2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

{{Short description|Baseball team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode = baseball

|year = 2021

|team = Charlotte 49ers

|logo = CharlottePrimaryLogo.png

|logo_size = 100

|conference = Conference USA

|division = East Division

|short_conf = C-USA

|CoachRank =

|CBRank =

|record = 40–21

|conf_record = 24–8

|head_coach = Robert Woodard

|assoc_coach = Bo Robinson

|asst_coach1 = Toby Bicknell

|asst_coach2 = Austin Meine

|stadium = Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium

|champion = C-USA East Division champions

|bowl =

|bowl_result =

}}

{{2021 Conference USA baseball standings}}

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.{{cite web | url=https://conferenceusa.com/news/2021/2/11/2021-baseball-preseason-poll-and-awards.aspx | title=2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards }}

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|align="center" Colspan="3" |Media poll (East)

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Charlotte 49ers|Predicted finish|Team|1st Place Votes}}

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| 1

Florida Atlantic10
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| 2

Old Dominion1
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| 3

FIU1
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| 4

WKU-
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| 5

Charlotte-
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| 6

Marshall-

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Schedule and results

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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | 2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball game log
colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | Regular season (39–17)
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%"

! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | February (6–0)

Date

! Opponent

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|February 19

{{CBSB link|year=2021|team=Morehead State Eagles baseball|title=Morehead State}}Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC
W 12-41-0-
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|February 20

Morehead StateHayes StadiumW 18-32-0-
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|February 21

Morehead StateHayes StadiumW 4-23-0-
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|February 27 (1)

{{CBSB link|year=2021|team=William & Mary Tribe baseball|title=William & Mary}}Hayes StadiumW 7-14-0-
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|February 27 (2)

William & MaryHayes StadiumW 4-01275-0-
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|February 28

William & MaryHayes StadiumW 20-41206-0-

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|

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | March (8–9)

Date

! Opponent

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|March 2

at UNC GreensboroUNCG Baseball Stadium
Greensboro, NC
L 7-92506-1-
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|March 5

Western CarolinaHayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC
W 7-4947-1-
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|March 6

Western CarolinaHayes StadiumL 2-51227-2-
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|March 7

Western CarolinaHayes StadiumL 5-101237-3-
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|March 9

No. 15 TennesseeHayes StadiumW 9-01458-3-
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|March 12

at No. 14 {{CBSB link|year=2021|team=East Carolina Pirates baseball|title=East Carolina}}Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC
L 4-71,1818-4-
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|March 13

at No. 14 East CarolinaClark–LeClair StadiumL 1-31,2038-5-
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|March 14

at No. 14 East CarolinaClark–LeClair StadiumL 1-31,1228-6-
align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"

|March 16

at Wake ForestDavid F. Couch Ballpark
Winston-Salem, NC
L 1-41008-7-
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|March 19–21

{{CBSB link|year=2021|team=College of Charleston Cougars baseball|title=College of Charleston}}Hayes Stadiumcolspan=4| Canceled {{cite web|title=Baseball Series vs. College of Charleston Cancelled; Weekend Schedule TBD|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2021/3/17/baseball-series-vs-college-of-charleston-cancelled-weekend-schedule-tbd.aspx|publisher=University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics|accessdate=April 13, 2021|date=March 17, 2021}}
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|March 20 (1)

vs. Rhode IslandTruist Field
Charlotte, NC
W 2-1109-7-
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|March 20 (2)

vs. Rhode IslandTruist FieldL 3-61,7349-8-
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|March 21

vs. Rhode IslandTruist FieldW 6-312110-8-
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|March 23

vs. Appalachian StateAtrium Health Ballpark
Kannapolis, NC
W 15-51,64811-8-
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|March 26

at Western KentuckyNick Denes Field
Bowling Green, KY
W 7-421312-81-0
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|March 27 (1)

at Western KentuckyNick Denes FieldW 6-015713-82-0
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|March 27 (2)

at Western KentuckyNick Denes FieldW 5-4816114-83-0
align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"

|March 28

at Western KentuckyNick Denes FieldL 16-171021314-93-1

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|

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | April (16–3)

Date

! Opponent

! Rank

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|April 2

Florida AtlanticHayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC
W 9-512815-94-1
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|April 3 (1)

Florida AtlanticHayes StadiumW 9-8813816-95-1
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|April 3 (2)

Florida AtlanticHayes StadiumW 5-415017-96-1
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|April 4

Florida AtlanticHayes StadiumW 11-1011218-97-1
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|April 9

at {{CBSB link|year=2021|team=FIU Panthers|title=FIU}}Infinity Insurance Park
Miami, FL
W 11-819-98-1
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|April 10 (1)

at FIUInfinity Insurance ParkW 5-420-99-1
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|April 10 (2)

at FIUInfinity Insurance ParkW 3-121-910-1
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|April 11

at FIUInfinity Insurance ParkW 9-522-911-1
align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb"

|April 13

at North CarolinaNo. 21Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
colspan=4| Postponed {{cite web|first=Avery|last=Trendel|title=Tuesday's UNC Baseball Game vs. Charlotte Postponed|url=https://chapelboro.com/sports/unc-sports/tuesdays-unc-baseball-game-vs-charlotte-postponed|publisher=WCHL (AM)|accessdate=April 13, 2021|date=April 12, 2021}}
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|April 16

