2021 Baseball Roster
Villaman, Chris
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Jersey Number 16
Chris Villaman
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- High Point, N.C.
- High School:
- Ledford
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
Bio
2022 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason/Midseason Watch Lists
2022 All-ACC Third Team
- Led the team with 28 appearances out of the pen
- Compiled a 3.40 ERA and 3-3 record with a team-best 11 saves
- His 11 saves rank T6th in the NC State record books for the most in a single season
- Finished second on the team with 85 strikeouts in 55.2 innings pitched, allowing just 14 walks
- Fanned a career-high 12 batters in five scoreless innings in relief on March 20 at Florida State
- Threw a hitless inning at East Carolina on March 29 to combine for the 2-0 shutout win
- Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason and Midseason Watch Lists
- Also tabbed All-ACC Third Team
- In his eight appearances between March 25 and April 15 he picked up six saves and two wins, allowing just 11 hits, two walks and three earned runs in 14.2 innings pitched with 27 strikeouts
- Tossed five hitless innings with eight strikeouts in the ACC Championship game vs. North Carolina on May 29 – has thrown 9.1 hitless innings in the ACC Championship title game dating back to the 2021 season when he hurled 4.1 hitless innings against Duke
2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2021 - Second-Year Freshman Season
- Made 18 appearances, including seven starts on the mound and compiled a 4.35 ERA with a 5-2 record
- Threw a combined 60.0 innings and struck out 71 batters
- Picked up his first career save on March 23 at UNCW, producing the final out of the game with the game-winning run at the plate
- Notched his first win of the season on March 30 at UNCG when he threw a one-hit complete game shutout with nine strikeouts (the first CG of his career), becoming the first Wolfpack pitcher to throw a one-hitter since 1997
- Was named ACC Pitcher of the Week on April 5 after throwing the one-hitter at UNCG
- Picked up three consecutive wins (March 30 at UNCG, April 6 vs. App State and April 14 vs. NC A&T), throwing at least 6.0 innings in each outing
- Fanned a career-high 12 batters on May 11 vs. UNCW in 8.0 innings of work
- Transitioned into a reliever role in the final stretch of the season, making four appearances in ACC and NCAA Tournament play
- Threw 4.1 hitless innings vs. Duke in the ACC Tournament title game to keep NC State in the game until the final out
- Tossed a shutdown inning on June 4 vs. Alabama in the NCAA Regional and threw 3.0 innings in the NCAA Regional final win vs. Louisiana Tech
- Went 3.0 innings on June 13 vs. Arkansas, surrendering a run while helping the Pack stay in line for the win to advance to the College World Series
- Selected to the 2021 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2020 - Freshman Season
- Received a redshirt from the NCAA with the season’s suspension on March 12 and cancellation due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
- Made five appearances on the mound, including three starts
- Went a career-long four hitless innings on Feb. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech to earn the win
- Yielded five earned runs and struck out 14 batters in 11.2 innings pitched on the year
- Fanned a career-high five batters on Feb. 23 vs. Tennessee Tech
- Also struck out three on March 1 at Minnesota and March 11 vs. NC A&T
High School / Prep Career
- Named 2019 Central Carolina Conference Player of the Year
- A three-time all-conference honoree (2017-19)
- An all-state selection at Ledford Senior High School as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Earned Under Armour All-America honors in 2018
- As a senior, maintained a batting average of .492 with 38 RBIs
- Had an on-base percentage of .617 his senior season
- Compiled an 0.68 ERA as a senior
- Threw two perfect games and five no-hitters in high school