Baseball team season
The 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team represented Georgia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Russ Chandler Stadium as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They were led by head coach Danny Hall , in his 28th season at Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech finished the regular season winning the Coastal Division. In the 2021 ACC baseball tournament , the Yellow Jackets reached the semifinals before losing to NC State . Georgia Tech earned an at-large bid into the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament , where they were the second seed in the Nashville Regional. They were eliminated by Vanderbilt in the Regional. Georgia Tech finished the season with a 31–25 overall record.
Previous season [ edit ] The 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team notched a 11–5 (2–1) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic .
Personnel [ edit ] 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball roster[2] Pitchers
2 - Dalton Smith - Freshman 8 - Marquis Grissom Jr. - Freshman 12 - Jackson Finley - Freshman 15 - Hugh Chapman - Junior 16 - Will Coquillard - Freshman 19 - Cort Roedig - Sophomore 21 - Brant Hurter - Junior 22 - Chance Huff - Sophomore 24 - Brody Westbrooks - Freshman 27 - Luke Bartnicki - Sophomore 32 - Joseph Mannelly - Sophomore 34 - Will Shirah - Sophomore 35 - Dawson Brown - Freshman 36 - Sam Crawford - Sophomore 37 - Xander Stephens - Freshman 39 - Jake Brace - Freshman 41 - Zach Maxwell - Freshman 45 - Andy Archer - Junior 46 - Ben King - Freshman 47 - Tyler Watson - Freshman 48 - Josiah Siegel - Freshman 55 - John Medich - Junior Catchers
4 - Kevin Parada - Freshman 11 - Jake Holland - Freshman 18 - Cameron Turley - Junior 20 - Jamie Taylor - Junior Infielders
6 - Jadyn Jackson - Freshman 7 - Luke Waddell - Junior 9 - Charlie Benson - Sophomore 10 - Andrew Jenkins - Freshman 25 - Drew Compton - Freshman 28 - Dylan Strickland - Freshman 29 - John Anderson - Freshman 40 - John Giesler - Freshman 42 - Justyn-Henry Malloy - Sophomore Outfielders
1 - Tres Gonzalez - Freshman 3 - Jake DeLeo - Freshman 5 - Colin Hall - Junior 23 - Stephen Reid - Freshman 38 - Tervell Johnson - Freshman Utility
12 - Jackson Finley - Freshman 14 - Austin Wilhite - Senior 26 - Hank Thomas - Freshman 50 - Brad Grenkoski - Freshman
Coaching staff [ edit ] Game log [ edit ] 2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball game log (31–25) Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Georgia Tech team member * Non-conference game Regular season (28–21) February (6–1) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources February 19 2:00 p.m. ACCNX Eastern Kentucky * No. 15 Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia W 12–6 Finley (1–0) Williams (0–1) — 713 1–0 — Box Score Recap February 20 2:30 p.m. ACCNX Eastern Kentucky* No. 15 Russ Chandler Stadium L 6–9 Kelly (1–0) Archer (0–1) Brian (1) 713 1–1 — Box Score Recap February 21 2:00 p.m. ACCNX Eastern Kentucky* No. 15 Russ Chandler Stadium W 7–1 Crawford (1–0) Lewis (0–1) — 713 2–1 — Box Score Recap February 24 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Mercer * No. 15 Russ Chandler Stadium W 7–3 Mannelly (1–0) Green (0–1) Bartnicki (1) 713 3–1 — Box Score Recap February 26 3:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 NC State No. 15 Doak Field Raleigh, North Carolina W 9–2 Hurter (1–0) Justice (0–1) — 198 4–1 1–0 Box Score Recap February 27 3:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 NC State No. 15 Doak Field W 8–3 Smith (1–1) Klyman (1–2) Finley (1) 198 5–1 2–0 Box Score Recap February 28 3:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 NC State No. 15 Doak Field W 8–4 King (1–0) Villaman (0–1) — 327 6–1 3–0 Box Score Recap
