2021 College World Series

NCAA decision ends NC State’s College World Series run

June 26, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — NC State’s baseball season came to an end early Saturday morning, hours before the players were scheduled to take the field for a deciding third game against Vanderbilt. “The NCAA Division I […]

Depleted NC State team suffers first CWS loss

June 25, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — A season that has been improbable and unlikely finally jumped the shark for NC State in a Friday afternoon game at the College World Series that pushed the bounds of credulity. The […]

COVID scare impacts NC State at College World Series

June 25, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — After waiting four days for their next game at the College World Series, the wait increased a bit for NC State. The Wolfpack’s game with Vanderbilt, with a berth in the Championship […]

ESPN’s eye in the sky at the CWS: Life as a drone pilot

June 24, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — It’s a half-hour before ESPN’s broadcast of the Virginia-Mississippi State College World Series game goes live. That means it’s time to take Cinderella out of the trunk. Mike Shea carefully lifts Cinderella […]

Fewer bells, whistles, but Omaha embraces CWS return

June 23, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — Like most of us, the College World Series was forced to take 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was canceled, along with all college spring sports, marking the first […]

Team effort leads NC State to Omaha success

June 22, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — NC State is not ESPN’s kind of team. The sports network is known for (perhaps infamous for) obsessing on the star player on a given team — the LeBrons, Zions, Bradys and […]

NC State wins pitchers’ duel to advance in CWS

June 21, 2021 Shawn Krest

OMAHA, Neb. — For four innings, it looked like NC State would need to make sure their jerseys were tucked in and hats were on straight, because they were going to be the supporting players […]

On to Omaha: NC State heads to College World Series

June 16, 2021 Shawn Krest

The living embodiment of Yogi Berra, NC State continued to show that things aren’t over, no matter how bad they might look. The Wolfpack opened the season 1-8 in ACC play but bounced back to […]