I have read some criticism on this board of Coach Avent, after the two losses in Omaha. When reading those posts, my first thought was “seriously?!?!” Here are a few things to consider:
NC State National Ranking:
ERA- 151
BA- 101
OBP- 80
Those are the cards that Avent was dealt (talent level). Despite those numbers, he had the PACK9 as one of the last 8 teams standing and lost two 1 run games, with one going to extra innings.
We (fans/ supporters) have not put a tremendous emphasis on baseball, historically. The recent facility upgrades were, embarrassingly, overdue. Despite this reality, Avent has been to Omaha, three times in the last 11 years and consistently fields a T25 team. I’m flabbergasted by Wolfpackers that figure out a way to imply/ infer that Avent is less than we deserve. 300+ teams play D1 baseball. 90%+ of those teams would love to have our coach.
NC State National Ranking:
ERA- 151
BA- 101
OBP- 80
Those are the cards that Avent was dealt (talent level). Despite those numbers, he had the PACK9 as one of the last 8 teams standing and lost two 1 run games, with one going to extra innings.
We (fans/ supporters) have not put a tremendous emphasis on baseball, historically. The recent facility upgrades were, embarrassingly, overdue. Despite this reality, Avent has been to Omaha, three times in the last 11 years and consistently fields a T25 team. I’m flabbergasted by Wolfpackers that figure out a way to imply/ infer that Avent is less than we deserve. 300+ teams play D1 baseball. 90%+ of those teams would love to have our coach.
