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MLB teams look to N.C. in Draft

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Wake Forest may have grabbed the spotlight early in last week’s MLB Draft, but the rest of the state’s baseball talent was eventually uncovered. At press time last week, three rounds had been completed. A […]

Wake has multiple 1st rounders

July 25, 2025 Shawn Krest

Wake Forest continued to dominate the first round of the MLB Draft. Demon Deacons were taken with back-to-back picks in the 2025 draft, marking the third straight year that multiple Wake players have been selected […]

Walter Jenkins, 2 Deacons picked in 1st round of MLB Draft

July 12, 2023 Cory Lavalette

While the story of the first day of the Major League Baseball Draft was LSU teammates Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews going 1-2 to the Pirates and Nationals, respectively, North Carolina also made some noise […]

Camels crash 1st round of MLB Draft

July 20, 2022 Brett Friedlander

Members of the Campbell baseball team fancy themselves as “a bunch of nobodies from nowhere” because of their remote location in Buies Creek and the considerable shadow cast by their nationally recognized neighbors at UNC, […]

Expanded MLB rosters give young players valuable time with big clubs

July 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The cancellation of this year’s minor league baseball season was a disappointing blow to many young prospects whose advance up the ranks toward a possible major league career has been put on hold for an […]

Former UNC player, Twins 1st-round pick Aaron Sabato signs contract

June 23, 2020 North State Journal Staff

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins signed first baseman Aaron Sabato on Tuesday to a deal that included a $2.75 million bonus for the first-round draft pick from North Carolina. Sabato was taken with the 27th […]

Big Four flood first round of MLB Draft

June 17, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Commenting on the competition his team had to beat to win its NCAA regional last spring, a tournament that also included NC State and Campbell, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin assessed the quality of college […]

State, Duke, Wake, UNC make MLB Draft history with 1st round selections

June 11, 2020 Brett Friedlander

There hasn’t been a game played in nearly three months, but it was still a big night for baseball in North Carolina on Wednesday. Players from NC State, Duke, Wake Forest and North Carolina were […]

100 in 100: Chatham County’s Greg Harris, Siler City’s curveballer

April 13, 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 […]

100 in 100: Caswell County’s Carl Willis, World Series pitcher and top pitching coach

April 9, 2020 Brett Friedlander