Duke baseball coach Chris Pollard gathered his players for a pep talk last week as they prepared to begin the final month of the regular season. “May ball is here,” he said in the speech, […]
RALEIGH — At some point early in NC State’s season-opening baseball game against Evansville last month, Sam Highfill looked toward his catcher for the sign, something he’s done in every game he’s pitched since Little […]
Some freshman athletes make the adjustment from high school to college faster than others. For NC State baseball player Tommy White, the transition took exactly one pitch. After taking a ball out of the strike […]
The sting from NC State’s controversial exit from the College World Series last summer won’t soon go away for coach Elliott Avent. But if there’s anything that can at least partially salve the still-open wound, […]
Every year, the sports staff of North State Journal (sports editor Cory Lavalette and reporters Brett Friedlander and Shawn Krest) look into our crystal balls and try and predict what some of the bigger news […]
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 […]
The MLB Draft took some unexpected twists and turns in the first round over the weekend, and no one benefited more than the Miami Marlins. With teams reaching and prospects sliding, Wake Forest High School […]
NC State’s previous trip to the College World Series — and the last time the Wolfpack were eliminated from college baseball’s championship on the field in Omaha — came in 2013. The Wolfpack were led […]
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 […]
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