NC State Baseball Coaching Staff

Chris Hart

After 22 seasons on the Wolfpack’s staff and 11 seasons as the associate head coach, Chris Hart was named the 17th head coach in program history in May 2026.

Before taking the reins of the program, Hart was known as one of the nation's top assistant coaches and recruiting coordinators. Hart had spent the past 11 years as associate head coach. He has also served as the Wolfpack's hitting coach and recruiting coordinator and has been involved in all facets of the program.

"As I've watched Chris over the years, I've been more and more impressed with him in many ways," said Corrigan. "He's a nationally recognized recruiter, has a wealth of baseball knowledge, and is a great representative of our program. He loves NC State and has chosen to stay, despite numerous opportunities to leave. We could go out and search nationally for our new head coach, but I'm so glad that we didn't have to because the best man for the job was right here."

The 2021 Baseball America National Assistant Coach of the Year, Hart has helped mentor 32 draft picks since taking the role as recruiting coordinator in 2010. The Wolfpack's recruiting classes ranked in the top five nationally three times under his direction: fourth by Baseball America in 2011 and 2012, and fifth by D1Baseball in 2024. The Pack also posted top 25 rankings in 2016, 2021, 2023, and 2025 (D1 Baseball and Baseball America).

"I am thrilled and honored to be named head coach at a place that I love and that has become home," said Hart. "I want to thank Boo Corrigan for giving me this opportunity and for believing in me to lead this program. NC State is a special place, and this baseball program means so much to me. I understand the standard of excellence that comes with being a part of NC State Athletics, and I'm excited to build on the strong foundation established by incredible leaders like Elliott Avent, Ray Tanner, and Sam Esposito.

"I would also like to personally thank Coach Avent for everything he has done for me, for this program, and for NC State. He has taught me so much throughout my career, and his support, mentorship, and encouragement have meant the world to me.

In 2016, Hart was recognized by D1Baseball as one of the top 30 recruiters in the country - an honor voted on by his peers.

The Clearwater, Fla., native has been responsible for NC State's reputation as one of the top offensive and defensive teams year in and year out, as the Wolfpack finished third in the NCAA in fielding percentage (.982) and tied for fifth in home runs (92) under his direction in 2021. In 2019, NC State finished first in the ACC and 13th in the NCAA with 130 doubles. In 2018, the Wolfpack finished the season ranked fifth in the nation with 87 home runs and 10th with a .477 slugging percentage as a team.

Hart coached Trea Turner, now a three-time MLB All-Star and World Series champion. In 2012, Turner set the program record for most stolen bases in a single season and the second most in ACC history with 57. In 2013, Turner led the team with 30 as NC State set a program record for a season with 110 stolen bases.

From 2019 to 2025, a combined 18 position players have been selected in the MLB Draft. This was headlined by first-rounders Will Wilson (2019, Los Angeles Angels) and Patrick Bailey (2020, San Francisco Giants) - the first Wolfpack players to be drafted in the first round in back-to-back seasons. Hart, who coaches the catchers, has seen Bailey go on to win two Gold Glove awards.

Thirteen draft picks Hart has coached have gone on to appear on a major league roster. Six draft picks since 2023 are now playing professionally at some level.

After being named the program's lead recruiter in 2010, Hart immediately produced results on the recruiting trail, signing one of the nation's best recruiting classes. Among the 13 heralded newcomers on the NC State roster that fall were Brett Austin, the highest-drafted recruit to attend NC State in 31 years; Carlos Rodon, the 2011 North Carolina High School Player of the Year; and Turner. Baseball America ranked the Wolfpack's 2010-11 class No. 4 in the country.

Elliott Avent hired Hart in 2005 to serve as the Director of Baseball Operations. He moved from his operations role to a volunteer assistant position after two years, then his desire to coach led him to give up his salaried position to become a volunteer coach with the Wolfpack.
"Chris Hart is, without question, the right man to lead NC State, continuing the tradition of three coaches over the last 60 years that has led to our consistent run of success. Coach Hart’s hallmark qualities, known across all coaching circles, are his loyalty, honesty, unparalleled work ethic, and an unquestioned love and knowledge of the game."

