# 2013 NC State Wolfpack baseball team

The 2013 NC State Wolfpack baseball team represented North Carolina State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wolfpack was coached by Elliott Avent, in his seventeenth season, and played their home games at Doak Field.
The Wolfpack finished with 50 wins, the most in school history, against 16 losses overall, and 19–10 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, good for second place in the Atlantic Division. They reached the College World Series for just the second time in their history, where they finished 1–2, eliminated by rival North Carolina 7–0.

## Schedule

2013 NC State Wolfpack baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| Feb 15 | Appalachian State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 3–6 | Nunn (1–0) | Rodon (0–1) | Marcello (1) | 2,396 | 0–1 | – |
| Feb 16 | Appalachian State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Feb 17 | Appalachian State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| Feb 19 | Charlotte | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–0 | Ogburn (1–0) | Hamilton (0–1) | None | 1,214 | 1–1 | |
| Feb 21 | Villanova | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 14–3 | Stone (1–0) | MacLachlan (0–1) | None | 214 | 2–1 | |
| Feb 23 | La Salle | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–0 | Rodon (1–1) | McLeod (0–1) | None | 122 | 3–1 | |
| Feb 24 | Wagner | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 18–0 | Jernigan (1–0) | Casey (0–1) | None | 1,240 | 4–1 | |
| Feb 24 | Wagner | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 25–4 | Orwig (1–0) | Adams (0–1) | None | 1,795 | 5–1 | |
| Feb 26 | New Mexico State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| Feb 27 | New Mexico State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 9–2 | Orwig (2–0) | Collins (1–1) | None | 1,343 | 6–1 | |
| Feb 28 | New Mexico State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 8–3 | Woeck (1–0) | Mott (1–1) | None | 1,216 | 7–1 | |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| Mar 1 | UMBC | TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC | 5–3 | Thomas (1–0) | Cohn (0–1) | Overman (1) | 301 | 8–1 | |
| Mar 2 | Florida Atlantic | TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC | 2–1 (10) | Wilkins (1–0) | Alexander (1–1) | None | 389 | 9–1 | |
| Mar 3 | Coastal Carolina | TicketReturn.com Field • Myrtle Beach, SC | 5–4 (10) | Wilkins (2–0) | Connolly (0–2) | None | 589 | 10–1 | |
| Mar 5 | @ Elon | Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC | 12–24 | Antonelli (1–0) | Tzamtis (0–1) | None | 111 | 10–2 | |
| Mar 6 | Campbell | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–2 | Easley (1–0) | Mattes (3–1) | Wilkins (1) | 1,991 | 11–2 | |
| Mar 8 | Clemson | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–10 | Gossett (2–1) | Rodon (1–2) | None | 1,642 | 11–3 | 0–1 |
| Mar 9 | Clemson | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 4–7 | Schnell (1–0) | Ogburn (1–1) | Campbell (4) | 1,877 | 11–4 | 0–2 |
| Mar 10 | Clemson | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 4–1 | Sasser (1–0) | Firth (2–2) | Wilkins (2) | 2,087 | 12–4 | 1–2 |
| Mar 12 | Quinnipiac | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 1–0 | Woeck (2–0) | O'Connell (0–1) | Overman (2) | 1,494 | 13–4 | |
| Mar 13 | Old Dominion | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–0 | Keglovits (1–0) | Roberts (1–1) | None | 1,498 | 14–4 | |
| Mar 15 | @ Wake Forest | Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC | 12–6 | Rodon (2–2) | Stadler (3–2) | Easley (1) | 526 | 15–4 | 2–2 |
| Mar 16 | @ Wake Forest | Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC | 4–13 | Van Grouw (2–3) | Stone (1–1) | Jones (2) | 824 | 15–5 | 2–3 |
