#Pack9 WOLFPACK BASEBALL @ncstatebaseball 31 NCAA REGIONALS • 4 NCAA SUPER REGIONAL APPEARANCES • 2 CWS APPEARANCES • 40 ALL-AMERICANS • 175 MLB DRAFT PICKS 2021 WOLFPACK SCHEDULE Games NC STATE #7 LOUISVILLE Date Opponent Location Time (ET) FEBRUARY 4-6, 1-5 ACC 11-5, 4-2 ACC 19 VMI Raleigh, N.C. CANCELED 11-13 20 VMI Raleigh, N.C. CANCELED 21 VMI Raleigh, N.C. CANCELED HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 21 Davidson Raleigh, N.C. W, 13-3 Elliott Avent (25th Season) Dan McDonnell (15th Season) 21 Davidson Raleigh, N.C. W, 6-4 VS. 23 UNCG Raleigh, N.C. L, 13-16 NC STATE / CAREER RECORD LOUISVILLE / CAREER RECORD 26 #15 Georgia Tech* Raleigh, N.C. L, 2-9 893-537 / 1,117-750 629-249 / 629-249 27 #15 Georgia Tech* Raleigh, N.C. L, 3-8 28 #15 Georgia Tech* Raleigh, N.C. L, 4-8 Location: Raleigh, N.C. MARCH Site: Doak Field at Dail Park 2 Campbell Raleigh, N.C. W, 14-6 TV: ACC Network Extra 5 #6 Miami* Raleigh, N.C. W, 11-5 6 #6 Miami* Raleigh, N.C. L, 4-6 Live Stats: www.StatBroadcast.com 7 #6 Miami* Raleigh, N.C. L, 4-6 Series: Louisville leads, 12-4 2 Duke* Durham, N.C. CANCELED 13 Duke* Durham, N.C. CANCELED Last Series Meeting: April 13-14, 2019 in Raleigh, N.C. 14 Duke* Durham, N.C. CANCELED Result Of Last Series: Louisville swept (14-10, 14-2, 6-3) 16 Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. CANCELED 19 #7 Louisville* Raleigh, N.C. 6:30 PM 20 #7 Louisville* Raleigh, N.C. 2 PM TEAM COMPARISON 21 #7 Louisville* Raleigh, N.C. 11 AM 23 UNCW Wilmington, N.C. 6 PM .296 Batting Average .284 26 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 6 PM 27 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 2 PM .254 Opponent Batting Avg. .241 28 North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 1 PM 30 UNCG Greensboro, N.C. 6 PM 7.40 Runs Per Game 6.81 APRIL 10.30 Hits Per Game 9.50 2 Clemson* Raleigh, N.C. 7 PM 3 Clemson* Raleigh, N.C. 7 PM 6.70 Earned Run Average (p) 3.77 4 Clemson* Raleigh, N.C. 1 PM 6 Appalachian State Raleigh, N.C. 6 PM 6.80 Opponent ERA (p) 6.45 9 Boston College* Newton, Mass. 4 PM 10 Boston College* Newton, Mass. 3 PM 9.10 Strikeouts Per Game (p) 10.12 11 Boston College* Newton, Mass. 1 PM 8.30 Opponent Strikeouts Per Game (p) 7.00 14 North Carolina A&T Raleigh, N.C. 6 PM 16 Notre Dame* South Bend, Ind. 5 PM 17 Notre Dame* South Bend, Ind. 2 PM 18 Notre Dame* South Bend, Ind. 1 PM PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS 23 Virginia Tech* Raleigh, N.C. 6:30 PM Yr. ERA W-L APP-GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B/Avg. 24 Virginia Tech* Raleigh, N.C. 7 PM 25 Virginia Tech* Raleigh, N.C. 4 PM LHP - Evan Justice Jr. 7.94 1-1 3-3 0 0 0 11.2 10 10 9 9 17 .222 27 Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 5 PM RHP - Sam Highfill Fr. 5.17 0-0 3-3 0 0 0 15.2 14 9 9 1 19 .233 30 Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. 6 PM TBA MAY 1 Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. 4 PM 2 Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. 1 PM 4 Elon Raleigh, N.C. 6 PM LAST TIME OUT 11 UNCW Raleigh, N.C. 6 PM 14 Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. 6 PM The Pack hosted Miami in a three-game set in Raleigh on March 5-7. 15 Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. 3 PM 16 Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 PM NC State won the opener, 11-5, but dropped the final two games, 6-4, 20 Florida State* Raleigh, N.C. 6:30 PM to suffer a series loss. 21 Florida State* Raleigh, N.C. 6:30 PM 22 Florida State* Raleigh, N.C. 1 PM 25-30 ACC Championship TBD TBD NC State was slated to play a series at Duke on March 12-14 and a JUNE 4-7 NCAA Regional TBD (Campus Site) TBD midweek contest at Coastal Carolina on March 16, but all four games 11-14 NCAA Super Regional TBD (Campus Site) TBD 19-29/30 College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBD were canceled due to a presence of COVID-19 among its program. *denotes ACC game | all times are Eastern Standard are subject to change Should the opportunity later in the season present itself to make up NC STATE WOLFPACK BASEBALL the games or find another opponent, that information will be communicated NC STATE BASEBALL QUICK FACTS at a later time. UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY Location Raleigh, N.C. Heading into this weekend, NC State and Louisville have met a combined Founded 1887 16 times on the diamond, with the Cardinals owning a 12-4 advantage in Enrollment 35,479 the all-time series. Chancellor W. Randolph “Randy” Woodson Colors Red and White The teams last met on April 13-14, 2019 in Raleigh, and Louisville swept the Nickname Wolfpack series, 14-10, 14-2 and 6-3. Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow A TOUGH ACC SLATE Stadium Doak Field at Dail Park This weekend will mark NC State’s third consecutive top 15 opponent it Capacity 3,100 has faced this season in conference action. Ten ACC teams are nationally ranked this week in at least one of the six major polls, led by Miami and TEAM INFORMATION Louisville who are ranked inside the top 10 in five of them. 2020 record 14-3 2020 ACC record 1-2 2021 ACC SCHEDULE FORMAT 2020 Postseason N/A This year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each team in the Atlantic Coast Starters Returning/Lost 9/1 Conference is slated to play 12 three-game series against league oppo- Pitchers Returning/Lost 14/4 nents, which is two more than in a normal season. Newcomers 13 WILLADSEN DEALING ON THE MOUND NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Matt Willadsen had a phenomenal outing on March 2 vs. Campbell, as he NCAA Tournament Appearances 31 did not allow a runner to reach base in his four innings pitched to pick up NCAA Super Regional Appearances 4 the second win of his career. College World Series Appearances 2 NCAA Tournament Record 55-64 He also threw a career-long five innings on March 7 in the rubber game with ACC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 2021 ACC BASEBALL STANDINGS ACC Divisional TItles 0 ACC Titles 5 ACC PCT. OVERALL PCT. ACC Championship Record 86-79 ATLANTIC Notre Dame 7-2 .778 7-2 .778 POSTSEASON ACCOLADES Louisville 4-2 .667 11-5 .688 All-Americans 40 Florida State 4-5 .444 7-6 .538 First Team All-Americans 9 Boston College 2-4 .333 10-5 .667 National Coach of the Year 1 Wake Forest 1-4 .200 4-6 .400 ACC Player of the Year 4 Clemson 1-5 .167 6-8 .429 ACC Defensive Player of the Year 1 NC State 1-5 .167 4-6 .400 ACC Pitcher of the Year 2 ACC Freshman of the Year 3 COASTAL ACC Coach of the Year 4 All-ACC Selections 219 Pittsburgh 6-3 .667 9-4 .692 All-ACC First Team 115 North Carolina 6-3 .667 10-5 .667 MLB Draft Picks 175 Georgia Tech 6-3 .667 9-5 .643 Miami 5-3 .625 9-4 .692 Virginia Tech 5-4 .556 9-6 .600 Duke 3-3 .500 7-6 .538 Virginia 2-7 .222 8-8 .500 2 #Pack9 GoPack.com NC STATE WOLFPACK BASEBALL Miami. It was his first start of the season as he tallied a career-best four NC STATE BASEBALL QUICK FACTS strikeouts. COACHING STAFF Additionally, the freshman held an 11-inning stretch of not allowing a run to Head Coach Elliott Avent score from Feb. 27 to March 7. Alma Mater VCU ‘83 Rec.ord at NC State 891-531, 25th season HOME RUN MACHINE Career Record 1,115-744, 33rd season Luca Tresh has belted seven home runs in the team’s first 10 games of the year. He leads the ACC and ranks eighth in the NCAA in the category. Associate Head Coach Chris Hart Alma Mater Florida State ‘03 Additionally, his conference-leading .950 slugging percentage ranks 15thin 17th season the NCAA. Assistant Coach (Pitching) Clint Chrysler WHERE THE #PACK9 RANKS HEADING INTO THIS WEEKEND Alma Mater Daytona State College ‘09 As A Team 3rd season • Batting Average (.296) - 2nd in the ACC, 34th in the NCAA • Fielding Percentage (.989) - 2nd in the ACC, 6th in the NCAA Assistant Coach Joey Holcomb • Home Runs (17) - 5th in the ACC, 36th in the NCAA Alma Mater Huntingdon ‘06 • Home Runs per Game (1.70) - 1st in the ACC, 10th in the NCAA 2nd season • Slugging Percentage (.483) - 2nd in the ACC, 26th in the NCAA • Stolen Bases per Game (1.70) - 2nd in the ACC, 33rd in the NCAA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Austin Murr Contact: Lizzie Hattrich • Doubles per Game (.50) - 2nd in the ACC, 33rd in the NCAA Email: [email protected] Luca Tresh • Home Runs (7) - 1st in the ACC, 8th in the NCAA Cell Phone: 919.760.7767 • Home Runs per Game (.70) - 1st in the ACC, 5th in the NCAA Website: www.GoPack.com • Runs Batted In per Game (1.50) - 2nd in the ACC, 28th in the NCAA Address: Campus Box 8507 • Slugging Percentage (.950) - 1st in the ACC, 15th in the NCAA Raleigh, N.C.