As a player, Hart was a four-year letterman for former head coach Mike Martin at Florida State (1999-2003). He was a utilityman as a freshman, starting as the designated hitter against left-handed pitching. He began his sophomore year as the Seminoles' starting catcher, but was granted a medical hardship by the NCAA after fracturing his tibia eight games into the season.

Lingering problems from his rehab cost Hart playing time the next two seasons, but he blossomed as a senior, playing in 67 games and making 63 starts at second and third base.

In all, Hart played 195 games for the Seminoles, starting 116 and batting .271 with 23 doubles, two triples, seven home runs, and 72 RBIs. The four FSU teams he played on (1999, 2001-03) each appeared in the NCAA Super Regionals and the Seminoles advanced to the College World Series in 1999 and 2000. During his career at Florida State, Hart played every position on the field except for pitcher and center field.

Upon graduation, Hart spent one year (2004) as an assistant coach at St. Petersburg (Fla.) College, where he served as the hitting and third-base coach and was involved in all aspects of the program. Hart coached all positions defensively and was involved in the program's recruiting as well.

During the summer of 2004, Hart served as head coach of the Loudoun Rangers in the Shenandoah Valley League. At Loudoun, he coached players from seven different Division I Conferences, including the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big East, and Conference USA.

A two-time all-state selection and a four-time all-county pick at Clearwater Central Catholic High School, Hart was named All-Suncoast and led the county in home runs as a junior. He was selected to the Florida All-Star Team as a senior, was Florida's 1998 American Legion Player of the Year, and was taken in the 46th round of the 1998 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox.

Hart graduated from Florida State in 2003 with a degree in sport management. Hart and his wife, Haley, have two sons, Houston and Walker.

Clint Chrysler

Clint Chrysler enters his fourth season as NC State baseball's pitching coach after joining the program in July of 2018.

He came to NC State after eight seasons on Winthrop's staff as the Assistant Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, and Pitching Coach.

"Clint has built a strong reputation in this region and nationally amongst the baseball community as one of the best pitching coaches in the country," said Avent upon his hiring. "During his collegiate career at Stetson University and a nine-year professional career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Seattle Mariners organizations, he was known for his competitive nature and his strong work ethic. He's done an excellent job of translating that into his coaching style.

"He's a hands-on teacher known best for his ability to develop players through relationship building and designing individualized plans to help them grow, adjust and reach their full potential as baseball players, and as men. Everyone I spoke to during this process had high praise on his approach and demeanor, and we're happy to have Clint and his fiancé (now wife) Christy join our family here at NC State."

After a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chrysler managed to help develop what proved to be one of the top starting rotations in the ACC in 2021, as veteran Reid Johnston and second-year freshmen Sam Highfill and Matt Willadsen combined for 23 wins in 41 appearances with 252 strikeouts, throwing a bulk of the team's innings that season and leading the Pack to the College World Series. He additionally saw Evan Justice have a breakout season on the mound as one op the top closers in the NCAA, as he finished second in the nation with 13 saves, which ranks third all-time at NC State for a single season, and tallied five wins. Out of the bullpen, Justice compiled a 1.85 ERA and earned a decision in 17 of his 20 relief appearances. Johnston and Justice both earned Third Team All-ACC honors and were selected in the 2021 MLB Draft, while Justice picked up All-America honors from two publications. Additionally, Chrysler saw second-year freshman Chris Villaman along with Johnston and Willadsen each throw a complete game during the season. NC State was the only school in the ACC to have three players throw a complete game, as Villaman and Willadsen's were in shutout fashion to earn ACC Pitcher of the Week honors.

In his first season at NC State (2019), the Wolfpack’s pitching staff led the ACC with a 4.21 earned-run average against conference opponents, and finished second in overall ERA (3.86) in the regular season. Additionally, he saw Reid Johnston earn ACC Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing a complete game shutout on March 30 vs. Virginia. It was the first of Johnston’s career and first for a Wolfpack pitcher since Carlos Rodon in June 2013.

At Winthrop, Chrysler helped guide the Eagles to five consecutive winning seasons in conference play, including the 2017 season when Winthrop won its first outright regular season Big South title since 2003.

