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2020 Charlotte Baseball Game Day 2020 Charlotte Baseball Game Day Sean Fox, Assistant Director of Media Relations Halton Arena/Barnhardt Student Activities Center 9201 University City Blvd. • Charlotte, N.C. 28233 Office (704) 687-1023 • [email protected] www.Charlotte49ers.com • @CharlotteBSB 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Probable Starting Rotation Charlotte 49ers Tuesday at Tennessee FEBRUARY (1-2) 14 VCU L, 5-17 Overall: 1-2, 0-0 (C-USA) LHP Trae Starnes (1-0, 0.00) vs. 15 VCU W, 5-4 (11) Home: 1-2 Road: 0-0 RHP Elijah Pleasants (0-0, 0.00) 16 VCU L, 4-8 18 at Tennessee 4:00pm vs. Friday vs. UMBC 21 UMBC 3:00pm TBA vs. TBA 22 UMBC 12:00pm Tennessee Volunteers UMBC 3:00pm Saturday vs. UMBC (DH) 23 UMBC 12:00pm Overall: 3-0, 0-0 (SEC) TBA vs. TBA 25 at UNCG 4:00pm Home: 3-0 Road: 0-0 28 St. John’s 3:00pm 29 St. John’s 3:00pm MEDIA NOTE MARCH When referring to the team, please use “Charlotte 49ers.” The official name of the school is UNC 1 St. John’s 12:00pm Charlotte. However, ALL athletic teams all go by “Charlotte 49ers.” Niners is also acceptable. For scoreboard 3 at Coastal Carolina 4:00pm reference, Charlotte, CLT or 49ers are all acceptable. 6 East Carolina 6:00pm 7 East Carolina 3:00pm 8 East Carolina 12:00pm Wild Walk-Off for Win #1 10 at NC State 6:00pm After surrendering the tying run in the top of the ninth and the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th, 13 at UTSA* 7:30pm Charlotte saw Carson Johnson put the Niners in the win column with his two-run single in the bottom of the 14 at UTSA* 3:00pm 11th vs. VCU on February 15th. A walk by David McCabe, pinch-hit single by Jacob Whitley and walk to Rafi 15 at UTSA* 12:30pm Vazquez set the table for Johnson who delivered on his 3-1 pitch. 17 Wake Forest (BB&T) 7:05pm 20 Old Dominion* 6:00pm 21 Old Dominion* 6:00pm Opening Weekend Winners 22 Old Dominion* 12:00pm Freshman outfielder Dominic Pilolli led the Niners hitting .545 during opening weekend going 6-for-11 24 NC State (BB&T) 7:05pm with a pair of stolen bases. Senior infielder Carson Johnson followed hitting .385 with a 5-for-13 stint at the 27 at Rice* 7:30pm plate including the February 15th walk-off single. On the mound, Christian Lothes had a solid debut going 28 at Rice* 3:00pm 2.2 innings of hitless action with three strikeouts. Trae Starnes picked up the first win of the season getting 29 at Rice* 1:00pm 31 Coastal Carolina 6:00pm Charlotte out of a jam in the top of the 11th vs. VCU while Andrew Roach took a tough-luck loss after going four innings in his debut allowing one earned run on three hits fanning six. APRIL 1 UNC Asheville 6:00pm Woodard Era Begins 3 UAB* 6:00pm A new era of Charlotte baseball begins in 2020 as Head Coach Robert Woodard takes over at the reigns 4 UAB* 3:00pm 5 UAB* 12:00pm of the 49ers in his first season. Woodard comes back home to Charlotte, a Myers Park HS product, after 7 Winthrop 6:00pm spending three seasons as pitching coach at his alma mater North Carolina. Woodard, a nationally-recognized 10 at Marshall* 3:00pm pitcher at UNC from 2004-2007, finished his collegiate career 34-5 including a perfect 22-0 record at home. 11 at Marshall* 2:00pm 12 at Marshall* 1:00pm Bruce Earns Pair of Preseason Honors 14 at Wake Forest 6:00pm Charlotte senior Colby Bruce found his way to a pair of preseason honors being named C-USA’s top 17 Southern Miss* 6:00pm 18 Southern Miss* 3:00pm relief pitcher and to the NCBWA’s Stopper of the Year watch list, both in early February. Bruce appeared in a 19 Southern Miss* 12:00pm team-best 25 games last season sporting a 2.63 ERA over his 41 innings of work. The Charlotte native from 21 UNCG 6:00pm South Meck HS notched eight saves, fanned 43 in those 41 innings and didn’t allow an earned run in 17 of his 24 at Middle Tennessee* 6:00pm 25 outings. 