# 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

The 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represented Georgia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Danny Hall, in his 28th season at Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech finished the regular season winning the Coastal Division. In the 2021 ACC baseball tournament, the Yellow Jackets reached the semifinals before losing to NC State. Georgia Tech earned an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they were the second seed in the Nashville Regional. They were eliminated by Vanderbilt in the Regional. Georgia Tech finished the season with a 31–25 overall record.

## Previous season

The 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team notched a 11–5 (2–1) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Game log

2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball game log (31–25) :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Georgia Tech team member     * Non-conference game :
Regular season (28–21) :
February (6–1) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| February 19 | 2:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Eastern Kentucky* | No. 15 | Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | W 12–6 | Finley (1–0) | Williams (0–1) | — | 713 | 1–0 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 20 | 2:30 p.m. | ACCNX | Eastern Kentucky* | No. 15 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 6–9 | Kelly (1–0) | Archer (0–1) | Brian (1) | 713 | 1–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 21 | 2:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Eastern Kentucky* | No. 15 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 7–1 | Crawford (1–0) | Lewis (0–1) | — | 713 | 2–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 24 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Mercer* | No. 15 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 7–3 | Mannelly (1–0) | Green (0–1) | Bartnicki (1) | 713 | 3–1 | — | Box Score Recap |
| February 26 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 13 NC State | No. 15 | Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina | W 9–2 | Hurter (1–0) | Justice (0–1) | — | 198 | 4–1 | 1–0 | Box Score Recap |
| February 27 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 13 NC State | No. 15 | Doak Field | W 8–3 | Smith (1–1) | Klyman (1–2) | Finley (1) | 198 | 5–1 | 2–0 | Box Score Recap |
| February 28 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 13 NC State | No. 15 | Doak Field | W 8–4 | King (1–0) | Villaman (0–1) | — | 327 | 6–1 | 3–0 | Box Score Recap |
March (7–6) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| March 3 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Georgia State* | No. 10 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 1–10 | Patel (1–2) | Roedig (0–1) | — | 713 | 6–2 | — | Box Score Recap |
| March 5 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 3 Louisville | No. 10 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 6–13 | Kirian (2–0) | Hurter (1–1) | — | 713 | 6–3 | 3–1 | Box Score Recap |
| March 6 | 2:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 3 Louisville | No. 10 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 19–6 | Archer (1–1) | Elliott (1–1) | — | 713 | 7–3 | 4–1 | Box Score Recap |
| March 7 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 3 Louisville | No. 10 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 13–9 | Finley (2–0) | Smith (2–1) | — | 713 | 8–3 | 5–1 | Box Score Recap |
| March 12 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 19 Pitt | No. 7 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 9–11 | Pouliot (2–0) | Bartnicki (0–1) | McCrum (3) | 713 | 8–4 | 5–2 | Box Score Recap |
| March 13 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 19 Pitt | No. 7 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 5–3 | Archer (2–1) | Gilbertson (2–2) | — | 713 | 9–4 | 6–2 | Box Score Recap |
| March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 19 Pitt | No. 7 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 12–18 | Hansen (1–0) | Crawford (1–1) | — | 713 | 9–5 | 6–3 | Box Score Recap |
| March 17 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCN | Georgia Southern* | No. 11 | Russ Chandler Stadium | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD | 9–5 | — | Report |
| March 19 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Wake Forest | No. 11 | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 2–6 | Cusick (1–0) | Hurter (1–2) | — | 327 | 9–6 | 6–4 | Box Score Recap |
| March 20 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Wake Forest | No. 11 | David F. Couch Ballpark | W 3–1 | Archer (3–1) | Fleming (1–2) | Maxwell (2) | 315 | 10–6 | 6–4 | Box Score Recap |
| March 21 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Wake Forest | No. 11 | David F. Couch Ballpark | W 8–1 | Crawford (2–1) | Lowder (0–1) | Siegel (1) | 441 | 11–6 | 7–4 | Box Score Recap |