Chrysler brought in high-caliber recruiting classes during his tenure at Winthrop. The 2013 class was ranked No. 1 in the Big South Conference and No. 63 nationally. The 2014 class was rated No. 2 in the Big South and top-100 nationally, while the 2015 class was likewise ranked among the nation's top 100. Winthrop's 2017 recruiting class again led the Big South and was ranked in the top-100 nationally.

Chrysler was instrumental in developing the Eagles' pitching staff as five Winthrop pitchers have gone on to sign professional contracts during Chrysler's tenure. Winthrop's pitching staff has ranked among the top 50 nationally in strikeouts/base on ball ratio and fewest base on balls per nine innings from 2012-2016.

Chrysler coached three All-Big South Performers as well as numerous Big South Pitcher of the Week recipients.

Chrysler came to the Eagles after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Stetson University. During his time with the Hatters, Chrysler was in charge of the outfielders, assisted with the hitters and pitchers, as well as serving as the first-base coach and baseball camp coordinator.

A native of Clear Lake, Texas, Chrysler played collegiately at Stetson University from 1995-97. He played three seasons as a two-way player for the Hatters and accumulated a 14-10 record on the mound with a 3.80 ERA. As a hitter, Chrysler had a career average of .309, including a career-high .344 average as a junior. He helped lead Stetson to two NCAA Tournament appearances in three seasons and currently holds the single-game pitching record by throwing 11 innings against Florida International on May 15, 1997.

Chrysler was named the 1996 Cape Cod League Reliever of the Year playing for the Wareham Gatemen. He also set the Cape Cod League save record that season and still holds the Gatemen team saves record. Chrysler was named to the Mid-Season All-Star Team during the season as well.

Chrysler left the Hatter baseball program after his junior season when he was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 17th round of the 1997 Major League Draft. He spent nine years playing professional baseball with the Mariners (1997-99) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2000-04) and reached as high as the AAA level playing for the Pirates (Nashville Sounds). During his professional career, Chrysler was named to two minor league All-Star teams.

In 2010, he spent this summer as the head coach of the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs of the Florida Collegiate Summer League. The Diamond Dawgs won a league-record 31 games and the 2010 Florida League Championship, which was played at the Tampa Bay Rays' Tropicana Field. Chrysler was also recognized as Manager of the Year.

He graduated from Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport, Fla., in 1994. As a player at Boca Ciega, Chrysler earned First Team All-Suncoast and All-State honors. He was drafted in the 47th round of the 1994 Major League Draft by the New York Yankees, but instead chose to attend Stetson.

Chrysler earned his bachelor's degree in Supervision and Management from Daytona State College in December of 2009.

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J.T. Jarrett

Longtime standout infielder and 2022 NC State graduate J.T. Jarrett returned to Raleigh to serve as NC State baseball's new director of player and program development, as announced by NC State baseball head coach Elliott Avent on Aug. 17, 2023.

"NC State holds a special place in my heart," Jarrett said. "I'm extremely excited to return to Raleigh.

"I want to thank the entire Mississippi State University baseball staff, along with Tyler Younger and Gulf Coast State College. Both programs gave me a platform to expand my baseball knowledge and grow into this new role. I'm truly thankful for the opportunity coach Avent has given me and look forward to joining this staff, which taught me so much as a player."

Jarrett, who made 226 appearances and 193 starts in an NC State uniform from 2018-22, returned to NC State after spending the past year with the baseball program at Mississippi State. Jarrett finished his Wolfpack career with 33 doubles, 10 homers, 102 RBI and 103 runs scored. Defensively, Jarrett sported a career .980 fielding percentage, recording 302 putouts, 461 assists and just 16 errors out of 779 total defensive chances over his five-year playing career.

"J.T. is coming home," Avent said. "Getting him back in the Red & White and having him join our staff is an incredible asset for our program.

"Early in his playing career, his inherent leadership skills and knowledge of our game were evident, which is not surprising as he is the son of one of college baseball's best coaches [Link Jarrett]. But what really makes J.T. great is his work ethic, his heart and his ability to make everyone around him better. I'm excited for him to share those intangibles with our student-athletes and expect our entire staff and university to benefit from his presence as well."

