Elliott Avent
{{Short description|American baseball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Elliott Avent
| image = Elliott Avent 2013.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Avent in 2013
| current_title = Head Coach
| current_team = NC State
| current_conference = ACC
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|1,069|634|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|5|1}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = VCU
| coach_years1 = 1981–1982
| coach_team1 = North Carolina Wesleyan (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1983
| coach_team2 = VCU (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1984–1985
| coach_team3 = Louisburg JC (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 1986–1987
| coach_team4 = William & Mary (asst.)
| coach_years5 = 1988
| coach_team5 = NC State (asst.)
| coach_years6 = 1989–1996
| coach_team6 = New Mexico State
| coach_years7 = 1997–present
| coach_team7 = NC State
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|1,294|847|record=y}}
| tournament_record =
| championships = * 6× NCAA regional champions (2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2024)
- 3× NCAA Super Regional champions (2013, 2021, 2024)
| awards = * ACC Coach of the Year (2003)
- Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2003)
- National Coach of the Year (2003)
| coaching_records =
}}
Elliott Avent (born May 1, 1956) is an American college baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach for the NC State Wolfpack.[http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=1366299 NC State Baseball Media Guide]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite news |title=Avent thrives in 'dream job' |url=https://www.technicianonline.com/avent-thrives-in-dream-job/article_410e3305-5c95-599b-bae1-cac14661133e.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |work=Technician |date=April 23, 2008 |language=en}}
In 1993, Avent managed the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
Head coaching record
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|name=New Mexico State Aggies
|startyear=1989
|conference=Independent
|endyear=1991
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1989
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 34–22
| conference =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1990
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 40–19
| conference =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1991
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 22–36
| conference =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=New Mexico State Aggies
|startyear=1992
|conference=Big West Conference
|endyear=1996
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1992
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 20–33
| conference = 6–18
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1993
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 31–23
| conference = 9–12
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 21–31
| conference = 4–17
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 32–22
| conference = 9–12
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 25–27
| conference = 8–13
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = New Mexico State
| overall = 225–213
| confrecord = 36–72
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=North Carolina State Wolfpack
|startyear=1997
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|endyear=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997
| name = NC State
| overall = 43–20
| conference = 15–8
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998
| name = NC State
| overall = 41–23
| conference = 12–9
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = NC State
| overall = 37–25
| conference = 11–13
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = NC State
| overall = 30–28
| conference = 10–14
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001
| name = NC State
| overall = 32–29
| conference = 9–15
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002
| name = NC State
| overall = 33–26
| conference = 7–17
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003
| name = NC State
| overall = 45–18
| conference = 15–9
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004
| name = NC State
| overall = 36–24
| conference = 11–12
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = NC State
| overall = 41–19
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = NC State
| overall = 40–23
| conference = 16–13
| confstanding = T–2nd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = NC State
| overall = 38–23
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 3rd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA regional
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = NC State
| overall = 42–22
| conference = 18–11
| confstanding = 2nd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = NC State
| overall = 25–31
| conference = 10–20
| confstanding = T–4th (Atlantic)
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = NC State
| overall = 38–24
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = 3rd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = NC State
| overall = 35–27
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = T–3rd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = NC State
| overall = 43–20
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = 2nd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = NC State
| overall = 50–16
| conference = 19–10
| confstanding = 2nd (Atlantic)
| postseason = College World Series
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = NC State
| overall = 32–23
| conference = 13–17
| confstanding = 5th (Atlantic)
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = NC State
| overall = 36–23
| conference = 15–14
| confstanding =5th (Atlantic)
| postseason =NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = NC State
| overall = 38–22
| conference = 15–13
| confstanding =3rd (Atlantic)
| postseason =NCAA regional
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = NC State
| overall = 36–25
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding =4th (Atlantic)
| postseason =NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = NC State
| overall = 42–18
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = 2nd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = NC State
| overall = 42–19
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 2nd (Atlantic)
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = NC State
| overall = 14–3
| conference = 1–2
| confstanding = (Atlantic)
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = NC State
| overall = 37–19
| conference = 19–14
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(Atlantic)}}
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = NC State
| overall = 36–21
| conference = 14–15
| confstanding = 5th {{small|(Atlantic)}}
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = NC State
| overall = 36–21
| conference = 13–16
| confstanding = 5th {{small|(Atlantic)}}
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = NC State
| overall = 38–23
| conference = 18–11
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(Atlantic)}}
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = NC State
| overall = 33–19
| conference = 17–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = NC State
| overall = 1,069–634
| confrecord = 395–356
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall= 1,294–847
}}{{Cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/11bsmg052060.pdf |title=ACC Baseball Media Guide |access-date=2011-05-31 |archive-date=2012-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112182855/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/11bsmg052060.pdf |url-status=dead }}[http://www.bigwest.org/sports/baseball/mediaguides/2010/history_43_66.pdf Big West Media Guide]
Personal Life
Elliott is married to his wife Krista Ringler,{{cite news |title=Hall of Fame class announced |url=https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/hall-of-fame-class-announced,28498#:~:text=Avent%20remains%20the%20Head%20Baseball%20Coach%20at%20NC%20State%20and%20lives%20in%20Raleigh%2C%20N.C.%2C%20with%20his%20wife%20Krista%20Ringler. |access-date=28 February 2025 |work=Article |publisher=Las Cruces Bulletin}} and they reside in Raleigh, NC.
See also
References
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