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Dr. BadgerPack - who has written 21 posts on StateFans Nation.
NCSU Class of 99
PhD University of Wisonsin, 2006
Baseball Opening Day Arrives
The Wolfpack open the 2010 season today with the first of three games against LaSalle. Many were disappointed with last season, but this year should prove to be better with a more seasoned offense. There are a few bullpen questions, the most intriguing being what role Russell Wilson ultimately plays. It has [...]
Continue reading...Baseball First Look: The Pitching
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Baseball is coming up next weekend (19th), so it’s time to polish off the team preview. We’ve looked at an overview of the offense, now it’s time to take a look at the pitching staff. I’m not going to get terribly heavy into the stats here, but rather will just throw out the [...]
Continue reading...Baseball First Look: The Offense
Friday, January 22, 2010
Fresh off a fantastic basketball win over Duke, I thought now would be perfect timing to heap on the positive news. Baseball is right around the corner, so it’s time to begin the preview of the upcoming Wolfpack season and I’ll start with the offense. Last season was a disappointment to many, although I [...]
Continue reading...Pack Nine Takes Doubleheader From VT to Win Series
Monday, March 30, 2009
The Wolfpack baseball team recovered from a Friday loss to the Hokies to take the series 2 games to 1 with a doubleheader sweep on Sunday. The first game, well, looked like football with a 19-18 final score. Pratt Maynard paced the offense, going 3-4 with 4 RBIs. The two teams combined [...]
Continue reading...Baseball Set for Midweek Action; Russell Wilson Returns
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
No, I haven’t forgotten about baseball. Hopefully those readers who were interested haven’t as well! Since I have a break, let’s look at where things stand now: the Wolfpack sit 12-10 overall, 3-6 in the ACC following a 2-1 weekend series win over Wake Forest. I said earlier in the season, don’t [...]
Continue reading...ACC Play Opens In Baseball: Pack Set to Battle Miami
Friday, March 6, 2009
The Wolfpack Nine travel to Coral Gables to take on the Hurricanes in the conference opening series for each team. Miami has climbed to #15 in Baseball America’s (BA) latest rankings after destroying Florida in Gainesville. BA also highlights this series in Aaron Fitt’s Weekend Preview. Both teams sit at 7-2, and [...]
Continue reading...Pack Baseball Set For 3 With Hofstra
Friday, February 27, 2009
The baseball team is back in action this weekend as Hofstra drops in for a 3 game set. The team sits at 3-2 now after dropping their first two games. Jake Buchanan was solid Wednesday in 3-1 win versus Elon. I know I promised a baseball preview last Sunday- work did not cooperate. [...]
Continue reading...Pack Baseball Season Begins Today
Friday, February 20, 2009
I’m purposely delaying my baseball preview until Sunday to allow the UVa basketball game to get the attention it deserves. However, I thought I would at least point out that Rhode Island, Santa Clara and Xavier are in town as the Wolfpack season gets underway. State’s first game gets going in a few [...]
Continue reading...#3 UNC Outscores Wolfpack, 89-80
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
NCSU (14-10) 36 44 80 #3 UNC (24-2) 39 50 89 width=330; height=280; wral_insert_video_player_4567308(width,height); Carolina was too much for NC State to handle last night in Chapel Hill last night, and they handed the Wolfpack an 89-80 loss. The Wolfpack played well in the first half of the game, holding the #3 Heels to only a three-point 39-36 lead at the halfway mark, but in [...]
Continue reading...Here We Go Again: State Leads Wake 42-34 at the Half
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Here’s a spot for your in-game comments… Perhaps State should play the first half twice? Maybe go for a system that awards wins in fractions? We’ll see what the second half holds in store…
Continue reading...College Football Saturday- Week 1 Open Thread
Saturday, August 30, 2008
I thought I’d put this up to leave a place for folks to comment on the first Saturday of college football. If you’re like me, this marks the first of many Saturdays filled with grilled food and the beverage of your choice. Plenty of action today, VT and ECU are at it now, and in [...]
Continue reading...Closing the Book on ‘08 Baseball
Saturday, August 16, 2008
For some of us, the last memories of ‘07-’08 Wolfpack sports is a good one: the great run of the baseball team that ended one win away from a berth in Omaha. Included in this run was a win in the first regional hosted at home for the Wolfpack (and two nice wins over [...]
Continue reading...More Fun With Rankings- ACC Coaches
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Here’s something to play with on a Thursday morning in August. Our favorite ESPN ACC blogger is at it again. (I suppose I’m using a “neutral” favorite there– neither a compliment nor in the perjorative.) Since we had so much fun with the stadium rankings, here is a ranking of the ACC [...]
Continue reading...NC State vs. Georgia: Super Regional Preview
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...“Raleigh Regional” Preview- What to Watch For (Updated 9:05 am)
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...State Falls 5-2 to Miami in ACC Tournament Showdown
Saturday, May 24, 2008
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 [...]
Continue reading...Jackets win 10-9; Pack needs a miracle to advance
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The Pack lost a heartbreaker today. They were up 7-2 after the seventh inning, but the Yellow Jackets scored eight runs the rest of the way to win the 1st game of this year’s ACC tournament 10-9. The Pack did score two runs in the eight inning to retake the lead 9-8, but State’s shortstop [...]
Continue reading...Baseball to Wrap Regular Season @ FSU
Thursday, May 15, 2008
A three game set at Florida State is all that remains in the regular season for the Wolfpack Nine (36-16 Overall, 17-9 ACC). This should be an interesting measurement of where the squad currently stands. As some may recall, we played the bulk of the ACC’s top squads early in the season, which [...]
Continue reading...Baseball Double-Dip vs Wake Forest Today
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Mother Nature decided not to cooperate yesterday, so a double header is underway. I’ve commented on these before- I love double headers against a superior opponent, hate ‘em against inferior competition. The basic reason is, well, they’re hard to sweep! State took Friday’s season opener 7-2 behind an outstanding pitching performance by Clayton Shunick including [...]
Continue reading...Non-Conference Gets Upgrade for ‘09, ‘10, ‘11 (Updated)
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Those looking for tough out-of-conference scheduling need look no further than January 3, 2009 when NC State comes down to Gainesville to pay me a visit in a showdown with the Florida Gators. Of course we have yet to see how the conference schedule pans out, but most likely this will be the “tune-up” game [...]
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Friday, February 19, 2010
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