March (7–6) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources March 3 4:00 p.m. ACCNX Georgia State * No. 10 Russ Chandler Stadium L 1–10 Patel (1–2) Roedig (0–1) — 713 6–2 — Box Score Recap March 5 4:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 3 Louisville No. 10 Russ Chandler Stadium L 6–13 Kirian (2–0) Hurter (1–1) — 713 6–3 3–1 Box Score Recap March 6 2:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 3 Louisville No. 10 Russ Chandler Stadium W 19–6 Archer (1–1) Elliott (1–1) — 713 7–3 4–1 Box Score Recap March 7 3:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 3 Louisville No. 10 Russ Chandler Stadium W 13–9 Finley (2–0) Smith (2–1) — 713 8–3 5–1 Box Score Recap March 12 7:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 19 Pitt No. 7 Russ Chandler Stadium L 9–11 Pouliot (2–0) Bartnicki (0–1) McCrum (3) 713 8–4 5–2 Box Score Recap March 13 6:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 19 Pitt No. 7 Russ Chandler Stadium W 5–3 Archer (2–1) Gilbertson (2–2) — 713 9–4 6–2 Box Score Recap March 14 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 19 Pitt No. 7 Russ Chandler Stadium L 12–18 Hansen (1–0) Crawford (1–1) — 713 9–5 6–3 Box Score Recap March 17 3:00 p.m. ACCN Georgia Southern * No. 11 Russ Chandler Stadium Postponed (inclement weather), makeup date TBD 9–5 — Report March 19 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at Wake Forest No. 11 David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 2–6 Cusick (1–0) Hurter (1–2) — 327 9–6 6–4 Box Score Recap March 20 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at Wake Forest No. 11 David F. Couch Ballpark W 3–1 Archer (3–1) Fleming (1–2) Maxwell (2) 315 10–6 6–4 Box Score Recap March 21 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at Wake Forest No. 11 David F. Couch Ballpark W 8–1 Crawford (2–1) Lowder (0–1) Siegel (1) 441 11–6 7–4 Box Score Recap March 26 7:00 p.m. ACCN at Duke No. 11 Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham, North Carolina W 5–2 Hurter (2–2) Nifong (1–3) Bartnicki (2) 0 12–6 8–4 Box Score Recap March 27 7:00 p.m. ACCN at Duke No. 11 Durham Bulls Athletic Park W 3–0 Archer (4–1) Williams (2–2) Maxwell (3) 0 13–6 9–4 Box Score Recap March 28 11:00 a.m. ACCNX at Duke No. 11 Durham Bulls Athletic Park L 7–9 Johnson (1–3) Crawford (2–2) Loper (3) 0 13–7 9–5 Box Score Recap
