Elliott Avent
Elliott Avent (born May 1, 1956) is a baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the NC State Wolfpack.[1] 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.
 Elliott Avent | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | NC State |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 998–592 (.628) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 1, 1956 |
| Alma mater | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1982 | North Carolina Wesleyan (Asst.) |
| 1983 | VCU (Asst.) |
| 1984–1985 | Louisburg JC (Asst.) |
| 1986–1987 | William & Mary (Asst.) |
| 1988 | NC State (Asst.) |
| 1989–1996 | New Mexico State |
| 1997–present | NC State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1,223–805 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5× NCAA regional champions (2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2021) 2× NCAA Super Regional champions (2013, 2021) | |
| Awards | |
| ACC Coach of the Year (2003) Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2003) National Coach of the Year (2003) | |
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.[2]
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.[2]
In 1993, Avent managed the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State Aggies (Independent) (1989–1991) | |||||||||
| 1989 | New Mexico State | 34–22 | |||||||
| 1990 | New Mexico State | 40–19 | |||||||
| 1991 | New Mexico State | 22–36 | |||||||
| New Mexico State Aggies (Big West Conference) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992 | New Mexico State | 20–33 | 6–18 | T–8th | |||||
| 1993 | New Mexico State | 31–23 | 9–12 | T–4th | |||||
| 1994 | New Mexico State | 21–31 | 4–17 | 8th | |||||
| 1995 | New Mexico State | 32–22 | 9–12 | 5th | |||||
| 1996 | New Mexico State | 25–27 | 8–13 | T–5th | |||||
| New Mexico State: | 225–213 | 36–72 | |||||||
| NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1997–present) | |||||||||
| 1997 | NC State | 43–20 | 15–8 | 3rd | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1998 | NC State | 41–23 | 12–9 | 4th | NCAA regional | ||||
| 1999 | NC State | 37–25 | 11–13 | 6th | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2000 | NC State | 30–28 | 10–14 | T–6th | |||||
| 2001 | NC State | 32–29 | 9–15 | T–6th | |||||
| 2002 | NC State | 33–26 | 7–17 | 7th | |||||
| 2003 | NC State | 45–18 | 15–9 | T–3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2004 | NC State | 36–24 | 11–12 | 6th | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2005 | NC State | 41–19 | 17–13 | 6th | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2006 | NC State | 40–23 | 16–13 | T–2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2007 | NC State | 38–23 | 16–14 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2008 | NC State | 42–22 | 18–11 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2009 | NC State | 25–31 | 10–20 | T–4th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2010 | NC State | 38–24 | 15–15 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2011 | NC State | 35–27 | 15–15 | T–3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2012 | NC State | 43–20 | 19–11 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2013 | NC State | 50–16 | 19–10 | 2nd (Atlantic) | College World Series | ||||
| 2014 | NC State | 32–23 | 13–17 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2015 | NC State | 36–23 | 15–14 | 5th (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2016 | NC State | 38–22 | 15–13 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2017 | NC State | 36–25 | 16–14 | 4th (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2018 | NC State | 42–18 | 19–11 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2019 | NC State | 42–19 | 18–12 | 2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2020 | NC State | 14–3 | 1–2 | (Atlantic) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | NC State | 37–19 | 19–14 | 2nd (Atlantic) | College World Series | ||||
| 2022 | NC State | 36–21 | 14–15 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2023 | NC State | 36–21 | 13–16 | 5th (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
| NC State: | 998–592 | 358–334 | |||||||
| Total: | 1,223–805 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- NC State Baseball Media Guide
- "Avent thrives in 'dream job'". Technician. April 23, 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ACC Baseball Media Guide
- Big West Media Guide