| Mar 17 | @ Wake Forest | Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC | 5–2 | Ogburn (2–1) | Pirro (3–2) | Overman (3) | 514 | 16–5 | 3–3 |
| Mar 19 | UNC Greensboro | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–8 (11) | Betts (1–0) | Wilkins (2–1) | Hathcock (1) | 1,639 | 16–6 | |
| Mar 23 | @ #11 Virginia | Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA | 2–8 | Young (1–0) | Woeck (2–1) | None | 3,086 | 16–7 | 3–4 |
| Mar 23 | @ #11 Virginia | Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA | 3–4 | Silverstein (4–0) | Ogburn (2–2) | Crockett (1) | 2,841 | 16–8 | 3–5 |
| Mar 24 | @ #11 Virginia | Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA | 3–6 | Young (2–0) | Easley (1–1) | None | 2,446 | 16–9 | 3–6 |
| Mar 27 | @ UNC Wilmington | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | 10–6 | Easley (2–1) | Tart (2–2) | 'Overman (4) | 1,926 | 17–9 | |
| Mar 29 | Maryland | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 3–2 | Rodon (3–2) | Reed (4–2) | Sasser (1) | 1,879 | 18–9 | 4–6 |
| Mar 30 | Maryland | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 2–3 | Kirkpatrick (3–3) | Easley (2–2) | Mooney (3) | 1,807 | 18–10 | 4–7 |
| Mar 31 | Maryland | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 9–4 | Stone (2–1) | Robinson (0–2) | None | 1,493 | 19–10 | 5–7 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| Apr 2 | @ East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC | 6–1 | Wilkins (3–1) | Williams (5–2) | None | | 20–10 | |
| Apr 3 | Elon | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 8–6 | Sasser (2–0) | Darnell (0–1) | None | 1,709 | 21–10 | |
| Apr 5 | Virginia Tech | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 8–7 (14) | Easley (3–2) | Keselica (2–1) | None | 2,073 | 22–10 | 5–7 |
| Apr 6 | Virginia Tech | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 13–4 | Tzamtzis (1–1) | Burke (5–2) | None | 2,854 | 23–10 | 6–7 |
| Apr 7 | Virginia Tech | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 7–3 | Wilkins (4–1) | Labitan (0–2) | None | 2,279 | 24–10 | 7–7 |
| Apr 9 | East Carolina | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 6–1 | Woeck (3–1) | Durazo (0–3) | Sasser (3) | 2,951 | 25–10 | 8–7 |
| Apr 13 | @ Boston College | Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | 6–5 | Thomas (2–0) | Burke (0–1) | Sasser (4) | 26–10 | 9–7 |
| Apr 13 | @ Boston College | Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | 6–2 | Wilkins (5–1) | Stevens (0–8) | Overman (5) | 567 | 27–10 | 10–7 |
| Apr 14 | @ Boston College | Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | 3–2 | Woeck (4–1) | Gorman (2–4) | Sasser (5) | 747 | 28–10 | 11–7 |
| Apr 16 | @ Charlotte | Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC | 2–1 | Ogburn (3–2) | Harris (1–4) | Sasser (6) | 1,702 | 29–10 | |
| Apr 19 | @ #14 Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA | 13–4 | Tzamtzis (2–1) | Farmer (7–2) | None | 1,136 | 30–10 | 12–7 |
| Apr 20 | @ #14 Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA | 6–2 | Rodon (4–2) | Isaacs (4–4) | None | 1,914 | 31–10 | 13–7 |
| Apr 21 | @ #14 Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA | 8–7 | Overman (1–0) | Evans (0–1) | None | 3,965 | 32–10 | 14–7 |
| Apr 23 | Davidson | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 4–3 | Sasser (3–0) | Zeblo (1–1) | None | 1,691 | 33–10 | |
| Apr 26 | #1 North Carolina | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 1–7 | Emanuel (9–1) | Wilkins (5–2) | None | 3,048 | 33–11 | 14–8 |
| Apr 27 | #1 North Carolina | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 7–3 | Rodon (5–2) | Moss (7–1) | Orwig (1) | 3,123 | 34–11 | 15–8 |
| Apr 28 | #1 North Carolina | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| May 3 | Presbyterian | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–1 | Ogburn (4–2) | Dees (5–5) | None | 1,645 | 35–11 | |