Jarrett was a key contributor to the Wolfpack's historic run to the 2021 College World Series, which saw the Wolfpack win a Regional Championship in Ruston, Louisiana, and a Super Regional Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. In Fayetteville, the Pack knocked off the top-seeded Razorbacks in one of the greatest Super Regional series of all-time. Jarrett started all 55 games at second base while committing just two errors at the position the entire season. Offensively, Jarrett shined during the Pack's successful postseason run, holding a 16-game reached base streak from May 15 to June 12, including a 10-game hitting streak during that span. He was also named to the 2021 ACC All-Tournament Team at second base at the start of the Pack's postseason run.

In the classroom, Jarrett was a five-time ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient and earned All-ACC Academic Team honors as a senior. He graduated from NC State in May 2022 with a bachelor's degree in sport management with minors in business administration and leadership. He also served as the baseball team's representative on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee from 2020-21.

Jarrett most recently served as assistant coach at Gulf Coast State College this past summer, working under fellow NC State graduate Tyler Younger, a former graduate manager and bullpen catcher for the Wolfpack from 2014-16.

During his stint in Starkville, Jarrett helped facilitate and manage recruiting visits on campus, assisted with all camps and clinics, and aided in the maintenance of the baseball facility and indoor practice facility. Before departing for Panama City, Florida, he earned his master's degree in workforce education leadership from Mississippi State University.

A North Carolina native, Jarrett exceled at Northern Guilford High School in Greensboro, helping lead the Nighthawks to the 2017 North Carolina 3A State Championship as a senior. Jarrett was named the most valuable player in the state championship series and won the state title alongside future Wolfpack teammates Josh Pike and Cameron Cotter.

Bo Robinson

Bo Robinson joined the NC State baseball staff in August 2021 as its Director of Player and Program Development. Robinson was elevated to assistant coach in the summer of 2023.

Robinson came to Raleigh after spending nine seasons on Charlotte's coaching staff, including the final two as an associate head coach. He worked with the infielders and hitters while also assisting in the recruiting efforts of future 49ers.

The 2025 season saw the Wolfpack hit .304 with runners in scoring position and .368 with the bases loaded. NC State only lost two games when outhitting their opponents and scored 10+ runs in 19 games.

Seven different players had multi-hit games, with six recording double-digit multiple-RBI games. Josh Hogue reached base in 20 straight games to lead the team

In 2024, Robinson's coaching contributions elevated the Wolfpack to 15th nationally on base on balls with 334. A .976 fielding percentage put NC State 49th in the nation. As a team, NC State ranked in the top 50 nationally in six statistical categories, including hits, hits allowed per nine innings, home runs, home runs per game, runs, and shutouts.

In 2023, Robinson’s coaching efforts helped the Wolfpack rank 25th nationally and third in the ACC with 2.26 doubles per game. The Pack also ranked 31st in the nation with 129 total doubles and 36th nationally with 92 home runs. A balanced NC State lineup saw six batters slug 10 home runs or more this past season, highlighted by LuJames Groover III’s team-best 13 on the season. Groover III, who Robinson also coached at Charlotte in 2021, earned Third Team All-ACC accolades in 2023 and was selected No. 48 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 MLB Draft.

He brings a wealth of experience in player growth and development, as the Niners turned in a historic 2021 season. Robinson helped guide the Niners to a 40-win season and a return to NCAA Postseason play in 10 years. The 49ers led the country all year until the Super Regionals, with 130 doubles and a .297 team batting average. The Niners cranked out 594 hits, including 130 doubles and 66 home runs, during the season, resulting in 374 RBI and 417 runs scored. The 49ers also tied a school record with an 11-game win streak during the year and were ranked in the top-25 for the final 30 games of the regular season, reaching as high as #15, which also set a new school record for the program's highest-ever ranking.

Awards throughout the record-setting year began with All-American Austin Knight winning the league's Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and all-conference first-team honors. Bryce McGowan and Christian Lothes joined Knight on the first team while Will Butcher and Aaron McKeithan took home second team honors. In addition to Lothes and Butcher, LuJames Groover III ended the year with all-freshman honors. Knight went on to become a first-team All-American selection by Collegiate Baseball and became a semifinalist in both the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy honors. Butcher and Lothes eventually took home the freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball as well.

