2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	Charlotte 49ers
Conference:	Conference USA
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	40–21
Conf Record:	24–8
Head Coach:	Robert Woodard
Assoc Coach:	Bo Robinson
Asst Coach1:	Toby Bicknell
Asst Coach2:	Austin Meine
Stadium:	Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Champion:	C-USA East Division champions

The 2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the sport of baseball for the 2021 college baseball season. The 49ers competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and in Conference USA East Division. They played their home games at Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium, on the university's Charlotte campus. The team was coached by Robert Woodard, who was in his second season with the 49ers.

Preseason

The Conference USA preseason poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the 49ers predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.^[1]

2021 Charlotte 49ers baseball game log

Regular season (39–17)

March (8–9)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Attendance	Overall record	C-USA record
March 2		UNCG Baseball Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 7-9	250	6-1	-
March 5		Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 7-4	94	7-1	-
March 6	Western Carolina	Hayes Stadium	L 2-5	122	7-2	-
March 7	Western Carolina	Hayes Stadium	L 5-10	123	7-3	-
March 9		Hayes Stadium	W 9-0	145	8-3	-
March 12	at No. 14	Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC	L 4-7	1,181	8-4	-
March 13	at No. 14 East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 1-3	1,203	8-5	-
March 14	at No. 14 East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 1-3	1,122	8-6	-
March 16		David F. Couch Ballpark Winston-Salem, NC	L 1-4	100	8-7	-
March 19–21		Hayes Stadium	Canceled ^[2]
March 20 (1)		Truist Field Charlotte, NC	W 2-1¹⁰		9-7	-
March 20 (2)	vs. Rhode Island	Truist Field	L 3-6	1,734	9-8	-
March 21	vs. Rhode Island	Truist Field	W 6-3	121	10-8	-
March 23		Atrium Health Ballpark Kannapolis, NC	W 15-5	1,648	11-8	-
March 26		Nick Denes Field Bowling Green, KY	W 7-4	213	12-8	1-0
March 27 (1)	at Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field	W 6-0	157	13-8	2-0
March 27 (2)	at Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field	W 5-4⁸	161	14-8	3-0
March 28	at Western Kentucky	Nick Denes Field	L 16-17¹⁰	213	14-9	3-1

April (16–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Attendance	Overall record	C-USA record
April 2			Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 9-5	128	15-9	4-1
April 3 (1)	Florida Atlantic		Hayes Stadium	W 9-8⁸	138	16-9	5-1
April 3 (2)	Florida Atlantic		Hayes Stadium	W 5-4	150	17-9	6-1
April 4	Florida Atlantic		Hayes Stadium	W 11-10	112	18-9	7-1
April 9	at		Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL	W 11-8		19-9	8-1
April 10 (1)	at FIU		Infinity Insurance Park	W 5-4		20-9	9-1
April 10 (2)	at FIU		Infinity Insurance Park	W 3-1		21-9	10-1
April 11	at FIU		Infinity Insurance Park	W 9-5		22-9	11-1
April 13		No. 21	Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	Postponed ^[3]
April 16		No. 21	Hayes Stadium	W 6-2	156	23-9	12-1
April 17 (1)	UTSA	No. 21	Hayes Stadium	W 10-6		24-9	13-1
April 17 (2)	UTSA	No. 21	Hayes Stadium	W 11-10	136	25-9	14-1
April 18	UTSA	No. 21	Hayes Stadium	L 5-11¹⁰	126	25-10	14-2
April 20		No. 19	Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium Boone, NC	W 11-8	190	26-10	-
April 23 (1)		No. 19	Hayes Stadium	W 5-4		27-10	15-2
April 23 (2)	No. 20 Old Dominion	No. 19	Hayes Stadium	L 5-9	164	27-11	15-3
April 25 (1)	No. 20 Old Dominion	No. 19	Hayes Stadium	W 8-3		28-11	16-3
April 25 (2)	No. 20 Old Dominion	No. 19	Hayes Stadium	W 7-1	163	29-11	17-3
April 27	at North Carolina	No. 15	Boshamer Stadium	W 4-1¹⁰	850	30-11	-
April 30	at No. 25 Old Dominion	No. 15	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA	L 3-8	492	30-12	17-4

May (9–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Attendance	Overall record	C-USA record
May 1 (1)		No. 15	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Norfolk, VA	W 6-2	503	31-12	18-4
May 1 (2)	at No. 25 Old Dominion	No. 15	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex	L 2-14	386	31-13	18-5
May 2	at No. 25 Old Dominion	No. 15	Bud Metheny Baseball Complex	L 0-10	446	31-14	18-6
May 7		No. 23	Hayes Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 7-5	183	32-14	19-6
May 8 (1)	Marshall	No. 23	Hayes Stadium	W 10-8		33-14	20-6
May 8 (2)	Marshall	No. 23	Hayes Stadium	W 12-3	205	34-14	21-6
May 9	Marshall	No. 23	Hayes Stadium	W 6-3	168	35-14	22-6
May 14		No. 20	Reckling Park Houston, TX	W 9-6	989	36-14	23-6
May 15 (1)	at Rice	No. 20	Reckling Park	L 8-11	1,146	36-15	23-7
May 15 (2)	at Rice	No. 20	Reckling Park	W 6-4⁹	1,330	37-15	24-7
May 16	at Rice	No. 20	Reckling Park	L 0-6⁵	1,359	37-16	24-8
May 20		No. 22	Hayes Stadium	L 2-6	464	37-17	-
May 21	UNC Wilmington	No. 22	Hayes Stadium	W 6-5	717	38-17	-
May 22	UNC Wilmington	No. 22	Hayes Stadium	W 15-14	604	39-17	-

Postseason (1–4)

(1–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
June 4		(2)	Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC	W 13-10	4,174	40-19	1-0
June 5		(2)	Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 5-7	5,020	40-20	1-1
June 6	vs. No. 24 (3) Maryland	(2)	Clark–LeClair Stadium	L 1-2		40-21	1-2

Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Postponed

Schedule Source:^[4] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Web site: 2021 Baseball Preseason Poll and Awards .
Web site: Baseball Series vs. College of Charleston Cancelled; Weekend Schedule TBD. University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics. April 13, 2021. March 17, 2021.
Web site: Avery. Trendel. Tuesday's UNC Baseball Game vs. Charlotte Postponed. WCHL (AM). April 13, 2021. April 12, 2021.
Baseball Releases 2020 Schedule of 55 Games. University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Athletics. October 29, 2020.
https://charlotte49ers.com/sports/baseball/roster 2021 Charlotte Baseball Roster