UTSANo. 21Hayes StadiumW 6-215623-912-1
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|April 17 (1)

UTSANo. 21Hayes StadiumW 10-624-913-1
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|April 17 (2)

UTSANo. 21Hayes StadiumW 11-1013625-914-1
align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"

|April 18

UTSANo. 21Hayes StadiumL 5-111012625-1014-2
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|April 20

at Appalachian StateNo. 19Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium
Boone, NC
W 11-819026-10-
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|April 23 (1)

No. 20 Old DominionNo. 19Hayes StadiumW 5-427-1015-2
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|April 23 (2)

No. 20 Old DominionNo. 19Hayes StadiumL 5-916427-1115-3
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|April 25 (1)

No. 20 Old DominionNo. 19Hayes StadiumW 8-328-1116-3
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|April 25 (2)

No. 20 Old DominionNo. 19Hayes StadiumW 7-116329-1117-3
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|April 27

at North CarolinaNo. 15Boshamer StadiumW 4-11085030-11-
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|April 30

at No. 25 Old DominionNo. 15Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Norfolk, VA
L 3-849230-1217-4

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|

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | May (9–5)

Date

! Opponent

! Rank

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Attendance

! Overall record

! C-USA record

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|May 1 (1)

at No. 25 Old DominionNo. 15Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Norfolk, VA
W 6-250331-1218-4
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|May 1 (2)

at No. 25 Old DominionNo. 15Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexL 2-1438631-1318-5
align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"

|May 2

at No. 25 Old DominionNo. 15Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexL 0-1044631-1418-6
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 7

MarshallNo. 23Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC
W 7-518332-1419-6
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 8 (1)

MarshallNo. 23Hayes StadiumW 10-833-1420-6
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 8 (2)

MarshallNo. 23Hayes StadiumW 12-320534-1421-6
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 9

MarshallNo. 23Hayes StadiumW 6-316835-1422-6
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 14

at RiceNo. 20Reckling Park
Houston, TX
W 9-698936-1423-6
align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"

|May 15 (1)

at RiceNo. 20Reckling ParkL 8-111,14636-1523-7
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 15 (2)

at RiceNo. 20Reckling ParkW 6-491,33037-1524-7
align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"

|May 16

at RiceNo. 20Reckling ParkL 0-651,35937-1624-8
align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"

|May 20

UNC WilmingtonNo. 22Hayes StadiumL 2-646437-17-
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 21

UNC WilmingtonNo. 22Hayes StadiumW 6-571738-17-
align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"

|May 22

UNC WilmingtonNo. 22Hayes StadiumW 15-1460439-17-

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! colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Charlotte 49ers|color=white}}" | Postseason (1–4)

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | {{Coloredlink|white|2021 Conference USA Baseball Tournament|C-USA Tournament}} (0–2)

Date

! Opponent

! Rank (Seed)

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Attendance

! Overall record

! Tournament record

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|May 26

vs. (8) Middle TennesseeNo. 22 (1)Pat Patterson Park
Ruston, LA
L 2-739-180-1
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|May 27

vs. (5) Florida AtlanticNo. 22 (1)Pat Patterson ParkL 8-939-190-2

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! colspan=11 style="padding-left:4em;{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|color=white|Charlotte 49ers}}" | {{Coloredlink|white|2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Nashville Super Regional|NCAA Greenville Regional}} (1–2)

Date

! Opponent

! Rank (Seed)

! Site/stadium

! Score

! Attendance

! Overall record

! Tournament record

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|June 4

vs. No. 24 (3) Maryland(2)Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC
W 13-104,17440-191-0
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|June 5

at No. 12 (1) East Carolina(2)Clark–LeClair StadiumL 5-75,02040-201-1
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|June 6

vs. No. 24 (3) Maryland(2)Clark–LeClair StadiumL 1-240-211-2

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! colspan=9 | Legend:      {{Color box|#ddffdd|border=darkgray}} = Win      {{Color box|#ffdddd|border=darkgray}} = Loss      {{Color box|#bbbbbb|border=darkgray}} = Cancelled/Postponed

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:Schedule Source:{{cite press release|url=https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2019/10/29/baseball-releases-2020-schedule-of-55-games.aspx|title=Baseball Releases 2020 Schedule of 55 Games|publisher=University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics|date=October 29, 2020}}

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Roster

[https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/baseball/roster 2021 Charlotte Baseball Roster]

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colspan=9 style="{{NCAA color cell|Charlotte 49ers
}; text-align:center"|2021 Charlotte 49ers roster

