2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team

Baseball team season

2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball
ACC Coastal Division champion
NCAA tournament, Nashville Regional
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
CBNo. 22
Record31–25 (21–15 ACC)
Head coach
  • Danny Hall (28th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Zeke Pinkham (1st season)
  • Nick Ascue (1st season)
Hitting coachJames Ramsey (3rd season)
Pitching coachDanny Borrell (2nd season)
Captains
  • Luke Waddell (4th year)
  • Brant Hurter (4th year)
  • Hugh Chapman (4th year)
  • Colin Hall (4th year)
Home stadiumRuss Chandler Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Notre Dame  x‍‍‍y 25 – 10   .714 34 – 13   .723
No. 4 NC State  ‍‍‍y 19 – 14   .576 37 – 19   .661
Florida State  ‍‍‍y 20 – 16   .556 31 – 24   .564
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 16 – 16   .500 28 – 22   .560
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 16 – 20   .444 25 – 27   .481
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10 – 22   .313 20 – 27   .426
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 10 – 23   .303 21 – 28   .429
Coastal
Georgia Tech  x‍‍‍y 21 – 15   .583 31 – 25   .554
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 20 – 15   .571 33 – 21   .611
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 – 18   .500 36 – 27   .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 18 – 18   .500 28 – 27   .509
Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 17   .485 33 – 22   .600
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 16 – 17   .485 23 – 20   .535
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 16 – 20   .444 27 – 25   .519
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 1, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


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

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

Roster

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 - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 34 - Will Shirah - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 - Dawson Brown - Freshman
  • 36 - Sam Crawford - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 37 - Xander Stephens - Freshman
  • 39 - Jake Brace - Freshman
  • 41 - Zach Maxwell - Freshman
  • 45 - Andy Archer - Redshirt Junior
  • 46 - Ben King - Freshman
  • 47 - Tyler Watson - Freshman
  • 48 - Josiah Siegel - Freshman
  • 55 - John Medich - Redshirt 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

2021 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Georgia Tech		 Alma Mater
Danny Hall Head Coach 28 Miami University (1977)
Danny Borrell Pitching Coach 2 Wake Forest University (2009)
James Ramsey Hitting Coach 3 Florida State University (2012)
Zeke Pinkham Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 University of Louisville (2019)
Nick Ascue Director of Baseball Operations 1 Xavier University (2018)
Steve Tamborra Player Development Coach 22 Florida State University (1994)
Paul Wolkoff Assistant Director of Sports Medicine 7 Georgia Institute of Technology (2008)

Game log

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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) Clemson
Pool 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) Louisville
Pool 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 State
Semifinals		 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

Nashville Regional Teams
(1) Vanderbilt Commodores (2) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3) Indiana State Sycamores (4) Presbyterian Blue Hose
First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1Vanderbilt10
4Presbyterian0
1Vanderbilt4
2Georgia Tech3
3Indiana State6
2Georgia Tech7
1Vanderbilt
2Georgia Tech
Lower round 1Lower final
3Indiana State0
4Presbyterian22Georgia Tech9
3Indiana State9

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]1313*10101413101621RVRV—————RVRVRV
Baseball America[4]222114711109152120—————————
Collegiate Baseball^[5]RVRV161220191822RVRVRVRV25261721222222
NCBWA†[6]18171113161212182630RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
D1Baseball[7]15151271211615———————————

^ 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

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Luke Waddell SS 5 157 Atlanta Braves
Justyn-Henry Malloy 1B 6 187 Atlanta Braves
Brant Hurter LHP 7 195 Detroit Tigers

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Baseball Roster". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "USA Today Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today.
  4. ^ "Baseball America College Top 25". Baseball America.
  5. ^ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
  6. ^ "NCBWA Polls". sportswriters.net. NCBWA.
  7. ^ "D1Baseball Top 25 Polls". d1baseball.com.

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