25 at Middle Tennessee* 3:00pm 26 at Middle Tennessee* 12:00pm 28 at Winthrop 6:00pm Coaches from Charlotte In addition to Coach Woodard being from the Charlotte area, his four assistants also have strong ties to MAY the Queen City and state of North Carolina. Associate Head Coach Bo Robinson played at Charlotte coming 1 FIU* 6:00pm from South Meck HS while assistant Toby Bicknell played at Charlotte Christian School with multiple coaching 2 FIU* 3:00pm stops in the Charlotte area. Director of Player Development Tyler Simmons also went to Charlotte Christian 3 FIU* 12:00pm for his prep career growing up in South Charlotte. Volunteer assistant Toby Stott brings strong North Carolina 8 WKU* 6:00pm 9 WKU* 3:00pm ties to Charlotte working along side Coach Woodard at UNC. 10 WKU* 12:00pm 14 at Florida Atlantic* 6:30pm Roster Breakdown 15 at Florida Atlantic* 6:30pm The Niners enter the 2020 season with a mix of 19 returners and 13 newcomers making up the 32-man 16 at Florida Atlantic* 12:00pm roster. Of the 13, eight have transferred to Charlotte with the other five accounting for true freshmen. 20-24 C-USA Championship TBA (Biloxi, Miss.) Uptown 2020 -All times eastern and subject to change Charlotte will once again have the privilege of playing Wake Forest (March 17) and NC State (March 24) at BB&T Ballpark in Uptown Charlotte. Home of the Charlotte Knights, triple A affiliate of the Chicago White 2020 Charlotte Baseball Game Day Sox, has routinely being named the top minor league ballpark in the STARTING LINEUP country. STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION 55 in 20 BY LINEUP SPOT Team The 49ers will embark on a 55-game schedule in 2020 that Team PITCHER Starts W-L includes multiple power five opponents, the 2016 National Champions LEADOFF Starts W-L Bryce McGowan 1 0-1 and 30 contests in Conference USA play. Charlotte will play home-and- Todd Elwood 3 1-2 Ryan Czanstkowski 1 1-0 Andrew Roach 1 0-1 home series with Wake Forest, NC State and Coastal Carolina with SECOND NCAA tournament teams East Carolina and Southern Miss visiting David McCabe 3 1-2 CATCHER Hayes Stadium during the year. Jacob Whitley 3 1-2 THIRD Craig Keuchel 2 1-1 FIRST BASE Approaching 1,200 Wins Carson Johnson 1 0-1 Josh Haney 3 1-2 Entering the new 2020 campaign, the 49ers have recorded 1,183 wins in program history needing 17 more to hit 1,200. Charlotte began CLEANUP SECOND BASE play in 1979 and have averaged 28 wins over their 41-year span. The Rafi Vazquez 3 1-2 Carson Johnson 3 1-2 49ers trimmed the number by one to 1,184 after their 5-4, 11-inning FIFTH THIRD BASE victory over VCU on February 15th. Carson Johnson 2 1-1 David McCabe 3 1-2 Craig Keuchel 1 0-1 SHORTSTOP SIXTH Zach Weston 3 1-2 Jacob Whitley 2 1-1 Josh Haney 1 0-1 LEFT FIELD Dominic Pilolli 3 1-2 SEVENTH Josh Haney 2 1-1 CENTER FIELD Jacob Whitley 1 0-1 Todd Elwood 3 1-2 EIGHTH RIGHT FIELD Dominic Pilolli 3 1-2 Craig Keuchel 3 1-2 NINTH DESIGNATED HITTER Zach Weston 3 1-2 Rafi Vazquez 3 1-2 2020 VS. CONFERENCES American (3): 0-0 ACC (4): 0-0 A-10 (3): 1-2 Big East (3): 0-0 Big South (3): 0-0 C-USA (30): 0-0 MEAC (4): 0-0 SEC (1): 0-0 SoCon (2): 0-0 Sun Belt (2): 0-0 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 19 / 9 Associate A.D./ Media Relations Tom Whitestone Newcomers 13 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.
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