North Carolina State University Athletics
#Pack9 Ranked No. 16 In Perfect Game 2021 Preseason Poll
1/11/2021 12:47:00 PM | Baseball
RALEIGH – NC State baseball recently picked up its second preseason national ranking of the 2021 season, as the Wolfpack checks in at No. 16 on Perfect Game's 2021 Preseason College Top 25.
The squad was also featured on Collegiate Baseball's Fabulous 50 preseason poll at No. 13 in December. This is the 19th-straight year the squad has either started or finished the season nationally ranked.
The Wolfpack finished 14-3 in the shortened 2020 season, highlighted by a 12-0 start for the second-straight year, and finished as high as No. 9 nationally while staying ranked by all six major polls the entire season. In 2019, NC State posted a 42-19 record and earned its ninth NCAA Regional bid in the last 10 years.
The team returns 25 players from last season, including All-ACC performer and freshman All-American Tyler McDonough (2019) and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Jose Torres (2020). NC State additionally welcomes 11 freshmen and junior college transfer Danny Carnazzo to the 2021 roster.
The squad was also featured on Collegiate Baseball's Fabulous 50 preseason poll at No. 13 in December. This is the 19th-straight year the squad has either started or finished the season nationally ranked.
The Wolfpack finished 14-3 in the shortened 2020 season, highlighted by a 12-0 start for the second-straight year, and finished as high as No. 9 nationally while staying ranked by all six major polls the entire season. In 2019, NC State posted a 42-19 record and earned its ninth NCAA Regional bid in the last 10 years.
The team returns 25 players from last season, including All-ACC performer and freshman All-American Tyler McDonough (2019) and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Jose Torres (2020). NC State additionally welcomes 11 freshmen and junior college transfer Danny Carnazzo to the 2021 roster.
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