| May 4 | Presbyterian | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 8–1 | Woeck (5–1) | Knox (4–5) | None | 2,007 | 36–11 | |
| May 5 | Presbyterian | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 12–3 | Rodon (6–2) | Jeter (5–5) | None | 1,629 | 37–11 | |
| May 7 | UNC Wilmington | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 7–2 | Orwig (3–0) | Tart (2–4) | None | 2,023 | 38–11 | |
| May 11 | #9 Florida State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 3–1 | Rodon (7–2) | Weaver (5–2) | Overman (6) | 2,657 | 39–11 | 16–8 |
| May 12 | #9 Florida State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 3–12 | Leibrandt (8–4) | Ogburn (4–3) | None | 2,764 | 39–12 | 16–9 |
| May 13 | #9 Florida State | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 4–8 | Sitz (9–1) | Stone (2–2) | None | 2,770 | 39–13 | 16–10 |
| May 16 | Duke | Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC | 5–2 | Wilkins (6–2) | Huber (5–7) | Stone (1) | 653 | 40–13 | 17–10 |
| May 17 | @ Duke | Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC | 7–6 (10) | Rodon (8–2) | Istler (3–6) | Sasser (7) | 1,711 | 41–13 | 18–10 |
| May 18 | @ Duke | Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC | 9–1 | Easley (4–2) | Matuella (4–4) | None | 1,211 | 42–13 | 19–10 |
Postseason :
ACC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACCT Record |
| May 22 | #14 (5) Clemson | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 6–3 | Easley (5–2) | Gossett (9–4) | None | 4,834 | 43–13 | 1–0 |
| May 24 | (8) Miami (FL) | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 7–1 | Woeck (6–1) | Diaz (6–5) | None | 3,372 | 44–13 | 2–0 |
| May 25 | #3 (1) North Carolina | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 1–2 (18) | Munnelly (6–0) | Overman (1–1) | None | 11,392 | 44–14 | 2–1 |
NCAA tournament Raleigh Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 31 | (4) Binghamton | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 4–1 | Easley (6–2) | Rogalla (5–5) | None | 2,784 | 45–14 | 1–0 |
| June 1 | (3) William & Mary | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 1–0 | Rodon (9–2) | Farrell (11–3) | None | 3,051 | 46–14 | 2–0 |
| June 2 | (3) William & Mary | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 9–2 | Stone (3–2) | Wainman (4–4) | Sasser (8) | 2,752 | 47–14 | 3–0 |
NCAA tournament Raleigh Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 8 | #13 Rice | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 4–3 | Easley (7–2) | Lemond (7–2) | None | 3,051 | 48–14 | 4–0 |
| June 9 | #13 Rice | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | 5–4 (17) | Ogburn (5–3) | Simms (8–4) | None | 3,051 | 49–14 | 5–0 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 16 | #2 (1) North Carolina | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 8–1 | Rodon (10–2) | Emanuel (11–4) | None | 22,972 | 50–14 | 1–0 |
| June 18 | #6 UCLA | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 1–2 | Vander Tuig (13–4) | Jernigan (1–1) | Berg (23) | 25,543 | 50–15 | 1–1 |
| June 20 | #2 (1) North Carolina | TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE | 0–7 | Johnson (5–1) | Rodon (10–3) | None | 25,742 | 50–16 | 1–2 |

## Ranking Movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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' | 11 | 11* | 18 | 14 | 21 | 18 | — | 25 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | | | 5 |
| Baseball America | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 16 | — | — | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | | | 6 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| NCBWA† | 9 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | 5 |
^ 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.