In the shortened 2020 season, Robinson helped Dominic Pilolli and David McCabe earn Freshman All-American honors by Collegiate Baseball in their 17-game rookie seasons. Pilolli hit .403 at the plate, which was the best among all Conference USA freshmen, fourth-best overall in C-USA, and sixth among all freshmen across the country. Pilolli belted out 27 hits, tied for first in C-USA when the season ended, and second-most nationwide. McCabe's patience at the plate earned him 16 walks, second-most among all freshmen nationwide, adding 15 hits at the plate. Charlotte led C-USA with 94 team walks on the year.

Robinson helped produce yet another MLB draft pick for the Niners when Baltimore selected Harris Yett in June 2019. Yett, a first team All Conference USA performer, hit .325 with 22 doubles, 11th-most in the country, with eight home runs and 39 RBI. Todd Elwood (.333), Carson Johnson (.304), and Tommy Bullock (.300) all joined Yett in hitting .300 or better on the year. For the second-straight year, Yett was named a Buster Posey Award (formerly Johnny Bench Award) semifinalist. Charlotte also set a new school record for the best defensive year fielding at a .977 clip with just 44 errors as a team.

In 2018, the Charlotte offense was the toughest team to strikeout in Conference USA for the third-straight season. The 49ers were led by Jackson Mims, Yett, Elwood, and Reece Hampton, all hitting above .300 on the year. Five players in all, including Mims, Yett, and Hampton, were selected to the All-Conference USA teams. Hampton became a 12th-round draft pick of the Detroit Tigers, while Yett was named a semifinalist for the prestigious Johnny Bench award.

For the second-straight year under Robinson in 2017, Charlotte improved to a .300 hitting team and set another school record with a .978 fielding percentage in 2017. The .301 team batting average led to 34 wins, 18 in C-USA play, and a deep run in the league's year-end tournament. Six different players hit .300 or better, with three of those becoming MLB Draft picks in June. In the last three seasons under Robinson, hitting numbers have gone up across the board. Hits have increased from 403 to 572 and 610 during the 2015, 2016, and 2017 seasons, along with runs (204-309-384), doubles (68-105-107), triples (8-13-18), and HR (15-34-41). In addition to the offensive numbers going up, the Niners have had the fewest strikeouts in Conference USA over the past two seasons.

T.J. Nichting improved his average to a team-best .3,73, leading C-USA for most of the season, while Drew Ober hit .354 in 12 games before a season-ending injury. Brett Netzer and Zach Jarrett each hit .342 while Jackson Mims and Hunter Jones followed at .319 and .310, respectively. Jones' .310 became a career high in a season. Netzer became a third-round draft pick by the Boston Red Sox later in June, while Nichting (9th round) and Jarrett (28th round) were both selected by Baltimore.

The new record-setting fielding percentage of .978 ranked in the top 20 nationally and led Conference USA. The Niners also led the league in triples with 18. Postseason awards saw six 49ers make C-USA all-conference teams with Nichting (1st), Netzer (2nd), and Zack Smith (freshman) earning honors.

During 2016, Charlotte had their best hitting year since 2011, hitting .294 over 55 games. Robinson led the 49ers offense in improving every offensive statistical category while cutting down the strikeout total. Some of the offensive improvements came in the form of a 105-run improvement from 2015 that included 169 more hits (572 total), 37 more doubles (105), 19 more long balls (34), and 96 RBI improvement (271).

On the defensive side of his duties, Robinson guided the Niners to their best fielding percentage in 201,6, sporting a .971 mark, committing just 65 errors with 15 outfield assists.

Robinson helped Brett Netzer, Logan Shere, and T.J. Nichting to all-conference honors as second team representatives while Reece Hampton landed on Conference USA's all-Freshman team. Defensively, Sherer was named a Rawlings/ABCA first team member as the best first baseman in the region.

In his first full-time season in 2015, Robinson helped improve the Niners' team batting average right off the bat, going from a slow .173 batting average in February to an immediate turnaround in March, hitting .267. After hitting .258 in April, the Niners would post a .263 average for March and April combined, putting them in the Conference USA tournament race.

Robinson also helped senior Brad Elwood end the year hitting .328 to wrap up his career as a .308 hitter while also aiding Brett Netzer in landing on Conference USA's All-Freshman Team after hitting .318 on the season. Fellow freshman Eddie Hull would hit .364 in 22 at-bats, primarily as a pinch-hitter. Robinson would assist Logan Sherer in turning around his season with the most significant individual turnaround of the year. Sherer, sitting on a .149 average after 13 games, would then go on to hit safely in 31 of his last 35 games, hitting 363 over that 35-game span, to finish the year as a .311 hitter.

