# 2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

The 2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The 49ers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium, on the university's Charlotte campus. The team was coached by Robert Woodard, who was in his second season with the 49ers.

## Preseason
### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the 49ers predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
Media poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | 1st Place Votes |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 10 |
| 2 | Old Dominion | 1 |
| 3 | FIU | 1 |
| 4 | WKU | - |
| 5 | Charlotte | - |
| 6 | Marshall | - |

## Schedule and results

2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball game log :
Regular season (39–17) :
February (6–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| February 19 | Morehead State | Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC | W 12-4 | | 1-0 | - |
| February 20 | Morehead State | Hayes Stadium | W 18-3 | | 2-0 | - |
| February 21 | Morehead State | Hayes Stadium | W 4-2 | | 3-0 | - |
| February 27 (1) | William & Mary | Hayes Stadium | W 7-1 | | 4-0 | - |
| February 27 (2) | William & Mary | Hayes Stadium | W 4-0 | 127 | 5-0 | - |
| February 28 | William & Mary | Hayes Stadium | W 20-4 | 120 | 6-0 | - |
March (8–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| March 2 | at UNC Greensboro | UNCG Baseball Stadium Greensboro, NC | L 7-9 | 250 | 6-1 | - |
| March 5 | Western Carolina | Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC | W 7-4 | 94 | 7-1 | - |
| March 6 | Western Carolina | Hayes Stadium | L 2-5 | 122 | 7-2 | - |
| March 7 | Western Carolina | Hayes Stadium | L 5-10 | 123 | 7-3 | - |
| March 9 | No. 15 Tennessee | Hayes Stadium | W 9-0 | 145 | 8-3 | - |
| March 12 | at No. 14 East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC | L 4-7 | 1,181 | 8-4 | - |
| March 13 | at No. 14 East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 1-3 | 1,203 | 8-5 | - |
| March 14 | at No. 14 East Carolina | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 1-3 | 1,122 | 8-6 | - |
| March 16 | at Wake Forest | David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC | L 1-4 | 100 | 8-7 | - |
| March 19–21 | College of Charleston | Hayes Stadium | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| March 20 (1) | vs. Rhode Island | Truist Field Charlotte, NC | W 2-1$^{10}$ | | 9-7 | - |
| March 20 (2) | vs. Rhode Island | Truist Field | L 3-6 | 1,734 | 9-8 | - |
| March 21 | vs. Rhode Island | Truist Field | W 6-3 | 121 | 10-8 | - |
| March 23 | vs. Appalachian State | Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC | W 15-5 | 1,648 | 11-8 | - |
| March 26 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY | W 7-4 | 213 | 12-8 | 1-0 |
| March 27 (1) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | W 6-0 | 157 | 13-8 | 2-0 |
| March 27 (2) | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | W 5-4$^8$ | 161 | 14-8 | 3-0 |
| March 28 | at Western Kentucky | Nick Denes Field | L 16-17$^{10}$ | 213 | 14-9 | 3-1 |
April (16–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| April 2 | Florida Atlantic | | Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC | W 9-5 | 128 | 15-9 | 4-1 |
| April 3 (1) | Florida Atlantic | | Hayes Stadium | W 9-8$^8$ | 138 | 16-9 | 5-1 |
| April 3 (2) | Florida Atlantic | | Hayes Stadium | W 5-4 | 150 | 17-9 | 6-1 |
| April 4 | Florida Atlantic | | Hayes Stadium | W 11-10 | 112 | 18-9 | 7-1 |
| April 9 | at FIU | | Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL | W 11-8 | | 19-9 | 8-1 |
| April 10 (1) | at FIU | | Infinity Insurance Park | W 5-4 | | 20-9 | 9-1 |
| April 10 (2) | at FIU | | Infinity Insurance Park | W 3-1 | | 21-9 | 10-1 |
| April 11 | at FIU | | Infinity Insurance Park | W 9-5 | | 22-9 | 11-1 |
