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ECU, UNC, Duke advance to Super Regionals
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 […]
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MLB Draft’s first day loaded with NC picks
A large haul of North Carolina-based talent in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft was even bigger than projected, as six players with state ties had their names called Monday night. The […]
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Duke, UNC advance to NCAA baseball super regionals
North Carolina and Duke swept through their respective regionals on Sunday to earn spots in the NCAA baseball tournament’s super regional round with a third state team guaranteed of joining them among the nation’s top […]
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ECU, NC State baseball will finally meet … in the loser’s bracket
The long-awaited baseball matchup between East Carolina and NC State will finally happen on Sunday. Just not the way anyone expected. Instead of playing in the winner’s bracket of the NCAA’s Greenville Regional, the top […]
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UNC rallies, Wolfpack in need of rally in NCAA baseball opening round
North Carolina barely avoided a first round NCAA baseball tournament upset at the hands of an in-state rival Friday when it came from behind in its final at bat for a walkoff win against UNC […]
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Six NC schools punch ticket to baseball NCAAs
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 […]
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The five key plays from the ACC Baseball Tournament
DURHAM — The North Carolina Tar Heels won their first ACC Baseball Tournament since 2013 and just their second in the last 29 years, going undefeated in four games at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park […]
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NBA Finals feature several NC products
There is some new blood in the NBA Finals. For the first time in five years, the championship round of the playoffs will not include the Cleveland Cavaliers or LeBron James. With James in Los […]
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UNC powers past Georgia Tech for ACC tournament title
DURHAM (AP) — North Carolina’s parade of pitchers kept trying to outdo one another. The hitters kept swinging for the fences. It added up to another ACC championship for the Tar Heels. UNC hit four […]
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UNC into ACC tourney final, State falls short
DURHAM — Just when it seemed as though rivals North Carolina and NC State were on a collision course for an ACC baseball tournament title showdown, Georgia Tech stepped in and spoiled the party. The […]