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ECU, UNC, Duke advance to Super Regionals
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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Six NC schools punch ticket to baseball NCAAs
The last time East Carolina and NC State were supposed to play a baseball game, on April 24, 2018, it got rained out and wasn’t made up. It was a cancellation that became a point […]
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College baseball season underway in NC
Pitchers and catchers are starting to trickle into major league spring training camps. But for college baseball, the regular season is already here with opening games scheduled throughout the state on Friday. Seven teams from […]
Sports
Look Ahead: Bold predictions for 2019
The NSJ sports staff is again taking some wild guesses — some seemingly possible, others highly unlikely — at what might happen in 2019. Sports editor Cory Lavalette and staff writers Brett Friedlander and Shawn […]
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From ECU club ball to the pros
BUIES CREEK — Everyone knows that in baseball, three strikes means you’re out. But Tanner Duncan isn’t one to take no for an answer. So instead of giving up on his dream of playing professionally, […]
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Road to Omaha runs through NC
This year, the road to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., will run straight through the state of North Carolina. The NCAA announced Sunday that three of the 16 regionals that make up the […]