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February 18, 2026

Patrick Bailey

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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 […]

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NC State’s Avent named USA Baseball national team manager

April 28, 2021 North State Journal Staff

NC State baseball coach Elliott Avent has been named manager of USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team for the 2021 season, the organization announced Wednesday.  This will mark Avent’s USA Baseball managerial debut and his third […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Local MLB hopefuls await draft altered by pandemic

June 3, 2020 Brett Friedlander

The day most college baseball players dream about is almost here. It just doesn’t look or, in many cases, feel the way they dreamed it would. Instead of the usual 40 rounds with a large […]

Article

Wolfpack baseball sweeps through trip; Tar Heels, Blue Devils also play in Minn.

March 4, 2020 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

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NC again a college baseball stronghold

February 12, 2020 Brett Friedlander

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 […]

Sports

State coach Avent wasn’t a fan of replay … but he is now

May 24, 2019 Brett Friedlander

  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 […]

Sports

ACC Baseball Tournament spends one final week in Durham

May 22, 2019 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — The ACC Baseball Tournament is having one final fling in Durham before it heads off to parts unknown next year. Durham Bulls Athletic Park is hosting the event for the ninth time and […]

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