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May 19, 2022

Campbell baseball

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Crunch time for area college baseball teams

May 4, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Duke baseball coach Chris Pollard gathered his players for a pep talk last week as they prepared to begin the final month of the regular season. “May ball is here,” he said in the speech, […]

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College baseball preview: NC State baseball looks for redemption

February 16, 2022 Brett Friedlander

The sting from NC State’s controversial exit from the College World Series last summer won’t soon go away for coach Elliott Avent. But if there’s anything that can at least partially salve the still-open wound, […]

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Kahlil Watson leads NC representation in MLB Draft

July 14, 2021 Shawn Krest

The MLB Draft took some unexpected twists and turns in the first round over the weekend, and no one benefited more than the Miami Marlins. With teams reaching and prospects sliding, Wake Forest High School […]

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Wolfpack products lead MLB All-Stars with NC ties

July 7, 2021 Shawn Krest

NC State’s previous trip to the College World Series — and the last time the Wolfpack were eliminated from college baseball’s championship on the field in Omaha — came in 2013. The Wolfpack were led […]

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Play ball! College baseball returns

February 17, 2021 Brett Friedlander

East Carolina baseball coach Cliff Godwin has reason to be excited when he looks at his team’s roster, fully stocked with returning starters and bolstered by a talented group of incoming recruits. It’s an excitement, […]

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Former Campbell standout Ryan Thompson overcomes surgery, reaches World Series

October 28, 2020 Brett Friedlander

A year ago, Ryan Thompson was substitute teaching and helping his mother lead a Wii dance club in his hometown of Turner, Oregon. Twelve months later, he’s pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays in the […]

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100 in 100: Martin County’s Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame pitcher

June 5, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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MLB Draft’s first day loaded with NC picks

June 5, 2019 Brett Friedlander

A large haul of North Carolina-based talent in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft was even bigger than projected, as six players with state ties had their names called Monday night. The […]

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