| March 26 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCN | at Duke | No. 11 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, North Carolina | W 5–2 | Hurter (2–2) | Nifong (1–3) | Bartnicki (2) | 0 | 12–6 | 8–4 | Box Score Recap |
| March 27 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCN | at Duke | No. 11 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | W 3–0 | Archer (4–1) | Williams (2–2) | Maxwell (3) | 0 | 13–6 | 9–4 | Box Score Recap |
| March 28 | 11:00 a.m. | ACCNX | at Duke | No. 11 | Durham Bulls Athletic Park | L 7–9 | Johnson (1–3) | Crawford (2–2) | Loper (3) | 0 | 13–7 | 9–5 | Box Score Recap |
April (7–10) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| April 1 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Virginia | No. 6 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 6–5 | Hurter (3–2) | McGarry (0–4) | Bartnicki (3) | 713 | 14–7 | 10–5 | Box Score Recap |
| April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Virginia | No. 6 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 2–8 | Abbott (3–4) | Archer (4–2) | — | 713 | 14–8 | 10–6 | Box Score Recap |
| April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Virginia | No. 6 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 4–11 | Vasil (4–2) | Crawford (2–3) | Schoch (5) | 713 | 14–9 | 10–7 | Box Score Recap |
| April 6 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | USC Upstate* | No. 15 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 3–9 | Cubbler (1–0) | Roedig (0–2) | Hupp (3) | 713 | 14–10 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 9 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 13 Notre Dame | No. 15 | Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, Indiana | L 9–10 | Sheridan (1–1) | Maxwell (0–1) | — | 309 | 14–11 | 10–8 | Box Score Recap |
| April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 13 Notre Dame | No. 15 | Frank Eck Stadium | L 0–7 | Tyrell (2–1) | Archer (4–3) | Rao (2) | 152 | 14–12 | 10–9 | Box Score Recap |
| April 11 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 13 Notre Dame | No. 15 | Frank Eck Stadium | W 4–2 | Siegel (1–0) | Sheridan (1–2) | Bartnicki (4) | 125 | 15–12 | 11–9 | Box Score Recap |
| April 13 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCN | Auburn* | No. 20 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 3–7 | Bright (3–3) | Grissom (0–1) | — | 713 | 15–13 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 16 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 12 Virginia Tech | No. 20 | English Field Blacksburg, Virginia | W 15–11 | Bartnicki (1–1) | Heard (3–1) | — | 731 | 16–13 | 12–9 | Box Score Recap |
| April 17 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 12 Virginia Tech | No. 20 | English Field | L 0–7 | Simonelli (4–0) | Crawford (2–4) | Firoved (3) | 1,000 | 16–14 | 12–10 | Box Score Recap |
| April 18 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 12 Virginia Tech | No. 20 | English Field | W 11–4 | Maxwell (1–1) | Heard (3–2) | Grissom (1) | 863 | 17–14 | 13–10 | Box Score Recap |
| April 20 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Georgia State* | No. 17 | GSU Baseball Complex Decatur, Georgia | W 7–2 | Brown (1–0) | Barquero (0–1) | Huff (1) | 321 | 18–14 | — | Box Score Recap Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine |
| April 23 | 7:30 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 15 Florida State | No. 17 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 0–9 | Messick (4–2) | Hurter (3–3) | — | 713 | 18–15 | 13–11 | Box Score Recap |
| April 24 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 15 Florida State | No. 17 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 10–13 | Hubbart (5–2) | Archer (4–4) | Hare (3) | 713 | 18–16 | 13–12 | Box Score Recap |
| April 25 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | No. 15 Florida State | No. 17 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 9–8 | Maxwell (2–1) | Ahearn (0–1) | Bartnicki (5) | 713 | 19–16 | 14–12 | Box Score Recap |
| April 27 | 7:00 p.m. | SECN | at No. 20 Georgia* Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | No. 24 | Foley Field Athens, Georgia | W 7–5 | Smith (2–0) | Bearden (3–1) | Bartnicki (6) | 664 | 20–16 | — | Box Score Recap |
| April 30 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCN | Kennesaw State* | No. 24 | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 1–5 | Rice (8–0) | Hurter (3–4) | Rine (5) | 713 | 20–17 | — | Box Score Recap |
May (8–4) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACC | Sources |
| May 1 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Kennesaw State* | No. 24 | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 13–5 | Mannelly (2–0) | Torbert (5–3) | — | 713 | 21–17 | — | Box Score Recap |
| May 2 | 1:00 p.m. | YouTube | at Kennesaw State* | No. 24 | Fred Stillwell Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia | L 5–10 | Kennedy (6–0) | Smith (2–1) | Johnson (6) | 120 | 21–18 | — | Box Score Recap |
