USA Baseball

In search of Olympic baseball glory — and runs

July 21, 2021 Bob Sutton

DURHAM — In order to go to a faraway place, Tim Federowicz first stepped into a new home — literally. For the former University of North Carolina catcher, it has been quite a few weeks […]

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 […]

NCCU baseball tries to make most of final season

April 14, 2021 Brett Friedlander

DURHAM — NC Central baseball coach Jim Koerner didn’t think twice when he was called into athletic director Ingrid Wicker McCree’s office on Feb. 11, eight days before his team’s season-opening game against Army. “I […]

Cary to host MLB Draft combine

January 27, 2021 The Associated Press

CARY — Major League Baseball and the U.S. Baseball Federation will hold a showcase for prospects ahead of the amateur draft, which has been pushed back to July 11-13 and will hold its first night […]

Cary feels pandemic’s pinch because of lost sporting events

September 2, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Cary fancies itself as North Carolina’s “NCAA Championship City” because of the number of high-level college sporting events it hosts. Between the WakeMed Soccer Park, USA Baseball National Training Complex and Cary Tennis Park, the […]

World Series stars came through North Carolina on their way up

October 23, 2019 Shawn Krest

On June 26, 2009, the Durham Bulls were playing a weekend series in Toledo, but more than 5,600 people packed their home stadium to watch college kids play an exhibition. Team USA — an all-star […]

Bladen County girl gets MLB to take notice

April 17, 2019 Brett Friedlander

Major League Baseball held its third annual Girls Baseball Trailblazer Series last weekend in Compton, Calif., an event designed to promote girls’ participation in America’s national pastime. Of the 96 participants from 21 states, Canada […]

Duke’s Stinson heads to Cuba with USA Baseball

July 11, 2018 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Graeme Stinson was one of five players from North Carolina schools who made the cut for the USA Baseball Collegiate National team. The group played a series of games against Chinese Taipei and […]

Cary teen sings U.S. and Taipei anthems at DBAP

July 3, 2018 Shawn Krest

Kylie Robinson had quite a month of June. For any 14-year-old, getting the chance to sing the National Anthem at a baseball game would be a big deal, but Kylie took things to a different […]

D2 baseball tournament ‘where it belongs’ in Cary

May 30, 2018 Brett Friedlander

CARY — As a youngster growing up in Nebraska, Mark Clements’ father took him to Omaha every spring to attend the Division I College World Series at historic old Rosenblatt Stadium. It was an experience […]