CHARLOTTE — The disappointment over NC State’s dismissal from the College World Series because of a COVID-19 cluster within its roster, one win from playing for a national championship, still lingers more than a month […]
Five years ago, just as college baseball’s postseason was about to begin, NC State head coach Elliott Avent suffered a freak accident. While walking his 10-week old rescue puppy, Avent and the dog were confronted […]
After half of his team nearly beat the defending champions, a frustrated NC State coach Elliott Avent said he wanted to talk about baseball, not vaccine politics. “I’ll tell you what; I’m not going to […]
The NC State baseball team was deprived of a chance to win the national title when it was sent home from the College World Series because of positive COVID-19 tests among its roster. But upon […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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