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The age of the transfer portal can create awkward situations. Players can transfer practically anywhere they want to, some just minutes down the road to a nearby program. For NC State coach Elliott Avent, that is something he has tried to avoid. He doesn’t want to take a player from North Carolina or Duke, the other two ACC schools within the Triangle, but that extends out to East Carolina just over an hour away in Greenville too. With that in mind, Avent nearly didn’t take third baseman Alec Makarewicz out of the portal. The slugger spent four seasons at ECU, where he earned All-American Conf...
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When NC State closer Derrick Smith got the call from the bullpen to make his regional debut Saturday night, the flame-throwing sophomore entered in the eighth with the toughest task in South Carolina’s batting order: Cole Messina. Just one day before, with the game on the line against James Madison, the Dukes elected to pitch to Messina, who clubbed a two-run blast in the ninth to force extra innings. That propelled the Gamecocks into the winner’s bracket and set the date with the Wolfpack. So when Smith came in to face South Carolina’s power hitter, there was a sense of apprehension among the...
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Going into the Raleigh Regional winner’s bracket game against South Carolina, NC State’s game plan was simple: “dismantle fastballs.” While that may seem like an elementary approach, it worked out well for the Wolfpack. The Gamecocks trotted out Garrett Gainey, a lefty that owns a power fastball. NC State, though, was able to stick to its objective — and Gainey’s fastballs ended up in the tree line near Sullivan Road. NC State’s sluggers got the party started with a trio of homers before smart hitting secured a 6-4 win over South Carolina on Saturday evening at Doak Field. The Wolfpack advance...
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As NC State coach Elliott Avent walked across the street from Doak Field to the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, where the postgame press conference was set up following his team’s Raleigh Regional opening win over Bryant, he asked starting right-hander Sam Highfill how he felt at the end of his outing. Highfill, the Pack’s graduate ace, battled a lower back injury during the 2022 season and it has reemerged at times ever since. Avent wanted to check in on his workhorse, who helped guide the red and white to the 9-2 win, not knowing what to expect. The answer might have been surprising to those th...
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The last time NC State hosted a regional, it dropped its opener to an upstart Army squad in 2018. That put the Wolfpack behind the eight-ball — eventually losing in the regional final to Auburn after fighting back through the loser’s bracket. Six years later, the red and white will not have the stress of coming through the elimination side of the bracket after its opening contest. NC State had a pain-free time with Bryant, the America East champion, in a 9-2 win in its first game of the Raleigh Regional on Friday night at Doak Field. “It’s big to win every game, but to claw your way out of a f...
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When it is time to cut the turkey on Thanksgiving, NC State could have the sweet taste of revenge in its mouth on the basketball court. The Wolfpack will have an opportunity to settle the score from three losses it suffered during the 2023-24 season during its annual trip to a multi-team event. NC State will take part in the 2024 Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego, which was announced Thursday. The field also includes BYU, Purdue and Ole Miss — all three teams that handed NC State a loss a year ago. This will be the second annual playing of the tournament in California. It is set to be ...
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When NC State takes the field at The Doak on Friday night, it will square off with America East champion Bryant to open both teams’ stays in the Raleigh Regional. The Bulldogs are the lone autobid to the NCAA Tournament playing in the City of Oaks this weekend as the Pack, South Carolina and James Madison all earned their way in via an at-large opportunity. And Bryant is looking to feed off that energy — and momentum — as it makes its first regional appearance since 2016. Bryant sprinted through the America East Tournament with an unblemished record in its first season playing in the league. “...
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NC State football fans can finally mark their calendars for the first three weeks of the season after ESPN released kickoff times Thursday afternoon. The Wolfpack will open the season against Western Carolina on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. inside Carter-Finley Stadium, and it will be broadcast on the ACC Network. The red and white’s Week 3 game against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 14 is set to begin at noon on the ACC Network. NC State’s Week 11 game at Georgia Tech also received a game time: 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. NC State will also travel to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff against ...
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There isn’t a whole lot that right-handed pitcher Sam Highfill hasn’t done in his five years at NC State. In his first full season as a starter, Highfill helped the Wolfpack to the College World Series in just his second year in the program. He also went 3-for-4 off Vanderbilt star Kumar Rocker in a game where the Wolfpack was without half its team due to COVID-19 in Omaha, forcing him to play first base. The Apex, N.C., native also battled a lower back injury during the 2022 season. He tried to pitch through it, but instead, it cut his year short on the mound. But after he rebounded last spri...
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NC State baseball is set to host a regional for the first time since 2018 as the selection committee awarded a weekend at Doak Field to the Wolfpack. The red and white will square off with Bryant on Friday night before facing either South Carolina or James Madison on Saturday. The Wolfpacker Show, hosted by Ethan McDowell and Noah Fleischman, taped another episode to recap NC State baseball’s time in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte and preview this weekend’s Raleigh Regional In this NC State podcast episode, the hosts discussed: – NC State’s 1-1 trip to the ACC Tournament at Truist Field and h...
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