2020 Charlotte Baseball Quick Facts General Information Baseball Coaching Staff Location Charlotte, N.C. Head Coach/Pitching Robert Woodard Founded 1946 Alma Mater/Year North Carolina, 2007 Enrollment 29,710 Woodard’s Career Record First Season Nickname 49ers Woodard’s Record at Charlotte First Season Colors Green and White Woodard’s Conference Record First Season Conference Conference USA Associate Head Coach/Hitting Bo Robinson Affiliation NCAA Division I Alma Mater/Year Charlotte, 2010 Athletic References Charlotte, 49ers, Niners Assistant Coach/Recruiting Toby Bicknell *Please do not use UNC Charlotte, UNCC, 49’ers Alma Mater/Year Wingate, 2002 Volunteer Assistant Coach John Stott Administration Chancellor Dr. Philip Dubois Baseball Office Phone 704.687.0727 Director of Athletics Mike Hill Baseball Office Fax 704.687.5282 Deputy A.D./ Business Darin Spease Deputy A.D./External Chris Fuller Team Information Executive Associate A.D./SWA Ragean Hill 2019 Record 21-31-1 (H: 16-18, A: 5-13-1) Athletics Phone 704.687.1054 2019 Conference Record / Finish 11-18-1 / 9th, C-USA Ticket Office 704.687.4949 Starting Position Players Returning / Lost 4+DH / 4 Pitchers Returning / Lost 9 / 5 Athletic Media Relations Letterwinners Returning / Lost 18 / 9 Associate A.D./ Media Relations Tom Whitestone Newcomers 12 Associate Director Brent Stastny Last Conference Title 2013 (Atlantic 10) Assistant Director Travis Woods Last Conference Tournament Title 2011 (Atlantic 10) Last NCAA Tournament Asst. Director of Media Relations / Baseball Sean Fox 2011, Tempe, Ariz. (Atlantic 10, Automatic Berth) Office Phone 704.687.1023 Cell Phone 239.633.5383 Team History (41 Seasons) 1,183-1,037-8 (53.2%) Fax 704.687.4918 Conf. Champs (7): 1994, 95 (Metro); Press Box Phone 704.687.5959 2007, 08, 10, 11, 12 (A-10) E-mail [email protected] Conf. Tourn. Champs (4): 1993 (Metro); 2007, 08,11 (A-10) Website www.charlotte49ers.com NCAA Appearances (5, 3-10 record): 1993, 98, 2007, 08, 11
Mailing Address Charlotte 49ers Top Returning Position Players (2019 Stats) Athletic Media Relations Sr. OF Todd Elwood (.333, 58 H, 32 R, 11 SAC, 5 SB) 9201 University City Blvd. Sr. IF Carson Johnson (.304, 63 H, 33 R, 10 2B, 5 SB) Charlotte, NC 28223 Sr. DH Rafi Vazquez (.289, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 50 H, 29 R) Overnight Address Same Top Returning Pitchers (2019 Stats) Media Outlets (Newspapers) Jr. RP Patrick Szczypinski (2-0, 2.56, 38.2 IP, 14 BB, 39 K) Charlotte Observer Phone: 704.358.5125 Sr. RP Colby Bruce (1-4, 2.63, 8 saves, 41 IP, 12 BB, 43 K) Fax: 704.358.5110 RJr. SP Matt Brooks (3-0, 3.10, 20.1 IP, 8 BB, 21 K) [email protected] Niner Times [email protected] Key Losses, (2019 Stats) C Harris Yett (.325, 8 HR, 39 RBI, 22 2B, 69 H) Baseball Support Staff (graduated/drafted by Baltimore) Athletics Academic Advisor / Baseball Caroline Higgins IF Tommy Bullock (.300, 3 HR, 24 RBI, 62 H, 29 R) Athletic Trainer Breanna Richards (graduated) Strength & Conditioning John Patrick IF Dominick Cammarata (.293, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 48 H, 28 R) Director of Player Development Tyler Simmons (graduated) Managers Sydney Pike, Jordan Hoskins, Demarco Reaves, Paul Ahearne-Ray, Dylan Snider Game Manager/Operations Andrea Davis