The 2013 squad saw immediate dividends with his addition as the 49ers had an All-Rookie catcher (Brett Lang) and the league's Co-Player of the Year, Justin Seager. The 49ers grabbed more hits and doubles than in 2013, and the team won 37 games, the sixth time in the past eight seasons that the program collected 35 or more wins.

An alum of the 49er program, Robinson remains the only player in Charlotte history to reach 100 RBI in a season, which he did in 1998, a season in which Charlotte was selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament as an at-large entry (only 48 teams played in the postseason in those years). He also hit a school-record 32 doubles of his record 106 hits that year, and he owns the career marks for doubles (82), RBI (230), and total bases (499). The 49ers retired his number-four jersey on May 12, 2013.

He is second in hits all-time at Charlotte (289), third in career runs scored (198) and homers (38), fourth in games played (221), seventh in batting average (.355) and slugging percentage for a career (.612) with the 49ers.

He is one of five players in team history to win a league batting title, hitting .424 for Charlotte in Conference USA in 1998, when he played in all 62 games for the 49ers. He earned one First-Team and three Second-Team All-America honors after that season, adding to a Freshman All-American honor in 1995.

He was the Seattle Mariners Minor League "Player of the Year" in 1999 after winning the Midwest League batting title with a .329 average, league record 50 doubles, and 13 home runs. He also scored 101 runs, posted 102 RBI, and had 108 walks that season. He followed that with 33 more doubles, 10 homers, 97 RBI, and a .313 average with Lancaster to earn an All-Star nod in the California League. Robinson also played in the Double-A All-Star Game after hitting .293 with 13 round-trippers and 74 more RBI with San Antonio of the Texas League.

He also spent time in the Yankees and Cardinals organizations, playing as late as the 2005 season in the minor leagues. He advanced as far as triple-A with the Columbus Clippers with the Yankees organization.

Robinson was one of the most respected hitting instructors in the Charlotte region, having served as Director of Player Development at the On Deck Baseball Skill Development Academy. He was the head coach for the On Deck O's team in 2011. While at On Deck, he helped over 250 players receive college scholarships to play baseball. He joined On Deck in 2000, with former 49er Jason Hill, during his professional playing career. After his playing days were over, Robinson worked toward completing his degree at Charlotte, earning a B.A. in History in May of 2010.

He is a Charlotte product, attending South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, earning Mecklenburg County Player of the Year, All-State, and All-Conference honors with the Sabres. Robinson is married to Charlotte alum Amanda Pannell Robinson, and they have two kids, Jack and Max.

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Scott Ensell

Ensell joined the NCSU Sports Medicine Staff in October 2017 and serves as the primary Athletic Trainer for the Baseball program. Ensell joins the Wolfpack following seven years with the St. Louis Cardinals organization, serving as a Minor League Athletic Trainer, most recently with the 2017 Pacific Coast League (AAA) Champion Memphis Redbirds.

Originally from Steubenville, Ohio, Ensell completed his undergraduate degree from Wilmington College (OH) in 2008, culminating his education with an internship with the Cincinnati Reds. He then moved on to University of Memphis, serving as an Athletic Trainer with Football and Baseball while completing his Master’s Degree in Sports Management.

Ensell then continued his career in baseball by serving as Athletic Trainer for the 2010 Cape Cod Baseball League Champion Cotuit Kettleers before joining the Cardinals in October 2010. He then spent time with Cardinals affiliates, Johnson City Cardinals (Rookie), Quad Cities River Bandits (A), Springfield Cardinals (AA) and Memphis Redbirds (AAA).

Ensell is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association. As a member of the NSCA, Ensell has pursued certification as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. As a part of his continuing education, Ensell has also completed coursework in Certified Integrated Dry Needling. In addition, he also serves on the NC State Staff Athletics Council.

Ensell is an avid reader, wannabe baker, and a bad golfer. He resides in Raleigh with his wife, Emily, his son, James Earl, and their family dog, Sirius Black.

Michael McCaughtry