2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team

2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball
ConferenceConference USA
Record5-3 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachBo Robinson (8th year)
Toby Bicknell (1st year)
John Stott (1st year)
Home stadiumRobert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
2020 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –12–4–0 .750
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –12–4–0 .750
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –10–5–0 .667
Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –11–6–0 .647
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –10–6–0 .625
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –10–6–0 .625
UTSA  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –10–7–0 .588
Charlotte  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –9–8–0 .529
UAB  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –7–9–0 .438
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –7–10–0 .412
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –4–10–1 .300
Rice  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –2–14–0 .125
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 16, 2020[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball during the 2020 college baseball season. Charlotte competed in Conference USA (C-USA). Home games were played at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium on the university's Charlotte, North Carolina campus. The team was coached by Robert Woodard in his first season as the 49ers' head coach.

Preseason

C-USA Preseason poll

The Conference USA Preseason Poll was released on January 29, 2020, as selected by the conference's head coaches. Charlotte was selected eleventh in order of finish for the season. [2]

Predicted order of finish
Predicted finish Team 1st place votes
1Southern Miss6
2Florida Atlantic4
3Louisiana Tech
4Old Dominion
5Rice1
6FIU1
7WKU
8UAB
9UTSA
10Marshall
11Charlotte
12Middle Tennessee

Schedule

2020 Charlotte 49ers baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record
C-USA
Record
February 14VCUHayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC
L 5-17E. Chenier (1–0)B. McGowan (0–1)E. Serrano (1)8120-1–
February 15VCUHayes StadiumW 5-4 (11)T. Starnes (1–0)C. Knapek (0–1)None8871-1–
February 16VCUHayes StadiumL 4-8M. Furman (1-0)A. Roach (0–1)None6821-2–
February 18at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN
L 2-8E. Pleasants (1-0)T. Starnes (1–1)None9831-3–
February 21UMBCHayes StadiumW 4-0B. McGowan (1-1)R. Celata (0-1)P. Szczypinski (1)5272-3–
February 22UMBCHayes StadiumW 6-1R. Czanstkowski (1-0)K. Garner (0-1)None-3-3–
February 22UMBCHayes StadiumW 4-0A. Roach (1-1)J. Nestel (0-1)C. Bruce (1)7934-3–
February 23UMBCHayes StadiumW 11-6J. Boss (1-0)M. Goron (0-1)N. Turnbull (1)6495-3–
February 25at UNCGUNCG Baseball Stadium
Greensboro, NC
Time: 4:00 p.m. Radio: C-USA.tv––
February 28St. John'sHayes StadiumW 11-6B. McGowan (2-1)N. Mondak (0-2)C. Bruce (2)5326-4–
February 29St. John'sHayes StadiumW 11-6J. Boss (2-0)E. Routzahn (0-1)None5817-4–
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = Charlotte team member

Roster

2020 Charlotte 49ers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 19 - Bryce McGowan - Sophomore
  • 21 - Colby Bruce - Senior
  • 25 - Patrick Szczypinski - Junior
  • 26 - Chase Covington - Junior
  • 27 - Christian Lothes - Freshman
  • 28 - Justin Offschanka - Sophomore
  • 29 - Nick Turnbull - Senior
  • 30 - Trae Starnes - Junior
  • 33 - Ethan Earhart - Redshirt Junior
  • 34 - Ryan Czanstkowski - Senior
  • 35 - Will Palinkas - Sophomore
  • 37 - Andrew Roach - Junior
  • 38 - Jackson Boss - Sophomore
  • 39 - Spencer Ard - Senior
  • 41 - Matt Brooks - Redshirt Junior
 

Catchers

  • 3 - Carter Foster - Sophomore
  • 9 - Craig Kuechel - Junior
  • 44 - Jacob Whitley - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

  • 2 - Carson Johnson - Senior
  • 6 - Josh Haney - Sophomore
  • 10 - Tate Pennington - Junior
  • 14 - Vito Patierno - Freshman
  • 16 - Zach Weston - Freshman
  • 24 - David McCabe - Freshman
  • 36 - Rafi Vazquez - Senior
  • 55 - Nate Kinsch - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 1 - Jake Whitcomb - Junior
  • 11 - Patrick Wheeler - Senior
  • 12 - Riley Cheek - Sophomore
  • 17 - Todd Elwood - Senior
  • 22 - Dominic Pilolli - Freshman
  • 43 - Riley Zayicek - Graduate Student

Coaching staff

Coaching Staff
  • Robert Woodard - Head Coach - 1st year
  • Bo Robinson - Associate Head Coach - 1st year
  • Toby Bicknell - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • John Stott - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Tyler Simmons - Director of Player Development - 1st year

References

  1. ↑ "Conference USA baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball.
  2. ↑ "2020PreseasonPoll (PDF) - Conference USA" (PDF).