Tom and Lib Phillips Field at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium Capacity 1,100 (seating), 3,200 (standing room) Surface Turf Infield, Natural Grass Outfield Dimensions 335, 370, 390, 370, 315 Press Box Phone 704.687.5959 Charlotte 49ers Media Relations 9201 University City Blvd. Barnhardt SAC – Second Floor Charlotte, NC 28223 (704) 687-1023; (704) 687-4918 FAX www.charlotte49ers.com @CharlotteBSB
2020 Charlotte 49ers Baseball Roster 2020 Charlotte Baseball Roster # Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. B/T Hometown (Previous Schools) 1 Jake Whitcomb OF 5-7 170 Jr. R/R Harrisburg, N.C. (Hickory Ridge HS) 2 Carson Johnson INF 5-9 181 Sr. L/R Springdale, Ark. (Springdale HS/Connors State) 3 Carter Foster OF/C 6-0 206 So. R/R Yadkinville, N.C. (Forbush HS) 6 Josh Haney INF 5-10 183 So. L/R Stanley, N.C. (Southlake Christian) 9 Craig Keuchel C 5-11 202 Jr. R/R Conroe, Texas (Caney Creek HS/Hill College) 10 Tate Pennington INF 5-11 180 Jr. R/R Matthews, N.C. (Butler HS) 11 Patrick Wheeler OF 5-10 177 Sr. L/L Fuquay-Varina, N.C. (Holly Springs HS/Pitt CC) 12 Riley Cheek INF/OF 5-10 173 So. R/R Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS) 14 Vito Patierno INF 6-2 208 Fr. R/R Wake Forest, N.C. (Heritage HS) 16 Zach Weston INF 5-10 175 Fr. L/R Charlotte, N.C. (Ardrey Kell HS) 17 Todd Elwood OF 6-0 174 Sr. L/R Indian Trail, N.C. (Piedmont HS) 19 Bryce McGowan RHP 6-1 202 So. R/R Cary, N.C. (Cary HS) 21 Colby Bruce RHP 6-5 205 Sr. R/R Charlotte, N.C. (South Meck HS) 22 Dominic Pilolli OF 5-10 180 Fr. L/L Youngstown, Ohio (Canfield HS) 24 David McCabe INF 6-3 240 Fr. S/R Oshawa, Ontario (Everest Academy) 25 Patrick Szczypinski RHP 6-3 192 Jr. R/R Chapel Hill, N.C. (North Wood HS) 26 Chase Covington LHP 6-0 175 Jr. L/L Troutman, N.C. (South Iredell HS/Catawba Valley CC) 27 Christian Lothes LHP 6-2 220 Fr. R/L Hebron, Ohio (Lakewood HS) 28 Justin Offschanka RHP 6-5 198 RFr. R/R Huntersville, N.C. (Hough HS) 29 Nick Turnbull RHP 6-5 211 Sr. R/R Churchville, Md. (John Carroll School/Maryland) 30 Trae Starnes LHP 5-11 178 Jr. L/L Taylorsville, N.C. (Alexander Central HS/Catawba Valley CC) 33 Ethan Earhart LHP 5-11 194 RJr. L/L Plainview, Texas (Plainview HS/Seward Co. CC) 34 Ryan Czanstkowski RHP 6-2 200 Sr. R/R Mountain Home, Ark. (Mtn. Home HS/Connors State) 35 Will Palinkas RHP 6-5 214 So. R/R Matthews, N.C. (Providence HS) 36 Rafi Vazquez INF 6-1 212 Sr. L/R Annandale, Va. (Bishop O’Connell/Florence-Darlington Tech) 37 Andrew Roach RHP 6-2 189 Jr. R/R Springdale, Ark. (Springdale HS/Cowley College) 38 Jackson Boss RHP 6-0 186 So. R/R Loganville, Ga. (Walnut Grove HS/Young Harris) 39 Spencer Ard LHP 6-1 193 Sr. L/L Weatherford, Okla. (Weatherford HS/Redlands CC) 41 Matt Brooks RHP 6-1 201 RJr. R/R York, Pa. (Spring Grove Area HS) 43 Riley Zayicek OF 6-1 215 Gr. L/R Mount Ulla, N.C. (Lake Norman HS/UNCW) 44 Jacob Whitley C 6-2 200 RJr. R/R Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS/Gardner-Webb) 55 Nate Kinsch INF/C 5-10 184 Jr. R/R Iron Station, N.C. (East Lincoln HS/Florida Southwestern)
Head Coach: Robert Woodard (1st Season – North Carolina, 2007) Associate Head Coach: Bo Robinson (8th Season - Charlotte, 2010) Assistant Coach: Toby Bicknell (1st Season – Wingate, 2002) Volunteer Assistant: John Stott (1st Season – North Carolina, 2017) Dir. of Player Development: Tyler Simmons (4th Season – Wingate, 2016)
