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Wolfpack Baseball – Toughest Schedule in the Country?
Credit is owed to one of our readers, Elvislives, for this entry originally placed on the Forums. This is blog-worthy as it’s a great, great introspective about what lies ahead for Coach Avent, the staff, and our baseball team. Nice work, Elvislives. SFN definitely agrees that there are few places you can [...]
Continue reading...Baseball Opening Day Arrives
19. February 2010
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
9. February 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
22. January 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...Two Virginia Prep Titans Square Off Under Center Saturday in Blacksburg
18. November 2009
Saturday afternoon in Lane Stadium, two of the best-ever Virginia high school QB products will lead their respective teams when NC State visits Virginia Tech. Tyrod Taylor, a Hampton High School graduate, has paced the Hokies this year and has improved a great deal in his third year. He’s become an effective leader for the [...]
Continue reading...Russell Wilson Discusses Future
17. November 2009
Interesting comments from Russell. Something must have been said or asked about playing both sports professionally because Tysiac mentions Russell thinking he can be a Hall of Fame player in both sports. I have heard one story that suggests he could turn pro in baseball, pay his own way to school, and play [...]
Continue reading...Congratulations, Coach Avent & Aaron Bates!!
15. July 2009
Just a little baseball news during the All-Star break – after 13 years without winning an ACC Championship or finishing in first place in the conference, NC State Head Baseball Coach Elliot Avent got a big boost to his program when former Wolfpack first baseman Aaron Bates was called up to the major leagues by [...]
Continue reading...Virginia leaves Fowler alone in wilderness of failure
22. June 2009
Alternative title: Things I never thought I’d say – ‘Still dreaming of a trip to Omaha’ (Picture above was emailed to SFN from a reader. If anyone out there deserves ‘credit’ then please let us know) Since Lee Fowler became NC State’s Athletics Director, the Virginia Cavaliers - whose overall athletics program ranks near the top [...]
Continue reading...Wilson to Play for Coastal Plains League’s Gastonia This Summer
26. May 2009
Russell Wilson won’t have a lot of time off from sports this summer, as the Gastonia Grizzlies signed the Wolfpack star to play for their team for part of their year. Wilson will play with Robert Jeroszko from College of Charleston, Matt Thielepape from Winthrop University, Eric Valdez from Indiana State, and Greg Van Horn [...]
Continue reading...Weekend Open Thread
16. May 2009
We figured that the rate at which ‘leaders’ at NC State were resigning that we better open an entry just in case we aren’t around the computer over the weekend! NC State’s Men’s Golf team is one of Lee Fowler’s last hopes to earn points and try to help our Athletics program again finish dead last [...]
Continue reading...Pack takes series from #1 Heels
11. May 2009
NC State’s baseball team may be struggling this year and probably will not even qualify for an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament berth…but this weekend the Wolfpack found a way to grab some ‘prideful’ wins. To keep its slim hopes alive for a bid to the ACC baseball tournament, N.C. State had to pull off the improbable: [...]
Continue reading...Pack Nine Takes Doubleheader From VT to Win Series
30. March 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
24. March 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
6. March 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
27. February 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
20. February 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...Russell Wilson Won’t Need Surgery
6. January 2009
Good news on the football (and baseball) front via GoPack.com: [NCSU QB Russell] Wilson, a first-team All-ACC performer, suffered a tear of his posterior cruciate ligament late in the second quarter [of the Papa John's Pizza Bowl] and did not return to action after halftime. He had passed for 186 yards and a touchdown and rushed [...]
Continue reading...O’Brien Expects Russell Wilson To Keep Playing Two Sports
6. November 2008
This is hardly a surprise to most of us: Russell Wilson will keep playing both baseball and football for NC State for the foreseeable future. WRAL: O’Brien expects Wilson to keep playing two sports “I would expect that [playing both sports], yes. I think that’s what he wants to do. He certainly can help our baseball [...]
Continue reading...Perfect timing! Pack baseball!
8. October 2008
For all those who love to get out and get you some NC State sports in person, here’s the spot this weekend. It will hopefully afford anyone a chance to relax, take in some good competition and escape from the drama that hangs over the two big brothers of revenue sports. There is some real excitement [...]
Continue reading...Closing the Book on ‘08 Baseball
16. August 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 [...]
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4. March 2010
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