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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 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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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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The NCAA Tournament has arrived and the Raleigh Regional’s field has been set. NC State, the No. 10 national seed, has a return to Omaha on its mind and the path to Charles Schwab Field begins inside the Wolfpack’s home stadium at Doak Field. Here’s a look at the three teams joining NC State in the Raleigh Regional this weekend. 2-seed South Carolina (36-23, 13-17 Southeastern)Welcome to a possible regional rematch. South Carolina earned a 2-seed after making it to the SEC semifinals in Hoover, Ala., last week, and that sets up the possibility of NC State seeing the Gamecocks in a regional aga...
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NC State baseball is a regional host as it begins a new season in the NCAA Tournament. And as the Wolfpack closed ACC play on a surge, it has also continued to rise in the weekly rankings around the country. D1Baseball ranked the Pack as the No. 11 team in the country entering this week’s regional, up one spot from last week’s poll. Baseball America, meanwhile, slotted the Wolfpack at No. 7, the same spot it was in last week’s iteration. The Wolfpack checked in at No. 15 in the RPI rankings, while it was seeded 10th in the NCAA Tournament. NC State opens regional play against Bryant on Friday ...
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It was a jubilant atmosphere inside Sports & Social Cary Monday afternoon. NC State baseball knew it was already in the NCAA Tournament field — hosting a regional — after the selection committee announced that Sunday night. But the unknown was who would be joining the Wolfpack in the Raleigh Regional. The red and white gathered in the middle of the restaurant, donning camouflage NC State hats on Memorial Day as it waited for its name to pop up. Soon enough, it did. NC State, the No. 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament, will host South Carolina, James Madison and Bryant this weekend for the opening ...
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