2020 Charlotte Baseball Pronunciation Guide 14 Vito Patierno (pah-terr-no) 34 Ryan Czanstkowski (chanst-kow-ski) 22 Dominic Pilolli (puh-lah-lee) 35 Will Palinkas (pah-link-us) 25 Patrick Szczypinski (sha-pin-ski) 36 Rafi Vazquez (rah-fee vass-qwez) 27 Christian Lothes (low-thiss) 43 Riley Zayicek (zay-check) 28 Justin Offschanka (off-shank-uh) 2020 Charlotte Baseball Schedule All Times Eastern *Conference USA Games All home games at Tom and Lib Phillips Field at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Friday 14 VCU Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 15 VCU Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 16 VCU Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Tuesday 18 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 4:00pm SideArm Audio Friday 21 UMBC Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 22 UMBC Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv UMBC Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 23 UMBC Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Tuesday 25 at UNCG Greensboro, N.C. 4:00pm SideArm Audio Friday 28 St. John’s Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv
FEBRUARY Saturday 29 St. John’s Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 1 St. John’s Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Tuesday 3 at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 4:00pm SideArm Audio Friday 6 East Carolina Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 7 East Carolina Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 8 East Carolina Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Tuesday 10 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 6:00pm SideArm Audio Friday 13 at UTSA* San Antonio, Texas 7:30pm SideArm Audio Saturday 14 at UTSA* San Antonio, Texas 3:00pm SideArm Audio Sunday 15 at UTSA* San Antonio, Texas 12:30pm SideArm Audio Tuesday 17 Wake Forest (BB&T) Uptown Charlotte 7:05pm CUSA.tv Friday 20 Old Dominion* Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 21 Old Dominion* Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv
MARCH Sunday 22 Old Dominion* Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Tuesday 24 NC State (BB&T) Uptown Charlotte 7:05pm CUSA.tv Friday 27 at Rice* Houston, Texas 7:30pm SideArm Audio Saturday 28 at Rice* Houston, Texas 3:00pm SideArm Audio Sunday 29 at Rice* Houston, Texas 1:00pm SideArm Audio Tuesday 31 Coastal Carolina Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Wednesday 1 UNC Asheville Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Friday 3 UAB* Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 4 UAB* Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 5 UAB* Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Tuesday 7 Winthrop Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Friday 10 at Marshall* Huntington, W.Va. 3:00pm SideArm Audio Saturday 11 at Marshall* Huntington, W.Va. 2:00pm SideArm Audio Sunday 12 at Marshall* Huntington, W.Va. 1:00pm SideArm Audio Tuesday 14 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 6:00pm SideArm Audio Friday 17 Southern Miss* Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 18 Southern Miss* Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 19 Southern Miss* Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv
