The Wolfpack Nine will travel to Athens to take on the SEC regular season champion Georgia Bulldogs (18-6 winners over Georgia Tech in a decisive regional contest) in the Super Regional round of the NCAA baseball tournament, which opens at noon on Friday. Super Regional format has the host team “home” for the first and […]
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All Focus on…Lee Fowler, of course!
At a time when all focus should be on the quest of NC State’s Baseball to reach the College World Series – the Pack will travel to Georgia this weekend – our ‘esteemed’ Athletics Director turns some attention on…HIMSELF, of corse Yesterday, Pack Pride highlighted an ‘extended interview’ that Lee Fowler gave WRAL-TV5 over the […]
PACK WINS!!
Wolfpack downs South Carolina by a score of 2-1 while only allowing 3 hits for second time this weekend! Baseball America has a nice article that can be read by clicking here. In our NCAA tournament preview podcast last week, I said North Carolina State’s pitching was very good, but not great. John Manuel disagreed. […]
Wolfpack downs Gamecocks! Needs one to advance to Super Regional
Great night at the Doak as a horrendous umpiring crew still were not able to keep the Wolfpack from notching an important and impressive win over Ray Tanner’s South Carolina Gamecocks in Raleigh. In fact, this win was so impressive and so important that it will easily rank in the Top 5 wins of the […]
Raleigh Regional – Friday Entry
All NCAA Tournament games can be tracked by clicking here to the NCAA’s scoreboard. UNC-Charlotte and South Carolina lead off the action at 2pm. The Wolfpack battles James Madison at 7pm. If you need more on the Regional then please don’t overlook the fantastic preview that DrBadgerPack put together. (THANKS DBP!) As we also discussed […]
“Raleigh Regional” Preview- What to Watch For (Updated 9:05 am)
We’ve known the participants since Monday, we might as well meet them and look for things to watch for in the first regional hosted by the Wolfpack since 2003 (and the first in Raleigh, as the 2003 regional was in Wilson). Let’s take a look at some team stats first. RPIs are from warrennolan.com. State’s […]
Another chance for baseball to deliver
Last week we ran a great entry highlighting the NC State Baseball program’s opportunity to deliver a much needed ACC Championship in a major sport. (If you missed the entry then you are not allowed to read further until you go read it). Coach Avent failed to win his first ACC Championship in twelve years […]
USC and Charlotte to Play in Raleigh Regional
SFN Breaking News: Sources close to the athletic department have indicated that USC and Charlotte will be playing in the Raleigh Regional this weekend. We will update this after the official brackets are released.
NC State Will Host Baseball Regional
It has just been announced that NC State will host a baseball regional. Wolfpack Club and current season-ticket holders can purchase advance tickets from the time of the announcement until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 5 p.m. Tuesday. All orders after 5 p.m. Tuesday evening are subject to […]
State Falls 5-2 to Miami in ACC Tournament Showdown
Clemson defeated Georgia Tech 10-4 to set up a showdown between State and Miami. Quite simply, win and advance to the championship game; lose and go home. After the meltdown against GT in game 1, it was unlikely the Wolfpack would find themselves in the is position. But, the necessary scenario unfolded (though not without […]