| April 13 | at North Carolina | No. 21 | Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| April 16 | UTSA | No. 21 | Hayes Stadium | W 6-2 | 156 | 23-9 | 12-1 |
| April 17 (1) | UTSA | No. 21 | Hayes Stadium | W 10-6 | | 24-9 | 13-1 |
| April 17 (2) | UTSA | No. 21 | Hayes Stadium | W 11-10 | 136 | 25-9 | 14-1 |
| April 18 | UTSA | No. 21 | Hayes Stadium | L 5-11$^{10}$ | 126 | 25-10 | 14-2 |
| April 20 | at Appalachian State | No. 19 | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium Boone, NC | W 11-8 | 190 | 26-10 | - |
| April 23 (1) | No. 20 Old Dominion | No. 19 | Hayes Stadium | W 5-4 | | 27-10 | 15-2 |
| April 23 (2) | No. 20 Old Dominion | No. 19 | Hayes Stadium | L 5-9 | 164 | 27-11 | 15-3 |
| April 25 (1) | No. 20 Old Dominion | No. 19 | Hayes Stadium | W 8-3 | | 28-11 | 16-3 |
| April 25 (2) | No. 20 Old Dominion | No. 19 | Hayes Stadium | W 7-1 | 163 | 29-11 | 17-3 |
| April 27 | at North Carolina | No. 15 | Boshamer Stadium | W 4-1$^{10}$ | 850 | 30-11 | - |
| April 30 | at No. 25 Old Dominion | No. 15 | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA | L 3-8 | 492 | 30-12 | 17-4 |
May (9–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | C-USA record |
| May 1 (1) | at No. 25 Old Dominion | No. 15 | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA | W 6-2 | 503 | 31-12 | 18-4 |
| May 1 (2) | at No. 25 Old Dominion | No. 15 | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 2-14 | 386 | 31-13 | 18-5 |
| May 2 | at No. 25 Old Dominion | No. 15 | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 0-10 | 446 | 31-14 | 18-6 |
| May 7 | Marshall | No. 23 | Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC | W 7-5 | 183 | 32-14 | 19-6 |
| May 8 (1) | Marshall | No. 23 | Hayes Stadium | W 10-8 | | 33-14 | 20-6 |
| May 8 (2) | Marshall | No. 23 | Hayes Stadium | W 12-3 | 205 | 34-14 | 21-6 |
| May 9 | Marshall | No. 23 | Hayes Stadium | W 6-3 | 168 | 35-14 | 22-6 |
| May 14 | at Rice | No. 20 | Reckling Park Houston, TX | W 9-6 | 989 | 36-14 | 23-6 |
| May 15 (1) | at Rice | No. 20 | Reckling Park | L 8-11 | 1,146 | 36-15 | 23-7 |
| May 15 (2) | at Rice | No. 20 | Reckling Park | W 6-4$^9$ | 1,330 | 37-15 | 24-7 |
| May 16 | at Rice | No. 20 | Reckling Park | L 0-6$^5$ | 1,359 | 37-16 | 24-8 |
| May 20 | UNC Wilmington | No. 22 | Hayes Stadium | L 2-6 | 464 | 37-17 | - |
| May 21 | UNC Wilmington | No. 22 | Hayes Stadium | W 6-5 | 717 | 38-17 | - |
| May 22 | UNC Wilmington | No. 22 | Hayes Stadium | W 15-14 | 604 | 39-17 | - |
Postseason (1–4) :
C-USA Tournament (0–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank (Seed) | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 26 | vs. (8) Middle Tennessee | No. 22 (1) | Pat Patterson Park Ruston, LA | L 2-7 | | 39-18 | 0-1 |
| May 27 | vs. (5) Florida Atlantic | No. 22 (1) | Pat Patterson Park | L 8-9 | | 39-19 | 0-2 |
NCAA Greenville Regional (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank (Seed) | Site/stadium | Score | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| June 4 | vs. No. 24 (3) Maryland | (2) | Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC | W 13-10 | 4,174 | 40-19 | 1-0 |
| June 5 | at No. 12 (1) East Carolina | (2) | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 5-7 | 5,020 | 40-20 | 1-1 |
| June 6 | vs. No. 24 (3) Maryland | (2) | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 1-2 | | 40-21 | 1-2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled/Postponed :
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## 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' | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25* | 25* | RV |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25* | 25* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 25 | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | 28 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 29* | 28 |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | — | —* | —* | — |
^ 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.