APRIL Tuesday 21 UNCG Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Friday 24 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 7:00pm SideArm Audio Saturday 25 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 4:00pm SideArm Audio Sunday 26 at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1:00pm SideArm Audio Tuesday 28 at Winthrop Rock Hill, S.C. 6:00pm SideArm Audio Friday 1 FIU* Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 2 FIU* Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 3 FIU* Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Friday 8 WKU* Charlotte 6:00pm CUSA.tv Saturday 9 WKU* Charlotte 3:00pm CUSA.tv Sunday 10 WKU* Charlotte 12:00pm CUSA.tv Thursday 14 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. 6:30pm SideArm Audio Friday 15 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. 6:30pm SideArm Audio MAY Saturday 16 at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. 12:00pm SideArm Audio Wednesday-Sunday 20-24 Conference USA Baseball Tournament Biloxi, Miss. ESPN (+/3) Fri.-Mon. 29-1 at NCAA Regionals Campus Sites Fri.-Sun. 5-8 at NCAA Super Regionals Campus Sites Sat.-Wed. 11-24 at College World Series Omaha, Neb. - TD Ameritrade Park JUNE Last updated - January 28, 2020 www.charlotte49ers.com 2019 Charlotte Baseball Stats
Charlotte 49ers Baseball Statistics Summary for Charlotte (as of Jan 07, 2020) (All games)
Record: 21-31-1 Home: 16-18 Away: 5-13-1 C-USA: 11-18-1
Date Opponent Score Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi bb hbp so sb-att 2/15 DELAWARE W 5-2 17 Todd Elwood . 3 3 3 47-43 174 32 58 9 0 0 13 12 3 26 5-7 2/15 DELAWARE W 3-1 8 Harris Yett . 3 2 5 53-53 212 39 69 22 1 8 39 20 5 28 0-0 2/16 DELAWARE W 5-4 2 Carson Johnson . 3 0 4 53-53 207 33 63 10 1 0 16 21 6 29 5-7 2/18 at #14 Clemson L 6-7 9 Tommy Bullock . 3 0 0 53-53 207 29 62 9 1 3 24 19 10 33 2-4 2/24 CANISIUS W 9-2 24 Dominick Camm . 2 9 3 51-51 164 23 48 8 2 8 30 25 5 45 0-1 2/24 CANISIUS L 3-5 36 Rafi Vazquez . 2 8 9 53-51 173 29 50 8 0 12 45 15 7 65 0-3 2/25 CANISIUS L 5-10 6 Josh Haney . 2 8 1 52-49 160 12 45 2 1 1 18 11 1 24 2-2 2/26 MOREHEAD STATE L 3-5 45 Austin Lynch . 2 7 6 36-22 76 15 21 5 1 0 7 13 3 22 1-1 3/2 KENT STATE W 1-0 18 Drew Ober . 2 7 5 51-51 200 27 55 6 0 4 23 9 5 34 7-10 3/2 KENT STATE W 7-2 20 Carter Foster . 2 7 3 20-7 33 3 9 1 0 1 8 5 0 11 0-0 3/3 KENT STATE L 3-5 12 Riley Cheek . 1 7 6 22-6 34 2 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 0-0 3/6 at #10 Arkansas L 2-9 29 Alec Roberts . 1 6 7 11-2 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4 1-1 3/9 COPPIN STATE L 3-9 16 Jesse Gonzales . 1 5 6 25-3 32 3 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0-0 3/9 COPPIN STATE W 7-3 11 Patrick Wheeler . 1 5 5 32-18 58 10 9 1 0 0 5 4 5 16 5-5 3/10 COPPIN STATE W 14-4 10 Tate Pennington . 1 5 4 29-5 39 5 6 1 0 0 6 5 1 12 1-1 3/12 #2 NC STATE L 5-6 1 Jake Whitcomb . 1 5 4 21-3 13 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0-1 *3/15 at Old Dominion W 11-8 44 Jacob Whitley . 1 4 8 19-6 27 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0-0 *3/16 at Old Dominion W 8-7 41 Matt Brooks . 