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February 5, 2023

College World Series

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Baseball season ends in heartbreak for Pirates, Tar Heels

June 15, 2022 Shawn Krest

The college baseball season ended two weeks early for schools in the state of North Carolina. While the state has sent teams to Omaha for two of the last three College World Series’ (UNC in […]

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FRIEDLANDER: Division II College World Series is sports done right

June 15, 2022 Brett Friedlander

It wasn’t exactly love at first sight. But it was close. My affection for the Division II College World Series was kindled on a steamy Saturday night a dozen years ago when after an extended […]

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Early outburst leads Tar Heels past Wolfpack for ACC baseball crown

May 29, 2022 Brett Friedlander

A power-hitting freshman led his team to the ACC Tournament championship by hitting a pair of long home runs Sunday. But it wasn’t NC State’s Tommy White, who set an NCAA rookie record with his […]

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UCLA COVID issues cancel Holiday Bowl only hours before kickoff

December 28, 2021 Staff and wire report

NC State’s bid for the second 10-win season in school history came to an end less than four hours before it was scheduled to start. The Wolfpack’s Holiday Bowl game against UCLA became the latest […]

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2021 College Team of the Year: Wolfpack’s miracle season ended in crushing COVID disappointment

December 22, 2021 Shawn Krest

Elliott Avent was once bitten by a copperhead while walking his dog and had to coach the postseason in a protective boot. He once performed an on-field spin move to avoid coaches and players trying […]

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ACC Kickoff Notebook: State baseball disappointment ‘a learning experience’

July 22, 2021 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

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A season to remember, ending to forget for NC State

June 30, 2021 Shawn Krest

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 […]

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NC State’s College World Series ends in controversial decision

June 30, 2021 Shawn Krest

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 […]

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Wolfpack fans give baseball team a championship welcome

June 27, 2021 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

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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 […]

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