Aaron Sabato

Expanded MLB rosters give young players valuable time with big clubs

July 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The cancellation of this year’s minor league baseball season was a disappointing blow to many young prospects whose advance up the ranks toward a possible major league career has been put on hold for an […]

Former UNC player, Twins 1st-round pick Aaron Sabato signs contract

June 23, 2020 North State Journal Staff

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins signed first baseman Aaron Sabato on Tuesday to a deal that included a $2.75 million bonus for the first-round draft pick from North Carolina. Sabato was taken with the 27th […]

Big Four flood first round of MLB Draft

June 17, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Commenting on the competition his team had to beat to win its NCAA regional last spring, a tournament that also included NC State and Campbell, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin assessed the quality of college […]

State, Duke, Wake, UNC make MLB Draft history with 1st round selections

June 11, 2020 Brett Friedlander

There hasn’t been a game played in nearly three months, but it was still a big night for baseball in North Carolina on Wednesday. Players from NC State, Duke, Wake Forest and North Carolina were […]

Local MLB hopefuls await draft altered by pandemic

June 3, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The day most college baseball players dream about is almost here. It just doesn’t look or, in many cases, feel the way they dreamed it would. Instead of the usual 40 rounds with a large […]

NC again a college baseball stronghold

February 12, 2020 Brett Friedlander

In keeping with the groundhog’s recent prediction of an early spring, baseball season is already upon us. Pitchers and catchers might just be reporting to spring training camps across Florida and Arizona, but here in […]

ECU, UNC, Duke advance to Super Regionals

June 5, 2019 Brett Friedlander

The road to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., runs directly through North Carolina this year, although it took a slight detour to get back on track for one of the three state teams […]

The five key plays from the ACC Baseball Tournament

May 29, 2019 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first ACC Baseball Tournament since 2013 and just their second in the last 29 years, going undefeated in four games at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park […]

UNC rallies into ACC tourney semifinals, Duke denied in walkoff style

May 25, 2019 Brett Friedlander

DURHAM — If you’re going to have one bad inning in a baseball game, it’s better to make it the first one than the last. North Carolina and Miami proved that Friday afternoon. Playing for […]

Tenth inning rally keeps UNC in contention at ACC baseball tourney

May 23, 2019 Brett Friedlander

DURHAM — It wasn’t the most dramatic walkoff win ever. In fact, it was rather anticlimactic. But when it comes to the postseason, how you win doesn’t matter just as long as you do. For […]