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 *3/17 at Old Dominion L 0-10 Totals . 2 8 2 53 1821 269 514 85 7 37 240 167 53 369 29-43 3/19 at Wake Forest L 6-14 Opponents . 2 8 8 53 1867 343 537 73 12 69 313 230 47 402 55-83 *3/22 MARSHALL L 6-12 *3/23 MARSHALL L 4-5 LOB - Team (410), Opp (418). DPs turned - Team (42), Opp (48). CI - Team (0), Opp *3/24 MARSHALL W 8-5 (1). IBB - Team (7), Yett 4, Cammarata 3, Opp (2). Picked off - Elwood, T 2, Ober 3/26 #15 CLEMSON L 5-8 1, Johnson, C 1, Yett 1. *3/29 at WKU L 4-8 *3/29 at WKU L 5-8 Player era w-l app gs cg sh sv ip h r er bb so *3/31 at WKU T 13-13 25 Patrick Szczypin 2 . 5 6 2-0 20 0 0 0 0 38.2 32 15 11 14 39 4/3 UNC ASHEVILLE W 5-2 21 Colby Bruce 2 . 6 3 1-4 25 0 0 0 8 41.0 39 22 12 12 43 *4/5 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L 4-8 41 Matt Brooks 3 . 1 0 3-0 4 4 0 0 0 20.1 18 7 7 8 21 *4/6 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L 6-10 40 Chase Gooding 4 . 0 9 3-1 22 5 0 0 3 50.2 40 25 23 25 57 *4/7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L 5-12 26 Joey Cooner 4 . 8 2 1-1 21 4 0 0 1 61.2 80 36 33 14 50 4/9 at South Carolina L 4-5 19 Bryce McGowan 5 . 8 2 3-7 15 12 0 0 0 55.2 64 46 36 36 41 *4/12 RICE L 4-19 39 Spencer Ard 6 . 4 5 1-1 11 0 0 0 0 22.1 30 21 16 14 13 *4/13 RICE W 6-5 32 Carson Pinkney 6 . 4 7 3-7 18 12 0 0 0 57.0 66 45 41 26 49 *4/13 RICE W 4-0 34 Ryan Czanstkow 6 . 5 0 2-6 16 9 0 0 1 54.0 61 42 39 29 34 4/16 GARDNER-WEBB L 4-11 35 Will Palinkas 6 . 8 1 1-2 18 3 0 0 0 37.0 42 34 28 23 34 *4/19 at Southern Miss L 3-14 28 Justin Offschank 9 . 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 *4/19 at Southern Miss L 1-7 13 Mason Herbert 12.05 1-2 12 4 0 0 0 21.2 36 29 29 17 12 *4/20 at Southern Miss L 6-8 33 Ethan Earhart 13.14 0-0 9 0 0 0 0 12.1 26 20 18 12 9 4/23 WAKE FOREST L 6-18 Totals 5 . 5 9 21-31 53 53 0 3 13 473.1 537 343 294 230 402 *4/26 at FIU W 6-3 Opponents 4 . 5 3 31-21 53 53 3 1 13 470.2 514 269 237 167 369 *4/27 at FIU W 10-9 *4/28 at FIU L 1-2 PB - Team (3), Yett 2, Whitley 1, Opp (12). Pickoffs - Team (8), Yett 2, Cooner 2, *5/3 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 4-2 Gooding 2, Czanstkowski 1, Herbert 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - Yett (50-72), *5/4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 2-3 Czanstkowski (12-17), Gooding (10-11), Szczypinski (6-10), McGowan (5-8), Pinkney *5/5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 5-0 (4-7), Bruce (5-7), Herbert (3-6), Whitley (3-6), Cooner (2-5), Palinkas (3-4), *5/10 at UAB W 5-4 Brooks (1-3), Earhart (2-2), Offschanka (2-2), Ard (0-1). *5/11 at UAB L 5-9 *5/12 at UAB L 3-4 Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 EX Total 5/14 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 9-3 Charlotte 36 29 36 17 27 41 22 32 26 3 269 *5/16 UTSA L 3-4 Opponents 46 48 46 45 40 27 41 30 15 5 343 *5/17 UTSA L 2-5 *5/18 UTSA W 5-4 Win-loss breakouts: Day 15-21-1; Night 6-10; vs Left 4-10; vs Right 17-21-1; 1-run games 7-8; 2-run games 2-4; 5+run games 5-12; Extra inns 2-1; Shutouts 3-1. * = Conference USA game Current streak: Won 1; Longest winning streak: 3; Longest losing streak: 5. Attendance: Home 30742 (avg 1060); Away 27550 (avg 1530); Total 58292 (avg 1240).