April (7–10) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources April 1 4:00 p.m. ACCNX Virginia No. 6 Russ Chandler Stadium W 6–5 Hurter (3–2) McGarry (0–4) Bartnicki (3) 713 14–7 10–5 Box Score Recap April 2 7:00 p.m. ACCNX Virginia No. 6 Russ Chandler Stadium L 2–8 Abbott (3–4) Archer (4–2) — 713 14–8 10–6 Box Score Recap April 3 1:00 p.m. ACCNX Virginia No. 6 Russ Chandler Stadium L 4–11 Vasil (4–2) Crawford (2–3) Schoch (5) 713 14–9 10–7 Box Score Recap April 6 6:00 p.m. ACCNX USC Upstate* No. 15 Russ Chandler Stadium L 3–9 Cubbler (1–0) Roedig (0–2) Hupp (3) 713 14–10 — Box Score Recap April 9 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 Notre Dame No. 15 Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, Indiana L 9–10 Sheridan (1–1) Maxwell (0–1) — 309 14–11 10–8 Box Score Recap April 10 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 Notre Dame No. 15 Frank Eck Stadium L 0–7 Tyrell (2–1) Archer (4–3) Rao (2) 152 14–12 10–9 Box Score Recap April 11 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 13 Notre Dame No. 15 Frank Eck Stadium W 4–2 Siegel (1–0) Sheridan (1–2) Bartnicki (4) 125 15–12 11–9 Box Score Recap April 13 6:00 p.m. ACCN Auburn * No. 20 Russ Chandler Stadium L 3–7 Bright (3–3) Grissom (0–1) — 713 15–13 — Box Score Recap April 16 6:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Virginia Tech No. 20 English Field Blacksburg, Virginia W 15–11 Bartnicki (1–1) Heard (3–1) — 731 16–13 12–9 Box Score Recap April 17 3:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Virginia Tech No. 20 English Field L 0–7 Simonelli (4–0) Crawford (2–4) Firoved (3) 1,000 16–14 12–10 Box Score Recap April 18 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at No. 12 Virginia Tech No. 20 English Field W 11–4 Maxwell (1–1) Heard (3–2) Grissom (1) 863 17–14 13–10 Box Score Recap April 20 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Georgia State* No. 17 GSU Baseball Complex Decatur, Georgia W 7–2 Brown (1–0) Barquero (0–1) Huff (1) 321 18–14 — Box Score Recap Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine April 23 7:30 p.m. ACCNX No. 15 Florida State No. 17 Russ Chandler Stadium L 0–9 Messick (4–2) Hurter (3–3) — 713 18–15 13–11 Box Score Recap April 24 4:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 15 Florida State No. 17 Russ Chandler Stadium L 10–13 Hubbart (5–2) Archer (4–4) Hare (3) 713 18–16 13–12 Box Score Recap April 25 1:00 p.m. ACCNX No. 15 Florida State No. 17 Russ Chandler Stadium W 9–8 Maxwell (2–1) Ahearn (0–1) Bartnicki (5) 713 19–16 14–12 Box Score Recap April 27 7:00 p.m. SECN at No. 20 Georgia *Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate No. 24 Foley Field Athens, Georgia W 7–5 Smith (2–0) Bearden (3–1) Bartnicki (6) 664 20–16 — Box Score Recap April 30 6:00 p.m. ACCN Kennesaw State * No. 24 Russ Chandler Stadium L 1–5 Rice (8–0) Hurter (3–4) Rine (5) 713 20–17 — Box Score Recap
May (8–4) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACC Sources May 1 4:00 p.m. ACCNX Kennesaw State* No. 24 Russ Chandler Stadium W 13–5 Mannelly (2–0) Torbert (5–3) — 713 21–17 — Box Score Recap May 2 1:00 p.m. YouTube at Kennesaw State* No. 24 Fred Stillwell Stadium Kennesaw, Georgia L 5–10 Kennedy (6–0) Smith (2–1) Johnson (6) 120 21–18 — Box Score Recap May 7 7:00 p.m. ACCNX Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium W 6–1 Hurter (4–4) Anglin (2–3) — 935 22–18 15–12 Box Score Recap May 8 4:00 p.m. BSSO Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium W 6–5 Huff (1–0) Gilbert (3–5) — 1,163 23–18 16–12 Box Score Recap May 9 1:00 p.m. BSSO Clemson Russ Chandler Stadium W 9–8 Crawford (3–4) Clayton (6–2) Huff (2) 1,163 24–18 17–12 Box Score Recap May 14 7:00 p.m. ACCNX at Miami (FL) No. 25 Alex Rodriguez Park Coral Gables, Florida