# 2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

The 2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2015 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, in his 19th season at NC State.

## Previous season

In 2014, the Wolfpack finished the season 5th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 32–23, 13–17 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in the play-in round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at NC State | Alma Mater |
| Elliott Avent | Head Coach | 19 | North Carolina State University |
| Chris Hart | Assistant Coach | 9 | Florida State University (2003) |
| Scott Foxhall | Assistant Coach | 1 | College of Charleston (1994) |
Source:

## Season
### February

The Wolfpack opened the season on February 13 with a game against Villanova, as part of a three-day tournament at home at Doak Field. However, the games on February 15 were cancelled due to impending weather, including NC State's game with Appalachian State. Against Villanova, the Wolfpack jumped out to a 10–0 lead after two innings, 13–0 lead after six, and eventually went on to win by a score of 14–5. In the second game of the weekend, the Wolfpack faced Davidson. Preston Palmiero went 5-for-5 from the plate and the Wolfpack defeated the Wildcats, 8–3. The Wolfpack had a game scheduled for February 17 against UNC Wilmington, but it was cancelled due to impending weather.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | NC State win |
| | NC State loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | NC State team member |
2015 NC State Wolfpack baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
February 13VillanovaDoak Field • Raleigh, NC14–5Wilder (1–0)Harris (0–1)7731–0–
February 14DavidsonDoak Field • Raleigh, NC8–3Mendoza (1–0)Bain (0–1)1,2232–0–
February 15Appalachian StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NCCancelled
February 17UNC WilmingtonDoak Field • Raleigh, NCCancelled
February 20vs. AlbanyTicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SCPostponed Rescheduled for February 21
February 21vs. AlbanyTicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC6–9Ryan (1–0)Wilder (1–1)DeCelle (1)2472–1–
February 21vs. FIUTicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC3–1Brown (1–0)Mourelle (1–1)DeJuneas (1)823–1–
February 22at Coastal CarolinaSprings Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC3–12Hopeck (1–0)Mendoza (1–1)1,4543–2–
February 24North Carolina A&TDoak Field • Raleigh, NCPostponed Rescheduled for February 25
February 25North Carolina A&TDoak Field • Raleigh, NC9–1Stone (1–0)Miranda (0–1)2254–2–
February 27vs. CharlotteGrayson Stadium • Savannah, GA0–1Geoghegan (1–0)Wilder (1–2)Sherer (2)264–3–
February 28vs. UNC GreensboroGrayson Stadium • Savannah, GA4–2Brown (2–0)James (0–2)Olczak (1)415–3– :
March
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
March 1vs. UNC GreensboroGrayson Stadium • Savannah, GACancelled
March 1vs. CharlotteGrayson Stadium • Savannah, GACancelled
March 3East CarolinaDoak Field • Raleigh, NC7–0Britt (1–0)Boyd (1–2)4566–3–
March 4Appalachian StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC6–4DeJuneas (1–0)DeVrieze (1–2)9717–3–
March 6ClemsonDoak Field • Raleigh, NC4–6Crownover (3–0)Wilder (1–3)Moyer (2)4967–40–1
March 7ClemsonDoak Field • Raleigh, NC8–3Britt (2–0)Erwin (1–2)1,5088–41–1
March 8ClemsonDoak Field • Raleigh, NC14–6Piedmonte (1–0)Koerner (2–2)1,7459–42–1
March 11at #29 Florida AtlanticFAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL9–5Olczak (1–0)Monkman (3–1)60710–4–
March 13at #25 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL2–3 $^{(10)}$Garcia (2–1)DeJuneas (1–1)2,42010–52–2
March 14at #25 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL2–9Sosa (3–1)Brown (2–1)2,83610–62–3
March 15at #25 Miami (FL)Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL0–6Suarez (1–0)Piedmonte (2–1)2,50210–72–4
March 17at UNC GreensboroUNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC3–7Wantz (3–0)Williamson (0–1)97710–8–
March 18UNC GreensboroDoak Field • Raleigh, NC8–3O'Donnell (1–0)Dulaney (0–2)1,01411–8–
March 20at Boston CollegePellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA1–3Burke (1–3)Wilder (1–4)Dunn (1)21411–92–5
March 21at Boston CollegePellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MA9–4 $^{(15)}$O'Donnell(2–0)Poore (0–2)26712–93–5
March 22at Boston CollegePellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, MACancelled
March 24ElonDoak Field • Raleigh, NC14–0Williamson (1–1)Stalzer (1–4)88413–9–
March 25North Carolina A&TDoak Field • Raleigh, NC16–5Orwig (1–0)Garrett (0–1)98214–9–
March 27PittsburghDoak Field • Raleigh, NC14–5Wilder (2–4)Zeuch (2–3)Braband (1)43115–94–5
March 28PittsburghDoak Field • Raleigh, NC7–1Brown (3–1)Sandefur (1–3)DeJuneas (2)92316–95–5
