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NC State Baseball Coach Elliott Avent Retiring After 30 Years
Avent leaves as the program’s winningest coach with 1,103 victories and three College World Series trips.
- On Thursday, longtime NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent announced his retirement after 30 seasons leading the Wolfpack program, stepping away as the winningest coach in school history.
- Before taking over in Raleigh in 1997, Avent spent eight seasons at New Mexico State University, compiling 1,327 career wins over his 38-year coaching tenure.
- Developing talent remained a hallmark of his tenure, with 137 players selected in the MLB draft, including 58 since 2015, and 104 mentored All-ACC players.
- The Wolfpack will conclude the 2026 season under his leadership, awaiting an NCAA Tournament at-large bid when the field is announced Monday.
- Avent characterized his three decades at the helm as his "dream job," while Chancellor Kevin Howell praised his "decades of commitment" to mentoring student-athletes.
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NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent retiring after 30 years
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