Perhaps no coach since Jim Valvano has personified the personality of NC State athletics more than Elliott Avent. Homespun and charismatic, the long-time Wolfpack baseball coach is the school’s all-time leader in wins with 889 […]
Chris Combs, the towering pitcher and slugger for NC State baseball in the 1990s whose public battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease led to more than $4 million in fundraising to combat the disease, died Thursday […]
While most baseball teams are headed South for spring training or a spring break trip to warmer climates, three college teams from North Carolina went the other direction last weekend, traveling to snowy Minnesota to […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
DURHAM — Elliott Avent was never a fan of video reviews in sports. “I think it slows the game down a lot,” the veteran NC State baseball coach said. “And I don’t think they get […]
DURHAM — Good things don’t often happen for NC State when it’s matched up against Wake Forest. No matter what the sport or the circumstance. Whether it’s a fumble at the goal line in football, […]
Jordyn Adams was all set to become a two-sport star at North Carolina last spring, having signed an NCAA letter of intent to play both football and baseball for the Tar Heels. But the five-star […]
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