W 14–3 Hurter (5–4) McFarlane (2–1) — 627 25–18 18–12 Box Score Recap May 15 4:00 p.m. ACCNX at Miami (FL) No. 25 Alex Rodriguez Park L 3–10 Smith (3–0) Archer (4–5) — 641 25–19 18–13 Box Score Recap May 16 1:00 p.m. ACCNX at Miami (FL) No. 25 Alex Rodriguez Park L 4–5 Bodanza (1–0) Maxwell (2–2) Palmquist (12) 604 25–20 18–14 Box Score Recap May 18 6:00 p.m. ACCNX Georgia*Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Russ Chandler Stadium W 7–6 (14) Medich (1–0) Bearden (3–2) — 1,163 26–20 — Box Score Recap May 20 7:00 p.m. ACCNX North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium L 2–3 Love (7–4) Bartnicki (1–2) — 1,163 26–21 18–15 Box Score Recap May 21 6:00 p.m. ACCNX North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium W 10–9 Bartnicki (2–2) Gillian (1–2) — 1,163 27–21 19–15 Box Score Recap May 22 1:00 p.m. ACCNX North Carolina Russ Chandler Stadium W 10–6 Grissom (1–1) Alba (2–4) Smith (1) 1,163 28–21 20–15 Box Score Recap
Postseason (3–4) ACC Tournament (1–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall ACCT Sources May 26 7:00 p.m. BSSO vs. (11) ClemsonPool B No. 17 (2) Truist Field Charlotte, North Carolina L 5–11 Sharpe (4–1) Smith (2–2) — 3,915 28–22 0–1 Box Score Recap May 27 3:00 p.m. BSSE vs. (7) LouisvillePool B No. 17 (2) Truist Field W 9–8 (12) Brown (2–0) Smith (3–4) — 3,002 28–23 1–1 Box Score Recap May 29 5:00 p.m. ACCN vs. No. 16 (3) NC StateSemifinals No. 17 (2) Truist Field L 1–8 Highfill (6–2) Grissom (1–2) Justice (9) 4,960 29–23 1–2 Box Score Recap
NCAA Nashville Regional (2–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Sources June 4 12:00 p.m. ESPN3 vs. (3) Indiana State * No. 21 (2) Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee W 7–6 Siegel (2–0) Fenlong (4–3) Bartnicki (7) 3,055 30–23 1–0 Box Scor Recap June 5 6:00 p.m. ESPNU at No. 4 (1) Vanderbilt * No. 21 (2) Hawkins Field L 3–4 Leiter (9–3) Grissom (1–3) Maldonado (6) 3,294 30–24 1–1 Box Score Recap June 6 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 vs. (3) Indiana State* No. 21 (2) Hawkins Field W 9–0 Archer (5–5) Cline (4–3) — 2,775 31–24 2–1 Box Score Recap June 6 8:00 p.m. ESPN3 at No. 4 (1) Vanderbilt* No. 21 (2) Hawkins Field L 11–14 (11) Murphy (3–1) Siegel (2–1) Maldonado (7) 3,257 31–25 2–2 Box Score Recap
Nashville Regional [ edit ] Nashville Regional Teams (1) Vanderbilt Commodores (2) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3) Indiana State Sycamores (4) Presbyterian Blue Hose
First round Semi-finals Finals 1 Vanderbilt 10 4 Presbyterian 0 1 Vanderbilt 4 2 Georgia Tech 3 3 Indiana State 6 2 Georgia Tech 7 1 Vanderbilt 2 Georgia Tech Lower round 1 Lower final 3 Indiana State 0 4 Presbyterian 2 2 Georgia Tech 9 3 Indiana State 9
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [3] 13 13* 10 10 14 13 10 16 21 RV RV — — — — — RV RV RV Baseball America [4] 22 21 14 7 11 10 9 15 21 20 — — — — — — — — — Collegiate Baseball ^[5] RV RV 16 12 20 19 18 22 RV RV RV RV 25 26 17 21 22 22 22 NCBWA †[6] 18 17 11 13 16 12 12 18 26 30 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV D1Baseball[7] 15 15 12 7 12 11 6 15 — — — — — — — — — — —
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
2021 MLB draft [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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