| May 7 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Clemson | | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 6–1 | Hurter (4–4) | Anglin (2–3) | — | 935 | 22–18 | 15–12 | Box Score Recap |
| May 8 | 4:00 p.m. | BSSO | Clemson | | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 6–5 | Huff (1–0) | Gilbert (3–5) | — | 1,163 | 23–18 | 16–12 | Box Score Recap |
| May 9 | 1:00 p.m. | BSSO | Clemson | | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 9–8 | Crawford (3–4) | Clayton (6–2) | Huff (2) | 1,163 | 24–18 | 17–12 | Box Score Recap |
| May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | No. 25 | Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, Florida | W 14–3 | Hurter (5–4) | McFarlane (2–1) | — | 627 | 25–18 | 18–12 | Box Score Recap |
| May 15 | 4:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | No. 25 | Alex Rodriguez Park | L 3–10 | Smith (3–0) | Archer (4–5) | — | 641 | 25–19 | 18–13 | Box Score Recap |
| May 16 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | No. 25 | Alex Rodriguez Park | L 4–5 | Bodanza (1–0) | Maxwell (2–2) | Palmquist (12) | 604 | 25–20 | 18–14 | Box Score Recap |
| May 18 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | Georgia* Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 7–6 $^{(14)}$ | Medich (1–0) | Bearden (3–2) | — | 1,163 | 26–20 | — | Box Score Recap |
| May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | ACCNX | North Carolina | | Russ Chandler Stadium | L 2–3 | Love (7–4) | Bartnicki (1–2) | — | 1,163 | 26–21 | 18–15 | Box Score Recap |
| May 21 | 6:00 p.m. | ACCNX | North Carolina | | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 10–9 | Bartnicki (2–2) | Gillian (1–2) | — | 1,163 | 27–21 | 19–15 | Box Score Recap |
| May 22 | 1:00 p.m. | ACCNX | North Carolina | | Russ Chandler Stadium | W 10–6 | Grissom (1–1) | Alba (2–4) | Smith (1) | 1,163 | 28–21 | 20–15 | Box Score Recap |
Postseason (3–4) :
ACC Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | ACCT | Sources |
| May 26 | 7:00 p.m. | BSSO | vs. (11) Clemson Pool B | No. 17 (2) | Truist Field Charlotte, North Carolina | L 5–11 | Sharpe (4–1) | Smith (2–2) | — | 3,915 | 28–22 | 0–1 | Box Score Recap |
| May 27 | 3:00 p.m. | BSSE | vs. (7) Louisville Pool B | No. 17 (2) | Truist Field | W 9–8 $^{(12)}$ | Brown (2–0) | Smith (3–4) | — | 3,002 | 28–23 | 1–1 | Box Score Recap |
| May 29 | 5:00 p.m. | ACCN | vs. No. 16 (3) NC State Semifinals | No. 17 (2) | Truist Field | L 1–8 | Highfill (6–2) | Grissom (1–2) | Justice (9) | 4,960 | 29–23 | 1–2 | Box Score Recap |
NCAA Nashville Regional (2–2) :
| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT | Sources |
| June 4 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | vs. (3) Indiana State* | No. 21 (2) | Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee | W 7–6 | Siegel (2–0) | Fenlong (4–3) | Bartnicki (7) | 3,055 | 30–23 | 1–0 | Box Scor Recap |
| June 5 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPNU | at No. 4 (1) Vanderbilt* | No. 21 (2) | Hawkins Field | L 3–4 | Leiter (9–3) | Grissom (1–3) | Maldonado (6) | 3,294 | 30–24 | 1–1 | Box Score Recap |
| June 6 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | vs. (3) Indiana State* | No. 21 (2) | Hawkins Field | W 9–0 | Archer (5–5) | Cline (4–3) | — | 2,775 | 31–24 | 2–1 | Box Score Recap |
| June 6 | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN3 | at No. 4 (1) Vanderbilt* | No. 21 (2) | Hawkins Field | L 11–14 $^{(11)}$ | Murphy (3–1) | Siegel (2–1) | Maldonado (7) | 3,257 | 31–25 | 2–2 | Box Score Recap |

## Nashville Regional

Nashville Regional Teams :
| (1) Vanderbilt Commodores | (2) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | (3) Indiana State Sycamores | (4) Presbyterian Blue Hose |
| First round | First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 10 | | | | | |
| 4 | Presbyterian | 0 | | | | | |
| 4 | Presbyterian | 0 | 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | | |
| | | | 2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | | |
| 3 | Indiana State | 6 | 2 | Georgia Tech | 3 | | |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 7 | | | | 1 | Vanderbilt |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgia Tech |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Georgia Tech |
| | | | 3 | Indiana State | 0 | | |
| 4 | Presbyterian | 2 | 2 | Georgia Tech | 9 | | |
| 3 | Indiana State | 9 | | | | | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | 13 | 13* | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 21 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV |
| Baseball America | 22 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | RV | 16 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 26 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| NCBWA† | 18 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 30 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| D1Baseball | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## 2021 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Luke Waddell | SS | 5 | 157 | Atlanta Braves |
| Justyn-Henry Malloy | 1B | 6 | 187 | Atlanta Braves |
| Brant Hurter | LHP | 7 | 195 | Detroit Tigers |