || None || 360 || 10–11 || 5–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 6 || Appalachian State* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 13–2 || Villaman (2–2) || Martinez (3–4) || None || 365 || 11–11 || 5–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 9 || at Boston College || || Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA || W 20–5 || Johnston (3–1) || Mason (3–4) || None || 150 || 12–11 || 6–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || at Boston College|| || Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA || W 5–4 || Highfill (2–2) || Walsh (1–3) || Justice (1) || 150 || 13–11 || 7–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 11 || at Boston College|| || Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Brighton, MA || W 7–0 || Willadsen (3–0) || Stiegler (1–2) || None || 150 || 14–11 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 14 || * || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 10–4 || Villaman (3–2) || Meachem (0–6) || None || 332 || 15–11 || 8–10 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 16 || No. 10 Notre Dame || || Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN || L 2–3 || Kohlhepp (4–1) || Johnston (3–2) || None || 279 || 15–12 || 8–11 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 17 || No. 10 Notre Dame || || Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN || W 5–2 || Highfill (3–2) || Bertrand (3–1) || Justice (2) || 237 || 16–12 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 18 || No. 10 Notre Dame || || Frank Eck Stadium • South Bend, IN || L 2–11 || Kohlhepp (5–1) || Willadsen (3–1) || Sheridan (3) || 188 || 16–13 || 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || No. 22 Virginia Tech || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 3–1 || Highfill (4–2) || Alford (1–3) || Justice (3) || 395 || 17–13 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 24 || No. 22 Virginia Tech || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 11–3 || Johnston (4–2) || Simonelli (4–1) || None || 380 || 18–13 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 25 || No. 22 Virginia Tech || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 7–6 || Justice (3–2) || Heard (3–3) || None || 481 || 19–13 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 27 || at Appalachian State* || || Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC || W 7–3 || Villaman (4–2) || Tujetsch (0–3) || None || 220 || 20–13 || 12–12 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 30 || at Wake Forest || || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC || W 13–7 || Feeney (1–1) || Oxford (0–1) || Justice (4) || 707 || 21–13 || 13–12
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 1 || at Wake Forest || || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC || L 11–14 || Lowder (2–2) || Willadsen (3–2) || Adler (6) || 685 || 21–14 || 13–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 2 || at Wake Forest || || David F. Couch Ballpark • Winston-Salem, NC || W 15–8 || Johnston (5–2) || Fleming (2–6) || None || 621 || 22–14 || 14–13 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | May 4 || Elon* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || canceled || || || || || 22–14 || 14–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || UNC-Wilmington* || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 9–1 || Villaman (5–2) || Holjes (0–2) || None || 427 || 23–14 || 14–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 14 || at No. 16 Pittsburgh || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA || W 3–2 || Johnston (6–2) || McKennitt (1–1) || Justice (5) || 210 || 24–14 || 15–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 15 || at No. 16 Pittsburgh || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA || W 9–7 || Tillery (1–0) || Hansen (1–4) || Justice (6) || 210 || 25–14 || 16–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 16 || at No. 16 Pittsburgh || || Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA || W 10–3 || Willadsen (4–2) || Corcoran (0–2) || None || 210 || 26–14 || 17–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 20 || No. 16 Florida State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–4 || Justice (4–2) || Perdue (1–2) || None || 1700 || 27–14 || 18–13 |- bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 21 || No. 16 Florida State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || W 6–4 || Highfill (5–2) || Crowell (1–3) || Justice (7) || 1700 || 28–14 || 19–13 |- bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 22 || No. 16 Florida State || || Doak Field • Raleigh, NC || L 11–15 || Kwiatkowski (2–2) || Silver (0–2) || None || 1700 || 28–15 || 19–14
! style="" | Postseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 27 || vs (10) Pittsburgh || || Truist Field • Charlotte, NC || W 3–2 || Johnston (7–2) || Gilbertson (6–5) || Justice (8) || 3,987 || 29–15 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 28 || vs (6) North Carolina || || Truist Field • Charlotte, NC || L 6–9 || Love (8–4) || Tillery (1–1) || O'Brien (3) || 7,291 || 29–16 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 29 || vs (2) Georgia Tech || || Truist Field • Charlotte, NC || W 8–1 || Highfill (6–2) || Grissom, Jr. (1–2) || Justice (9) || 4,960 || 30–16 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 30 || vs (9) Duke || || Truist Field • Charlotte, NC || L 0–1 || Stinson (3–3) || Willadsen (4–3) || Johnson (7) || 7,162 || 30–17 || 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 4 || (3) Alabama || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W 8–1 || Johnston (8–2) || Ras (7–5) || None || 1,075 || 31–17 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 4 || Louisiana Tech || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W 8–3 || Highfill (7–2) || Jennings (5–4) || Justice (10) || 2,817 || 32–17 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | June 4 || Louisiana Tech || || J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA || W 14–7 || Willadsen (5–3) || Martinez (4–1) || Villaman (2) || 2,513 || 33–17 || 3–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | June 11 || No. 1 Arkansas || || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L 2–21 || Wicklander (7–1) || Johnston (8–3) || None || 11,084 || 33–18 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"