# Elliott Avent

Elliott Avent (born May 1, 1956) is an American college baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach for the NC State Wolfpack. He attended North Carolina State University, but he did not play for the baseball program. In his 25th season of coaching the Wolfpack, Avent has compiled both the most wins and most losses of any head baseball coach in NC State history.

## Early life

Avent attended North Carolina State University, and had intentions of playing college baseball for the Wolfpack, but when he saw the way coach Sammy Esposito treated other players Avent considered better than him, he decided to not try out for the team.
Avent left NC State when he was only about 20 credits away from a degree in textiles in order to focus on a career as a baseball coach. He started by accepting an assistant coaching job at North Carolina Wesleyan University. He would later finish a degree at Virginia Commonwealth University.
In 1993, Avent managed the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| New Mexico State Aggies (Independent) (1989–1991) ||||||
| 1989 | New Mexico State | 34–22 | | | |
| 1990 | New Mexico State | 40–19 | | | |
| 1991 | New Mexico State | 22–36 | | | |
| New Mexico State Aggies (Big West Conference) (1992–1996) ||||||
| 1992 | New Mexico State | 20–33 | 6–18 | T–8th | |
| 1993 | New Mexico State | 31–23 | 9–12 | T–4th | |
| 1994 | New Mexico State | 21–31 | 4–17 | 8th | |
| 1995 | New Mexico State | 32–22 | 9–12 | 5th | |
| 1996 | New Mexico State | 25–27 | 8–13 | T–5th | |
| New Mexico State: | New Mexico State: | 225–213 | 36–72 | | |
| North Carolina State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1997–present) ||||||
| 1997 | NC State | 43–20 | 15–8 | 3rd | NCAA regional |
| 1998 | NC State | 41–23 | 12–9 | 4th | NCAA regional |
| 1999 | NC State | 37–25 | 11–13 | 6th | NCAA regional |
| 2000 | NC State | 30–28 | 10–14 | T–6th | |
| 2001 | NC State | 32–29 | 9–15 | T–6th | |
| 2002 | NC State | 33–26 | 7–17 | 7th | |
| 2003 | NC State | 45–18 | 15–9 | T–3rd | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2004 | NC State | 36–24 | 11–12 | 6th | NCAA regional |
| 2005 | NC State | 41–19 | 17–13 | 6th | NCAA regional |
| 2006 | NC State | 40–23 | 16–13 | T–2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2007 | NC State | 38–23 | 16–14 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2008 | NC State | 42–22 | 18–11 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2009 | NC State | 25–31 | 10–20 | T–4th (Atlantic) | |
| 2010 | NC State | 38–24 | 15–15 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2011 | NC State | 35–27 | 15–15 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2012 | NC State | 43–20 | 19–11 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2013 | NC State | 50–16 | 19–10 | 2nd (Atlantic) | College World Series |
| 2014 | NC State | 32–23 | 13–17 | 5th (Atlantic) | |
| 2015 | NC State | 36–23 | 15–14 | 5th (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2016 | NC State | 38–22 | 15–13 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2017 | NC State | 36–25 | 16–14 | 4th (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2018 | NC State | 42–18 | 19–11 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2019 | NC State | 42–19 | 18–12 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2020 | NC State | 14–3 | 1–2 | (Atlantic) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | NC State | 37–19 | 19–14 | 2nd (Atlantic) | College World Series |
| 2022 | NC State | 36–21 | 14–15 | 5th (Atlantic) | |
| 2023 | NC State | 36–21 | 13–16 | 5th (Atlantic) | NCAA regional |
| 2024 | NC State | 38–23 | 18–11 | 2nd (Atlantic) | College World Series |
| NC State: | NC State: | 1,036–615 | 378–345 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,242–811 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Personal Life

Elliott is married to his wife Krista Ringler, and they reside in Raleigh, NC.