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Pitchers

  • 19 - Bryce McGowan - Sophomore
  • 21 - Colby Bruce - Senior
  • 26 - Austin Marozas - Sophomore
  • 27 - Christian Lothes - Freshman
  • 29 - Nick Turnbull - Senior
  • 30 - Trae Starnes - Junior
  • 32 - Andrew Lindsey - Sophomore
  • 34 - Ryan Czanstkowski - Senior
  • 37 - Andrew Roach - Junior
  • 38 - Jackson Boss - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 41 - Matt Brooks - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 43 - Hale Sims - Sophomore
  • 46 - Jake Curry - Sophomore
  • 47 - Tyson Tucker - Sophomore
  • 48 - Sam Grace - Sophomore
  • 50 - Casey Bargo - Sophomore
  • 51 - Kolton Scherbenske - Sophomore
  • 53 - Gus Hughes - Freshman
  • 54 - Spencer Giesting - Freshman
  • 56 - Tyler Parks - Freshman
  • 57 - Zach Zedalis - Sophomore

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Catchers

  • 8 - Tyler Cotten - Freshman
  • 12 - Aaron McKeithan - Sophomore
  • 44 - Jacob Whitley - File:Redshirt.svg Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Carson Johnson - Senior
  • 3 - Dante DeFranco - Freshman
  • 6 - Jack Dragum - Sophomore
  • 11 - Chandler Riley - Freshman
  • 13 - Thomas Caufield - Sophomore
  • 14 - Austin Knight - Sophomore
  • 16 - Nate Furman - Freshman
  • 18 - Will Butcher - Freshman
  • 23 - Gino Groover - Freshman
  • 24 - David McCabe - Freshman
  • 36 - Rafi Vazquez - Senior

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Outfielders

  • 1 - Parker Stinnett - Sophomore
  • 9 - Craig Keuchel - Junior
  • 17 - Todd Elwood - Senior
  • 22 - Dominic Pilolli - Freshman
  • 33 - Jake Cunningham - Freshman
  • 45 - Hunter Baker - Sophomore

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Rankings

{{main|2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I baseball rankings

| year = {{date|year}}

| finalpollweek = 18

| coaches_ref = [http://sportspolls.usatoday.com/ncaa/baseball/polls/coaches-poll/ Baseball Coaches Poll]

| ba_ref = [http://www.baseballamerica.com/tag/top-25/ Baseball America College: Top 25]

| collegiate_ref = [http://baseballnews.com/2021-collegiate-baseball-polls/ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper]

| ncbwa_ref = [http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/poll/ NCBWA Division I poll]

| d1b_ref = [https://d1baseball.com/category/rankings/ D1 Baseball]

| coaches_pre = NR

| ba_pre = NR

| collegiate_pre = NR

| ncbwa_pre = NR

| d1b_pre = NR

| ba_1 = NR

| collegiate_1 = NR

| ncbwa_1 = RV

| d1b_1 = NR

| coaches_2 = NR

| ba_2 = NR

| collegiate_2 = NR

| ncbwa_2 = RV

| d1b_2 = NR

| coaches_3 = NR

| ba_3 = NR

| collegiate_3 = NR

| ncbwa_3 = NR

| d1b_3 = NR

| coaches_4 = NR

| ba_4 = NR

| collegiate_4 = NR

| ncbwa_4 = NR

| d1b_4 = NR

| coaches_5 = NR

| ba_5 = NR

| collegiate_5 = NR

| ncbwa_5 = NR

| d1b_5 = NR

| coaches_6 = NR

| ba_6 = NR

| collegiate_6 = NR

| ncbwa_6 = NR

| d1b_6 = NR

| coaches_7 = RV

| ba_7 = NR

| collegiate_7 = NR

| ncbwa_7 = RV

| d1b_7 = NR

| coaches_8 = RV

| ba_8 = NR

| collegiate_8 = NR

| ncbwa_8 = 28

| d1b_8 = 21

| coaches_9 = 21

| ba_9 = NR

| collegiate_9 = 29

| ncbwa_9 = 24

| d1b_9 = 19

| coaches_10 = 17

| ba_10 = 19

| collegiate_10 = 25

| ncbwa_10 = 17

| d1b_10 = 15

| coaches_11 = 22

| ba_11 = 21

| collegiate_11 = NR

| ncbwa_11 = 20

| d1b_11 = 23

| coaches_12 = 20

| ba_12 = 19

| collegiate_12 = 24

| ncbwa_12 = 18

| d1b_12 = 20

| coaches_13 = 19

| ba_13 = 16

| collegiate_13 = 24

| ncbwa_13 = 19

| d1b_13 = 22

| coaches_14 = 19

| ba_14 = 16

| collegiate_14 = 23

| ncbwa_14 = 17

| d1b_14 = 22

| coaches_15 = 25

| ba_15 = 25

| collegiate_15 = 29

| ncbwa_15 = 24

| d1b_15 = NR

| coaches_16 = 25*

| ba_16 = 25*

| collegiate_16 = NR

| ncbwa_16 = 29

| d1b_16 = NR*

| coaches_17 = 25*

| ba_17 = 25*

| collegiate_17 = NR

| ncbwa_17 = 29*

| d1b_17 = NR*

| coaches_18 = RV

| ba_18 = NR

| collegiate_18 = NR

| ncbwa_18 = 28

| d1b_18 = NR

}}

References

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