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
Team W   L   T   PCT W   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
 ‍‍‍ 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
1 Southern Miss 6
2 Florida Atlantic 4
3 Louisiana Tech
4 Old Dominion
5 Rice 1
6 FIU 1
7 WKU
8 UAB
9 UTSA
10 Marshall
11 Charlotte
12 Middle 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 14 VCU Hayes Stadium
Charlotte, NC		 L 5-17 E. Chenier (1–0) B. McGowan (0–1) E. Serrano (1) 812 0-1 –
February 15 VCU Hayes Stadium W 5-4 (11) T. Starnes (1–0) C. Knapek (0–1) None 887 1-1 –
February 16 VCU Hayes Stadium L 4-8 M. Furman (1-0) A. Roach (0–1) None 682 1-2 –
February 18 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 L 2-8 E. Pleasants (1-0) T. Starnes (1–1) None 983 1-3 –
February 21 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 4-0 B. McGowan (1-1) R. Celata (0-1) P. Szczypinski (1) 527 2-3 –
February 22 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 6-1 R. Czanstkowski (1-0) K. Garner (0-1) None - 3-3 –
February 22 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 4-0 A. Roach (1-1) J. Nestel (0-1) C. Bruce (1) 793 4-3 –
February 23 UMBC Hayes Stadium W 11-6 J. Boss (1-0) M. Goron (0-1) N. Turnbull (1) 649 5-3 –
February 25 at UNCG UNCG Baseball Stadium
Greensboro, NC		 Time: 4:00 p.m. Radio: C-USA.tv – –
February 28 St. John's Hayes Stadium W 11-6 B. McGowan (2-1) N. Mondak (0-2) C. Bruce (2) 532 6-4 –
February 29 St. John's Hayes Stadium W 11-6 J. Boss (2-0) E. Routzahn (0-1) None 581 7-4 –
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 - Junior
  • 34 - Ryan Czanstkowski - Senior
  • 35 - Will Palinkas - Sophomore
  • 37 - Andrew Roach - Junior
  • 38 - Jackson Boss - Sophomore
  • 39 - Spencer Ard - Senior
  • 41 - Matt Brooks - Junior
  

Catchers

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