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Baseball draft hopefuls make impression in Cary
When you’re a young pitcher with a 95-plus MPH fastball, chances are the scouts are going to find you no matter how far off the beaten path you might be. It’s a process of discovery […]
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NC State’s College World Series ends in controversial decision
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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ACC/Big Ten Challenge schedule announced
Organizers of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge passed on an opportunity to celebrate Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell season at Duke by matching it against former conference rival Maryland or creating one final showdown with fellow Hall of […]
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NC State women to play home-and-home series with UConn
Coach Wes Moore’s effort to catapult NC State into the elite of women’s college basketball took another step forward Monday with the announcement that the Wolfpack has signed on to play a home-and-home series against […]
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Wolfpack fans give baseball team a championship welcome
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
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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Depleted NC State team suffers first CWS loss
OMAHA, Neb. — A season that has been improbable and unlikely finally jumped the shark for NC State in a Friday afternoon game at the College World Series that pushed the bounds of credulity. The […]
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COVID scare impacts NC State at College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — After waiting four days for their next game at the College World Series, the wait increased a bit for NC State. The Wolfpack’s game with Vanderbilt, with a berth in the Championship […]
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Fewer bells, whistles, but Omaha embraces CWS return
OMAHA, Neb. — Like most of us, the College World Series was forced to take 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was canceled, along with all college spring sports, marking the first […]
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Team effort leads NC State to Omaha success
OMAHA, Neb. — NC State is not ESPN’s kind of team. The sports network is known for (perhaps infamous for) obsessing on the star player on a given team — the LeBrons, Zions, Bradys and […]