March 29PittsburghDoak Field • Raleigh, NC9–2O'Donnell(3–0)Berube (0–3)1,13417–96–5
March 31vs. CharlotteBB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC10–6Williamson (2–1)Horkey (1–2)DeJuneas (3)8,14718–9– :
April
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
April 2#8 Florida StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC2–3Byrd (4–0)O'Donnell(3–1)Strode (9)1,52818–106–6
April 3#8 Florida StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC0–1Carlton (2–1)Brown (3–2)Strode (10)2,20118–116–7
April 4#8 Florida StateDoak Field • Raleigh, NC11–7O'Donnell(4–1)Johnson (3–2)Gilbert (1)1,83819–117–7
April 7at ElonWalter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC5–7McGillicuddy (1–2)Gilbert (0–1)52519–12–
April 8at UNC WilmingtonBrooks Field • Wilmington, NCCancelled
April 10at North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC1–2Gallen (2–2)O'Donnell(4–2)3,94219–137–8
April 11at North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC2–3 $^{(10)}$Kelley (3–1)DeJuneas (1–2)4,14219–147–9
April 12at North CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC6–3Williamson (3–1)Thornton (1–4)Gilbert (2)3,83520–148–9
April 15CharlotteDoak Field • Raleigh, NCCancelled
April 17at Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN0–2Smoyer (6–0)
Wilder (2–5)
Guenther (4)
55520–15
8–10
April 18at Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN4–2$^{(14)}$O'Donnell (5–2)
Ruibal (0–1)21–159–10
April 18at Notre DameFrank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN2–7McCarty (3–2)Williamson (3–2)1,23021–169–11
April 21at East CarolinaClark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC5–6Voliva (2–0)O'Donnell (5–3)
3,82121–17–
April 24VirginiaDoak Field • Raleigh, NC3–8Jones (5–2)Brown (3–3)1,75921–189–12
April 25VirginiaDoak Field • Raleigh, NCPostponed Rescheduled for April 26 (doubleheader)
April 26 (game 1) VirginiaDoak Field • Raleigh, NC4–3Gilbert (1–1)
Doyle (1–1)93722–1810–12
April 26 (game 2)VirginiaDoak Field • Raleigh, NC5–3$^{(10)}$DeJuneas (2–2)
Bettinger (3–2)1,11323–1811–12 :
May
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordACC Record
May 1LongwoodDoak Field • Raleigh, NCPostponed Rescheduled for May 2 (doubleheader)
May 2 $^{(game1)}$LongwoodDoak Field • Raleigh, NC3–2O'Donnell (6–3)
Jones (2–1)88024–18–
May 2 $^{(game2)}$LongwoodDoak Field • Raleigh, NC6–1Brown (4–3)
Simpson (3–2)Britt (1)1,37625–18–
May 3LongwoodDoak Field • Raleigh, NC6–3Gilbert (2–1)
Vick (2–6)DeJuneas (4)
1,20626–18–
May 5CampbellDoak Field • Raleigh, NC9–5Olczak (2–0)
Meyer (0–1)2,20427–18–
May 8at Wake ForestWake Forest Baseball Park • Winston Salem, NC19–1Brown (5–3)
Pirro (6–4)Orwig (1)
1,26328–1812–12
May 9at Wake ForestWake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC3–2Gilbert (3–1)
Dunshee (5–3)DeJuneas (5)
1,41129–1813–12
May 11at Wake ForestWake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC9–6O'Donnell (7–3)
Johnstone (2–4)Orwig (2)
81930–1814–12
May 14LouisvilleDoak Field • Raleigh, NC3–4Funkhouser (7–3)Williamson (3–3)
Burdi (8)
2,25230–1914–13
May 15LouisvilleDoak Field • Raleigh, NC3–2Brown (6–3)
McKay (8–2)
DeJuneas (6)
1,98731–1915–13
May 16LouisvilleDoak Field • Raleigh, NC5–8Burdi (5–0)
DeJuneas (2–3)
1,59131–2015–14 :
Post-season :
ACC Tournament
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTourn. Record
1May 21Notre DameDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC3–0Brown (7–3)Kerrigan (3–5)Britt (2)3,59932–201–0
2May 22MiamiDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC5–4 $^{(12)}$DeJuneas (3–3)
Mediavilla (3–2)6,80633–202–0
3May 23VirginiaDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC10–2Williamson (4–3)
Bettinger (4–5)7,13934–203–0
4May 24Florida StateDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC2–6Biegalski (7–4)Piedmonte (1–1)
9,75934–213–1 :
NCAA Regional
#DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTourn. Record
1May 29Stony BrookLupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX3–0Britt (3–0)Zamora (7–3)Gilbert (3)2,785
35–211–0
2May 30at TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX5–4Orwig (2–0)Ferrell (1–3)4,00936–212–0
3May 31TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX2–8Alexander (6–2)Williamson (4–4)3,48036–222–1
4June 1at TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX8–9 $^{(10)}$Trieglaff (3–0)Britt (3–1)4,27736–232–2 :
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball. :

## Awards and honors
### Andrew Knizner

   * Perfect Game USA Pre-season First Team All-American
   * 2015 All-ACC Baseball Second Team

### Preston Palmeiro

   * 2015 All-ACC Baseball Second Team

### Jake Fincher

   * 2015 All-ACC Baseball Second Team

### Logan Ratledge

   * 2015 All-ACC Baseball Third Team

### Brian Brown

   * 2015 ACC Baseball All-Freshman Team